Bilibili Scraper 哔哩哔哩 (No Cookie)—Videos, Danmaku & Comments

Extract videos, real-time XML danmaku (弹幕) bullet comments, reader reply threads with English IP province locations, UP creator uploads (user_videos), KOL follower profiles, and Top 100 rankings from Bilibili (哔哩哔哩 / bilibili.com) — China's premier Gen-Z video, gaming, tech review, and creator platform.

Built for AI/LLM multimodal training corpora, gaming & consumer tech equity research (alt-data), KOL sponsorship vetting, and automated RAG workflows (n8n, Make, Dify, Claude MCP). 100% no login, no cookies, and no VPN required. Users on the Apify Free plan ($5 monthly credit) can extract up to 1,111 Bilibili records per month for free.

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What Can This Bilibili Scraper Do? (Features)

Bilibili Scraper Capability	Built-In Advantage
8 Extraction Modes (100% Cookie-Free)	Powered by automatic buvid3 anonymous fingerprinting and a pure-Python WBI dynamic signature engine so all 8 modes work out-of-the-box without login.
Complete 7-Metric Engagement Stats	Automatically enriches search and user_videos results so every video includes real views, likesCount, coinsCount (投币), favoritesCount (收藏), sharesCount, danmakuCount, and commentsCount.
Exclusive KOL Vetting KPIs	Automatically computes coinPerViewRatio (real user coin endorsement vs. raw views) and engagementRate (triple-combo interaction rate) on every video.
XML Danmaku & Peak Minute Detection	Extracts native bullet comments (list.so) and pinpoints the exact peakMinute (e.g., "02:00-02:59") where viewer reactions reach maximum density.
Creator Uploads (user_videos) Without -352 Blocks	Uses a 3-stage anti-risk-control fallback engine to extract any UP creator's full uploaded video history by numeric MID or space URL without cookies.
Auto EN ↔ ZH Brand Localization	Type an English game, brand, or tech keyword (e.g., Black Myth Wukong, Tesla, iPhone) and automatically search both its Chinese and English terms.
IP Province Geolocation (regionEn)	Maps Chinese commenter IP labels (IP属地：广东) into standardized English province and country names (Guangdong, Shanghai, Beijing).
256 MB RAM Real-Time Streaming	Streams records to your Apify Dataset in real-time batches of 10 rows on just 256 MB RAM, supporting scheduled runs (deltaMode) and JSON, CSV, Excel, or Parquet exports.

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How to Scrape Bilibili in 3 Easy Steps

1. Select a mode — Choose from 8 modes (search, popular, hot_search, video_details, video_comments, danmaku, user_videos, or user_profile).
2. Enter your target — Type keywords in English or Chinese (e.g., Black Myth Wukong, 黑神话悟空, Tesla), or paste Bilibili BV video IDs / creator MIDs.
3. Click "Start" — Download your structured Bilibili dataset in JSON, CSV, Excel, or Parquet, or connect via REST API, n8n, Make, or Claude MCP.

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Bilibili Scraper Use Cases

Buyer Profile	Bilibili Video & Danmaku Intelligence Use Case
Gaming, Tech & Consumer Brand Teams	Monitor product launches, gameplay reviews, EV comparisons (BYD, Xiaomi, Tesla), and smartphone teardowns across China's top video community
KOL & Influencer Marketing Agencies	Vet Bilibili UP creators using coinPerViewRatio, engagementRate, followersCount, total likes received, and official verification badges
AI / LLM & Multimodal Research Teams	Collect time-aligned XML danmaku bullet comments (videoTimeFormatted), peak reaction minutes (peakMinute), and high-like comment threads for SFT and RAG
Hedge Funds & Equity Research Desks	Track video upload velocity, view momentum, and regional commenter distribution (regionEn) on Chinese gaming, ACG, and consumer tickers

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Input

All parameters are configured in the Input tab. Below are the 8 extraction modes, the complete input parameter reference table, and JSON input examples:

Summary of All 8 Extraction Modes

Mode	What It Extracts from Bilibili	Primary Input	Cookies Needed?
search	Keyword video search with 6 sort orders, 5 duration filters, date range & full 7-metric stats	searchQuery	No
popular	Official Bilibili Top 100 Leaderboard (rank 1–100) + Popular viral video stream	None (Click Start)	No
hot_search	Live Top 30 Bilibili Hot Search trending keywords, ranks, heat scores & badges	None (Click Start)	No
video_details	Deep single/batch video metrics: views, likes, coins, favorites, shares, tags & KPIs	videoIds	No
video_comments	Video comment threads, like counts, user levels (LV0–LV6) & English IP provinces (regionEn)	videoIds	No
danmaku	XML bullet comments with exact video timestamps (02:05), peak minute & keyword filtering	videoIds	No
user_videos	Full uploaded video history and 7-metric stats for any Bilibili creator (mid)	userIds	No
user_profile	UP creator profile: followers, following, total uploads, cumulative likes, verification & bio	userIds	No

