# TikTok Video Scraper (`hgservices/tiktok-video-scraper`) Actor

Extract TikTok video data — views, likes, comments, shares, author info, music details, hashtags, and a direct download URL. Paste one or more TikTok links and get structured results. No login or API key required.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/hgservices/tiktok-video-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Harish Garg](https://apify.com/hgservices) (community)
- **Categories:** Videos, Social media, AI
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 video scrapeds

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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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".

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## TikTok Video Scraper

### What does TikTok Video Scraper do?

**TikTok Video Scraper** extracts metadata and a downloadable video URL from one or more TikTok video links. No login or API keys needed. Paste your TikTok video URLs and get structured data including view counts, likes, comments, shares, author info, music details, and a direct download link.

Run it on the [Apify platform](https://apify.com) to get API access, scheduling, webhook integrations, and monitoring out of the box.

### Why use TikTok Video Scraper?

- **Fast and affordable** — each video takes seconds to process and costs a fraction of a cent.
- **No login or API key required** — works with publicly available data.
- **Structured output** — get clean JSON with all video metadata fields.
- **Direct download URLs** — each result includes a working video download link.
- **Batch processing** — pass multiple video URLs in a single run.

Use cases:

- Social media monitoring and analytics
- Content research and trend analysis
- Archiving public video metadata
- Building datasets for research

### How to use TikTok Video Scraper

1. Go to the TikTok Video Scraper Actor page on Apify.
2. Click **Start**.
3. Paste one or more TikTok video URLs into the **Video URLs** field.
4. Click **Run**.
5. When the run finishes, view or download the results from the **Dataset** tab.

### Input

The Actor accepts a list of TikTok video URLs. Each URL must follow the format:

```
https://www.tiktok.com/@handle/video/1234567890123456789
```

Example input:

```json
{
    "videoUrls": [
        "https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktok/video/7670293981833612574"
    ]
}
```

### Output

Each video produces one row with the following fields. You can download the dataset in various formats such as JSON, HTML, CSV, or Excel.

Example output:

```json
{
    "videoId": "7670293981833612574",
    "videoUrl": "https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktok/video/7670293981833612574",
    "description": "Video description text #hashtag",
    "createTime": 1716000000,
    "likes": 150000,
    "comments": 3200,
    "plays": 5000000,
    "shares": 12000,
    "saves": 8500,
    "authorUniqueId": "tiktok",
    "authorNickname": "TikTok",
    "musicTitle": "Original Sound",
    "hashtags": ["hashtag"],
    "duration": 30,
    "downloadUrl": "https://www.tiktok.com/..."
}
```

### Data fields

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| videoId | string | TikTok video ID |
| videoUrl | string | Full URL to the video |
| description | string | Video caption text |
| createTime | number | Unix timestamp of the post |
| likes | number | Number of likes (diggs) |
| comments | number | Number of comments |
| plays | number | Number of views |
| shares | number | Number of shares |
| saves | number | Number of saves (collects) |
| authorUniqueId | string | Author's unique handle |
| authorNickname | string | Author's display name |
| musicTitle | string | Title of the music track |
| hashtags | array | List of hashtag strings |
| duration | number | Video length in seconds |
| downloadUrl | string | Direct download URL (www.tiktok.com hosted) |

### Cost estimation

A typical run processes one video in under 10 seconds and costs well under $0.01 in platform compute units. You can scrape hundreds of videos in a single run at very low cost.

### Tips

- **Batch by author** — if you have several videos from the same author, include them all in one run. The Actor processes them more efficiently together.
- **Very old videos** — very old videos on accounts with thousands of posts may take longer to find or may not be available.

### FAQ and support

**Is this legal?** This Actor accesses only publicly available data that any web browser can see. Always review TikTok's Terms of Service before use.

**The download URL is missing for some videos.** Some videos may not have a download URL available. This depends on the video's privacy settings and regional restrictions.

**My video was not found.** Very old videos on accounts with a large number of posts may not be reachable. Try with a newer video to confirm the Actor works for your use case.

For issues and feature requests, visit the **Issues** tab. Need a custom solution? Reach out through Apify.

# Actor input Schema

## `videoUrls` (type: `array`):

One or more TikTok video URLs in the format https://www.tiktok.com/@handle/video/ID

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "videoUrls": [
    "https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktok/video/7670293981833612574"
  ]
}
```

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "videoUrls": [
        "https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktok/video/7670293981833612574"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("hgservices/tiktok-video-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 = { "videoUrls": ["https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktok/video/7670293981833612574"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("hgservices/tiktok-video-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 '{
  "videoUrls": [
    "https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktok/video/7670293981833612574"
  ]
}' |
apify call hgservices/tiktok-video-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,hgservices/tiktok-video-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/zCMfAvVIPNJqvFE0E/builds/pvquAc05cJYH11GSy/openapi.json