scraping-tiktok-user-data

Scraping TikTok User Data

Exports a creator's full video history with per-video engagement metrics. Complements scraping-tiktok-profile-data (account-level) with video-level detail.

Prerequisites

• APIFY_TOKEN environment variable set
• Optional: Apify MCP server installed

Inputs

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Notes
startUrls	array	✅	[]	TikTok profile URLs or video URLs (extracts author from videos)
getFollowers	boolean	Optional	false	Also extract complete follower lists
getFollowing	boolean	Optional	false	Also extract complete following lists
maxItems	number	Optional	Unlimited	Maximum users to return
customMapFunction	string	Optional	—	JavaScript function to transform each output object

Workflow

Progress:
- [ ] Step 1: Run tiktok-user-scraper
- [ ] Step 2: Poll for SUCCEEDED
- [ ] Step 3: Deliver video dataset

Step 1: Run the Actor

Recommended — run_actor.js (handles waiting, output, and file saving automatically):

# Quick answer (prints table to chat)
node scripts/run_actor.js \
  --actor "apidojo~tiktok-user-scraper" \
  --input '{"param": "value"}'

# Save as CSV
node scripts/run_actor.js \
  --actor "apidojo~tiktok-user-scraper" \
  --input '{"param": "value"}' \
  --output YYYY-MM-DD_results.csv --format csv

# Save as JSON
node scripts/run_actor.js \
  --actor "apidojo~tiktok-user-scraper" \
  --input '{"param": "value"}' \
  --output YYYY-MM-DD_results.json --format json

APIFY_TOKEN must be set in environment or .env file.

If Apify MCP is available:

Tool: apify:run-actor
Actor: "apidojo~tiktok-user-scraper"
Input:
{
  "username": "<handle>",
  "maxVideos": 50
}

REST API fallback:

curl -X POST \
  "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/apidojo~tiktok-user-scraper/runs?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"username": "<handle>", "maxVideos": 50}'

Save id as RUN_ID. Poll until status = SUCCEEDED:

curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/actor-runs/$RUN_ID?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" | grep '"status"'

Fetch results:

curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/actor-runs/$RUN_ID/dataset/items?token=$APIFY_TOKEN&format=json"

Step 2: Handle Edge Cases

• Private account: Returns 0 videos. Inform user.
• Account with < requested videos: Return all available; note count in output.
• Deleted videos in feed: Skip entries with missing playCount fields.

Output Format

# TikTok Video History: @<username>
Videos collected: N

| Video ID | Caption (truncated) | Views | Likes | Comments | Shares | Duration | Posted |
|----------|---------------------|-------|-------|----------|--------|----------|--------|
| ...      | ...                 | ...   | ...   | ...      | ...    | ...      | ...    |

Available fields: videoId, desc, playCount, diggCount, commentCount, shareCount,
duration, createTime, videoUrl, musicTitle, hashtags

Troubleshooting

0 videos returned: Account is private or username incorrect. Pay-per-result billing: This actor uses pay-per-result pricing — set maxVideos to control cost.