# Douyin User Profile by Short ID API

> Retrieves Douyin web user profile details using an account short ID. Returns profile metadata, title information, and engagement counters.

Source: https://www.sandbase.ai/apis/douyin/web/user-profile-by-short-id
API reference: https://www.sandbase.ai/apis/douyin/web/user-profile-by-short-id/docs

## Facts

- Provider: Douyin
- Type: Data API
- Endpoint: `POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/douyin/web/user-profile-by-short-id`
- Price: $0.0015 per call
- Free allowance: 100 calls per organization per UTC day, shared across eligible APIs
- Capabilities: api, douyin
- Billing: pay per use from one SandBase balance; no provider account or subscription needed

## Call it

`POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/douyin/web/user-profile-by-short-id` with `Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY` and the parameters as a JSON body.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Allowed values |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `short_id` | string | yes |  |

## FAQ

### How do I use the Douyin User Profile by Short ID API?

Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/douyin/web/user-profile-by-short-id with your SandBase API key in the Authorization header (Bearer) and the parameters as a JSON body. You can also try it in the Playground on this page without writing code.

### How much does the Douyin User Profile by Short ID API cost?

$0.0015 per call. Every organization gets 100 free calls per UTC day, shared across eligible SandBase APIs including this one; after that each call is billed at this price from your SandBase balance. There is no subscription.

### What parameters does the Douyin User Profile by Short ID API accept?

Required: short_id (string). The Parameters table and the Playground on this page list every field.

### What does the Douyin User Profile by Short ID API return?

A JSON response returned in the same HTTP request (synchronous). The README on this page includes a sample response.

### Do I need a Douyin developer account or API key?

No. Douyin User Profile by Short ID runs through SandBase, so one SandBase API key covers this endpoint and every other API and model in the catalog. You do not need to apply for Douyin API access separately.

## README

### Douyin User Profile by Short ID API

Query Douyin web user profiles by passing a target account's `short_id`. The endpoint returns profile information and associated metadata.

#### Use cases

- Look up Douyin account profiles using a user short ID.
- Retrieve profile status and engagement counters for specific accounts.
- Inspect web user account metadata for analytics workflows.

#### Request

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/douyin/web/user-profile-by-short-id" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"short_id": "2941976066"}'
```

#### Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `short_id` | string | Yes | User Short ID |

#### Example response

Real response for the request above, trimmed to the main fields. User names and long IDs are masked.

```json
{
  "data": {
    "data": [
      {
        "like_count": 0,
        "mosaic_status": 0,
        "status": 4,
        "status_str": "4",
        "title": "动物作者分享",
        "user_count_str": "0"
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

#### Notes

- Requires `short_id` as the primary lookup parameter.

#### Related APIs

- [Douyin Batch Video ID Extraction](/model/douyin/web/all-aweme-id): Extracts video IDs from a list of Douyin video URLs.
- [Douyin sec_user_ids from URLs (Batch)](/model/douyin/web/all-sec-user-id): Extracts Douyin sec_user_id values in bulk from a list of user homepage URLs.
- [Douyin Webcast ID Extraction](/model/douyin/web/all-webcast-id): Extracts webcast IDs from a submitted list of Douyin live room links.