# Douyin Content Categories API

> Returns the list of content categories available on Douyin. Authors and applications can review official topic classifications without requiring input parameters.

Source: https://www.sandbase.ai/model/douyin/creator/creator-content-category
API reference: https://www.sandbase.ai/model/douyin/creator/creator-content-category/docs

## Facts

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

## Call it

`POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/douyin/creator/creator-content-category` with `Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY` and the parameters as a JSON body.

## FAQ

### How do I use the Douyin Content Categories API?

Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/douyin/creator/creator-content-category 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 Douyin Content Categories 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 Douyin Content Categories API accept?

Douyin Content Categories takes no input parameters; send an empty JSON body.

### What does the Douyin Content Categories API return?

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

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

No. Douyin Content Categories 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 Douyin API access separately.

## README

### Douyin Content Categories API

Retrieve the list of Douyin video categories for account tagging. This endpoint requires no query parameters to fetch the classification directory.

#### Use cases

- Classify video topics according to official Douyin taxonomy.
- Populate category selection menus inside analytics dashboards.
- Map Douyin classification tags across external media platforms.

#### Request

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/douyin/creator/creator-content-category" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'
```

#### Related APIs

- [Douyin Creator Activity Details](/model/douyin/creator/creator-activity-detail): Returns detailed information for a specific Douyin creator activity.
- [Douyin Activity List](/model/douyin/creator/creator-activity-list): Returns activity and campaign records for Douyin accounts within a specified timestamp window between start_time and end_time.
- [Douyin Creator Content Courses](/model/douyin/creator/creator-content-course): Returns content development courses from the Douyin creator platform for a specified category.