TikTok for Developers

TikTok for Developers provides a suite of REST APIs enabling third-party platforms to integrate with TikTok's social video ecosystem. Products include Login Kit, Display API, Content Posting API, Research API, and the TikTok API for Business, supporting use cases from user authentication and video publishing to advertising campaign management and academic research.

TikTok for Developers publishes 8 APIs on the APIs.io network, including OAuth API, Post API, Research Comments API, and 5 more. Tagged areas include Advertising, Analytics, Authentication, Content, and Social Media.

The TikTok for Developers catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

TikTok for Developers’ developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, documentation, getting-started guide, changelog, engineering blog, signup flow, and 24 more developer resources.

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68.5/100 exemplar ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

8 APIs

AdvertisingAnalyticsAuthenticationContentSocial MediaVideo

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

Composite quality — 68.5/100 · exemplar

Contract Quality 18.3 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 12.2 / 20

Commercial Clarity 14.7 / 20

Operational Transparency 8.9 / 13

Governance 7.0 / 12

Discoverability 7.4 / 10

Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

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APIs 8

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

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GraphQL 1

GraphQL schemas published by this provider.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Tiktok For Developers Rate Limits

3 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

JSON Schema 2

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Examples 3

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 4

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal

Portal

GettingStarted

GettingStarted

Signup

Signup

Login

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Design & Contract 9

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

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Build 5

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

PostmanWorkspace

PostmanWorkspace

GitHubOrganization

SDKs

SDKs

SDKs

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Authentication

Authentication

Operate 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

ChangeLog

ChangeLog

Forums

Forums

StatusPage

StatusPage

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Source (apis.yml)

