TikTok Posts Scraper

What does TikTok Posts Scraper do?

TikTok Posts Scraper discovers and extracts TikTok posts by keyword search or profile URL. It collects detailed post metadata including engagement statistics (plays, likes, shares, comments, collects), video URLs, hashtags, and author profile information — all without the need to maintain your own TikTok API integration or handle anti-bot measures.

This Actor is ideal for social media monitoring, trend analysis, content research, influencer discovery, and competitive intelligence. Simply provide your search keywords or profile URLs, and the Actor handles the API calls, polling, and data collection automatically. Results are delivered as a structured dataset ready for export in JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML formats via Apify's integrated storage.

Why use TikTok Posts Scraper?

• Dual mode — Search by keyword to discover trending content, or scrape specific profiles to track creators
• Keyword-powered discovery — Find TikTok posts by topic, trend, or brand without needing specific user URLs or post IDs
• Rich engagement data — Extract plays, likes, shares, comments, and collects to gauge content performance
• No official API needed — No need to apply for TikTok's official API access or deal with rate limits
• Apify ecosystem — Schedule runs, integrate with other Actors via webhooks, and export data in your preferred format
• Simple input, structured output — Define keywords and get clean, normalized JSON output ready for analysis

How to use TikTok Posts Scraper

1. Enter search keywords or profile URLs — Provide TikTok keywords (e.g., "cooking recipes") and/or profile URLs (e.g. https://www.tiktok.com/@mrbeast)
2. Configure settings — Adjust posts per source as needed
3. Run the Actor — Click "Run" and wait for the results. The Actor triggers data collection, polls until data is ready, and pushes results to the dataset
4. Export your data — View the structured results in the Output tab or download as JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML

Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
searchKeywords	array[string]	—	Keywords to discover TikTok posts (max 10)
startUrls	array[object]	—	TikTok profile URLs to scrape posts from, e.g. https://www.tiktok.com/@mrbeast (max 10)
numOfPosts	integer	20	Number of posts to collect per keyword or profile (0 = unlimited)

At least one of searchKeywords or startUrls must be provided.

Input JSON examples

Keyword search:

{
  "searchKeywords": ["cooking recipes", "tech reviews"],
  "numOfPosts": 30
}

Profile scraping:

{
  "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@mrbeast" }],
  "numOfPosts": 50
}

Both combined:

{
  "searchKeywords": ["cooking recipes"],
  "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@mrbeast" }],
  "numOfPosts": 20
}

Output

The Actor pushes one dataset item per TikTok post. Below is an example output item:

{
  "post_id": "7500000000000000000",
  "description": "Easy pasta recipe you need to try #cooking #recipes #foodtok",
  "create_time": "2025-02-10T09:15:00.000Z",
  "like_count": 24500,
  "share_count": 3200,
  "collect_count": 8900,
  "comment_count": 1500,
  "play_count": 5200000,
  "video_duration": 60,
  "hashtags": ["#cooking", "#recipes", "#foodtok"],
  "video_url": "https://v16-webapp-prime.tiktok.com/video/example.mp4",
  "profile_username": "homechef",
  "profile_url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@homechef",
  "is_verified": false,
  "source": "cooking recipes"
}

You can download the dataset in various formats such as JSON, HTML, CSV, or Excel.

Data fields

Field	Type	Description
post_id	string	Unique TikTok post identifier
description	string	Post caption / description text
create_time	string	ISO 8601 timestamp of post creation
like_count	integer	Number of likes
share_count	integer	Number of shares
collect_count	integer	Number of saves/collects
comment_count	integer	Number of comments
play_count	integer	Number of video plays
video_duration	integer	Video length in seconds
hashtags	array[string]	Hashtags used in the post
video_url	string	URL to the video file
profile_username	string	TikTok username of the author
profile_url	string	TikTok profile URL of the author
is_verified	boolean	Whether the author account is verified
source	string	The keyword or profile URL that sourced this post

Pricing / Cost estimation

From $1.7 per 1,000 results — the Actor uses lightweight HTTP requests with no browser overhead, making it very cost-efficient. No proxy costs, no API fees.

Apify's free tier includes $5 in monthly compute credits to get started.

Tips

• Start small — Test with 1–2 keywords or a single profile to validate setup before scaling up
• Set a reasonable posts-per-source limit — TikTok discovery can return hundreds of results; cap with numOfPosts to control cost and runtime

FAQ, disclaimers, and support

Is this TikTok's official API? No. This Actor uses a third-party data API to discover public TikTok posts. It does not use TikTok's official API.

Are there usage limits? The underlying API may have rate limits. The Actor includes configurable retry and polling settings to handle rate limiting gracefully.

Data accuracy — Engagement numbers (plays, likes, etc.) are snapshots taken at collection time and may not reflect real-time values.

Legal compliance — You are responsible for complying with all applicable laws and TikTok's Terms of Service when using data collected by this Actor.

For support, feature requests, or bug reports, please visit the Issues tab on GitHub or contact Apify support.