# TikTok Video Transcript (native captions) API

> Fetch the caption track TikTok itself published for a video, as TikTok wrote it. It is the cheapest way to get the words, and it is only as good as TikTok's own transcription: it mishears names and uncommon words, and many videos - especially non-English ones - have no caption track at all, which comes back as not found. When you need the words to be right, or there is no track to read, tiktok.video_transcript_full transcribes the audio with speech-to-text instead.

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

## Facts

- Provider: TikTok
- Type: Data API
- Endpoint: `POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/tiktok/video-transcript`
- Price: From $0.0011 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` 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 Transcript (native captions) API?

Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/tiktok/video-transcript 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 (native captions) API cost?

From $0.0011 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 (native captions) 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 Transcript (native captions) 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 (native captions) 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 (native captions) API

Fetch the caption track TikTok itself published for a video, as TikTok wrote it. It is the cheapest way to get the words, and it is only as good as TikTok's own transcription: it mishears names and uncommon words, and many videos - especially non-English ones - have no caption track at all, which comes back as not found. When you need the words to be right, or there is no track to read, tiktok.video_transcript_full transcribes the audio with speech-to-text instead.

#### Request

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/tiktok/video-transcript" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@washingtonpost/video/7609177768793787679"}'
```

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 on tiktok.com: a video or photo post (https://www.tiktok.com/@<user>/video/<id> or /photo/<id>) or a vm.tiktok.com, vt.tiktok.com or tiktok.com/t/ share link. A profile link (https://www.tiktok.com/@<use |
| `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 `language`, and it is served only by a source that returns every one o |

#### Pricing

Billed at the actual cost of each call, usually $0.0011 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.