🎬 TikTok No-Watermark Video URL Extractor - Clean MP4 URLs in Bulk (No Login)

Extract the clean (no-watermark) MP4 URL from any TikTok video. Bulk URL input, JSON output. You get the URL - your app downloads or streams. No storage cost.

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⚡ Why This Actor

Atomic actor. Input one or more TikTok video URLs, get back the no-watermark playback URL plus full metadata (statistics, author, music, caption). You receive a URL. You do NOT receive the file. Your app handles download or stream. That is the cost-efficient pattern. It is built to undercut $20/1k incumbents like api-ninja by 65-80% and $250/1k file-hosters like truefetch by an order of magnitude, by extracting URLs and letting your code do the rest.

• No login. You do not need an account with any underlying data provider. You only need an Apify account.
• Bulk by default. Pass an array of URLs and the Actor extracts them in parallel with retries.
• Honest about edge cases. When TikTok exposes no clean URL, the row carries clean_url: null with a reason, never a silent failure.
• No storage cost. The video stays on TikTok's CDN. You fetch it when you want it.

Hero use case

Need to archive 10,000 competitor TikToks? api-ninja: $200. This Actor: $50. Same files, 75% less cost.

That math holds because most teams do not need the file hosted on someone else's server. They need a URL their code can fetch. This Actor gives you that URL and gets out of the way.

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🎯 Use Cases

• Content repurposing pipelines - extract clean video URLs to feed your video editor or repurposing tool.
• Social media management tools - let users cross-post TikTok content without watermark-stripping headaches.
• AI training data pipelines - extract video URLs for properly licensed AI training corpora. Consent and licensing are required. See Sections K and 4.8 below.
• Personal archive tools - let users save their own TikTok content cleanly.
• Brand UGC aggregation - collect customer-generated content for sanctioned brand campaigns with creator consent.
• Education and accessibility - bulk extract videos for educational repurposing after a fair-use review.
• Research and journalism - preserve evidence of TikTok content for investigative reporting.
• Backup tools - let creators back up their own content. The most legitimate use case.
• Competitor archival - snapshot competitor videos for marketing and trend analysis at a fraction of file-hosting cost.
• Ad creative analysis - pull top-performing creatives into your ad-intelligence pipeline.
• Video SEO research - pair captions, statistics, and transcripts with your SEO workflow.

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💸 Free Plan Limit

Free Apify users get up to 50 results per run. Paying users are not affected and receive results normally.

This limit was set by the Actor developer, not by Apify. To remove it and receive unlimited results, upgrade to any paid Apify plan: https://apify.com/pricing

When a free plan run hits the cap, the Actor finishes successfully (status SUCCEEDED) and the run's status message explains what happened. No error is raised, so the first 50 results are fully usable as normal.

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🚀 Quick Start

1. Click Try for free on this Actor's page.
2. Add one or more TikTok video URLs to urls. Add a single entry for a single extraction, or paste many for bulk mode.
3. Optionally toggle get_transcript to also get WEBVTT subtitles.
4. Run the Actor.
5. Use the top-level clean_url from each dataset row. That is the no-watermark MP4.

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⚙️ Inputs Overview

Input	Type	Required	Description	Example or allowed values
urls	array of strings	Yes	One or more TikTok video URLs. Single URL for a single extraction, or paste many for bulk mode.	["https://www.tiktok.com/@randomspamvideos25/video/7251387037834595630"]
get_transcript	boolean	No	Also extract a WEBVTT transcript. No additional cost. Default false.	false
region	string	No	Proxy country (2-letter code). For accessing geo-restricted content lawfully. Default US.	PH
trim	boolean	No	If true, returns a slimmed-down response with fewer fields. Default false.	false
download_media	boolean	No	WARNING: this option costs roughly 10x more per result when media is found. If true, returns permanent hosted URLs instead of TikTok CDN URLs. Default false (recommended).	false

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🧭 How the Clean URL is Selected

The Actor tries three sources in order:

1. The explicit no-watermark download URL (download_no_watermark_addr.url_list[0]). Preferred when present.
2. The playback URL when the video has no watermark (play_addr.url_list[0] when has_watermark === false).
3. clean_url: null when TikTok did not expose a clean URL for that video. The row also carries the reason.

The row always tells you which source the clean URL came from via the clean_url_source field, so you can audit edge cases.

function getCleanUrl(videoObj) {
  if (videoObj.download_no_watermark_addr?.url_list?.[0]) {
    return videoObj.download_no_watermark_addr.url_list[0];
  }
  if (videoObj.has_watermark === false && videoObj.play_addr?.url_list?.[0]) {
    return videoObj.play_addr.url_list[0];
  }
  return null;
}

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📤 Sample Output

One row per input URL.

