TikTok Following List Scraper 🎵

🤖 What does TikTok Following List Scraper do?

This actor allows you to scrape following lists from any public TikTok account. It extracts comprehensive user data including:

• Basic profile information (username, nickname, unique ID)
• Profile statistics (followers, following, likes)
• Account details (verification status, privacy settings)
• Engagement metrics (video count, heart count)
• Bio and signature information
• Avatar images (multiple sizes)

✨ Key Features

• 🔍 Scrape following lists from multiple TikTok accounts
• 📊 Get detailed user statistics and metrics
• 🚀 High-performance scraping with built-in request management
• 💾 Clean, structured output
• ⏱️ Customizable item limits

🔧 Input Parameters

The actor accepts the following input parameters:

• usernames: Array of TikTok usernames to scrape (e.g., ["@espnfc", "@nike"])
• maxItems: Maximum number of following accounts to scrape

📦 Output

The actor outputs detailed user information in JSON format, including:

• User profile data
• Account statistics
• Engagement metrics
• Profile images
• Account settings and status

💡 Use Cases

• Influencer Research & Analysis
• Competitor Monitoring
• Audience Insights
• Social Media Marketing
• Network Analysis
• Content Strategy Development

Input Example

A full explanation of an input example in JSON.

1{
2    "usernames": [
3        "@espnfc"
4    ],
5    "maxItems": 20
6}

Output sample

The results will be wrapped into a dataset which you can always find in the Storage tab. Here's an excerpt from the data you'd get if you apply the input parameters above:

And here is the same data but in JSON. You can choose in which format to download your data: JSON, JSONL, Excel spreadsheet, HTML table, CSV, or XML.

1[
2	{
3		"stats": {
4			"diggCount": 11,
5			"followerCount": 4253,
6			"followingCount": 115,
7			"friendCount": 0,
8			"heart": 20000,
9			"heartCount": 20000,
10			"videoCount": 35
11		},
12		"user": {
13			"avatarLarger": "https://p16-sign-useast2a.tiktokcdn.com/tos-useast2a-avt-0068-euttp/069cd022c3754d4cc88b53b3a33fb379~c5_1080x1080.jpeg?lk3s=a5d48078&nonce=46913&refresh_token=1316d817446a9df0016b7bacc4845667&x-expires=1730426400&x-signature=3PVWRqdKRXdgP1GSFMJWsn4j0OI%3D&shp=a5d48078&shcp=81f88b70",
14			"avatarMedium": "https://p16-sign-useast2a.tiktokcdn.com/tos-useast2a-avt-0068-euttp/069cd022c3754d4cc88b53b3a33fb379~c5_720x720.jpeg?lk3s=a5d48078&nonce=39633&refresh_token=32339eff56ea53d329d5274ef9f1842e&x-expires=1730426400&x-signature=bT6curUl9zYOQa5irYF1%2FDoXtSQ%3D&shp=a5d48078&shcp=81f88b70",
15			"avatarThumb": "https://p16-sign-useast2a.tiktokcdn.com/tos-useast2a-avt-0068-euttp/069cd022c3754d4cc88b53b3a33fb379~c5_100x100.jpeg?lk3s=a5d48078&nonce=20400&refresh_token=fe9af6ded698be104a4e56555fbcf78e&x-expires=1730426400&x-signature=odAkFm3kfmzREuezYg4A8ap%2Fvw8%3D&shp=a5d48078&shcp=81f88b70",
16			"commentSetting": 0,
17			"downloadSetting": 0,
18			"duetSetting": 0,
19			"ftc": false,
20			"id": "7301694716150842401",
21			"isADVirtual": false,
22			"nickname": "Rob Dawson",
23			"openFavorite": false,
24			"privateAccount": false,
25			"relation": 0,
26			"secUid": "MS4wLjABAAAACMBIwlOvkQYFyxc5EUW6emHqv8zPmWs_Z5Yd9DQgQ-Q7GfzQF4qZetpL1DJASpJY",
27			"secret": false,
28			"signature": "Football writer for ESPN",
29			"stitchSetting": 0,
30			"ttSeller": false,
31			"uniqueId": "robdawsonespn",
32			"verified": false
33		},
34		"username": "@espnfc"
35	},
36    ...
37]