# TikTok Search Scraper (`scrapemesh/tiktok-search-scraper`) Actor - **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapemesh/tiktok-search-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [ScrapeMesh](https://apify.com/scrapemesh) (community) - **Categories:** Automation, Lead generation, Social media - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $3.99 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## TikTok Search Scraper A powerful Apify Actor for scraping TikTok videos by search keywords, usernames, or URLs with advanced proxy configuration and automatic fallback. ### šŸš€ How to Use the Actor (via Apify Console) 1. Log in at https://console.apify.com and go to *Actors*. 2. Find your actor and click it. 3. Configure inputs in the Input tab. 4. Run the actor. 5. Monitor logs in real time. 6. Access results in the OUTPUT tab. 7. Export results to JSON or CSV. ### Input ```json { "startUrls": [ "anime", "@charlidamelio", "https://www.tiktok.com/search?q=dance", "music" ], "sortOrder": "0", "maxItems": 500, "maxComments": 0, "scrollCount": 12, "scrollPause": 2, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"] } } ```` #### Input Fields - **startUrls** (array, required): List of search keywords (e.g., "anime", "music"), TikTok URLs (e.g., "https://www.tiktok.com/search?q=dance"), or usernames (e.g., "@username" or "username") - **sortOrder** (string): Sort by "0" (Relevance), "1" (Recent), "2" (Popular) - **maxItems** (integer): Maximum videos to scrape (1-10000) - **maxComments** (integer): Maximum comments per video (0-100, not yet implemented) - **scrollCount** (integer): Number of scroll iterations (1-20) - **scrollPause** (integer): Pause between scrolls in seconds (1-10) - **proxyConfiguration** (object): Apify proxy settings ### Output The actor outputs structured data for each scraped TikTok video: ```json { "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@username/video/123456789", "id": "123456789", "desc": "Video description", "createTime": "1760802738", "author": "username", "video": { "height": 1024, "width": 576, "duration": 17, "cover": "https://...", "playAddr": "https://..." }, "stats": { "diggCount": 1234, "shareCount": 56, "playCount": 7890, "commentCount": 12 } } ``` ### Key Features - šŸ” **Multi-input support**: Keywords, URLs, and usernames - šŸ”„ **Automatic proxy fallback**: No proxy ā†’ datacenter ā†’ residential - šŸ“Š **Comprehensive data**: Video details, author info, statistics - āš” **Live saving**: Data saved immediately as scraped - šŸŽÆ **Sorting options**: Relevance, recent, or popular videos - šŸ›”ļø **Anti-detection**: Uses undetected-chromedriver ### Proxy Configuration The actor implements intelligent proxy fallback: 1. **First attempt**: No proxy (direct connection) 2. **Second attempt**: Datacenter proxy (if blocked) 3. **Final attempt**: Residential proxy with 3 retries (if datacenter fails) Proxy events are logged clearly for monitoring. ### Why Choose This Actor? - **Reliable scraping** with automatic error handling and retries - **Complete TikTok data** extraction including video URLs and metadata - **Production-ready** with proper logging and error handling - **Flexible input** supporting multiple search types - **Scalable** architecture using Apify's cloud infrastructure ### Support and Feedback For issues or feature requests, please contact the actor maintainer. # Actor input Schema ## `startUrls` (type: `array`): šŸ§  Enter one or more TikTok search URLs, usernames, or keywords. šŸŒ Example URL: https://www.tiktok.com/search?q=anime šŸ‘¤ Username: @username or username šŸ·ļø Keywords: anime, tiktok, music ## `sortOrder` (type: `string`): šŸŽ¬ Choose how results are sorted: relevance, recent, or popular ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): šŸ”¢ Maximum number of videos to scrape (1-10000) ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): šŸŒ Configure proxy settings for better reliability. šŸ¤– Auto-fallback flow: no proxy ā†’ datacenter ā†’ residential if blocked. ## Actor input object example ```json { "startUrls": [ "anime", "@charlidamelio", "https://www.tiktok.com/search?q=dance", "music" ], "sortOrder": "0", "maxItems": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } } ``` # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "startUrls": [ "anime", "tiktok" ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("scrapemesh/tiktok-search-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`šŸ’¾ 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); }); // šŸ“š Want to learn more šŸ“–? Go to ā†’ 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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "startUrls": [ "anime", "tiktok", ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"], }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("scrapemesh/tiktok-search-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("šŸ’¾ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # šŸ“š Want to learn more šŸ“–? Go to ā†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "startUrls": [ "anime", "tiktok" ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } }' | apify call scrapemesh/tiktok-search-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=scrapemesh/tiktok-search-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "TikTok Search Scraper", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "vdjwtHBghvKf6rSwQ" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/scrapemesh~tiktok-search-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-scrapemesh-tiktok-search-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/scrapemesh~tiktok-search-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-scrapemesh-tiktok-search-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/scrapemesh~tiktok-search-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-scrapemesh-tiktok-search-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "startUrls" ], "properties": { "startUrls": { "title": "šŸ”Ž TikTok URLs / Usernames / Keywords", "type": "array", "description": "šŸ§  Enter one or more TikTok search URLs, usernames, or keywords.\nšŸŒ Example URL: https://www.tiktok.com/search?q=anime\nšŸ‘¤ Username: @username or username\nšŸ·ļø Keywords: anime, tiktok, music", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "sortOrder": { "title": "šŸ“Š Sort Order", "enum": [ "0", "1", "2" ], "type": "string", "description": "šŸŽ¬ Choose how results are sorted: relevance, recent, or popular", "default": "0" }, "maxItems": { "title": "šŸ“¦ Maximum Items", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 10000, "type": "integer", "description": "šŸ”¢ Maximum number of videos to scrape (1-10000)", "default": 10 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "šŸ›”ļø Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "šŸŒ Configure proxy settings for better reliability.\nšŸ¤– Auto-fallback flow: no proxy ā†’ datacenter ā†’ residential if blocked." } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```