TikTok Search

Search TikTok for profiles, videos, and hashtag content.

When to Use

•User asks about a TikTok account
•User wants to find TikTok videos
•User asks about trending TikTok content
•Social media research

How It Works

Uses the Shofo API to scrape TikTok data including profiles, hashtags, and trending content.

Usage

Get TikTok Profile Videos

bash

orth run shofo /tiktok/profile -q 'username=charlidamelio&count=10'

<details> <summary>curl equivalent</summary>

bash

curl -X POST "https://api.orth.sh/v1/run" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ORTHOGONAL_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"api":"shofo","path":"/tiktok/profile","query":{"username":"charlidamelio","count":"10"}}'

</details>

Search Hashtag Videos

bash

orth run shofo /tiktok/hashtag -q 'hashtag=tech&count=10'

Get Trending Feed

bash

orth run shofo /tiktok/feed -q 'count=10'

Parameters

Profile Videos

•username (required) - TikTok username (without @)
•count (required) - Number of videos to retrieve

Hashtag Videos

•hashtag (required) - Hashtag to search (without #)
•count (required) - Number of videos to retrieve

Trending Feed

•count (required) - Number of videos to retrieve (1-100)

Response

Profile includes:

•Username and display name
•Bio/description
•Follower and following counts
•Total likes
•Verified status
•Profile image

Videos include:

•Video title/description
•View count
•Like count
•Comment count
•Video URL

Examples

User: "Look up charlidamelio on TikTok"

bash

orth run shofo /tiktok/profile -q 'username=charlidamelio&count=10'

User: "What's trending on TikTok?"

bash

orth run shofo /tiktok/feed -q 'count=10'

User: "What's trending with #tech on TikTok?"

bash

orth run shofo /tiktok/hashtag -q 'hashtag=tech&count=10'

Error Handling

•success: false — Shofo may temporarily fail; retry after a few seconds
•Private accounts cannot be accessed
•Missing count parameter causes errors — always include it
•Rate limiting may apply on rapid sequential requests

Tips

•Remove @ from usernames
•Remove # from hashtags
•Private accounts cannot be accessed