> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.scraperize.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Profile region

> Returns the country a TikTok account posts from, as an ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code (e.g. `US`) plus its English name. TikTok records the country each video was posted from; the region is the most common one across the profile's most recent videos.  Private accounts and accounts without public videos have no region (404).

<Info>
  **Cost: 1 credit** per successful request. Errors and cache hits (`cache_max_age`) are free.
</Info>

<Accordion title="Copy for AI assistant" icon="sparkles">
  Paste this into ChatGPT, Claude or your coding assistant to generate working code for this endpoint (use the copy button).

  ```text Prompt
  I want to make an API call to /v1/tiktok/profile/region. Here are the details:

  Endpoint: GET https://api.scraperize.com/v1/tiktok/profile/region
  Description: Returns the country a TikTok account posts from, as an ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code (e.g. `US`) plus its English name. TikTok records the country each video was posted from; the region is the most common one across the profile's most recent videos.  Private accounts and accounts without public videos have no region (404).

  Required Headers:
  - x-api-key: Your API key

  Parameters:
  - handle (string) [required]: The TikTok username (with or without a leading @, or a tiktok.com/@username URL).
  - cache_max_age (select): Optional. Return a cached result if one this age or newer exists — served for **0 credits** with `meta.cached=true` and `meta.cachedAt`. Otherwise a fresh scrape runs (**1 credit**) and refreshes the cache. Omit to always scrape fresh.

  Example Response:
  {
    "data": {
      "handle": "khaby.lame",
      "region": "US",
      "regionName": "United States",
      "fetchedAt": "2026-10-05T14:44:21.164Z"
    },
    "meta": {
      "requestId": "req_8f0c2b7e-1a2b-4c3d-9e8f-0a1b2c3d4e5f",
      "creditsCharged": 1,
      "creditsRemaining": 4999,
      "cached": false
    }
  }

  Please help me write code in my preferred programming language to make this API call and handle the response appropriately. Include error handling and best practices.
  ```
</Accordion>


## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json get /v1/tiktok/profile/region
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Scraperize API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    Extract public data from social media platforms as clean JSON. Endpoints are
    split by platform and by what they return, e.g. `GET /v1/twitter/tweet`.


    ## Authentication

    Send your API key in the `x-api-key` header (or `Authorization: Bearer
    <key>`). Create keys in your dashboard.


    ## Credits

    Each successful live scrape costs **1 credit**. Credits are prepaid and
    never expire.


    ## Caching

    Every endpoint accepts an optional `cache_max_age`
    (`1d`|`3d`|`7d`|`14d`|`30d`). A cache hit within that window is returned for
    **0 credits**.


    ## Responses

    Success returns `{ "data": …, "meta": { "requestId", … } }`. Errors return
    `{ "error": { "code", "message", "requestId" } }` with a matching HTTP
    status. `meta` on a scrape carries `creditsCharged`, `creditsRemaining`,
    `cached`, and (on a hit) `cachedAt`.


