# TikTok Room Danmaku Messages API

> Retrieves real-time danmaku and chat messages from a TikTok broadcast room. Requires a room ID and supports both protobuf and JSON output formats.

Source: https://www.sandbase.ai/apis/tiktok/web/live-im-fetch
API reference: https://www.sandbase.ai/apis/tiktok/web/live-im-fetch/docs

## Facts

- Provider: TikTok
- Type: Data API
- Endpoint: `POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/tiktok/web/live-im-fetch`
- 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/web/live-im-fetch` with `Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY` and the parameters as a JSON body.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Allowed values |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `room_id` | string | yes |  |
| `resp_content_type` | string | no |  |
| `user_unique_id` | string | no |  |

## FAQ

### How do I use the TikTok Room Danmaku Messages API?

Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/tiktok/web/live-im-fetch 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 Room Danmaku Messages 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 Room Danmaku Messages API accept?

Required: room_id (string). Optional: resp_content_type (string) and user_unique_id (string). The Parameters table and the Playground on this page list every field.

### What does the TikTok Room Danmaku Messages API return?

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

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

No. TikTok Room Danmaku Messages 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 Room Danmaku Messages API

Access danmaku chat messages from an active TikTok broadcast using `room_id`. You can optionally supply `user_unique_id` and specify the output format.

#### Use cases

- Monitor real-time audience comments during a broadcast.
- Collect stream interaction data for sentiment analysis.
- Display incoming stream chat in external moderation dashboards.

#### Request

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/tiktok/web/live-im-fetch" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"room_id": "7693529622901705485"}'
```

#### Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `room_id` | string | Yes | Live room id |
| `user_unique_id` | string | No | User unique ID (optional) |
| `resp_content_type` | string | No | Response format, protobuf (default) or json |

#### Notes

- `resp_content_type` controls output format and accepts protobuf (default) or json.
- `user_unique_id` is an optional parameter to identify a specific user.

#### Related APIs

- [TikTok Video IDs from URLs (Batch)](/model/tiktok/web/all-aweme-id): Resolves and extracts TikTok video IDs from a list of video URLs.
- [TikTok User Sec User ID Extractor](/model/tiktok/web/all-sec-user-id): Returns a list of sec_user_id identifiers corresponding to TikTok user profile URLs.
- [TikTok Profile Unique IDs](/model/tiktok/web/all-unique-id): Resolves a batch of TikTok user homepage links to retrieve their corresponding unique identifiers.