TikTok Scraper: batch download TikTok videos with data collection tool

TikTok Scraper is an open source tool, hosted on GitHub, designed for users extracting videos and metadata from the TikTok platform. Developers can quickly download videos, get user profiles, trends, hashtags, or music-related data through a command line interface or code calls. The tool supports watermark-free video downloads for users who need to batch process TikTok content. The project is well-documented and easy to configure and use for content creators, data analysts and developers. Users are required to comply with TikTok's Terms of Use to ensure legal use of data.

Function List

• Batch download TikTok videos with support for no watermark option.
• Capture metadata on user homepages, trends, tags, and music.
• Supports video extraction by username, tag, trend or music ID.
• Provides data output in JSON and CSV formats.
• Supports asynchronous downloads to improve batch processing efficiency.
• Allows setting up proxies and customizing request headers to bypass some of the restrictions.
• Provides a history function to avoid repeated downloads.
• Supports batch reading tasks from files to automate multiple targets.

Using Help

Installation process

TikTok Scraper is a Node.js based tool and users need to install the runtime environment first. Below are the detailed installation steps:

1. Installing Node.js
   Visit the official Node.js website to download and install the latest version of Node.js (the LTS version is recommended). Once installed, open a terminal and type node -v cap (a poem) npm -v Check the version to make sure the installation was successful.
2. cloning project
   Run the following command in the terminal to clone the TikTok Scraper project locally:

   git clone https://github.com/TikTok-Scraper/TikTok-Scraper-Video-Downloader-Reporter.git
   

Go to the project catalog:

cd TikTok-Scraper-Video-Downloader-Reporter

3. Installation of dependencies
   Run it in the project directory:

   npm install
   

   This will install all the dependency packages required by the project, such as the axios cap (a poem) commanderThe

4. Configuration environment
   The project supports passing parameters, such as setting proxies or session cookies, from the command line, and users need to prepare TikTok's sid_tt Session ID (available via browser developer tools). Create a configuration file (optional) or specify parameters directly in the command.
5. operational tool
   Use the following command to test if the tool is working properly:

   node index.js --help
   

   This will display all available commands and options.

Main Functions

TikTok Scraper provides a variety of commands for data collection and video download in different scenarios. Below is the detailed operation flow of the main functions:

1. Downloading user videos

To download a particular user's homepage video, run the following command:

node index.js user <用户名> -d -n 10 --session sid_tt=<会话ID>

• <用户名>: TikTok username, e.g. tiktokThe
• -d: Enable download mode.
• -n 10: Specify 10 videos to download.
• --session: Set the session ID to avoid login restrictions.

The downloaded video will be saved to the current directory (default path is CURRENT_DIR). Users can access this information through the --filepath parameter to customize the save path:

node index.js user <用户名> -d --filepath ./videos

2. Watermark-free video downloads

To download watermark-free videos, enable noWaterMark Options:

node index.js video <视频URL> -d --noWaterMark

• <视频URL>: Full links to TikTok videos, such as https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktok/video/123456789The
• --noWaterMark: Download the non-watermarked version (may affect download speed).

3. Capture of metadata

To get metadata about users, tags, or trends, run the following command:

node index.js hashtag <标签名> -n 20 --filetype json

• <标签名>: Not with # TikTok tags, such as funnyThe
• -n 20: 20 data were collected.
• --filetype json: Saves data in JSON format (supported) csv maybe all).

The output file will contain video ID, title, posting time, number of likes and other information, suitable for data analysis.

4. Use of proxies

Proxies can be set up to avoid blocking:

node index.js user <用户名> -d --proxy http://127.0.0.1:8080

The user can provide a single proxy address or a list of proxies and the tool will randomly select them.

5. Viewing history

To avoid repeated downloads, the tool supports viewing history:

node index.js history

This command displays the downloaded video and data recordings. Users can download the video and data records via the history -r user:<用户名> View the download history for a specific user.

6. Batch processing

Supports reading tasks from files in the format of one target per line (username, tag, video URL, etc.):

node index.js from-file tasks.txt -d

tasks.txt Example:

user tiktok
hashtag funny
video https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktok/video/123456789

caveat

• legality: Users are required to abide by TikTok's Terms of Service to avoid misuse of the tool resulting in account restrictions.
• Session ID: Some of the functions require effective sid_tt Session ID, which can be obtained by logging into TikTok through your browser.
• performance optimization: Asynchronous downloads (asyncDownload) and asynchronous acquisition (asyncScraping) can improve efficiency, but the parameters need to be adjusted according to the performance of the equipment.

By doing the above, users can quickly get started with TikTok Scraper and accomplish video download and data collection tasks. With detailed tool documentation and active community support, the tool is suitable for developers to customize flexibly.

application scenario

1. content creator
   Content creators can batch download popular videos and analyze trending content for creative inspiration or editing material. The watermark-free download function facilitates secondary editing.
2. Data Analyst
   Data analysts can capture metadata about users, hashtags, or music to analyze user behavior, content buzz, and trends on the TikTok platform.
3. Marketing Team
   Marketing teams can use the tool to access data from competing accounts, study their video content and interactions, and optimize their marketing strategies.
4. developers
   Developers can develop automation tools based on TikTok Scraper for integration into content management systems or data processing pipelines.

QA

1. Does TikTok Scraper require a TikTok account?
   Most features require a valid session ID (sid_tt), which can be accessed by logging into TikTok. Some features (e.g. single video downloads) do not require an account.
2. How to avoid being limited by TikTok?
   Use the proxy (--proxy) and limit the frequency of requests. Avoid frequent requests to the same target and ensure that the session ID is valid.
3. What data formats are supported?
   JSON and CSV formats are supported via --filetype parameter. The default is not to save the file, but only to output to the terminal.
4. Does downloading without a watermark affect speed?
   Yes, watermark-free downloads (--noWaterMark) requires additional processing and may be slower than normal downloads. Small-scale testing is recommended.