# TikTok Scraper - Hashtag & Profile Videos (`gio21/tiktok-scraper`) Actor

Scrape TikTok videos by hashtag or user profile. Extract views, likes, shares, comments, author info and direct URL. No login needed. Pay per result — $0.001 per video.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/gio21/tiktok-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Gio](https://apify.com/gio21) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Videos, Automation
- **Stats:** 103 total users, 13 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: 5.00 out of 5 stars

## Pricing

from $1.00 / 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

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## TikTok Scraper — Videos, Views, Likes, Authors & Hashtags

**TikTok Scraper** extracts video data from [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com) by **hashtag** or **profile**: caption, views, likes, comments, shares, duration, author, follower count, hashtags, background music and the direct video URL. It runs with **no login, no API key and no setup**.

Export to **JSON, CSV or Excel**, pull it through the **API**, schedule it, or feed it straight to an **AI agent**. Think of it as a TikTok API for the public video data the official one doesn't give you.

### What can you do with it?

- **🌟 Influencer discovery & marketing** — find creators by hashtag or topic, sort by views and engagement, and build outreach lists for influencer campaigns.
- **📈 Trend & hashtag research** — track what's going viral in any niche, measure hashtag performance and spot rising content formats early.
- **🔍 Competitor & brand monitoring** — watch a competitor's profile, follow their posting cadence and benchmark engagement against your own.
- **📊 Engagement analytics** — pull views, likes, comments and shares at scale to compute engagement rates and reporting dashboards.
- **🤖 AI / LLM datasets** — produce clean, structured video JSON for RAG pipelines, agents and content analysis.

### What data does it extract?

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `videoId` | Unique TikTok video ID |
| `description` | Video caption / description |
| `authorUsername` | Creator's @username |
| `authorName` | Creator's display name |
| `authorFollowers` | Creator's follower count |
| `authorVerified` | Whether the account is verified |
| `views` | Total view count |
| `likes` | Total like count |
| `comments` | Total comment count |
| `shares` | Total share count |
| `duration` | Video length in seconds |
| `hashtags` | List of hashtags used in the caption |
| `musicTitle` / `musicAuthor` | Background music title and artist |
| `createdAt` | Publish date (ISO 8601) |
| `url` | Direct link to the TikTok video |

### Input

Pick a `searchType`, give it a `query`, and set how many videos you want.

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `searchType` | String | `hashtag` (videos under a hashtag) or `profile` (a creator's videos). Default `hashtag`. |
| `query` | String | The hashtag (without `#`, e.g. `digitalmarketing`) or the username (without `@`, e.g. `garyvee`). |
| `maxItems` | Integer | Maximum number of videos to scrape. Default 50. |

**Hashtag example:**

```json
{
  "searchType": "hashtag",
  "query": "digitalmarketing",
  "maxItems": 50
}
```

**Profile example:**

```json
{
  "searchType": "profile",
  "query": "garyvee",
  "maxItems": 30
}
```

### Output

One record per video:

```json
{
  "videoId": "7064703044331523375",
  "description": "there's alot of emotions in this video 😂 #fyp #gym #fitness",
  "authorUsername": "shereinabdelhady",
  "authorName": "shoosh",
  "authorFollowers": null,
  "authorVerified": false,
  "views": 43800000,
  "likes": 8700000,
  "shares": 66600,
  "comments": 34400,
  "duration": 26,
  "musicTitle": "without me",
  "musicAuthor": "favsoundds",
  "hashtags": ["fyp", "gym", "Fitness"],
  "createdAt": "2022-02-14T22:55:57.000Z",
  "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@shereinabdelhady/video/7064703044331523375"
}
```

#### Field notes

- `views` / `likes` / `comments` / `shares`: returned as integers (TikTok's abbreviated `8.7M` is expanded to `8700000`).
- `authorFollowers`: `null` when TikTok doesn't expose the follower count in the listing for that video — it is more reliably present in `profile` mode.
- `hashtags`: parsed from the caption; casing follows TikTok (you may see both `fyp` and `Fitness`).
- `musicTitle` / `musicAuthor`: the background track; `null` when the sound has no attributed title or artist.
- `createdAt`: ISO 8601 UTC timestamp of when the video was published.

