How to Fetch TikTok Data and Estimate Earnings Using Python

TikTok doesn’t provide a fully open and flexible API for developers, which makes it difficult to analyze creator data or build tools around it. In this post, we’ll: Fetch TikTok data using an unofficial API Extract useful metrics Calculate engagement rate Estimate earnings using a simple model Step 1: Install Dependencies pip install TikTokApi python -m playwright install Step 2: Setup TikTok API Instance You need a verifyFp value. Get it from: Open TikTok in browser DevTools → Application → Cookies Copy s_v_web_id value from TikTokApi import TikTokApi verifyFp = "your_verifyFp_here" api = TikTokApi.get_instance( custom_verifyFp=verifyFp, use_test_endpoints=True ) Step 3: Fetch User Data username = "khaby.lame" user = api.get_user(username) print(user) Step 4: Get User Stats stats = user["stats"] followers = stats["followerCount"] likes = stats["heartCount"] videos = stats["videoCount"] print("Followers:", followers) print("Total Likes:", likes) print("Total Videos:", videos) Step 5: F