# TikTok Content Translation API

> Translates provided text content into a designated target language. Accepts source text up to 5000 characters and returns the corresponding translated text string.

Source: https://www.sandbase.ai/apis/tiktok/app-v3/content-translate
API reference: https://www.sandbase.ai/apis/tiktok/app-v3/content-translate/docs

## Facts

- Provider: TikTok
- Type: Data API
- Endpoint: `POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/tiktok/app-v3/content-translate`
- Price: $0.0015 per call
- Free allowance: 100 calls per organization per UTC day, shared across eligible APIs
- Capabilities: api, tiktok
- Billing: pay per use from one SandBase balance; no provider account or subscription needed

## Call it

`POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/tiktok/app-v3/content-translate` with `Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY` and the parameters as a JSON body.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Allowed values |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `src_content` | string | no |  |
| `trg_lang` | string | no |  |

## FAQ

### How do I use the TikTok Content Translation API?

Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/tiktok/app-v3/content-translate 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 Content Translation 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 TikTok Content Translation API accept?

No parameters are required. Optional: src_content (string) and trg_lang (string). The Parameters table and the Playground on this page list every field.

### What does the TikTok Content Translation 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 TikTok developer account or API key?

No. TikTok Content Translation 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 API access separately.

## README

### TikTok Content Translation API

Retrieve translated text strings by passing the source text in `src_content` and designating the destination language code in `trg_lang`.

#### Use cases

- Translate TikTok post captions and descriptions into a target language.
- Localize user comments for multilingual analysis workflows.
- Convert video text content into different regional languages.

#### Request

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/tiktok/app-v3/content-translate" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'
```

#### Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `trg_lang` | string | No | Target language |
| `src_content` | string | No | Source content, that is, the content that needs to be translated, the length does not exceed 5000 characters, if it exceeds 5000 characters, only the first 500… |

#### Example response

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

```json
{
  "translated_content_list": [
    {
      "src_content": "Hello, welcome to TikHub!",
      "translated_content": "您好，欢迎来到TikHub！"
    }
  ]
}
```

#### Notes

- The `src_content` parameter supports up to 5000 characters; input exceeding this limit is truncated to the first 5000 characters.

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