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# Fetch a TikTok video by ID

> Get a TikTok video or photo post by ID: caption, view, like, comment, share and save counts, creator, sound, hashtags, mentions, tagged place, cover image and subtitle files. Costs 1 credit per request.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.json post /tiktok/get-video
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Bridgly API
  description: >-
    Web scraping API for LinkedIn, X (Twitter), Reddit, GitHub, Instagram and
    TikTok. Authenticated endpoints accept a Bridgly API key (`bgly_…`) via
    `Authorization: Bearer <token>`.
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.bridgly.app
    description: Production
security: []
tags:
  - name: LinkedIn
    description: Scrape LinkedIn profiles, companies, posts, and search.
  - name: Reddit
    description: Scrape Reddit posts, subreddits, users, and search.
  - name: X (Twitter)
    description: Scrape tweets and search X.
  - name: GitHub
    description: >-
      Fetch GitHub profiles, pinned repos, contributions, repositories, stars,
      and projects via GitHub's GraphQL API.
  - name: Instagram
    description: Scrape Instagram profiles, posts, followers, and search.
  - name: TikTok
    description: Fetch TikTok profiles.
paths:
  /tiktok/get-video:
    post:
      tags:
        - TikTok
      summary: Fetch a TikTok video by ID
      description: >-
        Get a TikTok video or photo post by ID: caption, view, like, comment,
        share and save counts, creator, sound, hashtags, mentions, tagged place,
        cover image and subtitle files. Costs 1 credit per request.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                videoId:
                  type: string
                  pattern: ^\d{1,30}$
                  description: >-
                    Post ID, the number at the end of the post URL, for example
                    "7698770783367171359".
              required:
                - videoId
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Default Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  timeMs:
                    type: number
                    description: >-
                      Wall-clock time the request took to complete, in
                      milliseconds.
                  creditsCost:
                    type: number
                    description: Number of account credits this request consumed.
                  data:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      id:
                        type: string
                        minLength: 1
                        description: TikTok post ID.
                      url:
                        anyOf:
                          - type: string
                          - type: 'null'
                        description: Link to the post on TikTok.
                      description:
                        anyOf:
                          - type: string
                          - type: 'null'
                        description: Caption text.
                      createTime:
                        anyOf:
                          - type: number
                          - type: 'null'
                        description: Publish time in Unix seconds.
                      language:
                        anyOf:
                          - type: string
                          - type: 'null'
                        description: Caption language code.
                      duration:
                        anyOf:
                          - type: number
                          - type: 'null'
                        description: Video length in seconds.
                      width:
                        anyOf:
                          - type: number
                          - type: 'null'
                        description: Video width in pixels.
                      height:
                        anyOf:
                          - type: number
                          - type: 'null'
                        description: Video height in pixels.
                      coverUrl:
                        anyOf:
                          - type: string
                          - type: 'null'
                        description: Cover image URL.
                      animatedCoverUrl:
                        anyOf:
                          - type: string
                          - type: 'null'
                        description: Animated cover image URL, when available.
                      images:
                        anyOf:
                          - type: array
                            items:
                              type: string
                          - type: 'null'
                        description: Image URLs of a photo post; null for videos.
                      subtitles:
                        anyOf:
                          - type: array
                            items:
                              type: object
                              properties:
                                language:
                                  anyOf:
                                    - type: string
                                    - type: 'null'
                                  description: Subtitle language, for example "eng-US".
                                format:
                                  anyOf:
                                    - type: string
                                    - type: 'null'
                                  description: File format, for example "webvtt".
                                autoGenerated:
                                  anyOf:
                                    - type: boolean
                                    - type: 'null'
                                  description: >-
                                    Whether TikTok generated the subtitles from
                                    speech.
                                url:
                                  type: string
                                  description: Subtitle file URL.
                              required:
                                - language
                                - format
                                - autoGenerated
                                - url
                              additionalProperties: false
                          - type: 'null'
                        description: Subtitle files, when the video has captions.
                      stats:
                        type: object
                        properties:
                          playCount:
                            anyOf:
                              - type: number
                              - type: 'null'
                            description: Number of views.
