# Douyin Hot Board Scraper — Trending Topics & Heat (`blackfalcondata/douyin-com-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Douyin — the live hot board (抖音热榜) and rising topics as structured JSON: rank, heat score, view, video, article and live-room counts, hot label, peak rank and cover images, plus incremental runs that flag new and changed topics.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/blackfalcondata/douyin-com-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Black Falcon Data](https://apify.com/blackfalcondata) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation, Social media
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.80 / 1,000 results

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

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# README

### What does Douyin Hot Board Scraper do?

Douyin Hot Board Scraper extracts the live Douyin hot board (抖音热榜), the real-time rising topics and Douyin's entertainment, society, challenge and seeding boards from [douyin.com](https://douyin.com) as structured JSON. Each trending topic carries its board rank, Douyin's trending heat score, view count and video count, plus the hot label, peak rank, topic links and cover images. Pick a board, set a result limit, and run it on a schedule to follow what is trending over time.

### How to use this actor

- 👉 **Register for a free Apify account** — no credit card required.
- 🎉 Just click **[Sign up free on Apify →](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=1h3gvi)** and complete a quick signup.
- 💰 A free Apify account includes $5 in monthly credits — enough to test this actor.
- ⏳ Scrape during the free trial, with no commitment or upfront payment required.

### Key features

- **🔥 Hot board and rising topics:** pick the main hot board (抖音热榜) or the real-time rising topics with `query`; each topic carries its `rank`, `board`, `label` and `peakRank`.
- **📈 Heat score and engagement counts:** `hotValue` (also `heat`), `viewCount`, `videoCount`, `discussionVideoCount`, `articleCount` and `liveRoomCount` show how big each topic is.
- **🔗 Topic links and covers:** `searchUrl`, `hotSpotUrl`, `coverUrl` and `coverUrls` link each topic to its Douyin pages and cover images.
- **🕒 Board snapshot time:** `boardActiveTime` (Beijing time) and `boardActiveTimeUtc` say which snapshot of the board you got; `eventTime` is when the topic started.
- **🔗 Paste-mode:** paste the https://www.douyin.com/hot URL into `startUrls` to load the hot board.
- **♻️ Incremental mode:** recurring runs emit and charge only for listings that are new or whose tracked content changed. First run builds the baseline; subsequent runs emit only NEW / UPDATED / REAPPEARED records (UNCHANGED + EXPIRED opt-in). Saves 80–95% on daily monitoring.
- **🔔 Notifications:** Telegram, Slack, Discord, WhatsApp Cloud API, and generic webhook out of the box. Pair with incremental for daily new-listing alerts without pipeline glue.
- **📦 Compact mode:** AI-agent and MCP-friendly payloads with core fields only.
- **🔌 MCP connectors:** export your results into Notion via Apify's MCP connectors — a clean run-summary page, no glue code. Opt-in via the App connector field; deterministic field-mapping, no AI. Built on Apify's connector framework, so more destinations open up as their catalog grows.
- **📌 Change classification:** each record carries a `changeType` of NEW / UPDATED / UNCHANGED / REAPPEARED / EXPIRED. Default emits NEW + UPDATED + REAPPEARED; opt into the others with `emitUnchanged` / `emitExpired`.
- **🧹 Empty-field stripping:** drop null, empty-string, and empty-array fields from each record before push. Smaller payloads for AI agents and dashboards that already handle missing fields gracefully.

### What data can you extract from douyin.com?

Each result includes Core trend fields (`board`, `boardName`, `rank`, `isPinned`, `word`, `hotValue`, `viewCount`, and `videoCount`, and more) and extended fields (`detailFetched`). In standard mode, all fields are always present — unavailable data points are returned as `null`, never omitted. In compact mode, only core fields are returned.

### Input

The main inputs are a `query` choice (hot / rising / entertainment / society / challenge / seeding) and a result limit. Additional filters and options are available in the input schema.

Key parameters:

