🎵 TikTok Comments Scraper – Enterprise Pay-Per-Event Extractor

Extract 100% verified, structured top-level comments and community engagement data from any public TikTok video.

Built with Crawlee and Playwright, this actor harnesses TikTok's official web endpoints to collect comments with automated pagination, smart anti-ban proxy rotation, and dynamic session management.

Pay only for the data you extract with transparent Pay Per Event pricing ($0.80 per 1,000 comments total). Compute, memory, and proxy bandwidth are 100% FREE.

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💰 Pricing & Tier Discounts

This Actor uses the transparent Pay Per Event pricing model with automatic discounts for Apify subscription tiers. Platform compute, memory, and proxy bandwidth are 100% FREE—you only pay for the verified comments successfully extracted:

Pricing Metric	Event Identifier	Free (No discount)	Starter (Bronze 5%)	Scale (Silver 10%)	Business (Gold 20%)	Description
Comments Scraped	comment-scraped	$0.000500 ($0.50/1k)	$0.000475 ($0.475/1k)	$0.000450 ($0.45/1k)	$0.000400 ($0.40/1k)	Verified TikTok comment extracted
Dataset Result	apify-default-dataset-item	$0.000300 ($0.30/1k)	$0.000285 ($0.285/1k)	$0.000270 ($0.27/1k)	$0.000240 ($0.24/1k)	Output record written to dataset
Total Per Comment	Combined / Comment	$0.000800	$0.000760	$0.000720	$0.000640	Total effective cost per comment
Total Per 1,000 Comments	Combined / 1,000	$0.80 / 1k	$0.76 / 1k	$0.72 / 1k	$0.64 / 1k	Best rate on Apify Store
Actor Start	apify-actor-start	$0.0005	$0.0005	$0.0005	$0.0005	Flat startup fee per run (covers init)
Platform Bandwidth	—	Free ($0.00)	Free ($0.00)	Free ($0.00)	Free ($0.00)	Smart proxy traffic is included

No comment charges for video URLs that return zero comments or fail.

💵 Real-World Cost Examples by Plan:

Scenario	Comments Scraped	Real Run Time	Free Plan (Base)	Starter (Bronze)	Business (Gold)
Quick Video Sample	50 comments	~15 sec	~$0.04	~$0.038	~$0.032
Standard Video Run	100 comments	~25 sec	~$0.08	~$0.076	~$0.064
Viral Video Deep Dive	500 comments	~1 min	~$0.40	~$0.38	~$0.32
Creator Batch (5 videos, 200 each)	1,000 comments	~2-3 min	~$0.80	~$0.76	~$0.64
Brand Listening (10 videos, 500 each)	5,000 comments	~6-8 min	~$4.00	~$3.80	~$3.20
Enterprise Audit (20 videos, 1,000 each)	20,000 comments	~18-22 min	~$16.00	~$15.20	~$12.80

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🚀 Key Features

• ⚡ Pay-Per-Event Pricing: Only pay $0.0008 per extracted comment ($0.80 / 1,000 comments). No monthly subscription lock-in.
• 🎯 100% Non-Null Structured Data: Every output record guarantees non-null fields with clean default fallbacks.
• 🔗 Direct Comment Permalinks: Generates exact direct links (commentUrl) jumpable straight to each comment on TikTok.
• 🛡️ Built-in Smart Proxies: Automatically routes traffic through high-speed proxies with automated rotation and $0.00 bandwidth fees.
• 🔍 Advanced Filtering:
  • Filter by keyword or phrase (case-insensitive)
  • Minimum like threshold (minLikes) for isolating top viral comments
  • Language detection filter (languageFilter)
• 🔄 Auto-Session Refresh: Automatically reloads session cookies every 100 requests to sustain long-running bulk scraping without session drops.
• 📱 Universal Link Support: Handles desktop URLs (tiktok.com/@user/video/...), mobile URLs (m.tiktok.com/v/...), and short redirected links (vm.tiktok.com/..., vt.tiktok.com/...).

