TikTok · Search and trends

TikTok Top Search Scraper API

The TikTok Top Search endpoint is one API call: send a search query with your HProxy key and get back a clean, structured JSON object. Pull TikTok's blended top results for a query, the mix of videos, users and sounds the app itself puts above the fold. HProxy runs the proxies, sessions, anti-bot handling and parsing server-side, so there is no headless browser to babysit and no parser to keep fixing when TikTok changes its markup. You only ever touch the JSON. Longer result sets come back page by page with a cursor, so you can walk the whole set without holding it in memory.
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  • 0.15¢ per call
  • $1.49 per 1,000
  • Takes a search query
  • Errors and timeouts are not charged

On TikTok

Profiles2Posts and media5Transcripts1Comments3Search and trends5Shopping4Followers and audience3

Search and trends

TikTokYouTubeInstagramRedditThreadsGooglePinterest

The call

One GET, and the top search comes back as JSON.

Your key goes in one header. 1 required parameter, and the answer is the object below it.

The full reference
curl "https://hproxy.com/api/v1/scrape/tiktok/search-top?query=coffee" \
  -H "X-API-Key: hpx_your_key_here"
Response200 OK · JSON
{
  "region": "US",
  "items": [
    { "rank": 1, "change": 4, "title": "the sound everyone is using", "id": "72901..." }
  ]
}

What comes back

The TikTok top search object.

items[]
The ranked trend feed as the platform orders it.
rank / change
Current position and movement since the last window.
region
The market the ranking was computed for.

What it takes

Parameters.

querystringRequiredcoffee

Search term or keyword.

publish_timestringyesterday

Filter by date, as YYYY-MM-DD. Allowed values: `yesterday`, `this-week`, `this-month`, `last-3-months`, `last-6-months`, `all-time`.

sort_bystringrelevance

Ordering to apply to the results. Allowed values: `relevance`, `most-liked`, `date-posted`.

regionstringUS

Two-letter region/country code, e.g. US.

cursorinteger0

Pagination token from the previous response.

How it works

Scraping TikTok top search, in three steps.

You write one line. Proxies, anti-bot walls, rendering and parsing happen on our side.

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  1. 1

    Create a free account

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  2. 2

    Grab your API key

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  3. 3

    Call the endpoint

    Send the GET you need and read the JSON. That is the entire integration.

What people build with it

Where the TikTok top search endpoint earns its keep.

  • Catch a trend on TikTok while it is still climbing.
  • Feed a trend dashboard that refreshes on every call.
  • Compare what is trending across regions.

TikTok top search questions

Answered before you ask.

The reference

Send one authenticated HTTPS request to the TikTok Top Search endpoint with a search query and your HProxy API key. Pull TikTok's blended top results for a query, the mix of videos, users and sounds the app itself puts above the fold. No proxies, no headless browser and no parsing on your side. The response is ready-to-use JSON.

This endpoint is 0.15¢ per successful call, which is $1.49 per 1,000. It bills from your HProxy balance with no subscription and no monthly minimum. Errors are retried and never charged; a lookup whose target does not exist counts as a call.

No. Every call runs on HProxy's own residential network behind the scenes, so requests look like real users. The proxy layer is already included in the per-call price.

A structured JSON object with the full top search data TikTok exposes publicly. See the fields listed above. The schema is consistent across calls, so you integrate once and rely on it.

Yes. The response carries a cursor; pass it back on the next call to continue from where you stopped. Each page is one billable call, so you only pay for the depth you actually pull.

The API only accesses publicly available TikTok data, the same pages anyone can open in a browser. You are responsible for using the data in line with applicable laws and TikTok's terms for your use case.

Docs and AI

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The API as markdown

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An agent can call it

One GET with your key returns structured JSON, so an agent scrapes on its own schedule. No browser to drive, no parser to keep alive between runs.

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MCP server and CLI

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Search and trends elsewhere

The same data on 6 other platforms.

One key, one JSON shape, one balance. Move sideways without learning a second API.

Search API
YouTube Trending Shorts13 endpoints on YouTubeInstagram Reels Search11 endpoints on InstagramReddit Search5 endpoints on RedditThreads Search5 endpoints on ThreadsGoogle Search Results4 endpoints on GooglePinterest Search4 endpoints on Pinterest

More from TikTok

23 TikTok endpoints, one key.

The TikTok catalog
TikTok Search UsersSearch and trendsTikTok Hashtag SearchSearch and trendsTikTok Keyword SearchSearch and trendsTikTok Trending FeedSearch and trendsTikTok ProfileProfilesTikTok Profile RegionProfilesTikTok User Audience DemographicsFollowers and audienceTikTok VideoPosts and mediaTikTok Video TranscriptTranscripts

Every platform

The same key works on all 23.

The whole catalog

More on the TikTok Top Search API

What the TikTok Top Search endpoint returns

Pull TikTok's blended top results for a query, the mix of videos, users and sounds the app itself puts above the fold. The JSON object carries items[], rank / change and region. Nothing is summarised away on our side, so what you read in the response is what the TikTok top search page itself holds.

What you send to the TikTok Top Search API

The call takes a search query. Required: query. Optional: publish_time, sort_by, region and cursor. Your key travels in the X-API-Key header, the response is JSON, and the call is billed at 0.15¢, $1.49 per 1,000.

Search and trends on other platforms

The same search and trends data is available on 6 other platforms: YouTube Trending Shorts, Instagram Reels Search, Reddit Search, Threads Search, Google Search Results and Pinterest Search. They share this endpoint's JSON shape, its per-call billing and your one API key, so moving from TikTok to another network is a change of URL rather than a second integration.

Is scraping TikTok top search allowed?

The endpoint reads publicly available TikTok data, the same pages anyone can open in a browser without logging in. It does not touch private accounts or anything behind a password. How you then use the data is yours to keep lawful, under the rules that apply to you and to TikTok.

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