# TikTok Scraper - Search Videos, Users & Hashtags (`thirdwatch/tiktok-scraper`) Actor Scrape TikTok videos by keyword, username, or hashtag. Extracts video details, engagement stats, author info, music, and hashtags. No login required. Uses TikTok's internal APIs with residential proxy. - **URL**: https://apify.com/thirdwatch/tiktok-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Thirdwatch](https://apify.com/thirdwatch) (community) - **Categories:** Social media, News - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $2.70 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. Actors are written with capital "A". ## 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. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## TikTok Scraper - Search Videos, Users & Hashtags Scrape TikTok videos and user profiles. Search by keyword, username, or hashtag to get video details, engagement metrics, creator info, and more. No login or API key required. ### What it does This scraper extracts data from TikTok in three modes: - **Video search**: Enter any keyword or hashtag to find matching videos with full engagement stats - **User search**: Search for TikTok creators by name or topic - **Profile scraping**: Enter @usernames to get profile data and recent videos Each result includes all publicly available metadata: video descriptions, view counts, likes, comments, shares, author info, music details, hashtags, and timestamps. ### Input parameters | Parameter | Required | Default | Description | |-----------|----------|---------|-------------| | `queries` | Yes | - | List of search terms, @usernames, or #hashtags to scrape | | `searchType` | No | `videos` | Type of search: `videos` or `users` | | `maxResults` | No | `100` | Maximum total results across all queries | | `maxResultsPerQuery` | No | `50` | Maximum results per individual query | ### Output fields (Videos) | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `id` | string | TikTok video ID | | `description` | string | Video caption text | | `url` | string | Direct link to the video | | `authorName` | string | Creator's display name | | `authorUsername` | string | Creator's handle (without @) | | `authorUrl` | string | Link to the creator's profile | | `authorFollowers` | number | Creator's follower count | | `authorVerified` | boolean | Whether the creator is verified | | `viewCount` | number | Number of video views | | `likeCount` | number | Number of likes | | `commentCount` | number | Number of comments | | `shareCount` | number | Number of shares | | `bookmarkCount` | number | Number of bookmarks/saves | | `duration` | number | Video duration in seconds | | `createdAt` | string | Video upload timestamp (ISO 8601) | | `musicTitle` | string | Name of the audio/music used | | `musicAuthor` | string | Artist of the audio/music | | `thumbnailUrl` | string | Video thumbnail image URL | | `hashtags` | array | List of hashtags used in the video | | `isAd` | boolean | Whether the video is a paid promotion | ### Output fields (Users) | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `id` | string | TikTok user ID | | `username` | string | Username (handle) | | `nickname` | string | Display name | | `url` | string | Profile URL | | `bio` | string | Profile biography | | `verified` | boolean | Verification status | | `followers` | number | Follower count | | `following` | number | Following count | | `likes` | number | Total likes received | | `videoCount` | number | Number of posted videos | | `avatarUrl` | string | Profile picture URL | ### Example output (Video) ```json { "id": "7345678901234567890", "description": "Easy 15-minute pasta recipe #cooking #recipe #foodtok", "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@chefmike/video/7345678901234567890", "authorName": "Chef Mike", "authorUsername": "chefmike", "authorUrl": "https://www.tiktok.com/@chefmike", "authorFollowers": 1250000, "authorVerified": true, "viewCount": 8500000, "likeCount": 425000, "commentCount": 3200, "shareCount": 18000, "bookmarkCount": 95000, "duration": 47, "createdAt": "2026-03-15T14:30:00Z", "musicTitle": "original sound", "musicAuthor": "Chef Mike", "thumbnailUrl": "https://p16-sign.tiktokcdn.com/...", "hashtags": ["cooking", "recipe", "foodtok"], "isAd": false } ```` ### Example output (User) ```json { "id": "107955", "username": "tiktok", "nickname": "TikTok", "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktok", "bio": "One TikTok can make a big impact", "verified": true, "followers": 93700000, "following": 3, "likes": 457000000, "videoCount": 1422, "avatarUrl": "https://p16-sign.tiktokcdn.com/..." } ``` ### Use cases - **Influencer research**: Get follower counts, engagement rates, and content themes for any creator - **Competitor analysis**: Track creator growth, posting frequency, and top-performing content - **Trend monitoring**: Search for trending hashtags or keywords to identify viral content - **Brand monitoring**: Find videos mentioning your brand, products, or industry - **Lead generation**: Discover TikTok creators in specific niches for partnerships - **Content research**: Analyze what types of videos perform well in your category - **Market research**: Understand audience engagement patterns across topics ### Tips for best results - Use specific keywords for more relevant results (e.g., "vegan meal prep" instead of just "food") - Prefix usernames with @ to scrape a specific creator's profile and videos (e.g., "@gordonramsay") - Start with a small `maxResults` value to test your queries before scaling up - Combine multiple related queries to build comprehensive datasets ### Limitations - Private accounts cannot be scraped - Video download URLs are temporary and expire after a short time - Very new or low-engagement content may have limited metadata - Rate limits apply to prevent excessive requests # Actor input Schema ## `queries` (type: `array`): List of search terms, @usernames, or hashtags to scrape. Examples: 'cooking', '@gordonramsay', '#recipe'. ## `searchType` (type: `string`): Type of search to perform. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Maximum total results across all queries. ## `maxResultsPerQuery` (type: `integer`): Maximum results per individual query. ## Actor input object example ```json { "queries": [ "cooking" ], "searchType": "videos", "maxResults": 50, "maxResultsPerQuery": 25 } ``` # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "queries": [ "cooking" ], "searchType": "videos", "maxResults": 50, "maxResultsPerQuery": 25 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("thirdwatch/tiktok-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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "queries": ["cooking"], "searchType": "videos", "maxResults": 50, "maxResultsPerQuery": 25, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("thirdwatch/tiktok-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "queries": [ "cooking" ], "searchType": "videos", "maxResults": 50, "maxResultsPerQuery": 25 }' | apify call thirdwatch/tiktok-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=thirdwatch/tiktok-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "TikTok Scraper - Search Videos, Users & Hashtags", "description": "Scrape TikTok videos by keyword, username, or hashtag. Extracts video details, engagement stats, author info, music, and hashtags. No login required. Uses TikTok's internal APIs with residential proxy.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "qi6dFNoJfaBG9sO87" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/thirdwatch~tiktok-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-thirdwatch-tiktok-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/thirdwatch~tiktok-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-thirdwatch-tiktok-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/thirdwatch~tiktok-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-thirdwatch-tiktok-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "queries" ], "properties": { "queries": { "title": "Search Queries", "type": "array", "description": "List of search terms, @usernames, or hashtags to scrape. Examples: 'cooking', '@gordonramsay', '#recipe'.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "searchType": { "title": "Search Type", "enum": [ "videos", "users" ], "type": "string", "description": "Type of search to perform.", "default": "videos" }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max Total Results", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 1000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum total results across all queries.", "default": 100 }, "maxResultsPerQuery": { "title": "Max Results Per Query", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 500, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum results per individual query.", "default": 50 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```