                          likeCount:
                            anyOf:
                              - type: number
                              - type: 'null'
                            description: Number of likes.
                          commentCount:
                            anyOf:
                              - type: number
                              - type: 'null'
                            description: Number of comments.
                          shareCount:
                            anyOf:
                              - type: number
                              - type: 'null'
                            description: Number of shares.
                          saveCount:
                            anyOf:
                              - type: number
                              - type: 'null'
                            description: Number of times the post was saved to favorites.
                          repostCount:
                            anyOf:
                              - type: number
                              - type: 'null'
                            description: Number of reposts.
                        required:
                          - playCount
                          - likeCount
                          - commentCount
                          - shareCount
                          - saveCount
                          - repostCount
                        additionalProperties: false
                        description: Engagement counts.
                      author:
                        anyOf:
                          - type: object
                            properties:
                              id:
                                type: string
                                minLength: 1
                                description: TikTok account ID.
                              uniqueId:
                                anyOf:
                                  - type: string
                                  - type: 'null'
                                description: Username without the @ prefix.
                              nickname:
                                anyOf:
                                  - type: string
                                  - type: 'null'
                                description: Display name.
                              avatarUrl:
                                anyOf:
                                  - type: string
                                  - type: 'null'
                                description: Profile image URL.
                              signature:
                                anyOf:
                                  - type: string
                                  - type: 'null'
                                description: Profile biography.
                              verified:
                                anyOf:
                                  - type: boolean
                                  - type: 'null'
                                description: Whether the account is verified.
                              secUid:
                                anyOf:
                                  - type: string
                                  - type: 'null'
                                description: TikTok secondary account identifier.
                              privateAccount:
                                anyOf:
                                  - type: boolean
                                  - type: 'null'
                                description: Whether the account is private.
                              followerCount:
                                anyOf:
                                  - type: number
                                  - type: 'null'
                                description: Number of followers.
                              followingCount:
                                anyOf:
                                  - type: number
                                  - type: 'null'
                                description: Number of accounts followed.
                              heartCount:
                                anyOf:
                                  - type: number
                                  - type: 'null'
                                description: Total likes received.
                              videoCount:
                                anyOf:
                                  - type: number
                                  - type: 'null'
                                description: Number of published videos.
                            required:
                              - id
                              - uniqueId
                              - nickname
                              - avatarUrl
                              - signature
                              - verified
                              - secUid
                              - privateAccount
                              - followerCount
                              - followingCount
                              - heartCount
                              - videoCount
                            additionalProperties: false
                          - type: 'null'
                        description: The post’s creator.
                      sound:
                        anyOf:
                          - type: object
                            properties:
                              id:
                                type: string
                                minLength: 1
                                description: TikTok sound ID.
                              title:
                                anyOf:
                                  - type: string
                                  - type: 'null'
                                description: Sound title.
                              authorName:
                                anyOf:
                                  - type: string
                                  - type: 'null'
                                description: Name of the sound’s creator.
                              original:
                                anyOf:
                                  - type: boolean
                                  - type: 'null'
                                description: >-
                                  Whether this is an original sound recorded by
                                  a creator.
                              duration:
                                anyOf:
                                  - type: number
                                  - type: 'null'
                                description: Length in seconds.
                              coverUrl:
                                anyOf:
                                  - type: string
                                  - type: 'null'
                                description: Cover image URL.
                              playUrl:
                                anyOf:
                                  - type: string
                                  - type: 'null'
                                description: Audio file URL.
                              album:
                                anyOf:
                                  - type: string
                                  - type: 'null'
                                description: Album name, when provided.
                              copyrighted:
                                anyOf:
                                  - type: boolean
                                  - type: 'null'
                                description: >-
                                  Whether the sound is a licensed, copyrighted
                                  track.
