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.

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