TikTok Video Downloader

Download TikTok videos without the watermark and get back a link that actually works.

Paste TikTok post URLs, share links or IDs. The Actor fetches the real media files — video, cover image, audio track, slideshow images — and re-hosts them on Apify, so what you get back is a plain URL you can open, embed or hand to any downstream tool.

Why Use This Scraper?

Most "TikTok downloader" tools return TikTok's own signed CDN link. That link is close to useless on its own, and here is exactly why (measured, not guessed):

• Fetched without the right headers, it answers HTTP 403. TikTok's video CDN requires an exact Referer / Origin / Cookie set. Paste the link into a browser and you get an error — and because the 403 body still carries a video/mp4 content-type, naive tools report it as a successful download.
• It expires in 48 hours. The link carries an expire timestamp exactly two days out. Any workflow that stores those links is storing dead links.

This Actor does the fetch for you, with the correct headers, inside the run. You get a stable Apify-hosted file instead of a booby-trapped link. Cover images and audio are re-hosted the same way.

Overview

One row per post, with a direct file URL for every asset you asked for. Video, cover, audio and slideshow images are each optional, so you only pay for and wait on what you need. No login, no cookies, no account risk.

Supported Inputs

Any mix of these, in one run:

Input	Example
Full post URL	https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktok/video/7106594312292453675
Short share link	https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMabcdefg/
vt. share link	https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSabcdefg/
Embed URL	https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7106594312292453675
Bare numeric ID	7106594312292453675

Share links are resolved by following the redirect, which costs nothing extra.

Use Cases

• Content archiving — keep a durable copy of your own posts before they are edited or removed
• Ad and creative research — build a swipe file of competitor videos that does not rot in two days
• Sound and music analysis — pull audio tracks separately for trend and attribution work
• Video editing and repurposing — clean, watermark-free source files for licensed re-cuts
• Dataset building — feed real MP4s into transcription, vision or moderation pipelines
• Thumbnail and cover studies — collect cover images at full resolution

How It Works

1. Every input is normalized to a numeric post ID; short links are resolved by redirect.
2. One upstream call fetches the post's full media object — metadata, cover, audio and slideshow images.
3. When a video is requested, a second call returns the signed source link plus the exact headers it requires.
4. The Actor fetches the bytes itself with those headers, checks the response is real media rather than an error page, and writes it to the run's key-value store.
5. Each post becomes one dataset row with both the Apify file URL and the original source URL.

Input Configuration

Field	Type	Default	Description
posts	array	—	Required. TikTok post URLs, share links or IDs.
downloadVideo	boolean	true	Fetch the MP4 and re-host it.
removeWatermark	boolean	true	Get the clean source file with no watermark or username overlay.
downloadCover	boolean	true	Save the thumbnail as a JPEG.
downloadMusic	boolean	false	Save the sound as a separate audio file.
downloadSlideshowImages	boolean	true	For photo posts, save every image in the set.
storeFiles	boolean	true	Off returns source URLs only — no files, no re-hosting.
maxFileSizeMb	integer	100	Skip files larger than this instead of downloading them.

Minimal input

{
  "posts": ["https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktok/video/7106594312292453675"]
}

Audio-only input

{
  "posts": ["https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktok/video/7106594312292453675"],
  "downloadVideo": false,
  "downloadCover": false,
  "downloadMusic": true
}

Output Overview

One dataset row per post, plus the actual files in the run's key-value store. Posts that cannot be delivered yield a single error item rather than failing the run.

Output Samples

Video post

{
  "postId": "7666239218879941896",
  "postUrl": "https://www.tiktok.com/@kittensklout/video/7666239218879941896",
  "postType": "video",
  "caption": "soo cute #catsoftiktok #cat #cute #kitten #fyp",
  "createdAt": "2026-07-24T23:23:39.000Z",
  "durationSeconds": 26,
  "authorUsername": "kittensklout",
  "authorNickname": "kloutkittens",
  "authorVerified": false,
  "playCount": 14400000,
  "likeCount": 3300000,
  "commentCount": 11100,
  "shareCount": 869700,
  "musicTitle": "cats in the cold",
  "musicAuthor": "mage tears",
  "videoSourceUrl": "https://v16-webapp-prime.tiktok.com/video/tos/alisg/...",
  "videoSourceExpiresAt": "2026-08-20T09:01:26.000Z",
  "watermarkRemoved": true,
  "videoUrl": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/<storeId>/records/7666239218879941896-video.mp4",
  "videoBytes": 824307,
  "coverSourceUrl": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/...",
  "coverUrl": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/<storeId>/records/7666239218879941896-cover.jpg",
  "musicSourceUrl": "https://sf16.tiktokcdn-us.com/obj/...",
  "musicUrl": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/<storeId>/records/7666239218879941896-audio.m4a",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-08-18T09:01:02.405Z"
}

