GLM 5.3 used to reverse-engineer TikTok's private API for under $20
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A Hacker News front-page post on October 30 describes reproducing a TikTok private-API data collection setup for under $20, using Hermes Agent, the open-source reverse-engineering tool REA and GLM 5.3. Every TikTok request must pass four checks at once: device identity, native-library signature, regional endpoint and network fingerprint. If any check fails, the server still returns HTTP 200 but with an empty body. The post says the author has finished reproducing the collection setup.
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- Hacker News front pageHermes and REA and GLM 5.3 = Reverse engineering TikTok app for less than $20
作者用 Hermes Agent、开源逆向工程工具 REA 和 GLM 5.3，以不到 20 美元成本复现了 TikTok 私有 API 的数据采集方案。TikTok 每次请求需同时通过设备身份、原生库签名、区域端点和网络指纹四道校验，任一失败都返回空 body 的 HTTP 200。
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