Social Media API
Lemon8 API
Posts, creators, comments, and trends from ByteDance's lifestyle community.
TikHub's Lemon8 API covers ByteDance's lifestyle platform — the Western cousin of Xiaohongshu. Extract post details, user profiles, comment threads, trending topics, and search results for fashion, beauty, food, and wellness content research.
What's in the Lemon8 API
Lemon8 Web API
One request to structured JSON
1curl -X GET "https://api.tikhub.io/api/v1/lemon8/app/fetch_user_profile?user_id=USER_ID" \2 -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"Get your API key at user.tikhub.io/dashboard/api — see the getting-started guide.
What teams build with it
- Track lifestyle trends crossing from XHS to Western markets
- Monitor early creator economies on emerging platforms
- Compare content strategies across ByteDance apps
Lemon8 API — frequently asked questions
Do I need a Lemon8 developer account to use this API?
No. Sign up for a free TikHub account, create an API key, and call standard REST endpoints. There is no Lemon8 developer application, app review, or OAuth flow involved — TikHub provides structured access to publicly available data.
What Lemon8 data can I extract?
Public posts with images and engagement, user profiles, comment threads, trending topics, and search results.
How much does the Lemon8 API cost?
Pay-as-you-go from $0.001 per request, with automatic daily volume discounts down to $0.0005 at 30,000+ requests/day. New accounts get $0.05 free credit (~50 requests) — no credit card required.
Is the Lemon8 data suitable for AI training?
Yes. Responses are structured JSON, and the same data is available as bulk datasets (CSV, JSON, JSONL, Parquet) for model training, RAG pipelines, and fine-tuning. TikHub collects public data only and operates in alignment with GDPR and CCPA.