# Douyin hashtag videos API

The Douyin hashtag videos API returns a page of Douyin videos under a hashtag, by the hashtag's ID: caption, author, engagement counts, time posted. One call costs 2 credits ($0.004 to $0.0067 depending on the pack); failed calls are free. Call it over HTTP or from your AI client over MCP. Last tested 2026-10-17.

- Page: https://socialtoai.com/douyin-hashtag-videos-api/
- Last updated: 2026-10-17
- Last tested: 2026-10-17

| Request | Price key | Credits |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `POST /v1/call/douyin.hashtag_videos` | `douyin.hashtag_videos` | 2 |

## Request

```bash
curl https://api.socialtoai.com/v1/call/douyin.hashtag_videos \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SOCIALTOAI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "id": "7495235888088090635"
  }'
```

```python
import os
import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.socialtoai.com/v1/call/douyin.hashtag_videos",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['SOCIALTOAI_KEY']}"},
    json={
        "id": "7495235888088090635",
    },
)
print(response.json())
```

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `id` | string | Required | — | Hashtag ID, a string of digits |
| `cursor` | string | Optional | — | Pass page.cursor from the last response to get the next page. |

## Where the values come from

- `id`: Hashtag ID, a string of digits (e.g. `7495235888088090635`)
  No other interface of the platform returns it.

## Response fields

| Field | Type | Meaning | Given |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `items[].url` | string | A link that opens the item. | yes |
| `items[].format` | string | video, image, text or article. | yes |
| `items[].title` | string | The title. | yes |
| `items[].text` | string | The body text or caption. | yes |
| `items[].published_at` | string | When it was published, ISO 8601 in UTC. | yes |
| `items[].author.id` | string | The author's account ID. | yes |
| `items[].author.username` | string | The author's handle. | yes |
| `items[].author.name` | string | The author's display name. | yes |
| `items[].author.verified` | boolean | Whether the author is verified. | always null: Douyin does not give it |
| `items[].author.followers` | integer | The author's follower count. | always null: Douyin does not give it |
| `items[].metrics.likes` | integer | Likes. | yes |
| `items[].metrics.comments` | integer | Comments. | yes |
| `items[].metrics.shares` | integer | Shares. | yes |
| `items[].metrics.collects` | integer | Saves. | yes |
| `items[].metrics.views` | integer | Views or plays. | always null: Douyin does not give it |
| `items[].metrics.reposts` | integer | Reposts. | always null: Douyin does not give it |
| `items[].images` | string[] | Image addresses. | yes |
| `items[].hashtags` | string[] | Hashtags, without the #. | yes |
| `items[].is_pinned` | boolean | Whether the author pinned it. | always null: Douyin does not give it |

Every item also has platform, id, ref, approx and type; the response around the items is the same on every call. [Response format](https://socialtoai.com/docs/api/response.md)

## Sample response

Sample data: names, links and text are replaced by placeholders; the numbers are as recorded.

```json
{
  "request_id": "req_00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000001",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "fetched_at": "2026-10-12T18:42:37.000Z",
  "action": "call",
  "op": "douyin.hashtag_videos",
  "platform": "douyin",
  "status": "ok",
  "items": [
    {
      "platform": "douyin",
      "id": "…",
      "ref": "…",
      "approx": [],
      "type": "content",
      "url": "https://example.com/…",
      "format": "video",
      "title": null,
      "text": "…",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12T07:11:10.000Z",
      "author": {
        "id": "…",
        "username": "…",
        "name": "…",
        "verified": null,
        "followers": null
      },
      "metrics": {
        "likes": 11911,
        "comments": 190,
        "shares": 131,
        "collects": 1081,
        "views": null,
        "reposts": null
      },
      "images": null,
      "hashtags": ["…", "…"],
      "is_pinned": null
    }
  ],
  "unavailable": ["author.verified", "author.followers", "metrics.views", "metrics.reposts", "is_pinned"],
  "page": {
    "has_more": true,
    "cursor": "cur_…",
    "cursor_expires_at": "2026-10-12T19:12:37.000Z"
  },
  "warnings": [],
  "applied_params": {
    "id": "7495235888088090635"
  },
  "cost_credits": 2,
  "billing": {
    "cost_credits": 2,
    "balance_credits": 98,
    "today_spend_credits": 2,
    "daily_limit_credits": null,
    "daily_remaining_credits": null,
    "display": "This call: 2 credits. Balance: 98 credits."
  },
  "replayed": false
}
```

## Paging and failures

- One call returns a page of up to 10 items. When page.has_more is true, send page.cursor back as cursor for the next page; each page costs 2 credits and a cursor works for 30 minutes.
- A call that runs and finds nothing is a successful call: status is "empty", items is empty, and it costs 2 credits.
- 1 call per second per key, 5 after a purchase; going over is not charged. [Rate limits](https://socialtoai.com/docs/credits-and-billing.md#rate-limits)
- A failed call costs 0 credits and is never retried on its own. [Error codes](https://socialtoai.com/docs/api/errors.md)

## Ask your AI

- Get a page of Douyin videos under a hashtag, by the hashtag's ID: 7495235888088090635. → `call {"op":"douyin.hashtag_videos","id":"7495235888088090635"}`, 2 credits

## The same call on other platforms

| Platform | Price key | Credits | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| TikTok | `tiktok.hashtag_videos` | 2 | https://socialtoai.com/tiktok-hashtag-videos-api.md |

## More on Douyin

| Interface | What it does | Price key | Credits | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `video_stats` | Get a Douyin video's counts as of now, by its ID. | `douyin.video_stats` | 2 | https://socialtoai.com/douyin-video-stats-api.md |
| `related_videos` | Get the batch of videos Douyin recommends beside a video, by its ID. | `douyin.related_videos` | 2 | https://socialtoai.com/douyin-related-videos-api.md |
| `search` | Find videos by keyword: text, author, likes, comment count and publish time. | `douyin.search` | 12 | https://socialtoai.com/douyin-search-api.md |
| `trending` | What is trending now: title, rank and heat. | `douyin.trending` | 2 | https://socialtoai.com/douyin-trending-api.md |
| `detail` | One video by ID or link: text, author, likes, comment count and publish time. | `douyin.detail` | 2 | https://socialtoai.com/douyin-detail-api.md |
| `comments` | The comments under one video: text, likes, reply count and time. | `douyin.comments` | 2 | https://socialtoai.com/douyin-comments-api.md |
| `user_profile` | One account: name, bio, followers, following and post count. | `douyin.user_profile` | 2 | https://socialtoai.com/douyin-user-profile-api.md |
| `user_posts` | The recent videos of one account. | `douyin.user_posts` | 2 | https://socialtoai.com/douyin-user-posts-api.md |
| `kol_search` | Search Douyin creators on Xingtu by words in their name. | `douyin.kol_search` | 3 | https://socialtoai.com/douyin-kol-search-api.md |
| `kol_profile` | Get a Douyin creator's profile on Xingtu by Xingtu creator ID. | `douyin.kol_profile` | 3 | https://socialtoai.com/douyin-kol-profile-api.md |

## FAQ

**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.