GET /v1/douyin/post/comments
Douyin Post Comments API
Returns top-level comments on a Douyin video: text, commenter, like count, reply count, IP region, and whether the creator liked it.
20–1,000 credits, metered · single call · failed calls free · 10 free calls to start
curl "https://api.insightsocial.app/v1/douyin/post/comments?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.douyin.com%2Fvideo%2F7681266289940544369" \-H "x-api-key: $INSIGHTSOCIAL_API_KEY"
When to use it
Use it to read a video's top-level comments; use comment/replies for the thread under one of them.
Parameters
Query parameters for GET /v1/douyin/post/comments. Send your key in the x-api-key header.
| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| url | Yes | Douyin video URL or the bare numeric aweme ID. |
| limit | No | Comments to return, 1 to 100. Default 20. |
Response fields
The same unified schema every platform returns, so code written for Douyin works on the other eight. A field the platform did not provide is null and listed in unavailable.
| Field | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| id | string | An identifier, always a string. Never parse it as a number: several platforms use ids above 2^53. |
| url | string | null | |
| parent_id | string | null | An identifier, always a string. Never parse it as a number: several platforms use ids above 2^53. |
| post_id | string | null | An identifier, always a string. Never parse it as a number: several platforms use ids above 2^53. |
| text | string | null | |
| author.id | string | null | |
| author.username | string | null | |
| author.display_name | string | null | |
| author.avatar_url | string | null | |
| author.verified | boolean | null | |
| engagement.likes | integer | null | A count. null when the platform does not expose it; 0 only when it is really zero. |
| engagement.replies | integer | null | A count. null when the platform does not expose it; 0 only when it is really zero. |
| flags.pinned | boolean | null | |
| flags.deleted | boolean | |
| published_at | string | null | ISO-8601 timestamp in UTC, ending in Z. |
| language | string | null | The content's language as the platform states it, e.g. en, pt-BR. Detected languages come later (§7.1). |
| replies | array | null | |
| ext | object | null | Platform-specific fields, snake_case. |
Every field, error and example is in the Douyin Post Comments API reference.
How much does the Douyin Post Comments API cost?
Metered: 20–1,000 credits a call. The ceiling is reserved when the call starts and you are charged what it actually read.
Failed calls are free
A call that errors or finds nothing costs 0 credits.
Know the price first
Add dry_run=1 and the response quotes the call without making it. Nothing is charged.
One balance
API calls and Chrome extension exports share the same credits, on the free plan too.
Douyin Post Comments API: frequently asked questions
Send GET /v1/douyin/post/comments with the url parameter and your key in the x-api-key header. Returns top-level comments on a Douyin video: text, commenter, like count, reply count, IP region, and whether the creator liked it.
Metered: 20–1,000 credits a call. The ceiling is reserved when the call starts and you are charged what it actually read. A call that errors or finds nothing costs 0 credits, and an answer from the shared cache costs 2. Pro's 10,000 monthly credits cover about 500 calls at 20 credits each. Add dry_run=1 to see the price of a call without making it.
No. There is no Douyin app, OAuth flow or app review. One InsightSocial API key works for this endpoint and every other platform, and your first 10 calls priced at 100 credits or less are free.
One call returns the comments in the data object of the standard response envelope. Fields the platform did not provide are listed in unavailable, so a null there means unknown, not zero.
You get an error or an empty result, and it costs 0 credits. The API reads public Douyin data only, so private accounts and deleted content come back as not found rather than as partial data.
Yes. Add the hosted MCP server at https://api.insightsocial.app/mcp to your AI app and sign in. The assistant finds this endpoint by name, shows its price and calls it with your credits.