TikTok Comments API reference

A page of public comments on a TikTok video, with a cursor. Takes a public URL, returns a cursor page, 1 credit a call.

This named API keeps TikTok fields in TikTok's own vocabulary. For a higher-level product page, see TikTok Comments API.

Endpoint

GET /v1/tiktok/comments
Authorization: Bearer sv_live_...

`POST` is also accepted with the same parameters in the request body. Send the key in the `Authorization` header, never in the query string.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Notes
`url`	string	yes	Public TikTok URL matching this API's input.
`cursor`	string	no	Cursor returned by the previous page.
`limit`	integer	no	Maximum items to return, up to 50.

Sample Request

This is a copyable request shape. Replace the sample values with the public TikTok target or parameters your workflow uses.

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'

Sample Response

A response this API returned, against the target above. Your values depend on the resource you ask about and when you ask.

{
  "data": {
    "url": null,
    "cached": false,
    "videoId": "7679101730352565535",
    "comments": [
      {
        "text": "[Sticker] Why does TikTok have TikTok?",
        "likes": 57,
        "author": "sari_stay_143",
        "commentId": "7680144979260130070",
        "replyCount": 5,
        "publishedAt": "2026-08-31T10:45:27Z"
      },
      {
        "text": "My translation button has disappeared, what's happening?",
        "likes": 2,
        "author": "mrendles17",
        "commentId": "7680658819218735888",
        "replyCount": 1,
        "publishedAt": "2026-09-01T19:59:05Z"
      },
      {
        "text": "tiktok no le regreses los lives a Fer duran*no hate*",
        "likes": 5,
        "author": "paola.casas305",
        "commentId": "7679932118181118727",
        "replyCount": 1,
        "publishedAt": "2026-08-30T20:59:16Z"
      }
    ],
    "fetchedAt": "2026-09-02T06:50:44Z",
    "nextCursor": "20",
    "commentCount": 20,
    "cacheAgeSeconds": null,
    "sourceTimestamp": null
  },
  "success": true,
  "available": true
}

Fields

Field	Type	Notes
`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.

Availability States

Status	Charged	Client behavior
`available`	yes for live reads	Use data.
`not_found`	yes	Store the state and stop polling.
`private`	yes	Store the state and stop polling.
`unsupported`	no	Fix the URL or call the matching API.
`upstream_unavailable`	no	Retry later with backoff.

Unavailable resources return `success: true`, `available: false`, `availability`, and `data: null`. API or authentication failures return `success: false` with an `error` object.

Billing

A call costs 1 credit. A deleted, private or empty resource is charged like any lookup and says so. An unsupported URL or a read we could not complete is not charged. The `X-Credits-Charged` response header is the source of truth for what happened on that request.

Successful responses include `fetchedAt`, the time we read the platform.

What This API Does Not Return

No contact or bio fields: Bios, email addresses, phone numbers, postal addresses and messenger handles are outside the response contract.
No private data: Private accounts, restricted content and unavailable resources return typed availability instead of guessed data.
No comments or downloads: List APIs return recent public post metadata and metrics. They do not return comment bodies, media files or hidden analytics.

Last updated 1 September 2026