# Bilibili Scraper: Videos, Search, Danmaku & Creators (`axlymxp/bilibili-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Bilibili (B站) videos without login: keyword search with date filters, video URLs, a creator's complete uploads, popular, rankings, weekly and trending searches. Views, likes, tags, danmaku and top comments. Pay only for results.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/axlymxp/bilibili-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [axly](https://apify.com/axlymxp) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Videos, AI
- **Stats:** 3 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $5.00 / 1,000 dataset items

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Bilibili Scraper: Videos, Search, Danmaku & Creators

Extract video data from **Bilibili (哔哩哔哩, B站)**, China's largest video community for anime, gaming, tech and
lifestyle, without an account or cookies. Search by keyword with date and length filters, scrape any video URL, pull
a creator's **complete** upload list, or read the popular, top-100 ranking, weekly must-watch and trending-search
boards. Each video row can include its tags, danmaku (弹幕, the bullet comments that scroll over the video) and top
comments.

Built for China social-listening, influencer marketing and AI dataset work: schedule it with
**"Only new videos since the last run"** to get just the new videos for your keywords every day.

### What you get

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `bvid`, `aid`, `url` | Video ids and link |
| `title`, `description` | Title and full description |
| `coverUrl` | Thumbnail |
| `durationSec`, `publishedAt` | Length in seconds, publish time (UTC, ISO 8601) |
| `category`, `tags` | Bilibili category and video tags |
| `creator` | `mid`, `name`, `faceUrl`, `url` of the uploader (UP主) |
| `stats` | `views`, `likes`, `coins`, `favorites`, `shares`, `comments`, `danmaku` |
| `parts` | Every part of a multi-part video: `cid`, `title`, `durationSec` |
| `isOriginal`, `isCooperation` | Original upload vs re-upload, joint upload |
| `rank` | Position in the search results or board |
| `danmaku` | Optional: `timeSec`, `text`, `sentAt`, `mode`, `color` |
| `topComments` | Optional: top 3 comments (`author`, `text`, `likes`, `publishedAt`, `ipLocation`) with up to 20 `replies` each |
| `sourceType`, `source`, `scrapedAt` | Which mode / keyword produced the row, and when |

In **Trending searches** mode each row is a hot keyword instead: `rank`, `keyword`, `displayText`, `searchUrl`.

### Modes

| Mode | Input | Returns |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Keyword search | `searchQueries`, `sortBy`, `durationFilter`, `publishedAfter` / `publishedBefore` | up to ~1,000 videos per keyword (Bilibili's own cap; ~750-1,000 after duplicates) |
| Video URLs / BV ids | `videoUrls` (bilibili.com/video links, b23.tv links, BV or av ids) | one row per video |
| Creator uploads | `creatorIds` (UID or space.bilibili.com link) | every upload of the creator, newest first |
| Popular now (综合热门) | — | the current popular feed |
| Top-100 ranking (排行榜) | `rankingCategory` (all, music, game, tech, food, …) | up to 100 videos |
| Weekly must-watch (每周必看) | — | the latest weekly issue |
| Trending searches (热搜) | — | the hot search keywords right now |

### Use cases

- **Brand and market research in China**: track what Chinese viewers say about your product or category, with
  date-ranged keyword search, danmaku and top comments.
- **Influencer marketing**: list a creator's full catalog with views and danmaku per video before you book them;
  pair with our *Bilibili Creator Finder* to discover creators by niche.
- **Trend monitoring**: daily snapshots of the popular feed, category rankings and hot searches.
- **AI and research datasets**: Chinese video titles, descriptions, tags and danmaku text at scale.

### Example input

```json
{
    "mode": "search",
    "searchQueries": ["iPhone 17 评测"],
    "sortBy": "newest",
    "publishedAfter": "2026-09-01",
    "maxItems": 200,
    "includeDanmaku": true,
    "maxDanmakuPerVideo": 50,
    "onlyNewSinceLastRun": true
}
```

### Example output

```json
{
    "bvid": "BV12hHr6UEqc",
    "aid": 117381087170734,
    "url": "https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV12hHr6UEqc",
    "title": "舟友的酒",
    "durationSec": 31,
    "publishedAt": "2026-10-04T05:57:16Z",
    "category": "同人·手书",
    "tags": ["可爱", "明日方舟", "朋友的酒", "阿米娅"],
    "creator": {"mid": 107716290, "name": "疚刃", "url": "https://space.bilibili.com/107716290"},
    "stats": {"views": 1733849, "likes": 204644, "coins": 16570, "favorites": 56198, "shares": 18396, "comments": 4607, "danmaku": 255},
    "isOriginal": true,
    "sourceType": "popular",
    "rank": 1,
    "danmaku": [{"timeSec": 0.0, "text": "根本没有这样的兔子", "sentAt": "2026-10-04T14:14:59Z", "mode": 5, "color": "#e70012"}],
    "scrapedAt": "2026-10-06T02:16:30Z"
}
```

### Scheduling and integrations

Create a task per keyword, turn on **Only new videos since the last run**, and schedule it daily: each run returns
only videos the previous runs have not delivered, and skipped videos are not charged. Send results to Google Sheets,
Slack, a webhook or your database with Apify integrations, or call the actor from the API.

