# TikTok Video Transcript (speech to text) API

> Transcribe the spoken audio of a TikTok video with speech-to-text: timed sentence-level segments, speaker labels, detected language, and optional per-word timings, for videos TikTok publishes no caption track for and for videos whose caption track gets the words wrong. The service downloads the video and runs the audio through MAI-Transcribe-2 rather than reading anything TikTok wrote, which is why it handles non-English speech and hears words the native captions mishear. The answer also carries the video's id, URL, creator handle, and cover image. Turn on hostVideo to also get the MP4 on a hosted link that plays without TikTok's signed, short-lived CDN URL expiring on you. If you only want whatever TikTok itself published and you want it for a tenth of the price, tiktok.video_transcript is that.

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

## Facts

- Provider: TikTok
- Type: Data API
- Endpoint: `POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/tiktok/video-transcript-full`
- Price: From $0.10 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-transcript-full` with `Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY` and the parameters as a JSON body.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Allowed values |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `url` | string | yes |  |
| `hostVideo` | boolean | no |  |
| `wordTimestamps` | boolean | no |  |

## FAQ

### How do I use the TikTok Video Transcript (speech to text) API?

Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/tiktok/video-transcript-full 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 Transcript (speech to text) API cost?

From $0.10 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 Transcript (speech to text) API accept?

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

### What does the TikTok Video Transcript (speech to text) 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 Transcript (speech to text) 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 Transcript (speech to text) API

Transcribe the spoken audio of a TikTok video with speech-to-text: timed sentence-level segments, speaker labels, detected language, and optional per-word timings, for videos TikTok publishes no caption track for and for videos whose caption track gets the words wrong. The service downloads the video and runs the audio through MAI-Transcribe-2 rather than reading anything TikTok wrote, which is why it handles non-English speech and hears words the native captions mishear. The answer also carries the video's id, URL, creator handle, and cover image. Turn on hostVideo to also get the MP4 on a hosted link that plays without TikTok's signed, short-lived CDN URL expiring on you. If you only want whatever TikTok itself published and you want it for a tenth of the price, tiktok.video_transcript is that.

#### Request

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/tiktok/video-transcript-full" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@thatdudecancook/video/7649086431641521421"}'
```

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 | TikTok video URL (e.g. "https://www.tiktok.com/@user/video/1234567890"). |
| `hostVideo` | boolean | No | Also store the video and return a hosted MP4 link that plays without TikTok's signed CDN URL. Charged as an extra on top of the transcript. Default `false`. |
| `wordTimestamps` | boolean | No | Return per-word timings inside each segment. Words carry timings only; the recognizer scores a phrase rather than a word, so there is no per-word confidence to report. Default `false`. |

#### Pricing

Billed at the actual cost of each call, usually $0.095 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.