# TikTok Popular Posts Scraper · No Cookies (`data-slayer/tiktok-popular-posts`) Actor

Extract top-performing posts from any TikTok profile without login. Get video views, likes, comments, shares, hashtags, music info, author stats, video URLs, and thumbnails. Discover what content goes viral. No cookies, no authentication. JSON/CSV/Excel export.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/data-slayer/tiktok-popular-posts.md
- **Developed by:** [Data Slayer](https://apify.com/data-slayer) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Automation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.50 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
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 Popular Posts Scraper · No Cookies

Extract viral TikTok content without authentication or cookies. This scraper retrieves popular posts from any public TikTok profile using only the secure user ID (secUid), enabling content creators to analyze trending videos, engagement metrics, and hashtag performance at scale.

### Key Features

🔒 **Cookieless / No Login Required** - Access public TikTok data without authentication, cookies, or session management. Bypass login walls and extract content seamlessly.

📈 **Scalable Architecture** - Process multiple profiles concurrently with built-in rate limiting and retry logic. Designed for high-volume data extraction workflows.

✅ **Rich Post Data** - Capture comprehensive post metadata including video statistics (playCount, diggCount, commentCount, shareCount), author details (nickname, uniqueId, verified status, followerCount), hashtag challenges, music information, video URLs, and engagement metrics.

⚡ **Fast & Reliable** - Optimized extraction engine delivers results in seconds. Automatic error handling ensures consistent data quality across runs.

📊 **Export-Ready Formats** - Download data as JSON, CSV, or Excel with zero post-processing required. Integrate directly into analytics dashboards, CRM systems, or content planning tools.

### Use Cases

**Content Strategists**: Identify viral post patterns by analyzing top-performing videos from competitors. Track hashtag trends, video duration sweet spots, and optimal posting times to inform your content calendar.

**Social Media Analysts**: Build comprehensive engagement reports by extracting historical post data. Compare performance metrics across multiple creators to benchmark your brand's TikTok presence.

**Lead Generation Specialists**: Discover high-engagement creators in your niche for influencer partnerships. Export follower counts, engagement rates, and contact information to prioritize outreach campaigns.

### Inputs

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| secUid | String | TikTok secure user ID (e.g., MS4wLjABAAAAqB08cUbXaDWqbD6MCga2RbGTuhfO2EsHayBYx08NDrN7IE3jQuRDNNN6YwyfH6_6). Find this in the profile URL or page source. |

### Outputs

**Formats**: JSON, CSV, Excel

**Key Fields**:
- `id` - Unique post identifier
- `desc` - Post caption text
- `createTime` - Unix timestamp of publication
- `author.nickname` - Display name
- `author.uniqueId` - Username handle
- `author.verified` - Verification status
- `authorStats.followerCount` - Total followers
- `authorStats.heartCount` - Total likes received
- `stats.playCount` - Video views
- `stats.diggCount` - Post likes
- `stats.commentCount` - Total comments
- `stats.shareCount` - Share count
- `challenges` - Array of hashtag objects (id, title, desc)
- `music.title` - Audio track name
- `music.authorName` - Music creator
- `video.playAddr` - Video download URL
- `video.cover` - Thumbnail image URL
- `video.duration` - Video length in seconds

### How to Use

1. Navigate to the target TikTok profile and copy the `secUid` from the URL or page source
2. Paste the secUid into the input field
3. Click "Start" to run the scraper and download your data in JSON, CSV, or Excel format

### Sample Output

```json
{
  "id": "7030279636554747141",
  "desc": "Behind the scenes of our latest campaign 🎬 #marketing #contentcreation",
  "createTime": 1636864535,
  "author": {
    "id": "6881290705605477381",
    "uniqueId": "brandstudio",
    "nickname": "Brand Studio",
    "verified": true,
    "signature": "Official account | Content & Strategy"
  },
  "authorStats": {
    "followerCount": 245000,
    "heartCount": 8900000,
    "videoCount": 127
  },
  "stats": {
    "playCount": 1840000,
    "diggCount": 89500,
    "commentCount": 3200,
    "shareCount": 12400
  },
  "challenges": [
    {
      "id": "25452",
      "title": "marketing",
      "desc": "Share your marketing wins"
    }
  ],
  "music": {
    "title": "Upbeat Corporate",
    "authorName": "Production Music"
  },
  "video": {
    "duration": 15,
    "playAddr": "https://v16-webapp-prime.tiktok.com/video/...",
    "cover": "https://p19-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/..."
  }
}
````

