# TikTok API

Every official TikTok API, what it returns and who qualifies, set beside scraper APIs for the data the official ones don't cover. The guide here compares them before each API gets its own page.

**6** Guides

**4** Scrapers covered

**12 October 2026** Last updated

[![Cover card reading 'TikTok API in 2026: Official Options vs Scraper APIs'](/blog/covers/tiktok-api-guide.png)TikTok API ### TikTok API in 2026: Official Options vs Scraper APIs Every official TikTok API, who can use it and what it returns, what it can't do, and where scraper APIs fit for business research. ![apidojo](/blog/authors/apidojo.png)Apidojo12 October 2026 4 min](/blog/tiktok-api/tiktok-api-guide/)

[![Cover card reading 'Best TikTok Scrapers in 2026, Compared'](/blog/covers/best-tiktok-scrapers.png)TikTok API ### Best TikTok Scrapers in 2026, Compared Compare TikTok scrapers and data APIs by pricing model, cost per 100,000 posts, coverage and limits, and pick the right one. ![apidojo](/blog/authors/apidojo.png)Apidojo12 October 2026 4 min](/blog/tiktok-api/best-tiktok-scrapers/)

[![Cover card reading 'TikTok API vs TikTok Scraper: Which to Use'](/blog/covers/api-vs-scraper.png)TikTok API ### TikTok API vs TikTok Scraper: Which to Use Compare TikTok's official APIs with a scraper on access, data, cost, limits and risk, with a decision table for 7 common jobs. ![apidojo](/blog/authors/apidojo.png)Apidojo12 October 2026 3 min](/blog/tiktok-api/api-vs-scraper/)

[![Cover card reading 'TikTok Commercial Content API and Ad Library'](/blog/covers/commercial-content-api.png)TikTok API ### TikTok Commercial Content API and Ad Library What TikTok's Commercial Content Library and API contain, who can apply, how queries work, and what the ad library doesn't cover. ![apidojo](/blog/authors/apidojo.png)Apidojo12 October 2026 3 min](/blog/tiktok-api/commercial-content-api/)

[![Cover card reading 'TikTok Display API and Login Kit Explained'](/blog/covers/display-api.png)TikTok API ### TikTok Display API and Login Kit Explained What the TikTok Display API returns, the scopes and approvals it needs, its 3 endpoints, and what it can't do for your app. ![apidojo](/blog/authors/apidojo.png)Apidojo12 October 2026 3 min](/blog/tiktok-api/display-api/)

[![Cover card reading 'TikTok Research API: Eligibility, Access and Limits'](/blog/covers/research-api.png)TikTok API ### TikTok Research API: Eligibility, Access and Limits Who qualifies for TikTok's Research API, how to apply, what data it returns, its daily quotas and data delays, and what to use if you don't qualify. ![apidojo](/blog/authors/apidojo.png)Apidojo12 October 2026 3 min](/blog/tiktok-api/research-api/)

## The scrapers behind this

-   [TikTok Scraper Profiles, videos, hashtags, music and locations; 460 posts/sec measured $0.30 / 1K posts](/scrapers/tiktok-scraper/)
-   [TikTok Comments Scraper Comments, likes and replies from video URLs; 100–200 comments/sec $0.30 / 1K comments](/scrapers/tiktok-comments-scraper/)
-   [TikTok User Scraper Users, followers and following lists by username or URL $0.005 / query + $0.50 / 1K users](/scrapers/tiktok-user-scraper/)
-   [TikTok Profile Scraper Creator profiles with full video history and engagement; 425 posts/sec $0.30 / 1K posts](/scrapers/tiktok-profile-scraper/)