Douyin Scraper - Search 抖音 Videos by Keyword (Creators, Views, Likes & Downloads)

Scrape Douyin (抖音) by keyword and export video data, creator profiles and engagement metrics to JSON, CSV or Excel. The Douyin Search Scraper turns any keyword, hashtag or brand name into a structured dataset of matching videos, complete with likes, comments, shares, saves, the full creator profile, music, hashtags and Douyin's own content tags. Optionally download the MP4 videos, cover images and slideshow images.

No login, no cookies, no proxies and no China IP to configure - data is fetched through a fast, managed pipeline. Just add keywords and press Start.

Unofficial notice: This is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Douyin, 抖音 or ByteDance. "Douyin" and "抖音" are trademarks of their respective owners, used here only to describe what the Actor scrapes.

What is Douyin?

Douyin (抖音) is the Chinese version of TikTok, operated by ByteDance, with over 700 million daily active users. It is a separate app and platform from TikTok, with its own creators, trends, music and search results. This scraper gives you programmatic access to Douyin's keyword search so you can analyze trends, creators and content at scale without a Douyin account.

What this Douyin Scraper does

• Search Douyin by keyword - Chinese, English, pinyin, brand names, hashtags and emoji all work.
• Run multi-keyword sweeps - search many keywords in one run; cross-keyword duplicates are removed automatically.
• Sort and filter results - order by relevance, most-liked or newest, and narrow by publish window (last day, week or 6 months) and by video duration.
• Get rich creator data - nickname, Douyin handle, follower counts, total likes, post count, bio, region and verification status.
• Get engagement metrics - likes, comments, shares and saves for every video.
• Get music, hashtags and video tags - track the sound title and author, the hashtag list, and Douyin's multi-level content taxonomy.
• Download media (optional) - save the MP4 video, cover image and slideshow images to a key-value store, or to a named store for long-term archiving.

Every result is one row with the important fields flattened to the top level (so the table view is readable) plus the full nested objects for author, music, video, statistics, images, hashtags and videoTags.

How to scrape Douyin (step by step)

1. Add one or more keywords in Search keywords (for example 美食, iphone, #skincare).
2. Set Maximum results per keyword (default 100, or 0 for all available).
3. Optionally set Sort, Published in and Video duration to focus the results.
4. Optionally enable Download MP4 videos, Download cover images or Download slideshow images.
5. Press Start. Export the dataset as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML or via the API.

Input

Field	Type	Description
keywords	array	Required. One or more search keywords (Chinese, English, hashtags, brands, emoji).
maxResultsPerQuery	integer	Results to fetch per keyword. 0 = all available. Default 100.
sort	string	general (relevance), most_liked, or latest.
publishTime	string	unlimited, one_day, one_week, half_year.
duration	string	unlimited, under_1m, one_to_five (1-5 min), over_5m.
shouldDownloadVideos	boolean	Save each MP4 to the key-value store.
shouldDownloadCovers	boolean	Save each cover image (JPEG).
shouldDownloadSlideshowImages	boolean	Save every slide of image-text posts.
videoKvStoreName	string	Optional named key-value store for downloads (lowercase, digits, dashes).

Example input

{
  "keywords": ["美食", "iphone"],
  "maxResultsPerQuery": 100,
  "sort": "most_liked",
  "publishTime": "one_week",
  "duration": "unlimited",
  "shouldDownloadVideos": false
}

Output example

{
  "keyword": "美食",
  "aweme_id": "7412345678901234567",
  "aweme_url": "https://www.douyin.com/video/7412345678901234567",
  "desc": "在家也能做的快手菜 #美食 #家常菜",
  "create_time": "2026-05-01T09:12:33+00:00",
  "media_type": "video",
  "duration_seconds": 42.5,
  "author_nickname": "小厨房",
  "author_unique_id": "kitchen_xiao",
  "author_follower_count": 128000,
  "digg_count": 45213,
  "comment_count": 1201,
  "share_count": 883,
  "collect_count": 6742,
  "music_title": "原创音乐",
  "hashtags_text": "#美食 #家常菜",
  "video_tags_text": "美食, 家常菜",
  "video_play_url": "https://v.douyin.com/...",
  "video_cover_url": "https://p3.douyinpic.com/...",
  "author": { "sec_uid": "MS4wLjAB...", "region": "CN", "signature": "..." },
  "video": { "width": 1080, "height": 1920, "bitrates": [ ... ] },
  "statistics": { "digg_count": 45213, "comment_count": 1201 }
}

Downloaded media lands in the run's key-value store (or your named store); each row records the stored key in videoFile, coverFile and slideshowFiles.

Use cases

• Douyin trend and hashtag tracking - pull the latest videos under a keyword and compute new-post rate and engagement velocity.
• Competitor and brand monitoring - take daily snapshots across brand keywords to see who is posting and how it performs.
• Douyin influencer and creator discovery - find accounts producing high-engagement content in any niche.
• Market and product research in China - measure interest in products, categories and campaigns on Douyin.
• Content and media archiving - bulk-download matched MP4 videos, cover images and slideshow images.
• Training data and datasets - build labelled datasets of short-form video metadata.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a Douyin account, login or cookies? No. The scraper needs none of these - just keywords.

Do I need a proxy or a China IP address? No. Douyin normally only responds to Chinese IP addresses, but this Actor handles all of that for you. There is nothing to configure.

What is the difference between Douyin and TikTok? Douyin (抖音) is the Chinese app; TikTok is the international app. They are separate platforms with different content and search results. This Actor scrapes Douyin. For TikTok, see our TikTok Scraper below.

Can I search in Chinese and English? Yes. Chinese, English, pinyin, brand names, hashtags and emoji all work as keywords.

How many results can I get per keyword? Set any number, or 0 to fetch all available. Douyin typically returns a few hundred unique videos per keyword.

Can I download the actual videos? Yes. Enable Download MP4 videos to save each MP4 to a key-value store. Cover and slideshow-image downloads are also available and are free.

What export formats are supported? JSON, CSV, Excel, XML and HTML, plus the Apify API and integrations (Google Sheets, Zapier, Make, webhooks).

Is scraping Douyin legal? This Actor collects publicly available data. You are responsible for how you use the data and for complying with applicable laws and Douyin's terms.

Pricing

This Actor is pay per result: you are charged per video returned, plus a small add-on per MP4 downloaded, plus standard Apify platform usage. Cover and slideshow-image downloads are free. See the Pricing tab for current rates.

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