TikTok Livestream Homepage Recommendations

Name: TikTok Livestream Homepage Recommendations
Price: 0.0015 USD
Availability: InStock
Author: TikTok

https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/tiktok/web/live-recommend

Returns recommended livestreams from the TikTok homepage for a specified category tag. Requires selecting a category tag to retrieve relevant active broadcast recommendations.

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Price: $0.0015USD / callFirst 100 calls per day free (shared per organization)
Method: POST
Response: JSON
Parameters: 1 required · 0 optional

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Input

Related Live Tag(string)

Related live tag (live category). The available values are not fixed; call `/fetch_live_recommend_tabs` first to get the currently available tag list, then pick one to pass in.

OutputExample

Responseoutputs · 570 B · 20 lines

[
  {
    "data": {
      "cookie": "tt_chain_token=0k5cdiqY7uSA4maNu10+1w==;",
      "extra": {
        "banner": {},
        "cost": 11,
        "log_pb": {
          "impr_id": "20260928164204C897FED4A8A211C3C344",
          "session_id": 7690503684375580000
        },
        "max_time": 1790584924619,
        "now": 1790584924619,
        "unread_extra": "{\"channel_id\":1111006,\"req_from\":\"pc_web_game_sub_feed_refresh\",\"gen_time\":1790584924,\"is_backup\":0}"
      },
      "status_code": 0,
      "tt_chain_token": "0k5cdiqY7uSA4maNu10+1w=="
    }
  }
]

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Specifications

Pricing

Base price: $0.0015 / run
Daily free calls: First 100 calls per day free (shared per organization)

Request & response

Method: POST
Request body: application/json
Response: application/json
Execution: sync

Parameters

related_live_tag: string · required

Access

Provider: TikTok
API: Platform API
Base URL: https://api.sandbase.ai
Endpoint: /v1/api/tiktok/web/live-recommend
Authentication: Bearer API key

API README

TikTok Livestream Homepage Recommendations API

Retrieve a list of recommended livestreams from the TikTok homepage based on related_live_tag.

Use cases

Browse recommended livestreams under a specific category tag.
Display curated TikTok broadcasts on an external dashboard.
Monitor active broadcast recommendations across diverse categories.

Request

curl -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/tiktok/web/live-recommend" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"related_live_tag": "<related_live_tag>"}'

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`related_live_tag`	string	Yes	Related live tag (live category).

Notes

Call /fetch_live_recommend_tabs first to retrieve currently available values for related_live_tag.

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Platform API endpoint

https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/tiktok/web/live-recommend

Authorization header

Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY

# The quoted heredoc keeps Unicode and shell metacharacters unchanged.
result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
  -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/tiktok/web/live-recommend" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @- <<'SANDBASE_JSON'
{
  "related_live_tag": "test"
}
SANDBASE_JSON
)
printf '%s\n' "$result"

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Questions

FAQ

How do I use the TikTok Livestream Homepage Recommendations API?

Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/tiktok/web/live-recommend 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 Livestream Homepage 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 Livestream Homepage Recommendations API accept?

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

What does the TikTok Livestream Homepage Recommendations API return?

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

Do I need a TikTok developer account or API key?

No. TikTok Livestream Homepage 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.