Xigua Video Detail Scraper (西瓜视频详情)

Scrape Xigua Video (西瓜视频 / ixigua.com) video details by video ID. Returns clean, structured data for each video: digg / like / repin / danmaku counts, share URL, full content, video categories, IP location, parsed play info, and the author's profile. Optionally enriches each video with playable stream URLs and top-level comments.

Unofficial. This Actor is not affiliated with, authorized, or endorsed by Xigua Video (西瓜视频) or ByteDance. It is an independent tool that retrieves publicly available data via a third-party API. Use it in compliance with Xigua Video's terms and all applicable laws; you are responsible for how you use the retrieved data.

What it does

• Video detail — give one or more Xigua video IDs; the Actor fetches one detail record per ID with engagement stats, content, categories and author info.
• Stream URLs (optional) — also fetch the playable / downloadable stream URLs for each video.
• Comments (optional) — fetch top-level comments (with paging) for each video.

Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
itemIds	string[]	["7036185404340437511"]	Xigua video IDs (numeric group/item ID from a video URL).
maxItems	integer	50	Max total video records to scrape.
detailMode	enum	v2	v2 (primary fetch_one_video) or v2_alt (alternate fetch_one_video_v2).
includePlayUrl	boolean	false	Also fetch playable / downloadable stream URLs.
includeComments	boolean	false	Also fetch top-level comments per video.
maxCommentsPerVideo	integer	20	Cap on comments per video when enabled.

Example input

{
  "itemIds": ["7036185404340437511"],
  "maxItems": 50,
  "detailMode": "v2",
  "includePlayUrl": true,
  "includeComments": true,
  "maxCommentsPerVideo": 20
}

Output

One dataset item per video:

{
  "videoId": 7036185404340437511,
  "url": "https://www.ixigua.com/7036185404340437511",
  "shareUrl": "https://m.ixigua.com/video/7036185404340437511/?app=video_article",
  "content": "和爸妈一起吃美味海鲜...",
  "isOriginal": true,
  "diggCount": 12049,
  "likeCount": 12049,
  "repinCount": 535,
  "danmakuCount": 179,
  "videoDuration": 1175.446,
  "videoCategories": [{ "level1": "video_food", "level2": "mukbang" }],
  "author": {
    "userId": 1398172224077304,
    "name": "兴森一家",
    "followerCount": 3338432
  },
  "videoPlayInfo": { "status": 10, "video_duration": 1175.446 },
  "source": "detail:7036185404340437511",
  "comments": []
}

Notes

• Data is sourced live; Xigua occasionally rate-limits, so the Actor retries transient blocks with exponential backoff.
• Video IDs are de-duplicated within a run.

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Why this Actor

• Direct API, no headless browser — fast, stable runs with nothing to babysit.
• No login, no cookies — we never touch your accounts, so there's no ban risk.
• Fresh, real-time data — every run reads the source live, not a stale cache.
• Pay per result — you're billed only for the rows actually delivered.
• Structured JSON — export to CSV, Excel, or JSON, or pull straight from the API / MCP.

Use cases

• Pull structured content + engagement for analytics dashboards.
• Track a creator's or topic's output and performance over time.
• Build training/research datasets of posts and metadata.
• Power competitor and trend monitoring.

FAQ

Do I need an account, cookies, or to log in anywhere? No. The Actor talks to a fast, direct HTTP API server-side — you just provide inputs and run it.

How am I billed? Pay-per-result: a fixed price per row returned, with no separate platform/compute charge. Caps like maxItems keep spend predictable.

Can I run it on a schedule or call it from my app? Yes — use Apify Schedules, the REST API, the JavaScript / Python clients, or the MCP server. See the API tab.

Is this affiliated with Xigua (西瓜视频)? No. It's an independent tool that collects publicly available data. Use it in line with the platform's terms and applicable law.

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