Top Search

GET /v1/tiktok/search/top

Searches TikTok's 'Top' results by query , returns both videos and photo carousels, unlike keyword search which only returns videos. Returns items, an array of objects each with id, desc (caption), content_type (video or photo carousel), statistics (play_count, digg_count/likes, comment_count, share_count), video info, and images for carousels. Paginate with cursor. 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
query	string	yes	Keyword to search for	funny
publish_time	enum(yesterday, this-week, this-month, last-3-months, last-6-months, all-time)	no	Time Frame TikTok was posted	all-time
sort_by	enum(relevance, most-liked, date-posted)	no	Sort by	relevance
region	string	no	Note, this doesn't filter the tiktoks only in a specfic region, it puts the proxy there. Use it in case you want to scrape posts only available for some country. Use 2 letter country codes like US, GB, FR, etc
cursor	number	no	Cursor to get more videos. Get 'cursor' from previous response.

Example Request

curl

curl 'https://api.scrapecreators.com/v1/tiktok/search/top?query=funny' \
  -H 'x-api-key: $SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY'

Node / TypeScript

const params = new URLSearchParams({ query: 'funny' });
const res = await fetch(`https://api.scrapecreators.com/v1/tiktok/search/top?${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/top',
    headers={'x-api-key': os.environ['SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY']},
    params={'query': 'funny'},
)
r.raise_for_status()
print(r.json())

CLI

scrapecreators tiktok search-top --help

Example Response

{
  "success": true,
  "credits_remaining": 49999301547,
  "items": [
    {
      "id": "7620673421353012494",
      "desc": "#fyp #dog #funny #humor  #blowthisup?   ",
      "content_type": "multi_photo",
      "create_time": "2026-03-24T04:25:45.000Z",
      "desc_language": "un",
      "region": "US",
      "is_top": 0,
      "statistics": {
        "aweme_id": "7620673421353012494",
        "collect_count": 75335,
        "comment_count": 2555,
        "digg_count": 570679,
        "download_count": 1026,
        "forward_count": 0,
        "lose_comment_count": 0,
        "lose_count": 0,
        "play_count": 2674660,
        "repost_count": 0,
        "share_count": 146329,
        "whatsapp_share_count": 430
      },
      "video": {
        "ai_dynamic_cover": {
          "data_size": 0,
          "height": 814,
          "uri": "tos-useast5-i-photomode-tx/d986e70321f24c6f84a0ceca0aa3487f",
          "url_list": [
            "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-useast5-i-photomode-tx/d986e70321f24c6f84a0ceca0aa3487f~tplv-photomode-image-cover:640:0:q72.heic?dr=12229&refresh_token=b1c65c7d&x-expires=1777644000&x-signature=%2Fud5EfXS%2Fh0MoLcb%2BlOTtddSxt4%3D&t=5897f7ec&ps=d5b8ac02&shp=d05b14bd&shcp=0e6dc556&idc=useast8&s=SEARCH&biz_tag=tt_photomode&sc=cover"
          ],
          "url_prefix": null,
          "width": 640
        },
        "ai_dynamic_cover_bak": {
          "data_size": 0,
          "height": 814,
          "uri": "tos-useast5-i-photomode-tx/d986e70321f24c6f84a0ceca0aa3487f",
          "url_list": [
            "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-useast5-i-photomode-tx/d986e70321f24c6f84a0ceca0aa3487f~tplv-photomode-image-cover:640:0:q72.heic?dr=12229&refresh_token=b1c65c7d&x-expires=1777644000&x-signature=%2Fud5EfXS%2Fh0MoLcb%2BlOTtddSxt4%3D&t=5897f7ec&ps=d5b8ac02&shp=d05b14bd&shcp=0e6dc556&idc=useast8&s=SEARCH&biz_tag=tt_photomode&sc=cover"
          ],
          "url_prefix": null,
          "width": 640
        },
        "big_thumbs": [],
        "bit_rate": [],
        "bit_rate_audio": [],
        "cdn_url_expired": 0,
        "cla_info": {
          "caption_infos": null,
          "captions_type": 0,
          "creator_edited_caption_id": 0,
          "enable_auto_caption": 0,
          "has_original_audio": 0,
          "hide_original_caption": false,
          "is_author_dubbing_qualified": false,
          "no_caption_reason": 3,
          "no_caption_reason_v2": 3,
          "vertical_positions": null
        },
        "cover": {
          "data_size": 0,
          "height": 814,
          "uri": "tos-useast5-i-photomode-tx/d986e70321f24c6f84a0ceca0aa3487f",
          "url_list": [
            "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-useast5-i-photomode-tx/d986e70321f24c6f84a0ceca0aa3487f~tplv-photomode-image-cover:640:0:q72.heic?biz_tag=musically_general.pics_cover&dr=12229&idc=useast8&ps=d5b8ac02&refresh_token=b1c65c7d&s=SEARCH&sc=cover&shcp=0e6dc556&shp=d05b14bd&t=5897f7ec&x-ex
... (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.