TikBuds

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  Front page

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  Our Mongodb DB

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  data pulling through python flask terminal (example user: Bruno Mars)

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  TikBuds Logo

Inspiration

We wanted to create an app that would give TikTok users more opportunities to connect with other users. As TikTok is a well-known platform among a variety of audiences, we thought they would appreciate an app that gave access to a shared page with their friends.

What it does

The current version of TikBuds prompts a user to give a TikTok username and pulls basic user profile data depending on what keys are specified to be returned.

How we built it

We used ReactJS and Tailwind for majority of our frontend code and utilized Python Flask to build as well as work with our backend code. TikBuds is able to return requested profile data through making API calls to TikAPI, an unofficial API platform.

Challenges we ran into

One of the biggest challenges we encountered was making our app with limited experience. We had some familiarity with certain coding languages and tools, but were more unfamiliar with development tools. Because of this we needed to seek guidance online and utilize resources provided from the hackathon to resolve errors.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

One of our biggest accomplishments would be successfully calling the TikAPI to return requested user profile data. Another would be figuring out how to work with and explore development tools such as Postman and MongoDB Atlas.

What we learned

Working with development tools helped us gain full-stack experience as we learned about different frameworks that we can use to build our app. Exploring one tool led us to learn about another and helped expand our current skillset. We plan to use what we learned in future projects and create even more complex apps!

What's next for Tikbuds

In the future, we plan to incorporate more social components that would further help users connect with friends. We hope to expand functionality, modify our design and work on sending data through API calls to TikAPI so our app can be more dynamic and interactive.

Built With

• flask
• mongodb
• react
• tailwind
• vite