How to Extract Creator Emails & Bio Leads from TikTok via API (Python & Node.js)

import csv
import re
import requests

API_KEY = "tk_live_your_api_key"
EMAIL_RE = re.compile(r"[a-zA-Z0-9._%+-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}")
IG_RE = re.compile(r"(?:ig|insta|instagram)\s*[:\-@]?\s*([a-zA-Z0-9._]{2,30})", re.I)

def extract_emails_from_bio(raw_bio: str) -> list[str]:
    normalized = (
        raw_bio.replace(" [at] ", "@")
        .replace("(at)", "@")
        .replace(" [dot] ", ".")
        .replace("(dot)", ".")
    )
    return EMAIL_RE.findall(normalized)

def harvest_niche_leads(keyword: str, pages: int = 5):
    leads = []
    cursor = 0
    for _ in range(pages):
        res = requests.get(
            "https://api.tiktokapi.io/v1/user/search",
            params={"keywords": keyword, "follower_count": "3", "cursor": cursor},
            headers={"x-api-key": API_KEY},
            timeout=25,
        ).json()
        data = res.get("data") or {}
        for item in data.get("user_list") or []:
            u = item.get("user_info") or item
            bio = u.get("signature") or ""
            emails = extract_emails_from_bio(bio)
            if emails:
                ig_match = IG_RE.search(bio)
                leads.append({
                    "username": u.get("unique_id"),
                    "nickname": u.get("nickname"),
                    "followers": u.get("follower_count"),
                    "email": emails[0].lower(),
                    "instagram": ig_match.group(1) if ig_match else "",
                    "profile_url": f"https://www.tiktok.com/@{u.get('unique_id')}",
                })
        if not data.get("hasMore"):
            break
        cursor = data.get("cursor", 0)
    return leads

if __name__ == "__main__":
    rows = harvest_niche_leads("ugc creator", pages=3)
    print(f"Extracted {len(rows)} verified email leads")