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.

GEThttps://api.dataxapi.com/v1/douyin/index/videos/search
Also known asdouyin index video searchdouyin top videos for a keyworddouyin video indexDouyin trend-index videos for a keywordIn Chinese: 抖音巨量算数关键词热门视频 API
Price$0.0020/ call · Errors and timeouts are not charged
Returns20 a pageeverything in one answer, no paging
When an upstream failsRetried for youon the same route, or a backup route; never charged

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Used to call POST /v1/douyin/index/video-suggestions? It is this address now. What changed for old endpoints

The first 2 rows of a response recorded 2026-10-12 21:56 UTC.
FieldValue
typevideo
metrics.likes1,762,741
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).

This example as a JSON file

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

querytextrequired

The keyword. Example: 露营.

viewtext

How much of each item to return. All three cost the same. Values: compact, standard (default), full.

fieldslist of text

Return only these fields. Each by its path, such as author.name.

Known limits

Returned fields

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

idtextcompact

ID; pass it unchanged to the get endpoint

urllinkcompact

Link that opens the post

typetextcompact

Content formatvideoimagetextarticle

titletextcompactNot provided here

Title

texttextcompact

Body text

Long text: the compact view keeps the first 500 characters and says so in warnings.

langtextstandardNot provided here

Language of the text

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published_attimecompactNot provided here

When it was published

authorobjectcompact

Author

author.idtextcompactNot provided here

Author's account ID

author.usernametextcompactNot provided here

Author's handle

author.nametextcompact

Author's display name

author.avatar_urllinkstandard

Author's avatar

author.verifiedyes/nostandardNot provided here

Whether the author is verified

author.followersintegerstandardNot provided here

Author's follower count

metricsobjectcompact

Engagement counts

metrics.likesintegercompact

Likes

metrics.commentsintegercompactNot provided here

Comments

metrics.sharesintegercompactNot provided here

Shares

metrics.favoritesintegercompactNot provided here

Saves

metrics.viewsintegercompactNot provided here

Views

metrics.repostsintegercompactThe platform has none

Reposts

imageslist of linkstandardNot provided here

Image addresses

hashtagslist of textstandardNot provided here

Hashtags, without the #

mentionslist of objectstandardNot provided here

Accounts mentioned in the text

mentions[].idtextstandardNot provided here

Account ID

mentions[].usernametextstandardNot provided here

Handle

mentions[].nametextstandardNot provided here

Display name

is_pinnedyes/nostandardNot provided here

Whether the author pinned it

post_idtextcompactThe platform has none

ID of the thread's root post when this is a reply; otherwise null

parent_idtextcompactThe platform has none

ID of the item it replies to directly; otherwise null

root_idtextcompactThe platform has none

ID of the first-level reply its thread hangs under

ext.indexintegerfull

The index 巨量算数 gives the video: a score, not a count of plays

ext.categorytextfull

The category the video is filed under, in the platform's words

ext.cover_urllinkfull

Address of the cover image

approximatelist of objectcompact

Which numbers of this item are approximate or lower bounds; absent when all are exact

approximate[].fieldtextcompact

Path of the field, such as metrics.views

approximate[].kindtextcompact

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 here
langNot provided here
published_atNot provided here
author.idNot provided here
author.usernameNot provided here
author.verifiedNot provided here
author.followersNot provided here
metrics.commentsNot provided here
metrics.sharesNot provided here
metrics.favoritesNot provided here
metrics.viewsNot provided here
metrics.repostsThe platform has none
imagesNot provided here
hashtagsNot provided here
mentionsNot provided here
mentions[].idNot provided here
mentions[].usernameNot provided here
mentions[].nameNot provided here
is_pinnedNot provided here
post_idThe platform has none
parent_idThe platform has none
root_idThe platform has none

When you are 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 timeoutnot charged
CaseCharged
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 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.

HTTPCodeMeaningCharged
400invalid_paramsA parameter is invalidRetry: After a fixNo
402insufficient_balanceThe balance is too lowRetry: After a fixNo
502upstream_failedThe data source failedRetry: YesNo
504timeoutThe data did not arrive in time; retry with the same idempotency keyRetry: YesNo

All error codes →

Questions

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

Douyin trend-index endpoints
Douyin endpoints
Douyin Xingtu endpoints

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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
Last checked 2026-10-21 09:10 UTC.View the Markdown versionopenapi.jsonllms.txt

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