Douyin account search API
Find Douyin accounts by keyword, about 30 a page: account ID (the sec_uid douyin.users.get takes), name, avatar, followers, video count and total likes. No bio or verification here; the profile has them.
GEThttps://api.okdata.online/v1/douyin/users/search
Also calleddouyin user searchfind douyin creators
- Price
- $0.002
- per call · failed calls are free
- Returns
- About 30 accounts a page
- with a cursor for the next page
- If a call fails
- Not charged
- When a data source fails, the next one is tried; errors and timeouts cost nothing.
- Status
- stable
- The contract holds: parameters and fields do not change under you.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
queryrequired | string | Keywords, as a person would type them into the platform search box. |
cursor | string | Opaque cursor from page.next_cursor of the previous call. Each page is a separate call. |
view | stringcompactstandardfull | How much of each object comes back. full adds platform-specific fields under ext. |
fields | string[] | Fields to keep, by path (author.name), to save tokens. In a query string: comma-separated. |
cursor, view and fields work the same on every endpoint: how requests work.
Request
cURL
curl -G "https://api.okdata.online/v1/douyin/users/search" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $OKDATA_API_KEY" \
--data-urlencode 'query=人民日报'Python
import os
import requests
resp = requests.get(
"https://api.okdata.online/v1/douyin/users/search",
headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['OKDATA_API_KEY']}"},
params={"query": "人民日报"},
timeout=60,
)
body = resp.json()
if body["code"] != "ok":
raise RuntimeError(f"{body['code']}: {body['message']} (charged: {body['charged']})")
for row in body["data"]["items"]:
print(row["name"], row["followers"])
print("cost: $" + body["meta"]["billing"]["amount"])TypeScript
const url = new URL('https://api.okdata.online/v1/douyin/users/search');
url.searchParams.set('query', "人民日报");
const res = await fetch(url, {
headers: {
Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.OKDATA_API_KEY}`,
},
});
const body = await res.json();
if (body.code !== 'ok') throw new Error(`${body.code}: ${body.message}`);
for (const row of body.data.items) {
console.log(row.name, row.followers);
}
console.log('cost: $' + body.meta.billing.amount);MCPtools/call
{
"name": "call",
"arguments": {
"capability": "douyin.users.search",
"query": "人民日报"
}
}Response
{
"code": "ok",
"request_id": "0f6c2a8e-4b1d-4e0a-9a51-3c7d2b9e1f20",
"data": {
"items": [
{
"id": "MS4wLjABAAAAq8Xw2mKpT0",
"url": "https://www.douyin.com/user/MS4wLjABAAAAq8Xw2mKpT0",
"username": "qingzhuang_tubu",
"name": "轻装徒步",
"bio": "轻装,走远路。周更露营和徒步装备。",
"avatar_url": "https://cdn.example.com/avatar/trailkit.jpg",
"verified": true,
"followers": 182300,
"following": 312,
"posts": 486,
"likes": 2310000
}
]
},
"page": {
"next_cursor": "eyJvIjoyMH0",
"has_more": true
},
"warnings": [],
"meta": {
"capability": "douyin.users.search",
"billing": {
"amount": "0.002",
"currency": "USD",
"balance_after": "9.998"
},
"unavailable": {},
"cached": false,
"replayed": false,
"fetched_at": "2026-11-11T08:00:00Z"
}
}Try it
This sends a real call to https://api.okdata.online and is billed as usual: at most $0.002. Failed calls are free. Your key goes only to that address and is never stored on this site.
Known limits
- About 30 accounts come back per page; the platform sets the page size, so there is no page-size parameter.
- For the next page, pass
page.next_cursorback ascursor. A cursor stays valid for 24 hours. Whenpage.has_moreis false there is nothing left.
Returned fields
data.items is a list of Account.
| Field | Type | View | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id | string | compact | Account ID on the platform. |
url | string | compact | Profile link. |
username | string | null | compact | Handle, where the platform has one. |
name | string | compact | Display name. |
bio | string | null | compact | Profile bio.Long text: view=compact may shorten it. |
avatar_url | string | null | standard | Avatar image URL. |
Show all 12 fieldsHide the other 6
| Field | Type | View | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
verified | boolean | null | standard | Whether the platform shows a verification badge. |
followers | integer | null | compact | Followers. |
following | integer | null | compact | Accounts it follows. |
posts | integer | null | compact | Posts, videos, notes or articles published. |
likes | integer | null | compact | Total likes received, where the platform shows it. |
ext | object | full | Platform-specific extras. Only returned with view=full. |
The view column is the smallest view a field comes back in: compact returns only compact fields, standard adds the standard ones, full returns everything. The default is standard.
When it is charged
One call costs $0.002 and returns one page of about 30 accounts. Collecting 1,000 accounts takes about 34 calls, $0.068 in total. Each page is a separate call; failed calls are not charged.
Data comes back$0.002 per call
Bad parameters, errors, timeoutsFree
| When | Charge |
|---|---|
| Each further page | A new call: $0.002 |
| Most one call costs | $0.002 |
| An empty answer | $0.002 |
| Bad parameters, errors, timeouts | Free |
| A retry with the same Idempotency-Key within 24 hours | Charged once |
A failed call is free; an empty answer costs $0.002; not found is free.