- **`query`** — Which board to scrape: the main hot board (抖音热榜), the real-time rising topics (实时上升热点), or one of Douyin's sub-boards — entertainment (娱乐榜), society (社会榜), challenge (挑战榜) or seeding (种草榜). To get several boards in one run, pick them under 📋 Boards instead. (default: `"hot"`)
- **`boards`** — Optional. Pick several boards to scrape them all in one run (each topic carries its board). When set, this replaces the single 📈 Board above.
- **`maxResults`** — Maximum total trending topics (0 = unlimited). The hot board returns up to ~50 topics per snapshot, the rising board ~5; fewer are delivered when the board is smaller. (default: `100`)
- **`compact`** — Core fields only (for AI-agent/MCP workflows). (default: `false`)
- **`excludeEmptyFields`** — Drop null, empty-string, and empty-array fields from each record before push. Smaller payloads for AI agents and dashboards. (default: `false`)
- **`incrementalMode`** — Compare against previous run state. stateKey is optional — defaults to a value derived from the selected board(s) so different boards never share state. (default: `false`)
- **`stateKey`** — Optional. Stable identifier for the tracked board universe. Leave empty to auto-generate from the board selection.
- **`skipReposts`** — When incremental, skip topics whose content matches a topic that dropped off the board in a prior run (cross-run duplicate detection). (default: `false`)
- **`emitUnchanged`** — When incremental mode is on, also emit topics whose rank, heat and counts have not changed since the last run. (default: `false`)
- **`emitExpired`** — When incremental mode is on, also emit topics that were seen before but are no longer on the board. (default: `false`)
- **`notifyOnlyChanges`** — When Incremental Mode is on, only send notifications for NEW and UPDATED topics. Has no effect outside incremental mode. (default: `false`)
- **`notificationLimit`** — Maximum number of topics included in each notification message (1–20). (default: `5`)
- ...and 13 more parameters

### Input examples

**Main hot board** — The current Douyin hot board (抖音热榜), up to 50 topics.

→ One row per trending topic with rank, heat score, view count, video count, label and links.

```json
{
  "query": "hot",
  "maxResults": 50
}
```

**Rising topics** — The real-time rising topics board (实时上升热点).

→ The rising topics with their label and links; rising topics have no board rank.

```json
{
  "query": "rising"
}
```

**Several boards in one run** — Scrape the hot board and the entertainment and society boards together.

→ One row per topic per board; each row carries its board and its rank on that board.

```json
{
  "boards": [
    "hot",
    "entertainment",
    "society"
  ]
}
```

**Paste the hot board URL** — Load the hot board from its page URL instead of picking a board.

→ The same rows as the main hot board.

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    "https://www.douyin.com/hot"
  ]
}
```

**Track new and changed topics** — Run on a schedule with a fixed stateKey to get only topics that are new or changed since the last run.

→ Topics with changeType NEW or UPDATED; unchanged topics are left out.

```json
{
  "query": "hot",
  "incrementalMode": true,
  "stateKey": "douyin-hot-board"
}
```

### Output

Each run produces a dataset of structured trend records. Results can be downloaded as JSON, CSV, or Excel from the Dataset tab in Apify Console.

### Example trend record

