Download a trending TikTok to remix? Sume returns metadata only
Sume's trending search costs $0.10 a call and returns TikTok metadata, not video files. How to build a remix brief from it without downloading a clip.
No. Sume's trending videos search returns ranked public TikTok metadata and does not download or mirror the video. The docs say so directly: the download fields are reserved for a future workflow, and a value above zero returns an unsupported warning.
What a call gives you
- POST /v1/trending-videos/search, $0.10 per accepted call.
- platform: tiktok is the only value today.
- window: yesterday, this-week, this-month, last-3-months, last-6-months or all-time.
- Production requires a query and takes limit 1 to 50 (default 10). An optional two-letter region narrows the feed.
- summary_mode transcript currently returns metadata plus an unsupported warning.
So how do you remix a trend?
Use the metadata as research: which hooks, captions and formats are climbing this week. Then build your own version from footage you hold the rights to. Reference ingest reads one clip that your workspace already owns on media.sume.com, up to 300 seconds, and returns shots, on-screen text, audio facts and a labeled strip. That manifest is what a remake plans from.
Why the platforms matter here
YouTube's own Remix page shows the model platforms use: remixing is opt-in per creator, attribution to the original is automatic, and remixes are removed when the original creator deletes the content or restricts remixing. It also warns that externally created remixed content can draw Content ID claims. A downloaded copy carries none of those controls, which is one more reason to start from metadata and your own footage.
A weekly research pass
Three queries across this-week for a client brief cost $0.30. Ten clients at three queries each is $3.00 a week. Save the picks as notes, not files.
| Field | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| platform | tiktok | Only supported platform |
| limit | 1 to 50 | Production default 10 |
| download_limit | 0 | Above zero returns a warning |
| Price | $0.10 | Per accepted call |
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