# TikTok Profile Scraper (`alien_force/tiktok-profile-scraper`) Actor

Extract TikTok profile metadata and exact stats — followers, likes, videos, bio, avatars, and account flags — from URLs or usernames. Fast HTTP scraping with proxy support.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/alien\_force/tiktok-profile-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Alien Force](https://apify.com/alien_force) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

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# README

## TikTok Profile Scraper

### Overview

The **TikTok Profile Scraper** extracts public profile metadata and statistics for TikTok accounts. Give it profile URLs or usernames and it returns one structured row per account: display name, bio, bio link, avatars, account flags, and follower / likes / video counts.

#### Key Features

- **Profile Metadata and Stats**: Username, user ID, display name, bio, bio link, avatars, account creation time, and follower / following / likes / video / friend counts.
- **Exact Counts**: Returns full integer counts (for example `79,731,015` followers) instead of abbreviated values like `79.7M`.
- **URLs or Usernames**: Accepts profile URLs, video URLs (the author's profile is scraped), bare handles, and `@handles`. Targets are deduplicated per username.
- **Account Flags**: Verified, private, organization, business (commerce), and TikTok Shop seller.
- **Proxy Support**: Configure Apify Proxy or your own proxies. Datacenter proxies are the default; residential is available if TikTok starts blocking.
- **Fast and Lightweight**: Built for quick, low-cost runs without a browser.

***

### Input Schema

#### Input Properties

1. **`startUrls`**

   - **Type**: `array`
   - **Description**: TikTok profile URLs to scrape. Video URLs are accepted too — the profile of the video author is scraped.
   - **Example**:
     ```json
     [
         { "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@therock" },
         { "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@khaby.lame" }
     ]
     ```

2. **`usernames`**

   - **Type**: `array` of `string`
   - **Description**: TikTok usernames, with or without the leading `@`. Merged with `startUrls` and deduplicated.
   - **Example**: `["therock", "@khaby.lame"]`

3. **`proxyConfiguration`**

   - **Type**: `object`
   - **Description**: Proxy settings for the run. Apify Proxy datacenter IPs are used by default. If TikTok starts returning challenge pages, switch to the `RESIDENTIAL` group.
   - **Example**:
     ```json
     { "useApifyProxy": true }
     ```

At least one of `startUrls` or `usernames` must contain a valid target, otherwise the run fails with an input error.

#### Input Example

```json
{
    "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@therock" }],
    "usernames": ["khaby.lame"],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
}
```

***

### Output

One dataset row per requested account.

| Field | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `inputUrl` | string | URL or username as given in the input |
| `profileUrl` | string | Canonical profile URL |
| `username` | string | Username |
| `id` | string | User ID |
| `secUid` | string | Stable account identifier |
| `nickname` | string | Display name |
| `bio` | string | Profile bio |
| `bioLink` | string | Link in bio |
| `avatar` / `avatarMedium` / `avatarThumb` | string | Avatar URLs, largest to smallest |
| `verified` | boolean | Verified account |
| `privateAccount` | boolean | Private account |
| `isOrganization` | boolean | Organization account |
| `commerceUser` | boolean | Business account |
| `ttSeller` | boolean | TikTok Shop seller |
| `language` | string | Profile language |
| `createdTime` | integer | Account creation time (Unix timestamp, seconds) |
| `followerCount` | integer | Followers |
| `followingCount` | integer | Following |
| `heartCount` | integer | Total likes received |
| `videoCount` | integer | Public videos |
| `diggCount` | integer | Likes given by the account |
| `friendCount` | integer | Mutual follows |
| `scrapedAt` | string | When the profile was scraped |

#### Output Example

```json
{
    "inputUrl": "https://www.tiktok.com/@therock",
    "profileUrl": "https://www.tiktok.com/@therock",
    "username": "therock",
    "id": "6745191554350760966",
    "secUid": "MS4wLjABAAAAM3R2BtjzVT-uAtstkl2iugMzC6AtnpkojJbjiOdDDrdsTiTR75-8lyWJCY5VvDrZ",
    "nickname": "The Rock",
    "bio": "CEO of #RockTok\nLife's so much sweeter when you're not an asshole",
    "bioLink": "therock.komi.io",
    "verified": true,
    "privateAccount": false,
    "followerCount": 79731015,
    "followingCount": 0,
    "heartCount": 685537318,
    "videoCount": 567,
    "diggCount": 0,
    "friendCount": 0,
    "createdTime": 1570487607,
    "scrapedAt": "2026-09-16T13:41:02.884Z"
}
```

#### Handling of missing and blocked accounts

Inputs that yield no profile are kept out of the dataset and reported in the **`RUN_REPORT`** record in the run's key-value store, alongside a warning in the log. Each entry lists the original `input`, the resolved `username` and `profileUrl`, a `reason` (`notFound`, `invalidInput`, or `requestFailed`), and a human-readable `message`:

```json
{
    "profilesScraped": 3,
    "skippedCount": 1,
    "skipped": [
        {
            "input": "zzz_no_such_user_98765_qa",
            "username": "zzz_no_such_user_98765_qa",
            "profileUrl": "https://www.tiktok.com/@zzz_no_such_user_98765_qa",
            "reason": "notFound",
            "message": "Account not found"
        }
    ],
    "finishedAt": "2026-09-16T15:34:45.021Z"
}
```

- **Account does not exist or was removed**: skipped as `notFound`.
- **Input without a usable username**: skipped as `invalidInput`. If *no* input yields a username, the run fails with an input error.
- **Private account**: scraped normally — metadata and stats are returned with `privateAccount: true`.
- **Blocked request**: automatically retried. If every retry fails, the input is skipped as `requestFailed`. A run where *all* targets were blocked fails with a clear message.

The run's status message always reports how many profiles were scraped and how many inputs were skipped.

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

TikTok profile URLs to scrape, for example https://www.tiktok.com/@therock. Video URLs are accepted too — the profile of the video author is scraped.

## `usernames` (type: `array`):

TikTok usernames to scrape, with or without the leading @. Merged with Profile URLs and deduplicated.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Select proxies to be used by your crawler. Datacenter proxies are used by default; switch to RESIDENTIAL if TikTok starts blocking requests.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@therock"
    }
  ],
  "usernames": [],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@therock"
        }
    ],
    "usernames": [],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("alien_force/tiktok-profile-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@therock" }],
    "usernames": [],
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("alien_force/tiktok-profile-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@therock"
    }
  ],
  "usernames": [],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call alien_force/tiktok-profile-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,alien_force/tiktok-profile-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/Yfd5G3xY9ukwbVztS/builds/obVHfvmDQnrIFxKW5/openapi.json