Actually TikTok offers some endpoints for developers, but that doesn't have many functionality and flexibility.
In this post, we will use the following.
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TikTok-Api
The Unofficial TikTok API Wrapper In Python
Unofficial TikTok API in Python
This is an unofficial api wrapper for TikTok.com in python. With this api you are able to call most trending and fetch specific user information as well as much more.
This api is designed to retrieve data TikTok. It can not be used post or upload content to TikTok on the behalf of a user. It has no support any user-authenticated routes, if you can't access it while being logged out on their website you can't access it here.
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This python library allows us to use TikTok data easily and documents are organized very well.
The official doc
https://dteather.com/TikTok-Api/docs/TikTokApi.html
Step1. install the library via pip
$ pip install TikTokApi
$ python -m playwright install
Step2. get custom_verifyFp
Go to TikTok and open Dev Tool > Application > Storage > Cookies. Then copy s_v_web_id value and paste it to verifyFp in the following sample code.
You can see what you need to do to get s_v_web_id in the Youtube video.
https://youtu.be/zwLmLfVI-VQ?t=121
In this sample code, I used by_hashtag method that gets the fixed number of videos that have Messi as a #tag.
In the sample, I set 10 as count.
https://dteather.com/TikTok-Api/docs/TikTokApi/tiktok.html#TikTokApi.by_hashtag
By the way the Youtube video uses by_trending
https://dteather.com/TikTok-Api/docs/TikTokApi/tiktok.html#TikTokApi.by_trending
test.py
from TikTokApi import TikTokApi
verifyFp='xxx'
api = TikTokApi.get_instance(custom_verifyFp=verifyFp, use_test_endpoints=True)
results = 10
hashtag = 'Messi'
search_results = api.by_hashtag(count=results, hashtag=hashtag)
for tiktok in search_results:
print(tiktok['video']['playAddr'])
Step3. run the sample code
You can get the video links.
$ python test.py
https://v16-web.tiktok.com/video/tos/useast2a/tos-useast2a-pve-0068/f6d3605bceb3438d95d3fc15e1c12707/?a=1988&br=3614&bt=1807&cd=0%7C0%7C1&ch=0&cr=0&cs=0&cv=1&dr=0&ds=3&er=&expire=1628935350&ft=Q9BExEXk_4ka&l=202108140401520102450730214E194969&lr=tiktok_m&mime_type=video_mp4&net=0&pl=0&policy=3&qs=0&rc=M2k0ZmY1cGp0MzMzOTczM0ApaDY3Ojw0ODw4N2RoZmkzO2dhbW0xYzFjZG1gLS00MTZzczAxL2AyNDAyMzAuLy8zXzM6Yw%3D%3D&signature=5deb49d12d31945a3dd829845980247c&tk=0&vl=&vr=
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https://v16-web.tiktok.com/video/tos/alisg/tos-alisg-pve-0037c001/8644d857973643ff8338cf94b033261b/?a=1988&br=1604&bt=802&cd=0%7C0%7C0&ch=0&cr=0&cs=0&dr=0&ds=2&er=&expire=1628935342&ft=Q9BExEXk_4ka&l=202108140401520102450730214E194969&lr=tiktok_m&mime_type=video_mp4&net=0&pl=0&policy=3&qs=0&rc=ajdzcmp0bHk7MzMzNTczM0ApZmVmZzU7aDs0Nzw7aDZlM2djLWVybDBjbi9gLS0vMTRzczAyMy8vYDQtNTY1X15eYWA6Yw%3D%3D&signature=ac6a0aebbedf36463efa08062beca5c6&tk=0&vl=&vr=
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https://v16-web.tiktok.com/video/tos/useast2a/tos-useast2a-ve-0068c003/03fdb77bdb7b4cd89feadd3347ea76d2/?a=1988&br=2438&bt=1219&cd=0%7C0%7C1&ch=0&cr=0&cs=0&cv=1&dr=0&ds=3&er=&expire=1628935323&ft=Q9BExEXk_4ka&l=202108140401520102450730214E194969&lr=tiktok_m&mime_type=video_mp4&net=0&pl=0&policy=3&qs=0&rc=MzZvcGhqNmtqNDMzNzczM0ApaGk6ZWU2M2U1NztpOmY5O2dzZmouNF5ybm5gLS1kMTZzczE0NDIwNTM1YTIwLV8yYTQ6Yw%3D%3D&signature=431b0bdedc5acd4a5d365685cc2bae43&tk=0&vl=&vr=
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https://v16-web.tiktok.com/video/tos/alisg/tos-alisg-pve-0037c001/3a3df3e144284842bca193e3c3be4c18/?a=1988&br=2718&bt=1359&cd=0%7C0%7C1&ch=0&cr=0&cs=0&cv=1&dr=0&ds=3&er=&expire=1628935371&ft=Q9BExEXk_4ka&l=202108140401520102450730214E194969&lr=tiktok_m&mime_type=video_mp4&net=0&pl=0&policy=3&qs=0&rc=am45bXF0bzk6dzMzMzczM0ApODk7ZWVpaDw6NzY4NjxmZGc1bl9sc2VwY3JfLS00MTRzcy5hMmJeNWA0NWA2MDY0YGM6Yw%3D%3D&signature=93bde49d5fb650e006c38242ce71d443&tk=0&vl=&vr=
