TikTok Profile Scraper - Videos, Views, Likes and Captions

Turn public TikTok profiles and video links into clean metadata in one run. Paste one or more @handle URLs and get video engagement (likes, views, comments, shares, saves, captions, post dates) as snake_case JSON, plus optional profile stats once per account. No residential proxy needed.

Note: Only public profiles and videos. If a URL returns nothing, you get a status row that says why (the run still completes).

Why Use This Tool?

• Automate brand and creator tracking: stop copying TikTok stats by hand.
• Several profiles per run: put multiple profile URLs in start_urls.
• Optional profile metadata: turn on scrape_profile for followers, following, video count and bio once per account.
• Clean downstream data: consistent snake_case fields for Sheets, warehouses, n8n/Make or your own API.
• Lightweight: plain HTTP, no browser farm, no residential proxy.

Why Choose This Actor?

• Profiles and direct video URLs in one Actor
• Date filter (until): keep only posts newer than a date
• Clear empty results: every URL that returns nothing gets a status row (older_than_until, no_videos, blocked, skipped) plus a run summary
• Apify-native: Console, schedules, webhooks, API, Make, n8n, Zapier

Features

• Scrape TikTok profile URLs and direct video URLs
• Multiple start_urls per run (deduped)
• Optional scrape_profile: one profile row per profile (followers, following, video count, handle, display name)
• Video fields: caption, likes, views/plays, comments, shares, saves, author, post time, duration, cover, music title when available
• Optional until date filter (ISO / YYYY-MM-DD). If every recent video is older than until, the profile row is returned instead so the account still appears
• Optional Apify datacenter proxy (residential never required). If the proxy times out, the run retries without it
• Run summary in the OUTPUT key-value record: urls_ok, urls_empty, items, reasons
• Dataset export: JSON, CSV, Excel

Use Cases

• Social listening and brand monitoring across creator lists
• Influencer vetting: follower counts plus recent engagement in one dataset
• Competitive tracking for product, wellness and DTC accounts
• Content ops: archive captions and URLs for briefs or RAG
• Agency reporting: schedule runs into Sheets or BI

Input Example

{
  "start_urls": [
    "https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktok"
  ],
  "max_items": 20,
  "scrape_profile": false,
  "until": "2026-01-01",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}

Field	What it does
start_urls	Profile and/or video URLs (required)
max_items	Cap on video/profile rows (default 20; 0 = safe ceiling 5000). Free-tier tip: free tier max items per run ≤ 100
scrape_profile	Optional. When true, emit one profile row before the videos (default false)
until	Optional. Keep posts newer than this date
proxyConfiguration	Optional Apify proxy. Use none or datacenter

Output Examples

Video row:

{
  "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktok/video/7500000000000000000",
  "caption": "…",
  "like_count": 12000,
  "view_count": 250000,
  "play_count": 250000,
  "comment_count": 300,
  "share_count": 150,
  "author": "TikTok",
  "handle": "tiktok",
  "posted_at": "2026-10-10T17:00:00",
  "media_type": "video",
  "platform": "tiktok"
}

Profile row (with scrape_profile: true, or when until filters out every video):

{
  "media_type": "profile",
  "platform": "tiktok",
  "handle": "healthwithanya",
  "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@healthwithanya",
  "follower_count": 33800,
  "following_count": 120,
  "video_count": 358,
  "like_count": 450000
}

Status row (a URL that returned nothing; not billed as a result):

{
  "media_type": "status",
  "platform": "tiktok",
  "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@some.account",
  "handle": "some.account",
  "status": "no_videos",
  "reason": "embed returned no public videos"
}

How to Run on Apify

1. Open the Actor on Apify and click Try for free / Start.
2. Paste one or more public TikTok profile or video URLs into start_urls.
3. Set max_items (free tier max items per run ≤ 100). Optionally set until.
4. Optionally enable Scrape profile metadata, then run and open the Dataset tab.
5. Download JSON / CSV / Excel, or connect via API, schedule, Make, n8n or Zapier.

Run from your stack (API sketch)

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/tictechid~vanzi-tiktok-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"start_urls":["https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktok"],"max_items":20}'

Limitations

• Public profiles and videos only. Private, removed or region-blocked content returns a status row.
• Recent videos come from TikTok's public embed, typically about the 10 newest per profile. Small or inactive accounts may return none (no_videos).
• until stops at the first older video. Dormant accounts can return only a profile row.
• TikTok may block some requests (blocked). After 3 blocked profiles in a row with nothing collected, the run stops early and marks the rest skipped.
• No hashtag, keyword, comment or follower-list scraping.

Usage Limits

• Free Apify accounts: use this Actor within your monthly platform credit. Free-tier tip: free tier max items per run ≤ 100.
• Paid plans: runs follow your Apify plan limits.

See Apify Pricing.

FAQ

Do I need a TikTok login? No, public pages only.

Do I need a residential proxy? No. Use none or datacenter.

Why did a profile return a status row? Check its status: older_than_until (move until earlier), no_videos (no public recent videos), blocked (TikTok refused the request, so try again later), or skipped (not attempted after an early stop).

Support: open an Issue on the Actor page.

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For more details, contact the maintainer or email us at contact@tictech.id