# Desearch, free: TikTok profile API

> Retrieve normalized public TikTok profile metadata by username.

Desearch's TikTok profile API on its $5 in API credits for a new account plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 profiles. It returns 7 of the 11 key fields we check: Bio, Photo, Verified, Followers, Following, Posts, Likes.
We rank 102 plans by price. [Litescrape's top-up from $10](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/litescrape/top-up-from-10/llms.txt) costs the least per 1,000 profiles: $0.15.
[Litescrape](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/litescrape/top-up-from-10/llms.txt), [Scrappa](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/scrappa/50-pack/llms.txt) and [ScrapeCreators](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/scrapecreators/497-pack/llms.txt) are the best TikTok profile API providers in our benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/desearch/free
- [Best TikTok profile API in 2026](https://datacircle.dev/best-tiktok-profile-api.txt)
- Get it: https://www.desearch.ai/pricing
- Request: `GET https://api.desearch.ai/desearch/tiktok/profile/{username}`
- API key: with the plan, on https://www.desearch.ai/pricing
- Its API docs: https://www.desearch.ai/docs/api-reference/get-desearch-tiktok-profile-username
- Sold by: Desearch (https://desearch.ai/?utm_source=outreach&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2026-10-seo-outreach)
- Checked: 2026-10-29

## In the answer

- Completeness: 64%
- Bio: ✓
- Photo: ✓
- Verified: ✓
- Followers: ✓
- Following: ✓
- Posts: ✓
- Likes: ✓

## Price

- $ per 1,000 profiles: $0.00
- Billing: free

## Charges

- Also pays for: from the same budget: AI Search · Web Search · Extract · X Search · X Profile Search · YouTube Creator Search · LinkedIn Profile Search · TikTok Creator Search

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Retrieve normalized public TikTok profile metadata by username.

## Data

- Keep data: no limit
- Use data: Your use of our APIs is subject to rate limits and usage quotas as specified in your plan. You agree not to circumvent these limits or use our APIs in ways that could harm our infrastructure or other users. [...] You agree not to use our Services for: Any unlawful purpose or to violate any laws, Harassment, abuse, or harm to others, Distributing malware or other harmful code, Attempting to gain unauthorized access to our systems, Reselling our Services without authorization

## Plan

- Pay: $0
- You get: $5

## Rate limit

- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call
- Median: 1.53 s

## The call

- You send: username
- Method: GET
- Path: /desearch/tiktok/profile/{username}

## About the plan

- Plan: $5 in API credits for a new account
- Who can get it: new accounts that attach a card in Console

## The 15 fields the plan's answer can hold

user ID, username, name, profile picture, verified, following, followers, likes count, bio, videos count, liked videos count, cost in dollars, usage count, service, currency

## Desearch's plans (7)

- [Desearch, free](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/desearch/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 64% complete
- [Desearch, top-up](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/desearch/top-up/llms.txt): 64% complete
- [Desearch, $179 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/desearch/179-monthly/llms.txt): 64% complete
- [Desearch, $429 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/desearch/429-monthly/llms.txt): 64% complete
- [Desearch, $849 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/desearch/849-monthly/llms.txt): 64% complete
- [Desearch, $1,599 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/desearch/1599-monthly/llms.txt): 64% complete
- [Desearch, contact us](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/desearch/contact-us/llms.txt): 64% complete

## Desearch's calls for this API (1)

- `GET /desearch/tiktok/profile/{username}`: [Desearch, free](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/desearch/free/llms.txt)

## Desearch's APIs (7)

- [Desearch: web search API pricing, 7 plans](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/desearch/free/llms.txt)
- [Desearch: Instagram post API pricing, 7 plans](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/desearch/free/llms.txt)
- [Desearch: Instagram profile API pricing, 7 plans](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/desearch/free/llms.txt)
- [Desearch: LinkedIn people search API pricing, 7 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/desearch/free/llms.txt)
- [Desearch: TikTok profile API pricing, 7 plans](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/desearch/free/llms.txt)
- [Desearch: TikTok video API pricing, 7 plans](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-video-apis/desearch/free/llms.txt)
- [Desearch: X post API pricing, 7 plans, GET /twitter/replies](https://datacircle.dev/x-post-apis/desearch/free-5-in-api-credits-for-a-new-account-get-twitter-replies/llms.txt)
- [Desearch: X post API pricing, 7 plans, GET /twitter/user/posts](https://datacircle.dev/x-post-apis/desearch/free-5-in-api-credits-for-a-new-account-get-twitter-user-posts/llms.txt)

## Desearch: TikTok profile API alternatives

- [Litescrape, free, 5 free calls](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/litescrape/free-5-free-calls/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 55% complete
- [Scrappa, free](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/scrappa/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 73% complete
- [ScrapeCreators, free](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/scrapecreators/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 73% complete, live
- [Captapi, free](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/captapi/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 91% complete, live
- [Scrapeless, free](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/scrapeless/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 73% complete

## Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-10-29.

- https://api.desearch.ai/openapi.json
- https://desearch.ai
- https://www.desearch.ai/credit-plans
- https://www.desearch.ai/docs/api-reference/get-desearch-tiktok-profile-username
- https://www.desearch.ai/docs/guide/apis/which-endpoint
- https://www.desearch.ai/docs/guide/introduction/pricing-and-billing
- https://www.desearch.ai/docs/guide/introduction/rate-limit
- https://www.desearch.ai/pricing
- https://www.desearch.ai/terms