TikTok Video Metadata Scraper & API

Scrape official metadata for known public TikTok video URLs in bulk. The TikTok metadata scraper and API returns share-safe captions, authors, thumbnails, canonical video URLs, and embed HTML from TikTok's public oEmbed endpoint—without login, cookies, browser automation, or video downloads.

What you get

• video ID and canonical public URL
• caption/title and author attribution
• thumbnail URL and dimensions
• official embed HTML
• fetch timestamp

Only successful metadata rows are saved and billed. Invalid, duplicate, private, deleted, unavailable, and failed URLs are summarized but never written as chargeable dataset items.

Input example

{
  "videoUrls": ["https://www.tiktok.com/@scout2015/video/6718335390845095173"],
  "maxItems": 25
}

TikTok metadata output

Each successful row can include videoId, videoUrl, title, authorName, authorUrl, thumbnailUrl, thumbnail dimensions, official embed html, providerName, and fetchedAt.

The run output provides the metadata table, a ready-to-download CSV, and RUN_SUMMARY with requested, invalid, unavailable, and emitted counts.

TikTok Metadata API

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/technicaldost~tiktok-video-metadata-api/runs" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"videoUrls":["https://www.tiktok.com/@scout2015/video/6718335390845095173"],"maxItems":1}'

Pricing and responsible use

The Store price is $0.001 per successful metadata row. Invalid, duplicate, private, deleted, unavailable, and failed URLs are not charged as results. Use only public URLs and comply with TikTok's terms and applicable law.

How to use TikTok Video Metadata Scraper & API

1. Open TikTok Video Metadata Scraper & API on Apify Store and click Try for free.
2. Fill in the input (the form is prefilled with a working example) and click Start.
3. Watch results appear in the Output tab, then download them as JSON, CSV, Excel or HTML, or read them through the API.
4. Optional: save the input as a task and add a schedule to run it automatically, or connect it to your tools with integrations and webhooks.

Use TikTok Video Metadata Scraper & API with AI agents (MCP)

Give Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code or any MCP client this Actor as a tool through the hosted Apify MCP server. The agent sees the input fields with descriptions and example values, runs the Actor, and reads the results.

MCP server URL (this Actor only):

https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=technicaldost/tiktok-video-metadata-api

Claude Code:

$claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=technicaldost/tiktok-video-metadata-api" --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN"

Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop and other clients (mcp.json or the client's MCP settings):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=technicaldost/tiktok-video-metadata-api",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" }
    }
  }
}

Clients that support sign-in (such as Claude.ai connectors) can use the URL without a token and log in to Apify instead. Get your token in Apify Console → Settings → API & Integrations, or generate a ready config for your client at mcp.apify.com. In the agent the tool is named technicaldost--tiktok-video-metadata-api; ask it, for example, to "run TikTok Video Metadata Scraper & API with {"videoUrls": ["https://www.tiktok.com/@scout2015/video/6718335390845095173"]}".

AI agents without an Apify account can also run and pay for this Actor per request with x402 agentic payments.

Run TikTok Video Metadata Scraper & API via API

Run the Actor and get its results in one call (replace YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN):

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/technicaldost~tiktok-video-metadata-api/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"videoUrls": ["https://www.tiktok.com/@scout2015/video/6718335390845095173"]}'

Python (pip install apify-client):

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("technicaldost/tiktok-video-metadata-api").call(run_input={"videoUrls": ["https://www.tiktok.com/@scout2015/video/6718335390845095173"]})
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

JavaScript / TypeScript (npm install apify-client):

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN' });
const run = await client.actor('technicaldost/tiktok-video-metadata-api').call({"videoUrls": ["https://www.tiktok.com/@scout2015/video/6718335390845095173"]});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

Long runs: start them with POST /v2/acts/technicaldost~tiktok-video-metadata-api/runs and fetch the dataset when the run finishes, or receive a webhook.

Integrations

TikTok Video Metadata Scraper & API works with Make, Zapier, n8n, LangChain, Google Sheets, Slack, GitHub and webhooks. Schedule runs in Apify Console and send new results straight to your apps, spreadsheets or AI pipelines.

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FAQ

Can I use TikTok Video Metadata Scraper & API with AI agents like Claude or ChatGPT?

Yes. Connect the Apify MCP server with ?tools=technicaldost/tiktok-video-metadata-api (see above) and the agent can run the Actor and read its results on its own.

Can I call TikTok Video Metadata Scraper & API from my own code?

Yes. Use the REST API, or the official Python and JavaScript clients shown above. Results are available as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML or HTML.

How do I run it on a schedule?

Save your input as a task in Apify Console and add a schedule (for example, daily). Use webhooks or integrations to send each run's results onward.

Is it legal to use this Actor?

It works with publicly available data. Make sure your use complies with the source website's terms and with data protection laws such as GDPR, especially for personal data.

Something doesn't work or I need a feature. What should I do?

Open an issue in the Issues tab on this Actor's page with an example input, and we'll look into it.