# TikTok Trending Hashtags, Sounds & Creators — Creative Center (`johnveds15/tiktok-trending-scraper`) Actor

Scrapes TikTok Creative Center public data: trending hashtags, sounds, and creators by country and time window. No login required.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/johnveds15/tiktok-trending-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [John Vedovino II](https://apify.com/johnveds15) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Marketing
- **Stats:** 3 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

$2.00 / 1,000 trending items

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

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

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# README

## TikTok Trending Hashtags, Sounds & Creators Scraper

Scrapes TikTok Creative Center's public trending data — no login required.

### What it does

Fetches live trending data from TikTok's Creative Center API (the same data powering [ads.tiktok.com/creative-center](https://ads.tiktok.com/creative-center)):

- **Trending hashtags** — rank, view count, video count, trend velocity
- **Trending sounds** — rank, artist, usage count
- **Trending creators** — rank, followers, average views

All results are filterable by country and time window (7 or 30 days).

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `countryCode` | string | `US` | ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 (e.g. US, GB, JP, BR) |
| `period` | integer | `7` | Trending window in days (7 or 30) |
| `categories` | array | all | Which to scrape: `hashtags`, `sounds`, `creators` |
| `limit` | integer | `20` | Items per category (max 50) |

### Output

Each item in the dataset:

```json
{
  "rank": 1,
  "category": "hashtag",
  "name": "fyp",
  "viewCount": 48291000,
  "videoCnt": 5420,
  "trendChange": 3,
  "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp",
  "countryCode": "US",
  "period": 7,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-22T11:00:00.000Z"
}
```

### Use cases

- Content strategy: find rising hashtags before they peak
- Competitor analysis: track which sounds/creators dominate a region
- Market research: compare trend velocity across countries
- Feed into downstream automation (alerts, dashboards, ad targeting)

### Notes

Uses TikTok's Creative Center API, which is publicly accessible without authentication. No cookies or login required. Rate-limited to reasonable use; not intended for bulk continuous polling.

# Actor input Schema

## `countryCode` (type: `string`):

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (e.g. US, GB, DE, JP, BR).

## `period` (type: `integer`):

Trending window in days: 7 (last week) or 30 (last month).

## `categories` (type: `array`):

Which categories to scrape: hashtags, sounds, creators.

## `limit` (type: `integer`):

Number of trending items to fetch per category (max 50).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "countryCode": "US",
  "period": 7,
  "categories": [
    "hashtags",
    "sounds",
    "creators"
  ],
  "limit": 20
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `rank` (type: `string`):

Position on the trending list (1 = top)

## `category` (type: `string`):

One of: hashtag, sound, creator

## `name` (type: `string`):

Hashtag text, sound title, or creator display name

## `viewCount` (type: `string`):

Total views or play count

## `trendChange` (type: `string`):

Rank change vs previous period (positive = rising)

## `url` (type: `string`):

Direct link to the hashtag, sound, or creator on TikTok

## `countryCode` (type: `string`):

ISO 3166-1 country code used for this result

## `period` (type: `string`):

Trending window used: 7 or 30

## `scrapedAt` (type: `string`):

ISO 8601 timestamp

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("johnveds15/tiktok-trending-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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("johnveds15/tiktok-trending-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 '{}' |
apify call johnveds15/tiktok-trending-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,johnveds15/tiktok-trending-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/CiTubIw1g6ZtIBk4t/builds/GXnprDdkfJIEzXf0q/openapi.json