TikTok Breakout Sound, Music & Hashtag Trend Velocity Radar

What can TikTok Sound & Trend Velocity Radar do?

TikTok Sound & Trend Velocity Radar detects rising TikTok audio tracks, original sounds, commercial songs, and co-occurring hashtag clusters before they peak — computing Sound Velocity Scores (0–100), 24-hour & 7-day upload acceleration (postsLast24HoursPct, postsLast7DaysPct), trend lifecycle stage, original-vs-commercial licensing flags (isOriginalSound), playable MP3 preview URLs, and top breakout sample videos in 256 MB RAM:

📦 What you can extract

⚙️ Features & integrations

📈 Sound Velocity Score (0–100) (velocityScore, trendStage — breakout_surge, rising_momentum, established_hit) ⏱️ 24h & 7d upload acceleration (postsLast24HoursPct, postsLast7DaysPct, uniqueCreatorsInSample) 🎵 Audio & licensing metadata (musicId, musicTitle, musicArtist, isOriginalSound, durationSec) 🔊 Playable MP3 & cover URLs (audioPreviewUrl, coverUrl, soundPageUrl) #️⃣ Co-occurring hashtag clusters (coOccurringHashtags[]) showing the exact niche trend paired with the audio 🎬 Top breakout sample videos (topBreakoutVideos[], avgViewsSample, avgEngagementRatePct)

🔎 Niche scan OR direct Sound IDs discover sounds by keywords OR track known soundIds 🏢 Brand-safe audio filtering use isOriginalSound to separate royalty-risk music from creator audio ⚡ Zero proxy cost in 256 MB queries /api/music/item_list/ feeds directly with zero browser overhead 📅 Built for daily cron radar spot A&R music surges & social audio memes 7–14 days early ⬇️ Export trend reports to JSON, CSV, Excel, Slack, Airtable, Spotify/A&R trackers or Notion 🤖 Native MCP companion also live on our Standby tiktok-intelligence-mcp server

Public TikTok sound leaderboards only show giant Top-40 songs after 500,000 videos have already saturated them. TikTok Sound & Trend Velocity Radar scans niche-specific audio ("gym motivation", "aesthetic vlog", "indie pop", "booktok") and inspects each sound's live video feed to measure real recency velocity.

What data can I extract with TikTok Sound & Trend Velocity Radar?

For music labels, A&R scouts, social media managers, and short-form editors, every record delivers quantitative audio momentum:

• Velocity scoring & lifecycle stage: distinguish fresh breakouts from legacy evergreens. Samples the sound's active video feed (includeSampleVideos: true) to compute velocityScore (0–100), trendStage, postsLast24HoursPct, postsLast7DaysPct, sampleVideosAnalyzed, uniqueCreatorsInSample, avgViewsSample, and avgEngagementRatePct.

• Track identity, commercial safety & MP3 preview: instant audio auditioning. Returns musicId, musicTitle, musicArtist, musicAlbum, isOriginalSound (true for creator original audio/memes, false for licensed catalog tracks), durationSec, audioPreviewUrl, coverUrl, and canonical soundPageUrl.

• Format context (coOccurringHashtags + topBreakoutVideos): see how creators actually edit to the beat. Lists the top hashtags paired with the track plus topBreakoutVideos[] so creative teams can watch the exact visual meme format immediately.

Need more specialized workflows? Combine this Actor with these dedicated tools from our suite:

• 🔌 TikTok Intelligence MCP Server: call scan_breakout_tiktok_sounds live inside Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, or Cursor
• 🎣 TikTok Viral Hook & Script Scraper: pair rising background audio with proven 3.5-second spoken hooks
• 📈 Google Trends Scraper: check whether a breakout TikTok song/artist is crossing over into Google Search surges
• 🔎 TikTok Search Scraper: run full video discovery seeded with music expansion pools

How much will TikTok Sound & Trend Velocity Radar cost?

