Douyin 抖音 Search Scraper - Videos by Keyword | No Login

Douyin Search Scraper returns the videos (or image posts) Douyin shows for a keyword, the same results as the search tab in the Douyin app. Each record carries the caption and hashtags, engagement counts, the author with their IP location, the music and direct cover and video URLs.

It is the single-purpose version of Douyin 抖音 Scraper, which covers many more modes of the same platform. Same data, same prices, a simpler form.

What you get

Every record is flat JSON with these fields (empty when the platform does not show the value): authorAvatar, authorBio, authorDouyinId, authorFollowerCount, authorGender, authorIpLocation, authorNickname, authorRegion, authorSecUid, authorUid, authorVerified, awemeId, collectCount, commentCount, coverUrl, createdAt, description, durationSeconds, hashtags, imageUrls, likeCount, musicAuthor, musicId, musicTitle, shareCount, type, url, videoUrl.

How to use it

1. Click Try for free (or Start) and fill in the form.
2. Set maxResults to cap how many records, and therefore how much, a run returns.
3. Run it and download the dataset as JSON, CSV or Excel, or read it through the API.

Input

Field	Type	What it does
keyword	string	Search keyword. Chinese keywords work best, e.g. "美食". In mode board it is an optional filter on the board (leave empty for the full board).
contentType	string	Search videos (default) or image posts.
maxResults	integer	Maximum number of items to return in total for this run. You are charged per item returned.

Output example

{
  "type": "video",
  "awemeId": "7628908247805725986",
  "url": "https://www.douyin.com/video/7628908247805725986",
  "description": "第一次吃成都冒菜 一定要配米饭 热辣凉风太惬意了～#人间烟火 #美食vlog #妈呀太香了",
  "createdAt": "2026-04-15T09:00:23Z",
  "durationSeconds": 663.4,
  "likeCount": 1257630,
  "commentCount": 49625,
  "shareCount": 1212756,
  "collectCount": 138814,
  "hashtags": [
    "人间烟火",
    "美食vlog",
    "妈呀太香了"
  ],
  "musicId": "7628908260187245321",
  "musicTitle": "@小珍来咯…创作的原声",
  "musicAuthor": "小珍来咯…",
  "authorSecUid": "MS4wLjABAAAAKmiI2Cz3DQ4HceU1M7zjYL6wxTHhoq3CtcBEVUmzMHK2-3LP0M-RVON_JVL1WNbq",
  "authorUid": "2507361040475383",
  "authorNickname": "小珍来咯…",
  "authorDouyinId": "XiaoZhenlla",
  "authorAvatar": "https://p3.douyinpic.com/aweme/1080x1080/aweme-avatar/tos-cn-avt-0015_70ee8b5fe000a00d6baf6158ff043af5.webp?from=327834062",
  "authorGender": "female",
  "authorBio": "跟我一起好好吃好每一顿饭 开开心心过好每一天\n感谢您的关注❤️",
  "authorIpLocation": "四川",
  "authorRegion": "CN",
  "authorFollowerCount": 0,
  "authorVerified": null,
  "coverUrl": "https://p26-sign.douyinpic.com/tos-cn-i-dy/06ceac052e1d40068ff830cd9b72a244~noop.webp?biz_tag=aweme_video&card_type=153&column_n=0&from=327834062_large&l=202611031511566451E3D62F1D41521284&lk3s=138a59ce&s=PackSourceEnum_SEARCH_SIN&sc=cover&se=false&x-expires=1794898800&x-signature=8STlBqhhLr%2FJu2HoALgqAYt8%2BNg%3D",
  "videoUrl": "https://v3-search.douyinvod.com/4ea7c6922fd01885a43afa5fbc837cfc/6ae999e5/video/tos/cn/tos-cn-ve-15/okyPfsjwQEcY9nyBovTBfDACvIj0G9gfAArFW7/?a=615883&ch=11&cr=13&dr=0&lr=all&cd=0%7C0%7C0%7C&cv=1&br=1497&bt=1497&cs=0&ds=6&ft=Xo0TLaZqsQOCCp5Sup-Q6_Mme-rLWa5eF10-fCd-Igk2ZwuwUBMEq&mime_type=video_mp4&qs=0&rc=ZThkaWloNmc8ZDY6ZzVpNUBpM2hreHA5cm1uOjMzNGkzM0BgNjMxMV5eNWMxYi8uYGA1YSNgcWVeMmRzY2NhLS1kLTBzcw%3D%3D&btag=80000e00038000&dy_q=1793689918&feature_id=f0150a16a324336cda5d6dd0b69ed299&l=202611031511566451E3D62F1D41521284",
  "imageUrls": null
}

How much does it cost?

Pay per event: you pay only for records delivered to your dataset. Prices depend on your Apify plan.

Event	What it covers	Bronze	Silver	Gold, Platinum, Diamond
Run start	once per run	$0.00005	$0.00005	$0.00005
Result	Each video or image post returned	$0.005	$0.00451	$0.00408

Example: 100 videos on Bronze cost about $0.50, on Gold about $0.41.

On the free Apify plan every run returns a stored sample (a real result of the prefilled input), so you can check the output format before paying. Your own inputs need a paid plan.

Use cases

• Find trending content and creators for a niche (e.g. 美食, 露营, 口红) before launching in China.
• Track how a brand, product or campaign is talked about on Douyin.
• Build datasets of short-video captions and engagement for research or AI training.

Why use this scraper

• No account, no cookies, no proxies. You give keywords, links or IDs; the Actor does the rest.
• You pay for data you get. A failed or empty run says why in its status message and whether anything was charged.
• Try before paying. Free Apify accounts get a stored sample of the exact output.
• Flat JSON records ready for spreadsheets, databases and AI pipelines.

Integrations and API

Start runs from the Apify API, schedule them in the Apify Console, and send results to webhooks, Google Sheets, n8n, Make or Zapier. Python example with apify-client:

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>")
run = client.actor("clover_folktale/douyin-search-scraper").call(run_input={"keyword": "美食", "contentType": "videos", "maxResults": 20})
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

Use it from AI agents (MCP, n8n, Make)

This Actor works as a tool for AI agents through the Apify MCP server. Add it to Claude, Cursor or any MCP client with https://mcp.apify.com?tools=clover_folktale/douyin-search-scraper.

Support

Found a bug or a missing field? Open an issue on the Issues tab. We reply within 24 hours, and a mode that stops working is fixed within 24 hours. Changes are listed on the Changelog tab.

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