# TikTok Video Engagement Scraper (`dwi_wahyu/tiktok-video-engagement-scraper`) Actor

Collects engagement metrics and metadata (views, likes, comments, shares, saves, favorites, duration, postedAt, description, and author details) for TikTok videos.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/dwi_wahyu/tiktok-video-engagement-scraper.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 Video Engagement Scraper

An Apify Actor built in TypeScript with the Apify SDK and Crawlee that collects engagement metrics and video metadata for a batch of TikTok video URLs.

### Features & Scope

Accepts one or more TikTok video URLs (`https://www.tiktok.com/@<user>/video/<id>` or short links `https://vm.tiktok.com/...` / `https://www.tiktok.com/t/...`) and returns for each video:

- **`videoUrl`** — Canonical normalized TikTok video URL (`https://www.tiktok.com/@<user>/video/<id>`)
- **`videoId`** — Numeric TikTok video ID
- **`authorUsername`** — Creator account username (`uniqueId` without `@`)
- **`authorNickname`** — Creator display name (`nickname`)
- **`description`** — Video caption / description text
- **`views`** — Video play / view count (`playCount`)
- **`likes`** — Video like count (`diggCount`)
- **`comments`** — Video comment count (`commentCount`)
- **`shares`** — Video share count (`shareCount`)
- **`saves`** — Video save / bookmark count (`collectCount`)
- **`favorites`** — Video favorite / bookmark count (`collectCount`)
- **`durationSeconds`** — Video duration in seconds
- **`postedAt`** — ISO 8601 timestamp when the video was published
- **`scrapedAt`** — ISO 8601 timestamp when the video was scraped
- **`error`** — Error description if the URL was invalid or the video was deleted/private/unavailable (`null` on success)

#### Strict Scope Guarantees

- **No extraneous crawling**: Scrapes only the video URLs provided in the input batch (never crawls user profiles, hashtags, or search pages).
- **No fabricated numbers**: Any metric that is not publicly available for a video is returned as `null` — values are never estimated or guessed.
- **Short link resolution & URL normalization**: Resolves `vm.tiktok.com`, `vt.tiktok.com`, and `tiktok.com/t/...` short links to their canonical URL before scraping, strips query parameters and trailing slashes, and deduplicates repeated videos in a single run.
- **Every input accounted for**: Invalid URLs or deleted/private videos do not crash the run — they produce a dataset item with a descriptive `error` field and `null` metrics.

***

### 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 |
| :--- | :--- | :---: | :---: | :--- |
| `videoUrls` | `string[]` | Yes | — | One or more TikTok video URLs (`https://www.tiktok.com/@<user>/video/<id>`) or short links (`https://vm.tiktok.com/...`, `https://www.tiktok.com/t/...`). |
| `proxyConfiguration` | `object` | No | `{ "useApifyProxy": true }` | Apify Proxy configuration. Use Residential proxies if plain requests are blocked by TikTok. |
| `maxConcurrency` | `integer` | No | `4` | Number of TikTok video URLs processed in parallel (`1`–`10`). |
| `sessionCookie` | `string` (secret) | No | — | Optional TikTok `sessionid` cookie value if authenticated access is needed for restricted videos. Stored encrypted and never logged. |

#### Example Input

```json
{
    "videoUrls": [
        "https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktok/video/7106594312292453675",
        "https://www.tiktok.com/@zachking/video/6768504823336815877",
        "https://www.tiktok.com/@420doggface208/video/6876424179084709126"
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    },
    "maxConcurrency": 4
}
```

***

### Output

The Actor stores one item per deduplicated TikTok video URL in the default Apify Dataset, rendered as a table in the Apify Console via [`.actor/dataset_schema.json`](./.actor/dataset_schema.json).

