# TikTok Ads Scraper — Creative Center Top Ads (`crawloop/tiktok-ads-scraper`) Actor

Scrape TikTok Creative Center top ads by country, industry, and objective. Export CTR, likes, video URL, landing page, and the countries where the ad ran. No TikTok login.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/crawloop/tiktok-ads-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Andrej Kiva](https://apify.com/crawloop) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.99 / 1,000 ads

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Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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# README

## TikTok Ads Scraper

Public top ads from TikTok Creative Center: headline, CTR score, likes, video file, landing page, industry, and objective. No TikTok login.

This TikTok Ads Scraper reads the Creative Center top-ads board for one or more countries and returns the creatives TikTok ranks for that window. Use it for competitor creative research, landing-page collection, and a repeatable JSON export from Python, Node.js, cURL, or MCP.

| TikTok top ads | Meta Ad Library |
| :--- | :--- |
| TikTok Ads Scraper ◄── you are here | [Facebook Ads Library Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/facebook-ads-library-scraper) |

### When to use it

Use this Actor when you want the ads TikTok surfaces as top performers in a country, industry, or objective, including the video URL and the landing page.

Skip it for organic TikTok posts, profiles, comments, or the EU commercial-content ads library. This Actor reads the Creative Center top-ads board only. For ads a brand is running on Facebook and Instagram, use [Facebook Ads Library Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/facebook-ads-library-scraper).

### Key features

- Country, 7/30/180-day window, and Creative Center sort (for you, likes, CTR, impressions)
- Optional industry id, objective id, and ad language
- CTR score, likes, comments, shares, and video duration
- Landing page and the country list from the ad detail
- Direct video URL, preferring 720p
- About 20 ads per country; add countries to collect more, up to 200 in one run
- JSON dataset for Python, Node.js, cURL, and MCP

### Input

| Field | Required | Default | What it does |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| `countries` | no | `US` | ISO codes. Each country returns about 20 ads. |
| `country` | no | `US` | Single country used when `countries` is empty. |
| `period` | no | `30` | `7`, `30`, or `180` days. |
| `orderBy` | no | `for_you` | `for_you`, `like`, `click_show_rate`, `impression`, `play_2s_rate`, `play_6s_rate`, or `cost`. |
| `industry` | no | empty | Industry id, for example `12000000000` (beauty) or `22000000000` (apparel). |
| `objective` | no | empty | `1` traffic, `2` app installs, `3` conversions. |
| `adLanguage` | no | empty | Language code such as `en`, `es`, or `de`. |
| `maxAds` | no | `20` | Cap across all countries. |
| `includeDetails` | no | `true` | Landing page, comments, shares, and countries. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | no | Apify datacenter | On by default. One residential retry if the datacenter IP is rejected. |

```json
{
  "countries": ["US", "GB"],
  "period": "30",
  "orderBy": "like",
  "industry": "12000000000",
  "maxAds": 40,
  "includeDetails": true
}
```

### Output

| Field | Meaning |
| :--- | :--- |
| `adId` | Creative Center material id |
| `adTitle` | Headline or caption |
| `brandName` | Brand, when the board publishes one |
| `ctr` | Creative Center CTR score |
| `likes` | Likes on the card |
| `comments` | Comments from the detail |
| `shares` | Shares from the detail |
| `industry` | Industry name |
| `objective` | Campaign objective |
| `landingPage` | Click-through URL |
| `countries` | Countries where the ad ran |
| `videoUrl` | Direct video file |
| `coverUrl` | Cover image |
| `durationSeconds` | Video length |
| `country` | Country used for this search |
| `periodDays` | Lookback window |

```json
{
  "adId": "7686346996722745360",
  "adTitle": "Discover the world of Emiriah perfumes.",
  "brandName": "",
  "ctr": 0.83,
  "likes": 32,
  "comments": 0,
  "shares": 0,
  "industry": "Perfumes",
  "objective": "Traffic",
  "landingPage": "https://www.emiriah.com?utm_source=tiktok",
  "countries": ["AE", "IT", "MX", "US"],
  "videoUrl": "https://v16m-default.tiktokcdn.com/example.mp4",
  "country": "US",
  "periodDays": 30,
  "orderBy": "for_you"
}
```

### Use cases

- Export the current US top ads in beauty and keep the landing pages for a creative review.
- Compare the same 30-day window in US and GB and sort the dataset by `ctr`.
- Schedule a country plus industry and diff `adId` against the previous run to see which creatives stayed on the board.
- Pull video URLs for ads sorted by likes when you need examples of a format, not a keyword dump.

