# TikTok Transcript API TikTok Beta Returns the timed transcript of a public TikTok video: creator-edited captions, TikTok's auto-captions, or TikTok's own translation when you ask for another language with lang. Videos without any caption track are transcribed from their audio with speech-to-text. Accepts tiktok.com video, mobile, embed and vm./vt./t/ share links, or a numeric video ID. GET `/v1/tiktok/transcript` ## Example cURL: ```shell curl -G 'https://staging.socialtap.dev/v1/tiktok/transcript' \ --data-urlencode 'url=7673108027645414678' \ -H "x-api-key: $SOCIALTAP_API_KEY" ``` Node.js: ```javascript const params = new URLSearchParams({ url: "7673108027645414678", }); const res = await fetch(`https://staging.socialtap.dev/v1/tiktok/transcript?${params}`, { headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY ?? "" }, }); const body = await res.json(); if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${body.error.code}: ${body.error.message}`); const { data, meta } = body; console.log(data, meta.credits_charged); ``` Python: ```python import os import requests res = requests.get( "https://staging.socialtap.dev/v1/tiktok/transcript", params={"url": "7673108027645414678"}, headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"]}, ) body = res.json() if not res.ok: raise RuntimeError(f"{body['error']['code']}: {body['error']['message']}") data, meta = body["data"], body["meta"] print(data, meta["credits_charged"]) ``` Go: ```go package main import ( "encoding/json" "fmt" "log" "net/http" "net/url" "os" ) func main() { q := url.Values{} q.Set("url", "7673108027645414678") req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://staging.socialtap.dev/v1/tiktok/transcript?"+q.Encode(), nil) if err != nil { log.Fatal(err) } req.Header.Set("x-api-key", os.Getenv("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY")) res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req) if err != nil { log.Fatal(err) } defer res.Body.Close() var body struct { Data json.RawMessage `json:"data"` Meta map[string]any `json:"meta"` Error *struct { Code string `json:"code"` Message string `json:"message"` } `json:"error"` } if err := json.NewDecoder(res.Body).Decode(&body); err != nil { log.Fatal(err) } if body.Error != nil { log.Fatalf("%s: %s", body.Error.Code, body.Error.Message) } fmt.Println(string(body.Data), body.Meta["credits_charged"]) } ``` 200 OK: ```json { "data": { "available_languages": [ "en" ], "duration_ms": 495000, "id": "7673108027645414678", "is_auto_generated": false, "language": "en", "platform": "tiktok", "platform_specific": {}, "segments": [ { "end_ms": 4820, "start_ms": 100, "text": "Let me show you how to make a Japanese cream stew!" }, { "end_ms": 8380, "start_ms": 4821, "text": "I think there is a way to definitely make it from scratch," }, { "end_ms": 13120, "start_ms": 8381, "text": "but most Japanese people buy the stock for the cream stew." } ], "source": "captions", "text": "Let me show you how to make a Japanese cream stew! I think there is a way to definitely make it from scratch, but most Japanese people buy the stock for the cream stew. If you go to a Japanese supermarket, you can find this next to or near where the curry stock cubes are. This is…", "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@niinoclock/video/7673108027645414678" }, "meta": { "request_id": "req_3f9c2a7d1e8b4c6a9f0e2d4b6a8c0e1f", "platform": "tiktok", "source": "captions", "is_cached": false, "credits_charged": 1, "latency_ms": 668, "fetched_at": "2026-10-25T12:00:00Z", "input": { "kind": "video", "id": "7673108027645414678", "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@niinoclock/video/7673108027645414678" }, "credits_remaining": 9999, "client_request_id": null, "warnings": [], "mode": "live" } } ``` Long arrays and strings are shortened for display; real responses are complete. > [!NOTE] > > **Good to know** > > - Photo posts have no audio track and return no_transcript. > - Videos with licensed music and no speech may transcribe the song lyrics. ## Authorizations `x-api-key`stringheaderrequired Your API key. Keys starting with `st_test_` are [test keys](https://staging.socialtap.dev/docs/test-mode/index.md): recorded responses, free. [Authentication](https://staging.socialtap.dev/docs/authentication/index.md) ## Query parameters | Name | Type | Description | Example | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `url` required | `string`
max 2,048 chars | TikTok video URL (tiktok.com/@user/video/\, m.tiktok.com/v/\.html, vm.tiktok.com/\, vt.tiktok.com/\, tiktok.com/t/\, embed URLs) or a numeric video ID. | `https://www.tiktok.com/@scout2015/video/6718335390845095173` | | `lang` optional | `string`
