Kuaishou Scraper 快手 — Videos, Comments, Creators & Hot Lists

Get structured data from Kuaishou (快手), China's second-largest short-video app: videos by keyword, video details, comments with replies, creator profiles and their videos, creator search and the live hot boards. No login, no cookies, no proxy to set up.

What it does

Input	You get
Search keyword	Videos matching the keyword, about 20 per page
Video link, share link or id	The full video row
Creator profile link or id	The creator's videos, latest or most popular first
includeCreatorProfile	Followers, following, video count, total likes, verification, bio, location, schools
Creator-search keyword	Creators matching a name or topic, with followers and video count
includeComments / includeReplies	Comments of every video in the run, and the replies under them
hotBoards	Kuaishou's live hot boards, about 50 ranked terms each
rankings	Live, shopping, brand, hot-people and music rankings, 50 entries per tab
Live-search keyword	Live rooms on air right now, with viewers and likes
Hashtag-search keyword	Hashtags with their video count and plays
Music-search keyword	Songs and sounds with artist, audio link and usage

Every row carries a type: video, comment, reply, creator, hot-search, ranking-row, live-room, tag or music. The dataset has Videos, Comments, Creators, Hot boards, Rankings, Live rooms and Hashtags and music views.

How It Works

Input

Field	Type	Description
keywords	string[]	Search keywords. A video found by two keywords is returned once.
maxResultsPerKeyword	integer	Videos per keyword. Default 50.
videoUrls	string[]	kuaishou.com/short-video/… links, v.kuaishou.com/… share links, or video ids.
creators	string[]	kuaishou.com/profile/… links or creator ids.
includeCreatorProfile	boolean	Add a full creator row per creator (billed creator-profile).
includeCreatorVideos	boolean	Return the creator's videos. Default on.
creatorVideoOrder	string	latest (default) or popular.
maxVideosPerCreator	integer	Default 40.
creatorKeywords / maxCreatorsPerKeyword	string[] / integer	Find creators by keyword. Default 20 per keyword.
includeComments / maxCommentsPerVideo	boolean / integer	Comment rows, about 30 per page. Default 30.
includeReplies / maxRepliesPerComment	boolean / integer	Reply rows under each comment. Default 10.
hotBoards	string[]	Any of hot, entertainment, society, useful.
rankings	string[]	Any of liveTop, shoppingTop, brandTop, hotPeople, music.
rankingCategories	string[]	Tab names in Chinese (音乐, 舞蹈, 游戏 for live; 美妆, 汽车, 手机, 食品饮料 for brands). Empty returns each ranking's main tab.
maxItemsPerRanking	integer	Rows per ranking tab. Default 50.
liveKeywords / maxLiveRoomsPerKeyword	string[] / integer	Live rooms on air. Default 20 per keyword.
tagKeywords / maxTagsPerKeyword	string[] / integer	Hashtag search. Default 10 per keyword.
musicKeywords / maxMusicPerKeyword	string[] / integer	Music search. Default 40 per keyword.
maxItems	integer	Cap on video rows per run. Default 100.

Example: search with comments

{
  "keywords": ["咖啡", "露营"],
  "maxResultsPerKeyword": 100,
  "includeComments": true,
  "maxCommentsPerVideo": 20,
  "maxItems": 200
}

Example: a creator with profile and latest videos

{
  "creators": ["https://www.kuaishou.com/profile/3xgevw3ryternmi"],
  "includeCreatorProfile": true,
  "maxVideosPerCreator": 60
}

Example: hot boards and rankings

{
  "hotBoards": ["hot", "entertainment"],
  "rankings": ["brandTop", "liveTop"],
  "rankingCategories": ["美妆", "汽车"]
}

Example: live rooms, hashtags and music for a topic

{ "liveKeywords": ["咖啡"], "tagKeywords": ["咖啡"], "musicKeywords": ["咖啡"] }

Output

Video:

{
  "type": "video",
  "source": "url",
  "videoId": "5231775541495074377",
  "webId": "3xwj3denedfszne",
  "url": "https://www.kuaishou.com/short-video/3xwj3denedfszne",
  "caption": "咖咖啡致癌是真的吗？ #健康 #医学科普 #生活常识 #致癌物",
  "hashtags": ["健康", "医学科普", "生活常识", "致癌物"],
  "publishedAt": "2024-11-28T08:20:42.083Z",
  "durationSeconds": 78,
  "views": 339852,
  "likes": 3526,
  "comments": 290,
  "shares": 2436,
  "collects": 711,
  "creatorId": "1265518419",
  "creatorName": "胸外科张志功医师",
  "creatorHandle": "DrZhangzhigong",
  "creatorUrl": "https://www.kuaishou.com/profile/3xgevw3ryternmi",
  "creatorVerified": true,
  "creatorVerifiedAs": "湖南省人民医院胸外一病区医生",
  "width": 720,
  "height": 1280
}

Video rows also carry coverUrl, videoUrl, qualities[] (label, size, codec and a link per quality), creatorAvatar, creatorGender, soundName and, for search rows, searchKeyword. Media links are signed by Kuaishou and expire after a while.

