TikTok Influencer Finder by Engagement Rate

TikTok influencer finder: rank creators by real engagement, not by follower count. Paste usernames, get one ranked row per creator for $0.04.

Follower counts lie. A creator with 2 million followers can get 20,000 views per video, while a creator with 40,000 followers gets 60,000. This TikTok influencer finder reads each creator's recent public videos and returns one row per creator, already ranked by what matters to a brand: median engagement rate, median views compared to followers, posting rhythm, and how often they already run sponsored posts.

Built for influencer marketing agencies, DTC and e-commerce brands, TikTok Shop sellers and UGC buyers who vet 50 to 500 creators a week and are tired of copying numbers into a spreadsheet.

• Real engagement, not vanity metrics: median likes, comments, shares and views over recent videos (pinned videos excluded, so one viral hit cannot fake the score).
• Sponsored-post signal: share of videos marked #ad, #sponsored, #pr, #gifted, "paid partnership", or flagged as ads by TikTok itself.
• No login, no cookies, no emails: public data only. Download as JSON, CSV or Excel, or plug it into n8n, Make, Zapier or Google Sheets.

Try it in one minute: the form is prefilled with two creators. Click Start and you get a ranked table in about 30 seconds.

What can you use this TikTok influencer finder for?

• Vet a shortlist before a brand deal: check engagement rate and sponsored share for 20 creators in one run instead of opening 20 profiles.
• Find micro-influencers who really get seen: set max followers to 100,000 and min median views / followers to 5 %.
• Spot creators who already work with brands: rank by sponsored share and see who posts #ad every week.
• Pick creators for TikTok Shop or UGC campaigns: compare reach per post, not follower totals.
• Benchmark competitors' creators: re-run the same list every month and watch engagement move.

How to use the TikTok engagement rate calculator

1. Open the Input tab and paste your TikTok usernames, one per line (khaby.lame, @khaby.lame or https://www.tiktok.com/@khaby.lame).
2. Choose how many recent videos to read per creator (30 is a good default) and how to rank them. Optional: add follower or engagement filters.
3. Click Start. When the run finishes, open the Creators view or export the dataset.

What does the output look like?

One row per creator, ranked. A short version:

Rank	Creator	Followers	Engagement rate	Median views / followers	Posts per week	Sponsored posts
1	@khaby.lame	163,005,822	8.88 %	5.46 %	1.18	1 of 12 (8.3 %)

The full JSON row, from a real test run (October 2026):

{
  "rank": 1,
  "username": "khaby.lame",
  "profileUrl": "https://www.tiktok.com/@khaby.lame",
  "nickname": "Khabane lame",
  "verified": true,
  "followers": 163005822,
  "following": 81,
  "totalLikes": 2688478705,
  "videoCount": 1358,
  "accountCreatedAt": "2016-08-10T22:02:34.000Z",
  "analyzedVideos": 12,
  "medianViews": 8900000,
  "medianLikes": 864250,
  "medianComments": 13900,
  "medianShares": 21100,
  "engagementRate": 8.88,
  "viewToFollowerRatio": 5.46,
  "postsPerWeek": 1.18,
  "lastPostAt": "2026-10-08T16:31:16.000Z",
  "sponsoredPostCount": 1,
  "sponsoredShare": 8.3,
  "sponsoredSignals": ["tiktok ad flag"],
  "lastSponsoredAt": "2026-09-23T17:40:45.000Z",
  "topHashtags": ["learnfromkhaby", "comedy", "holafly"],
  "dataQuality": "full",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-15T07:32:28.649Z"
}

Rows that could not be analyzed are kept, with dataQuality: "failed", an errorCode (PROFILE_NOT_FOUND, PRIVATE_ACCOUNT, BLOCKED, INVALID_INPUT) and a plain-English errorMessage. Nothing is skipped silently. A run summary is saved in the key-value store under SUMMARY.

How much does it cost to analyze TikTok creators?

This Actor uses pay-per-event pricing: you pay only for creators that end up in your results. Proxy and compute are included.

Event	Price	When
Creator analyzed	$0.04	Profile and at least 5 recent videos were read
Creator profile only	$0.01	Profile read, but videos could not be loaded
Failed row (not found, private, invalid, blocked)	$0	Never charged

Two examples:

• 10 creators = 10 x $0.04 = $0.40.
• 100 creators = 100 x $0.04 = $4.

On the Apify free plan, the $5 monthly credit covers about 125 analyzed creators. Creators removed by your filters are not charged. The Actor stops by itself when your maximum cost per run is reached.

