# TikTok Similar User Recommendations API

> Returns recommended similar user profiles for a target TikTok account based on its secure user identifier, with support for cursor-based pagination.

Source: https://www.sandbase.ai/model/tiktok/app-v3/similar-user-recommendations
API reference: https://www.sandbase.ai/model/tiktok/app-v3/similar-user-recommendations/docs

## Facts

- Provider: TikTok
- Type: Data API
- Endpoint: `POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/tiktok/app-v3/similar-user-recommendations`
- 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/app-v3/similar-user-recommendations` with `Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY` and the parameters as a JSON body.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Allowed values |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `sec_uid` | string | yes |  |
| `page_token` | string | no |  |

## FAQ

### How do I use the TikTok Similar User Recommendations API?

Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/tiktok/app-v3/similar-user-recommendations 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 Similar User Recommendations 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 Similar User Recommendations API accept?

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

### What does the TikTok Similar User Recommendations 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 TikTok developer account or API key?

No. TikTok Similar User Recommendations 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 Similar User Recommendations API

Use this endpoint to look up accounts similar to a target TikTok profile using its `sec_uid` parameter. Subsequent batches can be retrieved by providing the `page_token`.

#### Use cases

- Discover comparable creators within the same niche or topic.
- Expand influencer research by finding related TikTok accounts.
- Analyze audience overlap and creator recommendation clusters.

#### Request

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/tiktok/app-v3/similar-user-recommendations" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"sec_uid": "MS4wLjABAAAAv7iSuuXDJGDvJkmH_vz1qkDZYo1apxgzaxdBSeIuPiM"}'
```

#### Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `sec_uid` | string | Yes | User sec_uid |
| `page_token` | string | No | Page token, not required for the first request, for subsequent requests, pass the next_page_token value from the previous response. |

#### Example response

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

```json
{
  "users": [
    {
      "apple_account": 0,
      "authority_status": 0,
      "aweme_count": 448,
      "comment_filter_status": 0,
      "create_time": 1734207833,
      "favoriting_count": 1105,
      "fb_expire_time": 0,
      "follow_status": 0,
      "follower_count": 888639,
      "follower_status": 0,
      "matched_friend": {
        "face_cover_num": 0,
        "friend_relation_type": 0,
        "label_type": "5-0",
        "rec_type": "5-0",
        "relation_type": "43"
      },
      "original_musician": {
        "digg_count": 0,
        "music_count": 0,
        "music_used_count": 0
      }
    }
  ]
}
```

#### Notes

- Requires the target user's `sec_uid`.
- For subsequent requests, pass the previous response's next page token into `page_token`.

#### Related APIs

- [TikTok LIVE Status](/model/tiktok/app-v3/check-live-room-online): Check whether a TikTok LIVE room is currently live by room ID.
- [TikTok Room Online Status Batch](/model/tiktok/app-v3/check-live-room-online-batch): Returns the online availability status for multiple TikTok broadcast rooms in a single request.
- [TikTok Content Translation](/model/tiktok/app-v3/content-translate): Translates provided text content into a designated target language.