Native mobile clients
Signed like the apps. Requests go out on the wire protocol of 8 TikTok app flavours across 40+ Android and iOS releases. Pick one with os, app_flavour and app_version.
[ 200 OK ][ $0 FAILED ][ PROTOBUF ][ .JSON ]
2,500 free credits to test every public endpoint
TikTok’s mobile API,as infrastructure
160+ mobile endpoints with their upstream paths, and signing in <1 ms for 8 apps. $0.29–$0.58 per 1k calls, $0 when they fail.
POSTapi.tikultra.com/v1/tako/ask
Tako ask
ExclusiveAsk TikTok's in-app Tako assistant a question, optionally about one video. Returns the answer, follow-up prompts and the video IDs it cited.
- Upstream
/aweme/v1/tako/op/stream/- Cost
- 25 credits · $1.45–$2.90 per 1k calls · failed calls $0
- Runs on
- LeanPool · warm, city-pinned device context
1{2 "answer": "Creators most often recommend…",3 "follow_ups": [4 "Which switches are quietest?",5 "Best for gaming?"6 ],7 "cited_video_ids": [8 "7705852133855161377",9 "7705852133855161378"10 ]11}
Works from any language or agent, over plain HTTPS.
pythonnode.jsGocurl -GMCP[ 01 / 12 ] · Main features
Every surface, one API
Videos, profiles, feeds, search, Tako AI, LIVE, series and Shop, decoded from the mobile API into typed JSON.
Videos & profiles
Videos, comments, danmaku, profiles, stories and reposts by ID or share link.
Learn moreFeeds, search & Tako
Persona For You feeds in 84 cities, search, vision search and Tako AI answers.
Learn more1# pip install requests2import os, requests34API = "https://api.tikultra.com/v1"5KEY = {"x-api-key": os.environ["TIKULTRA_KEY"]}67# Search videos by keyword8r = requests.get(f"{API}/search", headers=KEY,9 params={"keyword": "keyboards", "type": "videos"})10print(r.headers["x-credits-cost"]) # 51112
1[2 {3 "aweme_id": "7705512093317041416",4 "desc": "Lubing switches in 60 seconds",5 "author": "keebforge",6 "play_count": 24819037 },8 {9 "aweme_id": "7705437718204556551",10 "desc": "Gasket mount vs tray mount",11 "author": "tactile.lab",
[ 02 / 12 ] · How we compare
How Tikultra compares
Price per call, what failed calls cost, limits and what you can build, next to the TikTok APIs teams usually weigh us against. Checked 1 Nov 2026.
| Compared on | TikultraTikTok and Douyin mobile API | TikAPITikTok only | EnsembleData8 platforms | ScrapeCreators38+ APIs, many platforms | Apify actorclockworks/tiktok-scraper | RapidAPI listingsTokapi, Lundehund, tikwm, ScrapTik |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard read, per 1,000 callslist price at the plan’s included volume | $0.29–$0.58 | €0.53–€2.78 | Unit-based, from $100 / mo | $0.99–$1.88 | $1.70–$3.70 per 1k results, plus add-ons | ≈ $0.01–$0.25 |
| Failed upstream calls | $0, never billed | Not stated | Free | Not stated (cached results cost 0) | Not stated | Not stated |
| Usage limits | Monthly credits, no daily cap | Daily request caps and bandwidth caps | Daily unit caps, reset 00:00 UTC | Credits never expire | Prepaid usage expires | Monthly quotas, overage and bandwidth fees |
| Free to start | 2,500 credits | 5-day trial | 50 units / day | 100 credits | $5 usage / mo | 50–300 requests / mo |
| Native request signingfor your own client | <1 ms (0.25 ms p50), 8 app flavours, 40+ releases | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Accounts you ownpublishing, inbox, LIVE | Connected sessions and dedicated device contexts, from Growth | OAuth (logged-in) endpoints | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Varies by listing |
| Agents and tooling | MCP server, llms.txt, OpenAPI, 500-task batch jobs | Not stated | SDKs on GitHub | MCP server, CLI, Claude Code skill | Apify Store and platform API | RapidAPI SDKs |
| Endpoint docs | 160+ endpoints, each with its upstream path; one { cursor, has_more } contract | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Varies by listing |
Competitor figures are from each vendor’s public pricing page on 1 Nov 2026, converted to a per-1,000 price where the plan has a request quota. “Not stated” means the page didn’t say. RapidAPI listings are cheaper per call than Tikultra; we compete on coverage, signing, connected sessions and never billing a failed call. Tikultra prices: $0.29 (Scale) to $0.58 (Starter) per 1,000 standard calls, $0.12–$0.23 per 1,000 primitives, about $0.21 on Enterprise. Sources: api.tikapi.io/app/plans, ensembledata.com/pricing, scrapecreators.com, apify.com/clockworks/tiktok-scraper, rapidapi.com.
