# TikTok Video Script Analyzer: Hook, On-Screen Text & CTA (`zaiq/tiktok-video-script-analyzer`) Actor

Any TikTok video as its script: the words said (timed), the text on screen, the hook and its type, the beats, the call to action, format, topics, summary and why it works, plus plays, likes and shares. Video links, or a creator's top outliers. No login.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/zaiq/tiktok-video-script-analyzer.md
- **Developed by:** [Zaiq](https://apify.com/zaiq) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, AI
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $28.00 / 1,000 analyzed videos

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## TikTok Video Script Analyzer: hooks, on-screen text, beats and CTAs from any TikTok (no login)

Turn any **TikTok video into its script**: the **words said** (with timestamps), the **text shown on screen** (read from the video's frames, so **silent videos work too**), the **hook** and its **hook type**, the **beats** with their times, the **call to action**, the **format**, topics, a summary, takeaways and **why it works**, with the video's **plays, likes, comments, shares and saves**.

Give **video links**, or **creators**: their latest videos are scored against the **creator's median plays** and the **top outliers** are analysed, so you study the videos that beat their normal. For **creators, agencies, brands and content strategists**. No login.

### What you get

| Field | What it holds |
|---|---|
| Script | `transcript`, `segments` (timed), `hasSpeech`, `language`, `spokenHook` |
| On-screen text | `onScreenText` with start and end seconds |
| Hook | `hook` (spoken, on-screen, `type`, `endsAtSeconds`) and `hookType` |
| Structure | `structure`: beats with times and a one-line summary |
| Call to action | `cta` and `ctaType` |
| Strategy | `format`, `topics`, `summary`, `takeaways`, `entities`, `whyItWorks` |
| Performance | `plays`, `likes`, `comments`, `shares`, `saves`, and for creators `outlierScore`, `creatorMedianPlays`, `creatorVideosRead` |
| The video | `url`, `author`, `createdAt`, `durationSeconds`, `caption`, `hashtags`, `music`, `coverUrl` |

### What people use it for

- **Swipe files:** hooks, beats and CTAs of the videos that worked
- **Outlier research:** a creator's top videos against their own median, analysed
- **Scripts and briefs:** a timed outline for your next video
- **Silent videos:** text-on-screen tips and recipes written out
- **AI agents:** TikTok analysis inside any workflow

### How to use it

1. Paste **TikTok video links**, or add **creators**.
2. For creators, set how many latest videos to score and how many top outliers to analyse.
3. Click **Start**, then open the **Video scripts** table.

### Input

| Field | Example | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Video links | `https://www.tiktok.com/@user/video/...` | Short links work |
| Creators | `username` | Their top outliers are analysed |
| Latest videos per creator | `20` | Scoring is free |
| Analyse the top | `5` | Per creator |
| Write the analysis in | English | Or the video's own language |

### 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):

```json
{
  "kind": "video",
  "author": "example.creator",
  "plays": 165800,
  "outlierScore": 11.76,
  "creatorMedianPlays": 14100,
  "hasSpeech": true,
  "hookType": "visual",
  "hook": {
    "spoken": "Welcome to Africa.",
    "onScreen": null,
    "type": "visual"
  },
  "format": "voiceover_broll",
  "onScreenText": [
    {
      "start": 3.8,
      "end": 4.5,
      "text": "Welcome..."
    }
  ],
  "summary": "A trailer for a wildlife series…"
}
```

From a run on 17 October 2026 (a nature-media creator, name removed): of its latest 10 videos, the top one had 165,800 plays against a median of 14,100 (11.76x); its analysis found a visual hook with the line "Welcome to Africa.", 13 on-screen text cards and 5 beats; the second was silent and was read from its frames. Both took 69 seconds. A record named `SUMMARY` in the run's key-value store says what each input returned and what was charged.

### Pricing

- **$0.035 per analysed video** ($35 per 1,000), with its transcript, on-screen text, hook, beats, CTA, format, topics and summary
- Scoring a creator's latest videos is free; videos that could not be analysed are free
- The AI model that watches the video (Google's Gemini Flash) is billed by Apify at its exact cost: about $0.013 a video on paid Apify plans (measured 17 October 2026 on short videos of 30 to 73 seconds); Apify charges free-plan accounts 10 times that

What typical jobs cost at the list price:

| Job | Cost |
|---|---|
| One video | $0.035 |
| A creator's top 5 outliers | $0.18 |
| 10 creators, top 5 each | $1.75 |
| 100 videos | $3.50 |

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

- Analyse a creator's top outliers, not their latest videos: that is where the lessons are.
- Count `hookType` and `format` across a niche to see what wins.
- Silent videos are read from their frames: `onScreenText` holds the whole tip.