Unavailable post

{
  "post": "not-a-tiktok-url",
  "error": "invalid_post",
  "message": "\"not-a-tiktok-url\" is not a TikTok post URL or ID."
}

Key Output Fields

Field	Description
videoUrl	Apify-hosted MP4. No headers required, no 48-hour expiry.
videoSourceUrl	TikTok's original signed link — needs exact headers, dies in 48 h.
videoSourceExpiresAt	When that source link stops working, parsed from the link itself.
videoBytes	Size of the downloaded file, so you can verify you got real media.
watermarkRemoved	Whether the clean source file was requested.
coverUrl / musicUrl	Apify-hosted thumbnail and audio track.
imageUrls	Apify-hosted images for slideshow posts, in order.
postType	video or slideshow.
error / message	Present only on rows for posts that could not be delivered.

FAQ

Do I need a TikTok login or cookies? No. Nothing is ever logged in, and no account of yours is touched.

Is the video really watermark-free? Yes — removeWatermark (on by default) requests the clean source file, not the shared copy with the overlay.

How long do the Apify file links last? As long as the run's key-value store, which follows your Apify account's data-retention setting. That is far longer than the 48 hours TikTok's own links survive, but it is not literally forever — copy files to your own storage if you need permanent archives.

Can I get just the link and skip the download? Yes — set storeFiles to false. You will get videoSourceUrl and nothing re-hosted. Remember it needs exact headers and expires.

What about photo and slideshow posts? They have no video file. Every image in the set is downloaded instead, in order.

What happens with private or deleted posts? You get one error item explaining why, and the run still succeeds.

What does it cost? Pay per result: one charge per post delivered, a small add-on when a video file is actually downloaded, plus a small per-run start fee. Error items are the only thing a failed target ever costs you. 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.

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

🤖 For AI Agents & LLM Apps

Purpose: Download the actual media files behind public TikTok posts — watermark-free MP4, cover image, audio track, slideshow images — and return stable URLs that require no request headers.

Minimal tested input:

{ "posts": ["https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktok/video/7106594312292453675"] }

Output: array of flat objects, one per post. Core fields: postId, postUrl, postType, caption, createdAt, durationSeconds, authorUsername, authorNickname, authorVerified, playCount, likeCount, commentCount, shareCount, musicTitle, musicAuthor, scrapedAt. Per enabled toggle: videoUrl, videoSourceUrl, videoSourceExpiresAt, videoBytes, watermarkRemoved, coverUrl, coverSourceUrl, musicUrl, musicSourceUrl, imageUrls[], imageSourceUrls[].

Critical for agents: use videoUrl, not videoSourceUrl. The source URL returns HTTP 403 without an exact Referer/Origin/Cookie header set, and expires 48 hours after the run. The 403 body is served with a video/mp4 content-type, so check the byte length — anything under ~1 KB is an error page, not a file.

Behavior & billing: Pay-per-event — one charge per post, plus an add-on when a video file is downloaded. Private/deleted/invalid posts and unresolvable share links yield one error item each (error, message) instead of failing the run. No login or cookies required.

⚠️ Disclaimer

This Actor accesses publicly available content on TikTok for legitimate research, archiving, 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 and copyright law. The authors are not responsible for any misuse. Users must:

• Respect rate limits and avoid overloading TikTok's infrastructure
• Not use downloaded media to violate user privacy or platform terms
• Process any personal data only with a lawful basis and in compliance with their jurisdiction
• Not republish, redistribute or monetize downloaded videos without the rights to do so — downloading a video does not grant you a licence to it

Downloaded files are written to your own Apify key-value store and returned to you; the authors neither retain nor receive a copy. TikTok is a trademark of ByteDance Ltd.; this Actor is not affiliated with or endorsed by TikTok or ByteDance.

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