# TikTok Comments Scraper (`harpoon/tiktok-comments-scraper`) Actor

Scrape the comments and replies of public TikTok posts - text, authors, likes, and timestamps.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/harpoon/tiktok-comments-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Harpoon](https://apify.com/harpoon) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.00 / 1,000 comments

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## TikTok Comments Scraper

Scrape the comments and replies of any public TikTok post - text, authors, likes, and timestamps - as one clean dataset. Paste post URLs, press **Start**, and export JSON/CSV/Excel.

### What can this Actor do?

- **All comments on a post** - top-level comments paginated up to your `max_comments` cap.
- **Replies included (optional)** - fetch each comment's replies too; they are fetched in parallel and capped per comment so runs stay fast.
- **Author details** - username, nickname, id, and avatar for every commenter.
- **Engagement signal** - likes per comment, plus the comment's own reply count.
- **Reply threading** - replies carry `is_reply: true` and their `parent_comment_id`, so you can rebuild threads.
- **Deduplicated** - a comment never appears twice, even across pages.

### Why use this Actor?

- **No code required** - the input form is prefilled with a working example; press Start and it runs as-is.
- **Fast replies** - replies are fetched concurrently (configurable), not one-by-one.
- **Reliable at scale** - rotating proxy pool, request hedging, and automatic retries handle TikTok's variability.
- **Clean schema** - a single flat row per comment, ready for your warehouse, sheet, or dashboard.
- **Pay per result** - you only pay for the comments that actually land in the dataset.

### How to use it

1. Open the **Input** tab.
2. Paste one or more post URLs into **Posts**.
3. Set **Max comments per post** (default `100`).
4. Leave **Include replies** on to also capture replies, and set **Max replies per comment** (default `20`).
5. Press **Start** and download your data from the **Output** tab.

```json
{
  "posts": ["https://www.tiktok.com/@mahmoudridaabbas/video/7510595766524710149"],
  "max_comments": 100,
  "include_replies": true,
  "max_replies_per_comment": 20
}
```

Accepted post references: `https://www.tiktok.com/@user/video/<id>`, `/photo/<id>`, or a bare numeric post id.

### Output

One dataset row per comment (and per reply):

```json
{
  "id": "7679295720671396616",
  "post_id": "7510595766524710149",
  "post_url": "https://www.tiktok.com/video/7510595766524710149",
  "text": "free palestina❤‍🩹",
  "created_at": 1787975380,
  "like_count": 141,
  "reply_count": 2,
  "is_reply": false,
  "parent_comment_id": "",
  "author_id": "7614149955695461394",
  "author_username": "fladosinagaa331",
  "author_nickname": "tipis tipis 🜲",
  "author_avatar_url": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-eu.com/tos-alisg-avt-0068/a66dd4701510d688a34ef0cb5...",
  "language": "en",
  "scraped_at": "2026-09-18T14:07:26Z"
}
```

A reply to that comment looks like:

```json
{
  "id": "7679295720671396620",
  "post_id": "7510595766524710149",
  "post_url": "https://www.tiktok.com/video/7510595766524710149",
  "text": "@fladosinagaa331 ❤‍🩹",
  "created_at": 1787975450,
  "like_count": 3,
  "reply_count": 0,
  "is_reply": true,
  "parent_comment_id": "7679295720671396616",
  "author_id": "7614149955695461394",
  "author_username": "fladosinagaa331",
  "author_nickname": "tipis tipis 🜲",
  "author_avatar_url": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-eu.com/tos-alisg-avt-0068/a66dd4701510d688a34ef0cb5...",
  "language": "en",
  "scraped_at": "2026-09-18T14:07:26Z"
}
```

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `id` | Comment id |
| `post_id` | Numeric id of the post |
| `post_url` | Canonical post URL |
| `text` | Comment text |
| `created_at` | Unix creation timestamp |
| `like_count` | Likes on the comment |
| `reply_count` | Number of replies the comment has |
| `is_reply` | `true` for replies, `false` for top-level comments |
| `parent_comment_id` | The top-level comment a reply belongs to (empty for top-level) |
| `author_id` / `author_username` / `author_nickname` / `author_avatar_url` | Commenter identity |
| `language` | Detected comment language |
| `scraped_at` | When the row was collected (ISO 8601) |

### Pricing

This Actor is billed per **1,000 results** (one result = one comment or reply). See the **Pricing** tab for the current rate. A run that returns no comments is not charged.

### FAQ

**Do I need cookies or a login?** No. Public posts only - no TikTok account required. The Actor uses a managed signature service and rotating residential proxies under the hood.

**Do replies count toward `max_comments`?** No. `max_comments` caps top-level comments; replies are additional rows bounded by `max_replies_per_comment`.

**How do I turn replies off?** Clear **Include replies** in the input. Top-level comments are always fetched.

**Can I run several posts at once?** Yes. Add one post URL per line; they are fetched in parallel.

### Limitations

- Only public posts.
- Comments TikTok hides or filters are not returned.
- Very large threads take longer; raise `max_replies_per_comment` or `TT_REPLY_CONCURRENCY` (`PROXY_*`/secrets) to tune speed versus depth.
- Result order follows TikTok's own comment ranking.

### Integrate with your stack

Export the dataset as JSON, CSV, Excel, or XML, or pull it from the Apify API. You can also run this Actor from the [Apify MCP server](https://apify.com/apify/actors-mcp-server) so AI agents can call it directly.

# Actor input Schema

## `posts` (type: `array`):

<b>Public TikTok post URLs</b>, one per line. Accepts <code>https://www.tiktok.com/@mahmoudridaabbas/video/7510595766524710149</code>, a <code>/photo/</code> URL, or a bare numeric post id. Duplicates are removed automatically.

## `max_comments` (type: `integer`):

How many top-level comments to return per post. Replies are additional rows (see below), so the final row count can be higher.

## `include_replies` (type: `boolean`):

Also fetch the replies under each top-level comment. Replies are fetched in parallel and are added on top of <b>Max comments per post</b>.

## `max_replies_per_comment` (type: `integer`):

Cap on replies fetched for each top-level comment. Ignored when <b>Include replies</b> is off.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "posts": [
    "https://www.tiktok.com/@mahmoudridaabbas/video/7510595766524710149"
  ],
  "max_comments": 100,
  "include_replies": true,
  "max_replies_per_comment": 20
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

One row per scraped comment (and reply). Export as JSON, CSV, Excel, or XML.

# 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 = {
    "posts": [
        "https://www.tiktok.com/@mahmoudridaabbas/video/7510595766524710149"
    ],
    "max_comments": 100,
    "include_replies": true,
    "max_replies_per_comment": 20
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("harpoon/tiktok-comments-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 = {
    "posts": ["https://www.tiktok.com/@mahmoudridaabbas/video/7510595766524710149"],
    "max_comments": 100,
    "include_replies": True,
    "max_replies_per_comment": 20,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("harpoon/tiktok-comments-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 '{
  "posts": [
    "https://www.tiktok.com/@mahmoudridaabbas/video/7510595766524710149"
  ],
  "max_comments": 100,
  "include_replies": true,
  "max_replies_per_comment": 20
}' |
apify call harpoon/tiktok-comments-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,harpoon/tiktok-comments-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/MR43dcoagGmmvl3LL/builds/jzwKUUPMwWZuKRAl8/openapi.json