POST/v1/detail"platform": "douyin"

Douyin Detail API

One video by ID or link.

Get any public Douyin video by ID or link and get back text, author, likes, comment count and publish time, as JSON over HTTP or from your AI client over MCP. A call to the Douyin Detail API costs 2 credits ($0.004 to $0.0067 depending on the pack), failed calls are free, and the response has the same format as every other call. Last tested 2026-11-02.

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100 credits on sign-up, no card needed

2 creditsper call, ≈ $0.004–$0.0067

One objectreturned per call

2026-11-02last tested

1008 Bsample response, 1 item

Last updated: 2026-10-29

What you get from the Douyin Detail API.
From a recorded answer.

A recorded call returned the object below, field by field. Names and text are removed from the sample; the numbers are as recorded.

Lighter for your AI: the same recorded data (1 item) is about 30,867 tokens as the platform's raw JSON and about 431 as this interface returns it, 98% fewer (measured 2026-11-06). How it was measured

Field	In the recorded answer
url	removed from the sample
format	video
title	null
text	removed from the sample
published_at	2026-10-10T07:37:57.000Z
author.id	removed from the sample
author.username	removed from the sample
author.name	removed from the sample
author.verified	null: Douyin cannot give it
author.followers	null: Douyin cannot give it
metrics.likes	171,024
metrics.comments	111
metrics.shares	6,934
metrics.collects	4,762
metrics.views	null: Douyin cannot give it
metrics.reposts	null: Douyin cannot give it
images	null
hashtags	empty list
is_pinned	null: Douyin cannot give it

2 credits a call (≈ $0.004–$0.0067): about 1,500 calls for $10.

Easier with a ready-made tool: Bulk link data. One row per link with its numbers as they are now. Links that no longer work are marked.

Douyin Detail API: request and response

curl https://api.socialtoai.com/v1/detail \  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SOCIALTOAI_API_KEY" \  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \  -d '{    "platform": "douyin",    "id": "7694940173372575014"  }'

import osimport uuidimport requestsresponse = requests.post(    "https://api.socialtoai.com/v1/detail",    headers={        "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['SOCIALTOAI_API_KEY']}",        # A new key for each request; the same one again retries it without paying twice.        "Idempotency-Key": str(uuid.uuid4()),    },    json={        "platform": "douyin",        "id": "7694940173372575014",    },)print(response.json())

# Connected over MCP? Ask in plain words.Read this Douyin video: 7694940173372575014# Your AI calls the detail tool with:{  "platform": "douyin",  "id": "7694940173372575014"}

200 OK1008 B2 credits

{  "platform": "douyin",  "status": "ok",  "items": [    {      "platform": "douyin",      "id": "…",      "ref": "…",      "approx": [],      "type": "content",      "url": "https://example.com/…",      "format": "video",      "title": null,      "text": "…",      "published_at": "2026-10-10T07:37:57.000Z",      "author": {        "id": "…",        "username": "…",        "name": "…",        "verified": null,        "followers": null      },      "metrics": {        "likes": 171024,        "comments": 111,        "shares": 6934,        "collects": 4762,        "views": null,        "reposts": null      },      "images": null,      "hashtags": [],      "is_pinned": null    }  ],  "unavailable": ["author.verified", "author.followers", "metrics.views", "metrics.reposts", "is_pinned"],  "cost_credits": 2}

@…·2026-10-10

171,0241116,9344,762null

Names and text were removed from the sample; the numbers are as recorded.

Sample dataFull response

Douyin Detail API parameters.
3 parameters, 1 required.

Send them as a JSON body with POST. Your key goes in the Authorization header, never in the URL.

