{"id":83688,"date":"2026-09-21T17:38:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T09:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ahhhhfs.com\/83688\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T17:33:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T09:33:21","slug":"douyin-tiktok-download-api-open-source-douyin-tiktok-data-api-with-mcp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ahhhhfs.com\/en\/83688\/","title":{"rendered":"Douyin TikTok Download API: Open-Source Douyin\/TikTok Data API with MCP"},"content":{"rendered":"

Douyin TikTok Download API<\/strong> is an open-source, self-hosted data API built by Evil0ctal for Douyin and TikTok. Many people first came across the project as a way to parse shared video links and retrieve clean media streams. With v5, it has grown into something much broader than a video parser.<\/p>\n

The current version works more like a full data service for Douyin and TikTok. It can fetch posts, creator profiles, comments, search results, collections, and other public data through REST APIs, while also exposing MCP and CLI access. Parsed data can be stored in your own PostgreSQL database, and operational tasks such as identity management, scheduling, downloads, logs, and diagnostics are handled through a Web Console.<\/p>\n

As of September 2026, the latest stable release is v5.1.0<\/strong>, published on September 15. This release added collection support for both Douyin and TikTok, TikTok reposts, and parsing for TikTok Collection links.<\/p>\n

Douyin TikTok Download API is a third-party open-source project. It is not an official Douyin or TikTok API, and it is unrelated to the official TikTok for Business MCP Server. The project works with web-facing platform interfaces, so running it on your own server does not remove account restrictions, IP limits, anti-abuse controls, or platform terms.<\/p>\n


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What Can Douyin TikTok Download API Do?<\/h2>\n

v5 exposes three main ways to work with the service: REST API, MCP, and CLI. All three use the same underlying service layer.<\/p>\n

The REST API is useful for scripts, backend applications, and automation. MCP is aimed at clients such as Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex CLI, and other tools that support the Model Context Protocol. The CLI gives you direct terminal access through the dtk<\/code> command.<\/p>\n

The Web Console sits on top of the service as an administration interface. It shows the identity pool, scheduler, archive, downloads, request logs, diagnostics, and API keys.<\/p>\n

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Douyin TikTok Download API v5 Web Console<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

How Does Douyin TikTok Download API Work?<\/h2>\n

You can think of the project as a layer between Douyin or TikTok web data and your own application.<\/p>\n

A regular application can request JSON through the REST API. An MCP-compatible agent can use the tools exposed by the MCP server. The same service can also be accessed from a terminal using dtk<\/code>.<\/p>\n

REST, MCP, and CLI are not separate implementations. They share the same service layer, and MCP does not simply proxy requests back through the REST API.<\/p>\n

The REST API is available under:<\/p>\n

\/api\/v1\/...\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
The default MCP endpoint is:<\/p>\n
\/mcp\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
API documentation is exposed through:<\/p>\n
\/docs\r\n\/swagger\r\n\/redoc\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
The current documentation lists 93 REST operations.<\/p>\n
Douyin TikTok Download API vs TikTok for Business MCP Server<\/h2>\n
Searching for \u201cTikTok MCP\u201d now often brings up TikTok’s official TikTok for Business MCP Server<\/strong>. Despite the similar name, the two projects serve very different purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Feature<\/th>\nDouyin TikTok Download API<\/th>\nTikTok for Business MCP Server<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Type<\/td>\nThird-party open-source project<\/td>\nOfficial TikTok service<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Main use<\/td>\nDouyin \/ TikTok content data<\/td>\nTikTok Ads management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Typical data<\/td>\nPosts, creators, comments, search, collections<\/td>\nCampaigns, audiences, creatives, ad performance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Self-hosted<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nNo, uses TikTok services<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MCP<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
If you want an AI agent to manage TikTok Ads, pull advertising reports, or adjust targeting and campaigns, the official Business MCP is the relevant product. Douyin TikTok Download API is focused on content data, local archiving, and self-hosted developer access.<\/p>\n
What Changed in v5.1.0?<\/h2>\n
v5.1.0 added broader support for saved collections on both platforms.<\/p>\n
The API can now read collection lists and the posts inside individual collections, along with information about the owner and whether a collection is public or private. Public collections can be read with a guest identity, while private collections are rejected instead of quietly returning an empty result.<\/p>\n
TikTok also gained repost support, and Collection URLs can now be passed directly to \/parse<\/code>:<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@name\/collection\/Title-...\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
The release also tightened parameter validation. For example, list requests that exceed TikTok’s accepted count<\/code> range are rejected before being sent upstream, rather than returning an empty page that could be mistaken for a creator with no posts.<\/p>\n
What Data Can It Retrieve?<\/h2>\n
The current API covers a fairly broad set of Douyin and TikTok data, including:<\/p>\n