Full pricing[ 03 / 12 ] · Exclusives
7 exclusive features
Surfaces that only exist inside TikTok’s mobile app, from Tako answers to danmaku and mini dramas: 9 endpoints, each one call away.
POST/v1/tako/ask25 cr
Upstream
/aweme/v1/tako/op/stream/1{2 "answer": "Creators most often recommend…",3 "follow_ups": [4 "Which switches are quietest?",5 "Best for gaming?"6 ],7 "cited_video_ids": [8 "7705852133855161377",9 "7705852133855161378"10 ]11}
[ 04 / 12 ] · Dashboard
Every call, accounted for
Keys, usage, logs and billing. See what each endpoint costs before the invoice does.
Runs out around 19 NovProjected from your last 3 days. Turn on auto top-up to never hit zero.
461 failed calls0 credits charged
Trace for every callCache, context, signing, fetch, decode and bill.
5 credits, shown firstEvery response says what it cost.
[ 05 / 12 ] · Power your agent
Easily connect with your
AI agents
Connect Tikultra to any AI agent or MCP client in minutes.
One command. Connect your agent to Tikultra over MCP, or call the API from any tool that speaks HTTPS.
Copy and paste this into your AI agent.
Run npx -y @tikultra/mcp --key $TIKULTRA_KEY, then resolve these 40 share links and save each video without a watermark, at 1080p60, to ./media.
Agent onboarding. Are you an AI agent? Fetch this file to learn every endpoint and its cost.
curl
curl -s https://tikultra.com/llms.txt # Tikultra > TikTok's mobile API as infrastructure. ## Videos & comments · 5 credits - GET /v1/video aweme_id or url · /aweme/v1/aweme/detail/ - GET /v1/video/comments cursor, has_more · /aweme/v2/comment/list/ ## Primitives · 2 credits - GET /v1/resolve any link or @handle to typed IDs - POST /v1/crypto/sign os, app_flavour, app_version · <1 ms
[ 06 / 12 ] · Core
Fast, native, structured.
And priced per call
Infrastructure for TikTok’s mobile API, built for pipelines that run every day.
Speed that feels local
Fast responses. A p50 of 410 ms for standard calls on our 1,000-link test set, run Nov 3, 2026, and 0.25 ms to sign a request.
See latency by endpoint| Endpoint | p50 | Tail |
|---|---|---|
| /v1/crypto/sign | 0.25ms | 0.93ms p99 |
| /v1/video | 184ms | 520ms p95 |
| /v1/user | 231ms | 610ms p95 |
| /v1/search | 611ms | 1,380ms p95 |
content-type: x-protobuf14.2 KB binary
api.tikultra.com/v1/video2.1 KB JSON
Protobuf decoding
Binary in, typed JSON out. The mobile API answers in protobuf. Every response comes back decoded to stable field names, and /v1/tools/protobuf-decode decodes payloads you capture yourself.
GET /v1/video18:04:12 · production key · 200
5 creditsPOST /v1/crypto/sign18:02:21 · signer key · 200
2 creditsGET /v1/user18:01:52 · staging key · 502
0 · freekitebird/productionGrowthCredits left 150,042
Pay per call
Costs you can read. Every response says what it cost and what's left. Calls that fail upstream cost nothing.
See pricingHow one request works
Every step, traced. Cache, device context, signing, the fetch, protobuf decoding and the bill, for every call in your logs.
Requests /req_8fK2xQ7mN4PRODUCTION5 credits · 184 ms
i retry 0 of 2, LeanPool, egress us-nyc
0 ms50100150184 ms
NavigateCollapseCopy as cURLx-credits-cost: 5 · x-credits-remaining: 150,042
Status you can check
A public status page. Uptime per endpoint family, latency by region and every incident, with what broke and when.
Open status.tikultra.comAPI gateway99.99%
Videos, profiles & search99.95%
Signing & primitives99.98%
[ 07 / 12 ] · Features
We handle the hard stuff
Signing, device contexts, egress, retries and protobuf decoding run on our side. You send one request.
Request path
One hop to the mobile API. Each call is signed, sent from a warm device context and decoded before it comes back.
YOUR APPTIKULTRATIKTOK
Device contexts
Warm, isolated contexts. Each call runs in a pre-warmed device context pinned to city-level egress, so sessions stay consistent and results stay local. Provision your own from Growth.
lon · ios 47.5.0mia · android 47.6.3ber · studio 44.6.3
Signing built in
Native signing, kept current. Every call is signed as the current app build. Need only the signature for your own client? 0.25 ms at p50 for any of 8 app flavours, 2 credits.