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
platform	string	Required	—	Always "douyin" on this page.
id	string	One of these	—	Video ID, a string of digits. With only a link or a share text, give it as url
url	string	One of these	—	Link to the video, pasted as it is: the https://www.douyin.com/video/… web link, a web link with modal_id in it, the page a share opens on a phone, the v.douyin.com short link the app copies, or a whole share text with one of these in it. A short link is opened once to see which video it leads to

Where to get what you send.

id

Video ID, a string of digits. With only a link or a share text, give it as url (e.g. 7694940173372575014)

Every item these return carries its ref; send it as it is:

searchDouyin Search API
user_postsDouyin User Posts API
related_videosDouyin related videos API
hashtag_videosDouyin hashtag videos API
trending · type=videosDouyin Trending API
account_top_videosDouyin trend-index creator top videos API
keyword_videosDouyin trend-index keyword hot videos API

Or send the web link: the url field of the same items.

Douyin Detail API response fields.
What Douyin cannot give is marked.

Field	Type	Meaning
items[].url	string	A link that opens the item.
items[].format	string	video, image, text or article.
items[].title	string	The title.
items[].text	string	The body text or caption.
items[].published_at	string	When it was published, ISO 8601 in UTC.
items[].author.id	string	The author's account ID.
items[].author.username	string	The author's handle.
items[].author.name	string	The author's display name.
items[].author.verified	booleanalways null	Whether the author is verified.
items[].author.followers	integeralways null	The author's follower count.
items[].metrics.likes	integer	Likes.
items[].metrics.comments	integer	Comments.
items[].metrics.shares	integer	Shares.
items[].metrics.collects	integer	Saves.
items[].metrics.views	integeralways null	Views or plays.
items[].metrics.reposts	integeralways null	Reposts.
items[].images	string[]	Image addresses.
items[].hashtags	string[]	Hashtags, without the #.
items[].is_pinned	booleanalways null	Whether the author pinned it.

nullFields Douyin cannot give

Read null as “Douyin did not give this”, not as zero. These are always null on this call:

author.verifiedWhether the author is verified.
author.followersThe author's follower count.
metrics.viewsViews or plays.
metrics.repostsReposts.
is_pinnedWhether the author pinned it.

Compared with the Weibo Detail API, this call also gives title, shares and saves but does not give reposts or views.

Every item also has platform, id, ref, approx and type; the response around the items is the same on every call. Response format

Douyin Detail API: paging and billing.

One call returns one object, with no pages, for 2 credits.

5 calls per second per key, 20 after a purchase; going over is not charged. Rate limits

A failed call costs 0 credits and is never retried on its own. Error codes

“Last tested” above is the last day a real call of this interface succeeded. Each call reads from the platform, and fetched_at in the answer is when it was read. The same request sent again with the same key within 5 minutes is a replay (replayed: true): 0 credits, and the answer as first read.

Once connected over MCP, these questions use the Douyin Detail API.

Read this Douyin video: 7694940173372575014
detail {"platform":"douyin","id":"7694940173372575014"}
2 credits
Search Douyin for videos about "露营", then for the first 3: read this Douyin video.
search {"platform":"douyin","query":"露营"}detail {"platform":"douyin","id":"<ref>"} × 3
18 credits

Give this to your AI.
Copy it into Claude or ChatGPT.

How to connect

Prompt

Use the SocialToAI MCP server (https://mcp.socialtoai.com/mcp) for this: Read this Douyin video: 7694940173372575014Call the detail tool with {"platform":"douyin","id":"7694940173372575014"}. Needed: id, url.For several, call it once for each: 2 credits each.Before you start, work out how many credits it will take in all and ask me; call it only after I agree.What usually comes next, with the ref or username it returns: comments (Comments), call douyin.related_videos (Related videos).If SocialToAI is not connected yet, tell me how to connect it; never ask me to paste a key into the chat.Answer with a link to every item you used, and tell me how many credits it cost.

Paste it into a chat once SocialToAI is connected over MCP. There is no key in it: Claude and ChatGPT sign in, other clients send a key in a header.

