Douyin user videos (backup) API
The backup of Douyin user videos, to call when the original fails upstream: the same parameters and result, at a higher price. Up to 20 items a call; $0.0300 per call. Errors and timeouts are not charged; an empty result is charged $0.0300.
id is in the link: douyin.com/user/<id>. Or pass the whole link as url.Try it
Change a value and the request on the right follows.Sign in to run it; it runs on your own balance. New accounts can try this endpoint free, up to 3 calls.
curl -G "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/douyin/backup/users/videos/list" \ --data-urlencode "id=MS4wLjABAAAAZ0aPDJzFhBrs0q3wVsp2a9WWrBuAUMsVyygoaO0bCw8" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
{
"code": "ok",
"request_id": "0bcdaf0a-13be-4554-83ca-565b72862834",
"data": {
"items": [
{
"id": "7119883880872037122",
"url": "https://www.douyin.com/video/7119883880872037122",
"type": "video",
"title": null,
"text": "周末露营这件事,越简单越好",
"lang": "zh",
"published_at": "2026-10-20T09:00:00.000Z",
"author": {
"id": "MS4wLjABAAAAwZbZLlni35r1PnIylFWl86FmBvaj526g6oRdUzv_O70",
"username": "lemon_drop_cc",
"name": "一颗柠檬糖",
"avatar_url": "https://p3-pc.douyinpic.com/aweme/100x100/aweme-avatar/tos-cn-avt-0015_c2f4882beaa7fbfcf77a.jpeg"
},
"metrics": {
"likes": 6,
"comments": 0,
"shares": 0,
"favorites": 0
},
"images": null,
"hashtags": ["好物分享"],
"is_pinned": false
},
// … 15 more
]
},
"page": {
"next_cursor": null,
"cursor_expires_at": null,
"has_more": false,
"returned": 16
},
"warnings": [],
"meta": {
"capability": "douyin.backup.users.videos.list",
"result_status": "complete",
"fetched_at": "2026-10-29T09:44:56.000Z",
"cached": false,
"replayed": false,
"unavailable": {
"metrics.views": "capability",
"metrics.reposts": "platform",
"author.verified": "capability",
"mentions": "capability",
"post_id": "platform",
"parent_id": "platform",
"root_id": "platform",
"author.followers": "capability"
},
"billing": {
"amount": "0.03",
"currency": "USD",
"balance_after": "9.97"
}
}
}From a response recorded 2026-10-29 09:44 UTC. Names, text and IDs are examples, and so are the links: none is the recorded one (the page shows no one's personal data); the figures are as recorded. Long lists are cut. The request ID, cursor and balance are made up.
Size as sent: 11.2 KB in the standard view (7.8 KB compact, 11.2 KB full).
{
"code": "ok",
"request_id": "b1c06214-b405-4051-b339-8f4a46478eb6",
"data": { "items": [] },
"page": {
"next_cursor": null,
"cursor_expires_at": null,
"has_more": false,
"returned": 0
},
"warnings": [],
"meta": {
"capability": "douyin.backup.users.videos.list",
"result_status": "empty",
"fetched_at": "2026-10-29T09:52:30.000Z",
"cached": false,
"replayed": false,
"unavailable": {
"metrics.views": "capability",
"metrics.reposts": "platform",
"author.verified": "capability",
"mentions": "capability",
"post_id": "platform",
"parent_id": "platform",
"root_id": "platform",
"author.followers": "capability"
},
"billing": {
"amount": "0.03",
"currency": "USD",
"balance_after": "9.97"
}
}
}From a response recorded 2026-10-29 09:52 UTC. The request ID and balance are made up.
Size as sent: 623 B in the standard view (623 B compact, 623 B full).
