TikTok Music Scraper

Scrape TikTok sound and music pages to collect track metadata and the full list of videos that use a given sound. Accepts music page URLs or bare numeric IDs and returns a metadata row per sound followed by post rows for every video using that sound. No login or cookies required.

What this actor does

• Accepts TikTok music page URLs or raw numeric sound IDs as input
• Emits a metadata row per sound with title, author, duration, cover images, video count, copyright flags, and DSP streaming links (Spotify, Apple Music, etc.)
• Paginates the sound's video list and emits a post row for each video using the sound
• Captures full post metadata: caption, author profile, engagement stats, hashtags, and video details
• Supports toggling metadata rows and post rows independently so you can fetch just stats or just videos
• Empty fields are omitted

Output per music metadata record

• rowType — always "music"
• musicId — unique TikTok sound ID
• musicTitle — sound/track title
• authorName — creator display name
• duration — duration in seconds
• isCopyrighted — whether the sound has a copyright restriction
• isCommerceMusic — whether this is a licensed commercial track
• isOriginal — whether this is a user-created original sound
• videoCount — total videos using this sound on TikTok
• playUrl — streamable audio URL (expires)
• coverLarge — large cover image URL
• coverMedium — medium cover image URL
• album — album name (when present, for commercial tracks)
• tt2dsp — object with links to Spotify, Apple Music, and other streaming platforms (when present)
• author.id — creator's TikTok user ID
• author.username — creator handle
• author.displayName — creator display name
• author.verified — verification status
• author.avatarUrl — creator profile image URL
• author.followerCount — creator follower count
• shareMeta.title — share title text
• shareMeta.desc — share description text
• scrapedAt — ISO 8601 timestamp of when the record was collected

Output per post record

• rowType — always "post"
• matchedMusicId — the sound ID this video is associated with
• postId — unique TikTok video ID
• postUrl — direct URL to the video
• caption — full caption text
• likeCount — total likes
• commentCount — total comments
• shareCount — total shares
• playCount — total plays/views
• author.id — author's TikTok user ID
• author.username — author handle
• author.displayName — author display name
• author.verified — verification status
• author.avatarUrl — author profile image URL
• hashtags — array of hashtag names parsed from caption
• scrapedAt — ISO 8601 timestamp of when the record was collected

Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
musicUrls	string[]	—	TikTok music page URLs. Example: https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7595604258835401494
musicIds	string[]	—	Bare numeric sound IDs (15–20 digits). Alternative to full URLs.
maxPostsPerSound	integer	30	Maximum videos to collect per sound (0–500). Set to 0 to skip post rows.
includeMusicMetadata	boolean	true	Emit a metadata row per sound with title, stats, cover images, and DSP links.
includePosts	boolean	true	Emit post rows for videos using each sound.

Example: single sound by URL

{
  "musicUrls": ["https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7595604258835401494"],
  "maxPostsPerSound": 30,
  "includeMusicMetadata": true,
  "includePosts": true
}

Example: multiple sounds by ID

{
  "musicIds": ["7595604258835401494", "7234567890123456789"],
  "maxPostsPerSound": 50,
  "includeMusicMetadata": true,
  "includePosts": true
}

Example: metadata-only (no video scraping)

{
  "musicIds": ["7595604258835401494"],
  "includeMusicMetadata": true,
  "includePosts": false
}

Example: large-scale video collection for a viral sound

{
  "musicUrls": ["https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7595604258835401494"],
  "maxPostsPerSound": 500,
  "includeMusicMetadata": false,
  "includePosts": true
}

Use cases

• Music labels and A&R teams tracking how often a track is being used on TikTok and which creators are driving virality
• Content marketers identifying trending sounds to incorporate into brand video campaigns
• UGC researchers collecting all videos using a specific sound for trend analysis or sentiment studies
• Podcast and media teams monitoring original sounds tied to news events or cultural moments
• Influencer platforms discovering creators building audiences around a particular music niche
• Rights management teams auditing the spread of copyrighted audio across user-generated content

FAQ

Q: Do I need a TikTok account, login, or cookies?
A: No. The actor uses TikTok's public music API without authentication.

Q: How do I find a sound's numeric ID?
A: Open any TikTok music page in a browser. The URL format is /music/sound-name-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX — the final numeric segment is the ID. You can pass the full URL or just the ID.

Q: How many videos can I collect per sound?
A: Up to 500 per sound. TikTok returns approximately 30 videos per page and the actor paginates automatically.

Q: Do video and audio play URLs expire?
A: Yes. TikTok signs all media CDN URLs with a short-lived token. Download or cache media within a few hours of scraping. The mediaUrlExpiresAt field indicates when signed URLs expire.

Q: What are the DSP links in tt2dsp?
A: DSP stands for Digital Service Provider. These are links to Spotify, Apple Music, and similar streaming platforms. They only appear for licensed commercial tracks; user-created original sounds do not have DSP links.

Q: Can I get only the sound stats without scraping videos?
A: Yes. Set includePosts: false and includeMusicMetadata: true to get only the metadata row for each sound.

Q: What does isOriginal mean?
A: When isOriginal is true, the sound was recorded by a TikTok user rather than uploaded from a commercial music catalog.

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