Creator monitoring
Pull the latest public posts from a watched account on a schedule.
TikTok comments API
Fetch a cursor-paginated page of public comments on one TikTok post, with the commenter's handle and each comment's metrics.
Input: Public TikTok post URL. Returns: a page of results with a cursor for the next, in TikTok's own field names. Price: 1 credit per call; failed reads are free.
GET /v1/tiktok/comments
See it in action
The snippets use the production endpoint. Replace the sample URL with your own public target before running them.
Start from a valid shape, then replace the sample value with your public target.
Selected tiktok what started on TikTok grew into a special IRL connection on tour between… https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktok/video/7679101730352565535
Open
Use a server-side key and send parameters as query values.
https://api.sourcevine.io/v1/tiktok/comments curl -G 'https://api.sourcevine.io/v1/tiktok/comments' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer sv_live_...' \
--data-urlencode 'url=https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktok/video/7679101730352565535' \
--data-urlencode 'limit=20' const params = new URLSearchParams({
"url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktok/video/7679101730352565535",
"limit": "20",
});
const res = await fetch('https://api.sourcevine.io/v1/tiktok/comments?' + params, {
headers: { Authorization: 'Bearer sv_live_...' },
});
const body = await res.json();
console.log(body.data); import requests
r = requests.get(
"https://api.sourcevine.io/v1/tiktok/comments",
params={"url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktok/video/7679101730352565535", "limit": "20"},
headers={"Authorization": "Bearer sv_live_..."},
)
body = r.json()
print(body["data"]) Every success includes availability, a fetch timestamp and billing context.
Hit Show sample response to see the response.
A real TikTok Comments API response, recorded against the public target above.
Shortened to fit. comments 3 of 20. A live call returns all of it.
Shortened to fit. comments 3 of 20. A live call returns all of it.
{
"data": {
"url": null,
"cached": false,
"videoId": "7679101730352565535",
"comments": [
{
"text": "cam you follow me",
"likes": 0,
"author": "bankormoney",
"commentId": "7680346998680109855",
"replyCount": 0,
"publishedAt": "2026-08-31T23:49:20Z"
},
{
"text": "[Sticker] Why does TikTok have TikTok?",
"likes": 61,
"author": "sari_stay_143",
"commentId": "7680144979260130070",
"replyCount": 5,
"publishedAt": "2026-08-31T10:45:27Z"
},
{
"text": "[Sticker] WOI TIKTOK KENAPA CHAT GWA KENA PELANGGARAN MULU",
"likes": 15,
"author": "alikasukawayang",
"commentId": "7679793266585486088",
"replyCount": 3,
"publishedAt": "2026-08-30T12:00:18Z"
}
],
"fetchedAt": "2026-09-02T16:21:29Z",
"nextCursor": "20",
"commentCount": 20,
"cacheAgeSeconds": null,
"sourceTimestamp": null
},
"success": true,
"available": true
} Ship it anywhere
We build and maintain theseFirst-party surfaces, versioned with the API.
Works anywhere that can make an HTTP requestNo plugin to install, and none to wait for.
Response
Each response includes typed availability, a fetch timestamp, and only the public fields this API promises.
| Field | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| videoId | string | The public post or video id. |
| comments | array | Public comments returned for the requested post. |
| comments[].commentId | string | Platform comment or reply id. |
| comments[].author | string | null | Public username only. No profile bio or contact fields. |
| comments[].likes | integer | null | Public like count when the platform reports it. |
| comments[].replyCount | integer | null | Reply count when the platform reports it; null means unknown, not zero. |
| nextCursor | string | null | Pass as cursor to request the next page. |
| fetchedAt | ISO datetime | When Sourcevine read the public page. |
| sourceTimestamp | ISO datetime | null | The platform timestamp when it is available. |
| cached | boolean | True when this answer repeats an identical request made moments earlier. |
| cacheAgeSeconds | integer | Seconds since the reading was taken. |
| url | null | |
| commentCount | integer |
Request flow
Send a public TikTok post URL. Sourcevine resolves ids, validates the resource type and returns a typed response.
A URL of the wrong kind or platform is refused with a 400 before any fetch, and not charged.
The public data is read when you call. An identical request moments earlier is answered again, free.
Deleted, private and unsupported resources return explicit statuses, so clients can stop retrying facts about the world.
TikTok names stay intact, so your code reads collects instead of reverse-engineering a generic schema.
fetchedAtcreditsChargedavailableEvery response carries fetchedAt and the platform timestamp, so you know how old a reading is before you act on it. TikTok Comments API fits recurring comments checks in dashboards, spreadsheets, workflows and agents.
Boundaries
Bios, email addresses, phone numbers, postal addresses and messenger handles are outside the response contract.
Private accounts, restricted content and unavailable resources return typed availability instead of guessed data.
List APIs return recent public post metadata and metrics. They do not return comment bodies, media files or hidden analytics.
Use cases
Pull the latest public posts from a watched account on a schedule.
Build a dataset of recent brand mentions or campaign posts before reporting.
See whether a profile is active before spending human review time.
Feed recent public videos into moderation, analytics or publishing workflows.
Pricing
The response and X-Credits-Charged header tell you what
happened, including when it is zero.
Charged1 credit
Not charged0 credits
FAQ
Fetch a cursor-paginated page of public comments on one TikTok post, with the commenter's handle and each comment's metrics.
A call costs 1 credit, including an empty result. Retrieval failures are not charged.
The request returns available=false with a typed availability status. Not-found and private results are charged like any lookup; unsupported URLs and retrieval failures are not.
No. Bios, emails, phone numbers, postal addresses and private or restricted content are outside the public response contract.
No. Your integration authenticates with a Sourcevine API key. You do not need to supply TikTok credentials or a session.