# Douyin trend-index creator top videos API

Get the videos the platform's own index tool lists as a Douyin account's top videos for a span of up to 30 days, by the account's numeric ID: up to twenty, most liked first, each with caption, link, day published, its engagement counts and followers gained. As recorded, the tool picks from what was published on the last day or two of the span, not from all of it: set the end date to the day you want. One page; no view counts. Up to 20 items a call; $0.0020 per call. Errors and timeouts are not charged; an empty result is charged $0.0020.

- Endpoint: `GET https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/douyin/index/creators/videos/list`
- ID: `douyin.index.creators.videos.list`
- Also known as: douyin creator best videos, douyin index top videos, douyin account most liked videos
- Price: $0.0020 / call
- Live status is not on this page, which is a snapshot. Read it with `GET https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/catalog/status`
- Checked daily with real calls · 4 days on record
- Returns: 20 a page, everything in one answer, no paging
- Returns the standard post object, the same on every platform
- [Run it in the Playground](https://dataxapi.com/console/playground/?capability=douyin.index.creators.videos.list&params=%7B%22id%22%3A%2266598046050%22%2C%22since%22%3A%222026-09-01T00%3A00%3A00Z%22%2C%22until%22%3A%222026-09-30T00%3A00%3A00Z%22%7D)
- In Chinese: [抖音巨量算数达人热门视频 API](https://dataxapi.com/zh/apis/douyin/index/creators/videos/list/)

## What you get

The first 4 rows of a response recorded 2026-10-13 03:25 UTC.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| published_at | 2026-09-30 |
| metrics.likes | 21,725 |
| metrics.comments | 1,124 |
| metrics.shares | 145 |

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `id` | text | Yes | The account's numeric Douyin ID (uid), a string of digits; not the token starting with MS4w that the profile endpoint takes. Example: `66598046050`. |
| `since` | time | Yes | The first day counted: the China-time (UTC+8) calendar day this moment falls on. Example: `2026-09-01T00:00:00Z`. |
| `until` | time | Yes | The last day counted, read the same way; no more than 30 days after the first. Example: `2026-09-30T00:00:00Z`. |
| `view` | text |  | How much of each item to return. All three cost the same. Values: `compact`, `standard` (default), `full`. |
| `fields` | list of text |  | Return only these fields. Each by its path, such as `author.name`. |

## Returned fields

`data.items` is a list of post objects. Stable: fields are only ever added.

Three views: `compact` (the most used fields, long text cut short), `standard` (the default: every standard field) and `full` (adds `ext`, the platform's own fields). A field is in the view named and in every larger one.

| Field | Type | Description | From view | This endpoint |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `id` | text | ID; pass it unchanged to the get endpoint. | `compact` | Yes |
| `url` | link | Link that opens the post. On this platform: The author's profile page opened on this video. | `compact` | Yes |
| `type` | text | Content format. Values: `video`, `image`, `text`, `article`. | `compact` | Not provided here |
| `title` | text | Title. | `compact` | Not provided here |
| `text` | text | Body text. Long text: the compact view keeps the first 500 characters and says so in `warnings`. | `compact` | Yes |
| `lang` | text | Language of the text. | `standard` | Not provided here |
| `published_at` | time | When it was published. On this platform: The platform gives the day of publication only (a calendar day in China time), written as midnight UTC of that date: not the moment it was published. | `compact` | Yes |
| `author` | object | Author. | `compact` | Yes |
| `author.id` | text | Author's account ID. | `compact` | Yes |
| `author.username` | text | Author's handle. | `compact` | Not provided here |
| `author.name` | text | Author's display name. | `compact` | Not provided here |
| `author.avatar_url` | link | Author's avatar. | `standard` | Not provided here |
| `author.verified` | yes/no | Whether the author is verified. | `standard` | Not provided here |
| `author.followers` | integer | Author's follower count. | `standard` | Not provided here |
| `metrics` | object | Engagement counts. | `compact` | Yes |
| `metrics.likes` | integer | Likes. | `compact` | Yes |
| `metrics.comments` | integer | Comments. | `compact` | Yes |
| `metrics.shares` | integer | Shares. | `compact` | Yes |
| `metrics.favorites` | integer | Saves. | `compact` | Not provided here |
| `metrics.views` | integer | Views. | `compact` | Not provided here |
| `metrics.reposts` | integer | Reposts. | `compact` | The platform has none |
| `images` | list of link | Image addresses. | `standard` | Not provided here |
| `hashtags` | list of text | Hashtags, without the #. | `standard` | Not provided here |
| `mentions` | list of object | Accounts mentioned in the text. | `standard` | Not provided here |
| `mentions[].id` | text | Account ID. | `standard` | Not provided here |
| `mentions[].username` | text | Handle. | `standard` | Not provided here |
| `mentions[].name` | text | Display name. | `standard` | Not provided here |
| `is_pinned` | yes/no | Whether the author pinned it. | `standard` | Not provided here |
| `post_id` | text | ID of the thread's root post when this is a reply; otherwise null. | `compact` | The platform has none |
| `parent_id` | text | ID of the item it replies to directly; otherwise null. | `compact` | The platform has none |
| `root_id` | text | ID of the first-level reply its thread hangs under. | `compact` | The platform has none |
| `ext.new_followers` | integer | Followers the post gained its author. | `full` | Yes |
| `ext.cover_url` | link | Address of the cover image. | `full` | Yes |
| `approximate` | list of object | Which numbers of this item are approximate or lower bounds; absent when all are exact. | `compact` | Yes |
| `approximate[].field` | text | Path of the field, such as metrics.views. | `compact` | Yes |
| `approximate[].kind` | text | Approximate, or a lower bound. Values: `approximate`, `lower_bound`. | `compact` | Yes |

