Unofficial TikTok Room ID API — Live Room Lookup

Your API key — used by the Try-it console below, stored only in this browser.

GET/api/v1/room_id

Get a user's live room_id by username (null if they're not live right now).

Parameter		Description
`username`	required	TikTok username, @handle, or profile URL.

Returns

username, is_live (bool), and room_id (string when live, else null).

Example Request

https://dev.omar-thing.site/api/v1/room_id?username=tiktok&key=YOUR_API_KEY

Example Response

{
  "data": {
    "is_live": true,
    "room_id": "7649810043075971853",
    "username": "someuser"
  },
  "status": "success"
}

username required

Sends a live request using your API key above.

More Live endpoints

Unofficial TikTok Live API — Check if a user is live and get the stream URLs (HLS + FLV) per quality.
Unofficial TikTok Last Live API — Get a user's most recent live room by username — live now OR already ended — with its stats, duration, and top_fans (top supporters by gift value).
Unofficial TikTok Live Audience API — Top viewers currently in a live stream (the online-audience ranking, by contribution). Pass a room_id from /top_live or /live_room.
Unofficial TikTok Live Chat API — Live chat & events of a LIVE room (comments, gifts, joins, likes). Pass a room_id (get one from /room_id by username). Poll with next_cursor to follow along.
Unofficial TikTok Live Chat Streaming API (SSE) — LIVE chat pushed to you over one open SSE connection instead of polling. Same events as /live_chat (comments, joins, likes, gifts). Optional alternative — /live_chat polling still works. Duplicate events are removed automatically. Auto-closes after 10 min (or 15000 events), then asks you to reconnect. Each API key may hold up to 3 live streams at once (chat+gifts).
Unofficial TikTok Live Gifts API — Gifts being sent in a LIVE room right now (sender, gift name, coins, combo). Pass a room_id (get one from /room_id by username). Poll with next_cursor.
Unofficial TikTok Live Gifts Streaming API (SSE) — LIVE gifts pushed to you over one open SSE connection instead of polling. Same gifts as /live_gifts (sender, gift, coins, combo). Optional alternative — /live_gifts polling still works. Duplicate gifts are removed automatically. Auto-closes after 10 min (or 15000 events), then asks you to reconnect. Each API key may hold up to 3 live streams at once (chat+gifts).