InsightSocial API
Douyin

Douyin Search Users API reference

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Example request
curl "https://api.insightsocial.app/v1/douyin/search/users?query=%E7%BE%8E%E9%A3%9F" \
  -H "x-api-key: $INSIGHTSOCIAL_API_KEY"
GET
/v1/douyin/search/users

Returns Douyin creators matching a keyword: nickname, Douyin ID, bio, follower count, total likes received, avatar, profile URL, and verification label.

Use it to shortlist creators by keyword, follower band, or account type; use search to find videos instead.

Metered: 50–1250 credits. We reserve the ceiling when the call starts and charge what it actually used when it finishes.

Paginates by cursor: see Pagination.

Authorization

apiKey
x-api-key<token>

Your key from the dashboard. It starts with isk_.

In: header

Query Parameters

query*string

Search keywords, for example 美食 or a brand name.

limit?integer

Rows to return, 1 to 25. Default 10.

Range1 <= value <= 25
cursor?string

Continuation token from a previous response's pagination block. Omit for the first page.

followers?string

Follower band: all, under_1k, 1k_to_10k, 10k_to_100k, 100k_to_1m, or over_1m. Default all.

Value in

  • "all"
  • "under_1k"
  • "1k_to_10k"
  • "10k_to_100k"
  • "100k_to_1m"
  • "over_1m"
user_type?string

Account type: all, regular_user, enterprise_verified, or individual_verified. Default all.

Value in

  • "all"
  • "regular_user"
  • "enterprise_verified"
  • "individual_verified"
dry_run?"1"

Set to 1 to get the price of this call without making it: data.dry_run carries credits_min and credits_max. Nothing is charged.

Value in

  • "1"

Response Body

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

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application/json

curl -X GET "https://api.insightsocial.app/v1/douyin/search/users?query=string"
{  "success": true,  "platform": "string",  "endpoint": "string",  "schema_version": "2",  "pagination": {    "next_cursor": "string",    "has_more": true,    "page_size": 0,    "stopped_at": "since"  },  "unavailable": [    "string"  ],  "credits_used": 0,  "credits_remaining": 0,  "request_id": "string",  "cached": true,  "idempotent_replay": true,  "charge_reason": "string",  "free_call": true,  "data": {    "items": [      {        "author": {          "id": "string",          "username": "string",          "display_name": "string",          "avatar_url": "http://example.com",          "bio": "string",          "verified": true,          "followers": 0,          "followers_approximate": true,          "following": 0,          "posts_count": 0,          "likes_count": 0,          "url": "http://example.com",          "location": "string",          "external_url": "http://example.com",          "private": true,          "joined_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",          "last_post_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",          "ext": {            "property1": null,            "property2": null          }        }      }    ],    "total": 0,    "truncated": true,    "ext": {      "property1": null,      "property2": null    }  }}

Profile GET

Returns a Douyin creator's profile: nickname, Douyin ID, bio, avatar, follower and following counts, total likes received, video count, region, and verification.

Search GET

Returns Douyin videos matching a keyword: caption, creator, likes, comments, shares, saves, hashtags, music, cover image, and duration.