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📺 Bilibili Scraper Pro — Videos, Comments, Danmaku, User Profiles

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The most comprehensive Bilibili scraper on Apify. Extract videos, comments, danmaku (bullet comments), creator profiles, and deep metadata from China's #1 video platform. Search by keyword, fetch trending feeds, scrape entire creator libraries, or dig deep into a single video — all with one powerful actor.

Pricing: Pay only for what you use — $17 per 1,000 items (videos, comments, users) and $30 per 1,000 danmaku profiles. Actor start: $0.02 per run.

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💡 What is the Bilibili Scraper Pro?

Bilibili (B站) is the largest video platform in China with over 300 million monthly active users. This actor is designed to extract structured, actionable data from every corner of the platform — including hard-to-reach data like danmaku bullet comments and creator archive libraries.

Unlike basic scrapers, this actor uses a real browser-like session that warms up cookies (buvid3, b_nut) to avoid Bilibili's anti-bot protections, plus optional Apify residential proxies for large-scale runs. The result is a reliable, production-grade Bilibili data pipeline.

Six powerful scraping modes in one actor:

1. Search Mode — Search videos by keyword with sorting, duration, and category filters.
2. Popular Mode — Scrape Bilibili's trending/popular video feed.
3. Video Detail Mode — Extract complete metadata for specific videos (by URL or BVID).
4. Video Comments Mode — Scrape comments for one or more videos, with optional replies.
5. User Videos Mode — Fetch every video from a creator's archive (plus their profile).
6. User Profile Mode — Get complete creator cards: fans, level, official status, etc.

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🚀 Key Features

Feature	Description
6 Scrape Modes	Search, Popular, Video Detail, Video Comments, User Videos, User Profile.
Danmaku Reaction Profiles	Parse bullet comments to get sender counts, per-minute rate, peak minute, timeline sample.
Nested Comments	Fetch top-level comments and (optionally) their replies in one call.
Creator Cards	Get fans, level, official status, archive count, total likes, and more.
Delta Mode	Save processed BVIDs to KV store so subsequent runs only return new items.
Cookie Warming	Realistic Chrome 124 fingerprint + tracking cookie handshake to bypass 412.
HTML Deep Parsing	Extracts window.__INITIAL_STATE__ from video pages for complete metadata.
Residential Proxy Ready	Compatible with Apify residential proxies for high-volume production runs.
Pay-Per-Event Pricing	$17/1K items, $30/1K danmaku profiles, $0.02 actor start — transparent.
Clean JSON Output	Consistent schema across all modes; ready for analytics or ML pipelines.

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📥 Input Parameters

The actor accepts a JSON object with the following fields. Which fields are required depends on the mode.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
mode	string	Yes	"search"	search, popular, video_detail, video_comments, user_videos, or user_profile.
searchQuery	string	Search mode	"人工智能教程"	Keyword for search mode.
videoUrls	array	Video modes	["https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1bmTb6EEs8"]	Video URLs or BVIDs for detail/comment modes.
userUrls	array	User modes	["https://space.bilibili.com/546195"]	Creator space URLs or MIDs.
maxResults	integer	No	50	Max videos to return (search/popular/user_videos).
sortOrder	string	No	"totalrank"	Search sort: totalrank, click, pubdate, dm, stow.
durationFilter	string	No	"any"	any, short (<10m), medium (10–30m), long (30–60m), huge (>60m).
category	string	No	"all"	Numeric category ID or "all".
includeComments	boolean	No	false	Also fetch comments for each video.
maxComments	integer	No	20	Max comments per video.
sortComments	string	No	"hot"	hot or time.
includeReplies	boolean	Video-comments mode	false	Fetch nested replies too.
includeDanmaku	boolean	No	false	Include danmaku reaction profile for each video.
danmakuSampleSize	integer	No	25	Number of danmaku items in the timeline sample.
deltaMode	boolean	No	false	Only return items not seen in previous runs.
deltaStateKey	string	No	"default"	Separate delta state for different pipelines.
proxyConfiguration	object	No	–	Apify proxy config (residential strongly recommended for large runs).

