Search by Hashtag

GET /v1/tiktok/search/hashtag

Searches for TikTok videos under a specific hashtag , useful for finding content by topic or trend. Returns aweme_list, an array of video objects each with aweme_id, desc (caption), statistics (play_count, digg_count/likes, comment_count, share_count), video info, and author details. Paginate with cursor from the previous response. TikTok may return duplicate results.

Authentication

All requests require the x-api-key header. Get your key at scrapecreators.com.

Query Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description	Example
hashtag	string	yes	Hashtag to search for (without #)
region	string	no	Region the proxy will be set to. Note: this isn't going to grab you all tiktoks from this region, you're just setting the proxy there.	US
cursor	number	no	Cursor to get more videos. Get 'cursor' from previous response.	10
trim	boolean	no	Set to true to get a trimmed response

Example Request

curl

curl 'https://api.scrapecreators.com/v1/tiktok/search/hashtag?hashtag=<hashtag>' \
  -H 'x-api-key: $SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY'

Node / TypeScript

const params = new URLSearchParams({ hashtag: '...' });
const res = await fetch(`https://api.scrapecreators.com/v1/tiktok/search/hashtag?${params}`, {
  headers: { 'x-api-key': process.env.SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY }
});
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);

Python

import os, requests
r = requests.get(
    'https://api.scrapecreators.com/v1/tiktok/search/hashtag',
    headers={'x-api-key': os.environ['SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY']},
    params={'hashtag': '...'},
)
r.raise_for_status()
print(r.json())

CLI

scrapecreators tiktok search-hashtag --help

Example Response

{
  "aweme_list": [
    {
      "aweme_id": "7277923990184742177",
      "desc": "best boys #friends #joeytribbiani #chandlerbing #joeyandchandler #sitcom #mecore #uscore #bromance #matthewperry #mattleblanc ",
      "desc_language": "en",
      "region": "DE",
      "statistics": {
        "aweme_id": "7277923990184742177",
        "collect_count": 385471,
        "comment_count": 94635,
        "digg_count": 2840077,
        "download_count": 1318,
        "forward_count": 0,
        "lose_comment_count": 0,
        "lose_count": 0,
        "play_count": 12711728,
        "repost_count": 0,
        "share_count": 614428,
        "whatsapp_share_count": 19390
      },
      "video": {
        "CoverTsp": 7.68255116568915,
        "ai_dynamic_cover": {
          "uri": "tos-useast2a-p-0037-euttp/5a4c497ba73c4d3f90203a4debd33196_1694523739",
          "url_list": [
            "https://p16-sign-useast2a.tiktokcdn.com/tos-useast2a-p-0037-euttp/5a4c497ba73c4d3f90203a4debd33196_1694523739~tplv-tiktokx-origin.image?dr=9229&refresh_token=c493f93a&x-expires=1750377600&x-signature=zaHE9yF93tRa0sZXJA%2FE5yrYa3I%3D&t=bacd0480&ps=4f5296ae&shp=d05b14bd&shcp=c0f880ed&idc=no1a&biz_tag=tt_video&s=CHALLENGE_AWEME&sc=dynamic_cover"
          ],
          "url_prefix": null
        },
        "ai_dynamic_cover_bak": {
          "uri": "tos-useast2a-p-0037-euttp/5a4c497ba73c4d3f90203a4debd33196_1694523739",
          "url_list": [
            "https://p16-sign-useast2a.tiktokcdn.com/tos-useast2a-p-0037-euttp/5a4c497ba73c4d3f90203a4debd33196_1694523739~tplv-tiktokx-origin.image?dr=9229&refresh_token=c493f93a&x-expires=1750377600&x-signature=zaHE9yF93tRa0sZXJA%2FE5yrYa3I%3D&t=bacd0480&ps=4f5296ae&shp=d05b14bd&shcp=c0f880ed&idc=no1a&biz_tag=tt_video&s=CHALLENGE_AWEME&sc=dynamic_cover"
          ],
          "url_prefix": null
        },
        "animated_cover": {
          "uri": "tos-useast2a-p-0037-euttp/5a4c497ba73c4d3f90203a4debd33196_1694523739",
          "url_list": [
            "https://p16-sign-useast2a.tiktokcdn.com/tos-useast2a-p-0037-euttp/5a4c497ba73c4d3f90203a4debd33196_1694523739~tplv-tiktokx-origin.image?dr=9229&refresh_token=c493f93a&x-expires=1750377600&x-signature=zaHE9yF93tRa0sZXJA%2FE5yrYa3I%3D&t=bacd0480&ps=4f5296ae&shp=d05b14bd&shcp=c0f880ed&idc=no1a&biz_tag=tt_video&s=CHALLENGE_AWEME&sc=dynamic_cover"
          ],
          "url_prefix": null
        },
        "big_thumbs": [],
        "bit_rate": [
          {
            "HDR_bit": "",
            "HDR_type": "",
            "bit_rate": 364924,
            "dub_infos": null,
            "fid_profile_labels": "",
            "fps": 30,
            "gear_name": "adapt_540_1",
            "is_bytevc1": 1,
            "play_addr": {
              "data_size": 759407,
              "file_cs": "c:0-15397-6132",
              "file_hash": "f44716c0f1de35c8618470f551dde04b",
              "height": 576,
              "uri": "v0f044gc0000ck062fbc77uc8kdoc7ig",
              "url_key": "v0f044gc0000
... (truncated)

Credits

Most ScrapeCreators endpoints consume 1 credit per successful response. Some heavier endpoints (transcripts, AI-driven enrichment, ad detail lookups) may cost more. Check GET /v1/credit-balance for your remaining balance.

Errors

Status	Meaning	Action
200	Success.	Use the JSON payload.
400	Invalid or missing parameter.	Verify required parameters and value format.
401	Missing or invalid x-api-key.	Pass a valid API key in the header.
402	Out of credits.	Top up at scrapecreators.com or wait for plan reset.
404	Resource not found or private.	Confirm the handle, URL, or id and that the resource is public.
429	Rate limited.	Backoff and retry with exponential delay.
500	Server error or upstream platform failure.	Retry with backoff; report persistent errors to support.