# Toutiao User Profile API

> Get a Toutiao (Jinri Toutiao) user profile by user ID: name, bio, avatar, follower, following and like counts, and content tabs.

Source: https://www.sandbase.ai/apis/toutiao/app/user-info
API reference: https://www.sandbase.ai/apis/toutiao/app/user-info/docs

## Facts

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

## Call it

`POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/toutiao/app/user-info` with `Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY` and the parameters as a JSON body.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Allowed values |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `user_id` | string | yes |  |

## FAQ

### How do I use the Toutiao User Profile API?

Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/toutiao/app/user-info 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 Toutiao User Profile 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 Toutiao User Profile API accept?

Required: user_id (string). The Parameters table and the Playground on this page list every field.

### What does the Toutiao User Profile 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 Toutiao developer account or API key?

No. Toutiao User Profile 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 Toutiao API access separately.

## README

### Toutiao User Profile API

Pass a Toutiao user ID and get the public profile of that account, including follower counts and the content tabs it publishes in.

#### Use cases

- Profile Toutiao creators and media accounts.
- Track follower growth for accounts you monitor.
- Enrich author IDs from Toutiao search results.

#### Request

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/toutiao/app/user-info" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"user_id": "1352838578180211"}'
```

#### Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `user_id` | string | Yes | User ID, can be obtained from the following API: `toutiao/app/user-id` |

#### Example response

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

```json
{
  "data": {
    "user_id": "1352838578180211",
    "name": "<user>",
    "description": "…",
    "followers_count": "…",
    "followings_count": "…",
    "digg_count": "…",
    "top_tab": [
      {
        "type": "external_ies_video",
        "total_count": "…"
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

#### Notes

- Get the user ID from a Toutiao profile link or the Toutiao user ID API.
- The example below shows the response shape; values depend on the account.

#### Related APIs

- [Get information of specified article](/model/toutiao/app/article-info): Get information of specified post.
- [Get comments of specified post](/model/toutiao/app/comments): Get comments of specified post.
- [Get user_id from user profile](/model/toutiao/app/user-id): Get user_id from user profile.