# TikTok Scraper (`rupom888/tiktok-scraper-js`) Actor

Scrape TikTok videos, user profiles, hashtags, and comments. Search by keyword, hashtag, or username. Extracts views, likes, shares, comments, author stats, music, and more.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/rupom888/tiktok-scraper-js.md
- **Developed by:** [Syed Rupom](https://apify.com/rupom888) (community)
- **Categories:** Travel, Lead generation, E-commerce
- **Features:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 10 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.49 / 1,000 results

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?

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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

## TikTok Scraper

Extract TikTok videos, profiles, hashtags, followers, and comments at scale — no TikTok account required. Search by keyword, hashtag, or username. Extracts views, likes, shares, author stats, music info, and more.

### What it does

- **Search** — find videos by keyword
- **Hashtag** — scrape videos from any hashtag
- **User** — extract all videos from a profile (sort by latest or popular)
- **Followers / Following** — list all followers or accounts a user follows
- **Comments** — extract comments from any video

### Output fields

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `video_id` | Unique TikTok video ID |
| `video_url` | Direct link to the video |
| `description` | Caption / description |
| `hashtags` | Array of hashtag names used |
| `play_count` | Total video views |
| `like_count` | Number of likes |
| `comment_count` | Number of comments |
| `share_count` | Number of shares |
| `collect_count` | Number of saves/bookmarks |
| `created_at` | ISO timestamp of upload |
| `author_username` | Creator's username |
| `author_nickname` | Creator's display name |
| `author_verified` | Verified account flag |
| `author_followers` | Follower count |
| `author_following` | Following count |
| `author_total_likes` | Total likes received |
| `author_video_count` | Total videos posted |
| `author_avatar` | Profile picture URL |
| `author_signature` | Bio text |
| `video_duration` | Duration in seconds |
| `video_width` / `video_height` | Resolution |
| `video_thumbnail` | Cover image URL |
| `music_title` | Background music track |
| `music_author` | Music artist |
| `is_ad` | Sponsored content flag |
| `is_pinned` | Pinned post flag |

When scraping **followers/following**, each result contains: `user_id`, `username`, `nickname`, `verified`, `private`, `follower_count`, `following_count`, `video_count`, `heart_count`, `biography`, `avatar_url`, `profile_url`.

### Input

```json
{
  "scrapeType": "search",
  "queries": ["cooking recipes", "fitness motivation"],
  "resultsPerQuery": 100,
  "profileSorting": "latest",
  "excludePinnedPosts": false,
  "includeComments": false,
  "commentsPerVideo": 20,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
  }
}
```

#### Scrape types

| `scrapeType` | `queries` format | Example |
|---|---|---|
| `search` | Keywords | `"viral dance"` |
| `hashtag` | Hashtag names (no #) | `"fyp"` |
| `user` | Usernames (no @) | `"charlidamelio"` |
| `followers` | Usernames (no @) | `"charlidamelio"` |
| `following` | Usernames (no @) | `"charlidamelio"` |
| `comments` | Video URLs | `"https://www.tiktok.com/@user/video/123"` |

### Tips

- **Residential proxy is strongly recommended** — TikTok blocks datacenter IPs aggressively
- For `user` scrape, `profileSorting: "popular"` returns most-liked videos first
- `excludePinnedPosts: true` skips pinned videos on profile pages
- `includeComments: true` fetches comments for each video (slower, more data)
- Set `resultsPerQuery` up to 2,000 per query

### Use cases

- Social media monitoring and trend analysis
- Influencer research and audience insights
- Content strategy — find top-performing videos by niche
- Competitor analysis for brands and creators
- Hashtag performance tracking
- Academic research on viral content

# Actor input Schema

## `scrapeType` (type: `string`):

What to scrape: keyword search, hashtag videos, trending videos, user profile, followers/following lists, or video comments.

## `queries` (type: `array`):

Keywords for search, hashtag names (without #), usernames (without @), or video URLs for comments.

## `resultsPerQuery` (type: `integer`):

Number of videos/users/comments to extract per keyword/hashtag/user.

## `profileSorting` (type: `string`):

Sort order for user profile videos (latest or popular). Only applies to scrapeType=user.

## `excludePinnedPosts` (type: `boolean`):

Skip pinned videos when scraping user profiles.

## `includeComments` (type: `boolean`):

Also fetch top comments for each video (slower, more data).

## `commentsPerVideo` (type: `integer`):

Number of comments to fetch per video (if Include Comments is on).

## `minViews` (type: `integer`):

Only return videos with at least this many views. Set 0 to disable.

## `minLikes` (type: `integer`):

Only return videos with at least this many likes. Set 0 to disable.

## `minComments` (type: `integer`):

Only return videos with at least this many comments. Set 0 to disable.

## `authCookies` (type: `string`):

Logged-in TikTok session cookies as JSON array (export via browser extension like 'Cookie-Editor' while logged into tiktok.com) or as a 'sessionid=xxx; sid_tt=yyy' cookie-string. Strongly recommended — TikTok gates search results behind login for guest traffic.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Residential proxy recommended for best results.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "scrapeType": "search",
  "queries": [
    "cooking recipes"
  ],
  "resultsPerQuery": 10,
  "profileSorting": "latest",
  "excludePinnedPosts": false,
  "includeComments": false,
  "commentsPerVideo": 20,
  "minViews": 0,
  "minLikes": 0,
  "minComments": 0,
  "authCookies": "sessionid=YOUR_SESSION_ID; sid_tt=YOUR_SID_TT",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
  }
}
```

# 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 = {
    "queries": [
        "cooking recipes"
    ],
    "resultsPerQuery": 10,
    "authCookies": "sessionid=YOUR_SESSION_ID; sid_tt=YOUR_SID_TT",
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ],
        "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("rupom888/tiktok-scraper-js").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 = {
    "queries": ["cooking recipes"],
    "resultsPerQuery": 10,
    "authCookies": "sessionid=YOUR_SESSION_ID; sid_tt=YOUR_SID_TT",
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
        "apifyProxyCountry": "US",
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("rupom888/tiktok-scraper-js").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 '{
  "queries": [
    "cooking recipes"
  ],
  "resultsPerQuery": 10,
  "authCookies": "sessionid=YOUR_SESSION_ID; sid_tt=YOUR_SID_TT",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
  }
}' |
apify call rupom888/tiktok-scraper-js --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,rupom888/tiktok-scraper-js"
        }
    }
}
```

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/1FIOnt3iR5qyL1zcJ/builds/m3D4G77730auktDD8/openapi.json