GET/tiktok/user/following

Get Following

Get the list of accounts a TikTok user follows. Useful for understanding creator networks and interests.

Quick Start

cURL
curl "https://api.creatorcrawl.com/v1/tiktok/user/following?secUid=MS4wLjABAAAA..." \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
secUidstringRequiredSecure user ID (get from profile endpoint)
cursorstringOptionalPagination cursor

Response

JSON Response
{
  "following": [
    {
      "uniqueId": "account1",
      "nickname": "Another Creator",
      "verified": true
    }
  ],
  "cursor": "100",
  "hasMore": true
}

Every request costs 1 credit. Response data is live -- never cached.

Use Cases

Network mapping

Map out creator relationships and collaboration networks on TikTok.

Interest analysis

Understand a creator's interests by analyzing who they follow.

Partnership discovery

Find potential collaboration partners by analyzing following overlap between creators.

Code Examples

Python
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://api.creatorcrawl.com/v1/tiktok/user/following",
    params={"secUid": "MS4wLjABAAAA..."},
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
for account in resp.json()["following"]:
    print(account["uniqueId"])
JavaScript
const resp = await fetch(
  "https://api.creatorcrawl.com/v1/tiktok/user/following?secUid=MS4wLjABAAAA...",
  { headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" } }
)
const { following } = await resp.json()
following.forEach(f => console.log(f.uniqueId))

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