Douyin challenge search
Searches Douyin challenges and hashtags by keyword. Returns matching challenges with their IDs, which you can then use to pull the videos under each challenge.
What you get
- Matching challenges and hashtags
- Challenge ID and name
- Challenge description where available
- View or participation counts
- Paging cursor and search ID
What it can do
- Find challenges by keyword
- Sort by relevance, likes or latest
- Filter by publish time, video length and content type
- Page through results
Limits
- Each call returns one page; for the next page, pass the cursor value from the previous result (with search_id and backtrace)
- Only publicly visible data
Input options
| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
| keyword | Keyword to search challenges for. |
| sort_type | 0 comprehensive, 1 most likes, 2 latest. |
| publish_time | Publish time: 0 any, 1 last day, 7 last week, 180 last half year. |
| filter_duration | Video length filter, e.g. 0 any, 0-1 under 1 minute, 1-5 one to five minutes. |
| content_type | 0 all, 1 video, 2 picture, 3 article. |
| cursor | Paging cursor, 0 for the first page. |
| search_id | Search ID from the previous result, for paging. |
| backtrace | Backtrace value from the previous result, for paging. |
Example
Ask your AI for the data in plain words and it picks this source. Developers can also call source procli_douyin_ao directly through the REST API or MCP with an input like this:
{
"content_type": "0",
"filter_duration": "0",
"keyword": "猫咪",
"publish_time": "0",
"sort_type": "0"
}How to use it
- Create an account at prolevelmax.com. New users receive $1 in sign-up credit after verifying their email (one per person). No card required.
- Connect your AI. In the Dashboard, open Get started → Coding tools and API → Generate setup instructions and paste the instructions into your AI (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Codex and others). You can also add the MCP server
https://prolevelmax.com/mcpor call the REST API. - Request data. Your AI selects a source, quotes the price and runs it only after you confirm. Results are returned as structured JSON that the AI can format as a table or report.
FAQ
How is this source billed?
Per call: $0.03/call. Each call returns one page of results. Your AI quotes the price first, and you are never charged more than the quote.
Do I need a Douyin account or API key?
No. You only need a ProLevelMax account. One balance and one connection cover all 157 platforms.
Is the data real-time?
Yes. Every call fetches public Douyin data at the time of the request. Only publicly visible content is collected.
More Douyin sources
New users receive $1 in sign-up credit after verifying their email (one per person). No card required. Pay per use with no subscription. Top up by card (USD) or Alipay (CNY); Enterprise top-ups from $1,000 by bank transfer.
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