# Douyin Web Guest Cookie API

> Returns a guest cookie for Douyin Web based on a specified browser user agent string. This cookie helps establish identity for browsing web endpoints.

Source: https://www.sandbase.ai/model/douyin/web/web-guest-cookie
API reference: https://www.sandbase.ai/model/douyin/web/web-guest-cookie/docs

## Facts

- Provider: Douyin
- Type: Data API
- Endpoint: `POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/douyin/web/web-guest-cookie`
- 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/web/web-guest-cookie` with `Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY` and the parameters as a JSON body.

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

## FAQ

### How do I use the Douyin Web Guest Cookie API?

Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/douyin/web/web-guest-cookie 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 Web Guest Cookie 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 Web Guest Cookie API accept?

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

### What does the Douyin Web Guest Cookie API return?

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

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

No. Douyin Web Guest Cookie 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 Web Guest Cookie API

Retrieve a guest session cookie for Douyin Web by supplying a valid browser `user_agent`.

#### Use cases

- Obtain guest credentials for crawling Douyin Web data.
- Maintain session identity when querying public user and mix videos.
- Prevent duplicate responses across public web data requests.

#### Request

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/douyin/web/web-guest-cookie" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"user_agent": "<user_agent>"}'
```

#### Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `user_agent` | string | Yes | User browser agent |

#### Notes

- Requires `user_agent` containing a valid browser agent string.

#### Related APIs

- [Douyin Batch Video ID Extraction](/model/douyin/web/all-aweme-id): Extracts video IDs from a list of Douyin video URLs.
- [Douyin sec_user_ids from URLs (Batch)](/model/douyin/web/all-sec-user-id): Extracts Douyin sec_user_id values in bulk from a list of user homepage URLs.
- [Douyin Webcast ID Extraction](/model/douyin/web/all-webcast-id): Extracts webcast IDs from a submitted list of Douyin live room links.