# TikTok Trending Sounds & Songs Scraper (`s_actors/tiktok-trending-sounds-scraper`) Actor

Trending TikTok sounds and songs right now in any country and 21 Explore categories: videos using each sound, plays, top videos and creators, commercial-use flag, MP3. New-sound alerts. No login.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/s_actors/tiktok-trending-sounds-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Superior Actors](https://apify.com/s_actors) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Marketing, AI
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.49 / 1,000 sounds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

### TikTok Trending Sounds & Songs Scraper

Find the **sounds and songs trending on TikTok right now, in any country and in any of the 21 Explore categories**. The Actor reads a large sample of the videos TikTok is pushing in that country (1,000 per category by default) and ranks every sound by **how many of those videos use it**, with the plays and likes they got, the newest video, the top video and creators, whether the sound is **cleared for commercial use**, and the **audio file (MP3)**. TikTok shows every country its own feed, so each country is loaded through a **residential IP in that country**: Nigeria gets Nigerian sounds, the Philippines gets Filipino ones.

```json
{ "countries": ["US", "GB"], "categories": ["All"] }
```

No TikTok login, no cookies, no browser. Use it as a **TikTok trending sounds finder** or a **TikTok sounds API** for content planning, music marketing and A\&R: schedule it with **Only new sounds** to catch every sound entering the trend.

#### What you get

Real example, 4 October 2026, United Kingdom, category All, 1,000 Explore videos sampled (33 sounds used by 2 or more of them):

| # | sound | artist / author | videos in sample | plays of those videos | newest video | commercial use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saxophones getting louder - Sped Up | AntonioVivald | 8 | 22,452,500 | 28 Sep 2026 | no |
| 2 | original sound | . | 5 | 10,691,700 | 2 Oct 2026 | yes |
| 3 | pll purposes only ty | demi devito | 4 | 3,453,600 | 1 Oct 2026 | yes |
| 4 | Late Night | SKARS | 4 | 3,000,200 | 1 Oct 2026 | no |
| 5 | âm thanh gốc - k24- NNTQ I | k24- NNTQ I | 3 | 52,400,000 | 25 Sep 2026 | yes |
| 6 | original sound | bud | 3 | 35,013,700 | 30 Sep 2026 | yes |

The same run, United States (the US feed mixes in Spanish and other languages and repeats less: the top sound was in 3 of 1,000 videos):

| # | sound | artist / author | videos in sample | plays of those videos | newest video | commercial use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sonido original | ElRolitas | 3 | 11,600,000 | 23 Sep 2026 | yes |
| 2 | Horror, suspense strange sound | DN.FACTORY | 2 | 22,500,000 | 17 Sep 2026 | yes |
| 3 | Saxophones getting louder - Sped Up | AntonioVivald | 2 | 17,000,000 | 17 Aug 2026 | no |

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `country`, `position` | Country of the feed, place in the ranking (most used first, then most plays) |
| `musicTitle`, `musicAuthor`, `musicId`, `musicUrl` | The sound or song, its artist (or the creator of an original sound), the sound page on TikTok |
| `videosInSample`, `sampleShare`, `sampleSize` | How many sampled videos use the sound, their share in %, how many videos were sampled |
| `samplePlays`, `sampleLikes`, `averagePlays` | Plays and likes of those videos, average plays per video |
| `newestVideoAt`, `newestVideoAgeDays` | When the newest of those videos was posted: is the sound still fresh? |
| `topVideoUrl`, `topVideoPlays`, `topVideoAuthor`, `creators`, `videoUrls` | The most played video with the sound, up to 10 creators and videos using it |
| `musicIsOriginal`, `musicIsCommercial`, `musicIsCopyrighted` | Original sound (recorded by a creator) or a released song; TikTok's commercial-use flag; copyright flag |
| `musicDurationSeconds`, `musicCoverUrl`, `musicAudioUrl`, `audioFileUrl` | Length, cover art, TikTok's audio link (expires within days) and the MP3 saved by the Actor (with **Save audio files**) |
| `categories` | Explore categories where the sound was found (when several are sampled) |
| `isNew`, `previousPosition`, `scrapedAt` | Not in the previous run of this monitor, its place in the previous run (both empty on the first run), run time |

#### How it works

1. Add **countries** as two-letter codes (US, GB, DE, BR, IN, NG, ZA, PH...): any country works
2. Choose **Explore categories**: All (every topic) or a niche such as Singing & Dancing, Comedy, Food, Beauty Care, Sports, Fitness & Health, Outfit, Games, Animals, Cars...
3. Optional: **Minimum videos per sound** (2 or more = real trends only), **Commercial-use sounds only**, **Songs only**, **Save audio files**, **Only new sounds** for scheduled runs
4. Run, then download the dataset as CSV, Excel, JSON or HTML. Two tabs: **Trending sounds** and **Videos, creators, audio**

