/v1/tiktok/video/transcript

GET

Transcript

Get native captions or an opt-in AI transcript with timestamp segments from a TikTok video. Long AI transcripts may time out.

Credit cost	Default: 1 credit when no rule matches. 0 credits when response field transcript is empty or absent. 1 credit when response field native is exactly true. 10 credits per started minute (duration from durationSeconds or duration_seconds) when request parameter allow_long_transcription is true. Native captions or AI up to 2 minutes: 1 credit. Paid AI mode: 10 credits/minute, rounded up, even for short videos. No transcript: 0 credits. Returned native captions cost 1 credit, even for long videos with the paid flag. By default, successful AI up to 120 seconds costs a flat 1 credit per request; over 120 seconds requires allow_long_transcription=true, which bills ALL successful AI at 10 credits per started minute, including short videos; empty AI results and errors cost 0 credits; no transcript: 0 credits How charges are determined Cost is decided per call, not per endpoint: the same operation can cost different amounts depending on what it returns. A call that fails costs 0 credits. A result served from cache costs 0 credits. `default` is the cost when no rule matches. Rules are evaluated in order and the first whose conditions all hold wins. A `when` condition is one of: `param` (the request parameter is true), `outcome` (the classifier's outcome), `empty` / `nonEmpty` (a response field is empty and absent, or a non-empty array or string), `flag` (a response field is exactly true). A cost of `{ perStartedMinute: n, of: [fields] }` is n x max(1, ceil(seconds / 60)), so even a short result bills at least one minute.
Cache support	Not specified in the published contract.
Pagination	No explicit pagination metadata in the published contract. Consult the parameters and response fields below.

Parameters

Name	Location / required	Schema
`url` TikTok video URL	query / required	`string`
`language` Two-letter transcript language code, such as en, es, fr, de, it, ja, ko, or zh.	query / optional	`string`
`allow_long_transcription` Allow AI transcription over 2 minutes. Paid rates apply to short videos too. Enable transcription separately.	query / optional	`boolean`
`use_ai_as_fallback` Set true to use AI only when native captions are unavailable; defaults to false. Default AI: <=120s, 1 credit. With allow_long_transcription=true, all successful AI costs 10 credits/started minute, including short videos.	query / optional	`string`

Request examples

Replace placeholder values and supply your own API key. For operations with a request body, populate the body using the schema above.

cURL

curl --request GET 'https://api.fetchproof.com/v1/tiktok/video/transcript?url=YOUR_URL' \
  --header 'x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY'

JavaScript

const response = await fetch("https://api.fetchproof.com/v1/tiktok/video/transcript?url=YOUR_URL", {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: { 'x-api-key': process.env.FETCHPROOF_API_KEY }
});
console.log(await response.text());

Python

import os
import requests

response = requests.get("https://api.fetchproof.com/v1/tiktok/video/transcript?url=YOUR_URL",
    headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["FETCHPROOF_API_KEY"]})
print(response.text)

Responses

200Success. Envelope: success / credits_remaining / credits_charged.

application/json

object

successrequired

boolean

credits_remainingrequired

integer

idrequired

string

urlrequired

string

transcript_with_timestamprequired

null

transcriptrequired

string

401Invalid or missing x-api-key

402No credits remaining

403Upstream denied (age gate, audience controls)

404Resource or endpoint not found

429Rate limited