TikTok Sound & Trend Velocity Radar uses a transparent Pay-Per-Event (PPE) pricing model, where you pay a tiny $0.05 Actor Start event plus a per-item fee for each Analyzed TikTok Sound & Velocity Trend Report. On the Apify Free plan ($5.00 monthly free credit included), it costs $0.02 per item ($20.00 per 1,000 results) — letting you extract up to 247 results every month for free.

Paid Apify plans automatically unlock volume discounts up to 60% off ($0.012 on Starter/Bronze, $0.01 on Scale/Silver, and $0.008 on Business/Gold, Platinum & Diamond) with zero residential proxy surcharges:

Apify Plan / Tier	Price per extracted dataset item	Price per 1,000 results	Included Monthly Credit	Approx. Monthly Capacity
Free (FREE)	$0.02	$20.00	$5.00 / mo	~247 results
Starter (BRONZE)	$0.012	$12.00	$29.00 / mo	~2,412 results
Scale (SILVER)	$0.01	$10.00	$199.00 / mo	~19,895 results
Business (GOLD)	$0.008	$8.00	$999.00 / mo	~124,868 results
Enterprise (PLATINUM / DIAMOND)	$0.008 / $0.008	$8.00	Custom	Custom high-volume SLA

Cost-control tip: Batch multiple URLs, handles, or keywords into a single run so the $0.05 Actor Start event is amortized once across your entire batch. You can also set a hard Maximum cost per run cap directly in Apify Console. Check the pricing tab for full details.

How do I use TikTok Sound & Trend Velocity Radar?

TikTok Sound & Trend Velocity Radar was designed to be effortless to start with — even if you have never configured proxies, cookies, or web scrapers before. Here is how to extract data in under a minute:

1. Create a free Apify account using your email (includes $5.00 in monthly free usage credit).
2. Open TikTok Sound & Trend Velocity Radar in Apify Console.
3. Configure your target inputs (keywords, soundIds, maxTrends) in the Input tab (use Bulk edit to paste lists at once).
4. Adjust your results limit or optional enrichment filters to match your workflow.
5. No proxy setup is required — the Actor runs directly in a fast 256 MB container out of the box.
6. Click Save & Start and watch structured records stream into your Dataset in real time.
7. Open the Storage tab to inspect your results as a clean table or raw JSON.
8. Download your dataset in JSON, CSV, Excel (.xlsx), or XML, or connect it directly to Clay, n8n, Make, Zapier, Google Sheets, or MCP.

⬇️ Input

Discover niche audio via keywords, benchmark specific tracks via soundIds (numeric IDs or tiktok.com/music/... URLs), or combine both.

Mode 1: Niche & Genre Breakout Audio Discovery (keywords)

Scans niche search feeds, extracts unique audio tracks driving viral videos, and computes 24h/7d upload velocity.

Input / Configuration	What it returns
keywords: ["gym motivation", "aesthetic vlog", "indie pop"]	Ranked sound trends + velocityScore + MP3 previews + sample videos

Input JSON example:

{
    "keywords": [
        "gym motivation",
        "aesthetic vlog",
        "dark academia"
    ],
    "maxTrends": 20,
    "includeSampleVideos": true
}

Mode 2: Record-Label / Campaign Sound ID Velocity Tracker (soundIds)

Track daily velocity, creator adoption, and average view performance on your artist's or brand's official TikTok sound IDs.

