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This is a tutorial in progress!  
This is a tutorial in progress!  


This tutorial was inspired by the writeup at [https://towardsdatascience.com/how-to-collect-data-from-tiktok-tutorial-ab848b40d191 Towards Data Science] -- but please note that the code on that site is out of date, and docs for TikTokApi are at [https://davidteather.github.io/TikTok-Api/docs/TikTokApi/tiktok.html the github] for TikTokApi. Also please note that the only items you can fetch with the API are what's available without a login.
This tutorial was inspired by the writeup at [[https://towardsdatascience.com/how-to-collect-data-from-tiktok-tutorial-ab848b40d191 Towards Data Science]] -- but please note that the code on that site is out of date, and docs for TikTokApi are at [[https://davidteather.github.io/TikTok-Api/docs/TikTokApi/tiktok.html the github]]


* Set up a developer account. This is a quick round trip with a pin via your e-mail
* Install a python library that will help you put your API calls together:  
* Install a python library that will help you put your API calls together:  
   pip3 install TikTokApi
   pip3 install TikTokApi
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Answer some basic questions:
Answer some basic questions:
* How many followers
* How many followers
If you are venturing further into a project using the tiktok api, you might find it useful to set up a developer account. This is a quick round trip with a pin via your e-mail.
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