# TikTok Transcript Scraper — Captions + Whisper Speech-to-Text (`technicaldost/tiktok-transcript-scraper`) Actor

Get transcripts of TikTok videos: full text, timed segments and SRT subtitles, from TikTok's own captions or built-in Whisper speech-to-text when a video has none. Video URLs or a creator's latest videos. Includes views, likes, hashtags. No login.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/technicaldost/tiktok-transcript-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Technical Dost Solutions](https://apify.com/technicaldost) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, AI
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 transcripts

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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

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# README

TikTok Transcript Scraper turns TikTok videos into text, **without a TikTok account or login**. For each video it returns the **full transcript, timed segments and optional SRT subtitles**, plus the video's **views, likes, comments, shares, saves, hashtags, author and publish date**. It first uses **TikTok's own captions** (fast and cheap) and, when a video has none, transcribes the audio with **built-in Whisper speech-to-text** in 90+ languages. Paste video URLs, short links, or creator usernames to transcribe their latest videos.

### What you get

- TikTok captions first: instant, accurate, and the cheapest option.
- Whisper speech-to-text fallback for videos without captions (tiny, base or small model), auto-detecting 90+ languages.
- Timed segments and ready-to-use SRT subtitles for every transcript.
- Video stats included: views, likes, comments, shares, saves, hashtags, music, author and publish date.
- Inputs: video URLs, vm.tiktok.com short links, or usernames (latest 10 videos per creator).
- Fair billing: videos without speech and failed videos are free; speech-to-text is charged only when it runs.

### How to use TikTok Transcript Scraper

1. Paste **TikTok video URLs** (or short links), and/or **Creators** (usernames like `@nbcnews`) to transcribe their latest videos.
2. Keep **Transcript source** on *TikTok captions, then speech-to-text*, or choose captions only (cheapest) or speech-to-text only.
3. Optionally set a **Language** (e.g. `en`) and turn on **SRT subtitles**.
4. Run the Actor and export transcripts to JSON, CSV or Excel, or send them to Google Sheets, Make, Zapier or your AI pipeline.

### Input example

```json
{
  "profiles": [
    "@nbcnews"
  ],
  "maxVideosPerProfile": 2,
  "includeSrt": true
}
```

All fields are described in the **Input** tab.

### Output example

```json
{
  "videoId": "7699551142543445262",
  "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@nbcnews/video/7699551142543445262",
  "authorUsername": "nbcnews",
  "authorName": "NBC News",
  "description": "David Solomon, CEO of Goldman Sachs, speaks with NBC News' Christine Romans on his routine…",
  "hashtags": [],
  "createdAt": "2026-10-22T20:15:00+00:00",
  "durationSeconds": 104,
  "views": 8343,
  "likes": 210,
  "comments": 15,
  "shares": 9,
  "saves": 20,
  "musicTitle": "original sound - nbcnews",
  "coverUrl": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/example.jpeg",
  "transcript": "Hmm. That's good. Grandma's always have the best advice. She was a wise woman. The first one is, what are the three things you do before 7:00am? Wake up…",
  "wordCount": 367,
  "language": "eng-US",
  "transcriptSource": "tiktok_captions",
  "whisperModel": null,
  "captionLanguages": [
    "eng-US"
  ],
  "segments": [
    {
      "start": 0.1,
      "end": 1.26,
      "text": "Hmm. That's good."
    }
  ],
  "srt": "1\n00:00:00,100 --> 00:00:01,260\nHmm. That's good.\n",
  "note": null,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-23T04:30:00+00:00"
}
```

#### Output fields

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `videoId` | TikTok video ID. |
| `url` | Video URL. |
| `authorUsername` | Creator's username. |
| `authorName` | Creator's display name. |
| `description` | Video caption text. |
| `hashtags` | Hashtags on the video. |
| `createdAt` | Publish time, ISO 8601 UTC. |
| `durationSeconds` | Video length in seconds. |
| `views` | Play count. |
| `likes` | Likes. |
| `comments` | Comments. |
| `shares` | Shares. |
| `saves` | Saves (favorites). |
| `musicTitle` | Sound used in the video. |
| `coverUrl` | Cover image URL. |
| `transcript` | Full transcript text. |
| `wordCount` | Words in the transcript. |
| `language` | Transcript language. |
| `transcriptSource` | tiktok_captions, speech_to_text, or none. |
| `whisperModel` | Whisper model used, when speech-to-text ran. |
| `captionLanguages` | Caption languages TikTok offers for the video. |
| `segments` | Timed lines: start and end in seconds, text. |
| `srt` | Transcript as SRT subtitles (when enabled). |
| `note` | Why a video has no transcript (no speech or no captions). |
| `scrapedAt` | When the row was scraped. |

Export results as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML or HTML, or read them with the API.

### Use cases

- Content research: find what top creators say in viral videos in your niche.
- AI and RAG pipelines: feed TikTok video text to LLMs for summaries, hooks and topic analysis.
- Brand monitoring: search transcripts for product and brand mentions.
- Repurposing: turn TikToks into blog posts, captions, threads or newsletters.
- Accessibility: generate SRT subtitles for videos.