{
  "input_url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@user/video/123",
  "aweme_id": "7251387037834595630",
  "clean_url": "https://v16-webapp-prime.tiktok.com/video/...",
  "clean_url_source": "download_no_watermark_addr",
  "has_watermark": false,
  "url_expires_estimate": "24-72 hours",
  "desc": "POV: you opened TikTok at 2am",
  "create_time": 1735689600,
  "region": "US",
  "content_type": "video",
  "share_url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@user/video/123",
  "video": {
    "duration": 15000,
    "width": 1080,
    "height": 1920,
    "has_watermark": false,
    "download_no_watermark_addr": { "url_list": ["..."] },
    "play_addr": { "url_list": ["..."] },
    "download_addr": { "url_list": ["..."] },
    "cover": "https://...",
    "dynamic_cover": "https://..."
  },
  "statistics": {
    "play_count": 1234567,
    "digg_count": 78901,
    "comment_count": 234,
    "share_count": 567,
    "collect_count": 890,
    "download_count": 12,
    "repost_count": 34
  },
  "author": {
    "unique_id": "user",
    "nickname": "Display Name",
    "follower_count": 100000,
    "verification_type": 1
  },
  "music": {
    "title": "Original sound",
    "author": "user",
    "duration": 30000,
    "is_original_sound": true
  },
  "transcript_webvtt": "(present only when get_transcript=true)",
  "_metadata": {
    "fetched_at": "2026-05-25T12:34:56.789Z",
    "url_input": "https://www.tiktok.com/@user/video/123"
  }
}

Field reference (per row)

The statistics object uses TikTok's native field names:

Field	Description
play_count	Views
digg_count	Likes (TikTok calls likes "diggs")
comment_count	Comments
share_count	Shares
collect_count	Saves
download_count	Downloads
repost_count	Reposts

The author object surfaces public profile fields:

Field	Description
uid	Internal user ID
unique_id	The @handle
nickname	Display name
sec_uid	Secondary user ID
signature	Bio
follower_count	Followers
following_count	Following
region	Account region
verification_type	Verification level

The music object describes the audio track:

Field	Description
id_str	Music ID
title	Song title
author	Song author
owner_handle	Original sound creator (when original audio)
duration	Music duration (ms)
user_count	Number of videos using this sound
play_url	Music play URL
is_original_sound	Whether this is the creator's original audio
is_commerce_music	Licensed commerce music flag

The video object is the critical extraction surface:

Field	Notes
duration	Video duration (ms)
has_watermark	true if TikTok rendered a watermark on the underlying asset
width	Video width
height	Video height
ratio	Aspect ratio
play_addr	Playback URL object with url_list[]. Often no-watermark when has_watermark is false.
download_addr	Watermarked download URL with url_list[].
download_no_watermark_addr	The clean URL. url_list[] with no-watermark MP4.
cover	Static thumbnail URL
dynamic_cover	Animated thumbnail URL
origin_cover	Original thumbnail URL

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🧱 Failure handling and retries

The Actor is built to keep the dataset coherent even when an input video is private, deleted, geo-blocked, or the upstream is rate-limiting. Each row that did not produce a clean URL carries:

• error: the human-readable message (status code and a short body excerpt).
• error_type: a stable machine tag so you can filter rows in bulk.
• _metadata.resolved_url: present when the input was normalized or expanded.

error_type values:

Value	What it means
not_found	The video does not exist (404, 410). Usually deleted or never existed.
forbidden	Access denied for that URL (401, 403). Often private accounts or geo-blocks not solved by the proxy region.
bad_request	The URL was rejected as malformed (400). Try re-pasting the canonical TikTok URL.
rate_limited	The upstream returned 429 after all retries. Re-run later or split into smaller batches.
upstream_error	500 / 502 / 503 / 504 / 520+. Transient upstream problem; retried up to 5 times before giving up.
network_timeout	The request did not return within the per-request timeout. Retried as above.
network_error	DNS or connection problem. Retried as above.
config_error	The Actor was misconfigured (for example, the API key secret is not set).
input_error	No URLs were provided.
unknown	Anything not classified above.

Resilience knobs already applied by the Actor:

• URL normalization. Each input is trimmed and stripped of TikTok tracking query parameters (is_from_webapp, sender_device, utm_*, share_*, and similar) so the upstream sees a canonical URL.
• Short URL expansion. Inputs on vm.tiktok.com, vt.tiktok.com, m.tiktok.com, or tiktok.com/t/... are followed once with a 10s timeout to recover the canonical tiktok.com/@user/video/<id> form.
• Per-request timeout. Each upstream call is bounded to 30 seconds so a slow upstream cannot stall a worker.
• Retries. Up to 5 attempts with exponential backoff (1s, 2s, 4s, 8s, 16s) on 408, 425, 429, 500, 502, 503, 504, 520, 521, 522, 524, 525.
• Bounded concurrency. Up to 3 parallel requests so the upstream rate limiter is rarely hit.
• One failure never sinks the run. Per-URL exceptions are caught, the row is emitted with error_type, and the worker moves on.
• The run always finishes SUCCEEDED. Even validation failures and unexpected crashes are emitted as a dataset row plus a status message; the run never ends in FAILED for a runtime issue.

🐍 Downloading the File From Your Side (Python)

You receive a URL. Here is the buyer-side step: fetch the URL and save it.

import os
import requests
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient(os.environ["APIFY_TOKEN"])

run = client.actor("UnseenUser/tiktok-no-watermark-url-extractor").call(run_input={
    "urls": [
        "https://www.tiktok.com/@user/video/7251387037834595630",
    ],
})

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    if not item.get("clean_url"):
        print(f"No clean URL for {item['input_url']}: {item.get('error')}")
        continue
    resp = requests.get(item["clean_url"], stream=True, timeout=60)
    resp.raise_for_status()
    out = f"{item['aweme_id']}.mp4"
    with open(out, "wb") as fh:
        for chunk in resp.iter_content(chunk_size=1024 * 1024):
            fh.write(chunk)
    print(f"Saved {out}")

