# TikTok Creative Center Top Ads Scraper (`jungle_synthesizer/tiktok-creative-center-top-ads-scraper`) Actor Scrape top-performing TikTok ads from the Creative Center. Filter by country, time period, industry, campaign objective, and sort order. Extracts ad creative metadata including video URLs, thumbnails, engagement metrics (likes, CTR, cost rank), brand names, and keywords. - **URL**: https://apify.com/jungle\_synthesizer/tiktok-creative-center-top-ads-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [BowTiedRaccoon](https://apify.com/jungle_synthesizer) (community) - **Categories:** Marketing, Social media - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per event 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 ## TikTok Creative Center Top Ads Scraper Scrape top-performing TikTok ads from the [TikTok Creative Center](https://ads.tiktok.com/business/creativecenter/inspiration/topads/pc/en). Filter by country, time period, and sort order to discover what ads are driving the most engagement on TikTok. ### What data does it extract? Each ad record includes: | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | `id` | Unique ad identifier | | `adTitle` | Ad copy / headline text | | `brandName` | Advertiser brand name | | `likeCount` | Number of likes | | `ctr` | Click-through rate (0–1 decimal) | | `costRank` | Cost rank: 1=low, 2=medium, 3=high | | `industryKey` | Industry label key (e.g. `label_13101000000` for Finance) | | `objectiveKey` | Campaign objective key (e.g. `campaign_objective_traffic`) | | `isSearchAd` | Whether the ad appears in TikTok search results | | `videoId` | TikTok video ID for the ad creative | | `videoUrl360p` | Direct MP4 video URL at 360p quality | | `videoUrl720p` | Direct MP4 video URL at 720p quality | | `coverImageUrl` | Thumbnail/cover image URL | | `videoDurationSecs` | Video duration in seconds | | `videoWidth` | Video width in pixels | | `videoHeight` | Video height in pixels | | `keywords` | Comma-separated keywords associated with the ad | | `countryCode` | Country code used when scraping | | `period` | Time period in days (7, 30, or 180) | | `scrapedAt` | ISO-8601 scrape timestamp | ### Input configuration | Parameter | Type | Default | Description | |-----------|------|---------|-------------| | `maxItems` | integer | 20 | Maximum number of top ads to return (1–300) | | `countryCode` | string | `US` | ISO 2-letter country code (e.g. US, GB, JP, DE, AU, CA, BR, FR, IN) | | `period` | integer | `7` | Days to look back: 7 (last week), 30 (last month), 180 (last 6 months) | | `orderBy` | string | `like` | Sort order: `like` (most liked) or `for_you` (TikTok recommended) | | `industryKey` | string | _(all)_ | Filter by industry key — leave empty for all industries | | `objectiveKey` | string | _(all)_ | Filter by campaign objective key — leave empty for all objectives | #### Industry key examples | Key | Industry | |-----|----------| | `label_13101000000` | Finance & Banking | | `label_13102000000` | E-commerce & Retail | | `label_13103000000` | Education | | `label_13104000000` | Entertainment | | `label_13105000000` | Food & Beverage | | `label_13106000000` | Gaming | | `label_13107000000` | Health & Beauty | | `label_13108000000` | Sports & Fitness | #### Campaign objective key examples | Key | Objective | |-----|-----------| | `campaign_objective_traffic` | Traffic | | `campaign_objective_lead_generation` | Lead Generation | | `campaign_objective_video_view` | Video Views | | `campaign_objective_app_install` | App Installs | | `campaign_objective_conversions` | Conversions | ### How it works The TikTok Creative Center top ads page loads ad data through a browser-computed authenticated API. This actor uses a real Chromium browser (via Playwright) to load the Creative Center page, intercepts the underlying API calls, and captures the paginated JSON response — including video URLs, thumbnails, engagement metrics, and keywords. Pagination is handled automatically within a single browser session: the actor intercepts the API request, overrides the page parameter, and reloads the page to collect all requested ads. ### Performance notes - Each run opens one browser session using a residential proxy - Expect 30–60 seconds for the first page load depending on TikTok server response time - Each additional page of 20 ads adds 10–15 seconds - Maximum of approximately 300 ads are available per filter combination from the Creative Center ### Example output ```json { "id": "7641858477545373716", "adTitle": "The Gunners take it to the limit in Higher or Lower!", "brandName": "Arsenal FC", "likeCount": 151453, "ctr": 0.87, "costRank": 2, "industryKey": "label_23123000000", "objectiveKey": "campaign_objective_video_view", "isSearchAd": true, "videoId": "v29025g50000d840t57og65l3rg0hgv0", "videoUrl360p": "https://v16m-default.tiktokcdn.com/...", "videoUrl720p": "https://v16m-default.tiktokcdn.com/...", "coverImageUrl": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn.com/...", "videoDurationSecs": 