Douyin trend-index keyword hot videos API
Get the roughly 20 high-index videos Douyin's index tool puts forward for a keyword: caption, link, author's display name, likes, video index and category. One page only; the author's ID and the publication time are not given, the video endpoint has them. Up to 20 items a call; $0.0020 per call. Errors and timeouts are not charged; an empty result is charged $0.0020.
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Used to call POST /v1/douyin/index/video-suggestions? It is this address now. What changed for old endpoints
curl -G "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/douyin/index/videos/search" \ --data-urlencode "query=露营" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
{
"code": "ok",
"request_id": "d1120d73-61f8-4905-8b57-c5d8a3dbeacb",
"data": {
"items": [
{
"id": "7889904024157348473",
"url": "https://www.douyin.com/video/7889904024157348473",
"type": "video",
"text": "把露营从头到尾讲清楚,看完少走弯路",
"author": {
"name": "阿杰爱折腾",
"avatar_url": "https://p3-pc.douyinpic.com/aweme/100x100/aweme-avatar/tos-cn-avt-0015_87769552318547f4931d.jpeg"
},
"metrics": { "likes": 1762741 }
},
// … 19 more
]
},
"page": {
"next_cursor": null,
"cursor_expires_at": null,
"has_more": false,
"returned": 20
},
"warnings": [],
"meta": {
"capability": "douyin.index.videos.search",
"result_status": "complete",
"fetched_at": "2026-10-12T21:56:34.000Z",
"cached": false,
"replayed": false,
"unavailable": {
"title": "capability",
"lang": "capability",
"published_at": "capability",
"author.id": "capability",
"author.username": "capability",
"author.verified": "capability",
"author.followers": "capability",
"metrics.comments": "capability",
"metrics.shares": "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"
}
}
}From a response recorded 2026-10-12 21:56 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: 11.4 KB in the standard view (7.7 KB compact, 15.8 KB full).
{
"code": "ok",
"request_id": "463c9f6e-1259-4e5f-b774-c99e0557e439",
"data": { "items": [] },
"page": {
"next_cursor": null,
"cursor_expires_at": null,
"has_more": false,
"returned": 0
},
"warnings": [],
"meta": {
"capability": "douyin.index.videos.search",
"result_status": "empty",
"fetched_at": "2026-10-12T21:56:36.000Z",
"cached": false,
"replayed": false,
"unavailable": {
"title": "capability",
"lang": "capability",
"published_at": "capability",
"author.id": "capability",
"author.username": "capability",
"author.verified": "capability",
"author.followers": "capability",
"metrics.comments": "capability",
"metrics.shares": "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"
}
}
}From a response recorded 2026-10-12 21:56 UTC. The request ID and balance are made up.
Size as sent: 909 B in the standard view (909 B compact, 909 B full).
curl -G "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/douyin/index/videos/search" \ --data-urlencode "query=露营" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
from dataxapi import DataXAPI dx = DataXAPI() # reads DATAXAPI_API_KEY result = dx.douyin.index.videos.search(query="露营") print(result["data"]["items"])
import { DataXAPI } from "@dataxapi/sdk";
const dx = new DataXAPI(); // reads DATAXAPI_API_KEY
const result = await dx.douyin.index.videos.search({ query: "露营" });
console.log(result.data.items);dataxapi call douyin.index.videos.search 'query=露营'{
"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.videos.search.
Parameters
The keyword. Example: 露营.
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. - Everything comes in one page; no cursor is issued.
- 22 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 37 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
The index 巨量算数 gives the video: a score, not a count of plays
The category the video is filed under, in the platform's words
Address of the cover image
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 347 B, standard 537 B, full 765 B (measured on the response recorded 2026-10-12 21:56 UTC).
What this endpoint cannot give
titleNot provided herelangNot provided herepublished_atNot provided hereauthor.idNot provided hereauthor.usernameNot provided hereauthor.verifiedNot provided hereauthor.followersNot provided heremetrics.commentsNot provided heremetrics.sharesNot provided heremetrics.favoritesNot provided heremetrics.viewsNot provided heremetrics.repostsThe platform has noneimagesNot provided herehashtagsNot provided herementionsNot provided herementions[].idNot provided herementions[].usernameNot provided herementions[].nameNot provided hereis_pinnedNot 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 2026-10-21 09:10 UTC, under price book 2, in effect since 2026-10-17 11:00 UTC; the Playground reads the price in force before a run.
Errors
What this endpoint can answer with; codes all endpoints share are on the full list.
invalid_paramsA parameter is invalidRetry: After a fixNoinsufficient_balanceThe balance is too lowRetry: After a fixNoupstream_failedThe data source failedRetry: YesNotimeoutThe data did not arrive in time; retry with the same idempotency keyRetry: YesNoQuestions
How much does the Douyin trend-index keyword hot 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.
All 34 Douyin endpoints
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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.index.videos.search.Other clients →Show the text
Use the DataXAPI endpoint douyin.index.videos.search (Douyin trend-index keyword hot videos). Get the roughly 20 high-index videos Douyin's index tool puts forward for a keyword: caption, link, author's display name, likes, video index and category. One page only; the author's ID and the publication time are not given, the video endpoint has them. Call GET https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/douyin/index/videos/search with the header "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY". Read the key from the environment variable DATAXAPI_API_KEY; never write it into code. Parameters: - query (required): The keyword. Example: 露营. - 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: $0.0020 per call. Errors and timeouts are not charged; an empty result is charged $0.0020. 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/index/videos/search" \ --data-urlencode "query=露营" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY" Full reference in Markdown: https://dataxapi.com/apis/douyin/index/videos/search.md
Names and identifiers
- In Chinese
- 抖音巨量算数关键词热门视频 API
- Endpoint ID
douyin.index.videos.search- Endpoint
GET /v1/douyin/index/videos/search
Start with one key.
207 endpoints on 21 platforms, from $0.0003 a call. Errors and timeouts are not charged.