JavaScript

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });

const run = await client.actor('UnseenUser/tiktok-no-watermark-url-extractor').call({
    urls: ['https://www.tiktok.com/@user/video/7251387037834595630'],
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
for (const item of items) {
    if (!item.clean_url) {
        console.log(`No clean URL for ${item.input_url}: ${item.error}`);
        continue;
    }
    const resp = await fetch(item.clean_url);
    const ab = await resp.arrayBuffer();
    await import('node:fs/promises').then(fs => fs.writeFile(`${item.aweme_id}.mp4`, Buffer.from(ab)));
}

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🥊 Comparison

	This Actor	api-ninja	truefetch
Price per 1,000 videos	~$5	~$20	~$250
File hosting	None - you fetch the URL	Hosted file	Hosted file
Dependency on vendor infrastructure after extraction	None	File stays on their servers	File stays on their servers
Storage and bandwidth risk on you	None	Some	High
DMCA exposure surface	Low (no files held)	Medium	High
Response shape	URL + full metadata	URL or file	Hosted file URL
Response speed	Fast (metadata only)	Slower (hosts file)	Slowest (transfers and hosts)
Best when	You already have a place to download or stream from	You want a one-shot file	You explicitly need a managed hosted copy

The price column reflects typical published list rates at the time of writing. Confirm current pricing on each vendor's site.

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❓ FAQ

Q: What is the difference between play_addr, download_addr, and download_no_watermark_addr?

• download_no_watermark_addr.url_list[0] is the clean MP4, no watermark. Preferred when present.
• play_addr.url_list[0] is a playback URL, often with no watermark when has_watermark is false.
• download_addr.url_list[0] is the watermarked version.

The Actor applies the selection logic for you and exposes the result as clean_url, with clean_url_source indicating which field it came from.

Q: How long are the URLs valid?

Typically 24-72 hours from extraction. They are signed CDN URLs with embedded expiration. If you need permanent URLs, enable download_media=true (costs roughly 10x more) or download the file yourself.

Q: Do I need any external account?

No. The Publisher holds the underlying credentials. You only need an Apify account.

Q: Can I use this for AI training?

NO. TikTok's Terms explicitly prohibit AI training on TikTok data, creators retain copyright, and music rights holders are highly litigious. See Section K of the Addendum.

Q: What about minors?

TikTok has many under-18 creators. This Actor's Terms strictly prohibit extracting content of users you know or suspect are minors. See Section L of the Addendum.

Q: What if TikTok sends a cease-and-desist?

Notify UnseenUser within 48 hours via the Apify profile contact form (https://apify.com/UnseenUser) and cease using this Actor immediately.

Q: Can I redistribute the videos?

Almost certainly NO. Each TikTok video has three separate copyright layers (creator's video + music rights + caption). Watermark removal + redistribution is the exact pattern TikTok pursues legally. See Sections G and J of the Addendum.

Q: Does the Actor store or log the videos?

No. No video file is downloaded, stored, or logged by the Actor. The Actor returns URLs and metadata only. The video content stays on TikTok's CDN.

Q: Can it handle bulk and large scale?

Yes. Pass an array in urls. The Actor extracts in parallel with retries on transient failures. Failed URLs become rows with an error field instead of crashing the run.

Q: Should I use download_media=true?

Almost never. It returns permanent hosted URLs instead of TikTok CDN URLs but costs roughly 10x more per result. Use it only when you specifically need permanent URLs and cannot host the file yourself.

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🧰 Output schema and presentation

The Actor ships an Output schema, so the Apify UI renders each row as a table with two views:

• Overview - input URL, video ID, clean URL, source field, watermark flag, validity, error.
• Full details - everything: caption, statistics, author, music, video object, transcript, metadata.

You can also export the dataset as JSON, CSV, XLSX, JSONL, or via the Apify API.

🩺 Live view (run-time API)

While a run is in progress the Actor exposes a small read-only HTTP API for monitoring:

• GET / - status page (HTML)
• GET /healthz - liveness probe
• GET /status - JSON with counters: processed, succeeded, failed, pushed, cap_reached
• GET /last - the most recent extracted item

A full OpenAPI v3 description is published alongside the Actor and is also written to the run's key-value store under public-openapi so you can pipe it into any OpenAPI tool.

🗄️ Key-value store layout

The Actor's key-value store uses key prefixes to keep your attention on what matters:

• INPUT - the run input record.
• output-* - user-facing artifacts produced by the run (for example, output-run-summary).
• public-* - public schemas such as public-openapi.
• state-* - internal run state (collapsed in the UI by default).

🏷️ Attribution: add it back yourself

TikTok adds watermarks to maintain attribution when content circulates off-platform. By extracting a no-watermark URL you remove that attribution mechanism, so you must add attribution yourself when you display or redistribute content:

• The creator handle (for example, @username).
• A link back to the original TikTok URL.
• A visible "Source: TikTok" marker when displayed on other platforms.

Stripping watermarks AND attribution at the same time is the pattern TikTok and creators pursue legally. Do not be that user.

🧩 Related scrapers

Build your full TikTok intelligence stack:

• TikTok Transcript Extractor - pair with this for full content extraction
• TikTok Trends Scraper - find videos to extract
• TikTok Sound & Music Tracker - extract videos using specific sounds
• TikTok Audience Geography Scraper - follower geography
• TikTok Comments & Replies Scraper - video comment threads
• TikTok Followers / Following Scraper - follower and following lists
• TikTok Live Status Scraper - live stream status
• TikTok User Search Scraper - creator discovery

See all scrapers by unseenuser

🔑 Target keywords

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Apify Actor - Terms of Service

Version: 4.0 Effective Date: May 5, 2026

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0. ACCEPTANCE BY USE - IMPORTANT

Read this section first.

