# TikTok Ads Library Scraper (`gitlab/tiktok-ads-library-scraper`) Actor

Scrapes TikTok Ads Library (library.TikTok.com/ads) for ad creatives, advertiser details, engagement metrics, and video URLs.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/gitlab/tiktok-ads-library-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Gitlab](https://apify.com/gitlab) (community)
- **Security:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$1.99 / actor start

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## TikTok Ads Library Scraper

Scrapes TikTok Ads Library (library.tiktok.com/ads) for ad creatives, advertiser details, engagement metrics, and video URLs.

### Features

- **Keyword search** — find content by keyword, search term, or topic
- **Location filtering** — narrow results to specific cities, regions, or countries
- **Configurable result limit** — set exactly how many items to collect per run
- **Cloud-ready** — runs on Apify with scheduling, proxy rotation, and webhook support

### Use Cases

- Influencer discovery and social media performance analytics
- Content trend monitoring and viral post identification
- Brand mention tracking and social listening
- Competitor content strategy benchmarking

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | Required | Description |
|-------|------|---------|----------|-------------|
| `query` | string | `—` | ✓ | The keyword or phrase to search for in TikTok Ads Library. |
| `country` | string | `—` |  | ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for EU/EEA ad target country (TikTok Ads Library only supports European Economic Area countries: AT, BE, BG, HR, CY, CZ, DK, EE, FI, FR, DE, GR, HU, IS, IE, IT, LV, LI, LT, LU, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SK, SI, ES, SE, GB). Defaults to DE. |
| `maxItems` | integer | `—` |  | Maximum number of ads to scrape. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | Apify Residential |  | Proxy settings. Residential proxy is strongly recommended |

### Output

Each scraped item includes:

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `position` | Position |
| `advertiserName` | Advertiser name |
| `adText` | Ad text |
| `firstShown` | First shown |
| `lastShown` | Last shown |
| `platform` | Platform |
| `link` | Link |
| `videoUrl` | Direct URL to the video file or viewing page |
| `uniqueUsersSeen` | Unique users seen |
| `query` | Query |
| `country` | Country name or ISO country code |
| `scrapedAt` | Timestamp when this item was scraped (ISO 8601) |

#### Sample Output

```json
{
  "position": "position_value",
  "advertiserName": "advertiserName_value",
  "adText": "adText_value",
  "firstShown": "firstShown_value",
  "lastShown": "lastShown_value",
  "platform": "platform_value",
  "link": "link_value",
  "videoUrl": "https://example.com/video/abc123"
}
```

### Notes

- **Proxy**: Residential proxy is highly recommended — set `proxyConfiguration: { useApifyProxy: true, apifyProxyGroups: ["RESIDENTIAL"] }`
- **Rate limits**: Keep `maxItems` reasonable per run to avoid IP bans or rate throttling
- **Scheduling**: Use Apify Scheduler to run this actor on a recurring basis for a consistently fresh dataset

# Changelog

This Actor's version history is a separate document: https://apify.com/gitlab/tiktok-ads-library-scraper/changelog.md

# Actor input Schema

## `query` (type: `string`):

The keyword or phrase to search for in TikTok Ads Library.

## `country` (type: `string`):

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for EU/EEA ad target country (TikTok Ads Library only supports European Economic Area countries: AT, BE, BG, HR, CY, CZ, DK, EE, FI, FR, DE, GR, HU, IS, IE, IT, LV, LI, LT, LU, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SK, SI, ES, SE, GB). Defaults to DE.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of ads to scrape.

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

Optional proxy; a requested proxy must be available.

## `searchQuery` (type: `string`):

Search terms to retrieve from the target source. Existing query input names remain supported.

## `includeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Visit each ad detail page to retrieve its caption and video URL if available.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "query": "fitness",
  "country": "DE",
  "maxItems": 10,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  },
  "searchQuery": "fitness",
  "includeDetails": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

Dataset containing the records extracted by this Actor.

## `files` (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 = {
    "query": "fitness",
    "country": "DE",
    "maxItems": 10,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": false
    },
    "searchQuery": "fitness",
    "includeDetails": true
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("gitlab/tiktok-ads-library-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 = {
    "query": "fitness",
    "country": "DE",
    "maxItems": 10,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": False },
    "searchQuery": "fitness",
    "includeDetails": True,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("gitlab/tiktok-ads-library-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 '{
  "query": "fitness",
  "country": "DE",
  "maxItems": 10,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  },
  "searchQuery": "fitness",
  "includeDetails": true
}' |
apify call gitlab/tiktok-ads-library-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,gitlab/tiktok-ads-library-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/qEgpNAFgzFNeeL1LH/builds/b1mPIPoW3gNpTBjwX/openapi.json