POST/v1/tiktok/search-challenge

TikTok Challenge Search API

Search TikTok challenges and hashtag trends. Trend tracking from $0.01/call.

Search for TikTok challenges by keyword. Returns challenge metadata including view counts and descriptions.

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POST/v1/tiktok/search-challengett-search-challenge$0.01/call

Response

Example response — hit "Send Request" to see a live result

{
  "ok": true,
  "data": {
    "challenge_list": [
      {
        "id": "12345",
        "challenge_name": "dancechallenge",
        "view_count": 50000000
      }
    ],
    "cursor": "20",
    "hasMore": true
  }
}

Features

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Challenge/hashtag search

Search for TikTok challenges and hashtags by keyword such as "dance challenge" and get back a challenge_list of matching trends.

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View count data

Each challenge in the results includes a view_count, so you can rank hashtags by total reach directly from the search response.

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Challenge descriptions

Results carry the challenge_name and descriptive metadata, letting you understand what a trend is about before drilling in.

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Trend discovery

Cursor pagination lets you sweep through many matching challenges to map an entire trend landscape for a topic or keyword.

Use cases

Trend Tracking

Track trending TikTok challenges and hashtags.

Campaign Planning

Discover challenges to participate in for brand marketing campaigns.

Quick start

Copy this snippet and start making calls.

const res = await fetch('https://api.yepapi.com/v1/tiktok/search-challenge', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "keywords": "dance challenge",
    "cursor": "0",
    "count": "20"
  }),
});
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);

TikTok Challenge Search API for discovering hashtag trends

The YepAPI TikTok Challenge Search API finds trending challenges and hashtags by keyword. Search "summer" or "transition" and receive a list of matching challenges, each with its name and aggregate view count — the fastest way to map the trend landscape around a theme.

It is the discovery layer for hashtag marketing. Once you find a promising challenge, pass its ID to the TikTok Challenge Info API for full stats, or the TikTok Challenge Videos API to study the entries that are driving the trend.

What is a TikTok Challenge Search API?

A TikTok Challenge Search API takes a keyword and returns the hashtag challenges associated with it, rather than individual videos or accounts. It is how you discover which trends exist for a topic. With YepAPI you POST keywords to /v1/tiktok/search-challenge and get back a challenge_list where each item carries an id, challenge_name, and view_count. Since TikTok exposes no open challenge-search endpoint, this delivers programmatic trend discovery as JSON — ideal for spotting emerging hashtags before they peak and for sizing the reach of any challenge by its view count.

Build your own TikTok trend radar

Use this endpoint to power a trend-radar tool. Run a set of brand-relevant keywords on a schedule, capture every matching challenge with its view_count, and chart how those counts grow day over day to catch rising trends early. Feed the IDs into the Challenge Info and Challenge Videos endpoints to drill from discovery into detail. One YepAPI key also unlocks Instagram and YouTube data, so your radar can span every short-form platform at once.

TikTok Challenge Search API pricing — $0.01 per call

Each challenge search call costs $0.01 and returns a page of challenges plus a pagination cursor. There is no subscription and no minimum spend. Monitoring 100 keywords daily to track trend movement costs about $1 per day, which makes continuous hashtag surveillance affordable for any marketing team.

Size up hashtag reach before you commit

The view_count on every result lets you compare challenges by total reach the moment they surface in search. Instead of guessing which hashtag is worth joining, you can rank candidates objectively, spot saturated trends versus fresh ones, and prioritize the challenges with the best reach-to-competition ratio for a brand campaign — all from the search payload itself.

Try the TikTok Challenge Search API free

Begin with $5 of free credit and no credit card. That covers 500 challenge searches — enough to build a working trend-discovery tool before spending a cent. Register, grab your key, and search your first hashtag trend in minutes.

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Frequently asked questions

Search for TikTok challenges by keyword. Returns challenge metadata including view counts and descriptions.

Each API call costs $0.01. No monthly minimums or subscriptions — you only pay for what you use.

Sign up for a free API key, then send a POST request to /v1/tiktok/search-challenge. Check the code example above for a ready-to-use snippet in JavaScript, cURL, or Python.

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