# Douyin Pro Scraper (`habit.zhou/douyin-pro-scraper`) Actor Five-mode Douyin (China TikTok) scraper: keyword search, video detail, user profile + uploads, hashtag feed, hot search board. Returns caption, author, plays, likes, comments, shares, collects, cover, video URL, publish time, music. No login. For China trend research, KOL discovery, AI training. - **URL**: https://apify.com/habit.zhou/douyin-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 ## Douyin Pro Scraper Full-featured **Douyin / 抖音** (China TikTok) scraper. Five modes, one Actor, clean structured JSON. No login, no cookies, no broken-token surprises. Built for serious workloads — China short-video trend research, KOL / KOC discovery, AI training pipelines harvesting Chinese-language video metadata, brand-watch dashboards, hashtag campaign tracking. ### What does this Actor do? Pick a mode, give it inputs, get a dataset: - **Keyword search** — search Douyin by keyword. Three sort modes (comprehensive, most liked, newest) × four time windows (any / 24h / week / 6 months). - **Video detail by aweme ID / URL** — paste a numeric aweme ID, a full `douyin.com/video/` URL, or a short `v.douyin.com/...` share link; get caption, author, plays, likes, comments, shares, collects, cover, video URL, music, hashtags, and (optional) top comments. - **User profile + uploads** — fetch a creator's profile (followers, gender, location, verification badge, total favorites) and their recent uploaded videos with pagination. - **Hashtag feed** — pull every recent video tagged with a Douyin challenge ID, plus the hashtag's metadata (view count, user count). - **Hot search board** — Douyin's live "hot search" board — what's trending across the entire app 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 Douyin Pro Scraper? - **No cookies, no breakage.** Other Douyin actors in the store rely on the user's logged-in Douyin cookie that expires every few days. Customers end up with a stream of -352 / 412 errors and 1.5★ reviews. We use a maintained backend surface that stays stable. - **Five modes in one Actor.** Search, detail, user, hashtag, hot — pick a mode per run; no juggling separate Actors. - **Full-field output.** Caption, author + sec_uid, plays, likes, comments, shares, collects, forwards, cover URL, play URL, music title, hashtags, publish time — all in one row. - **AI training-ready.** Chinese-language video metadata, clean JSON, deduplicable by `awemeId`. Drop straight into a vector DB, an LLM fine-tune set, or a trend classifier. - **Marketing dashboards.** Schedule keyword + hashtag runs hourly and build a real-time pulse of any brand, product, or campaign on China's #1 short-video app. ### 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 `sortType` + `publishTime` - **videos**: aweme IDs / douyin.com URLs / v.douyin.com short links in `videoIds` - **user**: `sec_uid` strings in `secUserIds` (find in `douyin.com/user/`) - **hashtag**: numeric challenge IDs in `hashtagIds` - **hot**: 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`, `hashtag`, `hot`. | | `keywords` | array | search | Search queries; Chinese or English. | | `sortType` | enum | search | `_0` comprehensive / `_1` most liked / `_2` newest. | | `publishTime` | enum | search | `_0` any / `_1` 24h / `_7` last week / `_180` last 6mo. | | `videoIds` | array | videos | Aweme IDs, douyin.com URLs, or v.douyin.com short links. | | `secUserIds` | array | user | Opaque `MS4wLjABAAAA…` sec_uid strings or full user URLs. | | `hashtagIds` | array | hashtag | Numeric Douyin challenge IDs. | | `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", "Claude"], "sortType": "_1", "publishTime": "_7", "maxItemsPerInput": 100 } ```` ### Output ```json { "awemeId": "7642544676239790570", "caption": "工作放手交给AI ...", "author": "写AI的老韩", "authorSecUid": "MS4wLjABAAAAZ-cmp_SmexldJ_NyG4", "authorUid": "12345678901234", "authorAvatar": "https://p3-pc.douyinpic.com/...avatar.jpg", "cover": "https://p3-pc.douyinpic.com/...cover.jpg", "videoUrl": "https://www.douyin.com/video/7642544676239790570", "playUrl": "https://aweme-cdn.douyinpic.com/...play.mp4", "duration": 119955, "plays": 482915, "likes": 39201, "comments": 1832, "shares": 2841, "collects": 12480, "forwards": 220, "publishedAt": "2026-05-18T08:15:00.000Z", "music": "原创音乐 - 写AI的老韩", "hashtags": ["#ai量化", "#搞钱", "#分享"], "keyword": "AI", "scrapedAt": "2026-05-22T14:34:25.000Z" } ``` #### Output fields | Field | Description | |---|---| | `awemeId` | Douyin's internal video ID (canonical). | | `caption` | Video caption / description. | | `author` | Creator display name. | | `authorSecUid` | Opaque sec\_uid — pair with `mode: "user"` to drill in. | | `authorUid` | Numeric uid. | | `authorAvatar` | Creator avatar URL. | | `cover` | Cover thumbnail URL. | | `videoUrl` | Public Douyin page URL. | | `playUrl` | Direct video play URL (may expire). | | `duration` | Length in milliseconds. | | `plays` | Play count. | | `likes` | Digg / like count. | | `comments` | Comment count. | | `shares` | Share count. | | `collects` | Save / favorite count. | | `forwards` | Forward / repost count. | | `publishedAt` | ISO 8601 publish time. | | `music` | Music track title. | | `hashtags` | Hashtags referenced in the caption. | | `userProfile` | Creator profile object (user mode only). | | `hashtag` | Hashtag metadata object (hashtag mode only). | | `topComments` | Top 20 comments (videos mode with `fetchComments`). | | `scrapedAt` | ISO 8601 timestamp of scrape. | ### Pricing **$4.99 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. #### Free vs. paid Apify plans Apify free-plan users get **2 sample runs capped at 10 results each** so you can verify the data shape and quality before committing. Further runs from free accounts are blocked with an upgrade prompt — this Actor relies on a paid backend, so we can't subsidise unlimited free use. Any Apify paid plan ($49/month and up — see [Apify pricing](https://apify.com/pricing)) unlocks unlimited runs at the rate above. #### Cost estimates | Goal | Items / run | Mode | Est. cost / run | |---|---|---|---| | Quick scan of one keyword | 50 | search | ~$0.20 | | Hashtag campaign round-up | 500 | hashtag | ~$2.00 | | KOL 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.