TikTok Profile Scraper

Cheap, normalized public-profile scraping for TikTok — one clean record per handle.

What it does

Give it a list of TikTok handles (or profile URLs); it returns one normalized record per handle: profile identity, follower/engagement counts, external links, profile-picture URL (+ sha256 if downloaded), and platform-specific extras under platformData. Status is always one of ok | not_found | private | restricted | error.

Input

Field	Type	Notes
handles	array	Handles or profile URLs (required)
proxyConfiguration	proxy	Residential recommended at volume
maxConcurrency	integer	Parallel requests (default 8)
fetchProfilePic	boolean	Download the image (URL is always included)

Transport & cost

• Transport: direct egress (free); residential recommended at volume.
• Cost: free over direct egress (~$0.400/1k if forced through residential). Comparable Apify actors charge around $2.50 / 1,000.
• Full profile + stats from one embedded-JSON page, no API signing. A single direct IP rate-limits past a few hundred handles — use a residential proxy for large runs.

Pricing (pay-per-result)

• Recommended: $1.99 per 1,000 results ($0.00199 / result).
• Cost to run ≈ $0.50/1k → this is ~5x markup (set to undercut the market where needed).
• Incumbent comparison: $2.50/1k.

Example output (real)

{
  "platform": "tiktok",
  "inputUrl": "https://www.tiktok.com/@diytraining",
  "handle": "diytraining",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-06-03T22:46:22Z",
  "status": "ok",
  "bytesWire": 79894,
  "profile": {
    "id": "7005151546389054466",
    "username": "diytraining",
    "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@diytraining",
    "fullName": "DIY Training",
    "biography": "DIY Training\nThe Brain and Body Movement Experience\nBehind the scenes of building DIY Training\nMorning plans. Evening re…",
    "externalUrls": [
      "Www.diytraining.com"
    ],
    "followersCount": 223,
    "followsCount": 7,
    "postsCount": 34,
    "isBusinessAccount": true,
    "businessCategoryName": "Health & Wellness",
    "private": false,
    "verified": false,
    "joinedRecently": false,
    "profilePicUrl": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-alisg-avt-0068/4375da4b51c938e8a47c2bddac2570ac~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter:720…",
    "profilePicUrlHD": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-alisg-avt-0068/4375da4b51c938e8a47c2bddac2570ac~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter:108…",
    "profilePic": {
      "sha256": "a5afcf8bec7b0989c3a8b611c63ddba3bf1d90add08b466e1d9afd1813edeb4a",
      "storedKey": "pfp/tt/7005151546389054466.jpg",
      "path": "/tos-alisg-avt-0068/4375da4b51c938e8a47c2bddac2570ac~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter:1080:1080.jpeg"
    },
    "platformData": {
      "secUid": "MS4wLjABAAAAuSFsRbNi5_0mot_3FIM-p6lzfjIjRyvT1HlW-WQMWJeAZBYyLc7d39-7ZGEHNWz7",
      "heartCount": 955,
      "friendCount": 5,
      "bioLinkRisk": 3,
      "commerceUser": true,
      "createdAt": "2021-09-08T01:16:48Z",
      "shareDesc": "@diytraining 223 Followers, 7 Following, 955 Likes - Watch awesome short videos created by DIY Training"
    }
  },
  "posts": [],
  "signals": {
    "isActive": false,
    "hasExternalUrl": true
  }
}

Public data only. This actor gathers public profile metadata; it does not log in or access private content.