bcp47 | Preferred language: a BCP-47 tag such as en or pt-BR (case-insensitive; _ is read as -). Selects the caption track (TikTok also offers its own translations); falls back to the video's original language, then any track. TikTok's three-letter codes (eng-US) work too. | `en` | `url` takes TikTok video and post links; another kind of link, or another platform's, fails free with [`invalid_input`](https://staging.socialtap.dev/docs/errors/index.md#invalid_input). Unknown parameters are rejected with a suggestion, never ignored ([Requests](https://staging.socialtap.dev/docs/requests/index.md)). **Parameters every endpoint accepts** | Name | Type | Description | Example | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `max_age` optional | `integer`
min 0 | Accept a cached response up to this many seconds old. Cache hits cost 0 credits. Omit to always fetch fresh. The Cache-Control: max-age=N request header is equivalent; max_age wins when both are sent. | — | | `fields` optional | `string` | Return only these fields of each item: comma-separated paths in the schema's notation (id,text,metrics.view_count,segments\[\].text; a parent path keeps the whole object). Unknown paths are rejected. Applied after the cache, so it changes neither the price nor cache hits; page and meta are always returned whole. | — | ## Response ### 200 `{data, meta}`. `data` is a [transcript](https://staging.socialtap.dev/resources/transcript/index.md) object; `meta` describes the request ([meta](https://staging.socialtap.dev/docs/reference/index.md#meta)). The fields are the shared transcript schema, the same on every platform. | Field | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | `data.platform` | `string` | Platform the media is hosted on. | | `data.id` | `string` | Platform-native ID of the post (equals post.id). | | `data.url` | `string` (uri) | Canonical URL of the post. | | `data.language` | `string` or `null` | BCP-47 language of the returned transcript; null when unknown. | | `data.source` | `string` | captions = platform caption track; asr = speech-to-text on the audio. New values may be added.
One of `captions`, `asr` | | `data.is_auto_generated` | `boolean` | True when the track was machine-generated (platform auto-captions or ASR). | | `data.available_languages` | `string[]` | BCP-47 caption languages the platform offers for this post; \[\] if none or not listed. | | `data.duration_ms` | `integer` or `null` | Media duration in milliseconds; null when unknown. | | `data.segments` | `object[]` | Timed cues in order; never empty on success. | | `data.segments[].start_ms` | `integer` | Start time in milliseconds from the beginning of the media. | | `data.segments[].end_ms` | `integer` | End time in milliseconds from the beginning of the media. | | `data.segments[].text` | `string` | Cue text, whitespace-normalized. | | `data.text` | `string` | Full transcript: segment texts joined with single spaces. | | `data.platform_specific` | `object` | Fields only this platform has, under its ID (platform_specific.\); each null when unknown. | not_found, private_or_unavailable and no_transcript are item-level: the request was fine, the item can't be returned. ### 400 400 Bad Request: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing. | Code | HTTP | Retry | Meaning | What to do | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `invalid_input` | 400 | No | The request parameters are missing or malformed, or the URL is not a supported link for this endpoint. | Fix the parameter named in param (the message says how); for a link of the wrong kind, call the endpoint the message names. | ### 401 401 Unauthorized: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing. | Code | HTTP | Retry | Meaning | What to do | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `unauthorized` | 401 | No | The x-api-key header is missing, unknown or revoked (or, on the dashboard's routes, the session cookie is missing or expired). | Send a valid API key in the x-api-key header; without one, get a key at details.signup_url (AI agents: POST details.agent_signup_url). | ### 402 402 Payment Required: 2 error codes. Free: errors cost nothing. | Code | HTTP | Retry | Meaning | What to do | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `insufficient_credits` | 402 | No | The account does