Authentication

Overview

The TikTok Intel API is distributed exclusively through RapidAPI. Authentication is handled by passing your RapidAPI subscription key in a request header — no OAuth flows, no token rotation, no expiry management.

If you call the API directly (not through the RapidAPI gateway), you must include the x-rapidapi-key header manually. When using RapidAPI’s built-in proxy or code snippets, the header is injected automatically.

Getting a key

Go to the TikTok Intel API listing on RapidAPI.
Click Subscribe to Test and select a plan.
Your key is shown in the Security section of the API playground — copy it.

Sending the header

Add x-rapidapi-key to every request:

curl -X GET \
  "https://tiktok-marketing-intelligence-api-production.up.railway.app/api/v1/users/charlidamelio" \
  -H "x-rapidapi-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

import requests

headers = {
    "x-rapidapi-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}

response = requests.get(
    "https://tiktok-marketing-intelligence-api-production.up.railway.app/api/v1/users/charlidamelio",
    headers=headers
)
print(response.json())

const response = await fetch(
  "https://tiktok-marketing-intelligence-api-production.up.railway.app/api/v1/users/charlidamelio",
  {
    headers: {
      "x-rapidapi-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
    }
  }
);
const data = await response.json();

const res = await fetch(
  "https://tiktok-marketing-intelligence-api-production.up.railway.app/api/v1/users/charlidamelio",
  {
    headers: { "x-rapidapi-key": process.env.RAPIDAPI_KEY! }
  }
);
const data = await res.json();

Error responses

HTTP status	`error.code`	Meaning
`401 Unauthorized`	`UNAUTHORIZED`	Key missing or malformed
`403 Forbidden`	`FORBIDDEN`	Key valid but plan does not include this endpoint
`429 Too Many Requests`	`RATE_LIMITED`	Monthly quota or per-second rate limit exceeded

Rate limits

Rate limits are enforced by RapidAPI based on your plan tier. Check your current plan on the RapidAPI dashboard. If you need higher throughput, upgrade or contact us.

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Sending the header

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​Overview

​Getting a key

​Sending the header

​Error responses

​Rate limits

Overview

Getting a key

Sending the header

Error responses

Rate limits