curl -G "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/douyin/backup/users/videos/list" \ --data-urlencode "id=MS4wLjABAAAAZ0aPDJzFhBrs0q3wVsp2a9WWrBuAUMsVyygoaO0bCw8" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
# pip install dataxapi from dataxapi import DataXAPI dx = DataXAPI() # reads DATAXAPI_API_KEY result = dx.douyin.backup.users.videos.list(id="MS4wLjABAAAAZ0aPDJzFhBrs0q3wVsp2a9WWrBuAUMsVyygoaO0bCw8") print(result["data"]["items"])
// npm i @dataxapi/sdk import { DataXAPI } from "@dataxapi/sdk"; const dx = new DataXAPI(); // reads DATAXAPI_API_KEY const result = await dx.douyin.backup.users.videos.list({ id: "MS4wLjABAAAAZ0aPDJzFhBrs0q3wVsp2a9WWrBuAUMsVyygoaO0bCw8" }); console.log(result.data.items);
dataxapi call douyin.backup.users.videos.list id=MS4wLjABAAAAZ0aPDJzFhBrs0q3wVsp2a9WWrBuAUMsVyygoaO0bCw8
{
"mcpServers": {
"dataxapi": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://api.dataxapi.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer ${DATAXAPI_API_KEY}"
}
}
}
}Add this to your MCP client, then ask your agent to call douyin.backup.users.videos.list.
Parameters
id, urlAccount ID (the sec_uid, the string that starts with MS4w). With only a profile link or a share text, give it as url. Example: MS4wLjABAAAAZ0aPDJzFhBrs0q3wVsp2a9WWrBuAUMsVyygoaO0bCw8.
id, urlLink to the profile, pasted as it is: the https://www.douyin.com/user/… web link, the page a share opens on a phone, the v.douyin.com short link the app copies, or a whole share text with one of these in it. A short link is opened once to see which account it leads to. Example: https://www.douyin.com/user/MS4wLjABAAAAZ0aPDJzFhBrs0q3wVsp2a9WWrBuAUMsVyygoaO0bCw8. Full link: https://www.douyin.com/user/MS4wLjABAAAAZ0aPDJzFhBrs0q3wVsp2a9WWrBuAUMsVyygoaO0bCw8. Share text with a link inside: 长按复制此条消息,打开抖音搜索,查看TA的更多作品。 https://www.douyin.com/user/MS4wLjABAAAAZ0aPDJzFhBrs0q3wVsp2a9WWrBuAUMsVyygoaO0bCw8.
Cursor returned by the previous page. Pass page.next_cursor of the page before, unchanged. Each page is charged as a call of its own.
How much of each item to return. All three cost the same. Values: compact, standard (default), full.
Return only these fields. Each by its path, such as author.name.
Known limits
- 20 items a page. The page size is the platform's;
limitis not accepted. - For the next page pass
page.next_cursorascursor; a cursor is valid for 1 hour.page.has_moreis false on the last page. - 11 fields of the object are not available from this endpoint
Returned fields
data.items is a list of post objects. Stable: fields are only ever added.
ID; pass it unchanged to the get endpoint
Link that opens the post
Content formatvideoimagetextarticle
Title
Body text
Long text: the compact view keeps the first 500 characters and says so in warnings.
Language of the text
Show all 34 fields →
When it was published
Author
Author's account ID
Author's handle
Author's display name
Author's avatar
Whether the author is verified
Author's follower count
Engagement counts
Likes
Comments
Shares
Saves
Views
Reposts
Image addresses
Hashtags, without the #
Accounts mentioned in the text
Account ID
Handle
Display name
Whether the author pinned it
ID of the thread's root post when this is a reply; otherwise null
ID of the item it replies to directly; otherwise null
ID of the first-level reply its thread hangs under
Which numbers of this item are approximate or lower bounds; absent when all are exact
Path of the field, such as metrics.views
Approximate, or a lower boundapproximatelower_bound
Typical size of one item: compact 463 B, standard 675 B, full 675 B (measured on the response recorded 2026-10-29 09:44 UTC).
What this endpoint cannot give
author.verifiedNot provided hereauthor.followersNot provided heremetrics.viewsNot provided heremetrics.repostsThe platform has nonementionsNot provided herementions[].idNot provided herementions[].usernameNot provided herementions[].nameNot provided herepost_idThe platform has noneparent_idThe platform has noneroot_idThe platform has noneWhen you are charged
X-Max-Price to refuse anything above your own limit)Prices as read 2026-10-30 14:10 UTC, under price book 6, in effect since 2026-10-29 13:23 UTC; the Playground reads the price in force before a run.
If the object does not exist
An account that does not exist cannot be told from an account without videos: both return an empty result, not a 404, and are charged as an empty result is.
Errors
What this endpoint can answer with; codes all endpoints share are on the full list.
