# TikTok Profile Posts Scraper (`harpoon/tiktok-profile-posts-scraper`) Actor

Scrape the videos of public TikTok profiles - captions, authors, stats, music, hashtags, and video URLs.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/harpoon/tiktok-profile-posts-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 profile posts

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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 Profile Posts Scraper

Scrape the videos of any public TikTok profile - captions, authors, stats, music, hashtags, and video URLs - in one clean dataset. Paste a profile URL or `@handle`, press **Start**, and get structured JSON/CSV/Excel.

### What can this Actor do?

- **Videos of any public profile** - latest videos first, paginated until it reaches your `max_videos` cap.
- **Profile plus content in one row** - each row carries the author's followers, total likes, and video count alongside the video stats.
- **Full engagement metrics** - plays, likes, comments, shares, and collects per video.
- **Media and music details** - cover, dynamic cover, play/download URLs, sound title, artist, and duration.
- **Hashtags** - extracted as a clean array.
- **Deduplicated** - a video 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.
- **Reliable at scale** - rotating proxy pool, request hedging, and automatic retries handle TikTok's variability.
- **Clean schema** - a single flat row per video, ready for your warehouse, sheet, or dashboard.
- **Pay per result** - you only pay for the videos that actually land in the dataset.

### How to use it

1. Open the **Input** tab.
2. Paste one or more profile URLs or `@handles` into **Profiles**.
3. Set **Max videos per profile** (default `100`).
4. Press **Start** and download your data from the **Output** tab.

```json
{
  "profiles": ["https://www.tiktok.com/@mahmoudridaabbas"],
  "max_videos": 100
}
```

Accepted profile references: `https://www.tiktok.com/@user`, `@user`, or `user`.

### Output

One dataset row per video:

```json
{
  "id": "7510595766524710149",
  "profile_username": "mahmoudridaabbas",
  "description": "🥹🥀#gaza #palestine #freepalestine #support #fypシ゚",
  "created_at": 1748696852,
  "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@mahmoudridaabbas/video/7510595766524710149",
  "author": {
    "username": "mahmoudridaabbas",
    "nickname": "Mahmoud Abbas /Palestine",
    "id": "7206569119830672410",
    "sec_uid": "MS4wLjABAAAA_BrZcjaxkyDTWXD4CWdpKw7noYN_na2xFI2ttMV4THAXq0O6xRRUR2LyEOYdRw6N",
    "verified": true,
    "private": false,
    "signature": "الحساب الرسمي لفلسطين ...",
    "avatar_url": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-eu.com/tos-alisg-avt-0068/e5ee49b75246bfae0df69669c...",
    "follower_count": 173400,
    "following_count": 28,
    "video_count": 157,
    "heart_count": 356800
  },
  "stats": {
    "play_count": 70400,
    "like_count": 5531,
    "comment_count": 412,
    "share_count": 276,
    "collect_count": 307
  },
  "music": {
    "id": "7327265877370784514",
    "title": "suara asli - Hijrah ja",
    "author_name": "JojoMBUD",
    "duration": 23,
    "original": true,
    "play_url": "https://v45.tiktokcdn-eu.com/bd730a9dd7d835efe6228082b8baf3c1/6aae955c/video/tos/alis..."
  },
  "hashtags": ["gaza", "palestine", "freepalestine", "support", "fypシ゚"],
  "video": {
    "duration": 0,
    "ratio": "",
    "width": 0,
    "height": 0,
    "definition": "",
    "cover_url": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-eu.com/tos-maliva-i-photomode-us/1292ab79a3a54756aa...",
    "dynamic_cover_url": "",
    "play_url": "",
    "download_url": ""
  },
  "scraped_at": "2026-09-18T13:59:29Z"
}
```

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `id` | Numeric video id |
| `profile_username` | The profile you requested |
| `description` | Video caption |
| `created_at` | Unix creation timestamp |
| `url` | Canonical video URL |
| `author` | Author profile: username, nickname, id, sec\_uid, verified, bio, avatar, follower/following/video/heart counts |
| `stats` | `play_count`, `like_count`, `comment_count`, `share_count`, `collect_count` |
| `music` | Sound id, title, artist, duration, original flag, play URL |
| `hashtags` | Array of hashtags |
| `video` | Duration, ratio, dimensions, definition, cover/dynamic cover/play/download URLs |
| `scraped_at` | When the row was collected (ISO 8601) |

### Pricing

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

### FAQ

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

**Can I scrape private profiles?** No. Private accounts and videos are not returned.

**How recent are the videos?** Newest first, as TikTok orders the profile grid. Long profiles are paginated until `max_videos` is reached or the profile is exhausted.

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

### Limitations

- Only public profiles.
- `max_videos` caps the returned rows; very large profiles take longer.
- Video `play_url`/`download_url` are signed CDN links and can expire; re-run to refresh them.
- Result order and availability follow TikTok's own profile feed.

### 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

## `profiles` (type: `array`):

<b>Public TikTok profile URLs or @handles</b>, one per line. Accepts <code>https://www.tiktok.com/@mahmoudridaabbas</code>, <code>@mahmoudridaabbas</code>, or <code>mahmoudridaabbas</code>. Duplicates are removed automatically.

## `max_videos` (type: `integer`):

How many recent videos to return per profile. Higher values take longer and increase cost.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "profiles": [
    "https://www.tiktok.com/@mahmoudridaabbas",
    "@nike"
  ],
  "max_videos": 100
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

One row per scraped video. 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 = {
    "profiles": [
        "https://www.tiktok.com/@mahmoudridaabbas"
    ],
    "max_videos": 100
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("harpoon/tiktok-profile-posts-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 = {
    "profiles": ["https://www.tiktok.com/@mahmoudridaabbas"],
    "max_videos": 100,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("harpoon/tiktok-profile-posts-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 '{
  "profiles": [
    "https://www.tiktok.com/@mahmoudridaabbas"
  ],
  "max_videos": 100
}' |
apify call harpoon/tiktok-profile-posts-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,harpoon/tiktok-profile-posts-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/wgojcEwCtdEPfVstB/builds/xZgh8ook05mxdyUTs/openapi.json