These ready-made tools call it when they run.

batch-stats

Bulk link data

One row per link with its numbers as they are now. Links that no longer work are marked

Work scenarios that use it.

china-market-research

Chinese market research

Your AI reads what Chinese consumers post on Xiaohongshu, Douyin, Weibo and other Chinese platforms, and answers in your language, with the posts it read and their links.

The same call on other platforms.

All platforms and prices

POST/v1/detail{ "platform": "douyin", "id": "7694940173372575014" }2 creditsper call

TikTok Detail API2 credits

Instagram Detail API2 credits

X (Twitter) Detail API1 credit

Reddit Detail API2 credits

YouTube Detail API2 credits

Facebook Detail API2 credits

LinkedIn Detail API2 credits

Threads Detail API2 credits

Telegram Detail API2 credits

Pinterest Detail API2 credits

Xiaohongshu (RedNote) Detail API12 credits

Weibo Detail API2 credits

WeChat Articles Detail API12 credits

Bilibili Detail API2 credits

Zhihu Detail API2 credits

Kuaishou Detail API2 credits

WeChat Channels Detail API12 credits

Meta Ad Library APIno detail

Google Ads Transparency APIno detail

Change one word in the request: platform. The response keeps the same shape.

Douyin Detail API: questions.
Short answers.

All Douyin data APIs

Do I need a Douyin account or Douyin's own API access?

No. You only need a SocialToAI key. The call returns content and account information publicly visible on Douyin; you never sign in to Douyin or apply for anything there.

What does one call cost in dollars?

2 credits: $0.0067 at 300 credits per dollar (purchases from $10), $0.004 at 500 per dollar (from $200). Credits never expire and there is no subscription. 100 free credits on sign-up, no card.

Am I charged when a call fails or finds nothing?

A failed call costs 0 credits and is never retried on its own.

How much does one call return?

One call returns one object, with no pages, for 2 credits.

Is there a rate limit?

5 calls a second per key, 20 a second after your first purchase. A request over the limit is told how long to wait and is not charged.

How do I use it from Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor?

Yes. In Claude or ChatGPT, add the MCP address https://mcp.socialtoai.com/mcp as a custom connector, sign in with the code we email you and press Allow; there is no key to paste. In Claude Code, run one command, type /mcp, pick socialtoai and sign in; Codex and Cursor sign in too, with their steps on the connect page. Then ask in plain words and your AI calls detail for you.

Start free · 100 credits

Douyin Detail API

What you get from the Douyin Detail API.
From a recorded answer.

Douyin Detail API: request and response

Douyin Detail API parameters.
3 parameters, 1 required.

Where to get what you send.

Douyin Detail API response fields.
What Douyin cannot give is marked.

Douyin Detail API: paging and billing.

Once connected over MCP, these questions use the Douyin Detail API.

Give this to your AI.
Copy it into Claude or ChatGPT.

These ready-made tools call it when they run.

Work scenarios that use it.

The same call on other platforms.

Read next.

Douyin Detail API: questions.
Short answers.

Your AI is one URL away
from all of social media.

Douyin Detail API

What you get from the Douyin Detail API.From a recorded answer.

Douyin Detail API: request and response

Douyin Detail API parameters.3 parameters, 1 required.

Where to get what you send.

Douyin Detail API response fields.What Douyin cannot give is marked.

Douyin Detail API: paging and billing.

Once connected over MCP, these questions use the Douyin Detail API.

Give this to your AI.Copy it into Claude or ChatGPT.

These ready-made tools call it when they run.

Work scenarios that use it.

The same call on other platforms.

Other calls on Douyin.

Read next.

Douyin Detail API: questions.Short answers.

Your AI is one URL awayfrom all of social media.

What you get from the Douyin Detail API.
From a recorded answer.

Douyin Detail API parameters.
3 parameters, 1 required.

Douyin Detail API response fields.
What Douyin cannot give is marked.

Give this to your AI.
Copy it into Claude or ChatGPT.

Douyin Detail API: questions.
Short answers.

Your AI is one URL away
from all of social media.