TikTok Username Availability Checker · Bulk · No Login

Turn a list of TikTok handles into a clean availability table — paste your usernames, get available / taken for each one, plus checked alternatives when a name is taken. Export CSV, JSON, or Excel.

No login. No cookies. No TikTok account needed.

Also checking Instagram + TikTok + 8 more in one run? → Social Handle Checker

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Who is this for?

You are…	Typical goal	Suggested setup
Brand / product manager	Lock a TikTok handle before launch	10–50 brand name variants
Startup founder	Align TikTok with IG / domain naming	15–30 company-name variations
Agency	Client naming workshop / onboarding report	Paid plan — 100–300 names, CSV export
Social media consultant	Validate handles during client setup	Weekly batch (paid for bulk)
Creator / influencer	Find a free vanity handle	10–20 creative variants
Username hunter / brand protection	Scan niches or watch a shortlist	Paid plan — large lists + schedule

What you get by default: yes / no / error per handle, a tiktok.com/@… link, and up to 3 checked alternative suggestions when the name is taken.

When suggestions help: turn a “taken” result into a shortlist of free variants without a second brainstorming round.

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Quick start

1. Open the Actor on Apify Console
2. Under TikTok handles, paste usernames — one per line (@ and tiktok.com/@… URLs are stripped)
3. Click Start
4. Open the Dataset tab — download CSV, JSON, or Excel

Free plan: 20 handles / run. Paid: unlimited (set a max charge per run to cap spend).

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Ready-made examples

Example	Best for	Status
Brand TikTok handle check	Product / brand launch shortlist	Task saved — publish with Actor
Agency bulk TikTok scan	Client onboarding CSV	Task saved — publish with Actor
Creator name variants	Find a free vanity handle	Task saved — publish with Actor
Startup TikTok consistency	Align company-name variants	Task saved — publish with Actor

Public Example URLs appear after Store publish (daily publication quota). Specs: published-tasks/.

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What you get (columns)

Field	Description
handle	Username checked (without @)
available	yes / no / error
profileUrl	https://www.tiktok.com/@…
suggestions	When taken, up to 3 alternatives that checked available — else N/A
error	Failure detail, or N/A

Invalid names (too long, bad charset) are written as error rows and not billed.

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Input

Parameter	Type	Description
handles	array	TikTok usernames. @, profile URLs, casing, duplicates normalised.
maxTotalChargeUsd	number	(API only) Spend cap for the run.
proxyConfiguration	object	Unused on Console. Cloud runs use Apify residential proxy automatically.
verboseLogs	boolean	(API only) Extra debug lines in the run log. Default false.

{
  "handles": ["charlidamelio", "mybrand2026", "getmybrand", "mybrandhq"]
}

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How much does it cost to check TikTok usernames?

Pay-per-event: Handle checked = one definitive yes / no result. Invalid names are free. Actor start is ~$0.00005.

Scenario	Free	Bronze	Silver	Gold
20 handles (Free plan try)	~$0.07	~$0.06	~$0.06	~$0.05
1,000 handles	$3.50	$3.15	$2.80	$2.45
5,000 handles	$17.50	$15.75	$14.00	$12.25

Vs Store competitors (Aug 2026):

Actor	Unit	Free list ≈ /1k
This Actor	1 definitive TikTok check	$3.50
maged120/tiktok-username-checker	1 result	~$19 Free / ~$11 Bronze
corent1robert/instagram-handle-checker (sibling)	1 IG check	~$4 Free
corent1robert/social-handle-checker	1 handle × multi-network	~$8.70 / handle row

HTTP-only checks keep compute low; Apify residential proxy is used by default on cloud (TikTok blocks many datacenter exits).

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Is it legal to check TikTok username availability?

This Actor only reads public TikTok profile pages (the same pages anyone can open in a browser). It does not log in, create accounts, or access private data. As with any automation against a third-party site, use results in line with TikTok’s terms and applicable law (including brand / trademark rules for the names you claim).

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Limitations

• Availability is a point-in-time snapshot — someone can register a free name minutes later.
• TikTok may challenge or rate-limit heavy bursts — those rows return error (we prefer that over a false “available”).
• Suggestions are simple variants (name1, getname, …) that we actually re-check — not AI name generators.

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Also available

• Instagram Username Availability Checker — same UX for Instagram (high-intent SEO sibling).
• Social Handle Checker — IG + TikTok + X + YouTube + more in one run.

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Local development

cd tiktok-handle-checker
npm install
npm test
npm run start:dev

Default input.json is a short smoke list. storage/ is local-only (ignored on push).

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Support

Need a custom checker or multi-platform workflow? corentin@outreacher.fr