Definition
aweme_id is TikTok's internal video identifier, a numeric string required by the video detail, video/comments, and video/comments/replies endpoints. It appears in video URLs and is returned by search and user/posts endpoints.
In Depth
Every TikTok video has a unique aweme_id (sometimes called video_id). This ID appears in TikTok URLs (tiktok.com/@user/video/AWEME_ID) and is returned by endpoints that list videos (user/posts, search/videos, hashtag/videos). The aweme_id is required for fetching detailed video information, comments, and comment replies. Scavio's video endpoint returns full video metadata (stats, description, music, author) for a given aweme_id at 1 credit. The comments endpoint takes an aweme_id plus cursor for paginated comment extraction. Comment replies require both aweme_id and comment_id (cid).
Example Usage
A sentiment analysis pipeline processes viral videos: search for keywords, collect aweme_ids from results, fetch comments for each video using the aweme_id, then classify comment sentiment with an LLM. Each step costs 1 credit ($0.005).
Platforms
TikTok aweme_id is relevant across the following platforms, all accessible through Scavio's unified API:
- TikTok