### Use with AI assistants (MCP)

The actor works as a tool in the Apify MCP server, so Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor can call it directly: "find the
newest Bilibili videos about our product and summarise the danmaku".

### FAQ

**Do I need a Bilibili account or cookies?** No. Everything is fetched as a logged-out visitor.

**Why only the top 3 comments?** Bilibili shows visitors who are not logged in the top 3 comments of a video and the
first 20 replies of each. The actor never logs in, so that is what it returns.

**How many search results can I get?** Bilibili stops search at 1,000 results per keyword, and its pages repeat
some videos and mix in paid-course cards, which the actor removes. Expect roughly 750-1,000 unique videos per keyword
(766 for 美食 "food" in our October 2026 test). Use several keywords, date ranges or sort orders to cover more.

**Are titles translated?** No, text is returned as published (mostly Chinese). Chinese keywords find far more
videos than English ones.

**Is it legal?** The actor only reads publicly visible data. You are responsible for how you use it, including any
personal data, under the laws that apply to you.

**Something broke?** Open an issue on the Issues tab; errors are also reported to the developer automatically.

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

Search by keyword, scrape specific videos, pull a creator's complete upload list, or read one of Bilibili's boards.

## `searchQueries` (type: `array`):

Keyword search mode. Each keyword is searched and paginated separately (Bilibili caps search at 1,000 videos per keyword). Chinese keywords match far more videos than English ones.

## `sortBy` (type: `string`):

Keyword search mode: Bilibili's own ranking options.

## `durationFilter` (type: `string`):

Keyword search mode: only videos of this length.

## `publishedAfter` (type: `string`):

Keyword search mode. Date like 2026-10-01 (UTC).

## `publishedBefore` (type: `string`):

Keyword search mode. Date like 2026-10-06 (UTC).

## `videoUrls` (type: `array`):

Video URLs mode: https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV…, b23.tv short links, BV ids or av ids.

## `creatorIds` (type: `array`):

Creator uploads mode: numeric UID (mid) or https://space.bilibili.com/<uid>. Returns every upload, newest first.

## `rankingCategory` (type: `string`):

Top-100 ranking mode.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Total rows to return across all keywords / creators.

## `fetchDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Full description, likes, coins, shares, favorites, video parts and original/re-upload flag for every search, board and upload row (one extra request per video).

## `includeTags` (type: `boolean`):

Adds the video's tags (one extra request per video).

## `includeDanmaku` (type: `boolean`):

Adds the danmaku lines of the video's first part, ordered by video time. Bilibili serves a sample per part (about 300 for short videos, more for long ones).

## `maxDanmakuPerVideo` (type: `integer`):

Cap on danmaku lines per video when danmaku is included.

## `includeTopComments` (type: `boolean`):

Adds the top 3 comments with up to 20 replies each. This is the most Bilibili shows to visitors who are not logged in; the actor does not use any account.

## `onlyNewSinceLastRun` (type: `boolean`):

For scheduled monitoring: skip videos that an earlier run with the same input already returned (you are not charged for skipped videos).

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

Apify Proxy rotates the IP when Bilibili rate-limits a session.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "searchQueries": [
    "原神",
    "iPhone 17 评测"
  ],
  "sortBy": "relevance",
  "durationFilter": "any",
  "videoUrls": [
    "https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1GJ411x7h7",
    "BV1FhHW6dENg"
  ],
  "creatorIds": [
    "290526283",
    "https://space.bilibili.com/546195"
  ],
  "rankingCategory": "all",
  "maxItems": 100,
  "fetchDetails": true,
  "includeTags": true,
  "includeDanmaku": false,
  "maxDanmakuPerVideo": 100,
  "includeTopComments": false,
  "onlyNewSinceLastRun": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (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 = {
    "searchQueries": [
        "原神"
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("axlymxp/bilibili-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 = {
    "searchQueries": ["原神"],
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("axlymxp/bilibili-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 '{
  "searchQueries": [
    "原神"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call axlymxp/bilibili-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,axlymxp/bilibili-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/pEr8eCoXGcvR0DmcU/builds/xBXbJ0A8cKh8DmyVN/openapi.json