A field with no value on an item is `null`. A field this endpoint cannot give is left out and listed in `meta.unavailable`.

Typical size of one item: `compact` 451 B, `standard` 451 B, `full` 792 B (measured on the response recorded 2026-10-13 03:25 UTC).

## Paging

20 items a page. The page size is the platform's; `limit` is not accepted.

Everything comes in one page; no cursor is issued.

## When you are charged

| Case | Charged |
| --- | --- |
| A result with data | $0.0020, once per call |
| An empty result | $0.0020 |
| Invalid parameters, a failure of ours or of the data source, a timeout | not charged |
| The most one call can cost | $0.0020 (send `X-Max-Price` to refuse anything above your own limit) |

Prices as read 2026-10-21 10:10 UTC, under price book 2, in effect since 2026-10-17 11:00 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 with no videos in the span: both return an empty result, not a 404, and are charged as an empty result is.

## Errors

Every error has the same structure: `code`, `message`, `charged`, `retry`, `retry_after_seconds`, `param`, `docs_url`.

| HTTP | Code | Meaning | Charged | Retry |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 400 | `invalid_params` | A parameter is invalid | No | After a fix |
| 400 | `request_not_served` | This combination of parameters cannot be served at present | No | After a fix |
| 400 | `max_price_exceeded` | The most this call could cost is above the limit you set | No | After a fix |
| 401 | `unauthorized` | No credential was sent, or it is invalid, disabled or expired | No | No |
| 402 | `insufficient_balance` | The balance is too low | No | After a fix |
| 402 | `key_budget_exceeded` | This key's spending limit does not cover the call | No | After a fix |
| 402 | `run_budget_exceeded` | This run's amount or call limit does not cover the call | No | No |
| 403 | `account_suspended` | The account is suspended | No | No |
| 403 | `forbidden` | This credential may not use that option | No | No |
| 403 | `key_scope_denied` | This key may not call this endpoint | No | No |
| 404 | `run_not_found` | No run under this run ID | No | No |
| 409 | `call_in_progress` | The call under this idempotency key is still running; ask again with the same key shortly | No | With the same idempotency key |
| 409 | `idempotency_conflict` | This idempotency key was used for a different request | No | After a fix |
| 410 | `run_expired` | This run has expired and starts no more calls | No | No |
| 429 | `rate_limited` | Too many requests, or too many calls in progress | No | Yes |
| 429 | `cost_cap_exceeded` | This account's allowance for today is used up | No | Yes |
| 429 | `uncharged_cost_limit` | Too many of this account's calls today returned nothing and were not charged; endpoints of this kind can be called again tomorrow (UTC) | No | Yes |
| 500 | `settlement_unknown` | Whether this call settled is not known; ask again with the same idempotency key, or look it up by request ID | Unknown: look the call up | With the same idempotency key |
| 500 | `internal_error` | The service failed | No | Yes |
| 502 | `upstream_failed` | The data source failed | No | Yes |
| 502 | `upstream_changed` | The data source returned an unexpected structure | No | Yes |
| 502 | `upstream_unclear` | The data source's answer could not be interpreted; retry at most once | No | Once |
| 503 | `upstream_busy` | The data source is busy; retry shortly | No | Yes |
| 503 | `capability_paused` | This endpoint is paused | No | Yes |
| 503 | `overloaded` | The service is busy; retry shortly | No | Yes |
| 504 | `timeout` | The data did not arrive in time; retry with the same idempotency key | No | Yes |

