# extracting-tiktok-comments-for-research

Collects TikTok comments and supports sentiment, theme, and top-reaction analysis. Useful for audience research, product feedback, and content studies.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 757 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/extracting-tiktok-comments-for-research/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-05-13
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/extracting-tiktok-comments-for-research

## What it does

This skill runs `apidojo~tiktok-comments-scraper` on Apify for TikTok video URLs. Its output includes comment text, commenter username, comment likes, reply count, and creation time. You can include nested replies, cap the returned records, or reshape each output item with a JavaScript function.

The workflow identifies videos and the research goal, runs the scraper, fetches and cleans the dataset, then examines themes, sentiment, and highly liked comments. Cleaning can remove empty, emoji-only, spam, and creator-authored replies. The actor will not run without `APIFY_TOKEN` in the environment. Apify MCP is an optional way to run it.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill extracting-tiktok-comments-for-research -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/extracting-tiktok-comments-for-research/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/extracting-tiktok-comments-for-research/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill extracting-tiktok-comments-for-research -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/extracting-tiktok-comments-for-research/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill extracting-tiktok-comments-for-research -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/extracting-tiktok-comments-for-research/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install apidojo-io/apidojo-skills extracting-tiktok-comments-for-research
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/extracting-tiktok-comments-for-research/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill extracting-tiktok-comments-for-research -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --path skills/intent/extracting-tiktok-comments-for-research
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/extracting-tiktok-comments-for-research/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill extracting-tiktok-comments-for-research -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/extracting-tiktok-comments-for-research/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- collect comments from TikTok videos
- classify audience sentiment
- spot recurring themes in viewer feedback
- rank reactions by comment likes
- clean spam before building a research dataset

## Example prompts
- Collect comments from these TikTok videos and summarize the main themes.
- Analyze sentiment in the comments for this video and show the most liked reactions.
- Save the TikTok comments as JSON, remove spam, and exclude replies from the creator.

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

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---
name: extracting-tiktok-comments-for-research
description: >
  Extracts and analyzes TikTok comments from any video or creator using apidojo's TikTok Comments scraper on Apify.
  Triggers when the user asks to: scrape TikTok comments from a video, analyze what viewers say about a
  TikTok post, extract comment data for sentiment analysis, find top comments on a viral TikTok video,
  collect TikTok user feedback from comments, build a dataset of TikTok community reactions, study
  audience sentiment on TikTok content, or research what a target audience cares about from TikTok comments.
  Returns commenter username, comment text, likes on comment, reply count, and timestamp.
  Ideal for market researchers, brand managers, content creators, and academic researchers.
license: Apache-2.0
metadata:
  author: apidojo
  version: "1.0"
  apify-actor: apidojo/tiktok-comments-scraper
---

# Extracting TikTok Comments for Research

Pulls all public comments from TikTok videos for audience sentiment analysis, product research, or competitive intelligence. Comments are the rawest form of consumer voice — unfiltered reactions at scale.

## Prerequisites

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


## Inputs

| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Notes |
|-----------|------|----------|---------|-------|
| `startUrls` | array | ✅ | `[]` | TikTok video URLs to scrape comments from |
| `includeReplies` | boolean | Optional | `false` | Include reply comments (nested) |
| `maxItems` | number | Optional | Unlimited | Maximum comments to return |
| `customMapFunction` | string | Optional | — | JavaScript function to transform each output object |
## Workflow

```
Progress:
- [ ] Step 1: Identify target video(s) and research goal
- [ ] Step 2: Run tiktok-comments-scraper
- [ ] Step 3: Fetch and clean comment dataset
- [ ] Step 4: Analyze themes, sentiment, and top comments
- [ ] Step 5: Deliver research output
```

### Step 1: Clarify Parameters

Ask the user for:
- **TikTok video URL(s)** — direct links to specific videos (e.g., `https://www.tiktok.com/@creator/video/[ID]`)
  OR
- **Creator handle** — pull comments from their most recent/viral videos
- **Max comments per video** (default: 500; max: ~3,000)
- **Research goal** — sentiment analysis, product feedback, audience profiling, or competitive intel
- **Date filter** (optional — focus on recent comments only)

**Tip for best research:** Use 3-5 videos from the same creator or about the same topic for a reliable dataset.

### Step 2: Run the Actor
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