Complete Input Parameters Reference

Input Field	Type	Default	Description
mode	string	"search"	Extraction mode: "search", "popular", "hot_search", "video_details", "video_comments", "danmaku", "user_videos", or "user_profile".
maxResults	integer	30	Maximum number of primary records to return (1 to 10,000).
searchQuery	array	["黑神话悟空"]	Keywords in English or Chinese for search mode (or auto-discovery fallback).
searchOrder	string	"totalrank"	Sort order for search: "totalrank" (Relevance), "click" (Most views), "pubdate" (Newest), "dm" (Most danmaku), "stow" (Most favorites), "scores" (Most comments).
durationFilter	string	"0"	Video duration filter: "0" (Any), "1" (<10m), "2" (10–30m), "3" (30–60m), "4" (>60m).
dateStart / dateEnd	string	""	Optional publication date filter (YYYY-MM-DD).
autoLocalize	boolean	true	Automatically translates English keywords or brand names into Simplified Chinese.
videoIds	array	["BV1r94y1H77U"]	Target Bilibili BV IDs, av numbers, or video URLs for video_details, video_comments, and danmaku.
userIds	array	["946974"]	Target creator numeric MIDs or space.bilibili.com/{mid} URLs for user_videos and user_profile.
danmakuKeyword	string	""	Optional keyword filter to extract specific bullet comments in danmaku mode.
scrapeComments	boolean	false	Cascade add-on: automatically extracts top maxCommentsPerVideo comments for each video (billed per row).
maxCommentsPerVideo	integer	10	Maximum comments to extract per video when scrapeComments is enabled (1 to 100).
scrapeDanmaku	boolean	false	Inline enrichment: attaches peakMinute and danmakuSamples directly onto each video row at zero extra row cost.
maxDanmakuPerVideo	integer	20	Number of representative bullet comments to attach when scrapeDanmaku is enabled (1 to 100).
includeCreatorProfiles	boolean	false	Cascade add-on: emits 1 user_profile row per unique UP creator discovered (billed per row).
deltaMode	boolean	false	Skips previously scraped IDs across scheduled runs so you only pay for brand-new items.

1. Bilibili Video Search + Inline Danmaku & Cascade Comments (JSON)

{
  "mode": "search",
  "searchQuery": ["Black Myth Wukong"],
  "searchOrder": "click",
  "durationFilter": "0",
  "dateStart": "2024-08-20",
  "autoLocalize": true,
  "maxResults": 30,
  "scrapeDanmaku": true,
  "maxDanmakuPerVideo": 15,
  "scrapeComments": true,
  "maxCommentsPerVideo": 10
}

2. Creator Uploaded Videos — No Cookie Needed (JSON)

{
  "mode": "user_videos",
  "userIds": ["946974"],
  "maxResults": 50,
  "scrapeDanmaku": false
}

3. Standalone XML Danmaku Extraction (JSON)

{
  "mode": "danmaku",
  "videoIds": ["BV1r94y1H77U"],
  "danmakuKeyword": "",
  "maxResults": 100
}

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Output

All scraped records are stored in your Apify Dataset and can be exported to JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or Parquet. Below are sample JSON outputs matching the "Black Myth Wukong" (BV1r94y1H77U) and creator "946974" inputs above:

1. Video Row (search, popular, video_details, user_videos)

{
  "mode": "search",
  "bvid": "BV1r94y1H77U",
  "aid": 1130123456,
  "cid": 1612345678,
  "title": "《黑神话：悟空》最终预告 | 8月20日，重走西游",
  "text": "实机录制，包含全新战斗演示与关卡首领。",
  "description": "实机录制，包含全新战斗演示与关卡首领。",
  "authorName": "黑神话之悟空",
  "authorId": "642389251",
  "authorAvatar": "https://i0.hdslb.com/bfs/face/example.jpg",
  "views": 18520000,
  "likesCount": 1920000,
  "coinsCount": 1680000,
  "favoritesCount": 1150000,
  "sharesCount": 640000,
  "danmakuCount": 312000,
  "commentsCount": 148000,
  "coinPerViewRatio": 0.0907,
  "engagementRate": 0.291,
  "duration": 296,
  "videoTimeFormatted": "04:56",
  "category": "单机游戏",
  "tags": ["黑神话悟空", "国产游戏", "动作游戏"],
  "peakMinute": "02:00-02:59",
  "danmakuSamples": [
    "[02:05] 前方高能！四大天王压迫感绝了！",
    "[02:18] 这演出水准真是国产3A天花板"
  ],
  "coverUrl": "https://i0.hdslb.com/bfs/archive/example.jpg",
  "videoUrl": "https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1r94y1H77U",
  "authorUrl": "https://space.bilibili.com/642389251",
  "createdAtIso": "2024-08-08T02:00:00Z",
  "scrapedAtIso": "2026-10-26T10:30:00Z",
  "searchQuery": "Black Myth Wukong",
  "searchOrder": "click"
}