### Integration examples

#### Node.js

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });
const run = await client.actor('crawloop/tiktok-ads-scraper').call({
  countries: ['US'],
  period: 30,
  orderBy: 'like',
  maxAds: 20,
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items[0].adTitle, items[0].ctr, items[0].landingPage);
```

#### Python

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient(token="YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("crawloop/tiktok-ads-scraper").call(run_input={
    "countries": ["US"],
    "period": "30",
    "maxAds": 20,
    "includeDetails": True,
})
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item["adTitle"], item["likes"], item["landingPage"])
```

#### cURL

```bash
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/crawloop~tiktok-ads-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"countries":["US"],"period":30,"maxAds":20}'
```

### MCP and AI assistants

Use this Actor from AI tools via [Apify MCP](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp). Connect your Apify account, then call `crawloop/tiktok-ads-scraper`.

Example prompts:

- "Run TikTok Ads Scraper for US top ads over the last 30 days and return ad title, CTR, likes, and landing page."
- "Scrape TikTok top ads in GB sorted by likes, industry 12000000000, and list the video URLs."
- "Get TikTok Creative Center ads for DE with objective 3 and summarize which landing pages repeat."
- "Chain TikTok Ads Scraper then Facebook Ads Library Scraper for the same brand and compare TikTok top creatives with active Meta ads."

### Suite next step

After the TikTok top-ads board, run [Facebook Ads Library Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/facebook-ads-library-scraper) on the same brand keyword or Page ID for active Facebook and Instagram creatives, days running, and landing URLs.

### Related Actors

- TikTok Ads Scraper ◄── you are here
- [Facebook Ads Library Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/facebook-ads-library-scraper) — Meta Ad Library: copy, CTA, days running, variant count

### FAQ

**Does this need a TikTok login?**\
No. It reads the public Creative Center top-ads board while logged out.

**Why do I only get about 20 ads per country?**\
The anonymous top-ads list returns one page of about 20 creatives for a country and filter. Add countries, or set an industry or objective, to collect a different slice. `maxAds` stops the run; it does not unlock a longer page.

**Why is `brandName` often empty?**\
Creative Center leaves the brand blank on many cards. The headline, video, and landing page are still filled when the detail request succeeds.

**What is `ctr`?**\
It is the CTR score Creative Center publishes on the card, not a percentage you calculate from impressions.

**The run failed before saving ads.**\
The datacenter IP was rejected. The Actor retries once on residential. If that also fails, set the proxy group to residential and rerun.

# Actor input Schema

## `countries` (type: `array`):

ISO country codes. Each country returns about 20 top ads for the selected filters. Add countries to collect more rows.

## `country` (type: `string`):

Single ISO country used when Countries is empty. Example: US, GB, DE.

## `period` (type: `string`):

Lookback window in days.

## `orderBy` (type: `string`):

Creative Center sort.

## `industry` (type: `string`):

Optional Creative Center industry id. Examples: 12000000000 beauty, 22000000000 apparel, 14000000000 health, 27000000000 finance. Leave empty for all industries.

## `objective` (type: `string`):

Optional objective id. 1 traffic, 2 app installs, 3 conversions. Leave empty for all objectives.

## `adLanguage` (type: `string`):

Optional language code such as en, es, de, fr, pt, or ja. Leave empty for all languages.

## `maxAds` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many ads across all countries. One country usually returns about 20.

## `includeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Load landing page, comments, shares, and the countries where each ad ran. One extra request per ad.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Datacenter proxy is on by default. The run switches to residential once if Creative Center rejects the datacenter IP.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "countries": [
    "US"
  ],
  "country": "US",
  "period": "30",
  "orderBy": "for_you",
  "maxAds": 20,
  "includeDetails": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Default dataset items.

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "countries": [
        "US"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("crawloop/tiktok-ads-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "countries": ["US"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("crawloop/tiktok-ads-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "countries": [
    "US"
  ]
}' |
apify call crawloop/tiktok-ads-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,crawloop/tiktok-ads-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/isiTKPCSjv31fBQwd/builds/lvinBWjc9SJ1qm4Iw/openapi.json