POST/v1/tiktok/search-photo

TikTok Photo Search API

Search TikTok photo posts by keyword. Photo content discovery from $0.01/call.

Search for TikTok photo carousel posts by keyword. Returns photo post metadata and engagement data.

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POST/v1/tiktok/search-photott-search-photo$0.01/call

Response

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

{
  "ok": true,
  "data": {
    "photos": [
      {
        "id": "7234567890",
        "desc": "Summer outfit inspo",
        "stats": {
          "playCount": 50000
        }
      }
    ],
    "cursor": "20",
    "hasMore": true
  }
}

Features

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Photo post search

Search TikTok's photo-carousel posts by keyword such as "outfit ideas" and get back a photos array rather than standard video results.

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Carousel content discovery

Results surface multi-image photo posts specifically, so you can study TikTok's image-slideshow format separately from video content.

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Engagement metrics

Each photo post includes a stats object with playCount and related figures, letting you rank image content by performance.

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Pagination support

Cursor and hasMore fields let you page through large sets of photo posts for thorough visual-trend research.

Use cases

Photo Content Discovery

Find trending photo carousel posts on TikTok.

Visual Trend Analysis

Analyze visual content trends on TikTok's photo format.

Quick start

Copy this snippet and start making calls.

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

TikTok Photo Search API for image carousel content

The YepAPI TikTok Photo Search API targets TikTok's photo-carousel format specifically. Search a keyword like "summer outfit inspo" and receive only photo-slideshow posts — each with its ID, description, and engagement stats — instead of a mixed feed of videos.

It is the right tool when your research is about images, not motion: fashion inspiration, product flat-lays, meme formats, and visual aesthetics. Use the TikTok Video API for any video result and the TikTok User Profile API to trace the creators behind a visual trend.

What is a TikTok Photo Search API?

A TikTok Photo Search API returns TikTok's image-carousel posts that match a keyword, isolating the photo format from regular video search. TikTok lets creators publish multi-image slideshow posts, and this endpoint searches that content specifically. With YepAPI you POST keywords to /v1/tiktok/search-photo and receive a photos array where each post carries an id, desc, and stats object. Because TikTok has no open search endpoint, this gives you structured access to photo content as JSON — useful when your analysis is visual and you want to exclude standard videos from the results.

Build your own visual trend board

This endpoint is ideal for a visual-trend or moodboard tool. Search aesthetic keywords such as "clean girl" or "cottagecore," page through the photo results with cursor and count, and rank them by playCount to surface the most-saved visual concepts. Because it isolates the carousel format, your board stays focused on imagery. The same YepAPI key also reaches Instagram, where carousel research has an obvious parallel, so you can compare visual trends across both platforms in one app.

TikTok Photo Search API pricing — $0.01 per call

Photo search costs $0.01 per call, returning a page of carousel posts plus a cursor for paging. You pay per search with no recurring fee. Assembling a visual-research dataset of 1,000 photo posts costs about $0.50, making it cheap to track image-format trends across many niches at once.

Why the photo format deserves its own endpoint

Photo carousels behave differently from videos — they are saved and shared for inspiration more than watched, and they dominate fashion, decor, and meme niches. Searching them separately means your engagement comparisons stay apples-to-apples and your dataset is not diluted by unrelated video clips. For brands selling visual products, a dedicated photo search yields far cleaner trend signals than a generic keyword search would.

Try the TikTok Photo Search API free

Start with $5 in free credit and no card on file. That is 500 photo searches — enough to build and validate a visual-trend tool before paying. Sign up, copy your key, and run your first photo search in moments.

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Frequently asked questions

Search for TikTok photo carousel posts by keyword. Returns photo post metadata and engagement data.

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-photo. Check the code example above for a ready-to-use snippet in JavaScript, cURL, or Python.

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