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What are TikTok Research Tools? • How we protect your data • How to apply for Research Tools
What are TikTok Research Tools?
Our Research Tools supports research in areas such as misinformation, disinformation, violent extremism, social trends, and community building. It allows qualifying researchers from non-profit organizations to apply for access to data on public TikTok accounts and content, including:
• Accounts:
༚ Bios
༚ Countries of registration (for example, a region code such as IE)
༚ Liked, pinned, and reposted videos
༚ The names, usernames, and total number of accounts on the following and followers lists
༚ Profile pictures
• Content:
༚ Captions
༚ Comments and the time they were posted
༚ The time the content was posted
༚ Total number of comments, likes, replies, and shares that a post receives
༚ Video length
Learn more about Research Tools eligibility and requirements on our TikTok for Developers website.
How we protect your data
We put many safeguards in place to protect your data on TikTok, including ensuring that certain researchers can access the data in a virtual environment that is subject to strict security controls.
How to apply for Research Tools
To access our Research Tools, researchers must submit an application, be approved, and adhere to our Community Guidelines, Privacy Policy, and TikTok Research Tools Terms of Service.