Niconico User Search Scraper

Niconico User Search Scraper — Search public Niconico creators by keyword and export profiles, biographies, follower counts, video counts, live counts, and avatars. Add supported inputs and start a run to get structured public data without providing a Niconico account.

Search public Niconico user profiles for cat-related creators. Export biographies, profile links and available video counts to shortlist accounts.

At a glance	Details
📥 Input	Enter search words or matching public Niconico user_search URLs. Collection starts at page 1, using the website default search order.
📤 Output	One user per success row, with source input retained
📄 Pagination	pagesPerSearch limits result pages per input, with a default of 1. The source may end sooner.
🔐 Login required	No
⚡ Processing	Up to 5 HTTP requests concurrently with automatic retries
💾 Delivery	One Apify dataset view, useful flat columns and complete nested JSON

What the niconico user search scraper collects 📊

Search public Niconico creators by keyword and export profiles, biographies, follower counts, video counts, live counts, and avatars.

Data can include:

• Source identity and public links
• Available id, url, nickname, description, description text, icon small url, icon large url, is premium
• Original input retained with every result
• One consistent success or failed record format

How to collect users from Niconico 🚀

1. Enter one or more supported inputs in inputList.
2. Set the result-page budget for each input.
3. Start the Actor.
4. Open the Users dataset view and review the individual records.
5. Export the dataset or retrieve it from your application.

{
  "inputList": [
    "猫"
  ],
  "pagesPerSearch": 1
}

pagesPerSearch limits result pages per input, with a default of 1. The source may end sooner.

Niconico users data and complete output 📦

Field	Type	Meaning
input	string	Original submitted input.
status	string	Result status: success or failed.
type	string or null	Entity type of this row.
id	string or null	Stable public entity ID, exported as text.
url	string or null	Public page URL for this entity.
nickname	string or null	Public user display name.
description	string or null	Source description. May contain markup.
description_text	string or null	Plain-text profile description returned by the source.
icon_small_url	string or null	Small profile image URL.
icon_large_url	string or null	Large profile image URL.
is_premium	boolean or null	Profile premium-status flag returned by the source.
follower_count	integer or null	Public follower count for the profile or mylist.
short_description	string or null	Short source preview of the description.
video_count	integer or null	Source-reported number of videos.
live_count	integer or null	Source-reported live count on a user search result.
page	integer or null	Result page within this input.
source_total_count	integer or null	Source-reported total for this search or feed; accessible collection depth can be smaller.

Nested arrays and media references stay in their parent record. Downloading source media files is not part of this Actor.

Every top-level output field appears in these complete examples. The success example is normalized from a public response. Long strings and arrays are shortened here; the Actor keeps the complete available values. Values are a snapshot and can change. Nested arrays remain inside their parent result.

Representative success result with every output field (long text and arrays shortened for readability):

{
  "input": "猫",
  "status": "success",
  "type": "user",
  "id": "9217369",
  "url": "https://www.nicovideo.jp/user/9217369",
  "nickname": "96猫",
  "description": "↓詳細\nまだまだ未熟者ですが地道にコツコツと投稿中です。\n私の声が少しでも、誰かの支えになれる事を願って。\n\n【注意事項】\n◎私が参加していない動画や、生放送にて私の名前を出すのは他の方のご迷惑になりますので、ご遠慮ください。\n●生放送やニコニコに投稿している動画の録音及び無断転載はご遠慮ください。\n\nユーザーウォッチ：user/9217369\ntwitter ： http://twitter.com/96__neko\nコミュニティ⇒co68322\nオープンレック：https://www.openrec.tv/user/96nyan\nyouotub...",
  "description_text": "↓詳細\nまだまだ未熟者ですが地道にコツコツと投稿中です。\n私の声が少しでも、誰かの支えになれる事を願って。\n\n【注意事項】\n◎私が参加していない動画や、生放送にて私の名前を出すのは他の方のご迷惑になりますので、ご遠慮ください。\n●生放送やニコニコに投稿している動画の録音及び無断転載はご遠慮ください。\n\nユーザーウォッチ：user/9217369\ntwitter ： http://twitter.com/96__neko\nコミュニティ⇒co68322\nオープンレック：https://www.openrec.tv/user/96nyan\nyouotub...",
  "icon_small_url": "https://img.nicoprofile.nimg.jp/usericon/921/9217369.jpg?1632021038",
  "icon_large_url": "https://img.nicoprofile.nimg.jp/usericon/921/9217369.jpg?1632021038",
  "is_premium": false,
  "follower_count": 389761,
  "short_description": "↓詳細\nまだまだ未熟者ですが地道にコツコツと投稿中です。\n私の声が少しでも、誰かの支えになれる事を願",
  "video_count": 209,
  "live_count": 3294,
  "page": 1,
  "source_total_count": 51665
}

Complete failed result:

{
  "input": "invalid input",
  "status": "failed",
  "type": null,
  "id": null,
  "url": null,
  "nickname": null,
  "description": null,
  "description_text": null,
  "icon_small_url": null,
  "icon_large_url": null,
  "is_premium": null,
  "follower_count": null,
  "short_description": null,
  "video_count": null,
  "live_count": null,
  "page": null,
  "source_total_count": null
}

A failed row preserves input, sets status to failed, and sets every other top-level field to null. The run log records the reason. Optional successful fields can be null or empty when Niconico does not supply them. Object fields are exposed through useful columns in the single Users view; arrays are not expanded into extra result rows.

