TikTok Search Scraper

Search TikTok by any keyword and scrape every matching video — no login, no cookies. Paste one or more keywords and get back the videos TikTok's search ranks for them, each with URL, description, posting date, play / like / comment / share / save counts, the creator's handle and follower count, music, and hashtags. From $0.49 per 1,000 videos. Export as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

Why Use This Scraper?

• Real search results — the same ranked results the TikTok app shows for a query, including videos posted hours ago.
• No TikTok account needed — no cookies, no session, no 2FA. Your account is never involved.
• Full engagement stats per video — plays, likes, comments, shares, saves, downloads, and reposts on every row.
• Creator context built in — each video carries its author's handle, verification flag, and follower count.
• Music and hashtag data — see which sounds and tags the ranking videos use.
• Coming soon: watermark-free video downloads — an optional downloadVideos add-on ($2 per 1,000 videos) is rolling out now; once live, every row also gets a downloadedVideoUrl pointing at the clean MP4 saved to your run's storage.
• Multiple keywords per run — every row is tagged with its source keyword.
• Clean, flat output — one row per video, ready for SEO research, trend tracking, or content planning.

Overview

This Actor returns one dataset row per video in each keyword's search results, in TikTok's own ranking order. For each keyword it pages through the result list until TikTok stops returning videos or your cap is reached. Data is retrieved through a third-party TikTok data provider, so no TikTok credentials are ever required.

Supported Inputs

Input	What you get
A single keyword (e.g. specialty coffee)	The ranked videos TikTok's search returns for it
Multiple keywords	Results for all of them in one run, each row tagged by keyword

• Phrases are fine — queries are sent exactly as you type them, like in the app's search bar.
• Not supported: hashtag feeds (use the TikTok Hashtag Scraper), profile URLs (use the TikTok Followers Scraper), video URLs.

Pure HTTP. No browser, no CAPTCHA solver, no cookies.

Use Cases

Audience	How they use it
SEO / content teams	See what ranks on TikTok search for target queries — TikTok is a primary search engine for Gen Z
Trend researchers	Track emerging topics with engagement numbers attached
Influencer marketers	Find creators ranking for niche queries, pre-filtered by follower count
Brands / agencies	Monitor what surfaces for brand and product searches

How It Works

1. Search — each keyword is submitted to TikTok search exactly as typed.
2. Paginate — results are walked offset by offset in ranking order until TikTok stops returning videos (or until your cap).
3. Emit — every video is pushed to the dataset as its own row with engagement stats, creator info, music, and hashtags.

Input Configuration

Field	Type	Required	Notes
keywords	array of strings	Yes	Keywords or phrases to search, one per line.
maxResultsPerKeyword	integer	No	Cap videos per keyword. Omit to page until TikTok stops returning results.

Current data-source limit: TikTok's search feed presently serves roughly the top ~20 videos per keyword — requests for deeper pages return no additional results. For higher volume, add keyword variations (e.g. "specialty coffee", "specialty coffee shop", "third wave coffee"); each variation returns its own top results. This is an upstream limitation, not a cap of this actor — if TikTok reopens deeper paging, the actor picks it up automatically with no change needed.

Example input

{
    "keywords": ["specialty coffee", "home barista setup", "third wave coffee"],
    "maxResultsPerKeyword": 20
}

Output Overview

Each item is a flat object describing one video in a keyword's ranked search results. Runs stream to the default dataset, exportable as JSON, CSV, Excel, or via the API.

Output Samples

{
    "keyword": "specialty coffee",
    "videoId": "7667220342615624991",
    "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@alexidotmp3/video/7667220342615624991",
    "description": "Trying Specialty Coffee Shops in LA: Ep. 11 | Mandarin | Pasadena #losangeles #coffee #specialtycoffee #coffeeshop",
    "createTime": "2026-07-27T14:51:00.000Z",
    "authorUsername": "alexidotmp3",
    "authorNickname": "Alexi",
    "authorVerified": false,
    "authorFollowerCount": 1991,
    "playCount": 9018,
    "likeCount": 631,
    "commentCount": 19,
    "shareCount": 111,
    "collectCount": 104,
    "durationSec": 160,
    "coverUrl": "https://p19-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-useast8-p-0068-...",
    "musicTitle": "original sound - alexidotmp3",
    "hashtags": ["losangeles", "coffee", "specialtycoffee", "coffeeshop"]
}

