Get a TikTok profile by username (without @). Use it first for any account; if it answers 404 ProfileUnavailable, use get_v3_user_by_username, which also returns profiles TikTok does not serve on the web. Returns the user object; take the user's secUid from it for the by-secUid tools. Live request to TikTok, billed per call. (GET /v1/user/by/username)

List accounts a TikTok user follows by secUid, one page per call. Use it when you already have the secUid from a profile; use get_v1_user_following_by_username when you only have a handle. For the next page pass next_page_id from the previous response as page_id; count sets the page size (default 30). Live request to TikTok, billed per call. (GET /v1/user/following/by/secUid)

List a TikTok user's followers by secUid, one page per call. Use it when you already have the secUid from a profile; use get_v1_user_followers_by_username when you only have a handle. For the next page pass next_page_id from the previous response as page_id; count sets the page size (default 30). Live request to TikTok, billed per call. (GET /v1/user/followers/by/secUid)

List the accounts TikTok suggests as related to a user, by secUid, one page per call. Use it when you already have the secUid from a profile; use get_v1_user_suggested_by_username when you only have a handle. For the next page pass next_page_id from the previous response as page_id; count sets the page size (default 30). Live request to TikTok, billed per call. (GET /v1/user/suggested/by/secUid)

List accounts a TikTok user follows by username, one page per call. Use it when you have a handle; use get_v1_user_following_by_secUid when you already have the secUid and get_v1_user_followers_by_username for the user's followers. For the next page pass next_page_id from the previous response as page_id; count sets the page size (default 30). Live request to TikTok, billed per call. (GET /v1/user/following/by/username)

List a TikTok user's followers by username, one page per call. Use it when you have a handle; use get_v1_user_followers_by_secUid when you already have the secUid and get_v1_user_following_by_username for accounts the user follows. For the next page pass next_page_id from the previous response as page_id; count sets the page size (default 30). Live request to TikTok, billed per call. (GET /v1/user/followers/by/username)

List the accounts TikTok suggests as related to a user, by username, one page per call. Use it to find similar accounts when you have a handle; use get_v1_user_suggested_by_secUid when you already have the secUid and get_v2_search to search by keyword instead. For the next page pass next_page_id from the previous response as page_id; count sets the page size (default 30). Live request to TikTok, billed per call. (GET /v1/user/suggested/by/username)

List a TikTok user's playlists by username, one page per call. Use it when you have a handle; use get_v1_user_playlists_by_secUid when you already have the secUid, and get_v2_user_medias_by_secUid for all of the user's videos. For the next page pass next_page_id from the previous response as page_id; count sets the page size (default 30). Live request to TikTok, billed per call. (GET /v1/user/playlists/by/username)

List a TikTok user's playlists by secUid, one page per call. Use it when you already have the secUid from a profile; use get_v1_user_playlists_by_username when you only have a handle. For the next page pass next_page_id from the previous response as page_id; count sets the page size (default 30). Live request to TikTok, billed per call. (GET /v1/user/playlists/by/secUid)

Get a TikTok video by numeric video id. Use it when you have the id from another tool; use get_v1_media_by_url when you have a link. Returns the video object; use get_v1_media_comments_by_id for its comments. Live request to TikTok, billed per call. (GET /v1/media/by/id)

Get comments on a TikTok video, one page per call. Use get_v1_media_comment_replies_by_id for replies under one comment. Pass the video id; count sets the page size (default 30) and cursor pages through. Live request to TikTok, billed per call. (GET /v1/media/comments/by/id)

Get replies under one comment of a TikTok video, one page per call. Use it to read a thread; use get_v1_media_comments_by_id for the top-level comments. Pass media_id and comment_id (both from the comments tool); count sets the page size and cursor pages through. Live request to TikTok, billed per call. (GET /v1/media/comment/replies/by/id)

Get a TikTok video by its link. Use it when you have a tiktok.com URL; use get_v1_media_by_id when you already have the numeric video id. Returns the video object; pass its id to the comment tools. Live request to TikTok, billed per call. (GET /v1/media/by/url)

Get a download link for a TikTok video by video id. Returns the file URL and the HTTP headers to send with it; the file itself is not downloaded. watermark (default true) selects the watermarked version. Use get_v1_media_video_download_by_url when you have a link and get_v1_media_music_download_by_id for the audio track only. Live request to TikTok, billed per call. (GET /v1/media/video/download/by/id)

Get a download link for a TikTok video by its URL. Returns the file URL and the HTTP headers to send with it; the file itself is not downloaded. watermark (default true) selects the watermarked version. Use get_v1_media_video_download_by_id when you have the video id and get_v1_media_music_download_by_url for the audio track only. Live request to TikTok, billed per call. (GET /v1/media/video/download/by/url)

Get a download link for the audio track of a TikTok video, by video id. Returns the file URL and the HTTP headers to send with it; the file itself is not downloaded. Use get_v1_media_music_download_by_url when you have a link and get_v1_media_video_download_by_id for the video file. Live request to TikTok, billed per call. (GET /v1/media/music/download/by/id)

Get a download link for the audio track of a TikTok video, by the video's URL. Returns the file URL and the HTTP headers to send with it; the file itself is not downloaded. Use get_v1_media_music_download_by_id when you have the video id and get_v1_media_video_download_by_url for the video file. Live request to TikTok, billed per call. (GET /v1/media/music/download/by/url)

Get a TikTok hashtag (challenge) by name: pass hashtag without #. Use it to get the hashtag id that get_v1_hashtag_medias needs. Live request to TikTok, billed per call. (GET /v1/hashtag/info)

List videos under a TikTok hashtag, one page per call. Pass the hashtag id (from get_v1_hashtag_info, not the name); count sets the page size (default 30) and cursor pages through. Use get_v2_search to search by free text instead. Live request to TikTok, billed per call. (GET /v1/hashtag/medias)

Search TikTok by keyword, one page per call. Use it when you have a topic rather than a handle, link or id; use get_v1_user_by_username for an exact handle and get_v1_hashtag_info for a hashtag. For the next page pass next_page_id from the previous response as page_id; offset is superseded and cannot page on its own. Live request to TikTok, billed per call. (GET /v2/search)

List a TikTok user's videos, one page per call. Use it to read an account's content; use get_v2_user_likes_by_secUid for videos the user liked and get_v1_media_by_id for one video's details. Pass the user's secUid (from the profile tool); count sets the page size and max_cursor pages through. Live request to TikTok, billed per call. (GET /v2/user/medias/by/secUid)

List videos a TikTok user has liked, one page per call. Use get_v2_user_medias_by_secUid for the user's own videos. Pass the user's secUid (from the profile tool); count sets the page size and cursor pages through. Live request to TikTok, billed per call. (GET /v2/user/likes/by/secUid)

Get a TikTok profile by username, including profiles TikTok does not serve on the web (the ones get_v1_user_by_username answers with 404 ProfileUnavailable). Use it as the fallback when the v1 tool fails; the response has the same shape. Live request to TikTok, billed as 1 request per call and 2-3 for a restored profile. (GET /v3/user/by/username)