TikTok Explore Feed Trending Post Scraper

Collect trending posts from TikTok's Explore feed across one or more content categories, with engagement stats, author snapshot, sound and video details. Can also try to discover category IDs.

Open in Apify Store$0.99 / 1K on Free

Short answer

TikTok Explore Feed Trending Post Scraper is an Apify Store Actor for TikTok data that returns 18 published output fields, including caption, likeCount, postUrl, marketRegion. It lists $0.99 per 1,000 results on the Free plan (pay per event), $0.49 on the Business plan. It takes 17 input settings; one is required (categories). It covers 3 of the 8 core TikTok fields this site tracks. Last updated Nov 1, 2026.

From the public Store listing and published build schema, synced 2026-11-12.
TikTok Social mediaVideoOther

What it returns

18 fields from the published dataset schema. Export as JSON, CSV or Excel, or read the dataset through the Apify API.

  • rank
  • marketRegion
  • categoryName
  • categoryId
  • itemCategoryName
  • feedType
  • postId
  • caption
  • playCount
  • likeCount
  • engagementRate
  • ageHours
  • playsPerHour
  • createdAt
  • postUrl
  • mediaRehosted
  • mediaRehostedAll
  • rehostStatus

Not in the schema among the core TikTok fields: video_id, author, comments, shares, posted_at. The field matrix shows which other tools return them.

How it differs from the other TikTok Actors

Among the 17 catalogue Actors for TikTok with a published schema, only this one returns categoryName, categoryId, itemCategoryName, feedType, ageHours, playsPerHour, mediaRehosted, mediaRehostedAll.

Pick another Actor if you need

Fields other TikTok catalogue Actors return that TikTok Explore Feed Trending Post Scraper does not
ActorFields it addsPrice / 1K
TikTok Keyword & Brand Mention Monitor author, commentCount, shareCount, matchReason $0.99
TikTok Post & Slideshow Detail Scraper postType, commentCount, shareCount, author $0.99
TikTok Keyword Search & Discovery Scraper searchType, author, commentCount, shareCount $0.99
TikTok Verified Mention Tracker targetUsername, mentionType, author.username, author.followerCount $0.99
TikTok Hashtag Video Feed & Stats Extractor searchedHashtag, hashtagName, videoCount, viewCount $0.99

Input

Input settings for TikTok Explore Feed Trending Post Scraper
SettingTypeRequiredDefaultWhat it does
categories array Yes ["All"] Categories to collect. Accepts names, numeric IDs, or legacy {id,name} objects. All=120; topics 100-119: Anime & Comics, Shows, Beauty Care, Games, Comedy, Daily Life, Family, Relationship, Drama, Outfit, Lipsync, Food, Sports, Animals, Society, Cars, Education, Fitness & Health, Technology, Singing
maxItemsPerCategory integer No 3 Hard cap on emitted posts per category. The cap is applied before any page is pushed, so a 30-item page never overshoots. The default is 3 because media rehosting is on by default and adds one browser page plus several HTTP media fetches per emitted post.
maxItems integer No – Legacy alias for maxItemsPerCategory. It is used when maxItemsPerCategory is absent or exactly the default 3; an explicitly non-default maxItemsPerCategory wins.
categoryId integer No – Legacy shorthand for one category. It replaces the categories list. 100-120 are accepted; 123 maps to 120; other values are skipped with a warning.
autoDiscoverCategories boolean No false When true, an empty or All-only selection expands to all 21 verified Explore categories. If specific categories are selected, the missing categories are appended.
countries array No [] Optional ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 markets. Empty means the actor's current egress and no proxy. Each selected country uses a per-country Apify proxy (AUTO first, residential only after a proven block). The feed follows the egress IP, not a query parameter.
country string No – Single-country shorthand. Ignored when countries is non-empty.
postedWithin string No any Client-side filter on createTime relative to the run start.
minViews integer No 0 Drop posts with fewer playCount views. Missing stats fail a positive threshold.
minLikes integer No 0 Drop posts with fewer likes. Missing stats fail a positive threshold.
Show the other 7 settings
More input settings for TikTok Explore Feed Trending Post Scraper
SettingTypeRequiredDefaultWhat it does
minComments integer No 0 Drop posts with fewer comments. Missing stats fail a positive threshold.
minShares integer No 0 Drop posts with fewer shares. Missing stats fail a positive threshold.
onlyNew boolean No false Emit only posts that were not present in the named state store. State is read and written only when this is true.
stateKey string No – Optional key-value store key for onlyNew. When empty, a deterministic key is derived from categories, countries and filters.
includeTranscripts boolean No false Fetch subtitle WebVTT URLs and add subtitles[].text. Subtitle metadata is always returned when available; text is opt-in and fail-soft.
includePostDetails boolean No false Fetch the public post detail page for each selected post (bounded to the emitted maxItems) and merge locationCreated plus poi/imagePost when the feed omitted them. Detail requests are fail-soft: a 403, stub page or parse failure keeps the original post. Adds one page request per emitted row.
rehostVideo boolean No true Open each emitted post with Playwright to capture the real video/mp4 response, then HTTP-fetch the signed cover, originCover, dynamicCover, zoomCover, avatar, music, slideshow image and subtitle files. Every captured payload is stored in the run's default key-value store and the original signed URL

