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How to get TikTok comments with Python

2 endpoints do it: TikTok video search → TikTok video comments. The worked example below is 11 calls and costs $0.0220 in all; a failed call is not charged.

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You get the comments under the TikTok videos on a topic: text, commenter, likes, reply count and time, 50 to a page. Every step below has its Python beside cURL, TypeScript and the command line.

Step 1: TikTok video search

Search TikTok videos for your keyword. Each result has its id and its comment count in metrics.comments; the next step takes the id. Already have the video's link? Skip this step: the next one takes a link as url too.

curl -G "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/tiktok/videos/search" \
  --data-urlencode "query=space station" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
from dataxapi import DataXAPI

dx = DataXAPI()  # reads DATAXAPI_API_KEY
result = dx.tiktok.videos.search(query="space station")
print(result["data"]["items"])
import { DataXAPI } from "@dataxapi/sdk";

const dx = new DataXAPI(); // reads DATAXAPI_API_KEY
const result = await dx.tiktok.videos.search({ query: "space station" });
console.log(result.data.items);
dataxapi call tiktok.videos.search 'query=space station'
Recorded response
{
  "code": "ok",
  "request_id": "eecdbf3f-64ce-4b11-b396-ee190d7ff728",
  "data": {
    "items": [
      {
        "id": "7566364515678793552",
        "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@trail_and_lens/video/7566364515678793552",
        "type": "video",
        "text": "My honest take on space station, a month in.",
        "lang": "en",
        "published_at": "2026-10-11T23:17:34.000Z",
        "author": {
          "id": "6279025233109159764",
          "username": "trail_and_lens",
          "name": "Maya Chen",
          "avatar_url": "https://p16-sign-va.tiktokcdn.com/tos-maliva-avt-0068/fff322a0d982cccf1e82~c5_100x100.jpeg",
          "followers": 92601
        },
        "metrics": {
          "likes": 353,
          "comments": 11,
          "shares": 19,
          "favorites": 40,
          "views": 7561
        },
        "hashtags": [
          "weekendvibes",
          "gearreview",
          // … 2 more
        ],
        "mentions": []
      },
      // … 29 more
    ]
  },
  "page": {
    "next_cursor": "c1.bGY_kn5Dxsgl6MN3VXHyMcLAdlxPxQw-FwjswIlE",
    "cursor_expires_at": "2026-10-12T20:17:24.000Z",
    "has_more": true,
    "returned": 30
  },
  "warnings": [],
  "meta": {
    "capability": "tiktok.videos.search",
    "result_status": "complete",
    "fetched_at": "2026-10-12T19:17:24.000Z",
    "cached": false,
    "replayed": false,
    "unavailable": {
      "title": "platform",
      "images": "capability",
      "author.verified": "capability",
      "metrics.reposts": "capability",
      "mentions.username": "capability",
      "mentions.name": "capability",
      "post_id": "platform",
      "parent_id": "platform",
      "root_id": "platform",
      "is_pinned": "capability"
    },
    "billing": {
      "amount": "0.002",
      "currency": "USD",
      "balance_after": "9.998"
    }
  }
}

From a response recorded 2026-10-12 19:17 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.

TikTok video search · $0.0020 / a call · Parameters, fields and errors on the endpoint's page →

Step 2: TikTok video comments

Get the comments of each video by its id. In Python, loop: pass page.next_cursor as cursor until page.has_more is false, and add data.items to your table on each pass.

curl -G "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/tiktok/videos/comments/list" \
  --data-urlencode "id=7665840565958872333" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
from dataxapi import DataXAPI

dx = DataXAPI()  # reads DATAXAPI_API_KEY
result = dx.tiktok.videos.comments.list(id="7665840565958872333")
print(result["data"]["items"])
import { DataXAPI } from "@dataxapi/sdk";

const dx = new DataXAPI(); // reads DATAXAPI_API_KEY
const result = await dx.tiktok.videos.comments.list({ id: "7665840565958872333" });
console.log(result.data.items);
dataxapi call tiktok.videos.comments.list id=7665840565958872333
Recorded response
{
  "code": "ok",
  "request_id": "49a9388e-860b-401b-9189-91392b4dbe4c",
  "data": {
    "items": [
      {
        "id": "7249404573671997643",
        "text": "Finally someone explains it properly.",
        "published_at": "2026-10-08T14:20:19.000Z",
        "author": {
          "id": "6405221235864634600",
          "username": "northside_coffee",
          "name": "Leo Park",
          "avatar_url": "https://p16-sign-va.tiktokcdn.com/tos-maliva-avt-0068/b53b29284ec746c5795e~c5_100x100.jpeg"
        },
        "metrics": { "likes": 1430, "comments": 37 },
        "post_id": "7314577132464284710",
        "parent_id": null,
        "root_id": null
      },
      // … 49 more
    ]
  },
  "page": {
    "next_cursor": "c1.ILIjF_oJ0LYoN_N-5Pz5rAlsEbq5IITvnA7EL4Hr",
    "cursor_expires_at": "2026-10-12T19:45:47.000Z",
    "has_more": true,
    "returned": 50
  },
  "warnings": [],
  "meta": {
    "capability": "tiktok.videos.comments.list",
    "result_status": "complete",
    "fetched_at": "2026-10-12T18:45:47.000Z",
    "cached": false,
    "replayed": false,
    "unavailable": { "url": "platform" },
    "billing": {
      "amount": "0.002",
      "currency": "USD",
      "balance_after": "9.998"
    }
  }
}

From a response recorded 2026-10-12 18:45 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.

TikTok video comments · $0.0020 / a call · Parameters, fields and errors on the endpoint's page →

What the example costs

one page of search results, then two pages of comments under each of the first 5 videos

EndpointCallsPriceSubtotal
TikTok video search1$0.0020$0.0020
TikTok video comments10$0.0020$0.0200
Total11$0.0220

Prices are the prices in force when this page was built. A failed call, and an object that does not exist, cost nothing.

In your AI (MCP)

Connect DataXAPI to your AI client once. Then say what you want; the agent finds these endpoints, checks the price and calls them on your balance.

Say: Use DataXAPI to search TikTok for “space station”, get two pages of comments under each of the top 5 videos, and put them in one table.
What the agent sends to the call tool
{
  "capability": "tiktok.videos.search",
  "query": "space station",
  "idempotency_key": "<a new UUID>"
}

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With a Skill

Comments and word of mouth

“What are people praising and complaining about under this post?”

The Comments and word of mouth Skill does this job as a ready-made task, under a spending cap. Its example run: 3 calls, at most $0.0060.

Good to know

  • Comments come 50 a page and the search 30 a page; a cursor works for an hour.
  • Replies to a comment are not in this list. A comment's metrics.comments is its reply count, and the comment replies endpoint gets the replies by the comment's ID and its video's ID.
  • A comment has no link of its own: url is not returned.
  • A video that does not exist cannot be told from a video without comments: both come back as an empty page, which is charged.