aid: tiktok-for-developers
name: TikTok for Developers
description: TikTok for Developers provides a suite of REST APIs enabling third-party platforms to integrate with TikTok's
  social video ecosystem. Products include Login Kit, Display API, Content Posting API, Research API, and the TikTok API for
  Business, supporting use cases from user authentication and video publishing to advertising campaign management and academic
  research.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/tiktok-for-developers.png
tags:
- Advertising
- Analytics
- Authentication
- Content
- Social Media
- Video
created: '2025-07-29'
modified: '2026-05-19'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tiktok-for-developers/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: tiktok-for-developers:tiktok-for-developers-oauth-api
  name: TikTok for Developers OAuth API
  description: OAuth 2.0 authorization and token management
  humanURL: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/display-api-overview
  baseURL: https://open.tiktokapis.com
  tags:
  - OAuth
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/tiktok-for-developers-oauth-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/display-api-overview
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/tiktok-for-developers-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/content-posting-api-get-started
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/research-api-get-started
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/login-kit-web
- aid: tiktok-for-developers:tiktok-for-developers-post-api
  name: TikTok for Developers Post API
  description: Video publishing operations
  humanURL: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/display-api-overview
  baseURL: https://open.tiktokapis.com
  tags:
  - Post
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/tiktok-for-developers-post-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/display-api-overview
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/tiktok-for-developers-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/content-posting-api-get-started
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/research-api-get-started
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/login-kit-web
- aid: tiktok-for-developers:tiktok-for-developers-research-comments-api
  name: TikTok for Developers Research Comments API
  description: Comment data operations
  humanURL: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/display-api-overview
  baseURL: https://open.tiktokapis.com
  tags:
  - Research Comments
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/tiktok-for-developers-research-comments-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/display-api-overview
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/tiktok-for-developers-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/content-posting-api-get-started
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/research-api-get-started
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/login-kit-web
- aid: tiktok-for-developers:tiktok-for-developers-research-social-api
  name: TikTok for Developers Research Social API
  description: Social graph data
  humanURL: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/display-api-overview
  baseURL: https://open.tiktokapis.com
  tags:
  - Research Social
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/tiktok-for-developers-research-social-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/display-api-overview
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/tiktok-for-developers-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/content-posting-api-get-started
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/research-api-get-started
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/login-kit-web
- aid: tiktok-for-developers:tiktok-for-developers-research-users-api
  name: TikTok for Developers Research Users API
  description: User information for research
  humanURL: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/display-api-overview
  baseURL: https://open.tiktokapis.com
  tags:
  - Research Users
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/tiktok-for-developers-research-users-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/display-api-overview
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/tiktok-for-developers-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/content-posting-api-get-started
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/research-api-get-started
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/login-kit-web
- aid: tiktok-for-developers:tiktok-for-developers-research-videos-api
  name: TikTok for Developers Research Videos API
  description: Video search and query operations
  humanURL: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/display-api-overview
  baseURL: https://open.tiktokapis.com
  tags:
  - Research Videos
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/tiktok-for-developers-research-videos-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/display-api-overview
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/tiktok-for-developers-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/content-posting-api-get-started
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/research-api-get-started
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/login-kit-web
- aid: tiktok-for-developers:tiktok-for-developers-user-api
  name: TikTok for Developers User API
  description: User profile information
  humanURL: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/display-api-overview
  baseURL: https://open.tiktokapis.com
  tags:
  - User
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/tiktok-for-developers-user-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/display-api-overview
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/tiktok-for-developers-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/content-posting-api-get-started
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/research-api-get-started
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/login-kit-web
- aid: tiktok-for-developers:tiktok-for-developers-video-api
  name: TikTok for Developers Video API
  description: Video metadata and management
  humanURL: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/display-api-overview
  baseURL: https://open.tiktokapis.com
  tags:
  - Video
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/tiktok-for-developers-video-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/display-api-overview
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/tiktok-for-developers-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/content-posting-api-get-started
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/research-api-get-started
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/login-kit-web
common:
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/tiktok-for-developers/overview
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/tiktok-for-developers-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/tiktok-for-developers-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/tiktok-for-developers-authentication.yml
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/tiktok-for-developers-direct-post-video-workflow.yml
  name: TikTok Direct Post a Video from a URL
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/tiktok-for-developers-inbox-draft-upload-workflow.yml
  name: TikTok Upload a Draft to the Creator Inbox
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/tiktok-for-developers-oauth-login-and-profile-workflow.yml
  name: TikTok OAuth Login and Profile Bootstrap
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/tiktok-for-developers-refresh-token-and-list-videos-workflow.yml
  name: TikTok Refresh Token and List Videos
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/tiktok-for-developers-research-pinned-video-comments-workflow.yml
  name: TikTok Research Pinned Video Comments
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/tiktok-for-developers-research-search-and-comments-workflow.yml
  name: TikTok Research Video Search and Comments
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/tiktok-for-developers-research-user-activity-workflow.yml
  name: TikTok Research User Video Activity
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/tiktok-for-developers-research-user-social-graph-workflow.yml
  name: TikTok Research User Social Graph
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/tiktok-for-developers-user-profile-and-videos-workflow.yml
  name: TikTok User Profile and Recent Videos
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tiktok-for-developers
- type: Website
  url: https://www.tiktok.com/
- type: Portal
  url: https://developers.tiktok.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/overview
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/overview
- type: Authentication
  url: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/login-kit-manage-user-access-tokens
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/tiktok
- type: SDKs
  url: https://github.com/tiktok/tiktok-opensdk-ios
- type: SDKs
  url: https://github.com/tiktok/tiktok-opensdk-android
- type: SDKs
  url: https://github.com/tiktok/tiktok-business-api-sdk
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/changelog
- type: Blog
  url: https://developers.tiktok.com/blog
- type: Forums
  url: https://developers.tiktok.com/community
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.tiktok.com/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/tiktok-api-terms-of-service
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/tiktok-api-data-privacy
- type: UseCases
  url: https://developers.tiktok.com/
- type: Signup
  url: https://developers.tiktok.com/
- type: Login
  url: https://developers.tiktok.com/login
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

TikTok for Developers

APIs 8

Postman Collections 8

Open Collections 4

Arazzo Workflows 9

GraphQL 1

Pricing Plans 1

Rate Limits 1

FinOps 1

Semantic Vocabularies 1

Spectral Rules 2

JSON Schema 2

JSON Structure 1

Examples 3

Security Posture 2

Agentic Access 1

Get Started 4

Documentation 1

Agent Surfaces 1

Design & Contract 9

Build 5

Access & Security 3

Operate 3

Commercial 2

Company 3

Source (apis.yml)