TikTok search-top API

Endpoint

GET/v1/tiktok/search-toplive · proven1 credit

Parameters

Query parameters

Name	Required	Description	Example
`query`	yes	Search query	`james webb telescope`
`publish_time`	no	Restrict to a publish window when supported
`sort_by`	no	Sort order when supported
`region`	no	Two-letter region	`US`
`cursor`	no	Opaque cursor from the previous page
`dry_run`	no	Read a zero-credit estimate without fetching sources, running AI, or reserving credits. Cache status is a snapshot, not a guarantee at execution.	`1`
`judgments`	no	Add bounded AI labels to eligible returned records (default on). off preserves the original data shape. Unclassified records remain present; labels depend on evidence, time, capacity and the existing request budget. No label surcharge.	`on`
`label`	no	Set none to disable labels; default enables the endpoint’s label set. Equivalent to judgments=off.	`none`
`label_evidence`	no	Include exact supporting sentences and zero-based sentence indexes when a label has validated evidence. No extra charge or change to decisions.	`1`
`exclude`	no	Optionally remove confidently labelled engagement bait. Uncertain and unclassified records stay; removed IDs and an owner-bound recall reference are returned.	`engagement_bait`
`fit`	no	Use goal to replace confidently irrelevant records with recall stubs. Keeps first, last, relevant and uncertain records; preserves order. Full evidence is stored for 24 hours when available.	`goal`
`goal`	no	Required with fit=goal: describe the task in at most 600 characters. Supplied text is task context, never permission to act on posts.	`Find concrete product complaints`
`tokens`	no	Optional soft response target for fit=goal, 256–32000. Safety and evidence retention take priority, so the returned result may exceed it.	`4000`

Examples

Make the request

curl

curl "https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/tiktok/search-top?query=james%20webb%20telescope" \
  -H "x-api-key: mn_your_key_here"

TypeScript

typescript

const key = process.env.MONOCRAWL_API_KEY;
if (!key) throw new Error('Set MONOCRAWL_API_KEY on your server.');
const res = await fetch(
  "https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/tiktok/search-top?query=james%20webb%20telescope",
  { headers: { "x-api-key": key } },
);
const body = await res.json();

if (!body.success) {
  // one error shape for every endpoint — see /docs/errors
  throw new Error(`${body.error.type}: ${body.error.message}`);
}

console.log(body.data, "credits left:", body.credits_remaining);

Python

python

import os
import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/tiktok/search-top?query=james%20webb%20telescope",
    headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["MONOCRAWL_API_KEY"]},
    timeout=60,
)
body = res.json()

if not body["success"]:
    # one error shape for every endpoint — see /docs/errors
    raise RuntimeError(f"{body['error']['type']}: {body['error']['message']}")

print(body["data"], "credits left:", body["credits_remaining"])

Response

Response fields and example

This example is illustrative, not a captured live response. Variable-cost operations may settle a charge different from the list price below. A successful response puts the platform payload in data and reports the exact credits used, remaining balance, request id and cache status beside it.

200 · application/json

{
  "success": true,
  "platform": "tiktok",
  "endpoint": "/v1/tiktok/search-top",
  "data": {
    "items": [
      {
        "id": "7350000000000000002",
        "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@example_creator/video/7350000000000000002",
        "caption": "A desk setup",
        "created_at": "2026-09-01T12:00:00.000Z",
        "duration_s": 15,
        "stats": {
          "plays": 1200,
          "likes": 100,
          "comments": 12,
          "shares": null,
          "saves": 8
        }
      }
    ],
    "cursor": null,
    "has_more": null
  },
  "credits_used": 1,
  "credits_remaining": 99,
  "request_id": "req_…",
  "cached": false
}

The example uses fictional values and shows a documented subset of data. The fields below are optional across supported sources; nullable fields can also be absent. Preserve unknown values and accept additional fields.

Download the data JSON Schema. Validate response.data, not the whole envelope. A valid shape does not establish that every field or source record was returned.

Field inside data	Type	Meaning
`items`	`array`	Records in this response page.
`items[].id`	`string \| null`	Source identifier. Preserve its exact string value; do not convert large IDs to numbers.
`items[].url`	`string \| null`	Original source URL when supplied.
`items[].caption`	`string \| null`	Video caption; spoken words require a transcript request.
`items[].created_at`	`string \| null`	Source publication time, normalized to an ISO date-time when available.
`items[].duration_s`	`number \| null`	Video duration in seconds.
`items[].region`	`string \| null`	Source-reported content region, not audience geography or proof of residence.
`items[].author`	`object`	Nested response fields; optional unless explicitly documented.
`items[].author.id`	`string \| null`	Source identifier. Preserve its exact string value; do not convert large IDs to numbers.
`items[].author.handle`	`string \| null`	Public account username.
`items[].author.name`	`string \| null`	Display name.
`items[].author.url`	`string \| null`	Original source URL when supplied.
`items[].author.followers`	`number \| null`	Follower count supplied with this video; null when absent. No profile-enrichment call is made.
`items[].author.region`	`string \| null`	Source-reported account region, not audience geography or proof of residence.
`items[].stats`	`object`	Nested response fields; optional unless explicitly documented.
`items[].stats.plays`	`number \| null`	plays reported by the source; null or absent is unknown, not zero.
`items[].stats.likes`	`number \| null`	likes reported by the source; null or absent is unknown, not zero.
`items[].stats.comments`	`number \| null`	comments reported by the source; null or absent is unknown, not zero.
`items[].stats.shares`	`number \| null`	shares reported by the source; null or absent is unknown, not zero.
`items[].stats.saves`	`number \| null`	saves reported by the source; null or absent is unknown, not zero.
`count`	`number \| null`	Returned row count when supplied; not the full source total.
`cursor`	`string \| null`	Opaque next-page token. A missing token does not prove full history was retrieved.
`has_more`	`boolean \| null`	Source continuation indicator; null means unknown.
`_warnings`	`array`	Collection limitations or component warnings. Read before interpreting coverage.

Failures use the typed error envelope. A confirmed uncharged or refunded failure reports zero; a pending reconciliation can report an unknown charge. Read credits_used and error.details.billing_status, and keep request_id for recovery. Response contract · Error reference

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