Douyin Search Scraper - 抖音 Videos by Keyword

Search Douyin (抖音, the Chinese version of TikTok) by keyword and export every matching video with its caption, hashtags, likes, comments, shares, saves, creator and music, plus a watermark-free MP4 link. Filter by publish date and video length, sort by relevance, most liked or newest. No login, no Chinese phone number and no Douyin account needed.

What you get

One row per video:

• Video: video ID and URL, description, hashtags, post date, duration, cover image, photo-post flag and image URLs, the province it was posted from
• Engagement: likes, comments, shares and saves (collections)
• Creator: user ID, sec_uid, Douyin ID, nickname, follower count, verification label and profile URL
• Music: sound ID, title, artist and original-sound flag
• Media: watermark-free MP4 URL, plus an optional permanent copy of the MP4 in your run's storage
• Search context: the keyword and the video's position in the results

Use cases

• China market research: see what Chinese consumers post about a product, brand or category
• Competitor and brand monitoring: track videos mentioning your brand or competitors on Douyin
• Trend and content research: find the most-liked and newest videos for any topic, then reuse the format on TikTok, Reels or Shorts
• KOL and influencer discovery: find creators already making content in your niche, with follower counts
• Cross-border e-commerce: spot products going viral in China before they reach other markets

How to use

1. Enter one or more Search keywords (Chinese keywords give the most results, e.g. 美食, 口红, 露营)
2. Set Max videos per keyword
3. Optionally pick Sort by, Published within and Video length
4. Turn on Download videos (MP4) if you need permanent copies of the files
5. Run the actor and export from the Dataset tab to JSON, CSV, Excel or Google Sheets

Tip: Douyin stops returning results for one keyword after a few hundred videos. For broader coverage add related keywords (e.g. 咖啡, 咖啡店, 手冲咖啡).

Note on date filters: with Published within set, Douyin returns only a short list per keyword (often under 20 videos). For recent content at volume, sort by Newest without a date filter instead.

Output example

{
  "keyword": "lipstick",
  "position": 1,
  "videoId": "7685893884404966521",
  "url": "https://www.douyin.com/video/7685893884404966521",
  "description": "#外贸常用英语 #外贸英语零基础 #零基础学外贸英语 #外贸商务英语词汇 #外贸高频词汇",
  "createdAt": "2026-09-15T22:33:40.000Z",
  "hashtags": [
    "外贸常用英语",
    "外贸英语零基础",
    "零基础学外贸英语",
    "外贸商务英语词汇",
    "外贸高频词汇"
  ],
  "isImagePost": false,
  "imageUrls": [],
  "durationSeconds": 13.8,
  "likes": 10,
  "comments": 4,
  "shares": 0,
  "saves": 2,
  "postedFrom": "广东",
  "authorId": "1502354125358523",
  "authorSecUid": "MS4wLjABAAAAA-f3KqFACPu7t9rzw7SUqOned1PXJLorENajXQFNs1srnC3VEMZA1dxv82Pfc3wj",
  "authorDouyinId": "36495411761",
  "authorNickname": "闻教练教英语",
  "authorFollowers": 1998,
  "authorVerification": null,
  "authorUrl": "https://www.douyin.com/user/MS4wLjABAAAAA-f3KqFACPu7t9rzw7SUqOned1PXJLorENajXQFNs1srnC3VEMZA1dxv82Pfc3wj",
  "musicId": "7685893807765834542",
  "musicTitle": "@闻教练教英语创作的原声",
  "musicAuthor": "闻教练教英语",
  "isOriginalSound": true,
  "coverUrl": "https://p11-sign.douyinpic.com/tos-cn-p-0015c000-ce/oEOBLHXfGpM1iEAwIP8RexnBwinAnbBiRXVLIL…",
  "videoUrl": "https://v3-search.douyinvod.com/102166a8c885fd921e49fd67cd78a9ec/6adea14d/video/tos/cn/tos…",
  "videoFileUrl": null,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-25T23:39:29.132Z"
}

FAQ

Do I need a Douyin account or cookies? No.

Is the MP4 watermark-free? Yes. videoUrl is the original file without the Douyin watermark. It's a direct CDN link that expires after a few hours, so turn on Download videos if you need to keep the file.

Why are play counts missing? Douyin doesn't publish view counts. Likes, comments, shares and saves are public and included.