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Check username

Whether a username is available, taken or reserved.

GETapi.tikultra.com/v1/user/check-usernamePrimitive · 2 credits
Upstream/aweme/v1/unique/id/check/Every plan

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
unique_idrequiredstringThe handle to check, without the @.
e.g. acme_labs

Pricing

PlanPer callPer 1,000 calls
Starter2 credits$0.23
Growth2 credits$0.16
Scale2 credits$0.12

Responses

A 200 returns JSON with stable field names. Every response carries x-credits-cost, x-credits-tier and x-credits-remaining. Errors return a JSON body with a stable code and cost 0 credits. Error codes

curl -G https://api.tikultra.com/v1/user/check-username \
  -H "x-api-key: $TIKULTRA_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "unique_id=acme_labs"
{
  "unique_id": "acme_labs",
  "available": true,
  "status": "available",
  "suggestions": [
    "acme_labs_hq",
    "acmelabs"
  ]
}
Try it in the playgroundFull reference in the docs

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