[All error codes](https://dataxapi.com/docs/errors/)

## Request

The key is read from the environment; no key is ever written into a page.

### cURL

```bash
curl -G "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/douyin/index/creators/videos/list" \
  --data-urlencode "id=66598046050" \
  --data-urlencode "since=2026-09-01T00:00:00Z" \
  --data-urlencode "until=2026-09-30T00:00:00Z" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
```

### Python

```python
from dataxapi import DataXAPI

dx = DataXAPI()  # reads DATAXAPI_API_KEY
result = dx.douyin.index.creators.videos.list(id="66598046050", since="2026-09-01T00:00:00Z", until="2026-09-30T00:00:00Z")
print(result["data"]["items"])
```

### TypeScript

```typescript
import { DataXAPI } from "@dataxapi/sdk";

const dx = new DataXAPI(); // reads DATAXAPI_API_KEY
const result = await dx.douyin.index.creators.videos.list({ id: "66598046050", since: "2026-09-01T00:00:00Z", until: "2026-09-30T00:00:00Z" });
console.log(result.data.items);
```

### CLI

```bash
dataxapi call douyin.index.creators.videos.list id=66598046050 since=2026-09-01T00:00:00Z until=2026-09-30T00:00:00Z
```

### MCP

```json
{
  "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.index.creators.videos.list`.

## Responses

### 200

From a response recorded 2026-10-13 03:25 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: 9.7 KB in the standard view (9.7 KB compact, 16.3 KB full).

```jsonc
{
  "code": "ok",
  "request_id": "4a6499bc-9eb9-4389-abf7-e7f0b400da98",
  "data": {
    "items": [
      {
        "id": "7021539868878690026",
        "url": "https://www.douyin.com/video/7021539868878690026",
        "text": "周末露营这件事，越简单越好",
        "published_at": "2026-09-30T00:00:00Z",
        "author": {
          "id": "MS4wLjABAAAAQgEQbY1bNulQw_MP5ft515_FH3VmXci3FL82czT2fUZ"
        },
        "metrics": { "likes": 21725, "comments": 1124, "shares": 145 }
      },
      // … 19 more
    ]
  },
  "page": {
    "next_cursor": null,
    "cursor_expires_at": null,
    "has_more": false,
    "returned": 20
  },
  "warnings": [],
  "meta": {
    "capability": "douyin.index.creators.videos.list",
    "result_status": "complete",
    "fetched_at": "2026-10-13T03:25:10.000Z",
    "cached": false,
    "replayed": false,
    "unavailable": {
      "type": "capability",
      "title": "capability",
      "lang": "capability",
      "author.username": "capability",
      "author.name": "capability",
      "author.avatar_url": "capability",
      "author.verified": "capability",
      "author.followers": "capability",
      "metrics.favorites": "capability",
      "metrics.views": "capability",
      "metrics.reposts": "platform",
      "images": "capability",
      "hashtags": "capability",
      "mentions": "capability",
      "is_pinned": "capability",
      "post_id": "platform",
      "parent_id": "platform",
      "root_id": "platform"
    },
    "billing": {
      "amount": "0.002",
      "currency": "USD",
      "balance_after": "9.998"
    }
  }
}
```

### Empty

From a response recorded 2026-10-13 03:26 UTC. The request ID and balance are made up.

Size as sent: 881 B in the standard view (881 B compact, 881 B full).