not have enough credits for this request. | Buy credits (a human pays: details.purchase_url, or details.checkout makes a checkout link), then repeat the request; do not retry automatically. | | `spend_limit_reached` | 402 | No | The API key reached its spend limit for the current period; the account may still have credits. | Wait until details.resets_at or raise the key's spend limit (PATCH /v1/api_keys/{id}); do not retry automatically. | ### 403 403 Forbidden: 2 error codes. Free: errors cost nothing. | Code | HTTP | Retry | Meaning | What to do | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `forbidden` | 403 | No | The API key is valid but may not make this request: its account is suspended, its scopes do not include the route, it is waiting for its owner's email confirmation, it is past its expiry, or the request came from an IP its allowlist does not include. A running job stops the same way when its account is suspended or the key that created it is revoked or expires. It is about the key, never the item (a private item is private_or_unavailable, also 403): branch on the code. | Do what details.reason says: if suspended, contact [support](https://staging.socialtap.dev/docs/index.md); otherwise use a key whose scopes cover the route (details.required_scope), have the owner confirm the emailed link, create a new key, or call from an allowed IP. | | `private_or_unavailable` | 403 | No | The item exists but is private, age- or region-gated, or requires a login to view. It shares 403 with forbidden (which is about the key): branch on the code. | Only public items can be fetched; do not retry. | ### 404 404 Not Found: 2 error codes. Free: errors cost nothing. | Code | HTTP | Retry | Meaning | What to do | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `not_found` | 404 | No | The item does not exist or was deleted. | Check the URL or ID; do not retry. | | `no_transcript` | 404 | No | The media exists but has no transcript: no caption track and no speech to transcribe. | Do not retry; try another language with lang if the platform offers one. | ### 429 429 Too Many Requests: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing. | Code | HTTP | Retry | Meaning | What to do | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `rate_limited` | 429 | Yes, later | The account exceeded its runaway-protection ceiling: plans do not limit request rate, but a high per-account safety ceiling stops broken client loops. Support raises it on request. Without an API key (signup, the MCP server's tool listing and find_endpoint), requests are limited per IP address instead. | Wait for the number of seconds in the retry-after header, then retry; ask [support](https://staging.socialtap.dev/docs/index.md) to raise the ceiling if your sustained traffic needs more (calls without an API key: use one). | ### 500 500 Internal Error: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing. | Code | HTTP | Retry | Meaning | What to do | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `internal` | 500 | Yes, later | Unexpected SocialTap error. | Retry with backoff; contact [support](https://staging.socialtap.dev/docs/index.md) with the request_id if it persists. | ### 502 502 Bad Gateway: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing. | Code | HTTP | Retry | Meaning | What to do | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `upstream_error` | 502 | Yes, later | The platform failed or returned something unexpected. | Retry with backoff; failed requests are free. | ### 503 503 Unavailable: 2 error codes. Free: errors cost nothing. | Code | HTTP | Retry | Meaning | What to do | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `upstream_blocked` | 503 | Yes, later | The platform refused every attempt. | Retry later with backoff; failed requests are free. | | `overloaded` | 503 | Yes, later | SocialTap was momentarily at capacity and did not start the request: nothing was fetched or charged. | Retry after the number of seconds in the retry-after header; failed requests are free. | ## Pricing From **1 credit** per request, up to 122 credits. Charged only for successful requests. Errors are free. The price depends on the source that produced the result, reported as `meta.source`; sources are tried cheapest first: Captions → Speech-to-text. | Source | Price per successful request | Per 1,000 requests | | --- | --- | --- | | Captions `captions` | 1 credit | $0.75–$1.45 | | Speech-to-text `asr` | 2 credits + 2 per started minute of media
