# Bilibili Pro Scraper (`habit.zhou/bilibili-pro-scraper`) Actor Four-mode Bilibili scraper: keyword search, video detail by BV/AID, user profile + uploads, popular feed. Returns title, description, author, plays, danmaku, likes, favorites, duration, publish time, cover. No login. For China video trends, KOL research, AI training data. - **URL**: https://apify.com/habit.zhou/bilibili-pro-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Seller Aim](https://apify.com/habit.zhou) (community) - **Categories:** Social media, Videos, AI - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $4.99 / 1,000 results 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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Bilibili Pro Scraper Full-featured **Bilibili / 哔哩哔哩** scraper. Four modes, one Actor, clean structured JSON. No login, no cookies, no broken-token surprises. Built for serious workloads — China-video research, UP creator discovery, AI training pipelines harvesting Chinese UGC, brand-watch dashboards, ML datasets of long-form Chinese video metadata. ### What does this Actor do? Pick a mode, give it inputs, get a dataset: - **Keyword search** — search Bilibili by keyword. Six sort options (comprehensive ranking, most played, newest, most danmaku, most favorited, most commented). - **Video detail by BV / AID** — paste a `BV1xxxxxxxxx` code, an `av…` numeric ID, or a full `bilibili.com/video/...` URL; get title, description, UP info, plays, danmaku, likes, favorites, replies, cover, publish time, and (optional) top comments. - **User profile + uploads** — fetch a UP's profile (avatar, bio, level, top banner) and their recent uploaded videos with pagination. - **Popular / trending feed** — the public "Popular" feed (com_popular). Surfaces what's blowing up across the entire platform right now. Each video returns a flat, schema-validated JSON row that's downloadable as JSON, CSV, Excel, HTML, or XML — and queryable via the Apify REST API for pipeline integration. ### Why use Bilibili Pro Scraper? - **No cookies, no breakage.** Other Bilibili actors in the store ask the user for a logged-in `SESSDATA` cookie that expires within days. Customers end up with a stream of 412/-352 errors and 1.5★ reviews. We use a maintained backend surface that stays stable. - **Four modes in one Actor.** Search, detail, user, popular — pick a mode per run; no juggling separate Actors. - **Full-field output.** Title, description, UP name + uid, plays, danmaku, likes, favorites, replies, duration, publish time, cover URL, tags — all in one row. - **AI training-ready.** Chinese-language UGC video metadata, clean JSON, deduplicable by `bvid`. Drop straight into a vector DB, an LLM fine-tune set, or a trend classifier. - **Marketing dashboards.** Schedule keyword runs hourly and build a real-time pulse of any brand, product, or category on China's largest Gen-Z video platform. ### How to use 1. Open the Actor and click **Try for free**. 2. In the Input tab, pick a **Scrape mode** (search is the default). 3. Fill the inputs for your mode: - **search**: keywords, optional sort (`searchOrder`) - **videos**: BV codes / AV IDs / Bilibili URLs in `videoIds` - **user**: numeric UIDs in `userIds` (find in `space.bilibili.com/`) - **popular**: nothing required 4. Set **Max items per input** (default 50). 5. Click **Save & Start**. Results stream into the dataset live. 6. Download or stream the dataset; schedule the run under the **Schedules** tab. ### Input | Field | Type | Used in mode | Description | |---|---|---|---| | `mode` | string | all | One of `search`, `videos`, `user`, `popular`. | | `keywords` | array | search | Search queries; Chinese or English. | | `searchOrder` | enum | search | `totalrank` / `click` / `pubdate` / `dm` / `stow` / `scores`. | | `videoIds` | array | videos | BV codes, AV IDs, or full bilibili.com URLs. | | `userIds` | array | user | Numeric Bilibili UIDs. | | `maxItemsPerInput` | integer (1–1000) | all | Cap per input. Default 50. | | `fetchComments` | boolean | videos | Fetch up to 20 top comments per video. Extra cost. | JSON example — keyword search: ```json { "mode": "search", "keywords": ["AI编程", "Claude"], "searchOrder": "click", "maxItemsPerInput": 100 } ```` ### Output ```json { "bvid": "BV1xx411c7mD", "aid": "170001", "title": "Claude Code 完全入门指南", "description": "从安装到 Hooks 全流程演示。", "author": "AI研究室", "authorUid": "12345678", "authorPic": "https://i0.hdslb.com/bfs/face/abc.jpg", "cover": "https://i0.hdslb.com/bfs/archive/cover.jpg", "videoUrl": "https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1xx411c7mD", "duration": "12:34", "plays": 482915, "danmaku": 2841, "likes": 39201, "favorites": 12480, "comments": 1832, "publishedAt": "2026-04-10T08:15:00.000Z", "typeName": "科技", "tags": ["AI", "编程", "Claude"], "keyword": "AI编程", "searchOrder": "click", "scrapedAt": "2026-05-22T13:45:00.000Z" } ``` #### Output fields | Field | Description | |---|---| | `bvid` | Bilibili BV code (use as canonical ID). | | `aid` | Numeric AV ID (legacy). | | `title` | Video title. | | `description` | Video description / synopsis. | | `author` | UP display name. | | `authorUid` | Numeric UID — pair with `mode: "user"` to drill in. | | `authorPic` | UP avatar URL. | | `cover` | Cover image URL. | | `videoUrl` | Public deep link. | | `duration` | Video length. | | `plays` | Total view count. | | `danmaku` | Danmaku (bullet comment) count. | | `likes` | Like count. | | `favorites` | Favorite count. | | `comments` | Reply / comment count. | | `publishedAt` | ISO 8601 publish time. | | `typeName` | Bilibili category name. | | `tags` | Tags inferred from search metadata. | | `userProfile` | UP profile object (user mode only). | | `topComments` | Top 20 comments (videos mode with `fetchComments` only). | | `scrapedAt` | ISO 8601 timestamp of scrape. | ### Pricing **$3.99 per 1,000 results.** Each video returned counts as one result. `videos` mode with `fetchComments=true` returns richer rows but is billed at the same rate. #### Cost estimates | Goal | Items / run | Mode | Est. cost / run | |---|---|---|---| | Quick scan of one keyword | 50 | search | ~$0.20 | | Category round-up | 500 | search | ~$2.00 | | UP deep dive | 200 uploads | user | ~$0.80 | | Daily brand monitoring | 1,000 | search | ~$4.00 / day | Apify also charges a small compute fee (typically $0.01-0.05 per minute of run time). ### Tips - **Schedule, don't poll.