```jsonc
{
  "code": "ok",
  "request_id": "1ca476d1-d99c-4cc0-b505-437220980ea1",
  "data": { "items": [] },
  "page": {
    "next_cursor": null,
    "cursor_expires_at": null,
    "has_more": false,
    "returned": 0
  },
  "warnings": [],
  "meta": {
    "capability": "douyin.index.creators.videos.list",
    "result_status": "empty",
    "fetched_at": "2026-10-13T03:26:11.000Z",
    "cached": false,
    "replayed": false,
    "unavailable": {
      "type": "capability",
      "title": "capability",
      "lang": "capability",
      "author.username": "capability",
      "author.name": "capability",
      "author.avatar_url": "capability",
      "author.verified": "capability",
      "author.followers": "capability",
      "metrics.favorites": "capability",
      "metrics.views": "capability",
      "metrics.reposts": "platform",
      "images": "capability",
      "hashtags": "capability",
      "mentions": "capability",
      "is_pinned": "capability",
      "post_id": "platform",
      "parent_id": "platform",
      "root_id": "platform"
    },
    "billing": {
      "amount": "0.002",
      "currency": "USD",
      "balance_after": "9.998"
    }
  }
}
```

### 400

An example written to the specification, not a recorded response.

```json
{
  "code": "invalid_params",
  "request_id": "55f88950-c21d-472b-ade5-697912771cb3",
  "message": "A parameter is invalid",
  "message_zh": "参数不合法",
  "charged": false,
  "retry": "after_fix",
  "retry_after_seconds": null,
  "param": null,
  "problems": ["id is required", "since is required", "until is required"],
  "docs_url": "https://dataxapi.com/docs/errors#invalid_params"
}
```

### 402

An example written to the specification, not a recorded response.

```json
{
  "code": "insufficient_balance",
  "request_id": "50fabff2-2923-4a4b-ae53-67d3cd815819",
  "message": "The balance is too low",
  "message_zh": "余额不足",
  "charged": false,
  "retry": "after_fix",
  "retry_after_seconds": null,
  "param": null,
  "required": "0.002",
  "available": "0",
  "docs_url": "https://dataxapi.com/docs/errors#insufficient_balance"
}
```

### 502

An example written to the specification, not a recorded response.

