# How to let Claude read Douyin comments

Douyin's open platform serves only the users who authorise an app, with no endpoint for public videos. To let Claude read the comments under a Douyin video, add SocialToAI as a custom connector: paste one address, sign in and press Allow. A page of comments costs 2 credits, and failed calls are free.

- Page: https://socialtoai.com/how-to/let-claude-read-douyin-comments/
- Last updated: 2026-10-29

## Douyin's own API

Douyin's open platform provides video data for users who authorise the app: the video list endpoint needs the user's authorisation and a permission applied for in the developer console. No endpoint for reading any public video or profile is documented.

Source: [Douyin's developer documentation](https://open.douyin.com/platform/resource/docs/openapi/video-management/douyin/search-video/account-video-list), checked 2026-10-17.

## Connect Claude

- In Claude on the web or the desktop app, open Customize → Connectors → Add custom connector.
- Name it SocialToAI, paste the address and add it. Leave the advanced settings empty.
- Press Connect. Sign in to SocialToAI with the code we email you and press Allow.
- Switch the connector on in a chat and ask.

| Customize → Connectors → Add custom connector | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | `SocialToAI` |
| Remote MCP server URL | `https://mcp.socialtoai.com/mcp` |

> **Note** No key to copy: the connection shows up under API keys in the console, named Claude, where you can give it a daily cap or revoke it.

> **Note** On the free plan Claude allows one custom connector.

The full setup, and what to check once it is connected: [Connect Claude](https://socialtoai.com/connect/claude.md).

## Ask for the comments

Give Claude the video. The comments call takes the video ID; the detail call also takes the long web link to the video. One call reads a page of comments; ask for more and Claude reads the next page.

| Ask | Price key | Credits |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Read the comments under this Douyin video: 7694940173372575014 | `douyin.comments` | 2 |
| Read this Douyin video: 7694940173372575014 | `douyin.detail` | 2 |
| Search Douyin for videos about "露营". | `douyin.search` | 12 |

To have the comments read and summed up for you, with topics, their shares and quotes, use the ready-made [Comment analysis](https://socialtoai.com/tools/comment-insights.md) tool: from 50 credits a run on Douyin.

## What it costs

One `douyin.comments` call costs 2 credits (≈ $0.004–$0.0067); a thousand cost 2,000 credits, $6.67 at the first pack and $4.00 at the largest. Failed calls are free, and every answer states what it charged. 100 free credits on sign-up, no card.

- [Douyin API](https://socialtoai.com/platforms/douyin.md): Every call on Douyin and its credits.
- [Does Douyin have an API?](https://socialtoai.com/does-douyin-have-an-api.md): What its own API allows, with sources.
- [Douyin MCP server](https://socialtoai.com/mcp/douyin.md): Recorded conversations and their cost.
- [Connect Claude](https://socialtoai.com/connect/claude.md): The full setup and how to check it.