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TikTok API MCP server

MCP server · 10 tools · 16 endpoints

TikTok MCP server

Hand Claude or Cursor a TikTok link and get back the transcript, the numbers and the comments without leaving the chat.

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scrapersocial-tiktok mcp.scrapersocial.com/tiktokconnected
you

Transcribe <tiktok-video-url> and pull out the three claims the creator makes.

agent
calls get_transcript 8 credits / video
{ "url": "<TikTok video url>" }
server
returns
transcript string · the spoken words segments [{ start, end, text }] · timestamped
agent

Reads the transcript and lists the three claims, with the timestamp each one is made at.

Shape only. Keys follow the tool's summary; a real call returns the full record. 1 call · 8 credits

Connect

One URL. Your client already knows what to do with it.

The first call opens a sign-in. New accounts get 100 credits, no card. Every client below shares one account and one balance.

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server url https://mcp.scrapersocial.com/tiktok
claude.aiOAuth

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste the server URL.

mcp.scrapersocial.com/tiktok

Web, desktop and mobile. Nothing else to paste.

Claude Codeone command

Run this in a terminal.

$ claude mcp add --transport http scrapersocial-tiktok https://mcp.scrapersocial.com/tiktok

Approve the sign-in prompt on first use.

Cursorone click

Installs the server and opens the MCP panel.

Add to Cursor
or paste the JSON into .cursor/mcp.json
{ "mcpServers": { "scrapersocial-tiktok": { "url": "https://mcp.scrapersocial.com/tiktok", "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer sk_live_..." } } } }
Other clients · VS Code, Windsurf, Gemini CLI, anything that speaks MCP
VS Codeone click or JSON
Add to VS Codeor run MCP: Add Server, choose HTTP and use:
{ "name": "scrapersocial-tiktok", "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.scrapersocial.com/tiktok" }
Windsurf~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
{ "mcpServers": { "scrapersocial-tiktok": { "serverUrl": "https://mcp.scrapersocial.com/tiktok", "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer sk_live_..." } } } }
Gemini CLI~/.gemini/settings.json
{ "mcpServers": { "scrapersocial-tiktok": { "httpUrl": "https://mcp.scrapersocial.com/tiktok", "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer sk_live_..." } } } }
Any clientStreamable HTTP · OAuth 2.1 or Bearer
$ npx add-mcp https://mcp.scrapersocial.com/tiktok

One account and one balance across every client and the every-platform hub at mcp.scrapersocial.com.

What it does

What your agent can do with TikTok

Say you run content for a brand and a competitor’s video just did a number. You want to know what was said in it, how it performed, and what the comments are arguing about. That’s three tool calls through this server. get_transcript turns the video URL into spoken text for 8 credits. get_post_stats returns plays, likes, comments and shares for 3. get_comments pages through the replies at 2 credits each, newest first.

The server sits at mcp.scrapersocial.com/tiktok and exposes ten tools over sixteen TikTok endpoints. Beyond the trio above there’s get_summary (10 credits, a short written summary built from the transcript), get_profile for a creator’s follower count and bio (3), get_channel_posts for their latest videos and each one’s numbers (3 per video), and two kinds of search: search for keywords (4 per result) and search_hashtag for everything posted under a tag (3 per result). Anything else in the catalog, such as a creator’s follower list, the videos using a particular sound, or user search, is reachable through call_endpoint once you’ve looked it up with list_endpoints, which costs nothing.

Input is a URL or a handle. Output is JSON your agent reads directly. A new account starts with 100 credits and no card on file; the monthly plan is $5 for 1,000.

Four jobs it finishes on its own

01

Transcribe a video before you respond to it

Your agent pulls the transcript of a competitor's or a creator's video, then the summary if you want the short version. From there it can draft a reply, check a claim, or feed the text into whatever you're building. Eight credits for the words, ten for the gist.

02

Vet a creator in one pass

One call to get_profile covers follower count and bio; one to get_channel_posts covers the last few dozen videos with their plays and likes. An agent can compute average views, spot the outliers, and tell you whether the audience is real before you spend money on a collaboration.

