TikTok for Developers

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
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
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-display-api
    name: TikTok Display API
    description: >-
      Enables developers to access TikTok user profile information and video metadata. Supports retrieving user info,
      listing recent videos, and querying videos by ID.
    humanURL: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/display-api-overview
    baseURL: https://open.tiktokapis.com
    tags:
      - Content
      - Social Media
      - Video
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/display-api-overview
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: >-
          https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tiktok-for-developers/refs/heads/main/openapi/tiktok-display-openapi.yml
  - aid: tiktok-for-developers:tiktok-content-posting-api
    name: TikTok Content Posting API
    description: >-
      Allows third-party platforms to publish videos directly to a user's TikTok account. Supports direct post and
      upload-then-publish flows including initiating uploads, uploading video chunks, and checking publish status.
    humanURL: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/content-posting-api-reference-direct-post
    baseURL: https://open.tiktokapis.com
    tags:
      - Content
      - Publishing
      - Social Media
      - Video
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/content-posting-api-get-started
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: >-
          https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tiktok-for-developers/refs/heads/main/openapi/tiktok-content-posting-openapi.yml
  - aid: tiktok-for-developers:tiktok-research-api
    name: TikTok Research API
    description: >-
      Provides academic and institutional researchers with access to TikTok public data including video queries, user
      information, comments, followers, and liked videos.
    humanURL: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/research-api-get-started
    baseURL: https://open.tiktokapis.com
    tags:
      - Analytics
      - Research
      - Social Media
      - Video
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/research-api-get-started
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: >-
          https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tiktok-for-developers/refs/heads/main/openapi/tiktok-research-openapi.yml
  - aid: tiktok-for-developers:tiktok-login-kit
    name: TikTok Login Kit
    description: >-
      Allows users to securely log in to third-party apps and websites using their TikTok credentials via OAuth 2.0.
      Supports authorization code flow and token management.
    humanURL: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/login-kit-web
    baseURL: https://open.tiktokapis.com
    tags:
      - Authentication
      - OAuth
      - Social Login
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/login-kit-web
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: >-
          https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tiktok-for-developers/refs/heads/main/openapi/tiktok-login-kit-openapi.yml
common:
  - type: ArazzoWorkflows
    url: arazzo/
    workflows:
      - url: arazzo/tiktok-for-developers-direct-post-video-workflow.yml
        name: TikTok Direct Post a Video from a URL
        summary: Check creator settings, initiate a PULL_FROM_URL direct post, then poll publish status until it completes.
      - url: arazzo/tiktok-for-developers-inbox-draft-upload-workflow.yml
        name: TikTok Upload a Draft to the Creator Inbox
        summary: Confirm creator settings, send a video to the user's TikTok inbox as a draft, then poll until it lands.
      - url: arazzo/tiktok-for-developers-oauth-login-and-profile-workflow.yml
        name: TikTok OAuth Login and Profile Bootstrap
        summary: Exchange an authorization code for an access token, then immediately read the authenticated user's profile.
      - url: arazzo/tiktok-for-developers-refresh-token-and-list-videos-workflow.yml
        name: TikTok Refresh Token and List Videos
        summary: Refresh an expired access token, then list the authenticated user's recent videos with the new token.
      - url: arazzo/tiktok-for-developers-research-pinned-video-comments-workflow.yml
        name: TikTok Research Pinned Video Comments
        summary: Resolve a handle, fetch the user's pinned videos, then pull comments on the first pinned video.
      - url: arazzo/tiktok-for-developers-research-search-and-comments-workflow.yml
        name: TikTok Research Video Search and Comments
        summary: Search public videos by keyword and date range, then pull comments on the first matching video.
      - url: arazzo/tiktok-for-developers-research-user-activity-workflow.yml
        name: TikTok Research User Video Activity
        summary: Resolve a handle, then collect the user's liked videos and reposted videos.
      - url: arazzo/tiktok-for-developers-research-user-social-graph-workflow.yml
        name: TikTok Research User Social Graph
        summary: Look up a public user by handle, then pull their followers and the accounts they follow.
      - url: arazzo/tiktok-for-developers-user-profile-and-videos-workflow.yml
        name: TikTok User Profile and Recent Videos
        summary: Read the authenticated user's profile, list their recent videos, then refresh metadata for the newest video.
  - 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: SDK
    url: https://github.com/tiktok/tiktok-opensdk-ios
  - type: SDK
    url: https://github.com/tiktok/tiktok-opensdk-android
  - type: SDK
    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: Forum
    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: Use Cases
    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