    ## Rate limits

    Requests are limited per team per minute; over the limit returns `429` with
    a `Retry-After` header.
servers:
  - url: https://api.scraperize.com
    description: Production
security:
  - ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Twitter
    description: Twitter / X scraping endpoints
  - name: Facebook
    description: Facebook scraping endpoints
  - name: Linkme
    description: Linkme (link.me) scraping endpoints
  - name: Amazon
    description: Amazon (creator shop / storefront) scraping endpoints
  - name: Linkbio
    description: Linkbio (lnk.bio) scraping endpoints
  - name: Pillar
    description: Pillar (pillar.io) scraping endpoints
  - name: Komi
    description: Komi (komi.io) scraping endpoints
  - name: Linktree
    description: Linktree (linktr.ee) scraping endpoints
  - name: Kick
    description: Kick (kick.com) scraping endpoints
  - name: Snapchat
    description: Snapchat (snapchat.com) scraping endpoints
  - name: Telegram
    description: Telegram (t.me) scraping endpoints
  - name: LinkedIn
    description: LinkedIn scraping endpoints
  - name: Twitch
    description: Twitch scraping endpoints
  - name: TikTok
    description: TikTok (tiktok.com) scraping endpoints
paths:
  /v1/tiktok/profile/region:
    get:
      tags:
        - TikTok
      summary: Profile region
      description: >-
        Returns the country a TikTok account posts from, as an ISO 3166-1
        alpha-2 code (e.g. `US`) plus its English name. TikTok records the
        country each video was posted from; the region is the most common one
        across the profile's most recent videos.  Private accounts and accounts
        without public videos have no region (404).
      parameters:
        - name: handle
          in: query
          required: true
          description: >-
            The TikTok username (with or without a leading @, or a
            tiktok.com/@username URL).
          schema:
            type: string
          example: khaby.lame
        - name: cache_max_age
          in: query
          required: false
          description: >-
            Optional. Return a cached result if one this age or newer exists —
            served for **0 credits** with `meta.cached=true` and
            `meta.cachedAt`. Otherwise a fresh scrape runs (**1 credit**) and
            refreshes the cache. Omit to always scrape fresh.
          schema:
            type: string
            enum:
              - 1d
              - 3d
              - 7d
              - 14d
              - 30d
          example: 7d
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The profile's region.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      handle:
                        type: string
                      region:
                        type: string
                        description: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.
                      regionName:
                        type: string
                        nullable: true
                        description: English country name.
                      fetchedAt:
                        type: string
                        format: date-time
                  meta:
                    type: object
                    description: >-
                      requestId + credit/caching metadata (creditsCharged,
                      creditsRemaining, cached, cachedAt).
                required:
                  - data
                  - meta
              example:
                data:
                  handle: khaby.lame
                  region: US
                  regionName: United States
                  fetchedAt: '2026-10-05T14:44:21.164Z'
                meta:
                  requestId: req_8f0c2b7e-1a2b-4c3d-9e8f-0a1b2c3d4e5f
                  creditsCharged: 1
                  creditsRemaining: 4999
                  cached: false
        '401':
          description: Missing, invalid, or revoked API key.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                error:
                  code: UNAUTHORIZED
                  message: API key required — pass it in the `x-api-key` header.
                  requestId: req_8f0c2b7e-1a2b-4c3d-9e8f-0a1b2c3d4e5f
        '402':
          description: Not enough credits for this request.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                error:
                  code: INSUFFICIENT_CREDITS
                  message: >-
                    This request costs 1 credit, but your balance is 0. Top up
                    to continue.
                  requestId: req_8f0c2b7e-1a2b-4c3d-9e8f-0a1b2c3d4e5f
        '404':
          description: >-
            No such account, a private account, or no public videos with a
            recorded location.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                error:
                  code: NOT_FOUND
                  message: >-
                    The requested content was not found (it may not exist, be
                    deleted, or be private).
                  requestId: req_8f0c2b7e-1a2b-4c3d-9e8f-0a1b2c3d4e5f
        '422':
          description: Invalid query parameters (missing or malformed handle).
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                error:
                  code: VALIDATION_ERROR
                  message: Request validation failed
                  requestId: req_8f0c2b7e-1a2b-4c3d-9e8f-0a1b2c3d4e5f
                  details:
                    - path: url
                      message: Required
        '429':
          description: Over the per-minute rate limit — honour `Retry-After`.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                error:
                  code: RATE_LIMITED
                  message: >-
                    Rate limit exceeded — max 100 requests per 60s. Retry in
                    ~30s.
                  requestId: req_8f0c2b7e-1a2b-4c3d-9e8f-0a1b2c3d4e5f
        '503':
          description: >-
            Temporarily unavailable — retry after `Retry-After`. `error.code`
            tells you why: `UPSTREAM_BLOCKED` (the source blocked this request),
            `EXTRACTION_FAILED` (the source returned unexpected data),
            `PLATFORM_UNAVAILABLE` (the source is down), or
            `SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE` (we are at capacity).
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                error:
                  code: UPSTREAM_BLOCKED
                  message: >-
                    The source is temporarily unavailable. Please try again
                    shortly.
                  requestId: req_8f0c2b7e-1a2b-4c3d-9e8f-0a1b2c3d4e5f
components:
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
              example: NOT_FOUND
            message:
              type: string
              example: The requested content was not found.
            requestId:
              type: string
              example: req_8f0c2b7e-1a2b-4c3d-9e8f-0a1b2c3d4e5f
            details:
              type: array
              items:
                type: object
              description: Present on validation errors.
          required:
            - code
            - message
            - requestId
      required:
        - error
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key
      description: >-
        Your API key. Send it in the `x-api-key` header (or `Authorization:
        Bearer <key>`). Create and manage keys from your dashboard.

````

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