TikTok Trends API MCP Server

TikTok hashtag and search interest trends via the Trends API. History, growth, and live trending hashtags. It is available as a remote MCP endpoint.

Teams that work with alternative data, creator economy and hashtag and want a hosted endpoint instead of running a local process. The project is written in Python.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-18 · ★ 2 · #92 OF 97 MAINTAINED WEB SCRAPING · VERIFIED 2026-09-30

MIT · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install TikTok Trends API

before you install - you'll need

TRENDSAPI_KEY

Environment variables documented in the project's README - it lists which are required and which have defaults.

Claude Code

claude mcp add trendsapi-ai-tiktok-trends-api --transport http https://tiktok.api.trendsapi.ai/mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "trendsapi-ai-tiktok-trends-api": {
      "url": "https://tiktok.api.trendsapi.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

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Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

https://tiktok.api.trendsapi.ai/mcp

transport: streamable-http

endpoint alive - responded to MCP initialize · probed 2026-09-30

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as remote - your agent's requests go to tiktok.api.trendsapi.ai

endpoint auth accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize - no credentials needed to connect

repo age created 2026-08-18 - young repo, little track record yet

license MIT - declared in the repository

registry vendor namespace ai.trendsapi - domain-verified with the official MCP registry

03 · Who maintains TikTok Trends API

TikTok Trends API is maintained by trendsapi-ai. We track 11 MCP servers from trendsapi-ai - 11 actively maintained, 3 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Aug 2026.

04 · Facts

repository: github.com/trendsapi-ai/tiktok-trends-api
website: https://trendsapi.ai/trends/tiktok-trends
category: web scraping - ranked #92 of 97 actively-maintained web scraping servers as of 2026-09-30.
registry: ai.trendsapi/tiktok (active, first published 2026-08-03 · 2 versions)

05 · TikTok Trends API FAQ

What is TikTok Trends API?

TikTok hashtag and search interest trends via the Trends API. History, growth, and live trending hashtags. It is available as a remote MCP endpoint.

Is TikTok Trends API still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-30, its last commit was 2026-08-18. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install TikTok Trends API?

Run `claude mcp add trendsapi-ai-tiktok-trends-api --transport http https://tiktok.api.trendsapi.ai/mcp`. The README documents one environment variable (TRENDSAPI_KEY) to set first. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does TikTok Trends API require authentication?

No - the endpoint accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize when probed on 2026-09-30; you can connect without credentials.

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