Input / Configuration	What it returns
soundIds: ["7634880283891796758", "https://www.tiktok.com/music/..."]	Live feed velocity + top breakout creator videos using that exact sound

Input JSON example:

{
    "keywords": [],
    "soundIds": [
        "7634880283891796758"
    ],
    "maxTrends": 10,
    "includeSampleVideos": true
}

Complete Input Parameter Reference

Parameter	Type	Default	Required	Description
keywords	array	["gym motivation", "aesthetic vlog"]	No	Niches or genres to scan for rising TikTok audio tracks and breakout sounds (e.g. 'gym motivation', 'aesthetic vlog', 'indie pop').
soundIds	array	[]	No	Optional specific TikTok sound IDs or music URLs to analyze velocity for.
maxTrends	integer	15	No	Maximum number of analyzed trending sounds to output.
includeSampleVideos	boolean	true	No	Fetch the sound's feed (/api/music/item_list/) to compute 7-day upload velocity and include top viral example videos.

⬆️ Output and setup

All extracted records stream incrementally into your run's Dataset under the Storage tab in Apify Console. Preview results as a clean interactive table, download in JSON, JSONL, CSV, Excel (.xlsx), XML, or RSS, or consume items directly via the Apify REST API, Python/Node.js SDKs, or MCP.

📦 Verified dataset output sample

{
    "musicId": "7634880283891796758",
    "musicTitle": "originalljud - Admiring Beauty",
    "musicArtist": "Admiring Beauty",
    "musicAlbum": null,
    "discoveryKeyword": "gym motivation",
    "trendStage": "established_hit",
    "velocityScore": 48,
    "postsLast24HoursPct": 0,
    "postsLast7DaysPct": 0,
    "sampleVideosAnalyzed": 1,
    "uniqueCreatorsInSample": 1,
    "avgViewsSample": 6500000,
    "avgEngagementRatePct": 21.37,
    "isOriginalSound": true,
    "durationSec": 20,
    "audioPreviewUrl": "https://v16m.tiktokcdn-us.com/fa18c4387bdaaaf1860875277333d7f4/6ae8a599/video/tos/no1a/tos-no1a-v-2370-no/o44fyILMB85LSAEqwivvB5FtwiAKD0CKO5zEww/?a=1233&bti=ODszNWYuMDE6&&bt=125&ft=GSDrKInz7ThyVwAGXq8Zmo&mime_type=audio_mpeg&rc=Z2ZoaGUzN2U1MzdkNWk1O0BpamRtNXM5cmU7OjMzbzU8NUBgNjQtMjQuXi0xLy0zY2I1YSNtLmstMmRram5hLS1kMTFzcw%3D%3D&vvpl=1&l=20261102090020E54D1...",
    "coverUrl": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-maliva-avt-0068/cc9e020fa09bc35e3d01c74506e7618f~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter:1080:1080.jpeg?dr=9640&refresh_token=dc0fa140&x-expires=1793782800&x-signature=Ml%2B2zUrhigDw%2FI71rl2ljuUTi20%3D&t=4d5b0474&ps=13740610&shp=a5d48078&shcp=81f88b70&idc=useast5",
    "soundPageUrl": "https://www.tiktok.com/music/originalljud-admiring-beauty-7634880283891796758",
    "coOccurringHashtags": [
        "#gym",
        "#gymtok"
    ],
    "topBreakoutVideos": [
        {
            "videoId": "7693657773736807712",
            "creator": "hrms_nova",
            "views": 6500000,
            "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@hrms_nova/video/7693657773736807712"
        }
    ]
}

Output Field Dictionary

Output Field	Type	Description
musicId / soundPageUrl	string	19-digit TikTok music ID and canonical https://www.tiktok.com/music/... URL.
musicTitle / musicArtist / musicAlbum	string | null	Track title, artist/creator name, and album metadata.
discoveryKeyword	string	Seed niche keyword (or direct_sound_id) that surfaced the track.
velocityScore / trendStage	int / str	0–100 composite velocity score and lifecycle stage classification.
postsLast24HoursPct / postsLast7DaysPct	number	Percentage of sampled sound-feed videos uploaded in the past 24h and 7d.
sampleVideosAnalyzed / uniqueCreatorsInSample	integer	Feed sample depth and distinct creator breadth.
avgViewsSample / avgEngagementRatePct	int / float	Mean views and engagement rate across videos using the sound.
isOriginalSound / durationSec	bool / int	Whether the track is user-uploaded original audio vs. commercial music, plus clip length.
audioPreviewUrl / coverUrl	string | null	Playable CDN MP3 preview stream and cover artwork.
coOccurringHashtags / topBreakoutVideos	array	Top paired hashtags and highest-performing sample video URLs/stats.

