TikTok Comments Scraper (No Cookies)

Overview

This actor scrapes comment data from TikTok videos without requiring cookies. It extracts structured data including comment text, user details, timestamps, and engagement metrics. It's built for automation, social media research, and data analysis.

Key Features

• Rich Data Extraction: Gets comment text, user ID, username, avatar, timestamps, like counts, and reply totals.
• Threaded Replies: Captures nested comment replies with configurable depth.
• URL-Based: Works by providing TikTok video URLs.
• Configurable Limits: Set maximum comments per post and replies per comment.
• Multiple Export Formats: Outputs data in JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or HTML.

How to Use

Provide an input configuration specifying the video URLs and your desired scraping parameters. The actor will return a structured dataset.

Input/Output

Input Configuration

Configure the scraper using a JSON object. The core parameter is an array of postURLs.

Basic Input Example:

{
  "postURLs": [
    "https://www.tiktok.com/@bellapoarch/video/6862153058223197445"
  ],
  "commentsPerPost": 50,
  "maxRepliesPerComment": 25,
  "resultsPerPage": 100,
  "excludePinnedPosts": false
}

Key Parameters:
* postURLs (Array, Required): List of TikTok video URLs.
* commentsPerPost (Number, Default: 50): Max comments to scrape per video.
* maxRepliesPerComment (Number, Default: 25): Max nested replies to capture per comment.
* excludePinnedPosts (Boolean, Default: false): Skips pinned comments when true.

You can also wrap the configuration in an actorInput object if required by your workflow.

Output Format

The actor outputs an array of comment objects. Each object contains comprehensive data for a single comment.

Example Output Entry:

{
  "text": "This is an amazing video! ",
  "diggCount": 246,
  "replyCommentTotal": 3,
  "createTimeISO": "2024-08-06T11:21:16.000Z",
  "uniqueId": "username123",
  "videoWebUrl": "https://www.tiktok.com/@bellapoarch/video/6862153058223197445",
  "uid": "6904063862041396225",
  "cid": "7399984975553086214",
  "avatarThumbnail": "https://..."
}

The complete dataset can be downloaded in your preferred format via the Apify platform.

Integration

The actor can be integrated with cloud services and automation platforms like Make (Integromat), Zapier, Google Sheets, Slack, and GitHub Actions through Apify's API. Webhooks can be set up to trigger actions upon job completion.

Need help? Check out the Input and API tabs for more detail.