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Douyin video play count API

Get a Douyin video's counts as of now, by its ID: plays and likes. One object a call; $0.0020 per call. Errors, timeouts and objects that do not exist are not charged.

GEThttps://api.dataxapi.com/v1/douyin/videos/metrics
Also known asdouyin play countdouyin video statsDouyin video metricsIn Chinese: 抖音视频播放量 API
id is in the link: douyin.com/video/<id>.
Price$0.0020/ call · Errors and timeouts are not charged
Returns1 objectone post object
When an upstream failsRetried for youon the same route, or a backup route; never charged
StatusLive statusChecked daily with real calls · 4 days on record

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Used to call POST /v1/douyin/xingtu/videos/stats? It is this address now. What changed for old endpoints

The first 2 rows of a response recorded 2026-10-12 18:42 UTC.
FieldValue
metrics.likes171,024
metrics.views7,234,165
curl -G "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/douyin/videos/metrics" \
  --data-urlencode "id=7694940173372575014" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
{
  "code": "ok",
  "request_id": "089871c7-48ca-4337-a10a-6d113536de82",
  "data": {
    "item": {
      "id": "7470913773320371273",
      "metrics": { "likes": 171024, "views": 7234165 }
    }
  },
  "warnings": [],
  "meta": {
    "capability": "douyin.videos.metrics",
    "result_status": "complete",
    "fetched_at": "2026-10-12T18:42:55.000Z",
    "cached": false,
    "replayed": false,
    "unavailable": {
      "url": "capability",
      "type": "capability",
      "title": "capability",
      "text": "capability",
      "lang": "capability",
      "published_at": "capability",
      "author": "capability",
      "metrics.comments": "capability",
      "metrics.shares": "capability",
      "metrics.favorites": "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 18:42 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: 825 B in the standard view (825 B compact, 825 B full).

This example as a JSON file

curl -G "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/douyin/videos/metrics" \
  --data-urlencode "id=7694940173372575014" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
from dataxapi import DataXAPI

dx = DataXAPI()  # reads DATAXAPI_API_KEY
result = dx.douyin.videos.metrics(id="7694940173372575014")
print(result["data"]["item"])
import { DataXAPI } from "@dataxapi/sdk";

const dx = new DataXAPI(); // reads DATAXAPI_API_KEY
const result = await dx.douyin.videos.metrics({ id: "7694940173372575014" });
console.log(result.data.item);
dataxapi call douyin.videos.metrics id=7694940173372575014
{
  "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.videos.metrics.

Parameters

idtextrequired

Video ID, a string of digits. Example: 7694940173372575014.

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.item is one post object. Stable: fields are only ever added.

idtextcompact

ID; pass it unchanged to the get endpoint

urllinkcompactNot provided here

Link that opens the post

typetextcompactNot provided here

Content formatvideoimagetextarticle

titletextcompactNot provided here

Title

texttextcompactNot provided here

Body text

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

langtextstandardNot provided here

Language of the text

Show all 34 fields →
published_attimecompactNot provided here

When it was published

authorobjectcompactNot provided here

Author

author.idtextcompactNot provided here

Author's account ID

author.usernametextcompactNot provided here

Author's handle

author.nametextcompactNot provided here

Author's display name

author.avatar_urllinkstandardNot provided here

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.viewsintegercompact

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

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 73 B, standard 73 B, full 73 B (measured on the response recorded 2026-10-12 18:42 UTC).

What this endpoint cannot give

urlNot provided here
typeNot provided here
titleNot provided here
textNot provided here
langNot provided here
published_atNot provided here
authorNot provided here
author.idNot provided here
author.usernameNot provided here
author.nameNot provided here
author.avatar_urlNot provided here
author.verifiedNot provided here
author.followersNot provided here
metrics.commentsNot provided here
metrics.sharesNot provided here
metrics.favoritesNot 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
The object does not exist (404)not charged
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.

If the object does not exist

The answer is 404 not_found and nothing is charged. reason says which: not_found (it does not exist) or private_or_deleted.

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
404not_foundThe object does not exist, is private or was deletedRetry: NoNo
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 video play count API cost?

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

When am I not charged?

Errors, timeouts and objects that do not exist are not charged.

What happens if the object does not exist?

The answer is 404 not_found and nothing is charged. reason says which: not_found (it does not exist) or private_or_deleted.

The same thing on other platforms

WeChat Official Account article stats$0.0200

All 34 Douyin endpoints

Douyin endpoints
Douyin comment replies$0.0020Douyin hashtag videos$0.0020Douyin hot search board$0.0020Douyin user profile$0.0020Douyin creator engagement and follower trends$0.0020Douyin user search$0.0020Douyin user videos$0.0020Douyin video comments$0.0020Douyin video detail$0.0020Douyin video play count$0.0020Douyin related videos$0.0020Douyin video search$0.0200Douyin trending videos$0.0020
Douyin trend-index endpoints
Douyin trend-index brand trends$0.0020Douyin trend-index brand comparison$0.0020Douyin trend-index creator top videos$0.0020Douyin trend-index creator follower profile$0.0020Douyin trend-index creator core metrics$0.0020Douyin trend-index keyword audience$0.0020Douyin trend-index keyword trends$0.0060Douyin trend-index related keywords$0.0020Douyin trend-index live hot topics$0.0020Douyin trend-index keyword hot videos$0.0020
Douyin Xingtu endpoints
Douyin Xingtu creator rate card$0.0400Douyin Xingtu creator search$0.0040Douyin Xingtu creator profile$0.0040Douyin Xingtu creator audience$0.0040Douyin Xingtu creator metrics$0.0040Douyin Xingtu creator video performance$0.0040Douyin Xingtu creator content keywords$0.0020Douyin Xingtu creator index scores$0.0080Douyin Xingtu creator content mix$0.0040Douyin Xingtu creator conversion$0.0040Douyin Xingtu marketing calendar$0.0040

Use it in your AI

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Use one of these, or your own words.

Read https://dataxapi.com/apis/douyin/videos/metrics.md and help me use the DataXAPI endpoint douyin.videos.metrics (Douyin video play count).
Prefer to set it up by hand?
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.videos.metrics.Other clients →
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Brief for an AIEverything needed to call it, as text
Show the text
Use the DataXAPI endpoint douyin.videos.metrics (Douyin video play count). Get a Douyin video's counts as of now, by its ID: plays and likes.
Call GET https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/douyin/videos/metrics 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 (required): Video ID, a string of digits. Example: 7694940173372575014.
- 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, timeouts and objects that do not exist are not charged.
The answer is JSON: data.item holds post; meta.billing.amount is what this call was charged.
Example:
curl -G "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/douyin/videos/metrics" \
  --data-urlencode "id=7694940173372575014" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
Full reference in Markdown: https://dataxapi.com/apis/douyin/videos/metrics.md

Names and identifiers

In Chinese
抖音视频播放量 API
Endpoint ID
douyin.videos.metrics
Endpoint
GET /v1/douyin/videos/metrics
Last checked 2026-10-21 09:10 UTC.View the Markdown versionopenapi.jsonllms.txt

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