# davidteather/TikTok-Api

The Unofficial TikTok API Wrapper In Python

Repository: https://github.com/davidteather/TikTok-Api
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tiktok-api
Homepage: https://davidteather.github.io/TikTok-Api
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: tiktok-api, python, api, trending, tiktok-scraper, tiktokapi, tiktok-downloader, tiktok-trending-page, tiktok-python, tiktok-automation, tiktok-signature, tik, tok, tiktok-compilations, download-tiktoks, tiktok, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-24T02:11:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 92/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 77, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2656, "days_push": 10, "days_rel": 154, "gap_med": 18.5, "n_releases_24m": 9}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6593, forks 1213 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:45.540189+00:00)

## What it is
An unofficial Python API wrapper for TikTok.com that retrieves trending content, user information, hashtags, and video data without authentication. It is read-only and cannot post, upload, or access any user-authenticated routes.

## Use cases
- scrape tiktok trending videos
- fetch tiktok user profile data in python
- download tiktok videos programmatically
- get tiktok hashtag data for analysis
- monitor tiktok trends with a script
- extract tiktok video metadata without official api

## When to choose
- you need public TikTok data (trending, users, hashtags, videos) from Python
- you only need logged-out, read-only access to TikTok content
- you want a free open-source alternative to paid TikTok API services

## When to avoid
- you need to post, upload, or manage content on behalf of a TikTok account
- you need authenticated routes or account management features
- you require a guaranteed-stable API, since TikTok changes frequently and this wrapper is unofficial

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: web-scraping, http-client, sdk
- domain: social-media, crawlers, apis, developer-tools
- platform: python, cross-platform
- tags: tiktok, api-wrapper, scraper, unofficial-api, social-media-data, video-download

## Member repositories
- davidteather/TikTok-Api (main) score 92

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:45.540189+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:43:33.349470+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/davidteather/TikTok-Api (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:45.540189+00:00, sha e315c37a145a)
  - homepage: https://davidteather.github.io/TikTok-Api (fetched 2026-08-29T08:39:54.910655+00:00, sha 4a4a9cf02e65)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.