# davidteather/tiktok-api

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6,455 stars · 1,202 forks · Python · MIT

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/davidteather/TikTok-Api
- Homepage: https://davidteather.github.io/TikTok-Api
- awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/davidteather-tiktok-api.md

## Topics

`api` `download-tiktoks` `hacktoberfest` `python` `tik` `tiktok` `tiktok-api` `tiktok-automation` `tiktok-compilations` `tiktok-downloader` `tiktok-python` `tiktok-scraper` `tiktok-signature` `tiktok-trending-page` `tiktokapi` `tok` `trending`

## Description

This project is an unofficial TikTok API client and Python library. It functions as a data scraper and API wrapper for programmatically retrieving public profile information and trending media from the TikTok platform.

The library enables the extraction of user identity details and the retrieval of trending video content. It provides tools for social media automation, trend analysis, and content research.

## Tags

### Business & Productivity Software

- [Social Media Scrapers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/business-productivity-software/content-publishing/video-publishing-integrations/social-media-scrapers.md) — Provides a programmatic interface for extracting structured data and metadata from social media platforms.

### Part of an Awesome List

- [Social Profile Extraction](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/ai/information-extraction/social-profile-extraction.md) — Extracts public profile details and identity information from social media accounts.

### Development Tools & Productivity

- [API Clients](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/api-clients.md) — Acts as a client for accessing data and content feeds without using the official developer platform.
- [Python API Clients](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/rest-apis/rest-api-clients/python-api-clients.md) — Implements a native Python library for interacting with RESTful endpoints to fetch profiles and videos.

### Graphics & Multimedia

- [Trending Content Retrievers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/graphics-multimedia/video-downloaders/trending-content-retrievers.md) — Fetches lists of popular and trending media and their complete data records. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/davidteather/tiktok-api@main/README.md))

### Networking & Communication

- [User Profile Retrieval](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/contact-management/user-profile-retrieval.md) — Retrieves public profile data and personal identity details for specific users. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/davidteather/tiktok-api@main/README.md))
- [Social Media Automation Clients](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/messaging-automation-clients/social-media-automation-clients.md) — Provides a client for programmatically fetching and processing content for social media automation.

### Software Engineering & Architecture

- [API Wrapping](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/api-wrapping.md) — Provides a high-level Python interface that wraps raw HTTP requests to external API endpoints.

### Data & Databases

- [Social Content Research Tools](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/social-content-research-tools.md) — Enables the collection of comprehensive video data records for academic or commercial research.
- [Social Trend Analysis](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/social-trend-analysis.md) — Monitors popular videos and content feeds to identify viral patterns and trends.

### Security & Cryptography

- [Session & Cookie Handlers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/security-cryptography/session-cookie-handlers.md) — Manages persistent authentication states by storing and sending session cookies with network requests.

### Web Development

- [User-Agent Spoofing](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/user-agent-spoofing.md) — Mimics browser identities in request headers to bypass server-side security blocks.