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tiktok · profile · videos

Public videos of a TikTok profile. GET /v3/tiktok/profile/videos accepts your x-api-key header. Costs 1 credit per successful fresh call; failures and opt-in cache hits (cache_max_age) are free. Native path: GET /api/v1/web/tiktok/profile/videos. Same request parameters and JSON shape as the reference API, so you can switch by changing the base URL.

Request parameters

Newest-first public posts via the web creator item list, called from inside a real profile page. Paginate with max_cursor (millisecond timestamp). sort_by=popular is not supported by this source.

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
handlestringYesPublic TikTok handle without @ (an @handle or profile URL is also accepted).
user_idstringNoIgnored; the handle is resolved on the page.
sort_bystringNoOnly "latest" is supported. Allowed: latest, popular.
regionstringNoISO-3166 alpha-2 country. Where it matters the guest session exits from this country.
include_pinnedbooleanNoAccepted; pinned posts appear in date order.
trimbooleanNoAccepted for compatibility; responses are always normalized.
max_cursorstringNoCursor (ms timestamp) from the previous page.
freshnessstringNo24h (default), 1h, 7d, or live. Accepted cache hits are free; live forces refresh except simultaneous requests may share newly fetched data.

Code examples

Set SIGNALSHELF_BASE_URL and SIGNALSHELF_API_KEY on your server.

REQUEST EXAMPLE
curl "$SIGNALSHELF_BASE_URL/v3/tiktok/profile/videos?handle=nasa" \
  -H "x-api-key: $SIGNALSHELF_API_KEY"

Response and pagination

The response contains data and meta. data includes platform, resource, sample:false, provider, and the public source payload. Lists return data.items; individual resources return data.data.

Author feeds include data.next_cursor. Return it unchanged in cursor for the next page. Feed entries can include reposts. Single-post lookups resolve the handle to a DID first. Deleted or moderated posts may be unavailable.

meta includes event_id, mode, cache, credits_charged, fetched_at, age_seconds, and duration_ms. A fresh successful result costs one credit; accepted cached results and failures cost zero.

Availability and failures

Implementation is not a continuous availability guarantee. Source rate limits, retention, deleted content, restrictions, and regional availability apply. This is an independent SignalShelf contract, not a drop-in competitor response format.

400: invalid parameters. 401: missing/revoked key. 402: insufficient credits. 404: missing public resource. 429: SignalShelf throttle. 502/503: upstream failure or rate limit, with credit restored.

Explore the API in your workspace. Sample results and accepted cache hits cost zero credits. Open the playground →