Example input

Built from the input form's published example values and defaults.

{
  "categories": [
    "All"
  ],
  "maxItemsPerCategory": 3,
  "autoDiscoverCategories": false,
  "countries": [],
  "postedWithin": "any",
  "minViews": 0,
  "minLikes": 0,
  "minComments": 0,
  "minShares": 0,
  "onlyNew": false,
  "includeTranscripts": false,
  "includePostDetails": false,
  "rehostVideo": false
}

Run it from code or an AI agent

The same run through the Apify API, with the example input. You need an Apify API token; the run is billed to your account at the Store price.

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>")
run_input = {
    "categories": [
        "All"
    ],
    "maxItemsPerCategory": 3,
    "autoDiscoverCategories": False,
    "countries": [],
    "postedWithin": "any",
    "minViews": 0,
    "minLikes": 0,
    "minComments": 0,
    "minShares": 0,
    "onlyNew": False,
    "includeTranscripts": False,
    "includePostDetails": False,
    "rehostVideo": False
}

run = client.actor("nimbryxo-studio/tiktok-explore-feed-trending-post-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)
if run is None:
    raise RuntimeError("The Actor run was not found.")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

pip install apify-client

JavaScript

import { ApifyClient } from "apify-client";

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: "<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>" });
const input = {
    "categories": [
        "All"
    ],
    "maxItemsPerCategory": 3,
    "autoDiscoverCategories": false,
    "countries": [],
    "postedWithin": "any",
    "minViews": 0,
    "minLikes": 0,
    "minComments": 0,
    "minShares": 0,
    "onlyNew": false,
    "includeTranscripts": false,
    "includePostDetails": false,
    "rehostVideo": false
};

const run = await client.actor("nimbryxo-studio/tiktok-explore-feed-trending-post-scraper").call(input);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

npm install apify-client

cURL

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/nimbryxo-studio~tiktok-explore-feed-trending-post-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items"   -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN"   -H "Content-Type: application/json"   -d '{"categories":["All"],"maxItemsPerCategory":3,"autoDiscoverCategories":false,"countries":[],"postedWithin":"any","minViews":0,"minLikes":0,"minComments":0,"minShares":0,"onlyNew":false,"includeTranscripts":false,"includePostDetails":false,"rehostVideo":false}'

Waits for the run and returns the dataset items (runs over 300 seconds return HTTP 408; start an async run instead).

MCP (AI agents)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=nimbryxo-studio/tiktok-explore-feed-trending-post-scraper",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Adds this Actor as a tool in an MCP client that takes a remote server URL (Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code) through Apify's hosted MCP server. OAuth sign-in also works without the header. Clients that only start local servers can wrap the URL with npx mcp-remote.

What a run costs

The result rate falls on higher Apify plans. Each figure is the published per-result rate times the number of results.

Cost of TikTok Explore Feed Trending Post Scraper results by Apify plan
Apify planPer 1,00010,000 results100,000 results
Free plan$0.99$9.90$99
Starter plan$0.82$8.20$82
Scale plan$0.66$6.60$66
Business plan$0.49$4.90$49
  • Every run also has a start event, charged per GB of memory (minimum one): $0.10 on Free, $0.03 on Business. At its default memory of 4 GB a run starts at $0.40 on Free. Fewer, larger runs keep this small.
  • The Free plan includes $5 of monthly usage (Apify pricing, checked 2026-11-11); at the Free rate that covers at most about 5,050 results, less start events and platform usage.
  • Worked example: 10,000 results in one run on the Free plan cost $10.30 ($9.90 for results + $0.40 start), plus Apify platform usage (compute), billed separately by Apify.
  • Pay per event. Platform usage (compute) is billed by Apify on top of the event prices. Compare other tools in the cost estimator.

