Transcript

GET /v1/tiktok/video/transcript

Extracts the transcript, captions, or subtitles from a TikTok video by URL. Returns id, url, and transcript as a WEBVTT-formatted string with timestamped text segments. Video must be under 2 minutes; costs an additional 10 credits when use_ai_as_fallback=true.

Authentication

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

Query Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description	Example
url	string	yes	TikTok video URL	https://www.tiktok.com/@stoolpresidente/video/7499229683859426602
language	string	no	Language of the transcript. 2 letter language code, ie 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'de', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', 'zh'	en
use_ai_as_fallback	string	no	Set to 'true' to use AI as a fallback to get the transcript if the transcript is not found. Costs 10 credits to use this feature. And only if the video is under 2 minutes.	false

Example Request

curl

curl 'https://api.scrapecreators.com/v1/tiktok/video/transcript?url=https://www.tiktok.com/@stoolpresidente/video/7499229683859426602' \
  -H 'x-api-key: $SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY'

Node / TypeScript

const params = new URLSearchParams({ url: 'https://www.tiktok.com/@stoolpresidente/video/7499229683859426602' });
const res = await fetch(`https://api.scrapecreators.com/v1/tiktok/video/transcript?${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/video/transcript',
    headers={'x-api-key': os.environ['SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY']},
    params={'url': 'https://www.tiktok.com/@stoolpresidente/video/7499229683859426602'},
)
r.raise_for_status()
print(r.json())

CLI

scrapecreators tiktok video-transcript --help

Example Response

{
  "id": "7499229683859426602",
  "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@stoolpresidente/video/7499229683859426602",
  "transcript": "WEBVTT\n\n\n00:00:00.120 --> 00:00:01.840\nAlright, pizza review time.\n\n00:00:01.841 --> 00:00:03.761\nSal's Pizza Factory. Oh,\n\n00:00:03.762 --> 00:00:05.721\nit's Fucking Corn. We're in Charlotte.\n\n00:00:05.722 --> 00:00:07.861\nAlright man, any chance I can get a real quick picture?\n\n00:00:07.920 --> 00:00:10.040\nShaq or Dwight Howard? I gotta pick one.\\n"
}

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.