# Douyin Live Hot Search List Scraper (`opspilot.cc/douyin-live-hot-search-list`) Actor

- **URL**: https://apify.com/opspilot.cc/douyin-live-hot-search-list.md
- **Developed by:** [wang wei](https://apify.com/opspilot.cc) (community)
- **Categories:**
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$0.10 / actor start

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Douyin Live Hot Search List Scraper

**EN — Get the current Douyin LIVE hot search list.** Returns the trending keywords driving the most LIVE stream traffic right now. Each item includes rank, keyword (`word`), live heat score, cover image, live room count, and metadata. One run = one snapshot.

**ZH — 抖音直播热搜榜 — 当前直播频道热门搜索词一键抓取。** 每条含排名、关键词、直播热度值、封面、关联直播间数、事件时间。一次运行 = 一个快照。

Built for **live commerce ops**, **live-stream talent scouting**, **real-time trend monitoring**, and **competitive live-intel** on Douyin — the dominant live-streaming platform in China.

**5 free runs / day.** No API key required — the Actor's built-in upstream key is already configured.

### Input

**No input is required.** The endpoint returns the current LIVE hot search list snapshot directly.

```json
{}
```

### Output

The Actor pushes one item per live trending keyword to the default dataset and writes a `SUMMARY` record.

```json
{
  "rank": 1,
  "word": "主播挑战赛",
  "hot_value": 12345678,
  "group_id": "g_live_001",
  "sentence_id": "s_live_001",
  "sentence_tag": 2110,
  "video_count": 12,
  "discuss_video_count": 3,
  "article_detail_count": 1,
  "event_time": 1789107600,
  "cover_url": "https://p11-sign.douyinpic.com/live_cover1.jpeg",
  "hotlist_param": "{\"board_type\":6,\"rank\":0}",
  "rawData": { /* full upstream trending_list item */ }
}
```

**`SUMMARY` record (success):**

```json
{
  "ok": true,
  "requests": 1,
  "uniqueItems": 30,
  "activeTime": "2026-09-10 23:00",
  "note": "1 Run = 1 upstream request. Returns the current Douyin LIVE hot search list snapshot."
}
```

**`SUMMARY` record (upstream error — `ok: false`):**

If the upstream endpoint is unhealthy, the Actor writes the error to `SUMMARY` and pushes a single `{ ok: false, error }` item to the dataset so users see exactly why the run returned zero items. No credits are consumed on the upstream side.

```json
{
  "ok": false,
  "error": "Upstream request failed (HTTP 400): Request failed. Please retry. ...",
  "requests": 0,
  "uniqueItems": 0,
  "note": "Upstream returned an error. The run did not consume credits (per upstream message)."
}
```

### Known upstream status

The live hot search endpoint has been returning transient `HTTP 400` errors with the message `Request failed. Please retry` (verified 2026-09-11). The upstream explicitly states `You won't be charged for this request.` The Actor treats these 4xx responses as non-retryable so users don't burn through the free quota waiting on a sick endpoint.

> If your run returns `ok: false`, retry in a few minutes — the upstream usually recovers within an hour.

### Use it together with the other Douyin Actors

This Actor is part of the 5-Actor Douyin MVP set. Use it together with:

| Where in the pipeline | Actor | Use it to |
|---:|---|---|
| you are here | **Douyin Live Hot Search List Scraper (you are here)** | (this Actor) |
| hashtag pipeline — before / step ① | [Douyin Hashtag Search Scraper](../douyin-hashtag-search/README.md) | if a live trend looks interesting, search it as a keyword to get the ch\_id |
| hashtag pipeline — step ② | [Douyin Hashtag Detail Scraper](../douyin-hashtag-detail/README.md) | follow up on a discovered topic with rich ch\_info |
| hashtag pipeline — step ③ | [Douyin Hashtag Video List Scraper](../douyin-hashtag-video-list/README.md) | walk the full video list of the discovered topic |
| sister Actor | [Douyin Hot Search List Scraper](../douyin-hot-search-list/README.md) | compare LIVE vs mainstream trends — see what is about to break into 热点榜 |

**You are here:** **Douyin Live Hot Search List Scraper** — run this on its own for the upstream use case described above, or chain it with the other 4 Actors for a full Douyin keyword → hashtag → videos → trends pipeline.

### Use cases

| Persona | Use it for |
|---|---|
| Live commerce ops | Catch rising live-stream keywords before they hit 热点榜 and grab first-mover ad placement |
| Live-stream talent scout | Find keywords with high `video_count` to spot live rooms gaining traction |
| Real-time trend dashboard | Wire this Actor into a 5-minute cron alongside `douyin-hot-search-list` to compare live vs. top-hot trends |
| Competitive live intel | See which verticals (food / fashion / gaming) are getting live-stream traction today |

### Why this Actor exists

Douyin's LIVE channel is where creators monetize. Hot search keywords there are 30-90 minutes ahead of the main `热点榜`, so brands that act on live trends first get the cheapest reach. This Actor is the **step ④** of the 4-Actor Douyin MVP set — pair it with the regular hot search list to see what's about to break into mainstream.

### Pricing

Free users are limited to **5 runs per day**. Paid users (`APIFY_USER_IS_PAYING=1`) have unlimited runs. The Actor itself adds no markup — you pay the upstream provider per request plus the standard Apify compute unit cost.

### Test locally

```bash
cd douyin-live-hot-search-list
UPSTREAM_API_KEY=... UPSTREAM_BASE_URL=<your-upstream-base-url> npm test
```

- `node test/unit.js` — 5 unit assertions on normalize / extract / empty-payload handling.
- `node test/integration.js` — 1 live call; **gracefully skips** when the upstream returns 4xx (transient upstream issue, not a code bug).

### Output schema

See `.actor/output_schema.json` for the full type schema, or read it at runtime via the Apify API.

### License

MIT

# Actor input Schema

## Actor input object example

```json
{}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

One normalized dataset item per matched item. See output\_schema section of README for the per-actor item shape (topic\_id/ch\_id, hot\_value, engagement metrics, etc.).

## `summary` (type: `string`):

Run-level summary: input params (keyword / chId / boardType / etc.), requests, uniqueItems, itemsPushed, activeTime, tier (paid/free/free-unchecked), runsToday, dailyLimit, notes.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("opspilot.cc/douyin-live-hot-search-list").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("opspilot.cc/douyin-live-hot-search-list").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call opspilot.cc/douyin-live-hot-search-list --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,opspilot.cc/douyin-live-hot-search-list"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/AvQ1q70J7GO1DrBFj/builds/RfatG7RkNnQbjXuTX/openapi.json