TikTok Sound Search API reference

TikTok sounds and music matching a keyword, with a cursor. Takes a keyword, 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 Sound Search API.

Endpoint

GET /v1/tiktok/sound/search
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
`q`	string	yes	Search term or hashtag, up to 100 characters. Trimmed and lowercased before the lookup.
`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/sound/search' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer sv_live_...' \
  --data-urlencode 'q=coffee' \
  --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": {
    "items": [
      {
        "url": {
          "uri": "https://sf19.tiktokcdn-us.com/obj/tos-alisg-ve-2774/oMQlszCNecx30XVZwklMUAdageD8FleaUYqZQd",
          "width": 720,
          "height": 720,
          "url_list": [
            "https://sf19.tiktokcdn-us.com/obj/tos-alisg-ve-2774/oMQlszCNecx30XVZwklMUAdageD8FleaUYqZQd"
          ],
          "url_prefix": null
        },
        "title": "Coffee",
        "cached": false,
        "soundId": "6790428344753080322",
        "coverUrl": {
          "uri": "tos-alisg-v-2774/ocD4AQCSEB7ufEEmpfZ7tJpBP6nROgXgAKCAFm",
          "width": 720,
          "height": 720,
          "url_list": [
            "https://p16-common.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-alisg-v-2774/ocD4AQCSEB7ufEEmpfZ7tJpBP6nROgXgAKCAFm~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter:720:720.jpeg?dr=9584&t=4d5b0474&ps=933b5bde&shp=08d74b56&shcp=544a444f&idc=useast8"
          ],
          "url_prefix": null
        },
        "fetchedAt": "2026-09-02T06:52:46Z",
        "postCount": 819614,
        "authorName": "beabadoobee",
        "cacheAgeSeconds": null,
        "durationSeconds": 60
      },
      {
        "url": {
          "uri": "https://sf16.tiktokcdn-us.com/obj/tos-alisg-ve-2774/a3226c0e7b2e47bcaaa5b58c211276d5",
          "width": 720,
          "height": 720,
          "url_list": [
            "https://sf16.tiktokcdn-us.com/obj/tos-alisg-ve-2774/a3226c0e7b2e47bcaaa5b58c211276d5"
          ],
          "url_prefix": null
        },
        "title": "Coffee",
        "cached": false,
        "soundId": "6746483331266791426",
        "coverUrl": {
          "uri": "tos-alisg-v-2774/69d3c80e161e40f4970257792c84b228",
          "width": 720,
          "height": 720,
          "url_list": [
            "https://p16-common.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-alisg-v-2774/69d3c80e161e40f4970257792c84b228~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter:720:720.jpeg?dr=9584&t=4d5b0474&ps=933b5bde&shp=08d74b56&shcp=544a444f&idc=useast8"
          ],
          "url_prefix": null
        },
        "fetchedAt": "2026-09-02T06:52:46Z",
        "postCount": 107925,
        "authorName": "leira",
        "cacheAgeSeconds": null,
        "durationSeconds": 60
      },
      {
        "url": {
          "uri": "https://sf16.tiktokcdn-us.com/obj/tos-alisg-ve-2774/d7273983ab2242b3b27556735f60637a",
          "width": 720,
          "height": 720,
          "url_list": [
            "https://sf16.tiktokcdn-us.com/obj/tos-alisg-ve-2774/d7273983ab2242b3b27556735f60637a"
          ],
          "url_prefix": null
        },
        "title": "coffee",
        "cached": false,
        "soundId": "6715582739715721218",
        "coverUrl": {
          "uri": "tos-alisg-v-2774/3d9c693e612345169022d5f42cc2c713",
          "width": 720,
          "height": 720,
          "url_list": [
            "https://p16-common.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-alisg-v-2774/3d9c693e612345169022d5f42cc2c713~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter:720:720.jpeg?dr=9584&t=4d5b0474&ps=933b5bde&shp=08d74b56&shcp=544a444f&idc=useast8"
          ],
          "url_prefix": null
        },
        "fetchedAt": "2026-09-02T06:52:46Z",
        "postCount": 83979,
        "authorName": "Miguel",
        "cacheAgeSeconds": null,
        "durationSeconds": 60
      }
    ],
    "cached": false,
    "fetchedAt": null,
    "nextCursor": null,
    "cacheAgeSeconds": null
  },
  "success": true,
  "available": true
}

Fields

Field	Type	Notes
`items`	array	Matching public TikTok sounds or music tracks.
`items[].soundId`	string	Use this id with the sound posts API.
`items[].title`	string \| null	Track or sound title.
`items[].authorName`	string \| null	Public sound author or label when available.
`items[].postCount`	integer \| null	How many public posts use the sound when reported.
`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 media download: Sound search returns public metadata and ids. It does not download audio files or bypass platform restrictions.

Last updated 1 September 2026