2. Comment Row (video_comments) & Danmaku Row (danmaku)

{
  "mode": "video_comments",
  "commentId": "238910456789",
  "bvid": "BV1r94y1H77U",
  "aid": 1130123456,
  "text": "真正国产3A神作，美术和打击感太硬核了，直接一键三连支持！",
  "authorName": "天命人_0820",
  "authorId": "38192011",
  "authorLevel": 6,
  "likesCount": 15420,
  "repliesCount": 312,
  "regionName": "广东",
  "regionEn": "Guangdong",
  "isPinned": true,
  "upLiked": true,
  "videoUrl": "https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1r94y1H77U",
  "createdAtIso": "2024-08-20T04:15:12Z",
  "scrapedAtIso": "2026-10-26T10:30:02Z"
}

3. Creator Profile Row (user_profile)

{
  "mode": "user_profile",
  "authorId": "946974",
  "authorName": "影视飓风",
  "title": "影视飓风",
  "text": "无限进步！商务合作请联系：bd@mediastorm.cn",
  "authorLevel": 6,
  "followersCount": 11250000,
  "followingCount": 412,
  "videosCount": 685,
  "likesCount": 98400000,
  "officialVerify": "bilibili 2023百大UP主、知名科技UP主",
  "vipLabel": "年度大会员",
  "authorUrl": "https://space.bilibili.com/946974",
  "scrapedAtIso": "2026-10-26T10:30:05Z"
}

Output Field Definitions

• bvid / aid / cid: Unique Bilibili alphanumeric BV ID, numeric archive ID, and video player cid.
• views / likesCount / coinsCount / favoritesCount / sharesCount: Complete playback and One-Click Triple Combo engagement counts.
• coinPerViewRatio / engagementRate: Derived KOL quality metrics measuring coin endorsement per view and overall interaction rate.
• peakMinute / danmakuSamples: The 1-minute window with the highest bullet-comment density and sampled bullet strings.
• regionName / regionEn: Commenter's IP location mapped to standardized English province/country names.
• followersCount / videosCount / officialVerify: Creator follower count, total uploaded videos, and verification badge.

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Automated Daily Bilibili Monitoring (Schedules & Delta Mode)

Set up a 24/7 automated Bilibili brand or creator monitor in 2 minutes:

1. Run the Actor once with your desired search, user_videos, or video_comments configuration.
2. Go to Apify Console → Schedules → Create new schedule, select axon-studio/bilibili-scraper, and choose an interval (e.g., hourly or daily).
3. Enable deltaMode: true. The Actor persists scraped bvid, commentId, and danmakuId records in your Key-Value Store and skips old items on future runs—so you only pay for brand-new uploads or comments.

Python, JavaScript & Synchronous REST API Integration

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_API_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("axon-studio/bilibili-scraper").call(run_input={
    "mode": "search",
    "searchQuery": ["Black Myth Wukong"],
    "searchOrder": "click",
    "maxResults": 30,
    "scrapeDanmaku": True,
})
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item.get("bvid"), item.get("views"), item.get("coinsCount"), item.get("title"))

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/axon-studio~bilibili-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_APIFY_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"mode":"search","searchQuery":["Black Myth Wukong"],"maxResults":20}'

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How Much Does It Cost to Scrape Bilibili? (Pricing)

$4.50 per 1,000 results ($0.0045 per item) + $0.02 per Actor start (Pay-Per-Event)

• Free Plan Credits: Every Apify account includes $5.00 in free monthly credits, covering up to 1,111 Bilibili videos, comments, danmaku, or creator profiles every month for free.
• Volume Discounts: Automatic lower unit prices for Apify Bronze / Starter, Silver / Scale, and Gold / Business plan subscribers.
• Free Inline Danmaku Samples: Enabling scrapeDanmaku: true in video modes attaches peakMinute and danmakuSamples directly onto each video row at zero extra item cost.
• Typical Run Costs: 30 Hot Search topics = $0.155 · 100 Search or Creator Videos = $0.47 · 200 Video Comments or Danmaku = $0.92.

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FAQ & Legal Compliance

Do I need a Bilibili account or SESSDATA cookie?

No. The Actor automatically generates anonymous buvid3/buvid4 browser fingerprints and signs requests with Bilibili's WBI algorithm out of the box.

Is it legal to scrape public Bilibili data?

This Actor extracts publicly available metadata, comments, and danmaku visible to any unauthenticated visitor on bilibili.com and does not access private user accounts. Under GDPR and PIPL, ensure you have a lawful basis for market research or NLP analytics. Not affiliated with Bilibili Inc.

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