These Terms of Service ("Terms") form a binding legal agreement between you ("User," "you," "your") and UnseenUser, the Publisher of this Apify actor ("UnseenUser," "the Publisher," "we," "us," "our").

0.1 How You Accept These Terms

You accept these Terms by any of the following actions, each of which constitutes a clear, affirmative act of acceptance:

• (a) Running the Actor - Initiating any execution of the Actor on the Apify platform
• (b) Using any output returned by the Actor for any purpose
• (c) Continuing to access the Actor's listing or documentation after these Terms are visible

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Each time you run the Actor or use its outputs, you reaffirm your acceptance of the then-current Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms or any subsequent update, you must stop using the Actor immediately.

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• Failing to read these Terms before running the Actor
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If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not run the Actor. No use is authorized without acceptance.

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PREAMBLE - UNDERSTANDING THE ARCHITECTURE

Before using the Actor, please understand the technical architecture of the service:

The Data Flow

You (User) -> Apify Platform -> Actor (software) -> Third-Party API -> Source Platform
                                                          v
You (User) <- Apify Platform <- Actor (software) <- Third-Party API

What Each Party Does

• You (the User): Run the Actor on the Apify platform with input parameters you choose.
• Apify: Operates the cloud infrastructure that hosts and executes Actors. Apify is a Czech-incorporated company (Apify Technologies s.r.o.) governed by its own Terms of Service.
• The Publisher (us): Publishes software code (the Actor) on Apify's platform. The Actor is a thin wrapper that translates your input into requests to a third-party API and returns the API's responses to you. The Publisher does not operate scraping infrastructure. The Publisher does not store or retain data returned by the Actor. The Publisher does not see, log, or process the personal data of any individuals returned in the Actor's outputs beyond what is incidental to passing the data through.
• Third-Party API Provider: HarvestAPI (https://harvest-api.com) or Scrape Creators (https://scrapecreators.com). These are independent third-party companies that operate scraping infrastructure and return data from source platforms.
• Source Platform: LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, Reddit, Linktree, etc. These are the platforms whose publicly visible data is accessed by the Third-Party API Providers.

Why This Matters

Your relationship with the Publisher is that of a software user to a software vendor. The Publisher has the responsibilities of a software vendor (functional code, accurate documentation) and the limits of one (the Publisher is not responsible for how you use the data you obtain).

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These Terms operate alongside but do not replace:

• Apify's Terms of Service and Acceptable Use Policy (governing your relationship with Apify)
• HarvestAPI Terms of Service and Scrape Creators Terms of Service (governing the underlying data infrastructure)
• Source Platform terms (LinkedIn, TikTok, etc.) governing the public data accessed
• Applicable law in your jurisdiction and the jurisdictions of data subjects

These Terms incorporate the actor-specific addendum published in each Actor's individual listing ("Addendum"). In the event of a conflict, the more restrictive provision applies.

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1. NATURE OF THE SERVICE

1.1 What the Actor Is

The Actor is a software program published on the Apify platform. Each Actor:

• (a) Accepts structured input from you on the Apify platform
• (b) Translates that input into HTTP requests to a third-party API operated by HarvestAPI or Scrape Creators
• (c) Receives HTTP responses from that third-party API
• (d) Returns the response data to you in a structured format on the Apify platform

The Actor's source code is hosted on Apify's infrastructure. The Actor runs in Apify's cloud, not on the Publisher's servers. The Publisher operates no servers running the Actor.

1.2 What the Actor Is Not

The Actor is not:

• (a) A scraping tool. The Publisher does not operate scraping infrastructure, proxies, headless browsers, or fake accounts.
• (b) A direct connection to any source platform. Connections to source platforms are made by HarvestAPI / Scrape Creators.
• (c) A data storage or data retention service. The Publisher does not maintain a database of any data the Actor returns.
• (d) A licensed access channel to LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, Reddit, X (Twitter), Meta, Linktree, or any other source platform.
• (e) Affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or authorized by any source platform.

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1.4 The Third-Party API Providers' Role

HarvestAPI (https://harvest-api.com) and Scrape Creators (https://scrapecreators.com) are independent third-party companies. They:

• (a) Operate the actual data scraping infrastructure
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• (d) Provide their own Terms of Service governing their operations
• (e) Are responsible for compliance obligations relating to the data collection itself

The Publisher is a customer of these providers. The Publisher is not their agent, partner, or representative.

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2. WHO MAY USE THE ACTOR

2.1 Eligibility

You may use the Actor only if:

• (a) You are at least 18 years old or the age of majority in your jurisdiction
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• (e) No prohibited use: You will not use the Actor for any of the purposes prohibited in Section 4.

These representations are continuous. They must remain true throughout your use.

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3. PERMITTED USES

The Actor may be used for any lawful purpose, including:

• Market research and competitive analysis
• Academic research
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• Brand monitoring
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Specific permitted uses for each Actor are described in that Actor's individual listing and Addendum.

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4. PROHIBITED USES

You may not use the Actor for any of the following:

4.1 Illegal Activity

Activity illegal under the law of your jurisdiction, the User's jurisdiction, or the jurisdiction of any data subjects.