Example Input — Search Mode

{
  "mode": "search",
  "searchQuery": "人工智能教程",
  "maxResults": 20,
  "sortOrder": "click",
  "durationFilter": "medium",
  "includeComments": true,
  "maxComments": 10,
  "includeDanmaku": true
}

Example Input — Video Detail Mode

{
  "mode": "video_detail",
  "videoUrls": [
    "https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1bmTb6EEs8",
    "BV1qZSLBYEpa"
  ],
  "includeComments": true,
  "maxComments": 30,
  "includeDanmaku": true,
  "danmakuSampleSize": 50
}

Example Input — User Videos Mode

{
  "mode": "user_videos",
  "userUrls": ["https://space.bilibili.com/546195"],
  "maxResults": 50,
  "includeComments": false
}

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📤 Output Fields

The actor outputs multiple record types depending on mode:

1. type: "video" — Video Record

Field	Type	Description
bvid	string	Bilibili video ID (BV…).
aid	integer	Numeric archive ID.
title	string	Video title (HTML cleaned).
description	string	Video description.
url	string	Canonical video URL.
thumbnailUrl	string	Thumbnail URL (https-normalized).
duration	integer	Duration in seconds.
durationFormatted	string	Duration as mm:ss or h:mm:ss.
viewCount	integer	Total views.
likeCount	integer	Total likes.
coinCount	integer	Bilibili coins.
favoriteCount	integer	Favorites.
shareCount	integer	Shares.
danmakuCount	integer	Total danmaku.
replyCount	integer	Total comments.
authorName	string	Uploader display name.
authorMid	integer	Uploader numeric ID.
publishDate	string	ISO 8601 publish date.
publishTimestamp	integer	Unix epoch.
category	string	Video category name.
tags	array	Video tags.
scrapedAt	string	ISO 8601 extraction time.

2. type: "comment" — Comment Record

Field	Type	Description
commentId	integer	Bilibili reply ID.
text	string	Comment text.
likeCount	integer	Likes on the comment.
replyCount	integer	Replies to this comment.
createdAt	string	ISO 8601 time.
createdTimestamp	integer	Unix epoch.
authorName	string	Commenter name.
authorMid	integer	Commenter numeric ID.
authorAvatar	string	Avatar URL.
authorLevel	integer	Bilibili user level (0–6).
videoBvid	string	Source video BVID.
scrapedAt	string	ISO 8601 extraction time.

3. type: "danmaku_profile" — Danmaku Reaction Profile

Field	Type	Description
videoBvid	string	Video BVID.
aid	integer	Video AID.
countFetched	integer	Danmaku fetched from XML.
totalVideoDanmaku	integer	Total danmaku count from video metadata.
uniqueSenders	integer	Distinct sender hashes.
perMinuteRate	float	Danmaku per minute.
peakMinute	object	{minute, danmakuCount} at peak.
timelineSample	array	Sampled danmaku across the timeline: {time, timeFormatted, text, senderHash, timestamp}.
scrapedAt	string	ISO 8601 extraction time.

4. type: "user" — Creator Profile

Field	Type	Description
mid	integer	Creator numeric ID.
name	string	Display name.
face	string	Avatar URL.
sign	string	Bio.
level	integer	Bilibili level (0–6).
fans	integer	Follower count.
friend	integer	Following count.
attention	integer	Accounts this creator follows.
isOfficial	boolean	Official verification.
officialDesc	string	Official status description.
archiveCount	integer	Total uploaded videos.
likeCount	integer	Total likes received.
profileUrl	string	Space URL.
scrapedAt	string	ISO 8601 extraction time.