#### Output Schema

```json
{
    "videoUrl": "string",
    "videoId": "string | null",
    "authorUsername": "string | null",
    "authorNickname": "string | null",
    "description": "string | null",
    "views": "number | null",
    "likes": "number | null",
    "comments": "number | null",
    "shares": "number | null",
    "saves": "number | null",
    "favorites": "number | null",
    "durationSeconds": "number | null",
    "postedAt": "ISO 8601 string | null",
    "scrapedAt": "ISO 8601 string",
    "error": "string | null"
}
```

#### Example Output

```json
[
    {
        "videoUrl": "https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktok/video/7106594312292453675",
        "videoId": "7106594312292453675",
        "authorUsername": "tiktok",
        "authorNickname": "TikTok",
        "description": "how many frogs did you find? 🐸 check out tiktok’s #Minecraft community today! @Gorillo",
        "views": 591900,
        "likes": 98900,
        "comments": 1276,
        "shares": 360,
        "saves": 59206,
        "favorites": 59206,
        "durationSeconds": 24,
        "postedAt": "2022-06-07T20:15:29.000Z",
        "scrapedAt": "2026-10-19T03:32:00.000Z",
        "error": null
    },
    {
        "videoUrl": "https://www.tiktok.com/@zachking/video/6768504823336815877",
        "videoId": "6768504823336815877",
        "authorUsername": "zachking",
        "authorNickname": "Zach King",
        "description": "They rejected my application to Hogwarts, but I still found a way to be a wizard. 🧹#illusion #magic #harrypotter",
        "views": 2400000000,
        "likes": 29600000,
        "comments": 782400,
        "shares": 1100000,
        "saves": 997818,
        "favorites": 997818,
        "durationSeconds": 15,
        "postedAt": "2019-12-09T18:15:29.000Z",
        "scrapedAt": "2026-10-19T03:32:01.000Z",
        "error": null
    },
    {
        "videoUrl": "https://www.tiktok.com/@420doggface208/video/6876424179084709126",
        "videoId": "6876424179084709126",
        "authorUsername": "420doggface208",
        "authorNickname": "Doggface",
        "description": "Morning vibe #fyp #foryoupage #fleetwoodmac #cranberrydreams #doggface",
        "views": 99700000,
        "likes": 14900000,
        "comments": 128500,
        "shares": 723900,
        "saves": 646176,
        "favorites": 646176,
        "durationSeconds": 23,
        "postedAt": "2020-09-25T15:02:13.000Z",
        "scrapedAt": "2026-10-19T03:32:02.000Z",
        "error": null
    },
    {
        "videoUrl": "https://www.tiktok.com/@bellapoarch/video/6862153058223197445",
        "videoId": "6862153058223197445",
        "authorUsername": "bellapoarch",
        "authorNickname": null,
        "description": null,
        "views": null,
        "likes": null,
        "comments": null,
        "shares": null,
        "saves": null,
        "favorites": null,
        "durationSeconds": null,
        "postedAt": null,
        "scrapedAt": "2026-10-19T03:32:03.000Z",
        "error": "TikTok video not found or has been deleted (item doesn't exist)."
    }
]
```

***

### How It Works

1. **Input Normalization, Deduplication & Short Link Resolution**:
   - Validates each URL against canonical TikTok video URL patterns (`https://www.tiktok.com/@<user>/video/<id>`) and short link formats (`https://vm.tiktok.com/...`, `https://vt.tiktok.com/...`, `https://www.tiktok.com/t/...`).
   - Strips query parameters, tracking flags, and trailing slashes, and resolves short links to canonical URLs before scraping.
2. **Embedded JSON Extraction (Primary)**:
   - Extracts video metadata and engagement counters directly from `<script id="__UNIVERSAL_DATA_FOR_REHYDRATION__">` (`__DEFAULT_SCOPE__["webapp.video-detail"].itemInfo.itemStruct`) and `<script id="SIGI_STATE">` (`ItemModule`).
   - Prefers 64-bit integer strings in `statsV2` over legacy `stats` to avoid 32-bit signed integer overflow on videos with >2.14 billion views.
   - Automatically solves TikTok's `SlardarWAF` proof-of-work challenge cookie if triggered on an HTTP request, and enriches metadata via TikTok's official `/oembed` endpoint when needed.
3. **Headless Browser Fallback (Secondary)**:
   - Falls back to headless Puppeteer only if the embedded JSON state is unavailable from HTTP requests.
4. **Modest Concurrency & Backoff Retries**:
   - Processes URLs in parallel (default concurrency `4`) and retries failed requests up to `3` times with exponential backoff.