4.2 Harassment, Stalking, and Personal Targeting

• Compiling profiles for harassment, stalking, or doxxing
• Tracking individuals' movements or activities without their knowledge
• Building profiles of journalists, activists, dissidents, or vulnerable populations for retaliatory purposes

4.3 Discrimination

• Using outputs for discriminatory employment, lending, housing, or insurance decisions based on protected characteristics
• Building lists for discriminatory purposes

4.4 Spam and Unsolicited Commercial Communication

• Sending unsolicited marketing in violation of CAN-SPAM, CASL, GDPR, PECR, Israeli Anti-Spam Law (סעיף 30א לחוק התקשורת), or equivalent laws
• Building "lead lists" from scraped contacts without proper consent infrastructure
• Reselling contact data for spam purposes

4.5 Fraud and Deception

• Identity theft or impersonation
• Generation of fake reviews, testimonials, or coordinated inauthentic behavior
• Election interference or political disinformation
• Securities fraud

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• Using outputs to circumvent technical protection measures of source platforms
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• Building services that competitively substitute for source platforms

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• Reselling raw Actor outputs as your own data product or scraping-as-a-service
• Sharing your Apify credentials to provide third parties indirect access
• Building competing API services using Actor outputs

4.8 AI Training Without Authorization

• Using Actor outputs as training data for commercial AI/ML models without separate licensing authority from the source platform

4.9 Sensitive Targeting

• Specifically targeting or profiling based on health conditions, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, political opinions, or other sensitive characteristics
• Targeting children under 16 (or local age of consent for data processing)

4.10 Privacy Law Violations

• Processing personal data of EU/UK/California/Israeli residents without complying with applicable privacy law
• Failing to honor data subject access, deletion, or objection requests
• Processing data for purposes incompatible with its publication context

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5. SOURCE PLATFORM TERMS - YOUR RESPONSIBILITY

5.1 Acknowledgment

The Actor accesses publicly visible data on third-party platforms ("Source Platforms") through the Third-Party API Providers (HarvestAPI / Scrape Creators). Source Platforms include LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, Reddit, X (Twitter), Meta/Facebook, Linktree, Komi, Pillar, Linkbio, Linkme, and Amazon.

5.2 Your Sole Responsibility

You acknowledge:

• (a) You are solely responsible for ensuring your downstream use of data obtained through the Actor complies with the Source Platform's Terms of Service
• (b) The Publisher makes no representation that any specific use is permitted under any Source Platform's terms
• (c) The Third-Party API Providers, not the Publisher, bear responsibility for the lawfulness of the data collection itself
• (d) You should review Source Platform terms before commercial use:
  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/user-agreement
  • TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/legal/page/global/terms-of-service/en
  • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/static?template=terms
  • X: https://twitter.com/en/tos
  • Reddit: https://www.redditinc.com/policies/user-agreement
  • Meta: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms
  • Linktree: https://linktr.ee/s/terms/

5.3 Cease-and-Desist Compliance

If you receive a cease-and-desist letter or other legal demand from a Source Platform regarding your use of Actor outputs, you must:

• (a) Cease the contested use immediately
• (b) Notify UnseenUser within 48 hours via UnseenUser's Apify profile contact form (https://apify.com/UnseenUser)
• (c) Cooperate with the Publisher as needed to mitigate
• (d) Not assert against the Publisher any claim arising from your inability to use the Actor for that Source Platform

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6. DATA PROTECTION - REFLECTING ACTUAL ARCHITECTURE

6.1 Roles Under Privacy Law

For purposes of GDPR, UK GDPR, CCPA, Israel's Privacy Protection Law (PPL) including Amendment 13, and equivalents:

• You (the User) are the Data Controller of any personal data you obtain through the Actor and subsequently process for your own purposes.
• HarvestAPI and Scrape Creators are the entities that collect data from source platforms. They bear the responsibilities of data processors or controllers (depending on context) for the collection itself.
• The Publisher acts solely as a software vendor, not as a data controller or processor, because the Publisher does not store, retain, or substantively process personal data. The Actor merely passes API responses through.

6.2 No Data Retention by the Publisher

The Publisher confirms:

• (a) The Publisher does not maintain a database of personal data obtained through the Actor.
• (b) The Actor passes data from the Third-Party API directly to you on the Apify platform. Data does not flow through the Publisher's infrastructure.
• (c) Apify's standard execution and operational logging may include limited information about Actor runs (input parameters, run duration, data volume). This is governed by Apify's own privacy practices.
• (d) The Publisher does not access, view, or analyze your Actor outputs except as needed for technical support if you specifically share them with the Publisher.

6.3 Your Obligations as Data Controller

Where your use of the Actor involves processing personal data, you are responsible for:

• (a) Establishing a lawful basis for your processing (consent, legitimate interest with documented balancing test, contract, etc.)
• (b) Providing transparent notice to data subjects as required by applicable law
• (c) Honoring data subject access, rectification, erasure, restriction, and portability requests
• (d) Implementing appropriate security measures
• (e) Conducting Data Protection Impact Assessments where required
• (f) Appointing a Data Protection Officer if your operations require one
• (g) Registering databases with applicable supervisory authorities
• (h) Honoring opt-out requests for direct marketing
• (i) Cross-border transfer safeguards where data crosses borders

6.4 Israel's Amendment 13 - User Compliance

If your use of the Actor involves Israeli residents' personal data, you must comply with the Privacy Protection Law as amended (Amendment 13, effective August 14, 2025). These obligations are yours as the data controller, not the Publisher's as the software vendor.

6.5 Sensitive Data Targeting Restrictions

You will not use the Actor to specifically target, profile, or build datasets focused on:

• Health or medical conditions
• Religious beliefs
• Political opinions
• Sexual orientation or gender identity
• Genetic or biometric data
• Criminal history
• Children under 16

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7. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

7.1 Actor Code

The Actor's source code, schemas, documentation, and branding are owned by the Publisher. You receive a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the Actor for permitted purposes during your active subscription/run with Apify.