Sign
Retry
Paginate
Decode
Two layers, one key
Run whole workflows, or just the hard parts. High-level calls act for accounts you own; the primitives underneath stay open for your own pipeline.
High level · FullPool · Growth+
Connected session workflows
One call is one action on an account you own. It runs on that account’s dedicated device context, and the gateway keeps the session fresh. Publishing takes the file and every post setting in a single request.
POST/v1/account/upload/videoUpload and publish a video in one call.100 crPOST/v1/account/upload/slideshowUpload and publish a photo carousel in one call.100 crPOST/v1/account/importBind a session you own to a dedicated mobile context.25 crPOST/v1/account/login/otp/sendSend a one-time sign-in code to your account’s email.25 crPOST/v1/account/profile/updateChange your nickname, bio or links.25 crPOST/v1/account/commentComment, or reply to a comment on your posts.25 crPOST/v1/account/dm/sendSend a text message.35 crPOST/v1/account/live/moderatePost, pin or remove comments and mute viewers in your room.20 cr
Connected sessions guide Low level · your own client
Devices, signing and codecs
Provision and bootstrap city-pinned devices, sign as any app flavour and release with os, app_flavour and app_version, resolve links and decode protobuf.
POST/v1/devices/provisionA dedicated mobile device context pinned to a city.10 crPOST/v1/devices/{id}/bootstrapRegister a provisioned device so it is ready for calls.10 crPOST/v1/crypto/signNative signature headers for a request you will send.2 crGET/v1/resolveAny link or @handle to typed IDs.2 crPOST/v1/tools/protobuf-decodeDecode a raw protobuf payload to JSON.2 crGET/v1/devicesEvery device context your keys have provisioned.Free
Primitives guide [ 08 / 12 ] · Architecture
Three ways to run
Call the managed gateway, bring your own pipeline, or act for accounts you own. One key and one bill for all three.
LeanPool
Managed gateway
One REST call returns typed JSON for videos, profiles, feeds, search, LIVE and Shop SDUI, with the upstream mobile path documented on every endpoint. Queue up to 500 tasks per async job.
GET/v1/video5 cr
GET/v1/shop/pdp25 cr
POST/v1/jobs/submit≤ 500 tasks
For apps and agents that want JSON. Batch jobs from Growth.
Primitives
Devices, signing & primitives
Bring your own HTTP pipeline. Sign native requests in <1 ms for 8 app flavours and 40+ releases, provision city-pinned device contexts, resolve any link and decode protobuf.
POST/v1/crypto/sign2 cr
POST/v1/devices/provision10 cr
GET/v1/resolve2 cr
For teams with their own client. Signing on every plan.
FullPool
Connected session runtime
Import a session you own, or sign in with an email code, onto a dedicated 1:1 mobile context. Publish videos and slideshows in one call, manage comments and DMs, and host LIVE.
POST/v1/account/import25 cr
POST/v1/account/upload/video100 cr
POST/v1/account/dm/send35 cr
Self-serve from Growth. No sales call or contract.
[ 09 / 12 ] · Use cases
What teams
run on Tikultra
Five technical workloads, and the endpoints each one calls.
Browse the endpointsMedia & bot pipelines
1080p60 ByteVC1 source video, carousels, transcripts and short links for Discord and Telegram bots.
Creator Studio toolsPublish from connected sessions, find content gaps with Studio search insights, track FYP velocity.
Protocol & custom clientsWarm contexts, request signing, Snowflake and sec_uid inspection, raw protobuf decoding.
Shop & catalog intelligenceFull SDUI PDP trees, live-bag pins, visual photo search and seller catalogs.
High-throughput pipelinesAsync batch jobs of 500 tasks each, at up to 250 req/s on Scale.
Media job in progress …
Links resolved40 of 40
Source videos37 1080p60
Carousels3 found
Transcriptsrunning
Job reportqueued
job_7Hq2xK · 40 tasks
7705…161377.mp4bytevc1 · 1080p6014.8 MB
7705…041416.mp4bytevc1 · 1080p609.2 MB
7704…902114 · carousel12 images, 1440p6.1 MB
7598…771630.mp4h264 · 720p304.4 MB
≈ $12
1,000 standard calls a day is 150,000 credits a month: about $12 of the 1,250,000 credits in Growth ($99/mo).
Estimate your cost[ 10 / 12 ] · Coverage
One gateway for
TikTok’s mobile API.
Reads, devices, signing primitives and connected sessions,
behind one key and one bill.
160+EndpointsEach with its upstream mobile path
8App flavours40+ Android and iOS releases to sign as
84CitiesFor city-pinned device contexts
0CreditsFor calls that fail upstream
[ 11 / 12 ] · Pricing
Pay per call, not per seat
Each call costs 2, 5, 10 or 25 credits by tier: $0.29–$0.58 per 1,000 standard calls. Failed calls cost $0.
