# TikTok Transcript Scraper (`crawlerbros/tiktok-transcript-scraper`) Actor Extract transcripts and subtitles from TikTok videos in all available languages. Returns timestamped segments plus full plain-text transcript per language. - **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/tiktok-transcript-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community) - **Categories:** Videos, Other, Social media - **Stats:** 3 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 18 bookmarks - **User rating**: 5.00 out of 5 stars ## Pricing from $3.00 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## TikTok Transcript Scraper Extract transcripts (subtitles/captions) from TikTok videos in every available language. Returns both full plain-text and timestamped segments per language — ideal for content analysis, translation, SEO research, and accessibility. ### Features - **All languages at once** — one result row per video per language, including creator-provided subtitles and TikTok's machine-translated versions - **Timestamped segments** — precise `[start, end, text]` cues for each caption - **Full plain-text transcripts** — ready-to-use joined text - **Video metadata included** — author, caption, publish date, duration - **No cookies required** — works against public videos only - **Anti-detection** — Firefox stealth browser, randomized fingerprint ### Input | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `postUrls` | Array of strings (required, min 1) | TikTok video URLs to extract transcripts from | #### Example Input ```json { "postUrls": [ "https://www.tiktok.com/@khaby.lame/video/7595604254929210646", "https://www.tiktok.com/@charlidamelio/video/7594925330234218794" ] } ```` ### Output One dataset item per **(video × language)**. A video with 6 available languages produces 6 output rows. | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `url` | String | Original video URL | | `success` | Boolean | Whether a transcript was extracted | | `message` | String | Status message (empty on success) | | `postId` | String | Unique TikTok video ID | | `username` | String | Author's username | | `nickname` | String | Author's display name | | `caption` | String | Video caption/description | | `publishDate` | String | Human-readable UTC publish date | | `duration` | Integer | Video duration (seconds) | | `language` | String | Language code (e.g. `eng-US`, `spa`, `por`) | | `source` | String | `Creator` (author-provided) or `MT` (machine-translated) | | `transcript` | String | Full transcript text for this language | | `segments` | Array | Timestamped cues: `[{start, end, text}, ...]` | | `segmentCount` | Integer | Number of segments | #### Example Output (one row) ```json { "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@khaby.lame/video/7595604254929210646", "success": true, "message": "", "postId": "7595604254929210646", "username": "khaby.lame", "nickname": "Khabane lame", "caption": "Try something different next time #learnfromkhaby", "publishDate": "2026-01-15 15:03:52", "duration": 16, "language": "eng-US", "source": "Creator", "transcript": "Hey guys welcome back to another video ...", "segments": [ { "start": 0.0, "end": 2.5, "text": "Hey guys welcome back" }, { "start": 2.5, "end": 4.2, "text": "to another video" } ], "segmentCount": 2 } ``` ### FAQ **Q: Do I need to provide cookies or a login?** No. The scraper works entirely with public TikTok videos. **Q: What if a video has no subtitles?** The scraper emits one row per video with `success=false` and `message="No transcript available"`. All metadata fields remain populated. **Q: How many rows will I get per video?** One row per available language. TikTok often provides 5–10 languages per popular video (one creator-uploaded plus several machine translations). **Q: Are machine-translated captions included?** Yes. The `source` field tells you whether a transcript was uploaded by the creator (`Creator`) or auto-translated by TikTok (`MT`). **Q: Which video URL formats are supported?** Standard TikTok video URLs such as `https://www.tiktok.com/@username/video/1234567890123456789`. **Q: Can private or deleted videos be scraped?** No. Private, deleted, or region-restricted videos will return a failure row with an explanatory message. ### Limitations - Only public videos are supported - Some videos may be region-restricted - Videos without any TikTok-generated captions cannot produce transcripts # Actor input Schema ## `postUrls` (type: `array`): List of TikTok video URLs to extract transcripts from ## Actor input object example ```json { "postUrls": [ "https://www.tiktok.com/@bbcnews/video/7456376592755936544" ] } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `transcripts` (type: `string`): Dataset containing all transcripts extracted from TikTok videos # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "postUrls": [ "https://www.tiktok.com/@bbcnews/video/7456376592755936544" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/tiktok-transcript-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "postUrls": ["https://www.tiktok.com/@bbcnews/video/7456376592755936544"] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("crawlerbros/tiktok-transcript-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "postUrls": [ "https://www.tiktok.com/@bbcnews/video/7456376592755936544" ] }' | apify call crawlerbros/tiktok-transcript-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawlerbros/tiktok-transcript-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "TikTok Transcript Scraper", "description": "Extract transcripts and subtitles from TikTok videos in all available languages. Returns timestamped segments plus full plain-text transcript per language.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "wUL604bVAAgr8MDow" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/crawlerbros~tiktok-transcript-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-crawlerbros-tiktok-transcript-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~tiktok-transcript-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-crawlerbros-tiktok-transcript-scraper", 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"#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "postUrls" ], "properties": { "postUrls": { "title": "Video URLs", "minItems": 1, "type": "array", "description": "List of TikTok video URLs to extract transcripts from", "items": { "type": "string" } } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": 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