Where it fits among TikTok routes

It ranks 8 of 17 catalogue Actors for TikTok on the published formula (fields, price, reliability, freshness). Its line is highlighted on the map.

Route diagram for TikTok dataTikTok Keyword & Brand Mention Monitor: stops at 8 of the 10 fields shown; TikTok Post & Slideshow Detail Scraper: stops at 8 of the 10 fields shown; TikTok Keyword Search & Discovery Scraper: stops at 8 of the 10 fields shown; TikTok Explore Feed Trending Post Scraper: stops at 5 of the 10 fields shown; Other Store tools (8): stops at 6 of the 10 fields shown; TikTok APIs: limited, field coverage not compared.TikTokvideo idcaptionauthorcommentsshareslikespostUrlcommentCountlikeCountpostId1238+API

Stops are fields. A ring means the field is in that route's published output schema; no ring means the line passes without it. Bold labels are the core fields for this website, the rest are fields that differ between routes. A white capsule means every data line stops there. The red line is the official API; its field coverage is not compared. A crossed red line means there is no open official API.

Official route: TikTok APIs

Limited access. TikTok offers Display APIs for authorized accounts, a Research API for approved academic researchers, and business products. There is no open general-purpose public content API.

Separate products have their own terms; general access is not sold as a self-serve per-call API.

Official documentation

Other Store tools for TikTok

Reference only, from their public listings.

Other Store tools for TikTok
ToolFieldsPrice / 1K
Tiktok Scraper29$0.30
Tiktok Profile Scraper32$0.30
TikTok Comments Scraper19$1.00
TikTok Scraper42$3.70
TikTok Data Extractor41$3.00

What people use it for

  • Collect trending posts
  • Analyze engagement by category

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Questions people ask

How much does TikTok Explore Feed Trending Post Scraper cost?

The published result rate depends on your Apify plan: $0.99 per 1,000 on Free, $0.82 per 1,000 on Starter, $0.66 per 1,000 on Scale, $0.49 per 1,000 on Business. So 10,000 results cost about $9.90 on the Free plan and $4.90 on Business, plus a start fee of $0.10 per run per GB of memory on Free. Platform usage is billed separately.

What data does TikTok Explore Feed Trending Post Scraper return?

Its published output schema lists 18 fields: rank, marketRegion, categoryName, categoryId, itemCategoryName, feedType, postId, caption, playCount, likeCount, engagementRate, ageHours, and 6 more. A listed field is not guaranteed to be filled in every row.

What input does TikTok Explore Feed Trending Post Scraper need?

Required: categories. Optional settings include maxItemsPerCategory, maxItems, categoryId, autoDiscoverCategories, countries, country.

What are the alternatives to TikTok Explore Feed Trending Post Scraper for TikTok?

17 catalogue Actors cover TikTok. Close alternatives: TikTok Keyword & Brand Mention Monitor; TikTok Post & Slideshow Detail Scraper; TikTok Keyword Search & Discovery Scraper. The TikTok page compares all of them field by field.

How do I run TikTok Explore Feed Trending Post Scraper from Python or the API?

Use the Apify API client: in Python, ApifyClient(token).actor("nimbryxo-studio/tiktok-explore-feed-trending-post-scraper").call(run_input=...), then read the run's default dataset (run.default_dataset_id); in JavaScript the same call is client.actor("nimbryxo-studio/tiktok-explore-feed-trending-post-scraper").call(input). Without a client, POST the input JSON to https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/nimbryxo-studio~tiktok-explore-feed-trending-post-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items with your API token. Ready-to-paste code with the example input is on this page.

Sources

Actor updated 2026-11-01 Data synced 2026-11-12
Cite this page

Scraper Finder. "TikTok Explore Feed Trending Post Scraper." https://scraperfinder.com/catalogue/tiktok-explore-feed-trending-post-scraper/ (data checked 2026-11-12).

Run TikTok Explore Feed Trending Post Scraper

$0.99 per 1,000 results. Paste the example input above, set your TikTok query, then export the dataset. Still choosing? Compare every TikTok route.

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