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TikTok Viral Video & Creator Scraper: Track Niche Hooks & Sound Trends

Extract TikTok videos by hashtag, profile, or search query including play counts, share ratios, sound metadata, video download URLs, and creator follower stats.

Written by Khan (@misterkhan)

Updated Oct 2026 · Verified on clockworks/tiktok-scraper

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Actor: clockworks/tiktok-scraper

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Tested Cost

$2.00 / 1,000 items

Avg Speed

~50 seconds

Container RAM

1024 MB

Suggested Cron

Daily Trend Radar

{
  "hashtags": [
    "tiktokmademebuyit",
    "skincareroutine"
  ],
  "resultsPerPage": 30,
  "shouldDownloadVideos": false
}

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/clockworks~tiktok-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"hashtags":["tiktokmademebuyit","skincareroutine"],"resultsPerPage":30,"shouldDownloadVideos":false}'

{
  "method": "POST",
  "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/clockworks~tiktok-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN",
  "sendBody": true,
  "SpecifyBody": "json",
  "jsonBody": {
    "hashtags": [
      "tiktokmademebuyit",
      "skincareroutine"
    ],
    "resultsPerPage": 30,
    "shouldDownloadVideos": false
  }
}

Finding Organic TikTok Outlier Videos Before They Hit Meta Ads

The smartest DTC creative strategists don’t brainstorm hooks from scratch. They scrape niche hashtags on TikTok weekly, calculate the Outlier Ratio (videoPlayCount / creatorFollowerCount > 5x), and adapt those proven organic hooks into paid Meta Ads Library campaigns.

Sample Output Dataset (From My Live Test Run)

Below is a sanitized slice of the actual dataset returned when running this task preset on Apify. You can export the full run directly as CSV, Excel (.xlsx), or JSON:

Creator	Plays	Shares	Likes	Caption / Hook
@glowwithsara	1420000	18400	112000	Stop layering vitamin C with retinol at night #skincareroutine
@techfindsdaily	890000	14200	64000	3 desk gadgets under $25 that actually earn their space #tiktokmademebuyit

How I Wire This Into an Automated Pipeline

1. Launch Hashtag or Niche Search Task (Apify Console (clockworks/tiktok-scraper)): Click "Open Task in Apify Console" above and enter your niche hashtags or competitor handles.
2. Compute Viral Share-to-View Velocity (Airtable / Make): Filter videos where shareCount / playCount >= 1%—the strongest indicator of algorithmic viral reach.
3. Cross-Check Brand Paid Ads (misterkhan/facebook-ads-library-scraper): See if the same brand is scaling that organic TikTok video as a paid Meta Reel ad.

Written by Khan (@misterkhan)

I build and maintain high-efficiency cloud scrapers and Apify Task presets. Want to run this exact configuration right now? Launch the pre-configured task in Apify Console →