# TikTok User Lookup by Handle — fetcher.sh

> TikTok User Lookup by Handle — fetcher.sh is a paid API for AI agents from tiktok.fetcher.sh, paid per call via x402, $0.004/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Resolve a TikTok user profile by their @handle, returning account metadata and stats

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://tiktok.fetcher.sh/api/user/handle/%7Busername%7D
- Price: $0.004/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/tiktok-user-lookup-by-handle-fetcher-sh-327b1782
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_2X1gaOgwP-tmpH-GiEw_W

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-user-lookup-by-handle-fetcher-sh-327b1782
```

Example prompt: Can you look up the TikTok profile for the handle @khaby.lame and tell me their follower count, bio, and how many videos they've posted?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to resolve a TikTok user profile by handle without requiring OAuth, a TikTok developer account, or a subscription. Ideal for one-off lookups, agent pipelines doing influencer research, or workflows where per-call micropayment via USDC is preferred over flat-rate subscriptions. Prefer this over official TikTok APIs when you need no-auth frictionless access at $0.004/call.

## Known failure modes

- Handle not found — user does not exist or has been banned/deleted
- Rate limiting or scraping block from TikTok — may return empty or error response
- Username with special characters may need URL encoding
- Private accounts may return limited profile data
- Payment failure via x402 if USDC balance is insufficient

## How this service works

TikTok (tik tok) data and scraping API: Search posts, resolve users by handle, and pull followers, hashtags, music, comments, and replies. 13 REST endpoints from $0.004 per call — no account, no OAuth, no subscription. Pay with x402 (USDC on Base, Polygon, Arbitrum, Monad or Solana) or prepaid credits.

## Output

Returns TikTok user profile data for the given handle, including display name, bio, avatar URL, follower count, following count, total video/like counts, and account identifiers. No OAuth or TikTok account required.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "properties": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/tiktok-user-lookup-by-handle-fetcher-sh-327b1782/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from tiktok.fetcher.sh](https://www.zero.xyz/host/tiktok.fetcher.sh/llms.txt)