This is a backup version: the same parameters and fields as the original, from another source, at its own price. The original is the one to call first: Douyin user videos API
invalid_paramsA parameter is invalidRetry: After a fixNocursor_mismatchThe cursor was issued for another endpoint or other parametersRetry: After a fixNoinsufficient_balanceThe balance is too lowRetry: After a fixNocursor_expiredThe cursor expired; start again from the first pageRetry: NoNoupstream_failedThe data source failedRetry: YesNotimeoutThe data did not arrive in time; retry with the same idempotency keyRetry: YesNoQuestions
How much does the Douyin user videos (backup) API cost?
$0.0300 per call. The most one call can cost is $0.0300.
When am I not charged?
Errors and timeouts are not charged; an empty result is charged $0.0300.
How many items does one call return, and how do I get the next page?
20 items a page. The page size is the platform's; limit is not accepted. For the next page pass page.next_cursor as cursor; a cursor is valid for 1 hour. page.has_more is false on the last page.
What happens if the object does not exist?
An account that does not exist cannot be told from an account without videos: both return an empty result, not a 404, and are charged as an empty result is.
30-day availability
13 days are on record. The share is written here once 14 days are.
It is not a success rate: how single calls went is not in it, and a failed call is not charged either way.
Every endpoint's state now, and each incident with whether anyone was charged: the status page →
The same thing on other platforms
All 36 Douyin endpoints
Use it in your AI
Copy this prompt
Your API key is built in, so there is nothing to configure.
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It reads the page the prompt points to and connects itself.
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Use one of these, or your own words.
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dataxapi setupgives the agents on your machine (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor) the DataXAPI MCP server and the base skill. The key is read from DATAXAPI_API_KEY; none is written into a file.MCP server: https://api.dataxapi.com/mcp. The entry for your client is under MCP in the request examples of this page; then ask your agent to call douyin.backup.users.videos.list.Other clients →Show the text
Use the DataXAPI endpoint douyin.backup.users.videos.list (Douyin user videos (backup)). The backup of Douyin user videos, to call when the original fails upstream: the same parameters and result, at a higher price. Call GET https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/douyin/backup/users/videos/list with the header "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY". Read the key from the environment variable DATAXAPI_API_KEY; never write it into code. Parameters: - id: Account ID (the sec_uid, the string that starts with MS4w). With only a profile link or a share text, give it as url. Example: MS4wLjABAAAAZ0aPDJzFhBrs0q3wVsp2a9WWrBuAUMsVyygoaO0bCw8. - url: Link to the profile, pasted as it is: the https://www.douyin.com/user/… web link, the page a share opens on a phone, the v.douyin.com short link the app copies, or a whole share text with one of these in it. A short link is opened once to see which account it leads to. Example: https://www.douyin.com/user/MS4wLjABAAAAZ0aPDJzFhBrs0q3wVsp2a9WWrBuAUMsVyygoaO0bCw8. Full link: https://www.douyin.com/user/MS4wLjABAAAAZ0aPDJzFhBrs0q3wVsp2a9WWrBuAUMsVyygoaO0bCw8. Share text with a link inside: 长按复制此条消息,打开抖音搜索,查看TA的更多作品。 https://www.douyin.com/user/MS4wLjABAAAAZ0aPDJzFhBrs0q3wVsp2a9WWrBuAUMsVyygoaO0bCw8. - cursor: Cursor returned by the previous page. Pass page.next_cursor of the page before, unchanged. Each page is charged as a call of its own. - view: How much of each item to return. All three cost the same. Values: compact, standard (default), full. - fields: Return only these fields. Each by its path, such as author.name. Price: $0.0300 per call. Errors and timeouts are not charged; an empty result is charged $0.0300. The answer is JSON: data.items holds post; meta.billing.amount is what this call was charged. Example: curl -G "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/douyin/backup/users/videos/list" \ --data-urlencode "id=MS4wLjABAAAAZ0aPDJzFhBrs0q3wVsp2a9WWrBuAUMsVyygoaO0bCw8" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY" Full reference in Markdown: https://dataxapi.com/apis/douyin/backup/users/videos/list.md
Names and identifiers
- In Chinese
- 抖音用户视频(备用版)API
- Endpoint ID
douyin.backup.users.videos.list- Endpoint
GET /v1/douyin/backup/users/videos/list
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224 endpoints on 21 platforms, from $0.0003 a call. Errors and timeouts are not charged.