# TikTok Shop Keyword Ideas Scraper (`toolzerhub/tiktok-shop-keyword-ideas-scraper`) Actor

Get the keywords TikTok Shop autocompletes for any seed term. Every row pairs your keyword with a real shopper-suggested query, straight from TikTok Shop's own search bar. Export scraped data, run via API, and feed TikTok Shop demand signals into listing titles and ad targeting.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/toolzerhub/tiktok-shop-keyword-ideas-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [ToolzerHub](https://apify.com/toolzerhub) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Social media, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 83.3% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $3.23 / 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

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## TikTok Shop Keyword Ideas Scraper

Feed it a seed keyword, get back every suggestion TikTok Shop's own search offers for it.

These are the phrases TikTok autocompletes at shoppers as they type — real demand signals for a listing title, an ad group, or a niche you're not sure has legs yet.

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|
| `keyword` | string | — | **Required.** The seed term to get suggestions for. |
| `region` | enum | `US` | `US`, `GB`, `SG`, `MY`, `PH`, `TH`, `VN`, `ID`. |
| `lang` | string | `en-US` | Locale the suggestions come back in. Separate from `region` — one picks the market, the other picks the language of what you read. |
| `maxItems` | integer | `100` | How many suggestions to keep. `0` keeps all of them. |

```json
{
  "keyword": "led strip lights",
  "region": "US",
  "lang": "en-US",
  "maxItems": 100
}
```

### Output

| Field | Holds |
|---|---|
| `suggestion` | One keyword TikTok Shop suggests for your term |
| `keyword` | The seed term this suggestion came from |

```json
{
  "suggestion": "led strip lights for bedroom",
  "keyword": "led strip lights"
}
```

`keyword` rides along on every row on purpose — run five seed terms into the same dataset and you can still tell which suggestion belongs to which search.

### Questions

**Why does `maxItems` just trim instead of getting me more suggestions?**
There's no paging on this endpoint — one request returns TikTok's whole suggestion list for the keyword you gave it. `maxItems` decides how much of that list you keep, not how much gets fetched.

**What's the difference between `lang` and `region`?**
`region` picks the TikTok Shop market you're searching. `lang` picks the language the suggestion text comes back in. They're independent settings — changing one doesn't touch the other, and `lang` defaults to `en-US` regardless of which `region` you pick.

**What if TikTok has nothing to suggest for my keyword?**
Zero rows, and the run still finishes normally. A keyword with no suggestions isn't a failure, it's a real result — usually a sign the term is too narrow, misspelled, or not something shoppers search on TikTok.

**Do I get the same suggestions in every region?**
Not necessarily. `region` is sent with every request the same way it is on the trending and category feeds, so a market with a different shopper base can easily return a different list for the same seed keyword.

### Other TikTok Shop Actors

| Actor | Use when |
|---|---|
| [TikTok Shop Products Scraper](https://apify.com/toolzerhub/tiktok-shop-products-scraper) | You've picked a suggestion and want to search it |
| [TikTok Shop Trending Products Scraper](https://apify.com/toolzerhub/tiktok-shop-trending-products-scraper) | You want to see what's already selling, not just what's searched |
| [TikTok Shop Categories Scraper](https://apify.com/toolzerhub/tiktok-shop-categories-scraper) | You'd rather browse by category than by keyword |

### Support

Questions, bugs, or feature requests: **contact@toolzerhub.com**

Browse the rest: [apify.com/toolzerhub](https://apify.com/toolzerhub)

# Actor input Schema

## `keyword` (type: `string`):

Product keyword to search for on TikTok Shop.

## `lang` (type: `string`):

Locale the keyword suggestions come back in.

## `region` (type: `string`):

TikTok Shop region code.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of products to save in search mode. Set 0 for no limit.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keyword": "phone",
  "lang": "en-US",
  "region": "US",
  "maxItems": 20
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

Every record collected during this run

# 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 = {
    "keyword": "LEGO",
    "maxItems": 20
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("toolzerhub/tiktok-shop-keyword-ideas-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 = {
    "keyword": "LEGO",
    "maxItems": 20,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("toolzerhub/tiktok-shop-keyword-ideas-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 '{
  "keyword": "LEGO",
  "maxItems": 20
}' |
apify call toolzerhub/tiktok-shop-keyword-ideas-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,toolzerhub/tiktok-shop-keyword-ideas-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/RcBN4OBdCZO6WQTfS/builds/N9L0OKIKPtjzEC3ec/openapi.json