Research and monitoring
Pull Douyin signals such as video detail, video statistics, live hot search, hot search into repeatable market, creator, or community research workflows.
Douyin API connector for agent workflows
Douyin Social Data Connector gives AI agents one managed route for Douyin search, profile, feed, detail, or trend operations. It is built for teams comparing Douyin API options, scraper alternatives, and agent-ready social data workflows.
- Connector ID
- social.douyin
- Sub-functions
- 5
- Cost
- 3 credits per successful run
What this Douyin connector is for
Use it when an AI agent needs repeatable Douyin research, public profile lookup, content detail checks, hot list monitoring, or search enrichment without managing separate credentials inside the agent. Vernclaw keeps every request behind one stable connector contract and returns normalized data for automation.
Managed connector access
Agents call Vernclaw with a stable connector ID, params object, and compact JSON response without managing separate credentials.
Normalized social data
Return platform, operation, result, and item fields in a consistent envelope so downstream automations do not parse varying response formats.
Supported Douyin API sub-functions
This page covers Video detail, Video statistics, Live hot search, Hot search, Add play count. Choose the operation name in the request, then pass the platform-specific parameters through `params`.
Video detail
video_detailFetch one Douyin video by aweme_id.
Video statistics
video_statisticsFetch statistics for one or more Douyin videos.
Live hot search
live_hot_searchRead Douyin live hot search topics.
Hot search
hot_searchRead Douyin hot search topics.
Add play count
add_video_play_countIncrease a Douyin video play count with explicit acknowledgement.
Agent and CLI usage
Agents can inspect the schema with `describe`, then invoke the platform connector with a selected operation and JSON params.
vernclaw-cli describe social.douyin
vernclaw-cli invoke social.douyin --operation video_detail --params '{"aweme_id":"7123456789012345678"}'- Platform
- douyin
- Default operation
- video_detail
- Input params
- operation, params
Douyin connector FAQ
Is this a Douyin API or a scraper?
It is a Vernclaw connector. Agents call Vernclaw with a supported Douyin operation, and the response is normalized for automation.
Do I need to manage a separate API key?
No for normal Vernclaw connector use. Vernclaw users authenticate with a Vernclaw API key and managed access is handled for them.
Which Douyin operations are supported?
Supported operations are Video detail (video_detail), Video statistics (video_statistics), Live hot search (live_hot_search), Hot search (hot_search), Add play count (add_video_play_count).
Can I use it from the Vernclaw CLI?
Yes. Run vernclaw-cli describe social.douyin to inspect required fields, then invoke it with operation and params. Use vernclaw-cli list --json for structured catalog discovery.