Example Output — Search Mode

[
  {
    "type": "video",
    "bvid": "BV1qZSLBYEpa",
    "title": "【整整600集】清华大学196小时讲完的AI人工智能从入门到精通全套教程...",
    "viewCount": 1107723,
    "likeCount": 24014,
    "danmakuCount": 8285,
    "replyCount": 14643,
    "authorName": "IT界扛霸子",
    "url": "https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1qZSLBYEpa",
    "duration": 0,
    "durationFormatted": "0:00",
    "publishDate": "2026-01-15T08:00:00+00:00",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-10-09T12:00:00+00:00"
  }
]

Example Output — Danmaku Profile

[
  {
    "type": "danmaku_profile",
    "videoBvid": "BV1qZSLBYEpa",
    "aid": 113456789,
    "countFetched": 3000,
    "totalVideoDanmaku": 8285,
    "uniqueSenders": 2104,
    "perMinuteRate": 42.5,
    "peakMinute": {"minute": 18, "danmakuCount": 312},
    "timelineSample": [
      {"time": 5.4, "timeFormatted": "0:05", "text": "666", "senderHash": "a1b2c3d4", "timestamp": 1768460400}
    ],
    "scrapedAt": "2026-10-09T12:00:05+00:00"
  }
]

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💰 Pricing

Event	Price	Unit
item-scraped	$17.00 per 1,000	Videos, comments, user profiles
danmaku-profile	$30.00 per 1,000	Danmaku reaction profile
apify-actor-start	$0.02 per run	Startup fee

Example costs:

• 100 videos with comments: 100 videos + 20 comments each (2,000 comments) = $17.00 (2,000 items @ $17/1K) + $0.02 = ~$17.02.
• 50 videos with danmaku profiles: 50 videos + 50 danmaku profiles = 50 × $0.017 + 50 × $0.030 = $0.85 + $1.50 = $2.35.
• 1 user + 500 videos (user_videos mode): 501 items = ~$8.54.

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🛠 How to Use on Apify

1. Create a task with this actor.
2. Choose the mode in the input JSON.
3. Provide the required URLs / keywords.
4. (Optional) Enable residential proxies for large-scale runs.
5. Run – the actor scrapes everything and pushes results to the Dataset.
6. Export – download as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

Running via API

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/your-username~bilibili-scraper/runs" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -d '{
    "mode": "search",
    "searchQuery": "AI教程",
    "maxResults": 20
  }'

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🎯 Use Cases

• Trending video tracking – Monitor what content is rising on Bilibili.
• Content research – Analyze creator libraries at scale.
• Danmaku sentiment analysis – Use bullet comment timelines to find viral moments.
• Comment analytics – Study viewer reactions across videos.
• Creator intelligence – Build a database of creator stats (fans, level, uploads).
• Delta monitoring – Track new uploads from your favorite creators on a schedule.

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

1. Do I need a Bilibili account?
No. All data is public. No login or cookie supplied by you.

2. What's the difference between danmaku and comments?
Danmaku are bullet comments overlaid on the video at specific timestamps. Comments are the traditional threaded replies below the video.

3. Why is duration 0 in some search results?
Bilibili's search API occasionally omits duration. Use video_detail mode on those BVIDs for exact duration.

4. How does delta mode work?
Each processed BVID is saved in the actor's key-value store. On subsequent runs with the same deltaStateKey, already-seen items are skipped. Perfect for scheduled daily monitoring.

5. Do I need a proxy?
Not for small runs. For 500+ items per run, use Apify residential proxies to avoid 412 rate-limits.

6. Why does my danmaku count differ from the video's danmakuCount?
Bilibili's XML feed only returns a subset (~3,000) of the total danmaku. countFetched reports the number fetched, while totalVideoDanmaku reports Bilibili's public count.

7. Can I scrape playlists or合集?
Not in this version. You can scrape all videos from a creator's archive with user_videos mode.

8. Does the actor work outside Apify?
Yes — it's a standalone Python script using apify SDK. You can run it locally with the Apify CLI.

9. What happens if I hit the spending limit?
The actor detects event_charge_limit_reached and exits gracefully, saving all data pushed so far.

10. Can I run search + comments + danmaku in one go?
Yes — combine mode: "search", includeComments: true, and includeDanmaku: true.

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Start scraping Bilibili today — $17/1K items, $30/1K danmaku profiles, $0.02 actor start.