# TikTok User Search Scraper — Find Creators (`toolzerhub/tiktok-user-search-scraper`) Actor

Search public TikTok users by keyword with automatic pagination. Export clean identity and account fields, or optionally enrich each result with complete public profile information.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/toolzerhub/tiktok-user-search-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [ToolzerHub](https://apify.com/toolzerhub) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Lead generation, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 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/docs.md):

```bash
npm install apify-client
```

In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.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/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

**Search TikTok user accounts by keyword, paginated automatically.**

TikTok User Search Scraper runs a keyword search across TikTok account results and returns one clean dataset row per matching account. Base rows include normalized IDs, username, display name, bio, avatar, verification, privacy, region, and available statistics.

### A keyword and a result cap

Provide a search keyword and set Max Results to bound the run. Enable Enrich Profiles when you also need the complete public web profile for every result. Enriched fields are spread into the same row, duplicate fields are replaced by the richer values, and statistics are merged rather than nested in a separate blob.

#### Search TikTok users

Enter a keyword, set Max Results, and optionally fetch complete public profile information for every returned user.

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `keyword` | string | Yes | Keyword or phrase to search TikTok for. |
| `maxItems` | integer | No | Maximum number of items to save. Set 0 for no limit. |
| `enrichProfile` | boolean | No | Fetch the full public web profile for every result and merge it into the base row. One extra request per result. |

```json
{
  "keyword": "cats",
  "maxItems": 20,
  "enrichProfile": false
}
````

### Account rows

#### 👤 User identity

| Field | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `user_id` | string | TikTok numeric user ID. |
| `sec_user_id` | string | TikTok opaque secUid. |
| `username` | string | TikTok username/uniqueId. |
| `nickname` | string | Display name. |
| `description` | string | Video caption or user bio, when available. |
| `avatar_url` | string | Primary profile avatar URL, when available. |
| `is_verified` | boolean | Whether TikTok reports the profile as verified. |
| `is_private` | boolean | Whether the TikTok profile is private. |
| `region` | string | TikTok account region, when available. |

#### 📊 Account statistics

| Field | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `stats` | object | Engagement stats (likes/comments/shares/plays or followers/following/hearts), when available. |

```json
{
  "user_id": "7000000000000000001",
  "sec_user_id": "MS4wLjABAAAAexample",
  "username": "example_creator",
  "nickname": "Example Creator",
  "description": "Public profile bio",
  "avatar_url": "https://example.com/avatar.jpg",
  "is_verified": false,
  "is_private": false,
  "stats": {
    "follower_count": 12500,
    "following_count": 180,
    "aweme_count": 64
  }
}
```

### Pricing

Each saved search result is billed once. Enrich Profiles adds one Full User Info charge only when the extra public-profile request succeeds for that result.

Apify's free credits may cover a low Max Results keyword search with profile enrichment left off.

Base search rows are already normalized; profile enrichment adds richer public account fields and statistics with one extra request per result.

### Legal

This Actor extracts publicly available TikTok content. It should not be used to collect private user data. Make sure your use case complies with applicable privacy laws, TikTok's terms, and your own legal obligations. If you are unsure, consult a qualified lawyer.

### Run this Actor from code

#### Python

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_API_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("toolzerhub/tiktok-user-search-scraper").call(run_input={
    "keyword": "cats",
    "maxItems": 20,
    "enrichProfile": false
})

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)
```

#### Node.js

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from "apify-client";

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: "YOUR_APIFY_API_TOKEN" });
const run = await client.actor("toolzerhub/tiktok-user-search-scraper").call({
  "keyword": "cats",
  "maxItems": 20,
  "enrichProfile": false
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);
```

### See also

Look up a specific profile, or search for videos instead.

- [Bulk TikTok Profile Scraper — User Stats & Details](https://apify.com/toolzerhub/tiktok-profile-scraper) — Fetch multiple public TikTok profiles from usernames or full profile URLs. Export one row per account with IDs, bio, avatar, verification, privacy, and profile statistics.
- [TikTok Video Search Scraper — Full Details](https://apify.com/toolzerhub/tiktok-video-search-scraper) — Search public TikTok videos by keyword with automatic pagination. Export video IDs, captions, timestamps, statistics, and music data, with optional full-detail enrichment per result.
- [TikTok Followers Scraper — Bulk User Lists](https://apify.com/toolzerhub/tiktok-followers-scraper) — Collect a TikTok user's followers with automatic pagination. Export one complete profile per row, including bio, avatar, IDs, region, privacy, verification, and account statistics.

### Need help?

Use the Issues tab on the Actor page for bug reports, missing fields, and feature requests.

Contact: contact@toolzerhub.com

# Actor input Schema

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

Keyword or phrase to search TikTok for.

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

Maximum number of items to save. Set 0 for no limit.

## `enrichProfile` (type: `boolean`):

Fetch the full public web profile for every result and merge it into the base row. One extra request per result.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keyword": "cats",
  "maxItems": 20,
  "enrichProfile": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

Dataset containing all scraped data

# 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": "cats",
    "maxItems": 20
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("toolzerhub/tiktok-user-search-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": "cats",
    "maxItems": 20,
}

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

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=toolzerhub/tiktok-user-search-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "TikTok User Search Scraper — Find Creators",
        "description": "Search public TikTok users by keyword with automatic pagination. Export clean identity and account fields, or optionally enrich each result with complete public profile information.",
        "version": "0.1",
        "x-build-id": "mfqKRAgMkQespC7NM"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/toolzerhub~tiktok-user-search-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-toolzerhub-tiktok-user-search-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": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/toolzerhub~tiktok-user-search-scraper/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-toolzerhub-tiktok-user-search-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
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                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
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                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
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                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
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                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/toolzerhub~tiktok-user-search-scraper/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-toolzerhub-tiktok-user-search-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"
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                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                    "keyword"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "keyword": {
                        "title": "Search Keyword",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Keyword or phrase to search TikTok for."
                    },
                    "maxItems": {
                        "title": "Max Results",
                        "minimum": 0,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Maximum number of items to save. Set 0 for no limit.",
                        "default": 100
                    },
                    "enrichProfile": {
                        "title": "Enrich Profiles",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "Fetch the full public web profile for every result and merge it into the base row. One extra request per result.",
                        "default": false
                    }
                }
            },
            "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": {
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                                        "example": 0
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                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
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                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
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                            "usageTotalUsd": {
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                                "properties": {
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                                        "example": 0
                                    }
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                            }
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                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```