# TikTok Video Download API

> Get the playable media files behind a TikTok video URL: the clean no-watermark MP4, the watermarked one TikTok's own save button produces, and the cover image, with duration and pixel dimensions. Photo-mode posts carry no video file - use tiktok.photos for those.

Source: https://www.sandbase.ai/apis/tiktok/video-download
API reference: https://www.sandbase.ai/apis/tiktok/video-download/docs

## Facts

- Provider: TikTok
- Type: Data API
- Endpoint: `POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/tiktok/video-download`
- Price: From $0.0008 per call
- Capabilities: api, tiktok, 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/video-download` with `Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY` and the parameters as a JSON body.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Allowed values |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `url` | string | yes |  |
| `requireFields` | array | no |  |

## FAQ

### How do I use the TikTok Video Download API?

Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/tiktok/video-download 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 Video Download API cost?

From $0.0008 per call, billed from your SandBase balance. You are only charged for calls you make; there is no subscription.

### What parameters does the TikTok Video Download API accept?

Required: url (string). Optional: requireFields (array). The Parameters table and the Playground on this page list every field.

### What does the TikTok Video Download API return?

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

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

No. TikTok Video Download 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 Video Download API

Get the playable media files behind a TikTok video URL: the clean no-watermark MP4, the watermarked one TikTok's own save button produces, and the cover image, with duration and pixel dimensions. Photo-mode posts carry no video file - use tiktok.photos for those.

#### Request

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/tiktok/video-download" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@mrbeast/video/7654638524729216287"}'
```

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

#### Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `url` | string | Yes | Full TikTok video URL. Share links and tracking query params are fine. |
| `requireFields` | array | No | Optional; omit it and routing is unchanged, with the cheapest source serving. Name the output fields this request must be able to return, for example `height` or `width`, and it is served only by a source that returns ev |

#### Pricing

Billed at the actual cost of each call, usually $0.0008 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.