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Get a TikTok video's metadata and stats

POST/v1/tools/tiktok.video.detail/callsNeeds an API key

Returns one TikTok video's caption, author, music and engagement counts. Use it to check how a known video performs.

Tool tiktok.video.detail on TikTok. Contract version 1, released 2026-10-27.

Over REST, send the input in the body. Over MCP, pass the same input to call_tool.

Both return the full response: the call's ID, status and cost, with this tool's result in output.

Input

video_idstringRequired

TikTok's numeric identifier of the video, the digits after /video/ in its address.

Matches ^[0-9]+$.

Output

A successful call returns these blocks in its output. A field not marked required can be null.

video

One object. Can be null.

idstringRequired

TikTok's numeric identifier of the video, as a string. The video is at https://www.tiktok.com/@<author_username>/video/ followed by it.

urlstring

Address of the video on tiktok.com.

textstring

The video's caption, hashtags and mentions included.

published_atstring

When the video was published, in ISO 8601.

duration_msinteger

Length of the video, in milliseconds.

widthinteger

Width of the video, in pixels.

heightinteger

Height of the video, in pixels.

preview_image_urlstring

Address of the video's cover image. TikTok's media addresses expire.

author_idstring

TikTok's numeric identifier of the author, as a string.

author_sec_uidstring

TikTok's secure identifier of the author, which tiktok.user.videos takes as sec_uid.

author_usernamestring

The author's handle, without the @.

author_namestring

The author's display name.

author_image_urlstring

Address of the author's profile picture.

author_verifiedboolean

Whether TikTok marks the author as verified.

author_follower_countinteger
view_countinteger

Number of times the video was played.

like_countinteger
comment_countinteger
share_countinteger
bookmark_countinteger

Number of times the video was saved to favorites.

approx_author_follower_countinteger

Number of the author's followers, approximate, rounded by the source (28.8M is 28800000).

approx_view_countinteger

Number of times the video was played, approximate, rounded by the source (33.3M is 33300000).

approx_like_countinteger

Number of likes, approximate, rounded by the source (2.1M is 2100000).

approx_comment_countinteger

Number of comments, approximate, rounded by the source (12.5K is 12500).

approx_share_countinteger

Number of shares, approximate, rounded by the source (12.5K is 12500).

approx_bookmark_countinteger

Number of times the video was saved to favorites, approximate, rounded by the source (90.6K is 90600).

hashtagsarray of string

Each hashtag in the caption, without the

mentioned_usernamesarray of string

Handle of each account the caption mentions, without the @.

music_idstring

TikTok's identifier of the video's sound.

music_titlestring

Title of the video's sound.

music_author_namestring

Name of the artist or account the sound is credited to.