GET /v1/douyin/search/users
Douyin Search Users API
Returns Douyin creators matching a keyword: nickname, Douyin ID, bio, follower count, total likes received, avatar, profile URL, and verification label.
50–1,250 credits, metered · cursor pagination · failed calls free · 10 free calls to start
curl "https://api.insightsocial.app/v1/douyin/search/users?query=%E7%BE%8E%E9%A3%9F" \-H "x-api-key: $INSIGHTSOCIAL_API_KEY"
When to use it
Use it to shortlist creators by keyword, follower band, or account type; use search to find videos instead.
Parameters
Query parameters for GET /v1/douyin/search/users. Send your key in the x-api-key header.
| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| query | Yes | Search keywords, for example 美食 or a brand name. |
| limit | No | Rows to return, 1 to 25. Default 10. |
| cursor | No | Continuation token from a previous response's pagination block. Omit for the first page. |
| followers | No | Follower band: all, under_1k, 1k_to_10k, 10k_to_100k, 100k_to_1m, or over_1m. Default all. |
| user_type | No | Account type: all, regular_user, enterprise_verified, or individual_verified. Default all. |
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. |
| username | string | null | |
| display_name | string | null | |
| avatar_url | string | null | |
| bio | string | null | |
| verified | boolean | null | |
| followers | integer | null | A count. null when the platform does not expose it; 0 only when it is really zero. |
| followers_approximate | boolean | null | |
| following | integer | null | A count. null when the platform does not expose it; 0 only when it is really zero. |
| posts_count | integer | null | A count. null when the platform does not expose it; 0 only when it is really zero. |
| likes_count | integer | null | A count. null when the platform does not expose it; 0 only when it is really zero. |
| url | string | null | |
| location | string | null | |
| external_url | string | null | |
| private | boolean | null | |
| joined_at | string | null | ISO-8601 timestamp in UTC, ending in Z. |
| last_post_at | string | null | ISO-8601 timestamp in UTC, ending in Z. |
| ext | object | null | Platform-specific fields, snake_case. |
Every field, error and example is in the Douyin Search Users API reference.
How much does the Douyin Search Users API cost?
Metered: 50–1,250 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 Search Users API: frequently asked questions
Send GET /v1/douyin/search/users with the query parameter and your key in the x-api-key header. Returns Douyin creators matching a keyword: nickname, Douyin ID, bio, follower count, total likes received, avatar, profile URL, and verification label.
Metered: 50–1,250 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 200 calls at 50 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.
This endpoint pages. Each response carries pagination.next_cursor and pagination.has_more. Send next_cursor back unchanged as the cursor parameter and stop when has_more is false. Every page is a separate call and is charged as one.
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.