# Tiktok Followers / Following Scraper (`scraping_solutions/tiktok-followers-following-scraper`) Actor

Scrape TikTok followers or following for multiple usernames in one run. Perfect for lead generation, audience research, competitor analysis, and influencer discovery. Fast, clean, and export-ready with structured data and unique profiles.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/scraping\_solutions/tiktok-followers-following-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Scraping Solutions](https://apify.com/scraping_solutions) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Social media, SEO tools
- **Stats:** 13 total users, 6 monthly users, 88.8% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks
- **User rating**: 5.00 out of 5 stars

## Pricing

from $0.31 / 1,000 results

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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

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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
```

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```bash
pip install apify-client
```

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````bash
# MacOS / Linux
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# Windows
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```bash

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

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# README

## TikTok Followers / Following Scraper

Scrape **TikTok followers or following** for one or many usernames with a simple input and a clean output.

This actor is built for fast, practical lead generation and audience research workflows. Just provide a list of TikTok usernames, choose whether you want **followers** or **following**, and set how many results you want **per username**.

It automatically resolves each TikTok username to the internal user ID, paginates the results, retries failed requests, and returns structured profile data ready for filtering, exporting, or enrichment.

### Why use this actor

- Scrape **followers** or **following**
- Supports **multiple TikTok usernames in one run**
- Returns **structured profile-level data**
- Handles pagination automatically
- Retries temporary API failures
- Removes duplicates
- Great for:
  - influencer research
  - competitor audience analysis
  - lead generation
  - niche community discovery
  - social media prospecting

### How it works

For each username you provide, the actor:

1. Resolves the TikTok username to the internal `user_id`
2. Calls the correct endpoint for:
   - `followers`
   - `following`
3. Paginates until it reaches your requested limit
4. Deduplicates results
5. Saves the final clean output to the dataset

### Input

This actor uses **3 simple inputs**.

#### 1. `Account`
A list of TikTok usernames or TikTok profile URLs.

Examples:

- `twilightrise025`
- `@tiktokcreators`
- `https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktokcreators`

#### 2. `dataToScrape`
Choose what to scrape:

- `followers`
- `following`

#### 3. `resultsLimit`
Maximum number of **unique** followers/following to download **per username**.

If you enter 3 usernames and set `resultsLimit = 1000`, the actor will try to return up to **1000 results for each username**.

### Example input

```json
{
  "Account": [
    "twilightrise025",
    "https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktokcreators"
  ],
  "dataToScrape": "followers",
  "resultsLimit": 1000
}
````

### Output

Each output item is one TikTok profile found in the followers/following list.

#### Output fields

- `username_scrape` — source username used in the query
- `type` — `followers` or `following`
- `id`
- `region`
- `sec_uid`
- `unique_id`
- `nickname`
- `signature`
- `avatar`
- `verified`
- `secret`
- `aweme_count`
- `following_count`
- `follower_count`
- `favoriting_count`
- `total_favorited`
- `ins_id`
- `youtube_channel_title`
- `youtube_channel_id`
- `twitter_name`
- `twitter_id`
- `link_user`

### Example output

```json
{
  "username_scrape": "twilightrise025",
  "type": "followers",
  "id": "7549627129312166967",
  "region": "US",
  "sec_uid": "MS4wLjABAAAAW9osPR_a5MBX2Mb8U2myxFvOMtZyE4olIGn9S8kV6lWYz-S70aRNPyyc49vsFWhZ",
  "unique_id": "williefrombaldimore",
  "nickname": "williefrombaldimore",
  "signature": "",
  "avatar": "https://...",
  "verified": false,
  "secret": false,
  "aweme_count": 0,
  "following_count": 811,
  "follower_count": 1862,
  "favoriting_count": 1172,
  "total_favorited": 0,
  "ins_id": "",
  "youtube_channel_title": "",
  "youtube_channel_id": "",
  "twitter_name": "",
  "twitter_id": "",
  "link_user": "https://www.tiktok.com/@williefrombaldimore"
}
```

### Best use cases

#### Influencer discovery

Find who follows a creator, brand, or niche account.

#### Competitor audience research

Analyze the audience around competing TikTok profiles.

#### Lead generation

Extract public profile data from targeted followers/following groups.

#### Community mapping

Understand how niche audiences connect across TikTok accounts.

#### Social enrichment workflows

Use the results as input for downstream enrichment, filtering, or CRM workflows.

### Notes

- The actor returns **unique** profiles per username.
- Final results depend on:
  - the requested `resultsLimit`
  - profile size
  - API availability
  - pagination availability
- Very large accounts may require more requests and more time.

### Simple, scalable, and built for real workflows

Whether you are doing market research, lead generation, influencer analysis, or social audience discovery, this actor gives you a fast and reliable way to collect TikTok follower/following data in bulk.

# Actor input Schema

## `Account` (type: `array`):

Array of TikTok usernames or profile URLs to scrape.

## `dataToScrape` (type: `string`):

Choose whether to download followers or following.

## `resultsLimit` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of unique followers/following to download for each username.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "Account": [
    "twilightrise025",
    "https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktokcreators"
  ],
  "dataToScrape": "followers",
  "resultsLimit": 1000
}
```

# 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 = {
    "Account": [
        "twilightrise025",
        "https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktokcreators"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scraping_solutions/tiktok-followers-following-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 = { "Account": [
        "twilightrise025",
        "https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktokcreators",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scraping_solutions/tiktok-followers-following-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

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

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

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "Account": [
    "twilightrise025",
    "https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktokcreators"
  ]
}' |
apify call scraping_solutions/tiktok-followers-following-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=scraping_solutions/tiktok-followers-following-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
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    "info": {
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        "description": "Scrape TikTok followers or following for multiple usernames in one run. Perfect for lead generation, audience research, competitor analysis, and influencer discovery. Fast, clean, and export-ready with structured data and unique profiles.",
        "version": "0.0",
        "x-build-id": "3GXo3e6WadspKtgeG"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
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                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
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                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
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            }
        },
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            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-scraping_solutions-tiktok-followers-following-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
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        "/acts/scraping_solutions~tiktok-followers-following-scraper/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-scraping_solutions-tiktok-followers-following-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
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                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
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                    "required": true,
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                        "application/json": {
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                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
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                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
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                        "description": "OK"
                    }
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            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                    "Account",
                    "dataToScrape",
                    "resultsLimit"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "Account": {
                        "title": "TikTok usernames",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "Array of TikTok usernames or profile URLs to scrape.",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "dataToScrape": {
                        "title": "Relation type",
                        "enum": [
                            "followers",
                            "following"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Choose whether to download followers or following.",
                        "default": "followers"
                    },
                    "resultsLimit": {
                        "title": "Results per username",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Maximum number of unique followers/following to download for each username.",
                        "default": 1000
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
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                            "startedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
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                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
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                            },
                            "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "READY"
                            },
                            "meta": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
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                            },
                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
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                                    "DATASET_READS": {
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}
```