# discovering-tiktok-shop-sellers-by-niche

Maps TikTok Shop sellers and products in a niche: who promotes what, which items move, where the gaps are.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 770 installs · ★ 1
- Author: apidojo
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/apidojo-io/apidojo-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/intent/discovering-tiktok-shop-sellers-by-niche/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-05-13
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/discovering-tiktok-shop-sellers-by-niche

## What it does

The skill takes niche hashtags and runs them through the `apidojo/tiktok-scraper` actor on Apify. It keeps posts that carry product links, pulls seller profiles, then scores sales signal from plays, likes, comments and shares. Sellers fall into three buckets: brand, creator-affiliate, dropshipper.

You get a table of top sellers with type and signal score, a product list ranked by how many creators push it, and a competition level for the niche. Above 50 active sellers the skill flags HIGH_COMPETITION and points at a sub-niche with fewer sellers. It also guards against one viral hit: the signal uses median views across a seller's last 10 posts instead of the peak.

Set `APIFY_TOKEN` in your environment or a `.env` file before running. Execution goes through `node scripts/run_actor.js` with CSV or JSON output, through Apify MCP, or a plain `curl` call to the REST API. Product price is not always recoverable — videos often omit it, leaving only a product ID in the URL, so that part is worth a manual check.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill discovering-tiktok-shop-sellers-by-niche -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/discovering-tiktok-shop-sellers-by-niche/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/discovering-tiktok-shop-sellers-by-niche/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill discovering-tiktok-shop-sellers-by-niche -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/discovering-tiktok-shop-sellers-by-niche/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill discovering-tiktok-shop-sellers-by-niche -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/discovering-tiktok-shop-sellers-by-niche/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install apidojo-io/apidojo-skills discovering-tiktok-shop-sellers-by-niche
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/discovering-tiktok-shop-sellers-by-niche/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill discovering-tiktok-shop-sellers-by-niche -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --path skills/intent/discovering-tiktok-shop-sellers-by-niche
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/discovering-tiktok-shop-sellers-by-niche/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill discovering-tiktok-shop-sellers-by-niche -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/apidojo-io/apidojo-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/intent/discovering-tiktok-shop-sellers-by-niche/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- find TikTok Shop sellers inside a product category
- list products that creators promote most often in a niche
- identify competitors already selling on TikTok Shop
- gauge niche saturation and spot a sub-niche with few sellers
- build a database of TikTok Shop merchants and their listings

## Example prompts
- find TikTok Shop sellers in the kitchen tools niche
- list the most promoted products in the skincare category
- assess competition for home goods on TikTok Shop

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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````text
---
name: discovering-tiktok-shop-sellers-by-niche
description: >
  Discovers TikTok Shop sellers and product listings in a specific niche using apidojo's TikTok
  scraper on Apify. Triggers when the user asks to: find TikTok Shop sellers in a product category,
  discover what products are selling on TikTok Shop, identify top-selling items in a niche on TikTok,
  find competitors selling on TikTok Shop, research TikTok Shop product opportunities, discover
  trending products with affiliate links on TikTok, or build a database of TikTok Shop merchants.
  Returns seller handle, product name, price, estimated sales signals, and niche category.
  Ideal for e-commerce sellers, product researchers, affiliate marketers, and TikTok Shop entrants.
license: Apache-2.0
metadata:
  author: apidojo
  version: "1.0"
  apify-actor: apidojo/tiktok-scraper
---

# Discovering TikTok Shop Sellers by Niche

Maps the TikTok Shop seller landscape in a product category. Identifies which products are being heavily promoted, which creators drive the most sales content, and where product gaps exist.

## Prerequisites

- `APIFY_TOKEN` environment variable set
- Optional: Apify MCP server installed

## Inputs

| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Notes |
|-----------|------|----------|---------|-------|
| `startUrls` | array | Optional | `[]` | TikTok URLs — user profiles, hashtags, music pages, search, locations |
| `keywords` | array | Optional | `[]` | Search keywords/terms to find posts |
| `sortType` | string | Optional | `RELEVANCE` | Sort order for keyword results: `RELEVANCE`, `MOST_LIKED`, `DATE_POSTED` |
| `location` | string | Optional | — | ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for regional filtering (e.g. `US`, `GB`) |
| `maxItems` | number | Optional | Unlimited | Maximum posts to return across the run |
| `includeSearchKeywords` | boolean | Optional | `false` | Add the matched search keyword field to each post |
| `customMapFunction` | string | Optional | — | JavaScript function to transform each output object |

## Workflow

```
Progress:
- [ ] Step 1: Search niche hashtags with TikTok Shop signals
- [ ] Step 2: Filter posts with shop product links
- [ ] Step 3: Extract seller profiles and products
- [ ] Step 4: Rank by sales signal strength
````
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