Bilibili Scraper - Videos, Search & Trending (哔哩哔哩)

Scrape Bilibili videos by keyword, video URL or the trending (热门) list and export views, likes, coins, favorites, comments, danmaku, author and tags to JSON, CSV or Excel. Built for brand monitoring, influencer discovery, China market research and AI/RAG datasets. No login, no cookies, no browser — and about 5× cheaper than other Bilibili scrapers.

What you get

• Video data: BV ID, title, description, thumbnail, duration, category, tags, publish date
• Engagement: views, likes, coins, favorites, shares, comments count, danmaku (bullet comments) count
• Creator: UP主 name, user ID and channel link

Sample output

{
  "bvid": "BV1rpWjevEip",
  "aid": 113006243481679,
  "url": "https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1rpWjevEip",
  "title": "【全748集】目前B站最全最细的Python零基础全套教程",
  "author": "Python官方课程",
  "authorId": 3546597933714079,
  "authorUrl": "https://space.bilibili.com/3546597933714079",
  "thumbnail": "https://i2.hdslb.com/bfs/archive/a979056b1a32012cdd00d48fbc3732d253e30620.jpg",
  "views": 20910089,
  "likes": 576400,
  "coins": 410683,
  "favorites": 886400,
  "shares": 103671,
  "comments": 362096,
  "danmaku": 133474,
  "durationSec": 143894,
  "category": "计算机技术",
  "tags": ["程序员", "Python教程", "Python入门零基础"],
  "publishedAt": "2024-08-22T14:59:18.000Z",
  "source": "search:python",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-18T10:00:00.000Z"
}

How to use (3 steps)

1. Enter search keywords (Chinese or English), paste video URLs, or tick Include trending.
2. Set Max results (you only pay for results you get).
3. Click Start, then download as JSON, CSV, Excel — or call it via API / MCP.

Input

Field	What it does	Example
searchKeywords	Search Bilibili videos (up to 1,000 per keyword)	["原神", "iPhone 17"]
videoUrls	Full stats for specific videos (BV, av or full URL)	["BV1rpWjevEip"]
includeTrending	Add the current 热门 popular list	true
sortBy	Relevance, most views, newest, most danmaku, most favorites	"pubdate"
includeDetails	Add coins, shares and exact likes to search results	true
maxItems	Stop after N results in total	500
maxItemsPerQuery	Cap per keyword	200

Pricing in plain words

Pay per result: about $4 per 1,000 videos, plus a tiny start fee. 100 videos ≈ $0.40. No monthly rental. Apify's free plan ($5/month credit) covers more than 1,000 videos to try it out.

FAQ

Do I need a Bilibili account or cookies? No. The scraper uses Bilibili's public web data only.

Can I scrape Bilibili search results by newest? Yes — set Sort search results by to Newest to monitor new videos for a brand or keyword. Schedule it daily for brand monitoring.

How many results per keyword? Bilibili's own search shows max 50 pages × 20 = 1,000 videos per keyword. Use several related keywords to collect more.

Does it get comments, danmaku or creator profiles? This Actor returns their counts. Full comment text is in our companion Bilibili Comments Scraper (see Related Actors).

I get 412 errors / few results. Bilibili rate-limits some data-center IPs. Re-run with the proxy set to RESIDENTIAL; the scraper retries automatically.

Is it legal? It collects only publicly visible video data. You are responsible for using the data in line with Bilibili's terms and the laws in your country (e.g. GDPR / PIPL). Don't use it to collect private personal data.

Use via API / MCP

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/kodenova~bilibili-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<APIFY_TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"searchKeywords":["原神"],"maxItems":50,"sortBy":"pubdate"}'

AI agents (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor) can call this Actor through the Apify MCP server: https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=kodenova/bilibili-scraper.

Related Actors

• Bilibili Comments Scraper — full comment text and replies
• Bilibili Creator (UP主) Scraper — profile and all videos of a channel (coming soon)

Need a custom scraper for another Chinese or Asian platform? Open an issue on this Actor and describe what you need.