InsightSocial API
TikTok

TikTok Search Suggestions API reference

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Example request
curl "https://api.insightsocial.app/v1/tiktok/search/suggestions?query=dogs" \
  -H "x-api-key: $INSIGHTSOCIAL_API_KEY"
GET
/v1/tiktok/search/suggestions

Returns the autocomplete suggestions TikTok's own search box shows for a partial query, as a list of suggestion rows.

Beta. The source's own structure under our naming rules (snake_case keys, string ids, ISO times where the source gives a timestamp), not one of the schema-2 entities. Fields may change. See Schema 2.

Use it for keyword research, or to expand a seed term before running search or search/top.

10 credits per call.

Authorization

apiKey
x-api-key<token>

Your key from the dashboard. It starts with isk_.

In: header

Query Parameters

query*string

Partial search query to autocomplete.

region?string

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code to localize suggestions.

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

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

curl -X GET "https://api.insightsocial.app/v1/tiktok/search/suggestions?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": {    "property1": null,    "property2": null  }}

Search › Music GET

Returns TikTok sounds matching a keyword, each with title, artist, duration, cover art, a preview audio URL, and how many videos use it.

Search › Top GET

Returns the videos TikTok ranks highest for a keyword on its Top tab, each with caption, author, engagement counts, a music id, and post.ext.region (the country the video is registered to).