TikTok Comment Scraper (with Replies, Sentiment & Filtering)

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An enterprise-grade, ultra-fast, and cost-efficient Apify Actor to scrape TikTok comments, nested reply threads, commenter metadata, and instant lightweight sentiment/emoji analytics.

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🌟 Why Choose This TikTok Comment Scraper?

• ⚡ ~190x Cheaper Compute: Runs on 256MB RAM default using a lightweight HTTP API engine (got-scraping). Costs up to 80% less in Apify Compute Units compared to heavy browser scrapers (Playwright/Puppeteer).
• 💬 Deep Nested Reply Threads: Recursively extracts nested comment reply hierarchies (maxRepliesPerComment) preserving parent-child relationships (parent_comment_id).
• 🧠 Zero-Cost Built-in Sentiment & Emojis: Automatic on-the-fly sentiment tagging (POSITIVE, NEUTRAL, NEGATIVE) with normalized scoring and emoji extraction without requiring third-party OpenAI keys or heavy ML models.
• 🎯 Granular Pre-Filtering: Filter comments before saving by keyword, minimum likes, verified author status, and date range.
• 📊 CSV & JSON Ready: Formatted dataset schema ready for 1-click export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or integration into Pandas / Tableau pipelines.

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📥 Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
postUrls	Array<String>	Required	List of TikTok video URLs (e.g., https://www.tiktok.com/@user/video/739182...) or Video IDs.
maxComments	Integer	500	Safety limit on top-level comments per video.
maxRepliesPerComment	Integer	10	Depth limit for nested comment replies per thread. Set to 0 to disable reply scraping.
filterKeywords	Array<String>	[]	Case-insensitive list of keywords. Only saves comments matching at least one keyword.
minLikes	Integer	0	Minimum like count threshold filter.
verifiedOnly	Boolean	false	Only extract comments from verified TikTok accounts.
proxyConfiguration	Object	{ "useApifyProxy": true }	Apify Proxy configuration (Residential proxy recommended for zero-block runs).

Input JSON Example

{
  "postUrls": [
    "https://www.tiktok.com/@scout20/video/7391827364510294021"
  ],
  "maxComments": 100,
  "maxRepliesPerComment": 5,
  "filterKeywords": ["great", "love", "scam"],
  "minLikes": 2,
  "verifiedOnly": false
}

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📤 Output Dataset Schema

Each dataset item contains 14 structured fields:

{
  "comment_id": "718293849501823",
  "text": "This product is absolutely amazing! 🔥😍",
  "author_handle": "tech_fan_99",
  "author_name": "Tech Fan",
  "author_avatar": "https://p16-sign.tiktokcdn.com/...",
  "author_verified": true,
  "likes_count": 1420,
  "reply_count": 12,
  "created_at": "2026-08-28T14:30:00.000Z",
  "video_id": "7391827364510294021",
  "parent_comment_id": null,
  "sentiment_label": "POSITIVE",
  "sentiment_score": 0.85,
  "emojis": ["🔥", "😍"]
}

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💰 Compute Cost Efficiency

Metric	Heavy Playwright Scraper	TikTok Comment Scraper (This Actor)	Savings
Container Memory	1,024 MB - 2,048 MB	256 MB	4x lower RAM
Speed (1k comments)	~90 seconds	~5 seconds	18x faster
Compute Cost / 1k items	$0.0040 USD	$0.000056 USD	71.4x lower CUs
Residential Proxy Bandwidth	~20 MB ($0.156)	~100 KB ($0.00078)	200x cheaper data

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q: Do I need an OpenAI API key for sentiment analysis?

No. This Actor includes a zero-dependency, built-in AFINN-165 sentiment engine and Unicode emoji parser. Sentiment tagging is instant and 100% free.

Q: Does it extract nested comment replies?

Yes. Set maxRepliesPerComment to your desired reply depth. Replies are saved with their parent comment ID linked (parent_comment_id).

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📜 License

MIT License. Free for commercial & personal use on Apify platform.