Douyin experience search
Searches Douyin's how-to and experience-sharing content by keyword and returns one page of results per call. Useful for finding tutorials, tips and first-hand experience posts on a product, hobby or problem.
What you get
- Matching posts: videos, image posts or articles
- Post ID, title or description and link
- Author account details
- Publish time
- Like, comment and share counts
- Cover image
- Paging values for the next page
What it can do
- Search experience and tutorial content by keyword
- Sort by relevance, most likes or latest
- Filter by publish time: last day, last week or last half year
- Filter by video length
- Limit to videos, image posts or articles
Limits
- Each call returns one page; for the next page, pass the cursor (with search_id and backtrace) value from the previous result
- Only publicly visible Douyin data
- Results are limited to content Douyin classifies as experience or how-to content
Input options
| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
| keyword | Search keyword. |
| sort_type | Sort order: 0 relevance, 1 most likes, 2 latest. |
| publish_time | Publish time filter: 0 any time, 1 last day, 7 last week, 180 last half year. |
| filter_duration | Video length filter, e.g. 0 any, 0-1 under one minute, 1-5 one to five minutes. |
| content_type | Content type: 0 all, 1 video, 2 image post, 3 article. |
| cursor | Paging cursor from the previous result; 0 for the first page. |
| search_id | Search ID from the previous result, used for paging. |
| backtrace | Backtrace value from the previous result, used for paging. |
Example
Ask your AI for the data in plain words and it picks this source. Developers can also call source procli_douyin_bv 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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