Social data APIs
Short-form platforms expose a fraction of their data through official APIs, and each one draws the line somewhere different. Anyone building on this data runs into the same questions about coverage, rate limits, terms of service and schema stability.
This topic is written for engineers. It covers what the official APIs do and do not return, how third-party providers fill the gaps, and the practical mechanics — pagination, backfill, rate limiting, schema drift — of keeping a pipeline running.
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The TikTok algorithmHow TikTok decides which videos to show, which signals it weighs, and how distribution actually works.Short-form video metricsWhat each metric measures, which ones predict reach, and how to compare them honestly across platforms.Social commerceHow selling works inside short-form feeds: TikTok Shop, affiliate mechanics, and the metrics that govern them.Content strategyThe repeatable parts of short-form: hooks, formats, series structure, retention editing and cadence.Trends and trend detectionWhat a trend is mechanically, how one spreads, and how to spot it while it still has room to run.Platform mechanicsHow TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts differ in specs, limits, surfaces and behaviour.The creator economyHow money moves through short-form: payouts, brand deals, UGC, clipping and agency models.