Free
Test every public endpoint.
$0/ month
2,500 free credits · 3 req/s
Start free- 500 standard calls
- Every public endpoint
- Failed calls are free
Starter
For side projects that ship.
$29/ month
250,000 credits · 25 req/s
Choose Starter- $0.58 / 1k standard calls
- $0.23 / 1k primitives
- Failed calls are free
GrowthMost popular
For production apps.
$99/ month
1,250,000 credits · 75 req/s
Choose Growth- $0.40 / 1k standard calls
- $0.16 / 1k primitives
- Connected sessions (FullPool)
- Dedicated device contexts
- Async batch jobs, 500 tasks each
Scale
For high-volume pipelines.
$349/ month
6,000,000 credits · 250 req/s
Choose Scale- $0.29 / 1k standard calls
- $0.12 / 1k primitives
- High-concurrency session and device fleets
- Priority regional pools
- Signed webhooks
Enterprise · from $1,499 / mo
35,000,000+ credits ($0.21 / 1k standard calls), 2,000+ req/s. Custom throughput, dedicated regional context pools and a custom SLA.
Primitive2 crSigning, resolving, decoding, source media
Standard5 crVideos, comments, profiles, posts, search, feeds
Heavy10 crFollower lists, LIVE rooms, series, persona feeds
Premium25 crShop, vision search, Tako AI, creator audits
[ 12 / 12 ] · Endpoints
One key, every layer
168 endpoints, from free device listings and 2-credit primitives to connected sessions. Prices are per successful call.
Gateway reads2–25 cr
Devices & primitives0–10 cr
Connected sessionsFullPool · Growth+
Short linksresolve
Resolved 500 vm.tiktok.com links to typed IDs in one batch job.
resolve1,000 cr
Custom clientcrypto/sign
Signed 10,000 requests for an in-house android · tiktok · 47.6.3 client.
crypto/sign20,000 cr
ID inspectiontools/id-converter
Read post times for 2,000 aweme_ids straight from their Snowflake bits.
tools/id-converter4,000 cr
LIVE roomlive/room
Polled a LIVE room’s state every 30 seconds for an hour.
live/room10 cr / poll
Shop PDPshop/pdp
Pulled a full SDUI product page tree: SKUs, prices and coupons.
shop/pdp25 cr
Connected sessionaccount/upload/video
Published a 1080p60 video with every setting in one call.
account/upload/video100 cr
FYP velocityvideo/fyp-velocity
Checked how fast a new post moved on For You, hourly for 6 hours.
video/fyp-velocity60 cr
Get started
Ready to build?
Start with 2,500 free credits and test every public endpoint, then pick a plan.
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[ FAQ ]
Frequently asked questions
General
What is Tikultra?
A gateway to TikTok’s native mobile API. Use it three ways: managed REST endpoints that return JSON, primitives (signing, device contexts, resolving, protobuf decoding) for your own pipeline, or connected sessions for accounts you own.
Is Tikultra affiliated with TikTok?
No. Tikultra is independent and is not affiliated with, endorsed or sponsored by TikTok or ByteDance.
When do I need a connected session?
Only for actions that belong to an account you own: publishing, profile changes, comments on your posts, DMs and LIVE hosting. Reads and primitives run on our managed contexts and need no session.
Which apps and versions do you support?
8 app flavours (TikTok, TikTok Lite, TikTok Lite (coin), TikTok Pro, TikTok Studio, TikTok Shop, TikTok TV, Douyin) across 40+ Android and iOS releases. Choose one with os, app_flavour and app_version, or leave them out to use the current default (android · tiktok · 47.6.3).
Pricing
How do credits work?
Every endpoint has a fixed cost: Primitive 2, Standard 5, Heavy 10 or Premium 25 credits per successful call, and fixed costs for session actions such as publishing. Your plan sets your monthly credits.
Do failed calls cost anything?
No. If TikTok times out or errors, you get a 5xx with x-credits-cost: 0 and can retry right away.
Which plans include connected sessions?
Growth and Scale. They are self-serve, with no sales call or contract.
What happens when I run out?
Calls return 402 out_of_credits until you top up at your plan rate or the plan renews.
API
What are the rate limits?
Free 3, Starter 25, Growth 75, Scale 250 req/s per account, and 2,000+ on Enterprise. Each key can have a lower limit of its own.
How does pagination work?
Every list endpoint takes cursor and count and returns cursor and has_more at the top level. Pass the cursor back until has_more is false.
Can I pin a context to a city?
Yes. POST /v1/devices/provision takes a region and one of 84 cities, and returns a device context you can reuse.
I run my own client. Can I get just the signature?
Yes. POST /v1/crypto/sign returns native signature headers in <1 ms for 2 credits.