***

### 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 Field Availability in Testing

| Field | Public Availability | Source in Embedded JSON (`__UNIVERSAL_DATA_FOR_REHYDRATION__` / `SIGI_STATE`) |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| `videoUrl` | **Obtainable** | Canonical normalized URL (`https://www.tiktok.com/@<user>/video/<id>`). |
| `videoId` | **Obtainable** | Extracted from `itemStruct.id`. |
| `authorUsername` | **Obtainable** | Extracted from `itemStruct.author.uniqueId` (or oEmbed `author_unique_id`). |
| `authorNickname` | **Obtainable** | Extracted from `itemStruct.author.nickname` (or oEmbed `author_name`). |
| `description` | **Obtainable** | Extracted from `itemStruct.desc` (or oEmbed `title`). |
| `views` | **Obtainable** | Extracted from `itemStruct.statsV2.playCount` / `stats.playCount`. |
| `likes` | **Obtainable** | Extracted from `itemStruct.statsV2.diggCount` / `stats.diggCount`. |
| `comments` | **Obtainable** | Extracted from `itemStruct.statsV2.commentCount` / `stats.commentCount`. |
| `shares` | **Obtainable** | Extracted from `itemStruct.statsV2.shareCount` / `stats.shareCount`. |
| `saves` | **Obtainable** | Extracted from `itemStruct.statsV2.collectCount` / `stats.collectCount` (TikTok's bookmark/save counter). |
| `favorites` | **Obtainable** | Extracted from `itemStruct.statsV2.collectCount` / `stats.collectCount` (TikTok's "Add to Favorites" / bookmark counter shares the same `collectCount` field). |
| `durationSeconds` | **Obtainable** | Extracted from `itemStruct.video.duration`. |
| `postedAt` | **Obtainable** | Converted to ISO 8601 from `itemStruct.createTime` (Unix epoch seconds). |
| `scrapedAt` | **Obtainable** | ISO 8601 timestamp recorded at scrape completion. |
| `error` | **`null` on success** | Populated with a descriptive message when an input URL is invalid or the video is deleted/private/unavailable (in which case unavailable fields return `null`). |

# Actor input Schema

## `videoUrls` (type: `array`):

List of TikTok video URLs (e.g. https://www.tiktok.com/@<user>/video/<id> or short links https://vm.tiktok.com/... and https://www.tiktok.com/t/...) to collect engagement metrics for.

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

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

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

Maximum number of TikTok video URLs to process in parallel (conservative default between 3 and 5).

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

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

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "videoUrls": [
    "https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktok/video/7106594312292453675",
    "https://www.tiktok.com/@zachking/video/6768504823336815877",
    "https://www.tiktok.com/@420doggface208/video/6876424179084709126"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": 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 = {
    "videoUrls": [
        "https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktok/video/7106594312292453675",
        "https://www.tiktok.com/@zachking/video/6768504823336815877",
        "https://www.tiktok.com/@420doggface208/video/6876424179084709126"
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("dwi_wahyu/tiktok-video-engagement-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 = {
    "videoUrls": [
        "https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktok/video/7106594312292453675",
        "https://www.tiktok.com/@zachking/video/6768504823336815877",
        "https://www.tiktok.com/@420doggface208/video/6876424179084709126",
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("dwi_wahyu/tiktok-video-engagement-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 '{
  "videoUrls": [
    "https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktok/video/7106594312292453675",
    "https://www.tiktok.com/@zachking/video/6768504823336815877",
    "https://www.tiktok.com/@420doggface208/video/6876424179084709126"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call dwi_wahyu/tiktok-video-engagement-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,dwi_wahyu/tiktok-video-engagement-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/84uB4uBPMo8JVSEZv/builds/JN3GUFjepIhvXOeOn/openapi.json