# TikLiveAPI, free, GET /userinfo-by-username/: TikTok profile API

> Fetch detailed user profile information including bio, stats (followers, heart count), nickname, and verified status using a username.

TikLiveAPI's Free plan for the TikTok profile API costs $0.00 per 1,000 profiles. TikLiveAPI's docs list 8 of the 11 fields on our checklist: Bio, Photo, Links, Verified, Followers, Following, Posts, Likes.
We haven't run TikLiveAPI through [our TikTok profile API benchmark](https://datacircle.dev/best-tiktok-profile-api.txt) yet.
This plan is free. We rank 439 plans for TikTok profile APIs by price. Half the plans cost $2.10 per 1,000 profiles or less. [See the best free TikTok profile API plan.](https://datacircle.dev/best-tiktok-profile-api.txt)
[TokAPI's $49.99 monthly plan](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/tokapi/49-99-monthly/llms.txt) costs the least per 1,000 profiles: $0.0038. [KOLens's $0.99 pack](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/kolens/0-99-pack-trial-get-api-kols-username/llms.txt) costs the least for 10,000 profiles a month: $0.99.
[KOLens's $0.99 pack (/api/kols/{username})](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/kolens/0-99-pack-trial-get-api-kols-username/llms.txt) covers any number of profiles. KOLens's $0.99 pack costs less up front than TokAPI's $49.99 monthly plan.
[TikTokAPI.io](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/tiktokapi-io/199-monthly/llms.txt), [Litescrape](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/litescrape/top-up-from-10/llms.txt) and [TrueScrape](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/truescrape/500-pack/llms.txt) are the best TikTok profile API providers in the Datacircle benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/tikliveapi/free-get-userinfo-by-username
- [TikTok profile API: the best of 30+ providers compared](https://datacircle.dev/best-tiktok-profile-api.txt)
- Get it: https://www.tikliveapi.com/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=tiktok-profile-api-pricing
- Request: `GET https://api.tikliveapi.com/userinfo-by-username/`
- API key: with the plan, on https://www.tikliveapi.com/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=tiktok-profile-api-pricing
- Its API docs: https://www.tikliveapi.com/documentation/users/user-info?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=tiktok-profile-api-pricing
- Sold by: TikLiveAPI (https://www.tikliveapi.com?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=tiktok-profile-api-pricing)
- Checked: 2026-11-07

## In the answer

- Completeness: 73%
- Bio: ✓
- Photo: ✓
- Links: ✓
- Verified: ✓
- Followers: ✓
- Following: ✓
- Posts: ✓
- Likes: ✓

## Price

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

## Charges

- Also pays for: from the same budget: User ID · User Info by ID · User Posts · User Followers · User Following · User Search · User Collections · User Liked Posts · User Playlists (Mix) · User Stories · Post Detail · Post Comments · Post Comment Replies · Post Music · Post Challenge · Post Playlist · Posts Collection (Favorites) · Post Search · Music Info · Challenge Info (ID) · Challenge Info (Name) · Challenge Search · Playlist Info · Download Video · Download Music · Collection Info · Region List · Ads Detail

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Fetch detailed user profile information including bio, stats (followers, heart count), nickname, and verified status using a username.

## Data

- Freshness: live
- Keep data: no limit
- Use data: You agree to use the API only for lawful purposes. In particular you must not: use the data in a way that violates applicable law or the rights of third parties, including TikTok users, exceed or attempt to circumvent the rate limits assigned to your account, resell, sublicense, or share raw API access (for example by distributing your API key), or use the service to harass, deanonymize, or harm individuals.

## Plan

- Pay: $0
- You get: 100 credits
- Enough for: 100 calls, once
- Expires: never

## Rate limit

- Per second: 3.33
- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: username
- Method: GET
- Path: /userinfo-by-username/

## About the plan

- Plan: Free
- Who can get it: anyone who signs up and confirms an email address

## The 28 fields the plan's answer can hold

user ID, secondary user ID, username, name, profile picture sizes, bio, bio link, verified, private account, secret account, FTC restricted, open favorites, virtual ad account, under 18, Instagram username, Twitter username, YouTube channel title, YouTube channel ID, story status, comment setting, duet setting, stitch setting, account created, followers, following, likes count, videos count, liked videos count

## TikLiveAPI's plans (4)

- [TikLiveAPI, free, GET /userinfo-by-username/](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/tikliveapi/free-get-userinfo-by-username/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 73% complete, live
- [TikLiveAPI, $9.90 pack, Pro, GET /userinfo-by-username/](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/tikliveapi/9-90-pack-pro-get-userinfo-by-username/llms.txt): $0.099 per 1,000, 73% complete, live
- [TikLiveAPI, $59.90 pack, Ultra, GET /userinfo-by-username/](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/tikliveapi/59-90-pack-ultra-get-userinfo-by-username/llms.txt): $0.086 per 1,000, 73% complete, live
- [TikLiveAPI, $129 pack, Mega, GET /userinfo-by-username/](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/tikliveapi/129-pack-mega-get-userinfo-by-username/llms.txt): $0.074 per 1,000, 73% complete, live

## TikLiveAPI's calls for this API (2)

- `GET /userinfo-by-id/`: [TikLiveAPI, free, GET /userinfo-by-id/](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/tikliveapi/free-get-userinfo-by-id/llms.txt)
- `GET /userinfo-by-username/`: [TikLiveAPI, free, GET /userinfo-by-username/](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/tikliveapi/free-get-userinfo-by-username/llms.txt)

## TikLiveAPI's APIs (2)

- [TikLiveAPI: TikTok video API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-video-apis/tikliveapi/free/llms.txt)
- [TikLiveAPI: TikTok profile API pricing, 4 plans, GET /userinfo-by-username/](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/tikliveapi/free-get-userinfo-by-username/llms.txt)

## TikLiveAPI: TikTok profile API alternatives

- [FetchLayer, $900 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/fetchlayer/900-monthly/llms.txt): $0.017 per 1,000, 73% complete, live
- [Zapi, Rp129,000 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/zapi/rp129000-monthly/llms.txt): $0.036 per 1,000, 64% complete, live
- [Serpent API, top-up from $1,000, Enterprise, GET /api/tiktok/profile, TikTok Profile](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/serpent-api/top-up-from-1000-enterprise-get-api-tiktok-profile-tiktok-profile/llms.txt): $0.07 per 1,000, 73% complete, live
- [Parseium, $299 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/parseium/299-monthly/llms.txt): $0.10 per 1,000, 64% complete, live

## Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-11-07.

- https://www.tikliveapi.com?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=tiktok-profile-api-pricing
- https://www.tikliveapi.com/documentation/users/user-info?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=tiktok-profile-api-pricing
- https://www.tikliveapi.com/openapi.json?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=tiktok-profile-api-pricing
- https://www.tikliveapi.com/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=tiktok-profile-api-pricing
- https://www.tikliveapi.com/terms?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=tiktok-profile-api-pricing
- https://www.tikliveapi.com/tiktok-profile-scraper?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=tiktok-profile-api-pricing