# TikTok Shop Categories API

> List the TikTok Shop category tree for a market: top-level categories with ids, slugs, and images, each with its child categories.

Source: https://www.sandbase.ai/apis/tiktok-shop/categories
API reference: https://www.sandbase.ai/apis/tiktok-shop/categories/docs

## Facts

- Provider: TikTok Shop
- Type: Data API
- Endpoint: `POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/tiktok-shop/categories`
- Price: From $0.0012 per call
- Capabilities: api, tiktok shop, social media
- Billing: pay per use from one SandBase balance; no provider account or subscription needed

## Call it

`POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/tiktok-shop/categories` with `Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY` and the parameters as a JSON body.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Allowed values |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `region` | string | no | US, VN |

## FAQ

### How do I use the TikTok Shop Categories API?

Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/tiktok-shop/categories 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 TikTok Shop Categories API cost?

From $0.0012 per call, billed from your SandBase balance. You are only charged for calls you make; there is no subscription.

### What parameters does the TikTok Shop Categories API accept?

No parameters are required. Optional: region (one of US, VN). The Parameters table and the Playground on this page list every field.

### What does the TikTok Shop Categories API return?

A JSON response returned in the same HTTP request (synchronous).

### Do I need a TikTok Shop developer account or API key?

No. TikTok Shop Categories 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 TikTok Shop API access separately.

## README

### TikTok Shop Categories API

List the TikTok Shop category tree for a market: top-level categories with ids, slugs, and images, each with its child categories.

#### Request

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/tiktok-shop/categories" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"region": "US"}'
```

The result is returned in `outputs[0].data`. A lookup that finds nothing still succeeds and returns `found: false`.

#### Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `region` | string | No | Country code of the TikTok Shop market whose category tree to list. Only US and VN publish a category tree. One of: `US`, `VN`. Default `"US"`. |

#### Pricing

Billed at the actual cost of each call, usually $0.0012 per request. A call can cost more when the first data source fails and another one answers. Failed calls are not charged. Lookups that find nothing and searches with no results are billed at their actual cost, which is often lower and can be $0.