#### Why this Actor

| | |
|---|---|
| 🌍 **Any country, really local** | Each country's feed is loaded through a residential IP in that country. A cloud IP gets an empty feed, and a single IP gets one country's feed for every "country" setting |
| 🧭 **Sounds of a niche** | Sample any of the 21 Explore categories: the sounds trending in dance, comedy, food or beauty videos are not the same |
| 📊 **Measured, not guessed** | Every sound comes with the number of trending videos using it, their plays and the newest one, so you see what is spreading and what is fading |
| 💼 **Commercial-use flag** | Filter to the sounds TikTok clears for commercial use, safe for brand accounts and ads |
| ⬇️ **MP3 files** | Save each sound's audio with a permanent link: TikTok's own links expire within days |
| 🔔 **New-sound alerts** | `isNew` and `previousPosition` on every row; **Only new sounds** returns just the sounds that entered the ranking since the previous run |
| 💰 **$0.99 per 1,000 sounds** | Plus $0.03 per 1,000 videos sampled. No subscription |

#### Get new trending sounds every day

1. Choose the countries and categories, set **Minimum videos per sound** to 2 and turn on **Only new sounds**
2. Save as a task and add a schedule, e.g. every morning
3. The **first run** returns the ranking as a baseline. **Every later run** returns only sounds not seen before: send them to [Google Sheets](https://apify.com/s_actors/google-sheets-import-export), Slack or email with an integration

The memory is kept in your account (key-value store `tiktok-sounds-state`). Use a different **Monitor name** for each task.

#### Pricing

Pay per sound and per 100 videos sampled, no subscription needed. The sample is read through residential IPs in each country, so it is charged at what it costs; Apify Scale and Business plans pay less per sound:

| Event | Free and Starter plans | Scale plan | Business plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run start | $0.001 | $0.001 | $0.001 |
| Sound (one row) | $0.00099 | $0.00079 | $0.00049 |
| 100 sampled videos | $0.003 | $0.003 | $0.003 |

| Task | Cost |
|---|---|
| Top 100 sounds of one country (1,000 videos sampled) | ~$0.13 |
| 5 countries × top 100 sounds | ~$0.65 |
| Daily alert, one country (~20 new sounds a day) | ~$1.50 per month |

#### Ready-made tasks

Open it, change the countries, and run:

| Task | What you get |
|---|---|
| [Trending TikTok Sounds Right Now](https://apify.com/s_actors/tiktok-trending-sounds-scraper/examples/trending-tiktok-sounds-right-now) | The sounds trending in the US and the UK, used by 2 or more trending videos |

#### FAQ

**Where does the ranking come from?** TikTok no longer publishes a public sounds chart: the songs list of TikTok Creative Center needs a logged-in business account, and the sound pages do not show their data without TikTok's own app code. So the Actor measures the trend itself: it reads the Explore feed that TikTok shows a visitor in each country (the public, country-level version of For You) and counts the sounds of those videos. A sound used by several of the videos TikTok is pushing is trending right now.

**How big is the sample?** 1,000 different videos per category and country by default (up to 3,000), in about 30 seconds. In a test of 1,000 UK videos, the top sound was used by 8 of them and 33 sounds by 2 or more (US: 3 and 9); most sounds appear once. Set **Minimum videos per sound** to 2 to keep only the repeated ones, or sample more videos for a steadier ranking.

**What is an original sound?** Audio recorded by a creator (a voice-over, a meme, a remix) instead of a released song. Many TikTok trends are original sounds. Turn on **Songs only** to skip them.

**What does commercial use mean?** TikTok marks the sounds that business accounts may use in their videos and ads (`is_commerce_music`). Most popular released songs are not cleared; most original sounds are. Check the sound's page in TikTok before using it in a paid campaign.

**Does it give the total number of videos using a sound?** No. That number is shown only inside the TikTok app and to logged-in users. The Actor gives the number of trending videos using it in the sample, with their plays, which is what a trend ranking needs.

**Do I need a TikTok account or cookies?** No.

#### Use with the API and AI agents

Run it via the [Apify API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2) from Python, Node.js or any HTTP client, or connect it to Claude, ChatGPT and other AI agents through the [Apify MCP server](https://mcp.apify.com): "Which songs are trending on TikTok in Nigeria this week, and which of them can a brand use?"