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https://v16-web.tiktok.com/video/tos/useast2a/tos-useast2a-ve-0068c002/8236a7de6b7d45f68534c340ff20704a/?a=1988&br=990&bt=495&cd=0%7C0%7C1&ch=0&cr=0&cs=0&cv=1&dr=0&ds=3&er=&expire=1628935366&ft=Q9BExEXk_4ka&l=202108140401520102450730214E194969&lr=tiktok_m&mime_type=video_mp4&net=0&pl=0&policy=3&qs=0&rc=am1xcTQ6ZnBuNzMzNzczM0ApOWY0aWU0OGRpNzM0ZDZpOWdiMmRscjQwcTNgLS1kMTZzc18vNjAzYl4uXjJhNDBjLTA6Yw%3D%3D&signature=da88c5351234be29a34a06f7fe85dc32&tk=0&vl=&vr=
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https://v16-web.tiktok.com/video/tos/useast2a/tos-useast2a-ve-0068c003/123acb35db624af0ace6c4cc9f08d98f/?a=1988&br=5028&bt=2514&cd=0%7C0%7C1&ch=0&cr=0&cs=0&cv=1&dr=0&ds=3&er=&expire=1628935342&ft=Q9BExEXk_4ka&l=202108140401520102450730214E194969&lr=tiktok_m&mime_type=video_mp4&net=0&pl=0&policy=3&qs=0&rc=M2R5b2tvajp3NDMzZDczM0ApNTs3OGVlOjw8Nzs3OzNmNmdhM2Rzcl9wazVgLS1iMTZzcy8tNC8yLzE0MGE2M2A1MS86Yw%3D%3D&signature=8d0a6ea7e6cd392ec1c1b21a683a3764&tk=0&vl=&vr=
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https://v16-web.tiktok.com/video/tos/alisg/tos-alisg-pve-0037c001/db36a067db27458c9eb975e729951244/?a=1988&br=2436&bt=1218&cd=0%7C0%7C1&ch=0&cr=0&cs=0&cv=1&dr=0&ds=3&er=&expire=1628935335&ft=Q9BExEXk_4ka&l=202108140401520102450730214E194969&lr=tiktok_m&mime_type=video_mp4&net=0&pl=0&policy=3&qs=0&rc=MzRneWc6ZmhtNjMzODczNEApOWQ1NmVlZmRoNzQ6NTk0OWc2NmktcjRfZWtgLS1kMS1zc18zNC82YDRiMDJiMjYtMmE6Yw%3D%3D&signature=b60291c707247f301dd61dd161a1182d&tk=0&vl=&vr=
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https://v16-web.tiktok.com/video/tos/useast2a/tos-useast2a-ve-0068c001/27d1b30e58df44d99e008c1928e9cba9/?a=1988&br=2388&bt=1194&cd=0%7C0%7C1&ch=0&cr=0&cs=0&cv=1&dr=0&ds=3&er=&expire=1628935363&ft=Q9BExEXk_4ka&l=202108140401520102450730214E194969&lr=tiktok_m&mime_type=video_mp4&net=0&pl=0&policy=3&qs=0&rc=M2d4aGR1MzpkMzMzNjczM0ApM2RoaGgzZGQzN2U5Njk4NGdlaC5jbGtyaWFgLS0vMTZzczU1MWJgNDJgMi8uNTFiNWI6Yw%3D%3D&signature=c7df3d189e5e7bd449969f34d50cab3e&tk=0&vl=&vr=
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https://v16-web.tiktok.com/video/tos/useast2a/tos-useast2a-pve-0068/bcb98c935ab443de9658dcd5760f939f/?a=1988&br=1448&bt=724&cd=0%7C0%7C1&ch=0&cr=0&cs=0&cv=1&dr=0&ds=3&er=&expire=1628935330&ft=Q9BExEXk_4ka&l=202108140401520102450730214E194969&lr=tiktok_m&mime_type=video_mp4&net=0&pl=0&policy=3&qs=0&rc=M2V2dTM1cDk1NjMzNzczM0ApOTxnaTkzZDw3N2UzZWk6M2dyMmAwYzE0XmRgLS1kMTZzczZhNDViYTNiNV9eXjNgLzQ6Yw%3D%3D&signature=9c5d5009e266981b310682a2df1d3cdf&tk=0&vl=&vr=
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https://v16-web.tiktok.com/video/tos/useast2a/tos-useast2a-pve-0068/55c9cb8875174673b81a67db4b0c7be1/?a=1988&br=1338&bt=669&cd=0%7C0%7C1&ch=0&cr=0&cs=0&cv=1&dr=0&ds=3&er=&expire=1628935340&ft=Q9BExEXk_4ka&l=202108140401520102450730214E194969&lr=tiktok_m&mime_type=video_mp4&net=0&pl=0&policy=3&qs=0&rc=M3BldTczaWRldTMzMzczM0ApNmQ4Nmc0NWRoNzZmOjkzZWdfMmEyYTY0MmhfLS1iMTZzc2AvNi0uMTEtLTAzY18yMTA6Yw%3D%3D&signature=26cd0d759ece16582dbd0fa3985040b7&tk=0&vl=&vr=
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If you want to know the general return, you can see it ↓
https://gist.github.com/koji/143ea8387403899c069464cbde61efae
Top comments (3)
Great post on how to get TikTok videos with just a few lines of Python code. As a fellow Python enthusiast, I really appreciate the simplicity of the code you shared. This is a great place to start for those new to programming or just beginning to explore the world of Python. And for those already familiar with the language, this code provides a quick and easy solution for downloading TikTok videos. Have you tried using the Download TikTok Video tool? It's a great way to quickly download and save TikTok videos to your device without having to go through the hassle of writing any code. If interested, give it a try and let us know what you think!
As a programmer, I really enjoyed these videos.
You can use the requests library to fetch the video content.