How to Get TikTok Data Without the Official API (Video Stats, User Profiles, and More)

TikTok's official API is locked down. The Research API requires academic affiliation. The Business API requires partnership approval. And even if you get access, rate limits and data restrictions make it hard to build anything useful. If you just need public video stats, user profiles, or a list of someone's recent videos, there's a much simpler path. The Problem Here's what TikTok's official options look like in 2026: Research API : Academic affiliation required. Commercial use denied. Business API : Partnership approval. Wait time: weeks to months. Login Kit / Graph API : Only for apps with TikTok login integration. Meanwhile, all you want is: "How many likes does this video have?" or "How many followers does this creator have?" A Simpler Alternative I built a TikTok Scraper API that returns public TikTok data through simple GET requests. No TikTok credentials, no approval process, no OAuth. Three endpoints: GET /video?url=... — Full video details: likes, comments, shares, plays, cov