piratetok-live-py 0.1.6

TikTok Live WebSocket connector — real-time chat, gifts, likes, and viewer events. No authentication required.

piratetok-live-py

Connect to any TikTok Live stream and receive real-time events in Python. No signing server, no API keys, no authentication required.

import asyncio
from piratetok_live import TikTokLiveClient, EventType

async def main():
    # Create client — no API key, no signing server, just a username
    client = TikTokLiveClient("username_here")

    # Register handlers with decorators — events carry decoded protobuf data
    @client.on(EventType.chat)
    def on_chat(evt):
        nick = evt.data.get("user", {}).get("nickname", "?")
        print(f"[chat] {nick}: {evt.data.get('content')}")

    @client.on(EventType.gift)
    def on_gift(evt):
        nick = evt.data.get("user", {}).get("nickname", "?")
        gift = evt.data.get("gift", {})
        print(f"[gift] {nick} sent {gift.get('name')} x{evt.data.get('repeatCount')} ({gift.get('diamondCount', 0)} diamonds)")

    @client.on(EventType.like)
    def on_like(evt):
        nick = evt.data.get("user", {}).get("nickname", "?")
        print(f"[like] {nick} ({evt.data.get('totalLikes')} total)")

    # Connect — handles auth, room resolution, WSS, heartbeat, and reconnection
    await client.connect()

asyncio.run(main())

Install

pip install piratetok-live

Requires Python >= 3.11.

Other languages

Language	Install	Repo
Rust	cargo add piratetok-live-rs	live-rs
Go	go get github.com/PirateTok/live-go	live-go
JavaScript	npm install piratetok-live-js	live-js
C#	dotnet add package PirateTok.Live	live-cs
Java	com.piratetok:live	live-java
Lua	luarocks install piratetok-live-lua	live-lua
Elixir	{:piratetok_live, "~> 0.1"}	live-ex
Dart	dart pub add piratetok_live	live-dart
C	#include "piratetok.h"	live-c
PowerShell	Install-Module PirateTok.Live	live-ps1
Shell	bpkg install PirateTok/live-sh	live-sh

Features

• Zero signing dependency — no API keys, no signing server, no external auth
• 64 decoded event types — hand-written betterproto dataclasses, no codegen
• Auto-reconnection — stale detection, exponential backoff, self-healing auth
• Proxy support — .proxy(url) builder, applies to HTTP + WSS
• Enriched User data — badges, gifter level, moderator status, follow info, fan club
• Sub-routed convenience events — follow, share, join, liveEnded
• 2 runtime deps — betterproto + websockets

Configuration

client = (TikTokLiveClient("username_here")
    .cdn_eu()
    .timeout(15)
    .max_retries(10)
    .stale_timeout(90)
    .proxy("socks5://127.0.0.1:1080"))

Room info (optional, separate call)

from piratetok_live import check_online, fetch_room_info

result = check_online("username_here")
info = fetch_room_info(result.room_id)

# 18+ rooms
info = fetch_room_info(result.room_id, cookies="sessionid=abc; sid_tt=abc")

Examples

python examples/basic_chat.py <username>       # connect + print chat events
python examples/online_check.py <username>     # check if user is live
python examples/stream_info.py <username>      # fetch room metadata + stream URLs
python examples/gift_tracker.py <username>     # track gifts with diamond totals

Replay testing

Deterministic cross-lib validation against binary WSS captures. Requires testdata from a separate repo:

git clone https://github.com/PirateTok/live-testdata testdata
pip install -e ".[test]"
pytest tests/test_replay.py -v

Tests skip gracefully if testdata is not found. You can also set PIRATETOK_TESTDATA to point to a custom location.

License

0BSD