tiktok-search

name	tiktok-search
description	Search TikTok - find profiles, videos, hashtags, and trending content
source	orthogonal

TikTok Search

Setup

Read your credentials from ~/.gooseworks/credentials.json:

export GOOSEWORKS_API_KEY=$(python3 -c "import json;print(json.load(open('$HOME/.gooseworks/credentials.json'))['api_key'])")
export GOOSEWORKS_API_BASE=$(python3 -c "import json;print(json.load(open('$HOME/.gooseworks/credentials.json')).get('api_base','https://api.gooseworks.ai'))")

If ~/.gooseworks/credentials.json does not exist, tell the user to run: npx gooseworks login

All endpoints use Bearer auth: -H "Authorization: Bearer $GOOSEWORKS_API_KEY"

Search TikTok for profiles, videos, and hashtag content.

When to Use

• User asks about a TikTok account
• User wants to find TikTok videos
• User asks about trending TikTok content
• Social media research

How It Works

Uses the Scrape Creators API via Orthogonal to scrape TikTok data including profiles, hashtags, and trending content.

Usage

Get TikTok Profile

curl -s -X POST $GOOSEWORKS_API_BASE/v1/proxy/orthogonal/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GOOSEWORKS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"api":"scrapecreators","path":"/v1/tiktok/profile","query":{"handle":"charlidamelio"}}'

curl equivalent

curl -X POST "https://api.orth.sh/v1/run" \

  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"api":"scrapecreators","path":"/v1/tiktok/profile","query":{"handle":"charlidamelio"}}'

Search Hashtag Videos

curl -s -X POST $GOOSEWORKS_API_BASE/v1/proxy/orthogonal/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GOOSEWORKS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"api":"scrapecreators","path":"/v1/tiktok/search/hashtag","query":{"hashtag":"tech"}}'

Get Trending Feed

curl -s -X POST $GOOSEWORKS_API_BASE/v1/proxy/orthogonal/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GOOSEWORKS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"api":"scrapecreators","path":"/v1/tiktok/get-trending-feed","query":{"region":"US"}}'

Parameters

Profile

• handle (required) - TikTok handle (without @)

Hashtag Search

• hashtag (required) - Hashtag to search (without #)
• region (optional) - Region for the proxy
• cursor (optional) - Cursor for pagination
• trim (optional) - Set to "true" for a trimmed response

Trending Feed

• region (required) - Region for the proxy (e.g., "US")
• trim (optional) - Set to true for a trimmed response

Response

Profile includes:

• Username and display name
• Bio/description
• Follower and following counts
• Total likes
• Verified status
• Profile image

Videos include:

• Video title/description
• View count
• Like count
• Comment count
• Video URL

Examples

User: "Look up charlidamelio on TikTok"

curl -s -X POST $GOOSEWORKS_API_BASE/v1/proxy/orthogonal/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GOOSEWORKS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"api":"scrapecreators","path":"/v1/tiktok/profile","query":{"handle":"charlidamelio"}}'

User: "What's trending on TikTok?"

curl -s -X POST $GOOSEWORKS_API_BASE/v1/proxy/orthogonal/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GOOSEWORKS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"api":"scrapecreators","path":"/v1/tiktok/get-trending-feed","query":{"region":"US"}}'

User: "What's trending with #tech on TikTok?"

curl -s -X POST $GOOSEWORKS_API_BASE/v1/proxy/orthogonal/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GOOSEWORKS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"api":"scrapecreators","path":"/v1/tiktok/search/hashtag","query":{"hashtag":"tech"}}'

Error Handling

• success: false — the API may temporarily fail; retry after a few seconds
• Private accounts cannot be accessed
• Rate limiting may apply on rapid sequential requests

Tips

• Remove @ from handles
• Remove # from hashtags
• Private accounts cannot be accessed