Tells deleted from private
A deleted post will not come back. A private one might. They are different answers and this reports them differently.
TikTok, Instagram, YouTube · free lookup
Check whether a post is still online
Paste a TikTok, Instagram, YouTube or X link and find out whether it is still public, has been deleted, or was made private. Free with a Sourcevine account.
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How it works
From URL to result
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Paste any supported link
A TikTok video, an Instagram post or reel, or a YouTube video or Short. The platform is worked out from the URL.
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Read the verdict
Still public, and you get its counts. Gone, and you get a plain reason instead of a number.
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Do it in bulk
The stats API for each platform answers the same question for a whole list, and a dead link comes back as a typed status rather than a stale number.
Recorded example
What a real one looked like
- Likes
- 6,325
- Views
- 358,600
- Shares
- 689
- Saves
- 726
- Comments
- 1,891
A real response from /v1/tiktok/stats, kept so this page can
show something true without spending anyone’s credits. Run the tool
above for a live read of your own link.
Why Sourcevine
What to know about this lookup
No login, on any platform
One field for all three. You do not need an account on the platform you are checking.
Dated
The result says when the page was read, which matters when you are checking whether something was live at the time.
Use cases
Where this lookup fits
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Agencies checking delivery
Confirm a paid post is still up before it goes into an invoice or a report.
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Affiliate and partner teams
Sweep a list of creator links and find the ones that quietly disappeared.
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Anyone with an old link
Find out whether a post you saved is gone, or just not visible to you.
Boundaries
What this tool will not return
- Public data only
Private accounts and restricted content are not accessed. Deleted resources return an availability status.
- No contact fields
Bios, emails, phone numbers, addresses and messenger handles are outside this product boundary.
- It cannot say why
Platforms do not publish a reason. A post removed by the creator and one removed by the platform both read as gone.
- Posts and videos only
For a whole account, use the follower and subscriber checkers instead.
Questions
Before you run it
What is the difference between deleted and private?
A deleted post is gone for everyone. A private one still exists but its owner has restricted who can see it, so it may come back. The tool reports which one it found.
Which platforms does it work on?
TikTok videos and photo posts, Instagram posts and reels, YouTube videos and Shorts, and posts on X. Paste the link and it works out the rest.
Why does it show counts as well?
Because if the post is still up, the counts are the other thing you probably wanted. If it is gone, there are no counts to show.
What does this not show me?
Private or restricted content, bios and contact details are not returned. A platform may show a sign-in prompt for public content; the scope is public data, not whether the platform presents a login screen. If an account is private, the tool says so.
Do I need an account?
Yes, a free Sourcevine account; you never log in to the platform itself. Signing up gives you 100 credits once, no card, and they do not renew. A lookup spends one or two of them, and you can see every run in your dashboard. When they are gone, a prepaid pack tops the balance up and never expires.
API
Got a list of links to check?
Call the stats API for the platform the link belongs to, then branch on the typed availability status. A dead or private link is a clear answer, not an error.
/v1/tiktok/stats
- Typed availability states
- Deleted told apart from private
- Failed reads never charged