TikTok Live Search Scraper

What does TikTok Live Search Scraper do?

Search public TikTok LIVE rooms by keyword and get one structured row per currently broadcasting room: streamer handle, nickname, room title, viewer count, category, follower count, cover image, and live URL. Runs on Apify without a TikTok login. Usable from the Console, API, schedules, and Apify MCP.

Why use this Actor?

• Discover active LIVE creators by topic (gaming, makeup, shop, sports) without knowing handles in advance
• Monitor niches for talent scouting, live-shopping research, or competitive awareness
• Feed MCP / agent workflows a predictable room schema with honest empty and blocked outcomes
• Pay only for saved live rooms ($0.005 each) plus a tiny start fee — platform usage is passed through to the run user

Best fit and routing

Starting point	Use
Keywords / topics	This Actor
Known usernames	TikTok Live Status Monitor
Chat / room URL / category discover	TikTok Live Scraper
Videos or profiles	other tiktok-* Actors in the portfolio

How to use

1. Open the Actor in Apify Console
2. Enter one or more keywords (prefill: gaming)
3. Optionally set maxResultsPerKeyword, region, or minViewers
4. Run and download the dataset (JSON, CSV, Excel) or read it via API / MCP

Input

Field	Meaning
keywords	Required topic list, e.g. ["gaming","makeup"]
maxResultsPerKeyword	Cap per keyword (default 10, max 50)
region	Residential proxy country pin (default US)
minViewers	Optional viewer floor
dedupeAcrossKeywords	Save each room once across keywords (default true)
includeStreamUrls	Optional ephemeral FLV/RTMP URLs (default false)

Example:

{
  "keywords": ["gaming"],
  "maxResultsPerKeyword": 5,
  "region": "US",
  "includeStreamUrls": false
}

Output

One dataset row per distinct live room. Example fields:

Field	Example
keyword	gaming
rank	1
username	demouser
roomTitle	Have a nice day!
viewerCount	7917
category	Gaming
liveUrl	https://www.tiktok.com/@demouser/live
scrapedAt	2026-09-29T12:00:00.000Z

Pricing

Pay per event with platform usage paid by the run user:

• Actor start: $0.00005
• Live room found: $0.005

A 5-room gaming sample costs about $0.02505 in PPE events (plus Residential usage). Empty truthful searches are not charged for rooms.

Limits and responsible use

• Public currently-live rooms only — not chat, recordings, offline accounts, or historical replays
• TikTok may temporarily challenge Residential traffic; the Actor reports UPSTREAM_FAILED instead of inventing rows
• Use for legitimate research and monitoring. Respect TikTok Terms of Service and applicable privacy law
• Stream URLs (when enabled) expire quickly and must not be treated as durable media archives

Support

Open an Issue on the Actor page for bugs or feature requests. Custom workflows available on request.