Download TikTok video

Download a TikTok video to account file storage with a signed URL and download code.

← All TikTok endpoints · Capability overview

GET/v1/tiktok/video/download

https://api.vee3.io/v1/tiktok/video/download

10 tokens

Download a TikTok video to account file storage with a signed URL and download code.

Authorization

Send your API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

MCP

The same capability is available as an MCP tool on Vee3 hosted MCP.

Tool name

tiktok.download_video

Parameters4 fields

video_idstringOptional

TikTok video id.

max length 32

video_urlstringOptional

TikTok video URL.

max length 2048

quality"standard" | "hd"Optional

Video quality to download. 'standard' is default quality; 'hd' is high definition. Only one selected quality is downloaded.

Default: "standard"

file_namestringOptional

Optional account-relative storage path for the video. If omitted, the file is stored under downloads/ with a generated name.

max length 255

Response13 fields

tiktok_download_idstring

Unique TikTok download operation identifier, prefix td_.

file_urlstring

Signed download URL from account file storage.

file_namestring

Account-relative path where the file was stored.

file_size_bytesinteger

Downloaded file size in bytes.

content_typestring

MIME type of the downloaded file.

retained_untilstring

ISO 8601 timestamp when account storage retention expires.

download_codestring

Short code to pass to the @vee3/cli `vee3-get-file` command.

download_idstring

Stable identifier for the reserved agent download session.

expires_atstring

ISO 8601 timestamp when the download code can no longer be resolved (60 minutes after reserve).

install_commandstring

One-time command to install the Vee3 CLI (`npm install -g @vee3/cli`). On networks that inspect HTTPS, install may require Node 22.15+ with NODE_OPTIONS=--use-system-ca.

commandstring

Suggested terminal command for downloading to a local path.

troubleshootingstring

What to do if installation or downloading fails: re-read this tool's description via meta-tools.describe for setup and troubleshooting steps.

qualityenum

Echo of the requested video quality (standard or hd).

HTTP errors: unauthorized, validation_error, insufficient_tokens, payment_required, tiktok_not_configured, tiktok_upstream_error, tiktok_download_empty, tiktok_hd_unavailable, uploaded_file_name_in_use, internal_error

Example request

Python

import requests

url = "https://api.vee3.io/v1/tiktok/video/download"
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
}
params = {
    "video_id": "7516594811734854943"
}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, params=params)
response.raise_for_status()
data = response.json()
print(data)

Example responses2 examples

200Standard-quality video saved to account file storage.

stored_standard_video.json

{
  "tiktok_download_id": "td_example01abcdef12",
  "file_url": "https://f000.backblazeb2.com/file/vee3-user-uploads/acct/downloads/td_example01abcdef12_standard.mp4?Authorization=...",
  "file_name": "downloads/td_example01abcdef12_standard.mp4",
  "file_size_bytes": 7786703,
  "content_type": "video/mp4",
  "retained_until": "2026-05-28T12:00:00Z",
  "quality": "standard",
  "download_code": "bK3mP9x2",
  "download_id": "4feacf05-aae6-5e9a-97c4-9edfcd756306",
  "expires_at": "2026-05-26T13:00:00Z",
  "install_command": "npm install -g @vee3/cli",
  "command": "vee3-get-file bK3mP9x2 ./path/to/save",
  "troubleshooting": "If installation or downloading fails, call meta-tools.describe with tool_name 'files.download_file' and follow its setup and troubleshooting notes."
}

200High-definition video saved to account file storage.

stored_hd_video.json

{
  "tiktok_download_id": "td_example01abcdef12",
  "file_url": "https://f000.backblazeb2.com/file/vee3-user-uploads/acct/downloads/td_example01abcdef12_hd.mp4?Authorization=...",
  "file_name": "downloads/td_example01abcdef12_hd.mp4",
  "file_size_bytes": 38711004,
  "content_type": "video/mp4",
  "retained_until": "2026-05-28T12:00:00Z",
  "quality": "hd",
  "download_code": "bK3mP9x2",
  "download_id": "4feacf05-aae6-5e9a-97c4-9edfcd756306",
  "expires_at": "2026-05-26T13:00:00Z",
  "install_command": "npm install -g @vee3/cli",
  "command": "vee3-get-file bK3mP9x2 ./path/to/save",
  "troubleshooting": "If installation or downloading fails, call meta-tools.describe with tool_name 'files.download_file' and follow its setup and troubleshooting notes."
}