# Best TikTok API: ranked by live price The best TikTok API depends on what you do after the profile lookup. For bio and follower counts, the cheapest call wins. For videos, followers or comments from the same provider, pick one that has those endpoints. This page ranks the looot catalog providers by live price per call. ## Providers - anyapi: Returns a creator's followers, likes, bio and verification by handle. The same provider also covers Google and other social platforms. Also: User videos, Video comments, User search. - brightdata: Returns nickname, biography, followers, following, likes, video count, verified flag, engagement rates and top videos from a profile URL. Slow targets can take a few minutes. - justoneapi: A public profile by username or secUid. The catalog describes it in one line, so read the endpoint page for the output fields before you rely on one. Also: User posts, Post comments, User search. - scrapecreators: Returns a user object with display name, avatar, bio, verification and bio link, plus a stats object with followers, following, total likes and video count. It returns profile metadata only, not the videos. Also: User videos, Followers, Video comments, User search. - searchapi-io: Returns bio, followers, following, hearts, posts and the verified flag from a username. It takes a username and no other identifier. - tikhub: A public profile by uniqueId or secUid, with uniqueId preferred. Videos, followers and comments are separate endpoints. Also: User videos, Followers, Video comments, User search. ## How we rank Every provider here has an endpoint that returns a TikTok creator's public profile in the looot catalog. We rank by the price per call of that endpoint, read live from the catalog. A cheaper call ranks higher. The catalog does not publish a measured success rate for these endpoints, so this page does not rank by one and quotes none. Extras are other TikTok endpoints the provider has in the catalog. More extras does not mean better results. Providers outside the looot catalog are not ranked. ## Choosing one - Engagement rates and top videos from a profile URL: brightdata - Profile, videos, followers and comments from one provider: scrapecreators - Look up a creator by secUid as well as by handle: tikhub - Bio and counts by handle, with other social platforms and search: anyapi ## Prompt Use looot to look up these TikTok creators: for each handle call the cheapest TikTok profile endpoint, show followers, likes and bio in a table, and tell me the total cost. 1. Set up https://looot.ai/skill.md. 2. Search the catalog for each step and check its price before you call. 3. Run the cheapest endpoint that fits. 4. Show the results as a table and the total cost. ## What is the best TikTok API? It depends on the job. This page ranks the looot catalog providers by live price per call for a creator's public profile. Pick the cheapest for bio and counts, or the provider with the videos, followers or comments endpoints you need. ## What is the cheapest TikTok API? The first row of the ranking above, read live from the catalog. Prices can change, so the page reads them on each refresh and shows no number when the catalog is unreachable. ## Is there a free TikTok API? This page ranks priced endpoints. Whether TikTok itself offers free access is set by TikTok and outside looot, so read TikTok's own developer documentation for it. ## What is a TikTok data API? A service that returns TikTok data as structured fields, such as a creator's bio and follower count, so you do not read the app yourself. The providers above return the public profile. ## What does a TikTok profile API return? Usually the display name, bio, verification and counts such as followers and likes. Some add the video count, engagement rates or top videos. The verdict on each row says what the catalog lists. ## Can I get a creator's videos and comments? Some providers can. The extras tags in the ranking show which ones have video and comment endpoints in the catalog. Look up the profile first, then run the videos endpoint on that creator. ## Can I look up a creator by user id? It depends on the provider. Some take a handle, one takes a profile URL, and two accept a secUid. The verdict on each row names the identifier it takes. ## How do I build a shortlist of creators with an API? Search users by keyword with a provider that has a user search endpoint, then run the profile endpoint on each handle and sort by followers. The prompt on this page does the profile step. ## How does an agent call a TikTok API? Paste the prompt on this page into your agent. It sets up looot, finds the profile endpoint, checks the price and runs the cheapest one that fits. Your agent calls it through one connection with no UI. ## What are the best alternatives to the official TikTok API? This page ranks every catalog provider that returns a creator's public profile, and your agent can call any of them with one key. A vendor that is not in the looot catalog is not ranked here. ## Why does this page not show success rates? The catalog does not publish a measured success rate for these endpoints. We would rather rank by a number we can read than quote one we cannot. ## Do I pay while my agent is idle? No. looot bills per call, and nothing runs while your agent is idle. ## Related pages - /best/serp-api - /use-cases/tiktok-search-api - /use-cases/find-creators-by-keyword - /use-cases/tiktok-ads-library-api - /recipes/tiktok-trend-finder - /recipes/influencer-shortlist ## Last reviewed 2026-10-10. The ranking by price per call is read live from the catalog on the web page. ## Agent skill for this page https://looot.ai/best/tiktok-api/skill.md sets an agent up for exactly the jobs on this page, with the live price of each, and offers the page's starter task once the user has picked a job and seen the price. The line to give an agent is under "Give this to your agent" below. ## For agents ### Give this to your agent ```text set up looot for Best TikTok API - https://looot.ai/best/tiktok-api/skill.md ```