### How much does TikTok Transcript Scraper cost?

This Actor uses **pay-per-event** pricing: **$0.002 per transcript** ($2 per 1,000). Platform usage is included. When a video has no TikTok captions, Whisper speech-to-text adds $0.015 per started minute of audio (still about 3x cheaper than transcription-per-minute alternatives). A small run-start fee applies ($0.0015 per GB of memory). Videos without speech and failed videos are free.

Set **Maximum cost per run** in the run options to cap your spend; the Actor stops when the limit is reached.

### Use TikTok Transcript Scraper with AI agents (MCP)

Give Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client this Actor as a tool through the hosted [Apify MCP server](https://mcp.apify.com):

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=technicaldost/tiktok-transcript-scraper" --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN"
```

Or in a JSON MCP config:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=technicaldost/tiktok-transcript-scraper",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" }
    }
  }
}
```

The tool is named `technicaldost--tiktok-transcript-scraper`. Ask your agent, for example, to *"run TikTok Transcript Scraper with {"profiles": \["@nbcnews"], "maxVideosPerProfile": 2, "includeSrt": true}"*.

### Run TikTok Transcript Scraper via API

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/technicaldost~tiktok-transcript-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"profiles": ["@nbcnews"], "maxVideosPerProfile": 2, "includeSrt": true}'
```

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("technicaldost/tiktok-transcript-scraper").call(run_input={"profiles": ["@nbcnews"], "maxVideosPerProfile": 2, "includeSrt": True})
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)
```

```js
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN' });
const run = await client.actor('technicaldost/tiktok-transcript-scraper').call({"profiles": ["@nbcnews"], "maxVideosPerProfile": 2, "includeSrt": true});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);
```

### Integrations

Schedule runs (daily, hourly) in Apify Console and send results to Google Sheets, Slack, Make, Zapier, n8n, Airbyte or your own webhook.

### FAQ

#### Do I need a TikTok account or cookies?

No. The Actor reads public video pages as a logged-out visitor.

#### Where do the transcripts come from?

From TikTok's own captions when the video has them (field transcriptSource = tiktok_captions). Otherwise the audio is transcribed inside the Actor with OpenAI's open-source Whisper model (transcriptSource = speech_to_text). Nothing is sent to third-party AI services.

#### Which languages are supported?

TikTok captions come in the languages TikTok provides for the video. Whisper detects and transcribes 90+ languages automatically, or set Language to force one.

#### How many videos per creator?

Up to the creator's latest 10 public videos per username. For more, paste video URLs.

#### Which Whisper model should I use?

base (default) is fast and accurate for clear speech. small is more accurate for noisy audio or accents but about 3 times slower. tiny is the fastest.

#### Am I charged for videos with only music?

No. Videos without captions or speech are returned with a note and are free. Private, deleted or unreachable videos are listed in the ERRORS record and are free too.

#### Is it legal to scrape this data?

The Actor collects publicly available information only and does not log in or bypass access controls. Use the data in line with the website's terms and the laws that apply to you, especially when processing personal data.

# Actor input Schema

## `videoUrls` (type: `array`):

Video URLs like https://www.tiktok.com/@user/video/123..., or short links (vm.tiktok.com, vt.tiktok.com).

## `profiles` (type: `array`):

TikTok usernames or profile URLs, e.g. @nbcnews. Their latest videos (up to 10 each) are transcribed.

## `maxVideosPerProfile` (type: `integer`):

How many of each creator's latest videos to transcribe (1-10).

## `transcriptSource` (type: `string`):

TikTok captions are fastest and cheapest; speech-to-text works for any video with speech.

## `language` (type: `string`):

Optional 2-letter language code (e.g. en, es, de). Picks that caption language when available and forces Whisper to it. Empty = automatic.

## `whisperModel` (type: `string`):

Whisper model used when a video has no captions. base is a good default; small is more accurate but slower; tiny is fastest.

## `includeSegments` (type: `boolean`):

Include start/end times for each line.

## `includeSrt` (type: `boolean`):

Also return the transcript as SRT subtitle text.

## `maxSpeechMinutesPerVideo` (type: `integer`):

Videos longer than this without TikTok captions are skipped (not charged).

## `maxVideos` (type: `integer`):

Upper limit of videos per run.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "profiles": [
    "@nbcnews"
  ],
  "maxVideosPerProfile": 2,
  "transcriptSource": "captions_then_speech",
  "whisperModel": "base",
  "includeSegments": true,
  "includeSrt": false,
  "maxSpeechMinutesPerVideo": 15,
  "maxVideos": 1000
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

No description

# 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 = {
    "profiles": [
        "@nbcnews"
    ],
    "maxVideosPerProfile": 2
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("technicaldost/tiktok-transcript-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 = {
    "profiles": ["@nbcnews"],
    "maxVideosPerProfile": 2,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("technicaldost/tiktok-transcript-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 '{
  "profiles": [
    "@nbcnews"
  ],
  "maxVideosPerProfile": 2
}' |
apify call technicaldost/tiktok-transcript-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,technicaldost/tiktok-transcript-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/9mv1zqJkko5OfhviC/builds/qfMLzUGjpfTPhcJIV/openapi.json