Unofficial TikTok Following API — Who They Follow
GET/api/v1/following· paginated
List the accounts a user follows.
| Parameter | Description | |
|---|---|---|
username | required | TikTok username, @handle, or profile URL. |
cursor | optional | Page cursor. Omit (or 0) for the first page; pass the next_cursor from the previous response for the next. |
format | optional | Omit for the full raw objects (default). Use clean for a trimmed smart subset of each account. |
Returns
username, next_cursor, has_more, count, and a following array. Raw TikTok objects by default; trimmed objects with format=clean.
Example Request
https://dev.omar-thing.site/api/v1/following?username=tiktok&cursor=0&format=clean&key=YOUR_API_KEY
Example Response
{
"data": {
"count": 50,
"following": [
{
"...": "many more raw user fields",
"aweme_count": 340,
"create_time": 1500000000,
"custom_verify": "Popular creator",
"follower_count": 9800000,
"following_count": 12,
"nickname": "Nike",
"region": "US",
"sec_uid": "MS4wLjABAAAAv7iSs0k47hWp-S3WNv0lkfH...",
"signature": "Just Do It",
"total_favorited": 120000000,
"uid": "6531990500230431234",
"unique_id": "nike"
},
{
"...": "49 more items"
}
],
"has_more": true,
"next_cursor": "eyJtYXhfY3Vyc29yIjoxNzgwOTg0Nzk0LCJtaW5f...",
"username": "tiktok"
},
"note": "Default (raw) response — full TikTok user objects (trimmed with … ; each item has many more fields). Add ?format=clean for a small subset.",
"status": "success"
}Sends a live request using your API key above.
More Profiles & Users endpoints
- Unofficial TikTok Profile API — Fetch a user's profile by username.
- Unofficial TikTok Analytics API — Audience insights for a public creator account: follower breakdown by country, age and gender, an overview for a date range, and growth milestones. Pass
videofor a single video's stats. - Unofficial TikTok Followers API — List an account's followers.
- Unofficial TikTok Current Region API — Get an account's current region (country) by its numeric user id.