# \[DEPRECATED] NicoNico Scraper - Video Metadata Extractor (`dltik/niconico-scraper`) Actor

Extrayez les métadonnées de vidéos NicoNico (nicovideo.jp) : titre, durée, vues, mylist count, commentaires, tags, uploader. Fonctionne sans authentification pour les vidéos publiques. Cookie user_session optionnel pour la qualité maximale et l'accès aux contenus membres.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/dltik/niconico-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Walid](https://apify.com/dltik) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Videos, Developer tools
- **Features:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 2 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $5.00 / 1,000 video scrapeds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

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

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## NicoNico Scraper — Video Metadata Extractor (nicovideo.jp)

> Extract **NicoNico video metadata** in bulk: title, duration, views, likes, mylist count, tags, uploader. Supports single videos, mylists, batch URL input. Authentication via `user_session` cookie required for some content. No video download — clean structured data only. **$0.002 per video**.

⭐ **Bookmark this NicoNico Scraper** — Apify ranks actors by bookmarks, so it directly helps the visibility of this scraper on the Apify Store.

### What is the NicoNico Scraper?

The **NicoNico Scraper** is an Apify actor that pulls metadata from [NicoNico Douga (nicovideo.jp)](https://www.nicovideo.jp/) — Japan's largest community video platform, with a unique mylist + bullet-comments culture you don't find elsewhere. Drop in a list of video or mylist URLs and get back a clean dataset: title, duration, view count, like count, mylist count, tags, uploader, upload date, thumbnail. No video download — pure metadata.

Specialized for Japanese-content research where YouTube alone misses important segments (anime fan content, vocaloid, indie game streams, niche otaku communities).

### Use cases

- **Japanese content research** — analyze NicoNico top creators in anime, vocaloid, gaming categories.
- **Cultural analytics** — track which Japanese trends translate from NicoNico to YouTube/TikTok.
- **Brand sponsorship in Japan** — find top NicoNico creators by views/mylists for influencer outreach.
- **Cross-platform creator economy** — combine NicoNico with YouTube and Bilibili data for full Asia view.
- **Content discovery** — surface trending NicoNico videos by tag (e.g., 東方, ボーカロイド, ゆっくり実況).

### Input

```json
{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm12345678",
    "https://www.nicovideo.jp/mylist/12345678"
  ],
  "userSession": "your_user_session_cookie_value"
}
```

`userSession` is optional but required to access age-gated or member-only content.

### Output

```json
{
  "video_id": "sm12345678",
  "url": "https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm12345678",
  "title": "Example video title",
  "duration_sec": 412,
  "views": 28342,
  "likes": 1245,
  "mylist_count": 423,
  "tags": ["東方", "ボーカロイド"],
  "uploader": "example_user",
  "uploaded_at": "2026-03-20",
  "thumbnail": "https://nicovideo.cdn.nimg.jp/..."
}
```

### Pricing

**PAY_PER_EVENT — $0.002 per video** (= $2 per 1,000). Failed fetches not charged.

### FAQ — NicoNico API alternatives

**NicoNico official API?** Exists but limited and Japanese-only docs. This scraper provides clean English-friendly bulk access.

**Does it work without `user_session`?** For most public content yes. Age-gated, premium-only, or member-only content requires the cookie.

**Does it download bullet comments (弾幕)?** No — only video metadata. For comments, a separate scraper is needed.

**Mylists support?** Yes — drop a mylist URL and the actor expands it to the constituent videos.

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⭐ **Found this useful? Bookmark this NicoNico Scraper** — it's the strongest signal for Apify Store ranking.

#### Related actors

- [Bilibili Scraper](https://apify.com/dltik/bilibili-scraper) — Chinese equivalent video platform
- [YouTube Transcript Scraper](https://apify.com/dltik/youtube-transcript-scraper) — bulk YouTube transcripts
- [SoundCloud Scraper](https://apify.com/dltik/soundcloud-scraper) — audio metadata

License: MIT · Author: [dltik](https://apify.com/dltik)

# Actor input Schema

## `url` (type: `string`):

URL d'une vidéo, mylist ou profil utilisateur NicoNico (ex: https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm12345678)

## `urls` (type: `array`):

Liste d'URLs NicoNico pour traitement batch

## `userSession` (type: `string`):

Valeur du cookie user_session NicoNico. Sans ce cookie, les vidéos publiques fonctionnent mais avec qualité limitée. Pour l'obtenir : nicovideo.jp > F12 > Application > Cookies > user_session

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Nombre maximum de vidéos à retourner (1-500)

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "url": "https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm9",
  "maxResults": 50
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

Métadonnées structurées de chaque vidéo NicoNico : titre, durée, vues, likes, mylist count, tags.

# 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 = {
    "url": "https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm9"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("dltik/niconico-scraper").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 = { "url": "https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm9" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("dltik/niconico-scraper").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 '{
  "url": "https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm9"
}' |
apify call dltik/niconico-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,dltik/niconico-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

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/NvLN994ggzcFskGAE/builds/VmCOgB2yWjI8hzzQ3/openapi.json