# TikTok Profile Sec User ID API

> Returns the internal TikTok sec_user_id string for a specified user homepage URL. This identifier serves as a key parameter for downstream TikTok web endpoints.

Source: https://www.sandbase.ai/model/tiktok/web/sec-user-id
API reference: https://www.sandbase.ai/model/tiktok/web/sec-user-id/docs

## Facts

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

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

## FAQ

### How do I use the TikTok Profile Sec User ID API?

Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/tiktok/web/sec-user-id 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 Profile Sec User ID 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 Profile Sec User ID API accept?

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

### What does the TikTok Profile Sec User ID 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 Profile Sec User ID 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 Profile Sec User ID API

Extract the internal `sec_user_id` from a TikTok profile by providing the homepage link through `url`.

#### Use cases

- Resolve a public profile link into a TikTok sec_user_id string.
- Obtain the required user identifier for subsequent API calls.
- Automate profile data gathering workflows from standard web links.

#### Request

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/tiktok/web/sec-user-id" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktok"}'
```

#### Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `url` | string | Yes | User homepage link |

#### Example response

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

```json
"MS4wLjABAAAAv7iSuuXDJGDvJkmH_vz1qkDZYo1apxgzaxdBSeIuPiM"
```

#### Notes

- The `url` parameter expects a full TikTok user homepage link.

#### Related APIs

- [TikTok Video IDs from URLs (Batch)](/model/tiktok/web/all-aweme-id): Resolves and extracts TikTok video IDs from a list of video URLs.
- [TikTok User Sec User ID Extractor](/model/tiktok/web/all-sec-user-id): Returns a list of sec_user_id identifiers corresponding to TikTok user profile URLs.
- [TikTok Profile Unique IDs](/model/tiktok/web/all-unique-id): Resolves a batch of TikTok user homepage links to retrieve their corresponding unique identifiers.