Social Trends Hashtag Scraper — Unified TikTok & Instagram Reels

Extract trending TikTok videos and Instagram Reels across multiple hashtags and keywords in a single unified run with normalized cross-platform schema, creator details, and real-time engagement metrics.

No social media login or cookies required.

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⚡ Why Use This Unified Social Trends Scraper?

• Unified Cross-Platform Schema: Stop writing separate parsers for TikTok and Instagram. Get consistent fields for platform, id, url, caption, author, metrics (likes, views, comments, shares), and media.
• Save Over 30% with Pay-Per-Event: Only pay $0.0015 per post ($1.50 per 1,000 posts). Compare with paying $2.00–$2.30/1,000 across multiple separate scrapers.
• One Unified Run vs Multiple Tasks: Replace disconnected cron tasks with one unified pipeline that monitors both TikTok and Instagram simultaneously.
• Free Dry Run Validation: Test query syntax and platform connectivity without spending a cent (dryRun: true).
• Deduplication Built-In: Automatic cross-platform deduplication guarantees no duplicate post IDs clutter your data.

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📊 Normalized Output Schema

Every item pushed to your dataset follows this clean structure:

{
  "platform": "tiktok",
  "hashtag": "malaysianfood",
  "id": "748937210928371",
  "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@malayfoodie/video/748937210928371",
  "caption": "Best Nasi Lemak in KL! Must try authentic sambal #malaysianfood #klfoodie",
  "author": {
    "username": "malayfoodie",
    "name": "KL Food Explorer",
    "avatar": "https://p16-sign-va.tiktokcdn.com/...",
    "verified": false
  },
  "metrics": {
    "likes": 12500,
    "comments": 340,
    "shares": 1120,
    "views": 254000
  },
  "media": {
    "type": "video",
    "videoUrl": "https://v16-webapp-prime.tiktokcdn.com/...",
    "coverImageUrl": "https://p16-sign-va.tiktokcdn.com/...",
    "durationSec": 45
  },
  "publishedAt": "2026-10-08T12:00:00.000Z",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-10T00:30:00.000Z"
}

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💰 Pay-Per-Event Pricing

You only pay for successful posts returned to your dataset:

Event	Price (USD)	Description
Social Post Extracted (social-post)	$0.0015 ($1.50 / 1,000)	Normalized TikTok video or Instagram reel with metrics and metadata
Actor Start (apify-actor-start)	$0.00005	Minimal one-time initialization fee per run

Volume tier discounts (up to 33% off) apply automatically on Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Diamond subscriptions.

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📥 Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
hashtags	string[]	Required	List of hashtags or search keywords to monitor (e.g. ["malaysianfood", "coffee"]). # prefixes are stripped automatically.
platforms	string[]	["tiktok", "instagram"]	Target platforms to scrape: tiktok, instagram, or both.
resultsLimit	integer	5	Maximum items to extract per hashtag per selected platform (min: 1, max: 50).
dryRun	boolean	false	When true, validates inputs without scraping live posts or charging Pay-Per-Event fees.
proxyConfiguration	object	Residential	Proxy settings. Apify Residential proxies recommended for highest stability.

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💻 Code Integration Examples

Node.js / JavaScript

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN' });

const run = await client.actor('subimpact/social-trends-hashtag-scraper').call({
    hashtags: ['malaysianfood', 'klfoodie'],
    platforms: ['tiktok', 'instagram'],
    resultsLimit: 10
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(`Extracted ${items.length} trending posts!`);

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient('YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN')

run = client.actor('subimpact/social-trends-hashtag-scraper').call(run_input={
    'hashtags': ['malaysianfood', 'klfoodie'],
    'platforms': ['tiktok', 'instagram'],
    'resultsLimit': 10
})

dataset_items = client.dataset(run['defaultDatasetId']).list_items().items
for post in dataset_items:
    print(f"[{post['platform']}] {post['author']['username']}: {post['caption'][:60]}... ({post['metrics']['likes']} likes)")