** Bilibili rotates the popular feed every few hours; scheduling daily / 6-hourly delivers the right cadence vs cost. - **Deduplicate by `bvid`.** Sequential runs overlap; merge and dedupe on `bvid`. - **Pair user + videos modes.** Use `mode: "user"` to find prolific UPs, then drill into each top video with `mode: "videos"` + `fetchComments`. - **Pair `searchOrder: "pubdate"`** with hourly scheduling for real-time keyword monitoring. - **Don't enable `fetchComments` unless you need them.** Each comment-bearing video takes an extra request. ### FAQ **Q: Why is this Actor different from the other Bilibili scrapers on the Store?** A: Most existing actors depend on a customer-provided `SESSDATA` cookie that expires in days. We don't ask for one. We've engineered around stable backend surfaces so the Actor stays usable across cookie expiries. **Q: Will this break when Bilibili changes their API?** A: Possibly. Our team maintains the backend; we patch usually within 24-72 hours of a backend change. Bug reports via the Issues tab. **Q: Is scraping Bilibili legal?** A: We pull only publicly-accessible content — what any visitor can see without an account. Your usage is your responsibility; comply with your jurisdiction's law and Bilibili's Terms of Service. **Q: Can I get my data via API?** A: Yes. Every Apify run exposes a stable [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2) for inputs, datasets, and run status. Plug into n8n, Make, Zapier, or your own pipeline. **Q: How do I find a user's UID?** A: Open the UP's profile on `space.bilibili.com`; the URL ends with `/` — that number is the UID. **Q: How fast are runs?** A: Search: ~3 seconds per page (~42 videos). User: ~2 seconds per page. Video detail: ~1 second per video. Popular: ~2 seconds per page. **Q: I need a richer integration or higher-volume contract.** A: Reach out via Apify chat. Custom endpoints and SLAs available on request. # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): What to pull from Bilibili. ## `keywords` (type: `array`): Search queries. Chinese or English both work. ## `searchOrder` (type: `string`): Sort criterion for search results. ## `videoIds` (type: `array`): BV1xxxxxxxxx codes or numeric AIDs. Full https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV... URLs also accepted. ## `userIds` (type: `array`): Numeric Bilibili user IDs (uid). Find them in the profile URL: space.bilibili.com/. ## `maxItemsPerInput` (type: `integer`): Cap per keyword / user. Each item returned is one billed result. ## `fetchComments` (type: `boolean`): When on, fetches up to 20 top comments per video (videos mode only). Extra cost per video. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "search", "keywords": [ "AI" ], "searchOrder": "totalrank", "videoIds": [], "userIds": [], "maxItemsPerInput": 50, "fetchComments": false } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `dataset` (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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "keywords": [ "AI" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("habit.zhou/bilibili-pro-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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "keywords": ["AI"] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("habit.zhou/bilibili-pro-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "keywords": [ "AI" ] }' | apify call habit.zhou/bilibili-pro-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=habit.zhou/bilibili-pro-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Bilibili Pro Scraper", "description": "Four-mode Bilibili scraper: keyword search, video detail by BV/AID, user profile + uploads, popular feed. Returns title, description, author, plays, danmaku, likes, favorites, duration, publish time, cover. No login. For China video trends, KOL research, AI training data.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "e9jwuP7O6MtfppTgo" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/habit.zhou~bilibili-pro-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-habit.zhou-bilibili-pro-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/habit.zhou~bilibili-pro-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-habit.zhou-bilibili-pro-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/habit.zhou~bilibili-pro-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-habit.zhou-bilibili-pro-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "mode" ], "properties": { "mode": { "title": "Scrape mode", "enum": [ "search", "videos", "user", "popular" ], "type": "string", "description": "What to pull from Bilibili.", "default": "search" }, "keywords": { "title": "Search keywords (search mode)", "uniqueItems": true, "type": "array", "description": "Search queries. Chinese or English both work.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "searchOrder": { "title": "Search ordering (search mode)", "enum": [ "totalrank", "click", "pubdate", "dm", "stow", "scores" ], "type": "string", "description": "Sort criterion for search results.", "default": "totalrank" }, "videoIds": { "title": "BV IDs or AIDs (videos mode)", "type": "array", "description": "BV1xxxxxxxxx codes or numeric AIDs. Full https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV... URLs also accepted.", "default": [], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "userIds": { "title": "User UIDs (user mode)", "type": "array", "description": "Numeric Bilibili user IDs (uid). Find them in the profile URL: space.bilibili.com/.", "default": [], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxItemsPerInput": { "title": "Max items per input", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 1000, "type": "integer", "description": "Cap per keyword / user. Each item returned is one billed result.", "default": 50 }, "fetchComments": { "title": "Also fetch top comments per video", "type": "boolean", "description": "When on, fetches up to 20 top comments per video (videos mode only). Extra cost per video.", "default": false } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```