```json
{
  "board": "hot",
  "boardName": "Douyin Hot List (抖音热榜)",
  "isPinned": true,
  "word": "全面从严治党为什么要一抓到底",
  "hotValue": 0,
  "viewCount": 0,
  "videoCount": 0,
  "discussionVideoCount": 1,
  "articleCount": 0,
  "liveRoomCount": 0,
  "label": 0,
  "sentenceId": "2716539",
  "searchUrl": "https://www.douyin.com/search/%E5%85%A8%E9%9D%A2%E4%BB%8E%E4%B8%A5%E6%B2%BB%E5%85%9A%E4%B8%BA%E4%BB%80%E4%B9%88%E8%A6%81%E4%B8%80%E6%8A%93%E5%88%B0%E5%BA%95",
  "hotSpotUrl": "https://www.douyin.com/hot/2716539/%E5%85%A8%E9%9D%A2%E4%BB%8E%E4%B8%A5%E6%B2%BB%E5%85%9A%E4%B8%BA%E4%BB%80%E4%B9%88%E8%A6%81%E4%B8%80%E6%8A%93%E5%88%B0%E5%BA%95",
  "boardActiveTime": "2026-10-28 09:01:32",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-28T01:02:54.037Z",
  "title": "全面从严治党为什么要一抓到底",
  "type": "trend",
  "platform": "douyin",
  "platformName": "Douyin 抖音",
  "heat": 0,
  "wordType": 14,
  "url": "https://www.douyin.com/search/%E5%85%A8%E9%9D%A2%E4%BB%8E%E4%B8%A5%E6%B2%BB%E5%85%9A%E4%B8%BA%E4%BB%80%E4%B9%88%E8%A6%81%E4%B8%80%E6%8A%93%E5%88%B0%E5%BA%95",
  "portalUrl": "https://www.douyin.com/search/%E5%85%A8%E9%9D%A2%E4%BB%8E%E4%B8%A5%E6%B2%BB%E5%85%9A%E4%B8%BA%E4%BB%80%E4%B9%88%E8%A6%81%E4%B8%80%E6%8A%93%E5%88%B0%E5%BA%95",
  "boardActiveTimeUtc": "2026-10-28T01:01:32.000Z",
  "listingId": "237eb0f836449e75c8780e05277c1884b893a7993efb3edc8856efce730187c1",
  "listingKey": "hot:2716539",
  "searchQuery": "hot",
  "contentQuality": "full",
  "detailFetched": false,
  "source": "douyin.com",
  "contentHash": "9a469cec17d346c9664a3b8cc9810d090110c6846c11f8415c7d8af654ab5840"
}
```

### Incremental fields

When incremental mode is on, each record also carries:

- `changeType` — one of `NEW`, `UPDATED`, `UNCHANGED`, `REAPPEARED`, `EXPIRED`. Default output covers `NEW` / `UPDATED` / `REAPPEARED`; set `emitUnchanged: true` or `emitExpired: true` to opt into the others.
- `isRepost`, `repostOfId`, `repostDetectedAt` — populated when a new listing matches the tracked content of a previously expired one. Set `skipReposts: true` to drop detected reposts from the output.

### How to scrape douyin.com

1. Go to [Douyin Hot Board Scraper](https://apify.com/blackfalcondata/douyin-com-scraper?fpr=1h3gvi) in Apify Console.
2. Pick a board in `query`: the main hot board (`hot`), the rising topics (`rising`) or a sub-board (`entertainment`, `society`, `challenge`, `seeding`). To scrape several boards in one run, list them in `boards`.
3. Set `maxResults` to control how many topics you need.
4. Click **Start** and wait for the run to finish.
5. Export the dataset as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

### Use cases

- Extract trend data from douyin.com for market research and competitive analysis.
- Monitor new and changed trends on scheduled runs without processing the full dataset every time.
- Feed structured data into AI agents, MCP tools, and automated pipelines using compact mode.
- Export clean, structured data to dashboards, spreadsheets, or data warehouses.

### How much does it cost to scrape douyin.com?

Pricing for Douyin Hot Board Scraper has not been finalized yet. It will be published here before the actor becomes publicly available.

You only use your normal Apify platform resources when you run the actor from your own account.

### FAQ

#### How many results can I get from douyin.com?

The number of results depends on the search query and available trends on douyin.com. Use the `maxResults` parameter to control how many results are returned per run.

#### Does Douyin Hot Board Scraper support recurring monitoring?

Yes. Enable incremental mode to only receive new or changed trends on subsequent runs. This is ideal for scheduled monitoring where you want to track changes over time without re-processing the full dataset.

#### Can I integrate Douyin Hot Board Scraper with other apps?

Yes. Douyin Hot Board Scraper works with Apify's [integrations](https://apify.com/integrations?fpr=1h3gvi) to connect with tools like Zapier, Make, Google Sheets, Slack, and more. You can also use webhooks to trigger actions when a run completes.

#### Can I use Douyin Hot Board Scraper with the Apify API?

Yes. You can start runs, manage inputs, and retrieve results programmatically through the [Apify API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2). Client libraries are available for JavaScript, Python, and other languages.

#### Can I use Douyin Hot Board Scraper through an MCP Server?

Yes. Apify provides an [MCP Server](https://apify.com/apify/actors-mcp-server?fpr=1h3gvi) that lets AI assistants and agents call this actor directly. Use compact mode, a single `descriptionFormat`, and `excludeEmptyFields` to keep payloads manageable for LLM context windows.

#### Is it legal to scrape douyin.com?

This actor extracts publicly available data from douyin.com. Web scraping of public information is generally considered legal, but you should always review the target site's terms of service and ensure your use case complies with applicable laws and regulations, including GDPR where relevant.

#### Your feedback

If you have questions, need a feature, or found a bug, please [open an issue](https://apify.com/blackfalcondata/douyin-com-scraper/issues?fpr=1h3gvi) on the actor's page in Apify Console. Your feedback helps us improve.

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### Getting started with Apify

New to Apify? [Create a free account with $5 credit](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=1h3gvi) — no credit card required.

1. Sign up — $5 platform credit included
2. Open this actor and configure your input
3. Click **Start** — export results as JSON, CSV, or Excel

Need more later? [See Apify pricing](https://apify.com/pricing?fpr=1h3gvi).

