TikTok Transcript Scraper: videos to text, by hashtag or link

Turn TikTok videos into text. Give it hashtags or video links and get back what is said in every video, word for word and in the language spoken, with each video's plays, likes, comments, shares, saves, caption, hashtags, music and author. Add a video's comments too. No TikTok account, no cookies, no login.

Made for marketers, creators, researchers and AI pipelines that need the spoken content of TikTok videos, not only their numbers.

What you get

Field	What it holds
transcript	Everything said in the video, word for word (empty for music-only videos)
hook, hookStartSeconds	The opening line: what is said in the first 3 seconds of speech, run on to the end of its sentence, and the second it starts
segments, srt (Timestamps on)	Each sentence with its start and end in seconds, and an SRT subtitle file
translation (optional)	The transcript in the language you pick, with transcriptLanguage and translationLanguage
caption, hashtags, mentions	The video's own text
plays, likes, comments, shares, saves	Engagement as shown publicly
createdAt, durationSeconds	When it was posted and how long it is
author, authorName	Who posted it
music	The sound: title, author, original or not
url, coverUrl	Links to the video and its cover
Hashtag row	The hashtag's total views and video count
commentList (video links)	Comments with text, date, likes and replies

What people use it for

• Trend research: read what the top videos of a hashtag actually say, then make your own
• Hooks and scripts: collect the first lines of winning videos in your niche
• Brand and product mentions: find what creators say about a product on camera
• UGC and ads: turn product videos into scripts for your own ads
• Content repurposing: turn TikTok videos into captions, blog posts and threads
• AI and research datasets: feed video transcripts and comments to an AI model or a dashboard

How to use it

1. Add hashtags (without or with #) and/or video links.
2. Choose how many videos per hashtag, keep Transcripts on, and for video links choose how many comments.
3. Click Start. A hashtag's videos take about half a minute to list; each transcript a few seconds.
4. Download the results as JSON, CSV or Excel, or send them to Sheets, Make, Zapier or your app.

Input

Field	Example	Notes
Hashtags	cooking	TikTok's popular and recent videos for it
Video links	https://www.tiktok.com/@user/video/...	Any public video; vm.tiktok.com links work
Videos per hashtag	20	Up to 300
Transcripts	on	Speech written down, any language
Timestamps and subtitles	on	Segments and an SRT file; no extra charge
Translate transcripts to	English	Optional, 19 languages; no extra charge from this Actor
Comments per video link	0	Up to 2,000

Output

Each result is one row in the run's dataset (download it as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML or HTML, or read it through the API). An example row (values shortened):

{
  "kind": "video",
  "type": "video",
  "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@example.creator/video/6718335390845095173",
  "author": "example.creator",
  "createdAt": "2019-07-27T13:32:38Z",
  "durationSeconds": 10,
  "caption": "Scramble up ur name & I’ll try to guess it😍❤️ #foryoupage #petsoftiktok #aesthetic",
  "hashtags": [
    "foryoupage",
    "PetsOfTikTok",
    "aesthetic"
  ],
  "plays": 159600,
  "likes": 35200,
  "comments": 5714,
  "shares": 1516,
  "saves": 649,
  "music": {
    "title": "original sound",
    "original": true
  },
  "transcript": "La la la la la la",
  "transcriptLanguage": "en",
  "hook": "La la la la la la",
  "hookStartSeconds": 0.0,
  "segments": [
    {
      "start": 0.0,
      "end": 6.8,
      "text": "La la la la la la"
    }
  ],
  "srt": "1\n00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:06,800\nLa la la la la la\n"
}

A record named SUMMARY in the run's key-value store says what each hashtag or link returned, with notes (for example a video with no speech, which is free), what was charged and how much traffic the run used. The example row is from a run on 17 October 2026 (creator name removed): a 10-second video whose speech is a sung line; 1 video and 1 transcript minute were charged.

Pricing

• $0.003 per video (each video or hashtag row returned)
• $0.15 per video list opened (once per hashtag: the list is read in a real browser)
• $0.01 per started minute of speech written down, with timestamps, SRT, the opening line and the translation (only with Transcripts on)
• $0.004 per 20 comments (video links, only when asked for)
• Music-only videos and hashtags TikTok shows nothing for are free
• The AI model that writes the speech down (Google's Gemini Flash) is billed by Apify at its exact cost: about $0.004 a minute with timestamps on paid Apify plans (measured 17 October 2026); Apify charges free-plan accounts 10 times that

What typical jobs cost at the list price:

Job	Cost
20 videos of a hashtag, no transcripts	about $0.21
20 videos of a hashtag with 1-minute transcripts	about $0.41
10 video links of 30-60 seconds with transcripts	about $0.13

On Apify's Scale and Business plans the per-event prices are lower (Store discounts). Set Maximum cost per run and the Actor stops cleanly when it is reached: you never pay more than that.

Tips

• Run a hashtag without transcripts first, then send the best videos' links back in with transcripts on.
• Several related hashtags in one run give a broader picture of a niche.
• Schedule it daily on a few hashtags to catch rising videos early.
• Comments are often more useful than the video: ask for 100 on the videos you study.

Use it through the API

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>")
run = client.actor("zaiq/tiktok-transcript-scraper").call(run_input={"hashtags": ["cooking"], "maxVideos": 10, "transcripts": true})
for row in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(row)

JavaScript

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>' });
const run = await client.actor('zaiq/tiktok-transcript-scraper').call({"hashtags": ["cooking"], "maxVideos": 10, "transcripts": true});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();

HTTP (one call, results back)

curl -X POST 'https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/zaiq~tiktok-transcript-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"hashtags": ["cooking"], "maxVideos": 10, "transcripts": true}'

Integrations and schedules

• Schedules: run it every hour, day or week from the Apify Console (Schedules) and keep a history of results.
• Make, Zapier, n8n, Google Sheets, Slack, Airtable: connect it through Apify's integrations, or send each finished run to a webhook.
• Datasets: results stay in the run's dataset; export them or read them by API whenever you need them.

Use it with AI agents (MCP)

Add Apify's MCP server (https://mcp.apify.com) to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code or any MCP client. The agent can find this Actor and run it for you: ask it for "the transcripts of the top 10 #cooking TikToks". AI agents can also pay for runs directly through Apify's agentic payments.

Limits

• Public videos only, signed out. TikTok does not show signed-out visitors a profile's video list, so give video links for a creator's videos.
• A hashtag lists TikTok's popular and recent videos for it (about 30 a scroll), not every video ever posted.
• Videos up to 30 minutes are written down in full: long speech goes to the AI in 2-minute pieces, so it is not cut off.
• Public data only: you are responsible for how you use it under TikTok's terms and the privacy laws that apply to you.

FAQ

Do I need a TikTok account?

No. It reads public pages signed out.

Which languages work?

Any: the speech is written down in the language spoken.

How accurate are the transcripts?

Written by Google's newest Gemini Flash model from the video's own audio, word for word. Loud music can drop words.

Why is a transcript empty?

The video has no speech, only music or sounds. You are not charged for it.

Can I get all videos of a creator?

Give their video links. TikTok no longer shows a profile's video list to signed-out visitors.

How many comments can I get?

Up to 2,000 per video link.

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• x-video-transcript-scraper: X posts and what is said in their videos
• google-trends-scraper: whether a topic is rising on Google and YouTube

Support

Questions, a site that changed, or a field you need? Open an issue on this Actor's Issues tab: we answer there, usually within a day.

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