FAQ

What is a good engagement rate on TikTok?

It depends on audience size: small creators often show higher rates than big ones. Compare creators of similar size, which is what the follower filters are for. This Actor gives you the median rate so the comparison is fair.

Why rank by median views and not by followers?

Followers include inactive and old accounts. Median views over recent videos tell you how many people a typical sponsored post would reach today.

Does it find emails or phone numbers?

No, on purpose. The Actor never collects emails, phone numbers, bio links, locations, ages or comments. Contact creators through TikTok or their official business channels.

Can I search creators by hashtag or keyword?

Not in this version: you provide the usernames. Hashtag discovery is planned for a later version.

Does it work for private accounts?

No. Private accounts are listed with PRIVATE_ACCOUNT and are not charged.

What happens if TikTok blocks a request?

Each creator is tried up to 3 times with a new residential IP (a username TikTok says does not exist is checked twice). If it still fails, the row is returned with BLOCKED or PROFILE_NOT_FOUND and is not charged. The Actor never logs in and never solves CAPTCHAs.

How fast is it?

About 10 to 30 seconds per creator, two creators at a time. 100 creators take roughly 20 to 30 minutes.

Does it work for Instagram or YouTube?

Not yet. This Actor is TikTok only.

How are the numbers computed?

• Videos used: the most recent public videos, up to videosPerCreator, pinned videos excluded.
• Engagement rate = median, over those videos, of (likes + comments + shares) / views x 100.
• Median views / followers = median views / followers x 100. It answers "what share of my audience actually sees a typical post?".
• Posts per week = (videos - 1) / weeks between the oldest and newest analyzed video.
• Medians, not averages: one viral video does not inflate a creator's score.
• Rows with full data are ranked first, then by the metric you chose, highest first.

Sponsored-post signal: what it is and what it is not

A video is counted as sponsored when at least one of these is true:

• it uses a hashtag such as #ad, #ads, #sponsored, #paidpartnership, #pr, #prpackage, #gifted, #collab, #partner, #anzeige, #werbung;
• its text contains "paid partnership", "sponsored by" or "in partnership with";
• TikTok marks it as an ad, or as branded content, in the public page data.

This is a signal, not proof. #pr or #collab can mean something else, and a creator can run an undisclosed deal. Brand accounts that promote their own videos can score 70 to 90 %. Use it to spot creators who already work with brands, then check the videos yourself.

Use it with n8n, Make, Zapier, Google Sheets or the API

Call the Actor from any tool with the Apify API:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/sillage-data~tiktok-creator-ranker/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"usernames": ["khaby.lame", "zachking"], "videosPerCreator": 30, "maxFollowers": 100000}'

To fill a Google Sheet automatically, add the Google Sheets integration on the Actor's Integrations tab, or use the Apify node in n8n or the Apify app in Make and Zapier.

Is it legal to scrape TikTok creator data?

This Actor only reads public profile pages and public video statistics, without logging in, the same numbers anyone sees in a browser. It does not collect private data such as emails, phone numbers, locations, ages or comments, and it never targets minors. Results can still contain personal data protected by GDPR and similar laws (for example a creator's public username). You are responsible for using the data lawfully, for respecting TikTok's terms, and for not contacting minors. If you are unsure, ask a lawyer. This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by TikTok.

Limits

• You need a list of usernames (no hashtag discovery yet).
• TikTok can change its pages at any time; if a field disappears, the row is flagged instead of guessed.
• Residential proxy is required (already set by default): datacenter IPs are often blocked by TikTok.
• Up to 100 recent videos per creator. If TikTok stops loading older videos, fewer are analyzed (the exact number is in analyzedVideos; a row is full from 5 videos).

Input settings

Field	What it does	Default
usernames	TikTok usernames or profile URLs, one per line	required (prefilled with 2 creators)
videosPerCreator	Recent videos read per creator (5 to 100)	30 (prefilled 12)
maxCreators	Safety cap on creators analyzed per run	100 (prefilled 5)
sortBy	engagementRate, viewToFollowerRatio, sponsoredShare or followers	engagementRate
detectSponsored	Look for sponsored-post signals	true
minFollowers, maxFollowers	Follower range filter, 0 = off	0
minEngagementRate	Minimum median engagement rate, in %, 0 = off	0
minViewToFollowerRatio	Minimum median views / followers, in %, 0 = off	0
proxyConfiguration	Residential proxy, required for TikTok	Apify residential

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