### Disclaimer

This actor accesses only publicly available data on douyin.com. You are responsible for how you use the extracted data — in particular any personal information such as names, phone numbers, or email addresses — and for complying with Douyin Hot Board's terms of use, applicable data-protection law (including the GDPR where it applies), and the anti-spam rules of your jurisdiction.

This actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Douyin Hot Board or any of its subsidiaries. All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

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# Changelog

This Actor's version history is a separate document: https://apify.com/blackfalcondata/douyin-com-scraper/changelog.md

# Actor input Schema

## `query` (type: `string`):

Which board to scrape: the main hot board (抖音热榜), the real-time rising topics (实时上升热点), or one of Douyin's sub-boards — entertainment (娱乐榜), society (社会榜), challenge (挑战榜) or seeding (种草榜). To get several boards in one run, pick them under 📋 Boards instead.

## `boards` (type: `array`):

Optional. Pick several boards to scrape them all in one run (each topic carries its board). When set, this replaces the single 📈 Board above.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum total trending topics (0 = unlimited). The hot board returns up to ~50 topics per snapshot, the rising board ~5; fewer are delivered when the board is smaller.

## `compact` (type: `boolean`):

Core fields only (for AI-agent/MCP workflows).

## `excludeEmptyFields` (type: `boolean`):

Drop null, empty-string, and empty-array fields from each record before push. Smaller payloads for AI agents and dashboards.

## `incrementalMode` (type: `boolean`):

Compare against previous run state. stateKey is optional — defaults to a value derived from the selected board(s) so different boards never share state.

## `stateKey` (type: `string`):

Optional. Stable identifier for the tracked board universe. Leave empty to auto-generate from the board selection.

## `skipReposts` (type: `boolean`):

When incremental, skip topics whose content matches a topic that dropped off the board in a prior run (cross-run duplicate detection).

## `emitUnchanged` (type: `boolean`):

When incremental mode is on, also emit topics whose rank, heat and counts have not changed since the last run.

## `emitExpired` (type: `boolean`):

When incremental mode is on, also emit topics that were seen before but are no longer on the board.

## `notifyOnlyChanges` (type: `boolean`):

When Incremental Mode is on, only send notifications for NEW and UPDATED topics. Has no effect outside incremental mode.

## `notificationLimit` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of topics included in each notification message (1–20).

## `telegramToken` (type: `string`):

Telegram bot token (from @BotFather). Required for Telegram notifications.

## `telegramChatId` (type: `string`):

Telegram chat or channel ID (e.g. "-100123456789"). Required when telegramToken is set.

## `discordWebhookUrl` (type: `string`):

Discord incoming webhook URL. Server Settings → Integrations → Webhooks → New Webhook.

## `slackWebhookUrl` (type: `string`):

Slack incoming webhook URL. api.slack.com/messaging/webhooks.

## `whatsappPhoneNumberId` (type: `string`):

Your WhatsApp Business phone-number ID (numeric, from Meta dashboard). Required when whatsappAccessToken is set.

## `whatsappAccessToken` (type: `string`):

WhatsApp Cloud API permanent access token (System User token from Meta Business). Recipient must have messaged the business number within the last 24h (service-conversation window — free since Nov 2024).

## `whatsappTo` (type: `string`):

Recipient phone in E.164 format without + (e.g. "436641234567"). Recipient must have messaged your business number within last 24h.

## `webhookUrl` (type: `string`):

Receives a JSON POST with {metadata, items} after each run. Universal escape hatch for n8n / Make / Zapier / custom backends.

## `webhookHeaders` (type: `object`):

Optional JSON object of custom headers (e.g. {"Authorization":"Bearer ..."}).

## `appConnector` (type: `string`):

Optional. Pick a connected app under Settings → API & Integrations to receive your results. Best-effort across MCP connectors as Apify expands its catalog.

## `mcpIssueTeam` (type: `string`):

Only when the connected app is an issue tracker: the team (name or ID) the summary issue is created under, if that app requires one.

## `descriptionFormat` (type: `string`):

Choose which representation of the listing description to include. `all` keeps every variant; the others keep only the selected one.

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

Optional. The Douyin hot board page URL (https://www.douyin.com/hot) — loads the hot board. When set, the Board field is ignored. Other Douyin URLs (search, video, user) are not supported.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "query": "hot",
  "maxResults": 100,
  "compact": false,
  "excludeEmptyFields": false,
  "incrementalMode": false,
  "skipReposts": false,
  "emitUnchanged": false,
  "emitExpired": false,
  "notifyOnlyChanges": false,
  "notificationLimit": 5,
  "descriptionFormat": "all"
}
```

# 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 = {
    "query": "hot",
    "maxResults": 100,
    "excludeEmptyFields": false,
    "descriptionFormat": "all"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("blackfalcondata/douyin-com-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 = {
    "query": "hot",
    "maxResults": 100,
    "excludeEmptyFields": False,
    "descriptionFormat": "all",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("blackfalcondata/douyin-com-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 '{
  "query": "hot",
  "maxResults": 100,
  "excludeEmptyFields": false,
  "descriptionFormat": "all"
}' |
apify call blackfalcondata/douyin-com-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,blackfalcondata/douyin-com-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/JzdnN2tj85KFHqmDz/builds/khWTS9bMW0yLsnFEW/openapi.json