Douyin video search API

curl -G "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/douyin/videos/search" \
  --data-urlencode "query=露营" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"

{
  "code": "ok",
  "request_id": "c4c779e7-8730-415a-ab8b-2439d70fb51a",
  "data": {
    "items": [
      {
        "id": "7732320280216651754",
        "url": "https://www.douyin.com/video/7732320280216651754",
        "type": "video",
        "title": null,
        "text": "周末的露营日常，随手记录一下",
        "lang": "zh",
        "published_at": "2026-09-11T01:32:11.000Z",
        "author": {
          "id": "MS4wLjABAAAAWo9vAvyTzp3sb2-krZmkriyZuGbWt-p4togQvkClUpj",
          "username": "weekend_lin",
          "name": "小林的周末",
          "avatar_url": "https://p3-pc.douyinpic.com/aweme/100x100/aweme-avatar/tos-cn-avt-0015_ec931a72ca043f30fa7e.jpeg",
          "followers": 2525
        },
        "metrics": {
          "likes": 96505,
          "comments": 2219,
          "shares": 60467,
          "favorites": 7038
        },
        "images": null,
        "hashtags": ["户外生活", "好物分享"]
      },
      // … 6 more
    ]
  },
  "page": {
    "next_cursor": "c1.ts-YHxldZuVXCxH6Gev5iQGlxtlGILU8V8n9tjjp",
    "cursor_expires_at": "2026-10-12T20:01:55.000Z",
    "has_more": true,
    "returned": 7
  },
  "warnings": [],
  "meta": {
    "capability": "douyin.videos.search",
    "result_status": "complete",
    "fetched_at": "2026-10-12T19:01:55.000Z",
    "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",
      "is_pinned": "capability"
    },
    "billing": {
      "amount": "0.02",
      "currency": "USD",
      "balance_after": "9.98"
    }
  }
}

From a response recorded 2026-10-12 19:01 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: 6.3 KB in the standard view (4.5 KB compact, 6.3 KB full).

{
  "code": "ok",
  "request_id": "151c9fde-5ad5-4873-a657-ffd3b2c55e92",
  "data": { "items": [] },
  "page": {
    "next_cursor": null,
    "cursor_expires_at": null,
    "has_more": false,
    "returned": 0
  },
  "warnings": [],
  "meta": {
    "capability": "douyin.videos.search",
    "result_status": "empty",
    "fetched_at": "2026-10-12T19:01:55.000Z",
    "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",
      "is_pinned": "capability"
    },
    "billing": {
      "amount": "0.02",
      "currency": "USD",
      "balance_after": "9.98"
    }
  }
}

From a recording of 2026-10-12 19:01 UTC, edited by hand to show this case. The request ID and balance are made up.

Size as sent: 605 B in the standard view (605 B compact, 605 B full).

curl -G "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/douyin/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.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.videos.search({ query: "露营" });
console.log(result.data.items);

dataxapi call douyin.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.videos.search.