#### Other tools

| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| [TikTok Viral Videos & Explore Scraper](https://apify.com/s_actors/tiktok-explore-scraper) | Viral TikTok videos from the Explore page in any country and 21 categories: plays, likes, plays per hour, creators, new-video alerts |
| [TikTok Trending Hashtags Scraper](https://apify.com/s_actors/tiktok-trending-hashtags-scraper) | Trending TikTok hashtags by country: ~45 per country (not just the top 3), views, trend curve, top creators, new-trend alerts |
| [TikTok Trending Videos Scraper](https://apify.com/s_actors/tiktok-trending-videos-scraper) | Top TikTok videos by country: ~80 per country (not just the top 4), period and organic views, engagement, likes, creators, new-video alerts |
| [TikTok Video Scraper](https://apify.com/s_actors/tiktok-video-scraper) | Views, likes, shares, hashtags and sound of TikTok videos, MP4 download, views tracker |
| [TikTok Comments Scraper](https://apify.com/s_actors/tiktok-comments-scraper) | Comments and replies of TikTok videos and profiles, keyword filter, only-new alerts |
| [TikTok Transcript Scraper](https://apify.com/s_actors/tiktok-transcript-scraper) | Transcripts and subtitles of TikTok videos and profiles: text, SRT, VTT, translations |
| [YouTube Trending & Charts Scraper](https://apify.com/s_actors/youtube-trending-scraper) | YouTube charts: trending videos, top songs, music videos, artists, Shorts songs by country |
| [Google Sheets Import & Export](https://apify.com/s_actors/google-sheets-import-export) | Send the sounds to a Google Sheet |

# Actor input Schema

## `countries` (type: `array`):

Two-letter country codes, one per line (US, GB, DE, BR, IN, NG, ZA, PH...). Any country: TikTok shows each country its own Explore feed, and the Actor loads it through a residential IP in that country.

## `categories` (type: `array`):

Explore feed categories to sample. All = the main feed (every topic). Pick a category to get the sounds trending in a niche, e.g. Singing & Dancing, Comedy, Food or Beauty Care. A video found in several categories counts once.

## `sampleVideos` (type: `integer`):

How many different Explore videos to read per category and country. Sounds are ranked by how many of them use each sound: a bigger sample finds more sounds and a steadier ranking (1,000 videos ≈ 30 seconds, $0.03). Charged per 100 videos read ($0.003): they go through residential IPs in the country.

## `maxSounds` (type: `integer`):

The top N sounds per country, most used first.

## `minVideos` (type: `integer`):

Only sounds used by at least this many videos of the sample (2 or more = trending, not a one-off). Empty or 1 = every sound.

## `commercialOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Only sounds that TikTok marks as cleared for commercial use (the Commercial Music Library), safe for brand and business accounts.

## `excludeOriginalSounds` (type: `boolean`):

Skip "original sound" audio recorded by creators and keep released songs.

## `downloadAudio` (type: `boolean`):

Save every sound's audio to the key-value store tiktok-sounds-audio and add a permanent link (audioFileUrl). TikTok's own audio links (musicAudioUrl) expire within days.

## `onlyNew` (type: `boolean`):

For scheduled runs (save the input as a task and add a schedule). The first run returns the ranking and remembers it; every later run returns only sounds that were not in it before. Without it, every row still has isNew and previousPosition.

## `monitorName` (type: `string`):

Name of the memory used by isNew, previousPosition and Only new sounds. Use a different name for each task.

## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`):

How many categories and countries are read at the same time.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Explore always goes through Apify residential proxies in the chosen country (TikTok gives cloud IPs an empty Explore feed); this setting is only a fallback. The default works.

## `debugLog` (type: `boolean`):

Log every refused request (for troubleshooting).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "countries": [
    "US"
  ],
  "categories": [
    "All"
  ],
  "sampleVideos": 1000,
  "maxSounds": 100,
  "commercialOnly": false,
  "excludeOriginalSounds": false,
  "downloadAudio": false,
  "onlyNew": false,
  "monitorName": "default",
  "maxConcurrency": 5,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  },
  "debugLog": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `sounds` (type: `string`):

Sounds ranked by how many trending videos use them, with plays.

## `details` (type: `string`):

Top video, creators and audio link of every sound.

## `all` (type: `string`):

Every field of every row.

# 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 = {
    "countries": [
        "US"
    ],
    "categories": [
        "All"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("s_actors/tiktok-trending-sounds-scraper").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 = {
    "countries": ["US"],
    "categories": ["All"],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("s_actors/tiktok-trending-sounds-scraper").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 '{
  "countries": [
    "US"
  ],
  "categories": [
    "All"
  ]
}' |
apify call s_actors/tiktok-trending-sounds-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,s_actors/tiktok-trending-sounds-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

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/ERlnuZWL56vwh2oVe/builds/ahHKtp5oF7V5vfaKw/openapi.json