### Integrations

- **API** — start runs and fetch the dataset via the [Apify API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2) (REST/JSON) or the JS/Python clients. A TikTok API for the data the official one doesn't expose.
- **Schedule & monitor** — run on a [schedule](https://docs.apify.com/platform/schedules) for recurring trend and competitor tracking; get notified on failures.
- **AI agents / MCP** — expose this actor to ChatGPT, Claude and other assistants through the [Apify MCP server](https://mcp.apify.com) so an AI can pull live TikTok data on demand.
- **No-code** — pipe results into Make, Zapier, Google Sheets, Slack or your database with Apify [integrations](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations) and webhooks.

### FAQ

**How does TikTok Scraper work?**
It browses TikTok exactly as a viewer would — opening a hashtag feed or a creator's profile, reading the visible video metrics, author and music, and organizing them into a structured dataset, only much faster and at scale.

**Is it legal to scrape TikTok?**
The actor collects only **publicly available** video information (no login, no private data). As with any scraping, you are responsible for how you use the data and for complying with applicable laws and terms. See [Is web scraping legal?](https://blog.apify.com/is-web-scraping-legal/)

**Do I need a TikTok account or login?**
No. No account, cookies or credentials — proxy and unblocking are handled automatically.

**Can I scrape by hashtag and by profile?**
Yes. Set `searchType` to `hashtag` to pull videos under a tag, or `profile` to pull a specific creator's public videos. The `query` field takes the hashtag (without `#`) or the username (without `@`).

**How many videos can I get?**
Set `maxItems` to the number you want. Very large pulls depend on how many videos TikTok exposes for that hashtag or profile, and on TikTok's anti-bot limits at request time.

**Why is `authorFollowers` sometimes empty?**
TikTok doesn't always include the follower count in a hashtag listing. It is more consistently present in `profile` mode, where the creator's profile is opened directly.

**Can I get the data through an API or connect it to AI?**
Yes — run it via the Apify API/clients, or expose it to AI assistants through the Apify MCP server. See **Integrations** above.

**How much does it cost?**
You pay only for what you scrape on a paid Apify plan. Pricing is per video, with no subscriptions and no minimums.

### Related Actors

Building a data pipeline? Pair TikTok Scraper with:

- **[Reddit Scraper](https://apify.com/gio21/reddit-scraper)** — posts, comments and engagement from any subreddit or thread.
- **[Mastodon Scraper](https://apify.com/gio21/mastodon-scraper)** — public posts and account data from the fediverse.

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# Actor input Schema

## `searchType` (type: `string`):

What to scrape. 'hashtag' returns videos posted under a hashtag; 'profile' returns a specific creator's videos. The 'query' field is interpreted based on this choice. Example: "hashtag".

## `query` (type: `string`):

The hashtag or username to scrape (no leading '#' or '@'). When searchType=hashtag, pass a hashtag word, e.g. "fitness" or "digitalmarketing". When searchType=profile, pass a username, e.g. "nike" or "garyvee".

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of videos to scrape. Large pulls depend on how many videos TikTok exposes for that hashtag or profile. Example: 50.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchType": "hashtag",
  "query": "digitalmarketing",
  "maxItems": 30
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 = {
    "searchType": "hashtag",
    "query": "digitalmarketing",
    "maxItems": 30
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("gio21/tiktok-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 = {
    "searchType": "hashtag",
    "query": "digitalmarketing",
    "maxItems": 30,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("gio21/tiktok-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 '{
  "searchType": "hashtag",
  "query": "digitalmarketing",
  "maxItems": 30
}' |
apify call gio21/tiktok-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,gio21/tiktok-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/GtYbjHCNjglYQsnLU/builds/Lv6pgQkcattd9CoXW/openapi.json