### Use it through the API

**Python**

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>")
run = client.actor("zaiq/tiktok-video-script-analyzer").call(run_input={"creators": ["username"], "latestPerCreator": 20, "analyseTopPerCreator": 5})
for row in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(row)
```

**JavaScript**

```js
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>' });
const run = await client.actor('zaiq/tiktok-video-script-analyzer').call({"creators": ["username"], "latestPerCreator": 20, "analyseTopPerCreator": 5});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
```

**HTTP (one call, results back)**

```bash
curl -X POST 'https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/zaiq~tiktok-video-script-analyzer/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"creators": ["username"], "latestPerCreator": 20, "analyseTopPerCreator": 5}'
```

### 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 "analyse the 5 best videos of these TikTok creators and list their hooks". AI agents can also pay for runs directly through Apify's agentic payments.

### Limits

- Public videos only, signed out.
- The AI reads one frame every 2 seconds (at most 40) and the video's sound: fast cuts between frames can be missed.
- Creator scoring uses the latest videos TikTok's profile shows a signed-out visitor.

### FAQ

**Do I need a TikTok account?**

No.

**Does it work on videos with no speech?**

Yes: the text on screen is read from the frames.

**How is this different from a transcript?**

It also reads what is shown, finds the hook and its type, splits the video into beats and pulls out the call to action.

**What is the outlier score?**

A video's plays divided by the median plays of the creator's latest videos read in the run.

### Related Actors from Zaiq

- [instagram-reel-script-analyzer](https://apify.com/zaiq/instagram-reel-script-analyzer): the same for Instagram reels
- [tiktok-comments-scraper](https://apify.com/zaiq/tiktok-comments-scraper): TikTok comments with insights
- [tiktok-transcript-scraper](https://apify.com/zaiq/tiktok-transcript-scraper): what is said in TikTok videos, cheaper
- [youtube-outlier-finder](https://apify.com/zaiq/youtube-outlier-finder): YouTube videos that beat their channel

### 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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Also found as: tiktok script analyzer, tiktok hook analysis, tiktok video analysis, tiktok on-screen text, tiktok transcript, viral tiktok analysis, tiktok swipe file, tiktok competitor analysis.

# Actor input Schema

## `videoUrls` (type: `array`):

TikTok video links (or vm.tiktok.com short links), one per line. $0.035 per video analysed.

## `creators` (type: `array`):

TikTok usernames or profile links: their latest videos are scored against their median plays and the top outliers analysed.

## `latestPerCreator` (type: `integer`):

How many of each creator's latest videos to score (scoring is free).

## `analyseTopPerCreator` (type: `integer`):

How many of each creator's top outliers to analyse ($0.035 each).

## `analysisLanguage` (type: `string`):

The language of the summary, takeaways, beats and why it works. Spoken and on-screen words are always kept as they are.

## `segments` (type: `boolean`):

Add each spoken sentence with its start and end second. No extra charge.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "videoUrls": [
    "https://www.tiktok.com/@scout2015/video/6718335390845095173"
  ],
  "latestPerCreator": 20,
  "analyseTopPerCreator": 5,
  "analysisLanguage": "English",
  "segments": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Dataset: the results.

## `summary` (type: `string`):

What each input returned, and notes.

# 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 = {
    "videoUrls": [
        "https://www.tiktok.com/@scout2015/video/6718335390845095173"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("zaiq/tiktok-video-script-analyzer").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 = { "videoUrls": ["https://www.tiktok.com/@scout2015/video/6718335390845095173"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("zaiq/tiktok-video-script-analyzer").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "videoUrls": [
    "https://www.tiktok.com/@scout2015/video/6718335390845095173"
  ]
}' |
apify call zaiq/tiktok-video-script-analyzer --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,zaiq/tiktok-video-script-analyzer"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/mWlZjFVe4doVVbTcK/builds/KlHI1uILBaYD3VrF8/openapi.json