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 "page": "/ask/tiktok-developer-apis-explained/",
 "retrieved": "2026-10-28",
 "source": "TokConnect MCP",
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     {
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      "views": 35600
     },
     {
      "caption": "When skincare motivation is 0% but aging like fine wine is still the goal🍷😂❤️ @Dr.Reju-All",
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     },
     {
      "caption": "Don’t neglect toner!! #skincaretips #toner #pores #skincareroutine #glassskin",
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   "tool": "shop_browse",
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    "method": "search",
    "keyword": "lip oil",
    "sort": "best_sellers"
   },
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    "page": "search",
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     {
      "brand": "NOONI",
      "shop": "NOONI",
      "price": 15,
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      "id": "1729440860171702516",
      "title": "Nooni Korean Apple Lip Oil + Lip Stain | Glossy Lip Stain, Tinting & L"
     },
     {
      "brand": "e.l.f.",
      "shop": "e.l.f. Cosmetics",
      "price": 13,
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      "reviews": 18633,
      "sold": 228132,
      "id": "1729407202568147235",
      "title": "e.l.f. Glow Reviver Lip Oil, Nourishing Lip Oil High-Gloss Finish 0.25"
     },
     {
      "brand": "KULFI",
      "shop": "Kulfi Beauty",
      "price": 29.95,
      "rating": 4.3,
      "reviews": 10387,
      "sold": 150341,
      "id": "1729607961691853620",
      "title": "Lassi Lips Staining Lip Oil - Up to 8hr Wear, Transfer-proof, No Peeli"
     },
     {
      "brand": "L’Oréal Paris",
      "shop": "L’Oréal Paris",
      "price": 18.19,
      "rating": 4.5,
      "reviews": 12706,
      "sold": 85804,
      "id": "1731196130042352237",
      "title": "Plump Ambition pH Hyaluron Lip Oil, Color Shifting Lip Tint with 24HR "
     },
     {
      "brand": "NYX Professional Makeup",
      "shop": "NYX Professional Makeup",
      "price": 14,
      "rating": 4.6,
      "reviews": 6682,
      "sold": 57677,
      "id": "1729407520660492616",
      "title": "NYX Professional Makeup Fat Oil Lip Drip, Moisturizing, Shiny and Vega"
     }
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   }
  }
 ],
 "note": "Three example calls from the local TokConnect MCP on 28 October 2026. product_top_selling (Shop Analytics) returned \"not available on this server right now\" on the local server, so the Shop example uses shop_browse, which reads the TikTok Shop store as a shopper sees it (displayed lifetime units sold). Creator handles of individuals are removed from the saved rows; no values were changed.",
 "officialFacts": "See page sources: each TikTok for Developers, Business API and Shop Partner Center fact is cited with its URL and checked 28 October 2026.",
 "officialFactChecks": [
  {
   "claim": "Unaudited Content Posting clients: up to 5 users can post in a 24-hour window; those accounts must be private",
   "url": "https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/content-sharing-guidelines",
   "quote": "Unaudited API Clients can allow up to 5 users to post in a 24 hour window. All user accounts using the API client to post must be set to private",
   "checked": "2026-10-28",
   "via": "treg.web.extract (fetched outside India)"
  },
  {
   "claim": "Direct Post cap is typically about 15 posts a day per creator account",
   "url": "https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/content-sharing-guidelines",
   "quote": "typically around 15 posts per day/ creator account",
   "checked": "2026-10-28",
   "via": "treg.web.extract"
  },
  {
   "claim": "Unaudited clients: content restricted to private viewing",
   "url": "https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/content-posting-api-reference-direct-post",
   "quote": "All content posted by unaudited clients will be restricted to private viewing mode",
   "checked": "2026-10-28",
   "via": "treg.web.extract"
  },
  {
   "claim": "Research API: 1,000 requests a day, up to 100,000 records a day",
   "url": "https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/research-api-faq",
   "quote": "Currently, the daily limit is set at 1000 requests per day, allowing you to obtain up to 100,000 records per day across our APIs",
   "checked": "2026-10-28",
   "via": "treg.web.extract (live page, answer truncated after 'obtai') + archived TikTok platform docs at code.peren.gouv.fr via treg.web.search"
  },
  {
   "claim": "Research API followers and following lists: 20,000 calls a day, up to 2M records",
   "url": "https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/research-api-faq",
   "quote": "For Followers and Following lists API, up to 2M records per day by making up to 20,000 calls per day",
   "checked": "2026-10-28",
   "via": "treg.web.search: the FAQ line quoted by three independent write-ups; the live FAQ extract was truncated before it"
  }
 ]
}