Input requirements and pagination settings ⚙️

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Rules
inputList	array of strings	Yes	None	Enter search words or matching public Niconico user_search URLs. Collection starts at page 1, using the website default search order. At least 1 item.
pagesPerSearch	integer	No	1	Maximum result pages per input, starting at page 1. Stops at the available end of results. Rows per page vary; short pages can still have a continuation. Minimum 1.

Enter search words or matching public Niconico user_search URLs. Collection starts at page 1, using the website default search order.

Examples of supported inputs: 猫.

Duplicate normalized inputs are processed once. Within the collection for one source input, repeated records are removed while distinct interactions or objects remain separate. The same object returned for different source inputs retains its source relationship.

The first result page counts as page 1. Public-page preparation and metadata lookups do not consume result pages. Collection stops at your page budget or the end of the available list. A short page alone does not mean that the list has ended.

Niconico users use cases 🎯

Find cat content creators on Niconico

Search public Niconico user profiles for cat-related creators. Export biographies, profile links and available video counts to shortlist accounts.

Discover music creators on Niconico

Search Niconico user profiles for music. Keep names, descriptions, available follow counts and content totals to prepare a creator research directory.

Discover gaming creators on Niconico

Search public Niconico user profiles for gaming. Export biographies, profile links and source-provided content counts for your own account selection.

Pricing and saved-result behavior 💰

Check the Actor’s Pricing tab for the active pricing model and current rate. Store settings can change, so this README does not claim a fixed price or runtime.

Under dataset-item pricing:

• Each successful result represents one user for its source input.
• An invalid or unavailable input, an input with no accessible results, or an exhausted request can produce a failed row.
• Retry attempts and supporting requests do not create extra dataset rows by themselves.
• Nested media, profile information and other arrays remain part of their parent row.
• A normal empty continuation after earlier successes creates no additional row.
• Saved failed rows are not assumed to be free; check their treatment in the active pricing configuration.

More inputs and larger page budgets can produce more saved rows. Start with a small run and check actual usage before increasing the workload.

Niconico users API 🔌

Replace $ACTOR_ID with the identifier shown in this Actor’s API tab and $APIFY_TOKEN with your Apify token.

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/$ACTOR_ID/runs?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"inputList":["猫"],"pagesPerSearch":1}'

Download the dataset in JSON, CSV, Excel or other formats available in the Console, or retrieve it through the Apify API. Use schedules, webhooks and Apify integrations to connect results to Google Sheets, Make, Zapier, cloud storage or your own application. These connections are configured separately by the user.

Reliability, retries, and public-data limits ⚠️

Collection uses pure HTTP with up to five concurrent requests. Invalid syntax and confirmed missing, removed or unavailable targets stop without unnecessary retries. Temporary network or proxy failures, timeouts, blocking responses, malformed data, throttling and server errors allow up to five total attempts per request.

Successful earlier pages remain saved if a later request fails. A normal end after saved results is not retried. An input with no accessible results can receive a failed row; that alone does not prove that its underlying source does not exist. An exhausted later request can add a failed row while preserving previous output.

Returns profiles from user search, not users who liked or commented on a video. Video and live counts are source-provided profile metrics; their content is not collected.

Niconico controls public availability, ranking and optional fields. Result counts can be affected by duplicates, removed content and changes during a run. A page budget is a collection limit, not a promise of exhaustive coverage.

An invalid string within a valid input list does not stop other inputs. Invalid overall configuration, such as a non-string list item or a wrong page-count type, exits before source requests. Startup failures, unavailable dataset storage or an unrecoverable result-save error can still stop the whole run. A failed save is not retried as a new scraping request.

Frequently asked questions ❓

What does one Niconico User Search Scraper result represent?

Each successful row represents one user. The source input is retained, and nested fields stay in the same row.

Which source limits apply?

Returns profiles from user search, not users who liked or commented on a video. Video and live counts are source-provided profile metrics; their content is not collected.

Does it download media files?

No. Where available, the Actor returns media URLs and metadata within the result row.

Does it require a Niconico account or personal cookies?

No. You do not need to provide a Niconico account, password or personal session cookie. Collection uses HTTP without opening a browser.

What happens to invalid or unavailable inputs?

Invalid individual inputs are recorded as failed without a source request. Confirmed missing or unavailable targets stop without unnecessary retries. Temporary failures allow up to five total attempts per request; other inputs and earlier saved results remain available.

Can I export results or run the same input again?

Yes. Export the default dataset or retrieve it through the Apify API. You can create an Apify schedule and connect completed runs to your own workflow.

Support, responsible use, and related actors 🛟

For a reproducible issue, use the Actor’s Issues tab and provide the run ID, approximate time, a safe public input, expected behavior and actual result. Include the mode or page budget when relevant. Never share access tokens, personal cookies or proxy credentials.

Use public data responsibly and follow applicable privacy, copyright, contractual and platform requirements before storing, analyzing or redistributing collected information.