Prices from price book 1b273c48fea9634e. Every price on this platform →
Common errors
Every error has the same shape and says whether it was charged. The ones this endpoint can return:
| HTTP | Code | Meaning | Charged |
|---|---|---|---|
| 400 | invalid_params | A parameter is missing, has the wrong type or value, or the method is wrong. problems lists each one; param names the first.Retry: after a fix | no |
| 400 | cursor_mismatch | The cursor was sent to another endpoint, or with other parameters than the page it came from (view and fields may change).Retry: after a fix | no |
| 401 | unauthorized | The key is missing, malformed, revoked, disabled or expired (reason says which when known).Retry: no | no |
| 402 | insufficient_balance | The balance (available) cannot cover the most this call could cost (required).Retry: after a fix | no |
| 410 | cursor_expired | The cursor is older than the endpoint's cursor lifetime (page.cursor_expires_at said when).Retry: no | no |
| 429 | rate_limited | The account sent too many requests this minute (reason: rate) or has too many calls running (reason: concurrency).Retry: yes | no |
| 500 | settlement_unknown | The data came back, but the charge could not be confirmed.Retry: with the same Idempotency-Key | unknown until looked up |
| 502 | upstream_failed | Every data source for this endpoint failed on this request.Retry: yes | no |
| 503 | capability_paused | This endpoint is paused right now; nothing ran.Retry: yes | no |
| 504 | timeout | The data did not come back in time. The hold was released, so nothing was charged.Retry: yes | no |
Questions
How much does the Douyin account search API cost?
One call costs $0.002 and returns one page of about 30 accounts. Collecting 1,000 accounts takes about 34 calls, $0.068 in total. Each page is a separate call; failed calls are not charged.
How do I get the next page?
Pass page.next_cursor from the response back as the cursor parameter. When page.has_more is false there is nothing left. Every page is its own call at $0.002.
Do I need a Douyin account, cookies or a QR login?
No. You send only your okdata API key. The data is public data from Douyin; nothing is fetched with your own Douyin account.
Am I charged when a call fails?
No. Every error response says charged: false, except a timeout, which says charged: null until the outcome is known. Resend with the same Idempotency-Key and you are never charged twice.
What if Douyin does not show a field?
The field is null, and meta.unavailable names it with the reason: platform (the platform never shows it) or capability (we cannot fetch it yet).
Use it in your AI
Paste this into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any agent that can open a web page. It reads this endpoint’s page and calls it with your key.
Read https://okdata.online/apis/douyin/users/search.md, then call this endpoint for me through okdata; my key is in the OKDATA_API_KEY environment variable. Use Douyin account search and tell me the follower count and what the account posts about.
With the MCP server connected, just ask: Use Douyin account search and tell me the follower count and what the account posts about.
Same data on other platforms
The same kind of data from other platforms, in the same Account shape:
- Official Account search$0.058/item
- Instagram account search$0.002/call
- Kuaishou account search$0.02/call
- Zhihu user search$0.002/call
- WeChat Channels account search$0.02/call
- Xiaohongshu account search$0.02/call
- Weibo account search$0.002/call
- WeChat Official Account live search$0.02/call
- TikTok account search$0.002/call
- X account search$0.0004/item
All 38 Douyin endpoints
Main Douyin endpoints
- Douyin video search$0.02/call
- Douyin video detail$0.002/call
- Douyin video comments$0.002/call
- Douyin account profile$0.002/call
- Douyin account videos$0.002/call
- Douyin hot search board$0.002/call
- Douyin comment replies$0.002/call
- Douyin hashtag videos$0.002/call
- Douyin video play count$0.002/call
- Douyin related videos$0.002/call
- Douyin video boards$0.002/call
- Douyin search suggestions$0.02/call
- Douyin account growth$0.002/call
- Douyin account videos (backup)$0.0025/call
- Douyin video search (backup)$0.03/call
Douyin Xingtu API
- Douyin Xingtu creator search$0.004/call
- Douyin Xingtu creator rate card$0.04/call
- Douyin Xingtu creator profile$0.004/call
- Douyin Xingtu creator audience$0.004/call
- Douyin Xingtu creator reach$0.004/call
- Douyin Xingtu creator videos$0.004/call
- Douyin Xingtu creator keywords$0.002/call
- Douyin Xingtu creator scores$0.008/call
- Douyin Xingtu creator content mix$0.004/call
- Douyin Xingtu creator conversion$0.004/call
- Douyin Xingtu marketing calendar$0.004/call
- Douyin Xingtu video report$0.004/call
Douyin Ocean Engine index API
- Douyin index: brand trends$0.002/call
- Douyin index: brand vs industry$0.002/call
- Douyin index: account top videos$0.002/call
- Douyin index: account followers$0.002/call
- Douyin index: account daily averages$0.002/call
- Douyin index: keyword audience$0.002/call
- Douyin index: keyword trends$0.006/call
- Douyin index: related keywords$0.002/call
- Douyin index: live hot topics$0.002/call
- Douyin index: top videos for a keyword$0.002/call
Names and ID
- Name
- Douyin account search API
- Short name
- Douyin account search
- ID
douyin.users.search- Endpoint
GET /v1/douyin/users/search- Category
- Social media
- Also called
- douyin user search, find douyin creators
- Data type
- Account search API
- Returns
- Account[]: 12 fields