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📋 Scraped Data Fields

Every comment extracted includes:

Field	Type	Description
id	String	Unique comment ID (cid)
awemeId	String	TikTok Video ID (aweme_id)
commentUrl	String	Direct permalink to the specific comment on TikTok
videoUrl	String	Clean, canonical URL of the TikTok video
createdAt	String	ISO 8601 formatted timestamp of the comment
text	String	Full comment text content
likeCount	Integer	Total number of likes (digg_count)
replyCount	Integer	Total number of replies to this comment
commentLanguage	String	Two-letter ISO language code (e.g. en, es, fr)
isAuthorLiked	Boolean	true if video author liked this comment
isPinned	Boolean	true if comment is pinned by video creator
user.id	String	Author's TikTok User ID (uid)
user.username	String	Author's handle (unique_id)
user.displayName	String	Author's profile nickname
user.secUid	String	Permanent TikTok Security UID
user.url	String	Direct profile URL (https://www.tiktok.com/@username)
user.avatarUrl	String	Profile avatar image link

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⚙️ Input Configuration

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
videoUrls	Array	Yes	[...]	List of TikTok video URLs to scrape. Supports desktop, mobile, and short links.
maxCommentsPerVideo	Number	No	100	Maximum comments to scrape per video. Set to 0 for unlimited comments.
searchKeyword	String	No	""	Case-insensitive keyword filter. Only comments containing this phrase are saved and charged.
minLikes	Number	No	0	Minimum number of likes required. Filters out zero-engagement comments.
languageFilter	String	No	"all"	Filter comments by language code (e.g. en, es, fr, de, ar, ja, etc.).

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🧩 Example Input

{
  "videoUrls": [
    "https://www.tiktok.com/@billieeilish/video/7050551461734042926"
  ],
  "maxCommentsPerVideo": 100,
  "searchKeyword": "song",
  "minLikes": 5,
  "languageFilter": "en"
}

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📊 Example Output

{
  "id": "7132239819939980037",
  "awemeId": "7050551461734042926",
  "commentUrl": "https://www.tiktok.com/@musiclover101/video/7050551461734042926?commentId=7132239819939980037",
  "videoUrl": "https://www.tiktok.com/@billieeilish/video/7050551461734042926",
  "createdAt": "2024-01-25T12:30:12.000Z",
  "text": "This song is insane 🔥🔥",
  "likeCount": 1423,
  "replyCount": 12,
  "commentLanguage": "en",
  "isAuthorLiked": true,
  "isPinned": false,
  "user": {
    "id": "6837712345678123458",
    "username": "musiclover101",
    "displayName": "Music Lover",
    "secUid": "MS4wLjABAAAA...",
    "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@musiclover101",
    "avatarUrl": "https://p16-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/avatar.jpeg"
  }
}

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💡 Practical Use Cases

• Sentiment Analysis & NLP: Gauge audience response to brand campaigns, product announcements, and creator collaborations.
• Influencer Engagement Audits: Quantify authentic audience interactions, creator-to-fan replies, and sentiment trends.
• Market Research & Trend Discovery: Spot viral catchphrases, customer feedback, and common questions directly from community discussions.
• Competitor Intelligence: Extract and benchmark customer sentiment across competitor viral videos.

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How does Pay-Per-Event billing work?

You are charged $0.0008 per comment ($0.80 per 1,000 comments) successfully saved to the dataset ($0.0005 for comment extraction + $0.0003 for dataset storage). A flat $0.0005 startup fee applies per run to cover browser initialization.

Are there discounts for Apify subscription tiers?

Yes! Discounts apply automatically depending on your Apify plan:

• Free Plan: $0.80 / 1,000 comments
• Starter (Bronze 5% off): $0.76 / 1,000 comments
• Scale (Silver 10% off): $0.72 / 1,000 comments
• Business (Gold 20% off): $0.64 / 1,000 comments

Are proxies included? Is there any proxy bandwidth fee?

Yes, proxies are 100% included. The actor automatically connects through high-speed proxies with automated rotation. Proxy bandwidth is completely FREE ($0.00).

What happens if I provide an invalid, deleted, or private video link?

The scraper validates each video URL before extracting. If a video is deleted, private, or has disabled comments, the actor skips it gracefully. You are never charged comment fees for empty or failed videos.

How do I scrape unlimited comments from a video?

Set maxCommentsPerVideo to 0. The scraper will paginate through the entire comment history until all comments are extracted or the video's end is reached.

Do active filters save me money?

Yes! If you use searchKeyword, minLikes, or languageFilter, only comments that match your criteria are pushed to the dataset. Non-matching comments are discarded during processing, saving you money.

Does it extract comment replies (nested threads)?

The actor extracts all top-level comments and provides the exact replyCount for each comment.

How can I export the data?

You can download your data directly from the Apify Console in JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or HTML table formats, or access it via the Apify API / Python & Node.js clients.

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🧑‍💻 Support & Contact

For custom adaptations, enterprise integrations, or bulk requirements:

• Author: codescraper
• Email: codescraper011@gmail.com

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