139.329, "videoWidth": 576, "videoHeight": 1024, "keywords": "", "countryCode": "US", "period": 7, "scrapedAt": "2026-05-27T21:30:07.917Z" } ```` ### Use cases - **Competitive analysis** — Identify top-performing ad creatives in your industry - **Creative inspiration** — Discover video formats, styles, and messaging that resonate with TikTok audiences - **Market research** — Track trending ad campaigns by country and time period - **Media monitoring** — Monitor brand advertising activity on TikTok - **Ad spend intelligence** — Understand which advertisers are investing most (via `costRank`) ### Legal This actor scrapes publicly available data from TikTok Creative Center — a marketing intelligence tool that TikTok makes freely accessible to advertisers and researchers. Please review TikTok's [Terms of Service](https://www.tiktok.com/legal/page/row/terms-of-service/en) before use. # Actor input Schema ## `sp_intended_usage` (type: `string`): Please describe how you plan to use the data extracted by this crawler. ## `sp_improvement_suggestions` (type: `string`): Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements. ## `sp_contact` (type: `string`): Provide your email address so we can get in touch with you. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of top ads to return. The Creative Center lists up to ~300 top ads per filter combination. Defaults to 20. ## `countryCode` (type: `string`): Target country for top ads. ISO 2-letter code (e.g. US, GB, JP, DE, AU, CA, BR, FR, IN). Leave empty for global results. ## `period` (type: `integer`): Number of days to look back. Options: 7 (last 7 days), 30 (last 30 days), 180 (last 6 months). ## `orderBy` (type: `string`): Sort top ads by engagement metric. Options: like (most liked), for\_you (recommended for you). ## `industryKey` (type: `string`): Filter by industry key (e.g. label\_13101000000 for Finance, label\_13102000000 for E-commerce). Leave empty for all industries. ## `objectiveKey` (type: `string`): Filter by campaign objective key (e.g. campaign\_objective\_lead\_generation, campaign\_objective\_traffic). Leave empty for all objectives. ## Actor input object example ```json { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "maxItems": 10, "countryCode": "US", "period": 7, "orderBy": "like", "industryKey": "", "objectiveKey": "" } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (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 = { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "maxItems": 10, "countryCode": "US", "period": 7, "orderBy": "like", "industryKey": "", "objectiveKey": "" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/tiktok-creative-center-top-ads-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 = { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "maxItems": 10, "countryCode": "US", "period": 7, "orderBy": "like", "industryKey": "", "objectiveKey": "", } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/tiktok-creative-center-top-ads-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 '{ "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "maxItems": 10, "countryCode": "US", "period": 7, "orderBy": "like", "industryKey": "", "objectiveKey": "" }' | apify call jungle_synthesizer/tiktok-creative-center-top-ads-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=jungle_synthesizer/tiktok-creative-center-top-ads-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "TikTok Creative Center Top Ads Scraper", "description": "Scrape top-performing TikTok ads from the Creative Center. Filter by country, time period, industry, campaign objective, and sort order. 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The Creative Center lists up to ~300 top ads per filter combination. Defaults to 20.", "default": 20 }, "countryCode": { "title": "Country Code", "type": "string", "description": "Target country for top ads. ISO 2-letter code (e.g. US, GB, JP, DE, AU, CA, BR, FR, IN). Leave empty for global results.", "default": "US" }, "period": { "title": "Time Period (days)", "type": "integer", "description": "Number of days to look back. Options: 7 (last 7 days), 30 (last 30 days), 180 (last 6 months).", "default": 7 }, "orderBy": { "title": "Sort Order", "type": "string", "description": "Sort top ads by engagement metric. Options: like (most liked), for_you (recommended for you).", "default": "like" }, "industryKey": { "title": "Industry Filter", "type": "string", "description": "Filter by industry key (e.g. label_13101000000 for Finance, label_13102000000 for E-commerce). Leave empty for all industries.", "default": "" }, "objectiveKey": { "title": "Campaign Objective Filter", "type": "string", "description": "Filter by campaign objective key (e.g. campaign_objective_lead_generation, campaign_objective_traffic). 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