Creator:

{
  "type": "creator",
  "creatorId": "1265518419",
  "url": "https://www.kuaishou.com/profile/3xgevw3ryternmi",
  "name": "胸外科张志功医师",
  "handle": "DrZhangzhigong",
  "isVerified": true,
  "verifiedAs": "湖南省人民医院胸外一病区医生",
  "followers": 38553,
  "following": 327,
  "videoCount": 1411,
  "totalLikes": 282369,
  "ipLocation": "湖南",
  "city": "湖南 长沙市",
  "schools": ["中南大学"]
}

Comment and reply:

{
  "type": "comment",
  "videoId": "5231775541495074377",
  "commentId": "1014765527224",
  "text": "长期每天喝一杯呢。14岁",
  "likes": 25,
  "replyCount": 8,
  "postedAt": "2025-07-04T02:03:06.951Z",
  "author": "妳的凝",
  "authorLocation": "湖南"
}

A reply row has the same columns plus parentCommentId and replyToUser, and follows its comment in the dataset.

Hot board term:

{
  "type": "hot-search",
  "board": "hot",
  "boardName": "热榜",
  "rank": 1,
  "keyword": "人社部动员未参保人参保",
  "hotValue": 11650496,
  "viewCount": 12334615
}

Ranking entry, live room, hashtag and song:

{ "type": "ranking-row", "ranking": "brandTop", "category": "汽车", "rank": 1, "title": "捷途", "hotValue": 222000, "hotText": "22.2万", "creatorId": "1806424049", "isLive": false }

{ "type": "live-room", "searchKeyword": "咖啡", "liveStreamId": "rHgmnJhuehQ", "title": "「瑞幸咖啡」直播福利来啦", "viewers": 0, "likes": 195, "creatorId": "3819263008", "creatorName": "瑞幸咖啡官方团购优惠券" }

{ "type": "tag", "searchKeyword": "咖啡", "tagId": "7004", "name": "咖啡", "videoCount": 9993430, "playsText": "10.7b次播放" }

{ "type": "music", "searchKeyword": "咖啡", "musicId": "5x7vqpaeyq93jzw", "name": "咖啡", "artist": "薇妮", "durationSeconds": 237, "isOriginal": true, "videoCount": 820 }

Pricing

Pay per event. You pay for rows you receive; a failed lookup costs nothing.

Event	When	Price
Actor start	Once per run	$0.005
Video	Each video row	$0.003
Comment	Each comment or reply row	$0.002
Creator profile	Each full creator row	$0.02
Creator search result	Each creator found by keyword	$0.002
Hot search term	Each hot board term	$0.001
Ranking row	Each entry of a ranking	$0.001
Live room	Each live room found by keyword	$0.003
Hashtag	Each hashtag found by keyword	$0.002
Music	Each song found by keyword	$0.002

1,000 videos from search cost $3. Set a maximum cost per run in the run options and the Actor stops there with what it has.

FAQ

Do I need a Kuaishou account, cookies or a proxy? No.

How many results does a keyword return? Usually a few hundred. The Actor stops a keyword early when further pages bring almost nothing new.

Can I get a creator's videos from a profile link? Yes. Paste the profile link into creators. Add includeCreatorProfile for the follower numbers.

Are the video files downloaded? No. Each row has direct links (videoUrl, qualities[]) you can download from while they are valid.

Why is a run with comments and replies slower? Replies are fetched per comment. Lower maxRepliesPerComment or turn replies off for a faster run.

Is Kwai (the international app) covered? No, this Actor covers Kuaishou (快手), the mainland China app.

🤖 For AI Agents & LLM Apps

Purpose: Kuaishou (快手) videos, comments, creators and hot boards as structured JSON.

Minimal input: {"keywords": ["咖啡"], "maxResultsPerKeyword": 20}

Output: rows with type = video | comment | reply | creator | hot-search | ranking-row | live-room | tag | music. Videos: videoId, url, caption, hashtags, publishedAt, durationSeconds, views, likes, comments, shares, collects, creatorId, creatorName, creatorUrl, videoUrl. Comments: videoId, commentId, text, likes, replyCount, postedAt, author. Replies add parentCommentId.

Behaviors to know: maxItems caps video rows only. Comments apply to every video in the run. Free-plan runs return up to 100 videos.

⚠️ Disclaimer

This Actor collects publicly available data only. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Kuaishou. You are responsible for using the data in line with applicable laws and Kuaishou's terms, including rules on personal data.

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