TikTok MCP server
Search TikTok videos and read creators, comments, transcripts, followers and audience countries from Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor. Hosted, with no TikTok developer account.
What your agent can do on TikTok
TikTok tools in the docsGet a TikTok account
One TikTok account: its follower count, its lifetime likes and how many videos it has posted.
tiktok_get_profileFrom 1 creditGet an account's videos
The videos one TikTok account has posted, newest or most viewed first.
tiktok_get_videosFrom 1 creditGet a TikTok video
One TikTok video with its engagement: views, likes, comments, shares and its length.
tiktok_get_videoFrom 10 creditsGet a video's comments
The comments on one TikTok video.
tiktok_get_commentsFrom 1 creditSearch TikTok videos
TikTok videos matching a keyword, ranked by the platform's own search.
tiktok_search_videosFrom 1 creditGet a video's transcript
What is said out loud in one TikTok video, as text.
tiktok_get_transcriptFrom 1 creditGet an account's followers
The accounts that follow one TikTok account, with their own follower counts.
tiktok_get_followersFrom 1 creditGet an account's audience
Where one TikTok account's audience is, by country.
tiktok_get_audienceFrom 26 credits
No research API application
TikTok’s Research API is for academic and non-profit researchers, and its Display API reads only the accounts that sign in to your app. Manifold reads public TikTok with nothing to apply for.
| Open-source servers | TikTok’s own APIs | Manifold | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Needs keys or approval | Usually keys | Research approval | No |
| Any public creator | Some | Academic researchers only | Yes |
| Video transcripts | Rarely | No | Yes |
| Audience by country | No | No | Yes |
| Works in Claude.ai and ChatGPT | Rarely, local only | No | Yes, hosted |
| Setup | Install and keys | Application | Paste one URL |
Things to ask
Plain questions in any connected client. The agent picks the tools.
- What are the most-viewed TikToks about protein coffee this month?
- Transcribe this video and tell me how it hooks in the first three seconds: [video URL]
- Which countries is this creator’s audience in? [handle]
- Find creators posting about budgeting and list their follower counts.
- What do commenters ask most under this video? [video URL]
- How often does this creator post, and which videos did best? [handle]
Pay per call. Start free.
No seats and nothing else to subscribe to. Every workspace starts with 500 free credits, and an answer already in the cache costs 25% of the price or less.
- Get a TikTok account
- From 1 credit
- Get an account's videos
- From 1 credit
- Get a TikTok video
- From 10 credits
- The same answer again, from the cache
- 25% or less
Pairs well with TikTok
The same server URL and credit balance reach every source. Switch off what you don’t need.
- Instagram MCPAccounts, posts, reels and hashtags.
- YouTube MCPVideos, channels, comments and transcripts.
- Facebook MCPPages, posts, groups and comments.
- Reddit MCPThreads, comments and subreddits.
- X (Twitter) MCPAccounts, recent posts and replies.
- LinkedIn MCPPosts, profiles and company pages.
- AI visibility MCPWhat ChatGPT, Gemini and others say and cite.
- SEO MCPKeywords, rankings, backlinks and audits.
Questions about the TikTok MCP
Do I need a TikTok developer account?
No. Manifold is hosted and reads public TikTok through a data provider, so there is no app, no research application and no login.
Can it get the transcript of a TikTok?
Yes. Your agent gets what is said in a video as text, so it can study hooks, quote a creator or check a claim. TikTok tools in the docs
What can my agent look up on TikTok?
An account, its videos and followers, any single video with its comments and transcript, videos that match a search, and an account’s audience.
Which clients does it work with?
Claude, Claude Code, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Grok, OpenCode and any other client that connects to a remote MCP server. Sign in with OAuth, or use an API key from the dashboard for scripts. Setup guides for every client
Can it find influencers?
Yes. Search videos on a topic, then read each creator’s followers, posting rate and audience countries before you reach out.