# TikTok User Search Scraper ($0.899 / 1,000 profiles) (`serpdata/tiktok-user-search-scraper`) Actor

Find TikTok accounts by keyword for $0.899 per 1,000 profiles: each account's handle, display name, bio, followers, total likes, profile photo and secUid.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/serpdata/tiktok-user-search-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [SerpData](https://apify.com/serpdata) (community)
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $0.90 / 1,000 profiles

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## TikTok User Search Scraper

Find TikTok accounts by keyword and get them as clean JSON. It costs **$0.899 per 1,000 profiles** on every plan. Of
the working TikTok user search Actors we tested on Apify in October 2026, none costs
less.

Each account comes with its handle, display name, bio, follower count, total likes,
profile photo, profile link and secUid, TikTok's stable account key.

### Why use this TikTok user search scraper?

- **Find creators in any niche.** Search "sourdough", "vegan recipes" or a brand name
  and get the accounts TikTok matches, in TikTok's order.
- **No login, cookies or proxies.** Type search terms and press Start.
- **Ready for the next step.** Every row has the handle and secUid to feed into our
  [TikTok Profile Videos Scraper](https://apify.com/serpdata/tiktok-profile-scraper).
- **Batch or live.** Run it in bulk from the Apify Console, or call it like an API and
  page through results in real time.

### What data can I get?

| Field | What it is |
| --- | --- |
| `username`, `url` | The handle and profile link |
| `nickname` | The display name |
| `bio` | The profile bio |
| `followers` | Followers |
| `likes` | Total likes on the account's videos |
| `avatarUrl` | The profile photo |
| `id`, `secUid` | TikTok's user ID and stable account key |
| `input` | The search term that found the account |

### Input

```json
{
  "searchQueries": ["sourdough", "home espresso"],
  "maxProfilesPerQuery": 50
}
```

| Field | What it does |
| --- | --- |
| `searchQueries` | Search terms, one per line |
| `maxProfilesPerQuery` | Most accounts per search term, up to 10,000. Default 30 |

### Output

One dataset item per account:

```json
{
  "id": "7270983618650440746",
  "username": "thesouthernsourdoughco",
  "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@thesouthernsourdoughco",
  "nickname": "Jenn | The Southern Sourdough",
  "secUid": "MS4wLjABAAAASXKLeQUdtEzcYUGs2wfEIMfOM_CUcCoZXIbJog7Xid0rdoMWfjnKOi_RuaHshX45",
  "bio": "🥖 Making sourdough SIMPLE …",
  "avatarUrl": "https://p19-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/…",
  "followers": 822500,
  "likes": 12341435,
  "input": "sourdough"
}
```

### How much does it cost?

**$0.899 per 1,000 profiles** on every Apify plan, with no start fee and no monthly fee.
You pay only for profiles returned. On normal runs, Apify's own platform costs are
included in the price.

### Live HTTP API

This Actor also runs in Standby mode:

```sh
curl "https://serpdata--tiktok-user-search-scraper.apify.actor/search?query=sourdough" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN"
```

Each response holds one page of `items` and a `cursor`. Pass the cursor back as
`cursor` for the next page; it is `null` on the last page. You are charged per profile
returned. Errors return JSON with a `message` and are never charged; any `5xx` status is
safe to retry.

Standby runs cost more than normal runs: Apify also bills you for the Actor's platform
usage, including the 5 minutes it keeps running after your last request.

### Frequently asked questions

#### Is it legal to scrape TikTok profiles?

These profiles are public and can be read without an account. Profile data is personal
data in many places, protected in the EU by the GDPR and by similar laws elsewhere. Only
collect it if you have a lawful reason to, check TikTok's terms of service, and get legal
advice for your use case.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchQueries` (type: `array`):

One search per line, typed as you would in TikTok's search bar.

## `maxProfilesPerQuery` (type: `integer`):

The most accounts to return for each search term.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "sourdough"
  ],
  "maxProfilesPerQuery": 30
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (type: `string`):

A table of each profile.

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

Every field of every profile.

# 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 = {
    "searchQueries": [
        "sourdough"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("serpdata/tiktok-user-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 = { "searchQueries": ["sourdough"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("serpdata/tiktok-user-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 '{
  "searchQueries": [
    "sourdough"
  ]
}' |
apify call serpdata/tiktok-user-search-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,serpdata/tiktok-user-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/n5xqarHo4812tbYtf/builds/CKBiUSnkO1Q9N2ZQI/openapi.json