Key Output Fields

Field	Description
keyword	The search query this row came from
videoId / url	Video ID and direct TikTok link
description / createTime	Caption text and posting date (ISO 8601)
authorUsername / authorNickname / authorId / authorSecUid	The creator's identifiers
authorVerified / authorFollowerCount	The creator's badge and audience size
playCount / likeCount / commentCount / shareCount	Core engagement counters
collectCount / downloadCount / repostCount	Saves, downloads, and reposts
durationSec / coverUrl	Video length and thumbnail
musicId / musicTitle / musicAuthor	The sound used
hashtags	All hashtags on the video

FAQ

Do I need to log in or provide cookies? No. The Actor never touches your TikTok account.

How many results can I get per keyword? As many as TikTok's search serves for that query. Broad queries page deep; niche queries can end after a page or two — the Actor stops when TikTok does, so you may receive fewer rows than your cap. That's TikTok's result depth, not a scraper limit.

Are results ranked? Yes — rows arrive in TikTok's own search ranking order, top result first.

Can I search hashtags or profiles with this? Use the dedicated actors for those: the TikTok Hashtag Scraper walks a tag's full feed and the TikTok Followers & Following Scraper handles accounts. This Actor is for free-text keyword search.

Can I download the videos themselves? Video download is rolling out now as an optional add-on: watermark-free MP4s saved to the run's key-value store, $2 per 1,000 videos on top of the per-result price. The downloadVideos toggle appears in the input as soon as billing for it is enabled.

What does it cost? Pay per result: from $0.49 per 1,000 videos, plus a small per-run start fee. No subscription.

Support

Found a bug or need a field added? Open an issue on the Actor's Issues tab in Apify Console, or email muhamed.didovic@gmail.com.

Additional Services

Need a custom TikTok or social-media scraper, enrichment pipeline, or a private version of this Actor? Custom builds available — reach out at muhamed.didovic@gmail.com.

Explore More Scrapers

• TikTok Followers & Following Scraper — followers, following, and suggested accounts with per-account stats
• TikTok Hashtag Scraper — every video posted under a hashtag, with engagement stats
• Social Video Transcript Scraper — captions and AI transcripts for TikTok and Instagram videos
• TikTok Keyword Suggestions Scraper — autocomplete and keyword expansion

Browse the full portfolio: muhamed-didovic.github.io

🤖 For AI Agents & LLM Apps

Purpose: Return TikTok's ranked video search results for free-text keywords, with engagement stats and creator info.

Minimal tested input:

{ "keywords": ["specialty coffee"], "maxResultsPerKeyword": 20 }

Output: array of flat objects, one per video. Fields: keyword, videoId, url, description, createTime, authorUsername, authorNickname, authorId, authorSecUid, authorVerified, authorFollowerCount, playCount, likeCount, commentCount, shareCount, collectCount, downloadCount, repostCount, durationSec, coverUrl, musicId, musicTitle, musicAuthor, hashtags.

Behavior & billing: Pay-per-event — one charge per result. TikTok's search feed currently serves ~20 top videos per keyword; for more volume send keyword variations (each carries its source keyword in the output). Multiple keywords allowed per call. No login/cookies required.

⚠️ Disclaimer

This Actor accesses publicly available data on TikTok for legitimate research, market-intelligence, and business-analysis purposes. It does not log in, bypass authentication, or access private content. Use of this Actor must comply with TikTok's Terms of Service and all applicable laws, including data-protection regulations (GDPR, CCPA, etc.). The authors are not responsible for any misuse. Users must:

• Respect rate limits and avoid overloading TikTok's infrastructure
• Not use scraped data to violate user privacy or platform terms
• Process any personal data only with a lawful basis and in compliance with their jurisdiction
• Not republish scraped content in violation of copyright

We do not store scraped data; the Actor returns it directly to your Apify dataset for your authorized use. TikTok is a trademark of ByteDance Ltd.; this Actor is not affiliated with or endorsed by TikTok or ByteDance.

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