TikTok Creative Center Top Ads Scraper

Scrape top-performing ads from TikTok Creative Center — no TikTok account required. Get CTR rankings, video URLs, brand names, engagement stats, landing pages, and keywords. Filter by country, industry, campaign objective, ad format, and time period.

Billable unit: 1 event per scraped ad.

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Features

• 🔍 Filter by country (49 countries), industry, campaign objective, ad format, and time period
• 📊 Fields: Ad ID, brand name, industry, country, objective, CTR rating, CTR rank, likes, cost rank, video URL, thumbnail, landing page, ad title, keywords
• 📺 Direct video URLs for downloading or previewing ad creatives
• 🔗 Landing page URLs for competitive research
• 🕒 Three time windows: Last 7, 30, or 180 days
• 📤 Export to JSON, CSV, Excel, or any Apify dataset format

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Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
countryCode	string	US	2-letter ISO country code (US, GB, DE, …)
industryId	integer	0	Industry filter (0 = All)
objectiveType	enum	ALL	Campaign objective
periodType	enum	7	Days: 7, 30, or 180
sortBy	enum	LAST_PERIOD_CTR	Sort metric
adFormat	enum	ALL	Ad format filter
maxItems	integer	50	Max results (1–500)

Objective types

ALL · CONVERSION · APP_INSTALL · VIDEO_VIEWS · LEAD_GENERATION · CATALOG_SALES · TRAFFIC · REACH

Industry IDs (common)

ID	Industry
0	All Industries
17	E-Commerce
4	Fashion & Accessories
26	Beauty & Personal Care
29	Food & Beverage
22	Sports & Outdoors
8	Games
1	News & Entertainment

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Output example

{
  "adId": "7123456789012345678",
  "brandName": "ExampleBrand",
  "industryName": "E-Commerce",
  "countryCode": "US",
  "objectiveType": "CONVERSION",
  "adFormat": "VIDEO",
  "ctr": "Above average",
  "ctrRank": 1,
  "likeCount": 42000,
  "costRank": 2,
  "videoUrl": "https://cdn.tiktok.com/video/example.mp4",
  "videoThumbnailUrl": "https://cdn.tiktok.com/thumb/example.jpg",
  "landingPageUrl": "https://example.com/product",
  "adCreativeUrl": "https://ads.tiktok.com/business/creativecenter/inspiration/topads/pc/en?adId=7123456789012345678",
  "adTitle": "Shop our summer collection 🔥",
  "keywords": ["fashion", "summer", "sale"],
  "scrapedAt": "2024-10-01T12:00:00.000Z"
}

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Use cases

• Competitor ad intelligence — spy on competitors' TikTok creatives and messaging
• Creative research — find top-performing video formats and ad hooks for your niche
• Market analysis — identify trending brands and industries on TikTok
• Media buying — discover what CTR benchmarks top ads achieve
• Content strategy — extract keywords and messaging patterns from winning ads

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Limitations

• TikTok Creative Center requires a valid browser session (cookies). The Actor uses Playwright to load the Creative Center page and acquire session cookies before calling the API.
• If TikTok changes its authentication or API structure, the Actor may need updates.
• Video URLs may expire. Download promptly after scraping.
• Rate limiting: The Actor adds polite delays between paginated requests to avoid triggering rate limits.
• On Apify Cloud, Residential Proxy or TikTok-compatible Datacenter Proxy is recommended for reliable cookie acquisition.

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Local development

git clone https://github.com/arda-ozkan/tiktok-creative-center-top-ads.git
cd tiktok-creative-center-top-ads
npm ci
npm run build
# Run unit tests
npm test
# Run live smoke test (requires network access)
npm run test:live

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Apify API usage

import apify_client

client = apify_client.ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")

run = client.actor("arda-ozkan/tiktok-creative-center-top-ads").call(
    run_input={
        "countryCode": "US",
        "industryId": 0,
        "objectiveType": "CONVERSION",
        "periodType": 7,
        "sortBy": "LAST_PERIOD_CTR",
        "maxItems": 50,
    }
)

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item["brandName"], item["ctr"], item["videoUrl"])

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Responsible use

This scraper accesses publicly available data from TikTok's Creative Center dashboard. No login credentials are required or stored. Use this data for research, competitive intelligence, and marketing analysis in compliance with TikTok's Terms of Service. Do not use for spam, harassment, or other prohibited activities.

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