Notes, tips, and exceptions

• Commercial account music restrictions: Corporate brand accounts on TikTok cannot legally use mainstream record-label songs (isOriginalSound: false) in ads without licensing — filter isOriginalSound == true or check TikTok Commercial Music Library status before running Spark Ads.
• Why includeSampleVideos: true is recommended: Without inspecting /api/music/item_list/, recency ratios (postsLast24HoursPct, postsLast7DaysPct) cannot be measured.
• Expiring audioPreviewUrl tokens: CDN MP3 preview links include signed timestamps; play or archive them soon after extraction.

What can you do with data from TikTok Sound & Trend Velocity Radar?

TikTok Sound & Trend Velocity Radar powers high-ROI automation, lead generation, and AI agent pipelines. Here are four proven step-by-step recipes:

🎸 Record-label A&R & independent artist breakout scout

Sign or playlist independent tracks catching organic UGC velocity days before Spotify Viral 50 charts react.

Recipe:

1. Scan genre & mood keywords daily. Run keywords: ["indie bedroom pop", "unreleased song", "country demo", "afrobeats"] with maxTrends: 30.

2. Filter high-acceleration tracks. Select rows where postsLast7DaysPct >= 40 and uniqueCreatorsInSample >= 5 (proving multi-creator organic pickup, not just 1 artist spamming their own song).

3. Cross-check Google Search crossover. Verify artist search momentum in Google Trends Scraper.

Deliver daily MP3 + velocity digests straight to A&R Slack channels.

📱 Social media agency daily trend & audio brief

Give brand editors 5 rising niche-relevant sounds + visual reference links every morning.

Recipe:

1. Run client aesthetic keywords. Pass ["clean girl aesthetic", "startup office humor", "coffee routine"].

2. Sort by velocityScore descending. Share soundPageUrl, coOccurringHashtags, and topBreakoutVideos[0] in Notion or Slack.

Eliminates hours of manual 'doomscrolling for research'.

📊 Music-marketing campaign tracker (soundIds)

Track daily UGC pickup across 10 official artist campaign sounds.

Recipe:

1. Pass campaign soundIds daily. Log avgViewsSample, postsLast24HoursPct, and topBreakoutVideos to Google Sheets or Airtable.

Spot which seeded influencer video ignited secondary organic creations.

🎬 Match background mood audio to spoken UGC scripts

Background instrumental tracks at 8% volume boost spoken-video completion rates.

Recipe:

1. Find instrumental aesthetic sounds. Search ["storytime background music", "motivational instrumental"].

2. Pair with outlier spoken hooks. Combine with TikTok Viral Hook & Script Scraper.

Complete creative-production stack in two zero-proxy Actors.

Want to get other B2B, Social, Financial, or MCP Agent data?

Chain this tool with our other 128 MB / 256 MB zero-proxy Apify Scrapers and Live Streamable-HTTP MCP Servers:

🔌 TikTok Intelligence MCP Server (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor)	🎣 TikTok Viral Hook & Spoken Script Scraper
🔎 TikTok Search Scraper (Keywords, Hashtags & Music Expansion)	📈 Google Trends Scraper & Breakout Keyword API
🕵️ TikTok Brand Sponsor & Paid Partnership Spy	📧 TikTok Influencer, UGC & Shop Affiliate Email Finder
💬 TikTok Comment Buyer-Intent & Warm Lead Miner	👤 TikTok Profile Scraper (Stats, Bio Emails & Posts)

🔌 Using TikTok Sound & Trend Velocity Radar with the Apify API, SDKs & MCP

Automate TikTok Sound & Trend Velocity Radar programmatically from Python, Node.js/TypeScript, cURL, workflow builders (n8n, Make, Zapier, Clay, Pipedream), or Model Context Protocol (MCP) AI clients.