7.2 Output Data

The Publisher claims no ownership over the public data the Actor returns. Source Platforms may have copyright, database rights, or other rights in their data; data subjects may have copyright in user-generated content. Your use of output data must respect these rights independently.

7.3 Restrictions

You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or reuse the Actor's code in a competing actor.

7.4 Feedback

Feedback you provide may be used by the Publisher to improve products without compensation to you.

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8. PRICING AND PAYMENT

8.1 Apify Platform Billing

Pricing is administered through Apify's pricing models. Apify processes all payments. Apify's payment terms govern refunds and disputes.

8.2 Pricing Changes

The Publisher may change Actor pricing with at least 14 days' notice via the Actor's Apify listing.

8.3 No Refunds for Misuse

If your access is suspended or terminated for breach of these Terms, you forfeit any unused balance and are not entitled to refunds.

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9. SERVICE AVAILABILITY AND CHANGES

9.1 No Uptime Guarantee

The Actor depends on:

• (a) The Apify platform
• (b) Underlying API providers (HarvestAPI, Scrape Creators)
• (c) Source Platforms' continued public accessibility

Any of these may change behavior, restrict access, or become unavailable without notice. The Publisher makes no uptime guarantees.

9.2 Service Discontinuation

The Publisher may discontinue any Actor at any time. Reasonable notice will be provided when feasible.

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10. DISCLAIMERS

10.1 "AS IS" Service

THE ACTOR IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR ACCURACY OF DATA.

10.2 No Representation of Lawfulness

The Publisher makes no representation that your specific use of the Actor or the data it returns is lawful in your jurisdiction or under any Source Platform's terms. The burden of determining lawfulness for your use case is yours.

10.3 No Endorsement of Source Content

Content returned by the Actor was created by third parties. The Publisher does not endorse, verify, or take responsibility for it.

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11. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

11.1 Aggregate Liability Cap

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE PUBLISHER FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO THE ACTOR EXCEED THE GREATER OF:

• (a) ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS (US $100), OR
• (b) THE AMOUNTS YOU PAID THROUGH APIFY FOR USE OF THE ACTOR IN THE THREE (3) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT

11.2 Excluded Damages

THE PUBLISHER IS NOT LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, OR DATA, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY.

11.3 Time Limit

Any claim must be brought within one (1) year of the event.

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12. INDEMNIFICATION

12.1 Your Indemnification of the Publisher

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Publisher from any:

• Claims arising from your use of the Actor
• Claims arising from your violation of these Terms
• Claims arising from your violation of any law (including privacy law)
• Claims arising from your violation of any Source Platform's Terms of Service
• Claims arising from your processing of personal data obtained through the Actor
• Reasonable attorneys' fees and costs of defending such claims

12.2 Defense

The Publisher may assume defense at your expense. You will cooperate with the Publisher's defense.

12.3 Scope

The indemnification covers reasonable, foreseeable third-party claims arising from your use. It does not extend to:

• Claims arising from the Publisher's gross negligence or willful misconduct
• Claims regarding the Actor's source code itself (those are the Publisher's responsibility)
• Claims regarding the Third-Party API Provider's data collection (those are their responsibility)

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13. SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION

13.1 Termination by the Publisher

The Publisher may terminate your access for material breach, illegal use, breach of warranty, or upon credible legal demand.

13.2 Effects of Termination

Your license ends, you must cease use, and applicable provisions survive.

13.3 Termination by You

You may stop using the Actor at any time on Apify.

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14. DISPUTE RESOLUTION

14.1 Informal Resolution First

Send a detailed written description of the dispute via UnseenUser's Apify profile contact form (https://apify.com/UnseenUser) and wait 60 days for resolution attempt before any formal claim.

14.2 Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the substantive laws of the State of Israel, without regard to conflict of law principles.

14.3 Exclusive Jurisdiction

Any dispute shall be brought exclusively in the competent civil courts of Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Israel.

14.4 No Class Actions

You agree to bring claims only in your individual capacity.

14.5 Attorneys' Fees

The prevailing party recovers reasonable attorneys' fees.

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15. MISCELLANEOUS

15.1 Entire Agreement

These Terms (with Addendum and incorporated documents) are the entire agreement.

15.2 Severability

Unenforceable provisions are reformed to the minimum extent or severed.

15.3 Assignment

You may not assign without the Publisher's consent. The Publisher may assign to affiliates, successors, or acquirers.

15.4 Force Majeure

Neither party is liable for failure due to events beyond reasonable control, including changes by Source Platforms or Third-Party API Providers, or actions by Apify.

15.5 Third-Party Beneficiaries

Apify, HarvestAPI, and Scrape Creators are intended third-party beneficiaries of Sections 4 (Prohibited Uses), 5 (Source Platform Compliance), and 12 (Indemnification).

15.6 Survival

Sections 0 (Acceptance), 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 14, and 15 survive termination.

15.7 Language

English controls. Translations are for convenience only.

15.8 Publisher Identification for Legal Process

The Publisher operates on the Apify platform under the username UnseenUser (apify.com/UnseenUser). The Publisher is a registered legal entity. Upon receipt of valid legal process (subpoena, court order, or equivalent) directed through Apify's official channels, the Publisher's full legal identity may be disclosed as required by law. This Section ensures that you have a valid path to legal recourse if needed.

