# TikTok Keyword Search via Orthogonal

> TikTok Keyword Search via Orthogonal is a paid API for AI agents from x402.orthogonal.com, paid per call via x402, $0.04/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Searches TikTok videos by keyword or phrase and returns paginated results, with free continuation calls for the same search session.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://x402.orthogonal.com/fiber/v1/tiktok/search-keyword
- Price: $0.04/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/tiktok-keyword-search-via-orthogonal-e554e856
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_OTlX3K7mOh-AOVrB0UioD

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability tiktok-keyword-search-via-orthogonal-e554e856 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Search TikTok for videos about 'sustainable fashion' and show me the top results.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need programmatic access to TikTok video search results by keyword, especially for brand monitoring, trend research, or content discovery workflows. The pagination billing model makes it cost-efficient for multi-page searches on the same query. Prefer this over manual scraping or other social search APIs when TikTok-specific content and the x402 micropayment model are acceptable.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or empty query string returns an error
- TikTok rate limiting or platform unavailability causes failures
- Expired or invalid nextPageToken returns no results or an error
- Changing search parameters while passing parentRequestId starts a new billable session
- Network timeouts on TikTok's side cause intermittent failures

## How this service works

Searches TikTok videos by keyword or phrase. Pagination billing: call the first page normally and save billing.requestId from the Orthogonal /v1/run response. For later page, offset, or cursor calls on the same logical search, pass parentRequestId with unchanged non-pagination parameters. Valid continuation calls still get their own request IDs and quoted price, but are charged 0. Changing filters starts a new billable request.

## Output

Returns a list of TikTok video results matching the search keyword, including video metadata (titles, links, creators, engagement signals, etc.), a nextPageToken for pagination, and a billing requestId to use as parentRequestId for free continuation calls on the same search session.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "query": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Keyword or phrase to search."
  },
  "nextPageToken": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Pagination token. For continuation billing, keep non-pagination parameters unchanged and pass top-level parentRequestId from the first Orthogonal /v1/run response."
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/tiktok-keyword-search-via-orthogonal-e554e856/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from x402.orthogonal.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/x402.orthogonal.com/llms.txt)