Python (apify-client)

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_APIFY_API_TOKEN>")
run = client.actor("church_of_loujess/tiktok-sound-trend-radar").call(
    run_input={
    "keywords": [
        "gym motivation",
        "aesthetic vlog",
        "dark academia"
    ],
    "maxTrends": 20,
    "includeSampleVideos": True
}
)

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

Node.js / TypeScript (apify-client)

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '<YOUR_APIFY_API_TOKEN>' });
const run = await client.actor('church_of_loujess/tiktok-sound-trend-radar').call({
    "keywords": [
        "gym motivation",
        "aesthetic vlog",
        "dark academia"
    ],
    "maxTrends": 20,
    "includeSampleVideos": true
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(`Extracted ${items.length} items:`, items);

One-Line Synchronous REST API (cURL — ideal for n8n, Make & Clay HTTP Columns)

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/church_of_loujess~tiktok-sound-trend-radar/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<YOUR_APIFY_API_TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"keywords": ["gym motivation", "aesthetic vlog", "dark academia"], "maxTrends": 20, "includeSampleVideos": true}'

Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf & OpenAI MCP Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify-tiktok-sound-trend-radar": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?actors=church_of_loujess/tiktok-sound-trend-radar",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_APIFY_API_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How is velocityScore (0–100) calculated?

It combines 24-hour and 7-day upload recency (postsLast24HoursPct, postsLast7DaysPct), creator diversity (uniqueCreatorsInSample), and average sample view velocity (avgViewsSample) across the sound's active video feed.

Can I pass a https://www.tiktok.com/music/... URL inside soundIds?

Yes — both bare 19-digit numeric music IDs and full tiktok.com/music/<slug>-<id> URLs are parsed automatically.

What do the trendStage labels mean?

breakout_surge (high concentration of uploads in the past 24h–7d), rising_momentum (steady recent creator adoption), and established_hit (high total view baseline with broader historical spread).

How do I distinguish original creator audio from copyrighted songs?

Check isOriginalSound: true indicates user-uploaded original sound/voiceover audio; false indicates catalog music.

Does includeSampleVideos cost extra dataset items?

No! Sample breakout videos (topBreakoutVideos[]) are nested inside the parent sound's dataset item — 1 sound trend report = 1 dataset item.

Do I need proxies or a TikTok login?

No. Everything runs inside 256 MB RAM with zero proxy fees.

Is it legal to extract public data with TikTok Sound & Trend Velocity Radar?

TikTok Sound & Trend Velocity Radar only accesses publicly available web pages, feeds, and registries that require no private account login or authentication bypass. Keep in mind that extracted contact fields (such as public business emails, names, or usernames) can still qualify as personal data under frameworks like the GDPR or CCPA depending on jurisdiction. Always ensure you have a lawful basis (such as legitimate B2B interest) and consult Apify's guide on the legality of web scraping.

Can I integrate TikTok Sound & Trend Velocity Radar with Clay, n8n, Make, Zapier, or Google Sheets?

Yes. Every run outputs clean, flat-friendly fields alongside nested detail objects and integrates natively with Clay, n8n, Make, Zapier, Slack, HubSpot, Airtable, Google Sheets, Airbyte, LangChain, and CrewAI via Apify Integrations. You can also attach webhooks to trigger downstream workflows automatically the instant a run succeeds.

Can I call TikTok Sound & Trend Velocity Radar programmatically via the Apify API?

Yes. Use the official apify-client Python package or Node.js NPM package, or call the synchronous /run-sync-get-dataset-items REST endpoint directly. Full specifications are in the Apify API v2 reference.

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