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16. ACKNOWLEDGMENT

By using any Actor, you acknowledge that:

• (a) You have read these Terms
• (b) You understand the architecture: you are using software (the Actor) on Apify's platform that calls third-party APIs
• (c) You accept responsibility for your use, including for compliance with Source Platform terms
• (d) Your indemnification obligations cover third-party claims arising from your use
• (e) Disputes are resolved in Israeli courts
• (f) The Publisher's identity, while not publicly disclosed in this listing, can be obtained through valid legal process via Apify

For questions, use UnseenUser's Apify profile contact form (https://apify.com/UnseenUser) before running the Actor.

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APPENDIX - Document Version History

Version	Date	Summary
1.0	May 5, 2026	Initial publication
2.0	May 5, 2026	Hardened (over-broad. Treated User as data broker.)
3.0	May 5, 2026	Architecturally accurate. Publisher as software vendor.
4.0	May 5, 2026	Anonymous Publisher. All personally identifying information removed. Acceptance-by-Use mechanism formalized.

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These Terms reflect best practices for anonymous Apify actor publishing as of May 2026. Not a substitute for legal advice. Consult qualified Israeli commercial counsel before deploying.

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🛡️ Actor-Specific ToS Addendum - TikTok No-Watermark Video URL Extractor

This addendum supplements the Master Terms of Service V4.0. By running this Actor, you accept both the Master ToS and this addendum.

A. Architectural Disclosure

This Actor is a software wrapper. It accepts your input (TikTok video URL or URLs), calls the Scrape Creators /v2/tiktok/video endpoint, applies no-watermark URL selection logic, and returns the response data to you on the Apify platform. UnseenUser does not store, log, or substantively process the data returned. The video files themselves are NOT downloaded. Only metadata and URLs are returned.

B. Nature of Data Returned

This Actor returns: TikTok video metadata + the clean (no-watermark) playback URL. Each result includes: aweme_id, desc (caption), statistics (play_count, digg_count, comment_count, share_count, collect_count, download_count, repost_count), author (handle, nickname, follower_count, verification status), music (title, author, duration, user_count), and video object containing download_no_watermark_addr.url_list[] (clean MP4), play_addr.url_list[] (alternative clean URL when has_watermark is false), download_addr.url_list[] (watermarked fallback), has_watermark (boolean), duration (ms), width, height, cover (thumbnail), dynamic_cover (animated thumb). Optionally: transcript (WEBVTT) when get_transcript=true.

The video CONTENT itself remains on TikTok's CDN (when download_media=false, default) or on Scrape Creators' Supabase storage (when download_media=true). UnseenUser never possesses, stores, or transmits the actual video files.

Where the Actor's output includes the creator's identity (handle, nickname, profile metadata), that data constitutes personal data subject to GDPR, CCPA, Israeli Privacy Protection Law, and equivalent privacy laws in your downstream processing.

C. Permitted Use Cases

You may use this Actor for the following purposes (non-exhaustive list):

• Content repurposing pipelines - extract clean video URLs to feed your video editor / repurposing tool
• Social media management tools - let users cross-post TikTok content without watermark stripping headaches
• AI training data pipelines - extract video URLs for licensed AI training corpora (consent + licensing required)
• Personal archive tools - let users save their own TikTok content cleanly
• Brand UGC aggregation - collect customer-generated content for sanctioned brand campaigns (with creator consent)
• Education / accessibility - bulk extract videos for educational repurposing (fair use review required)
• Research / journalism - preserve evidence of TikTok content for investigative reporting
• Backup tools - let creators backup their own content (most legitimate use case)

D. Specifically Prohibited Uses

In addition to Master ToS Section 4 prohibitions, you may NOT:

• Download videos at scale to host them on competing platforms or to facilitate piracy
• Republish creators' videos as your own content on TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, or any other platform
• Strip creator attribution from downloaded videos before redistribution
• Train commercial AI/LLM models on TikTok videos without proper licensing. Meta-style class actions and Andersen v. Stability AI demonstrate this is contested.
• Use this Actor to mass-extract videos from minors (TikTok has many under-18 creators)
• Build "TikTok downloader" websites or apps that violate TikTok's anti-circumvention provisions in their Terms
• Use no-watermark URLs to facilitate copyright infringement, deep-fake creation, or non-consensual deep-fake distribution
• Extract videos for use in misinformation campaigns, election interference, or coordinated inauthentic behavior
• Bypass TikTok's regional or content restrictions through URL extraction

E. Platform Terms of Service Considerations

TikTok's Terms of Service prohibit automated extraction of TikTok content AND prohibit circumvention of watermarks. ByteDance has actively litigated against scrapers and downloaders. This Actor accesses publicly visible TikTok video data via Scrape Creators. Scrape Creators bears responsibility for the lawfulness of the data collection. Your downstream use of no-watermark URLs must independently comply with TikTok's Terms of Service, creator rights, music rights, and applicable copyright law. Watermark removal + redistribution = the exact pattern TikTok pursues legally. Be careful with downstream use. If TikTok issues a cease-and-desist regarding data obtained via this Actor, notify UnseenUser within 48 hours via the Apify profile contact form (apify.com/UnseenUser) and cease your use immediately.

F. No-Watermark URL != Authorization to Use

Critical distinction: This Actor returns a clean URL to TikTok's CDN. Possession of this URL does NOT grant you:

• The right to download the file beyond TikTok's normal access terms
• The right to redistribute the file
• The right to remove or claim ownership of the content
• A waiver of the creator's copyright

You are getting the same URL a TikTok mobile app would receive when playing the video. Just without the watermark overlay TikTok normally renders. The underlying video is identical, and the underlying rights are unchanged.

