# TikTok Account Validation (`dwi_wahyu/tiktok-account-validation`) Actor

Validates TikTok accounts and checks their status (active, private, not_found, banned, unknown) with follower counts, verification, and profile metadata.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/dwi_wahyu/tiktok-account-validation.md
- **Developed by:** [Dwi Wahyu](https://apify.com/dwi_wahyu) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

Pay per usage

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

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## TikTok Account Validation

An Apify Actor built in TypeScript with the Apify SDK and Crawlee that validates TikTok accounts and returns their status (`active`, `private`, `not_found`, `banned`, or `unknown`) along with profile metrics.

### Features & Scope

Given one or more TikTok usernames, the Actor determines whether each account exists and extracts basic profile data:

- **`username`** — Normalized TikTok username (lowercase, stripped of leading `@`)
- **`exists`** — `true` if the account exists, `false` if not found, or `null` if status cannot be determined
- **`accountStatus`** — Account classification:
  - **`"active"`** — The profile exists, is publicly accessible, and profile metadata is available.
  - **`"private"`** — The profile exists and is set to private (`isPrivate: true`). Basic header counts (followers, following, likes, videos) are included when public.
  - **`"not_found"`** — The account does not exist or has been deleted (`exists: false`).
  - **`"banned"`** — The account has been suspended or is unavailable due to policy/legal restrictions.
  - **`"unknown"`** — The account status could not be classified (e.g. invalid input format or unexpected page structure).
- **`isPrivate`** — `true` if private, `false` if public, `null` if not found or unknown
- **`isVerified`** — `true` if verified with blue checkmark, `false` otherwise, `null` if not found or unknown
- **`isBusinessAccount`** — `true` if registered as a TikTok business/commerce/seller account
- **`nickname`** — Profile display name
- **`followersCount`** — Number of followers (`null` if not found or unknown)
- **`followingCount`** — Number of accounts followed (`null` if not found or unknown)
- **`likesCount`** — Total likes (hearts) received across all videos
- **`videosCount`** — Total number of published videos
- **`profileUrl`** — Canonical profile URL (`https://www.tiktok.com/@<username>`)
- **`checkedAt`** — ISO 8601 timestamp of validation
- **`error`** — Error description if validation failed or input was invalid, otherwise `null`

#### Strict Scope Guarantees

- **Usernames only**: URLs are not accepted in this version.
- **No fabricated numbers**: Any metric that cannot be read publicly returns `null` — values are never guessed.
- **Every input accounted for**: Invalid usernames or missing accounts produce a structured dataset item with a descriptive `error` field without crashing the run.

***

### Input

The Actor input is defined in [`.actor/input_schema.json`](./.actor/input_schema.json) and [`INPUT_SCHEMA.json`](./INPUT_SCHEMA.json):

| Field | Type | Required | Default | Description |
| :--- | :--- | :---: | :---: | :--- |
| `usernames` | `string[]` | Yes | — | One or more TikTok usernames (e.g. `"tiktok"`, `"@tiktok"`). |
| `proxyConfiguration` | `object` | No | `{ "useApifyProxy": true }` | Apify Proxy configuration. Residential proxies recommended if plain requests are blocked. |
| `maxConcurrency` | `integer` | No | `4` | Number of accounts processed in parallel (`1`–`10`). |
| `sessionCookie` | `string` (secret) | No | — | Optional TikTok `sessionid` cookie value if authenticated access is needed. |

#### Example Input

```json
{
    "usernames": [
        "tiktok",
        "private",
        "user_nonexistent_9988776655443322",
        "bad username!"
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    },
    "maxConcurrency": 4
}
```

***

### Output

The Actor pushes one dataset item per input username in the default Apify Dataset, rendered as a table in the Apify Console.

#### Output Schema

```json
{
    "username": "string",
    "exists": "boolean | null",
    "accountStatus": "active | private | not_found | banned | unknown",
    "isPrivate": "boolean | null",
    "isVerified": "boolean | null",
    "isBusinessAccount": "boolean | null",
    "nickname": "string | null",
    "followersCount": "number | null",
    "followingCount": "number | null",
    "likesCount": "number | null",
    "videosCount": "number | null",
    "profileUrl": "string",
    "checkedAt": "ISO 8601 string",
    "error": "string | null"
}
```

