Pricing
Social Media API Pricing: Simple, Transparent, Pay-As-You-Go
Pay only for what you use. Volume discounts applied automatically every day. No commitment, no hidden fees.
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TikTok
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YouTube
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TikHub
- One balance for all 16 platforms
- From $0.001 per request
- Daily volume tiers, applied automatically
- No commitment, no hidden fees
Free
No credit card required
- ~50 free requests on sign-up
- 10 RPS default rate limit
- All 16 platform APIs
- Some endpoints require paid credits
- Full API documentation
- Community Discord support
Pay-as-you-go
Up to 50% volume discount
Daily requests — discounts applied automatically
Enterprise
From $3,000 one-time or $4,500 cumulative
- Permanent 5% fee waiver
- 3–10% bonus credits
- Custom API endpoint development
- Dedicated 1-on-1 support
- Private deployment available
- B2B bank transfer payments
Accepted payments: Alipay · PayPal · Crypto (USDT) · B2B Bank Transfer
How billing works
TikHub runs on credit. You top up a balance and usage is deducted as you go — there is no subscription and no monthly minimum.
Minimum $5, no ceiling
Add whatever you need to your balance and spend it down. The minimum top-up is $5. There is no maximum.
How the daily tiers are calculated
Daily volume discounts apply to every account — free, pay-as-you-go and enterprise alike. There is no plan to upgrade to and nothing to switch on: they reset each day and apply automatically. What does vary is the endpoint, because only some of them are tiered. On those, pricing is marginal — each bracket of requests is billed at that bracket's rate, the way income tax brackets work, so only the requests falling inside a range are billed at that range's price.
Formula
Cost = (requests in tier 1 × tier 1 price) + (requests in tier 2 × tier 2 price) + … for however many tiers your daily volume reaches
Worked example
12,000 requests in one day on an endpoint with a base unit price of $0.0010 comes to $10.00.
The figures above use a $0.001 base price for illustration. Each endpoint has its own unit price, and the same tier percentages apply to it.
Check which endpoints are tiered on the API MarketplaceSocial Media Dataset Pricing
1B+ pre-collected TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube dataset records across 10+ platforms. Volume-based pricing — the more you need, the less you pay.
Datasets are priced separately — from $0.40 per 1K records at volume, delivered as CSV, JSON, JSONL, or Parquet.
See dataset pricingFrequently asked questions
How does pay-as-you-go work?
You're charged $0.001 - $0.01 per API request depending on the endpoint. Volume discounts are calculated daily based on your total usage and applied automatically — no action needed.
Do I need a credit card to start?
No. New accounts get ~50 free requests to test every endpoint. Add credits when you're ready via Alipay, PayPal, or Crypto.
What's the difference between volume tiers and RPS plans?
Volume tiers reduce per-request cost based on daily usage. RPS plans increase your requests-per-second rate limit. They're independent — you can use both. Note that the rate limit is per endpoint, not per account: the default 10 RPS applies to each API path separately, so different endpoints can be called in parallel without competing for the same limit.
Do repeat requests return cached data?
No — every request returns fresh, real-time data and is billed independently, even with identical parameters. TikHub never serves cached data through the API. The cache_url in each successful response is a separate debugging and sharing aid: it re-opens that one response for 24 hours (free to access) so you can recover it when your code mishandled it (e.g. a wrong JSON path) or share it with a teammate. It is not a cheaper way to re-fetch the same content.
How does enterprise pricing work?
Enterprise accounts unlock permanent fee waivers, bonus credits, custom endpoints, and dedicated support. Minimum $3,000 one-time or $4,500 cumulative spend.
Can I switch platforms or APIs anytime?
Yes. Your API key works across all 16 platforms and 1,000+ endpoints. No separate subscriptions per platform.
How are dataset orders processed?
Select a dataset, choose format and date range, pay in full. Orders are auto-processed and you'll be notified when your download is ready.
Ready to start?
Get ~50 free requests — no credit card required.