G. The Watermark Question - Why TikTok Adds It

TikTok adds watermarks to videos to:

• Maintain attribution when content circulates off-platform
• Discourage off-platform monetization without TikTok's involvement
• Comply with creator brand requirements

By extracting no-watermark URLs, you remove this attribution mechanism. You must add attribution yourself when displaying or redistributing this content, including:

• Creator handle (for example, "@username")
• Link back to the original TikTok URL
• Visible "Source: TikTok" marker when displayed on other platforms

Stripping watermarks AND attribution simultaneously is the pattern TikTok and creators specifically pursue legally. Do not be that user.

H. Cost Optimization - download_media is a Trap

The endpoint supports download_media=true, which uploads the video to Scrape Creators' permanent Supabase storage and returns those URLs instead. This costs roughly 10x per request when media is found vs. the 1x baseline.

This Actor defaults to download_media=false because:

• Roughly 10x more expensive per result
• Break-even resale floor is roughly 10x higher
• The cost-efficient strategy is to leave it off and download from TikTok's CDN yourself

If a user explicitly opts into download_media=true, they should expect to pay a corresponding 10x premium. The Actor logs a prominent cost warning when this is enabled.

I. URL Lifecycle and Validity

The no-watermark URLs returned are signed CDN URLs with limited validity:

• Typically valid for 24-72 hours from extraction (TikTok varies this)
• URLs include cryptographic signatures. Modifying them breaks them.
• Cannot be "saved" indefinitely. They expire on TikTok's schedule.
• You should fetch the video promptly if you intend to keep it.

Do not build features that assume URLs are permanent. For permanent hosting, you would need to download the file yourself (storage costs to you) and host it (additional rights concerns).

J. Content Copyright - All Three Layers

Every TikTok video has THREE separate copyright layers:

1. The creator's video (creator's copyright). The footage, performance, editing choices.
2. The music (music rights holder's copyright). Separate from the video.
3. The caption text (creator's copyright). Minor but distinct.

Even if you have permission from the creator for layer 1, layer 2 (music) is independently protected. TikTok has temporary licensing deals with music labels. When you extract the video, you carry NO such license.

This is why TikTok-content republication is so legally risky: you almost never have all three sets of rights cleared.

K. AI Training - Special Notice

If you intend to use extracted videos for AI training:

• TikTok's Terms explicitly prohibit AI training without authorization
• Creators retain copyright in their performances and footage
• Music rights holders are the most aggressive AI training litigators (Sony, UMG, Warner have all sued)
• Recent class actions (Andersen v. Stability AI, Getty v. Stability AI) demonstrate AI training on copyrighted media is legally contested
• The Publisher (UnseenUser) does NOT authorize, and has no ability to authorize, AI training use

Your AI training use is your own legal exposure. Get proper licensing or use synthetic / properly licensed datasets instead.

L. Minor Protection - Video Content Specific

TikTok has significant under-18 creator populations. When extracting videos:

• DO NOT extract videos featuring or created by users you know or suspect are minors
• DO NOT process video content depicting minors for ANY commercial purpose
• DELETE any extracted content you discover features minors unless you have valid parental consent
• Be especially alert to school-themed content, child performance videos, and videos with parental-control disclaimers

This restriction is non-negotiable. Minor data and likeness protection violations carry the highest regulatory penalties under COPPA, GDPR Article 8, Illinois BIPA (biometric likeness), and Israeli Privacy Law.

M. Deep-Fake and Non-Consensual Distribution

The no-watermark URL feature is particularly risky because it removes attribution that would normally accompany the video to:

• Deep-fake creation tools
• Non-consensual intimate image (NCII) redistribution
• Identity-fraud scenarios using face footage

DO NOT use this Actor to:

• Extract videos of identifiable individuals for deep-fake creation
• Extract videos to remove watermarks before non-consensual redistribution
• Extract videos for facial recognition training datasets
• Build "face dataset" pipelines targeting TikTok creators

Multiple jurisdictions now have specific deep-fake laws (UK Online Safety Act 2023, California, Texas, New York, Illinois). Your use of this Actor's output is your liability.

N. Storage Cost Avoidance - Why URL Extraction Wins

This Actor's commercial value proposition rests on you NOT hosting the video files:

• api-ninja and similar host the file: storage cost + bandwidth cost + DMCA exposure
• truefetch charges $250/1k partly to offset hosting cost
• This Actor: you get a URL, your app handles the rest

If you build a product on top of this Actor: strongly consider keeping the file-hosting burden on TikTok's CDN (linking) rather than your own infrastructure (downloading + hosting). This:

• Eliminates your storage and bandwidth cost
• Reduces your DMCA exposure
• Reduces your secondary liability for hosted infringing content
• Preserves the URL lifecycle limit as a natural data-minimization mechanism

O. Region Parameter - Proxy, Not Filter

The region parameter sets the proxy country (for example, PH for Philippines), useful for:

• Extracting videos that are geo-restricted in some countries
• Getting region-specific availability data

It does NOT:

• Filter results
• Bypass content restrictions intentionally placed by creators
• Authorize you to redistribute geo-restricted content outside its intended region

Use region for technical access, not for content-restriction bypass.

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Document Version: 4.0 (anonymous Publisher, UnseenUser identified) Last Updated: May 5, 2026 Master ToS Version: 4.0