### 🧩 Other TikTok Actors by Data Slayer

| Actor | What it does | Link |
|---|---|---|
| TikTok Comments Scraper | Extract comments from any TikTok video | [Try it](https://apify.com/data-slayer/tiktok-comments) |
| TikTok Profile Scraper | Get detailed user profile data by username | [Try it](https://apify.com/data-slayer/tiktok-profile-scraper) |
| TikTok Followers Scraper | Extract follower lists from any TikTok account | [Try it](https://apify.com/data-slayer/tiktok-followers) |
| TikTok Video Search Scraper | Search TikTok videos by keyword | [Try it](https://apify.com/data-slayer/tiktok-video-search) |

**Need verified emails?** Our [LinkedIn Post Engagers Email Finder](https://apify.com/data-slayer/linkedin-post-to-verified-leads) and [LinkedIn Audience Email Finder](https://apify.com/data-slayer/linkedin-influencer-audience-to-verified-leads) extract verified work emails from LinkedIn engagement data.

### 💬 Feedback and Support

We actively maintain this actor and ship improvements based on user feedback. If you run into any issues or have ideas for new features:

- Create an issue on the Actor's **Issues tab** in Apify Console
- Rate the actor if it helped you — it helps others find it too

We typically respond within 24 hours.

# Actor input Schema

## `secUid` (type: `string`):

TikTok secure user ID

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of items to fetch per page

## `maxPages` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of pages to fetch (pagination handled automatically)

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "secUid": "MS4wLjABAAAAqB08cUbXaDWqbD6MCga2RbGTuhfO2EsHayBYx08NDrN7IE3jQuRDNNN6YwyfH6_6",
  "maxItems": 35,
  "maxPages": 1
}
```

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("data-slayer/tiktok-popular-posts").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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("data-slayer/tiktok-popular-posts").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 '{}' |
apify call data-slayer/tiktok-popular-posts --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=data-slayer/tiktok-popular-posts",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
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        "description": "Extract top-performing posts from any TikTok profile without login. Get video views, likes, comments, shares, hashtags, music info, author stats, video URLs, and thumbnails. Discover what content goes viral. No cookies, no authentication. JSON/CSV/Excel export.",
        "version": "1.0",
        "x-build-id": "nR6Ysoh7bY55teG1V"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
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            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-data-slayer-tiktok-popular-posts",
                "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,
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                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/data-slayer~tiktok-popular-posts/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-data-slayer-tiktok-popular-posts",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK",
                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/data-slayer~tiktok-popular-posts/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-data-slayer-tiktok-popular-posts",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store 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"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                    "secUid"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "secUid": {
                        "title": "Secure User ID",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "TikTok secure user ID",
                        "default": "MS4wLjABAAAAqB08cUbXaDWqbD6MCga2RbGTuhfO2EsHayBYx08NDrN7IE3jQuRDNNN6YwyfH6_6"
                    },
                    "maxItems": {
                        "title": "Maximum Items",
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Maximum number of items to fetch per page",
                        "default": 35
                    },
                    "maxPages": {
                        "title": "Maximum Pages",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 100,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Maximum number of pages to fetch (pagination handled automatically)",
                        "default": 1
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
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                                "type": "string"
                            },
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                            },
                            "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": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2000
                                    },
                                    "rebootCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
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                                    "resurrectCount": {
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                                    }
                                }
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                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
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                                    "timeoutSecs": {
                                        "type": "integer",
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                                    "memoryMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1024
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                                    "diskMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2048
                                    }
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                            },
                            "buildId": {
                                "type": "string"
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                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "buildNumber": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "1.0.0"
                            },
                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "usage": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
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                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
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                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
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            }
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    }
}
```