                              videoCount:
                                anyOf:
                                  - type: number
                                  - type: 'null'
                                description: >-
                                  Number of videos using the sound. Only
                                  returned when fetching a sound.
                            required:
                              - id
                              - title
                              - authorName
                              - original
                              - duration
                              - coverUrl
                              - playUrl
                              - album
                              - copyrighted
                              - videoCount
                            additionalProperties: false
                          - type: 'null'
                        description: The sound used in the post.
                      hashtags:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: string
                        description: 'Hashtags in the caption, without the #.'
                      mentions:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: string
                        description: Usernames mentioned in the caption, without the @.
                      location:
                        anyOf:
                          - type: object
                            properties:
                              id:
                                anyOf:
                                  - type: string
                                  - type: 'null'
                                description: TikTok place ID.
                              name:
                                anyOf:
                                  - type: string
                                  - type: 'null'
                                description: Place name.
                              address:
                                anyOf:
                                  - type: string
                                  - type: 'null'
                                description: Street address.
                              city:
                                anyOf:
                                  - type: string
                                  - type: 'null'
                                description: City name.
                              category:
                                anyOf:
                                  - type: string
                                  - type: 'null'
                                description: Place category.
                            required:
                              - id
                              - name
                              - address
                              - city
                              - category
                            additionalProperties: false
                          - type: 'null'
                        description: Tagged place, when the creator added one.
                      playlistId:
                        anyOf:
                          - type: string
                          - type: 'null'
                        description: >-
                          ID of the creator playlist the post belongs to, if
                          any.
                      isAd:
                        anyOf:
                          - type: boolean
                          - type: 'null'
                        description: Whether the post is an ad.
                      duetEnabled:
                        anyOf:
                          - type: boolean
                          - type: 'null'
                        description: Whether others can duet the post.
                      stitchEnabled:
                        anyOf:
                          - type: boolean
                          - type: 'null'
                        description: Whether others can stitch the post.
                    required:
                      - id
                      - url
                      - description
                      - createTime
                      - language
                      - duration
                      - width
                      - height
                      - coverUrl
                      - animatedCoverUrl
                      - images
                      - subtitles
                      - stats
                      - author
                      - sound
                      - hashtags
                      - mentions
                      - location
                      - playlistId
                      - isAd
                      - duetEnabled
                      - stitchEnabled
                    additionalProperties: false
                required:
                  - timeMs
                  - creditsCost
                  - data
                additionalProperties: false
        '400':
          description: Default Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                      - error
                  message:
                    type: string
                    description: Human-readable description of what went wrong.
                required:
                  - status
                  - message
                additionalProperties: false
        '401':
          description: Default Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                      - error
                  message:
                    type: string
                    description: Human-readable description of what went wrong.
                required:
                  - status
                  - message
                additionalProperties: false
        '402':
          description: Default Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                      - error
                  message:
                    type: string
                    description: Human-readable description of what went wrong.
                required:
                  - status
                  - message
                additionalProperties: false
        '404':
          description: Default Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                      - error
                  message:
                    type: string
                    description: Human-readable description of what went wrong.
                required:
                  - status
                  - message
                additionalProperties: false
        '422':
          description: Default Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                      - error
                  message:
                    type: string
                    description: Human-readable description of what went wrong.
                required:
                  - status
                  - message
                additionalProperties: false
        '500':
          description: Default Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                      - error
                  message:
                    type: string
                    description: Human-readable description of what went wrong.
                required:
                  - status
                  - message
                additionalProperties: false
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
      x-codeSamples:
        - lang: typescript
          label: Bridgly SDK
          source: |-
            import { Bridgly } from '@bridgly/sdk';

            const client = new Bridgly({ apiKey: process.env.BRIDGLY_API_KEY });

            const res = await client.tiktok.getVideo({
              videoId: "string",
            });
            if (res.type === 'success') console.log(res.data);
components:
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: >-
        A Bridgly API key (`bgly_…`). Metered endpoints deduct credits from the
        resolved account.

````

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