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Tako ask

Ask TikTok's in-app Tako assistant a question, optionally about one video. Returns the answer, follow-up prompts and the video IDs it cited.

POSTapi.tikultra.com/v1/tako/askPremium · 25 credits
Upstream/aweme/v1/tako/op/stream/ExclusiveEvery plan

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
queryrequiredstringThe question.
e.g. Best budget mechanical keyboards?
aweme_idstringAsk about this video.
regionstringTwo-letter country code for egress and storefront.
e.g. US

Pricing

PlanPer callPer 1,000 calls
Starter25 credits$2.90
Growth25 credits$1.98
Scale25 credits$1.45

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 -X POST https://api.tikultra.com/v1/tako/ask \
  -H "x-api-key: $TIKULTRA_KEY" \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -d '{"query":"Best budget mechanical keyboards?","region":"US"}'
{
  "query": "Best budget mechanical keyboards?",
  "answer": "Creators consistently highlight 75% gasket-mounted boards with pre-lubed tactile or linear switches under $90 for office and gaming setups.",
  "follow_ups": [
    "Which switches are quietest for an office?",
    "Low-profile vs standard height keyboards?"
  ],
  "cited_video_ids": [
    "7705852133855161377",
    "7705852133855161378"
  ]
}
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