#### Example Output

```json
[
    {
        "username": "tiktok",
        "exists": true,
        "accountStatus": "active",
        "isPrivate": false,
        "isVerified": true,
        "isBusinessAccount": true,
        "nickname": "TikTok",
        "followersCount": 96300000,
        "followingCount": 1,
        "likesCount": 465800000,
        "videosCount": 1512,
        "profileUrl": "https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktok",
        "checkedAt": "2026-10-19T06:00:00.000Z",
        "error": null
    },
    {
        "username": "private",
        "exists": true,
        "accountStatus": "private",
        "isPrivate": true,
        "isVerified": false,
        "isBusinessAccount": false,
        "nickname": "private",
        "followersCount": 2,
        "followingCount": 3,
        "likesCount": 0,
        "videosCount": 0,
        "profileUrl": "https://www.tiktok.com/@private",
        "checkedAt": "2026-10-19T06:00:01.000Z",
        "error": null
    },
    {
        "username": "user_nonexistent_9988776655443322",
        "exists": false,
        "accountStatus": "not_found",
        "isPrivate": null,
        "isVerified": null,
        "isBusinessAccount": null,
        "nickname": null,
        "followersCount": null,
        "followingCount": null,
        "likesCount": null,
        "videosCount": null,
        "profileUrl": "https://www.tiktok.com/@user_nonexistent_9988776655443322",
        "checkedAt": "2026-10-19T06:00:02.000Z",
        "error": null
    },
    {
        "username": "bad username!",
        "exists": null,
        "accountStatus": "unknown",
        "isPrivate": null,
        "isVerified": null,
        "isBusinessAccount": null,
        "nickname": null,
        "followersCount": null,
        "followingCount": null,
        "likesCount": null,
        "videosCount": null,
        "profileUrl": "https://www.tiktok.com/@bad username!",
        "checkedAt": "2026-10-19T06:00:00.000Z",
        "error": "Invalid TikTok username: usernames may only contain letters, numbers, underscores, and periods."
    }
]
```

***

### Status Meanings

| Status | Meaning | `exists` | Metrics Available |
| :--- | :--- | :---: | :---: |
| **`active`** | Public, active TikTok account | `true` | Yes (followers, following, likes, videos, verified, business, nickname) |
| **`private`** | Private TikTok account | `true` | Header metrics available from public page |
| **`not_found`** | Account does not exist or was deleted | `false` | `null` |
| **`banned`** | Account suspended or banned for policy/legal reasons | `true` | `null` |
| **`unknown`** | Unclassified page or invalid input format | `null` | `null` |

***

### Local Development & Testing

```bash
## Install dependencies
npm install

## Run unit tests
npm test

## Build TypeScript
npm run build

## Run Actor locally using Apify CLI
apify run
```

***

### Deployment to Apify Platform

```bash
## 1. Authenticate with your Apify account
apify login

## 2. Deploy the Actor to the Apify platform
apify push
```

***

### Summary of Testing

- **`active`**: Confirmed on public accounts (e.g. `@tiktok`, `@john`), extracting complete metrics (`followersCount`, `followingCount`, `likesCount`, `videosCount`, `isVerified`, `isBusinessAccount`).
- **`private`**: Confirmed on private accounts (e.g. `@private`, `@secret`), detecting `isPrivate: true` and extracting public header metrics.
- **`not_found`**: Confirmed on non-existent usernames (e.g. `@user_nonexistent_9988776655443322`), returning `exists: false` with `null` metrics.
- **`banned`**: Confirmed on suspended/banned status codes (`209002`, `10223`) and page messages.
- **`unknown`**: Used when requests fail after all retries or when input usernames are invalid (e.g. spaces, special characters, length > 24, or URLs).

# Actor input Schema

## `usernames` (type: `array`):

List of TikTok usernames to validate. Plain usernames only (e.g. 'tiktok' or '@tiktok'). URLs are not accepted.

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

Apify Proxy settings. Residential proxies are recommended if plain requests are blocked by TikTok.

## `onlyExisting` (type: `boolean`):

If enabled, only accounts that exist (status active, private, or banned) are saved to the dataset. Non-existent, invalid, or failed accounts are excluded, keeping the dataset clean and empty if no valid accounts are found.

## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of TikTok accounts to validate in parallel (conservative default between 3 and 5).

## `sessionCookie` (type: `string`):

Optional TikTok 'sessionid' cookie value if authenticated access is needed. Stored encrypted and never logged.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "usernames": [
    "tiktok",
    "private",
    "nonexistent_user_9999"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  },
  "onlyExisting": true,
  "maxConcurrency": 4
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 = {
    "usernames": [
        "tiktok",
        "private",
        "nonexistent_user_9999"
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("dwi_wahyu/tiktok-account-validation").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 = {
    "usernames": [
        "tiktok",
        "private",
        "nonexistent_user_9999",
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("dwi_wahyu/tiktok-account-validation").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 '{
  "usernames": [
    "tiktok",
    "private",
    "nonexistent_user_9999"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call dwi_wahyu/tiktok-account-validation --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

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/awfm7C2xqjkZ6bzTI/builds/jpesuNc6YELqVSepj/openapi.json