** Douyin trends turn over fast; scheduling hourly during campaign launches captures the peak. - **Deduplicate by `awemeId`.** Sequential runs overlap; merge and dedupe on `awemeId`. - **Pair user + videos modes.** Use `mode: "user"` to find prolific creators, then drill into top videos with `mode: "videos"` + `fetchComments`. - **`publishTime: "_1"` + `sortType: "_2"`** for real-time newest-first keyword monitoring (last 24h). - **`hot` mode is cheap and high-signal.** Run it every 30 min to track real-time trending terms before your competitors notice. ### FAQ **Q: Why is this Actor different from the other Douyin scrapers on the Store?** A: Most existing actors depend on the customer providing a logged-in Douyin cookie that expires within days. We don't. We've engineered around stable backend surfaces so the Actor stays usable across cookie expiries. **Q: Will this break when Douyin 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 Douyin 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 Douyin'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 sec\_uid?** A: Open the creator profile on `douyin.com` or in the Douyin app share menu; the URL contains `/user/`. It looks like `MS4wLjABAAAA…`. **Q: How fast are runs?** A: Search: ~3 seconds per page (~10 videos). User: ~2 seconds per page (20 videos). Video detail: ~1 second per video. Hashtag: ~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 Douyin. ## `keywords` (type: `array`): Search queries. Chinese or English both work. ## `sortType` (type: `string`): Sort criterion for search results. ## `publishTime` (type: `string`): Filter by recency. ## `videoIds` (type: `array`): Aweme IDs (numeric) or full https://www.douyin.com/video/ URLs. Short v.douyin.com links also accepted. ## `secUserIds` (type: `array`): Opaque sec\_uid strings from Douyin profile URLs (https://www.douyin.com/user/\). Looks like 'MS4wLjABAAAA...'. ## `hashtagIds` (type: `array`): Numeric Douyin challenge IDs (ch\_id). Pull from hashtag URLs: douyin.com/hashtag/. ## `maxItemsPerInput` (type: `integer`): Cap per keyword / user / hashtag. Each item 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" ], "sortType": "_0", "publishTime": "_0", "videoIds": [], "secUserIds": [], "hashtagIds": [], "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/douyin-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/douyin-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/douyin-pro-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=habit.zhou/douyin-pro-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Douyin Pro Scraper", "description": "Five-mode Douyin (China TikTok) scraper: keyword search, video detail, user profile + uploads, hashtag feed, hot search board. Returns caption, author, plays, likes, comments, shares, collects, cover, video URL, publish time, music. No login. For China trend research, KOL discovery, AI training.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "jfsdO3BifiFIDy2HO" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/habit.zhou~douyin-pro-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-habit.zhou-douyin-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~douyin-pro-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-habit.zhou-douyin-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~douyin-pro-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-habit.zhou-douyin-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", "hashtag", "hot" ], "type": "string", "description": "What to pull from Douyin.", "default": "search" }, "keywords": { "title": "Search keywords (search mode)", "uniqueItems": true, "type": "array", "description": "Search queries. Chinese or English both work.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "sortType": { "title": "Sort type (search mode)", "enum": [ "_0", "_1", "_2" ], "type": "string", "description": "Sort criterion for search results.", "default": "_0" }, "publishTime": { "title": "Publish time filter (search mode)", "enum": [ "_0", "_1", "_7", "_180" ], "type": "string", "description": "Filter by recency.", "default": "_0" }, "videoIds": { "title": "Video IDs or URLs (videos mode)", "type": "array", "description": "Aweme IDs (numeric) or full https://www.douyin.com/video/ URLs. Short v.douyin.com links also accepted.", "default": [], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "secUserIds": { "title": "User sec_uids (user mode)", "type": "array", "description": "Opaque sec_uid strings from Douyin profile URLs (https://www.douyin.com/user/). Looks like 'MS4wLjABAAAA...'.", "default": [], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "hashtagIds": { "title": "Hashtag challenge IDs (hashtag mode)", "type": "array", "description": "Numeric Douyin challenge IDs (ch_id). Pull from hashtag URLs: douyin.com/hashtag/.", "default": [], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxItemsPerInput": { "title": "Max items per input", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 1000, "type": "integer", "description": "Cap per keyword / user / hashtag. Each item 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 } } } } } } } } } } ```