# scraping-tiktok-videos-by-hashtag

Pulls TikTok videos for any hashtag or keyword through apidojo's scraper on Apify. Returns URL, views, likes, comments, shares and author per video.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 738 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/primitives/scraping-tiktok-videos-by-hashtag/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-05-13
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/scraping-tiktok-videos-by-hashtag

## What it does

The skill runs the `apidojo/tiktok-scraper` actor on Apify and hands back a dataset with `videoId`, `authorUsername`, `desc`, `playCount`, `diggCount`, `commentCount`, `shareCount`, `createTime`, `videoUrl`, `musicTitle`, `hashtags` and `isAd`. The workflow has four steps: normalize the hashtag list, run the actor, poll until the run reaches `SUCCEEDED`, then deliver the dataset as a chat table or a saved file.

Execution goes through `node scripts/run_actor.js` with `--actor "apidojo~tiktok-scraper"` and a JSON string in `--input`; add `--output` and `--format` to drop the result straight into CSV or JSON. With Apify MCP installed, the same actor is called as the `apify:run-actor` tool. A REST fallback exists too: POST to `api.apify.com`, poll `actor-runs/$RUN_ID` for `SUCCEEDED`, then read `dataset/items`.

You need `APIFY_TOKEN` in your environment or a `.env` file before the first run — neither the script nor the curl path works without it. Input accepts `startUrls` for profiles, hashtags, music pages, search and locations, plus `keywords`, `sortType` (`RELEVANCE`, `MOST_LIKED`, `DATE_POSTED`), a two-letter `location` code, `maxItems` and a JavaScript `customMapFunction`. TikTok rate-limits hard, so the skill advises capping a run at `maxItems: 200`. A banned hashtag comes back with zero rows; try the parent category tag instead. Duplicate videos across hashtags get deduplicated on `videoId`.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill scraping-tiktok-videos-by-hashtag -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill scraping-tiktok-videos-by-hashtag -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/scraping-tiktok-videos-by-hashtag/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill scraping-tiktok-videos-by-hashtag -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/scraping-tiktok-videos-by-hashtag/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install apidojo-io/apidojo-skills scraping-tiktok-videos-by-hashtag
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/scraping-tiktok-videos-by-hashtag/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill scraping-tiktok-videos-by-hashtag -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --path skills/primitives/scraping-tiktok-videos-by-hashtag
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/scraping-tiktok-videos-by-hashtag/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill scraping-tiktok-videos-by-hashtag -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/primitives/scraping-tiktok-videos-by-hashtag/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- collect every TikTok video under a hashtag or keyword
- export engagement metrics to CSV for a report
- find posts under a specific challenge or trend
- filter results by country with an ISO 3166-1 code
- deduplicate videos that appear under several hashtags

## Example prompts
- Scrape all TikTok videos for #skincare from the last week and save them as CSV
- Export video metrics for the keyword "coffee" sorted by MOST_LIKED, max 200 items
- Fetch posts under the #fitness trend filtered to US and show a table with views and likes

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

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---
name: scraping-tiktok-videos-by-hashtag
description: >
  Scrapes TikTok videos for any hashtag or keyword using apidojo's TikTok scraper on Apify.
  Triggers when the user asks to: get all TikTok videos for a hashtag, scrape TikTok content
  by topic or tag, export TikTok video data for a keyword, fetch TikTok posts under a
  challenge or trend, collect TikTok video metrics for a hashtag, or download TikTok
  video metadata by tag. Returns video URL, view count, like count, comment count, share
  count, author handle, caption, and timestamp per video.
  Ideal for trend researchers, data analysts, and social media teams.
license: Apache-2.0
metadata:
  author: apidojo
  version: "1.0"
  apify-actor: apidojo/tiktok-scraper
---

# Scraping TikTok Videos by Hashtag

Raw video dataset for any TikTok hashtag or keyword. Returns full video metadata including engagement metrics and author info.

## 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

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