Download TikTok Video (RapidAPI) keeps showing forbidden

K_J · May 27, 2025, 4:17am

Describe the problem/error/question

Download TikTok Video (RapidAPI) keeps showing forbidden, even though I’ve added my info in the Custom Auth section, in this format:
{
“x-rapidapi-key”: “APIKEY”,
“x-rapidapi-host”: “tiktok-download-video1.p.rapidapi.com”
}

What is the error message (if any)?

403 - You are not subscribed to this API.

However, on Rapidapi.com, I see that I am subscribed to it and I see a “test endpoint” green button. Clicking on it, I get a success.

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K_J · May 27, 2025, 4:21am

Weird, in the Error Details → Request, I see the following. Note the “YOUR_API_KEY” is not filled in. Wonder why?

{
“errorMessage”: “Forbidden - perhaps check your credentials?”,
“errorDescription”: “You are not subscribed to this API.”,
“errorDetails”: {
“rawErrorMessage”: [
“403 - "{\"message\":\"You are not subscribed to this API.\"}"”
],
“httpCode”: “403”
},
“n8nDetails”: {
“nodeName”: “Download TikTok Video (RapidAPI)”,
“nodeType”: “n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest”,
“nodeVersion”: 4.2,
“itemIndex”: 0,
“time”: “5/26/2025, 9:18:22 PM”,
“n8nVersion”: “1.93.0 (Cloud)”,
“binaryDataMode”: “filesystem”,
“stackTrace”: [
“NodeApiError: Forbidden - perhaps check your credentials?”,
" at ExecuteContext.execute (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n/node_modules/n8n-nodes-base/dist/nodes/HttpRequest/V3/HttpRequestV3.node.js:615:21)“,
" at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)”,
" at WorkflowExecute.runNode (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n/node_modules/n8n-core/dist/execution-engine/workflow-execute.js:696:27)“,
" at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n/node_modules/n8n-core/dist/execution-engine/workflow-execute.js:930:51”,
" at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n/node_modules/n8n-core/dist/execution-engine/workflow-execute.js:1266:20"
]
}
}

K_J · May 27, 2025, 4:22am

The “Request” section returns this:

{ “headers”: { “x-rapidapi-host”: “tiktok-download-video1.p.rapidapi.com”, “x-rapidapi-key”: “YOUR_API_KEY”, “accept”: “application/json,text/html,application/xhtml+xml,application/xml,text/;q=0.9, image/;q=0.8, /;q=0.7” }, “method”: “GET”, “uri”: “https://tiktok-download-video1.p.rapidapi.com/getVideo?url=https://www.tiktok.com/@chase_ai_/video/7504815669532282154”, “gzip”: true, “rejectUnauthorized”: true, “followRedirect”: true, “resolveWithFullResponse”: true, “followAllRedirects”: true, “timeout”: 300000, “encoding”: null, “json”: false, “useStream”: true }