up to 122 credits (60 started minutes of media) | $1.50–$2.90 + $1.50–$2.90 per started minute of media | Example: a result from Speech-to-text `asr` with 3 started minutes of media costs 2 + 2 × 3 = **8 credits**. **Balance, sources and what you were charged** Your balance must be at least **1 credit** to start a request; with less, it is refused with [`insufficient_credits`](https://staging.socialtap.dev/docs/errors/index.md#insufficient_credits) (HTTP 402) and costs nothing. Only that minimum is set aside when the request starts. One request costs at most **122 credits**, but that amount is never locked up in advance: right before costlier work, SocialTap sets aside more of your balance, the exact price when the number of started minutes of media is known beforehand, otherwise as much as your balance allows (and the work is limited to what that pays for). It then charges the actual price and releases the rest. If the result would cost more than your balance covers, the request is refused with [`insufficient_credits`](https://staging.socialtap.dev/docs/errors/index.md#insufficient_credits) as well, and costs nothing. | meta.source | Source | What it means | | --- | --- | --- | | `captions` | Captions | The platform's own caption track (uploaded or auto-generated). | | `asr` | Speech-to-text | Transcribed by SocialTap from the media's audio when the platform has no captions. | `meta.credits_charged` and the `x-credits-charged` header show what you paid. [How credits work](https://staging.socialtap.dev/docs/credits/index.md) · [Packs](https://staging.socialtap.dev/pricing/index.md) ## Test mode A key starting with `st_test_` gets recorded responses, free and the same every time ([test mode](https://staging.socialtap.dev/docs/test-mode/index.md)). The recorded inputs return their recording; any other input returns the example above. **8 recorded inputs and magic inputs** | Input | Answer | | --- | --- | | `https://www.tiktok.com/@scout2015/video/6718335390845095173` | 200 OK | | `https://www.tiktok.com/@elan.media_/video/7663447693913509152`
with lang=eng-US | 200 OK | | `7689027164263435538`
with lang=de | 200 OK | | `https://www.tiktok.com/@niinoclock/video/7673108027645414678` Default | 200 OK | | `https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7691047892483656974` | 200 OK | | `https://www.tiktok.com/@elan.media_/video/7663447693913509152?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc` | 200 OK | | `7699163285702135073` | 200 OK | | `https://m.tiktok.com/v/7689027164263435538.html`
with lang=ja | 200 OK | Magic inputs: send one of these as `url` to get that error. | Error | Value | | --- | --- | | [`invalid_input`](https://staging.socialtap.dev/docs/errors/index.md#invalid_input) | `https://socialtap.dev/test/invalid_input` | | [`insufficient_credits`](https://staging.socialtap.dev/docs/errors/index.md#insufficient_credits) | `https://socialtap.dev/test/insufficient_credits` | | [`spend_limit_reached`](https://staging.socialtap.dev/docs/errors/index.md#spend_limit_reached) | `https://socialtap.dev/test/spend_limit_reached` | | [`rate_limited`](https://staging.socialtap.dev/docs/errors/index.md#rate_limited) | `https://socialtap.dev/test/rate_limited` | | [`not_found`](https://staging.socialtap.dev/docs/errors/index.md#not_found) | `https://socialtap.dev/test/not_found` | | [`private_or_unavailable`](https://staging.socialtap.dev/docs/errors/index.md#private_or_unavailable) | `https://socialtap.dev/test/private_or_unavailable` | | [`no_transcript`](https://staging.socialtap.dev/docs/errors/index.md#no_transcript) | `https://socialtap.dev/test/no_transcript` | | [`upstream_blocked`](https://staging.socialtap.dev/docs/errors/index.md#upstream_blocked) | `https://socialtap.dev/test/upstream_blocked` | | [`upstream_error`](https://staging.socialtap.dev/docs/errors/index.md#upstream_error) | `https://socialtap.dev/test/upstream_error` | | [`overloaded`](https://staging.socialtap.dev/docs/errors/index.md#overloaded) | `https://socialtap.dev/test/overloaded` | | [`internal`](https://staging.socialtap.dev/docs/errors/index.md#internal) | `https://socialtap.dev/test/internal` | Endpoint ID `tiktok.transcript` · operationId `tiktok.transcript.get` · [Product overview](https://staging.socialtap.dev/apis/tiktok/transcript/index.md) --- [HTML version](https://staging.socialtap.dev/docs/reference/tiktok/transcript/) · [Docs index for AI agents](https://staging.socialtap.dev/llms.txt) · [All docs in one file](https://staging.socialtap.dev/llms-full.txt)