# TikTok Hashtag Momentum & Top Creator Tracker (`dataspryva/tiktok-hashtag-momentum-and-top-creator-tracker`) Actor

Reads TikTok Creative Center's trending-hashtag list for any country and returns rank, post and view counts, a day-by-day momentum curve, and top creators behind each trend.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/dataspryva/tiktok-hashtag-momentum-and-top-creator-tracker.md
- **Developed by:** [Dataspryva](https://apify.com/dataspryva) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Videos, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $0.49 / 1,000 results

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Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

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# README

## TikTok Hashtag Momentum & Top Creator Tracker

TikTok's Creative Center publishes a short daily list of the hashtags gaining the most traction in a given country. This actor reads that list and returns, for each trending hashtag, its rank, how many videos used it, how many views those videos got, a day-by-day momentum curve, and (when published) the industry tags and top creators driving it.

### What this actor does

- Reads TikTok Creative Center's trending-hashtag list for a chosen country and observation window (7, 30, or 180 days).
- Returns post count and total video views for each ranked hashtag, so you can see volume and reach side by side.
- Includes a day-by-day popularity curve for each hashtag, useful for spotting whether it's still climbing or already past its peak.
- Surfaces the industry categories and top creators TikTok associates with the hashtag, when that data is published for it.
- Exits cleanly with a log message (no error rows) if TikTok temporarily blocks the request IP, rather than pushing broken data.
- Any field TikTok doesn't publish for a given hashtag — such as `topCreators` when none are listed — is left out of that record.

### Output per hashtag

- `hashtagId` — TikTok's internal ID for the hashtag
- `hashtagName` — the hashtag text without the leading `#`
- `rankIndex` — position in the trending list (1 is the top trend)
- `publishCnt` — number of videos published with this hashtag during the observed period
- `vv` — total video views accumulated by content using this hashtag
- `industryIds` — industry category IDs TikTok tags this hashtag with, when published
- `popularityCurve` — array of `{ date, value }` points tracing the hashtag's momentum over the period
- `topCreators` — array of creator objects (`rank`, `ttuid`, `handleName`, `nickname`, `followerCount`, `countryCode`, `avatarUrl`) TikTok credits for the trend, when published
- `observedCountry` — the country code the query was run against
- `observedPeriod` — the time window, in days, the query used
- `scrapedAt` — when this record was collected

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `country` | String | `US` | ISO 2-letter country code to query (e.g. `US`, `GB`, `JP`, `BR`). The actor automatically requests a residential IP in this country; which country's trends actually come back depends on that IP being available. |
| `period` | String (select) | `7` | Observation window in days: `7` (recent spikes), `30` (sustained trends), or `180` (long-term). |
| `maxRanks` | Integer | 3 | Maximum number of trending hashtags to return. TikTok's public, unauthenticated endpoint only exposes the top 3 per request. |

#### Example: this week's top US trends

```json
{
  "country": "US",
  "period": "7",
  "maxRanks": 3
}
```

#### Example: 30-day sustained trends in Germany

```json
{
  "country": "DE",
  "period": "30",
  "maxRanks": 3
}
```

#### Example: 180-day view for South Korea

```json
{
  "country": "KR",
  "period": "180",
  "maxRanks": 3
}
```

### Use cases

- **Content calendars** — slot a market's current top hashtags into next week's posting plan.
- **Trend timing** — read the `popularityCurve` to tell a hashtag that's still rising from one that's already fading.
- **Creator partnerships** — pull `topCreators` to find who's already riding a given trend before reaching out.
- **Regional comparison** — run the same period across several `country` values to see which trends are shared and which are local.
- **Brand hashtag checks** — schedule daily runs and watch for your own campaign hashtag entering the list.

### FAQ

**Why are there only 3 hashtags per run?**
TikTok's Creative Center exposes just the top 3 trending hashtags to unauthenticated requests — that's a limit on TikTok's side, not something this actor can configure around.

**Does `country` guarantee that country's trends?**
Not strictly — Creative Center determines the market from the IP making the request, and the actor automatically requests a residential IP in the country you asked for. If one isn't available at run time, results may fall back to the detected region of whichever IP was used instead.

**What's the difference between `publishCnt` and `vv`?**
`publishCnt` counts how many new videos used the hashtag in the period; `vv` is the total views those videos picked up. A hashtag with a modest `publishCnt` but a large `vv` means a small number of videos went very viral.

**Why is `topCreators` missing on some records?**
TikTok only publishes a top-creator list for some trending hashtags. When it isn't published for a hashtag, the field is left off that record rather than returned empty.

**How often does this data change?**
Creative Center refreshes its rankings roughly daily, so scheduling one run per day per market is enough to track changes without duplicate data.

**What if a run returns nothing?**
TikTok occasionally rejects requests from certain IP ranges. When that happens the run ends cleanly with a log message explaining the block, instead of producing partial or error records.

**Is this affiliated with TikTok?**
No. This actor reads TikTok's public Creative Center trend data; it has no affiliation with TikTok or ByteDance.

# Actor input Schema

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

ISO 2-letter country code for the target market (e.g. US, GB, JP, KR, BR). Country-specific results depend on a residential proxy IP in that country being available — otherwise the server defaults to the IP's detected region.

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

Trend observation window. 7 days shows recent viral spikes; 30 days shows sustained trends.

## `maxRanks` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of trending hashtags to return. TikTok's public endpoint caps unauthenticated requests at 3 items.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "country": "US",
  "period": "7",
  "maxRanks": 3
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `data` (type: `string`):

Dataset containing one record per trending hashtag with rank, post count, video views, popularity curve and top creator data.

# 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 = {
    "country": "US",
    "period": "7",
    "maxRanks": 3
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("dataspryva/tiktok-hashtag-momentum-and-top-creator-tracker").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 = {
    "country": "US",
    "period": "7",
    "maxRanks": 3,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("dataspryva/tiktok-hashtag-momentum-and-top-creator-tracker").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 '{
  "country": "US",
  "period": "7",
  "maxRanks": 3
}' |
apify call dataspryva/tiktok-hashtag-momentum-and-top-creator-tracker --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,dataspryva/tiktok-hashtag-momentum-and-top-creator-tracker"
        }
    }
}
```

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/yVYeUmb7hb4vybt1d/builds/QIwVdvlKDKbKxMcVM/openapi.json