03

Mine comments for the questions people ask

Comments on a popular video are a free survey. Page through them at 2 credits each, have the model cluster them, and you've got a list of objections and questions worth answering in your own content.

04

Watch a hashtag or a keyword

search and search_hashtag return results ranked by the platform, with the creator and metrics for each. Run them on a schedule and you have a trend monitor that costs a few credits a day.

Limits · read before you connect

What this does not do

Written by a person, not generated. If something here is wrong, tell us.

Everything here is public TikTok data. There’s no login step, so private accounts, drafts, direct messages and the analytics only a creator sees are out of reach. The TikTok catalog currently has no download tool and no trending feed, and replies nested under a comment can’t be fetched, only the top-level comments. List tools hand back at most 50 items per call and bill per item returned, with a 1-credit floor even when the result is empty. A video with no speech returns an empty transcript rather than an error. Charges land only on successful calls; a not-found response costs nothing.

Tools

10 tools, same names as the every-platform hub

8 do one TikTok thing each. The last two reach all 16 endpoints by path, so nothing in the catalog is out of an agent's reach.

Full credit table →

Get a video transcript

get_transcript

Spoken-word transcript of a public video, with timestamped segments where the source publishes them.

8 credits / video

Summarise a video

get_summary

Short LLM summary of what a public video actually says, built on its transcript.

10 credits / video

Get post engagement stats

get_post_stats

Engagement stats for one public post or video: views, likes, comments, shares and reposts where the platform publishes them.

3 credits / video

Read comments on a post

get_comments

Comments on a public post or video, newest first, paginated with limit and cursor.

2 credits / comment

Get an account profile

get_profile

Profile, page or channel record for a public account: follower and subscriber counts, bio, and totals.

3 credits / profile

List an account's posts

get_channel_posts

Recent public posts or videos from one account, with per-item metrics.

3 credits / video

Search a platform

search

Keyword search over one platform's public content.

4 credits / result

Search a hashtag

search_hashtag

Public posts carrying a hashtag.

3 credits / result
Reaches the other 8 endpoints

List every TikTok endpoint

list_endpoints

Browse every TikTok endpoint, its input and its credit cost. Free, and calls nothing upstream.

free

Call any TikTok endpoint by path

call_endpoint

Run any TikTok endpoint by its path, so nothing TikTok offers is out of reach of an agent.

endpoint's own cost

Pricing

100 free credits is 12 transcripts, or 33 profile reads, or 50 comments.

Then $5 a month for 1,000 credits, or $4 per 1,000 as a top-up. No card to start. Calls cost between 2 and 10 credits on TikTok.

12 transcriptsget_transcript · 8 each
33 profile readsget_profile · 3 each
50 commentsget_comments · 2 each
Get a free key 100 credits on signup · $5 for 1,000 · full credit table

Prompts

Things to ask once it is connected

Copy one, swap the placeholder, paste it into your client.

Transcribe <tiktok-video-url> and pull out the three claims the creator makes.

How many followers does <@creator> have, and what did their last 20 videos average in plays?

Read the newest 50 comments on <tiktok-video-url> and group the questions people are asking.

Search TikTok for "<topic>" and list the ten results with the most plays.

Which videos are tagged #<hashtag> right now? Give me handles and view counts.

Summarise <tiktok-video-url> in two sentences, then tell me whether the comments agree with it.

Questions

Before you connect

Do I need a TikTok login? #

No. The server reads what TikTok shows a logged-out visitor and authenticates you against your ScraperSocial key, not a TikTok account.

Why did a call cost 8 credits? #

That's the price of get_transcript. Stats cost 3, comments 2 each, and get_summary is 10 because it runs the transcript through a language model on top of fetching it.

Is this the official TikTok API? #

It isn't. ScraperSocial is an independent service with no affiliation to TikTok or ByteDance. If you need to post, run ads or read your own account's analytics, use TikTok's developer platform.

Can it read private accounts? #

No. A private profile or a deleted video comes back as not found, and that call isn't billed.

Can I download the video file? #

Not from this server. TikTok's download endpoint is switched off for now, and no download tool is exposed here.

How does pagination work? #

Pass limit (up to 50) and the cursor from the previous response. Each page is a separate call billed by the items it returns.