```json
{
  "code": "upstream_failed",
  "request_id": "ee719a0c-699f-4bda-b2ac-efea11683981",
  "message": "The data source failed",
  "message_zh": "数据来源出错",
  "charged": false,
  "retry": "yes",
  "retry_after_seconds": null,
  "param": null,
  "docs_url": "https://dataxapi.com/docs/errors#upstream_failed"
}
```

[This example as a JSON file](https://dataxapi.com/apis/douyin/index/creators/videos/list.example.json)

## Use it in your AI

`dataxapi setup` gives 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.index.creators.videos.list`.

Or paste this to any AI:

> Read https://dataxapi.com/apis/douyin/index/creators/videos/list.md and help me use the DataXAPI endpoint douyin.index.creators.videos.list (Douyin trend-index creator top videos).

[Open in ChatGPT](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Read%20https%3A%2F%2Fdataxapi.com%2Fapis%2Fdouyin%2Findex%2Fcreators%2Fvideos%2Flist.md%20and%20help%20me%20use%20the%20DataXAPI%20endpoint%20douyin.index.creators.videos.list%20%28Douyin%20trend-index%20creator%20top%20videos%29.) · [Open in Claude](https://claude.ai/new?q=Read%20https%3A%2F%2Fdataxapi.com%2Fapis%2Fdouyin%2Findex%2Fcreators%2Fvideos%2Flist.md%20and%20help%20me%20use%20the%20DataXAPI%20endpoint%20douyin.index.creators.videos.list%20%28Douyin%20trend-index%20creator%20top%20videos%29.)

## Related

Part of DataXAPI's Social media data. The same key also works for: Creators, Ads, E-commerce.

Douyin trend-index endpoints: [Douyin trend-index brand trends](https://dataxapi.com/apis/douyin/index/brands/history/), [Douyin trend-index brand comparison](https://dataxapi.com/apis/douyin/index/brands/metrics/), [Douyin trend-index creator top videos](https://dataxapi.com/apis/douyin/index/creators/videos/list/), [Douyin trend-index creator follower profile](https://dataxapi.com/apis/douyin/index/creators/audience/get/), [Douyin trend-index creator core metrics](https://dataxapi.com/apis/douyin/index/creators/metrics/), [Douyin trend-index keyword audience](https://dataxapi.com/apis/douyin/index/keywords/audience/get/), [Douyin trend-index keyword trends](https://dataxapi.com/apis/douyin/index/keywords/history/), [Douyin trend-index related keywords](https://dataxapi.com/apis/douyin/index/keywords/related/), [Douyin trend-index live hot topics](https://dataxapi.com/apis/douyin/index/trends/list/), [Douyin trend-index keyword hot videos](https://dataxapi.com/apis/douyin/index/videos/search/)

Douyin endpoints: [Douyin comment replies](https://dataxapi.com/apis/douyin/comments/replies/list/), [Douyin hashtag videos](https://dataxapi.com/apis/douyin/hashtags/videos/list/), [Douyin hot search board](https://dataxapi.com/apis/douyin/trends/list/), [Douyin user profile](https://dataxapi.com/apis/douyin/users/get/), [Douyin creator engagement and follower trends](https://dataxapi.com/apis/douyin/users/history/), [Douyin user search](https://dataxapi.com/apis/douyin/users/search/), [Douyin user videos](https://dataxapi.com/apis/douyin/users/videos/list/), [Douyin video comments](https://dataxapi.com/apis/douyin/videos/comments/list/), [Douyin video detail](https://dataxapi.com/apis/douyin/videos/get/), [Douyin video play count](https://dataxapi.com/apis/douyin/videos/metrics/), [Douyin related videos](https://dataxapi.com/apis/douyin/videos/related/), [Douyin video search](https://dataxapi.com/apis/douyin/videos/search/), [Douyin trending videos](https://dataxapi.com/apis/douyin/videos/trending/)

Douyin Xingtu endpoints: [Douyin Xingtu creator rate card](https://dataxapi.com/apis/douyin/xingtu/creators/rates/get/), [Douyin Xingtu creator search](https://dataxapi.com/apis/douyin/xingtu/creators/search/), [Douyin Xingtu creator profile](https://dataxapi.com/apis/douyin/xingtu/creators/get/), [Douyin Xingtu creator audience](https://dataxapi.com/apis/douyin/xingtu/creators/audience/get/), [Douyin Xingtu creator metrics](https://dataxapi.com/apis/douyin/xingtu/creators/metrics/), [Douyin Xingtu creator video performance](https://dataxapi.com/apis/douyin/xingtu/creators/videos/list/), [Douyin Xingtu creator content keywords](https://dataxapi.com/apis/douyin/xingtu/creators/keywords/get/), [Douyin Xingtu creator index scores](https://dataxapi.com/apis/douyin/xingtu/creators/scores/get/), [Douyin Xingtu creator content mix](https://dataxapi.com/apis/douyin/xingtu/creators/content_mix/get/), [Douyin Xingtu creator conversion](https://dataxapi.com/apis/douyin/xingtu/creators/conversion/get/), [Douyin Xingtu marketing calendar](https://dataxapi.com/apis/douyin/xingtu/campaigns/list/)

Related: [All Douyin trend-index endpoints](https://dataxapi.com/apis/douyin/index/), [All Douyin endpoints](https://dataxapi.com/apis/douyin/), [Social media data](https://dataxapi.com/categories/social/), [The post object's fields](https://dataxapi.com/docs/objects/post/)

## Questions

### How much does the Douyin trend-index creator top videos API cost?

$0.0020 per call. The most one call can cost is $0.0020.

### When am I not charged?

Errors and timeouts are not charged; an empty result is charged $0.0020.

### 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. Everything comes in one page; no cursor is issued.

### What happens if the object does not exist?

An account that does not exist cannot be told from an account with no videos in the span: both return an empty result, not a 404, and are charged as an empty result is.

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Last checked 2026-10-21 10:10 UTC. Catalog revision c48ce454ae6c4c65. [HTML version](https://dataxapi.com/apis/douyin/index/creators/videos/list/)