# TikTok Creative Center — Top Ads Spy (CTR + Video URL) (`dltik/tiktok-creative-center`) Actor Scrape TikTok's official Creative Center Top Ads — winning ad creatives with CTR, likes, MP4 video URL (720p), cover, duration, industry. Filter country/period/industry, sort by CTR/likes/cost. Headless bootstrap + HTTP pagination. Dropshipper goldmine. - **URL**: https://apify.com/dltik/tiktok-creative-center.md - **Developed by:** [Walid](https://apify.com/dltik) (community) - **Categories:** Marketing, Lead generation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing $2.00 / 1,000 ad scrapeds This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. 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 Creative Center — Top Ads Spy (CTR + Video URL) **TikTok Creative Center Scraper** extracts winning ad creatives from TikTok's **official Creative Center** — with the performance metrics that matter for dropshippers and agencies: **CTR, likes, direct MP4 video URL (720p), cover image, duration, industry, objective**. Filter by country, period and industry; sort by For You / CTR / likes / cost. No TikTok account needed. > ⭐ **Found this useful?** Click the **Bookmark** button at the top of [this page](https://apify.com/dltik/tiktok-creative-center) — it's the single strongest signal that keeps this actor visible to others. One click. No signup beyond your existing Apify account. --- ### What can TikTok Creative Center Scraper do? - 🎬 **Top Ads list** — TikTok's officially-ranked winning ads, exactly as shown in the Creative Center UI - 📊 **CTR + likes** — performance metrics the public ad libraries (FB, Google, LinkedIn) don't expose - 🎥 **MP4 video URL (720p)** — direct downloadable URL of the ad creative - 🖼️ **Cover image** — high-resolution thumbnail - 🌍 **Country filter** — US, FR, GB, DE, IT, ES, JP, BR, MX, and any ISO code - 📅 **Period** — last 7 / 30 / 180 days - 🎯 **Industry filter** — pinpoint your niche (E-commerce > Beauty, etc.) via the industry key - 📈 **Sort modes** — For You, CTR, Cost, Likes, Like rate, 6s play rate - ⚡ **Fast** — 60 ads in ~20s; one-shot Chromium bootstrap then pure HTTP pagination --- ### What data can you extract per TikTok ad? | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | `ad_id` | TikTok material ID | | `ad_title` | Ad copy / hook line | | `brand_name` | Brand / advertiser when available | | `industry_key` | Creative Center industry classification | | `objective_key` | Campaign objective (conversion, traffic, …) | | `ctr` | Click-through rate (0–1) | | `likes` | Total likes | | `cost_score` | Relative cost score | | `duration_sec` | Video duration in seconds | | `video_id` | TikTok video ID | | `video_url_720p` | **Direct MP4 URL (720p)** | | `video_url_540p` / `video_url_360p` | Lower-quality MP4 URLs (when present) | | `cover_url` | Cover image (CDN) | | `width`, `height` | Video pixel dimensions | | `country_code`, `period_days` | Filters echoed back | | `detail_url` | Creative Center detail page | --- ### How to spy on TikTok ads 1. **[Create a free Apify account](https://apify.com/sign-up)** — no credit card required 2. **Open [TikTok Creative Center Scraper](https://apify.com/dltik/tiktok-creative-center)** in Apify Store 3. **Pick a country** (default `US`) and **period** (default 30 days) 4. **Optional**: a specific **industry** key or a different **sort** (CTR for best click rates) 5. **Click Start** — ads stream in within seconds 6. **Download** as JSON, CSV, or Excel; the MP4 URLs are direct-download links --- ### How much does it cost to spy on TikTok ads? **$0.002 per ad** ($2 per 1,000 ads). One-shot Chromium bootstrap (~10–15s once per run) then pure HTTP pagination. | Run size | Ads | Apify cost | Time | |----------|-----|------------|------| | Quick test | 10 | ~$0.02 | ~15s | | Standard | 60 | ~$0.12 | ~20s | | Deep sweep | 200 | ~$0.40 | ~30s | | Full scan | 500 | ~$1.00 | ~1min | --- ### Input parameters | Parameter | Type | Default | Description | |-----------|------|---------|-------------| | `countryCode` | string | `US` | ISO 2-letter code (US, FR, GB, DE, IT, ES, JP, BR, MX, …) | | `period` | integer | `30` | `7`, `30`, or `180` days | | `orderBy` | string | `for_you` | `for_you`, `ctr`, `cost`, `like`, `like_rate`, `play_6s_rate` | | `industry` | string | — | Industry key from the Creative Center URL (e.g. `22102000000`); empty = all | | `maxResults` | integer | `60` | Cap on total ads (paginated, ~20 per page) | | `useResidentialProxy` | boolean | `false` | Enable only if you hit rate limits | --- ### Output example ```json { "ad_id": "7634600921591185426", "ad_title": "today is pink @SCUFFERS", "brand_name": null, "industry_key": "label_30101000000", "objective_key": "campaign_objective_conversion", "ctr": 0.21, "likes": 8184, "cost_score": 1, "duration_sec": 15.02, "video_id": "v24044gl0000d7khibnog65ujb3buq60", "video_url_720p": "https://v16m-default.tiktokcdn.com/.../video.mp4", "cover_url": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn.com/.../cover.image", "width": 576, "height": 1024, "country_code": "US", "period_days": 30, "detail_url": "https://ads.tiktok.com/business/creativecenter/topads/7634600921591185426/pc/en?countryCode=US&period=30" } ```` *** ### Use cases - **Dropshipping research** — find winning product creatives sorted by CTR / likes - **Creative inspiration** — download the actual MP4 video URLs of top-performing ads - **Agency competitive intel** — track TikTok ad trends per country and industry - **AI training data** — collect performance-labeled video creatives at scale - **Trend tracking** — refresh weekly to see what's winning right now *** ### Use the actor via API **Python:** ```python import requests run = requests.post( "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/dltik~tiktok-creative-center/runs", headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN"}, json={ "countryCode": "US", "period": 30, "orderBy": "ctr", "maxResults": 60 } ).json() print("Run started:", run["data"]["id"]) ``` **curl:** ```bash curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/dltik~tiktok-creative-center/runs" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"countryCode":"US","period":30,"orderBy":"ctr","maxResults":60}' ``` *** ### FAQ **Do I need a TikTok account or developer key?** No. The Creative Center is TikTok's public marketing transparency tool. The scraper bootstraps a single signed-request triplet via a headless browser then paginates via the public JSON API — no login, no token. **Why the brief headless step?** TikTok signs each Creative Center API request with a per-session `user-sign` header. We capture one valid triplet by loading the page in a headless browser, then reuse it for many fast HTTP calls. Total bootstrap ~10–15s once per run. **How do I get an `industry` key?** Open the Creative Center, apply an industry filter in the UI, copy the `industry=...` number from the URL into the actor input. **Does it return real-time data?** TikTok refreshes the Creative Center rankings hourly–daily. Run the actor as often as you need fresh rankings. **Does it download the videos?** No — to keep the per-ad cost low and the dataset light, the actor returns the direct MP4 URL. Drop those URLs into any downloader (yt-dlp, ffmpeg, your own script) to grab the binaries when needed. **Advanced: refresh signing without redeploy.** If TikTok ever rotates and the bundled fallback triplet expires, you can update three actor env vars in the Apify console without redeploying: `TT_USER_SIGN`, `TT_WEB_ID`, `TT_TIMESTAMP` (and optionally `TT_ANONYMOUS_USER_ID`, `TT_UA`) — copy the values from the request headers of any `creative_radar_api` call in your browser's DevTools. *** ### Connect with Make, Zapier & n8n This actor integrates with any automation platform via the Apify API. #### Make (Integromat) 1. Add an **Apify module** in your Make scenario 2. Select **Run Actor** → choose this actor 3. Configure the input (paste your JSON) 4. Add a **Get Dataset Items** module to retrieve results 5. Send top ads to Google Sheets, your CRM, Slack, etc. #### Zapier 1. Use the **Apify integration** on Zapier 2. Trigger: **Actor Run Finished** 3. Action: **Get Dataset Items** 4. Pipe results into your spreadsheet or BI tool #### n8n 1. Add an **HTTP Request** node to call the Apify API 2. POST to `https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/dltik~tiktok-creative-center/runs` 3. Wait for completion, then fetch dataset items 4. Route the MP4 URLs to a downloader node *** ⭐ **Found this TikTok Creative Center Scraper useful? Bookmark it** — Apify ranks actors by bookmarks, so it's the strongest single signal for Store visibility. One click = directly helps this actor stay surfaced. ### Other scrapers by dltik | Actor | What it does | Price | |-------|-------------|-------| | [Facebook Ads Library Scraper](https://apify.com/dltik/facebook-ads-scraper) | Meta (Facebook + Instagram) ad library spy with DSA detail enrichment | $0.75/1K | | [Google Ads Transparency Scraper](https://apify.com/dltik/google-ads-transparency) | Google Search, YouTube, Display ad spy via official Ad Transparency Center | $1/1K | | [LinkedIn Ad Library Scraper](https://apify.com/dltik/linkedin-ad-library) | B2B competitor ad spy from LinkedIn's public Ad Library | $2/1K | | [TikTok Scraper](https://apify.com/dltik/tiktok-scraper) | Profiles, videos, hashtags, search, trending | $8/1K | # Actor input Schema ## `countryCode` (type: `string`): ISO 2-letter country code (US, FR, GB, DE, IT, ES, JP, BR, MX, etc.). ## `period` (type: `string`): Lookback window for top ads. TikTok Creative Center supports 7, 30, 180. ## `orderBy` (type: `string`): How to rank the top ads. ## `industry` (type: `string`): Industry filter key from the Creative Center URL (e.g. '22102000000' = E-commerce > Beauty). Leave empty for all industries. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Cap on total ads to fetch (paginated, ~20 per page). ## `useResidentialProxy` (type: `boolean`): Enable only if you hit rate limits on large runs — the public Creative Center API serves cold datacenter requests just fine. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Advanced: override the proxy. Only honored when 'Use residential proxy' is enabled. ## Actor input object example ```json { "countryCode": "US", "period": "30", "orderBy": "for_you", "maxResults": 60, "useResidentialProxy": false, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): List of top TikTok ads with performance metrics and media URLs. # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "countryCode": "US" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("dltik/tiktok-creative-center").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${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 = { "countryCode": "US" } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("dltik/tiktok-creative-center").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 '{ "countryCode": "US" }' | apify call dltik/tiktok-creative-center --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=dltik/tiktok-creative-center", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "TikTok Creative Center — Top Ads Spy (CTR + Video URL)", "description": "Scrape TikTok's official Creative Center Top Ads — winning ad creatives with CTR, likes, MP4 video URL (720p), cover, duration, industry. Filter country/period/industry, sort by CTR/likes/cost. Headless bootstrap + HTTP pagination. Dropshipper goldmine.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "bSgkP8rvPCEjCgYV9" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/dltik~tiktok-creative-center/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-dltik-tiktok-creative-center", "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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/dltik~tiktok-creative-center/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-dltik-tiktok-creative-center", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/dltik~tiktok-creative-center/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-dltik-tiktok-creative-center", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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", "properties": { "countryCode": { "title": "Country", "type": "string", "description": "ISO 2-letter country code (US, FR, GB, DE, IT, ES, JP, BR, MX, etc.).", "default": "US" }, "period": { "title": "Period (days)", "enum": [ "7", "30", "180" ], "type": "string", "description": "Lookback window for top ads. TikTok Creative Center supports 7, 30, 180.", "default": "30" }, "orderBy": { "title": "Sort by", "enum": [ "for_you", "ctr", "cost", "like", "like_rate", "play_6s_rate" ], "type": "string", "description": "How to rank the top ads.", "default": "for_you" }, "industry": { "title": "Industry (optional)", "type": "string", "description": "Industry filter key from the Creative Center URL (e.g. '22102000000' = E-commerce > Beauty). Leave empty for all industries." }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max ads", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 500, "type": "integer", "description": "Cap on total ads to fetch (paginated, ~20 per page).", "default": 60 }, "useResidentialProxy": { "title": "Use residential proxy (optional)", "type": "boolean", "description": "Enable only if you hit rate limits on large runs — the public Creative Center API serves cold datacenter requests just fine.", "default": false }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Advanced: override the proxy. Only honored when 'Use residential proxy' is enabled.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } } } }, "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": "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 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "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", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "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", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```