# TikTok Search Scraper — Videos by Keyword (`seemuapps/tiktok-search-scraper`) Actor

Search TikTok by any keyword and scrape matching videos with views, likes, author stats, hashtags, and music — no login required.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/seemuapps/tiktok-search-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Andrew](https://apify.com/seemuapps) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Social media, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 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.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

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

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# README

## TikTok Search Scraper — Videos by Keyword

Search TikTok like a user would and get the top-ranked videos for any keyword as structured data — descriptions, view counts, likes, author stats, hashtags, and music. No login, no cookies, no TikTok account needed.

### What you get

One dataset record per video, ranked in TikTok's search order:

- **Video**: ID, direct URL, description, hashtags, duration, cover image, post date, region
- **Search rank**: the keyword it matched and its position in the results
- **Engagement**: play count, likes, comments, shares, saves (collects), downloads, reposts
- **Author**: username, display name, verification status, follower count, bio
- **Music**: track ID, title, and artist
- Export to JSON, CSV, Excel, or Google Sheets directly from the Apify console

### Use cases

- Trend research — see exactly which videos rank for a keyword right now
- Influencer discovery — surface creators who rank for your niche keywords, with follower counts attached
- Competitor analysis — track which videos and creators dominate searches for your product category
- Content ideation — study the hooks, hashtags, and sounds used by top-ranking videos
- Social listening — monitor brand mentions and product keywords on a schedule

### How to use

1. Enter one or more **Search keywords** — anything you'd type into the TikTok search bar
2. Optionally set **Max videos** to cap the total across all keywords (0 = no cap)
3. Run the actor — results appear in the **Dataset** tab, ranked in TikTok's search order

Each keyword returns its top-ranked search results — up to 30 videos per keyword, exactly what a TikTok user sees on the first results screen. To collect more data, add more keyword variations (e.g. "coffee recipe", "iced coffee recipe", "easy coffee recipes") — up to 100 keywords per run.

### Output format

```json
{
  "keyword": "coffee recipes",
  "position": 1,
  "videoId": "7668672505359469837",
  "videoUrl": "https://www.tiktok.com/@laceyglasley/video/7668672505359469837",
  "description": "New series: making YOUR coffee orders 🤎 #coffeetok #icedcoffee",
  "hashtags": ["coffeetok", "coffeeathome", "icedcoffee"],
  "createdAt": "2026-07-31T02:06:15.000Z",
  "duration": 37,
  "coverUrl": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/...",
  "region": "US",
  "authorUsername": "laceyglasley",
  "authorNickname": "Lacey",
  "authorVerified": false,
  "authorFollowerCount": 88032,
  "likeCount": 35336,
  "commentCount": 306,
  "shareCount": 2823,
  "playCount": 327215,
  "collectCount": 14793,
  "musicTitle": "So Easy (To Fall In Love)",
  "musicAuthor": "ZZang KARAOKE"
}
```

### FAQ

**Do I need a TikTok account or cookies?** No. The actor works without any login.

**How fresh are the results?** Results mirror live TikTok search at the moment of the run.

**Can I run it on a schedule?** Yes — schedule it in the Apify console to monitor your keywords daily or hourly and export new results automatically.

**Why up to 30 videos per keyword?** The actor returns TikTok's first page of search results — the videos that actually rank and get the clicks. For broader coverage, add more keyword variations to the same run.

# Actor input Schema

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

One or more TikTok search queries — anything you would type into the TikTok search bar (e.g. 'coffee recipes', 'iphone 17 review'). Each keyword returns its top-ranked videos (up to 30 per keyword).

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum total number of videos across all keywords. Set 0 for no limit (up to 30 top-ranked videos per keyword).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": [
    "coffee recipes"
  ],
  "maxItems": 0
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

One video per record: keyword, search position, videoId, videoUrl, description, hashtags, createdAt, duration, coverUrl, author (username, nickname, verified, followers), likeCount, commentCount, shareCount, playCount, collectCount, music.

# 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 = {
    "keywords": [
        "coffee recipes"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("seemuapps/tiktok-search-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 = { "keywords": ["coffee recipes"] }

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

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

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

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "keywords": [
    "coffee recipes"
  ]
}' |
apify call seemuapps/tiktok-search-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,seemuapps/tiktok-search-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/4c7P1xak2ChYSnUlJ/builds/PmaMCWegI5pxmF5UY/openapi.json