TikTok Search Scraper (Apify Actor)

An improved TikTok Search Scraper that mimics real user browsing behavior, extracts rich data, and supports Apify's Pay-Per-Event (PPE) monetization.

🚀 Improvements & Features

• Rich Data Extraction:
  • Video URL and unique ID.
  • Full video description/caption.
  • Views count.
  • Author Details: Username, nickname, and avatar.
  • Music Information: Extracts music/song title.
  • Timestamps: Extracts relative or absolute upload dates.
  • Etc.

🔧 Configuration (Input)

• queries: An array of search terms (e.g., ["hackathon", "food review"]).
• maxItems: Total videos to scrape per search query (default: 5).
• proxyConfiguration: Apify Proxy settings.

📦 Data Output

Each results includes:

[
    {
    "id": "7580436....",
    "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@techwithlesedi/video/7580436....",
    "description": "Comment \"tech\" if you w...",
    "views": "11K",
    "likes": "",
    "comments": "",
    "shares": "",
    "author": {
      "uniqueId": "tech...",
      "nickname": "tech...",
      "avatar": "https://p16-sign-sg.tiktokcdn.com/tos-alisg-avt-0068/9....4~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter:100:100.jpeg...",
      "verified": false,
      "followers": ""
    },
    "music": "Lesedi w...",
    "musicAuthor": "",
    "hashtags": ["technology", "AI", "Machine Learning", "Data Science", "Software Engineering", "Web Development", "Mobile Development", "Cloud Computing", "Cybersecurity", "Blockchain", "Internet of Things", "Virtual Reality", "Augmented Reality", "Robotics", "Automation"],
    "duration": "2025-12-5",
    "timestamp": "5 days ago",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-03-21T10:47:10.773Z",
    "source": "dom"
  },
  ...
]

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Your feedback

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