TikTok Developers Updates & Release Notes

Product

• Research Tools: Updated existing APIs to enrich and return additional parameters:
  • Query Videos, Query User Liked Videos, Query User Pinned Videos, and Query User Reposted Videos now return favorites_count
  • Query Video Comments returns display_name for comments and replies

Product

• Research Tools: Updated data pipeline logic to ensure comprehensive coverage of all public video content, including videos not eligible for recommendation to the For You feed.

Product

• TikTok GO: Launched TikTok GO for Dining and associated SaaS APIs.

Product

• Research Tools: Added a data access application for vetted researchers.
• Mini Games: Released integration workflow and APIs for TikTok Mini Games.

Website enhancement

• Organizations: Updated the user interface for organization management on the Developer Portal.

Product

• Research Tools: Launched Batch Compliance APIs that allow you to retrieve the compliance status of user IDs in batches.

Product

• Research Tools: Introduced data filtering to the Test Stage of the Virtual Compute Environment, limiting data access to users that have at least 25,000 followers.

Product

• Research Tools: Updated existing APIs to enrich and return additional parameters:
  • Query Videos, Query User Liked Videos, Query User Pinned Videos, and Query User Reposted Videos now include the following: video_mention_list, hashtag_info_list, sticker_info_list, video_label, video_tag
  • Query User Info now includes author_profile_URL
  • Query Video Comments now includes display_name

Product

• Launched Hotel Integration solution to allow travel partners to create listings within TikTok.

Product

• Research API: Launched TikTok Shop related APIs for EU based shops.

Product

• Research API: Added hashtag_info, user bio_url, video_mention_list and video_label.

App Requirements

• App Review: Added an app review section to the app page that requires additional information for app submission, and introduced technical specifications for app icons.

Product

• Login Kit: Login Kit for Android now requires the authorization request's redirect URI to follow an HTTPS scheme.

App Requirements

• URL Properties: Implemented verification of URL ownership as a mandatory component for app configuration. Only apps created after effective date require URL ownership verification.

Product

• Embed Player: Added a code example for the Embed Player doc.

Product

• Research API: Launched Playlist Info endpoint for Research API and added additional fields to existing APIs. Learn more about the Playlist Info endpoint.