{ "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "TikTok Ad Library Scraper β€” Ads, Targeting & Spend", "description": "Extract ad creatives, targeting data, and spend estimates from TikTok Ad Library. Search ads by keyword, discover advertisers, and track commercial content across 33 EU/EEA regions.", "version": "0.3", "x-build-id": "K6b4TlVI47SxdMVrI" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/rastriq~tiktok-ad-library-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-rastriq-tiktok-ad-library-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/rastriq~tiktok-ad-library-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-rastriq-tiktok-ad-library-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/rastriq~tiktok-ad-library-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-rastriq-tiktok-ad-library-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "startUrl": { "title": "πŸ”— TikTok Ad Library URL", "type": "string", "description": "Paste a URL from TikTok Ad Library and the actor will extract all search parameters automatically.

How to get a URL:
1. Go to library.tiktok.com/ads
2. Set your filters (region, keyword, dates…)
3. Copy the URL from your browser

Valid URL example:
https://library.tiktok.com/ads?region=DE&query_type=1

❌ Invalid URLs (these won't work):
β€’ https://www.tiktok.com/@username β€” this is a TikTok profile, not the Ad Library
β€’ https://ads.tiktok.com/... β€” this is TikTok Ads Manager, not the public Ad Library

⚠️ If you paste a URL here, all manual fields below (query, region, dates…) are ignored." }, "mode": { "title": "🎯 Scraping mode", "enum": [ "search_ads", "discover_advertisers", "search_commercial_content" ], "type": "string", "description": "Choose what to scrape:
β€’ Search Ads β€” search paid ads by keyword or advertiser name. Use the fields below to set query, region, and dates.
β€’ Discover Advertisers β€” find all advertisers via TikTok's suggestion API. Only uses Max results and Discovery prefixes.
β€’ Commercial Content β€” search branded/organic promotional content by keyword.", "default": "search_ads" }, "searchQuery": { "title": "πŸ” Search query", "type": "string", "description": "Type a keyword or an advertiser name to search for.

Examples:
β€’ running shoes β€” finds ads mentioning 'running shoes'
β€’ Nike β€” finds ads from or mentioning Nike
β€’ Leave empty to browse all ads in the selected region (no keyword filter).

⚑ Ignored if a URL is provided above." }, "queryType": { "title": "πŸ“ Query type", "enum": [ "keyword", "advertiser" ], "type": "string", "description": "How to interpret the search query above:
β€’ Keyword: searches in ad text, titles, and descriptions
β€’ Advertiser name: finds the advertiser's business ID automatically and returns all their ads

πŸ’‘ Example: To find all Nike ads, type Nike above and select Advertiser name.

⚑ Ignored if a URL is provided above.", "default": "keyword" }, "region": { "title": "🌍 Region", "enum": [ "all", "AT", "BE", "BG", "CH", "CY", "CZ", "DE", "DK", "EE", "ES", "FI", "FR", "GB", "GR", "HR", "HU", "IE", "IS", "IT", "LI", "LT", "LU", "LV", "MT", "NL", "NO", "PL", "PT", "RO", "SE", "SI", "SK", "TR" ], "type": "string", "description": "Filter ads shown in a specific country.
Select All regions to search across all 33 EU/EEA countries at once.

⚑ Ignored if a URL is provided above.", "default": "all" }, "maxResults": { "title": "πŸ’― Max results", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 10000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of results to return.

Recommended starting points:
β€’ 20 β€” quick test (~30 seconds, ~$0.02)
β€’ 100 β€” standard run (~2 min, ~$0.09)
β€’ 1000 β€” large dataset (~15 min, ~$0.90)

⚠️ TikTok limits each search to ~3,600 ads (300 pages Γ— 12 results per page).", "default": 100 }, "startDate": { "title": "πŸ“… Start date", "type": "string", "description": "Only show ads first displayed after this date.

Accepts:
β€’ Relative: 7 days, 30 days, 90 days
β€’ Absolute: 2025-01-15 (YYYY-MM-DD format)

Default: 31 days ago.

⚑ Ignored if a URL is provided above." }, "endDate": { "title": "πŸ“… End date", "type": "string", "description": "Only show ads last displayed before this date.

Accepts:
β€’ Relative: 0 days (today), 7 days (a week ago)
β€’ Absolute: 2025-06-30 (YYYY-MM-DD format)

Default: today.

⚑ Ignored if a URL is provided above." }, "includeDetails": { "title": "πŸ“Š Include ad details (targeting & spend)", "type": "boolean", "description": "Fetch full details for each ad: advertiser info, targeting by location/age/gender, audience size, and sponsor data.

⚠️ Impact: Makes 1 extra API request per ad. A run with 100 ads takes ~2Γ— longer with this enabled.
β€’ OFF = fast, basic ad data (title, image, video URL, dates)
β€’ ON = rich competitive analysis (targeting, demographics, reach estimates)", "default": false }, "sortBy": { "title": "πŸ“Š Sort by", "enum": [ "last_shown_date,desc", "last_shown_date,asc", "first_shown_date,desc", "first_shown_date,asc" ], "type": "string", "description": "Sort order for search results.

πŸ’‘ Use Last shown (newest) to find currently active ads, or First shown (oldest) to find long-running campaigns.", "default": "last_shown_date,desc" }, "adIds": { "title": "πŸ†” Ad IDs (direct lookup)", "type": "string", "description": "Skip the search and fetch specific ads directly by their IDs.

Format: Comma-separated IDs, one or more.
Example:
1848459287600130, 1820197122833570

Where to find Ad IDs:
β€’ In the results of a previous run (the id field)
β€’ In TikTok Ad Library URLs: library.tiktok.com/ads/detail/?id=1848459287600130

⚠️ When ad IDs are provided, all other search parameters are ignored (query, region, dates, mode)." }, "advertiserIds": { "title": "🏒 Advertiser business IDs", "type": "string", "description": "Fetch all ads from specific advertisers by their business IDs.

Format: Comma-separated IDs.
Example: 7281934526183, 6928345120947

Where to find Advertiser IDs:
β€’ Run this actor in Discover Advertisers mode first
β€’ Or copy from a TikTok Ad Library URL: ...&adv_biz_ids=7281934526183

⚑ Ignored if a URL is provided above." }, "discoveryPrefixes": { "title": "πŸ”€ Discovery prefixes", "type": "string", "description": "Only used in 🏒 Discover Advertisers mode. Ignored in other modes.

Comma-separated text prefixes to search for advertiser names.

Examples:
β€’ nike, adidas, puma β€” find advertisers starting with these brands
β€’ a, b, c β€” alphabetical discovery
β€’ Leave empty β†’ searches full alphabet A–Z + digits 0–9 (comprehensive but slower)" }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "πŸ”’ Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "TikTok's Ad Library requires residential proxies to avoid HTTP 421 'system busy' rejections.

The default configuration uses Apify's residential proxy pool, which works reliably. Datacenter proxies are usually blocked by TikTok's anti-bot fingerprinting." }, "requestDelay": { "title": "⏱️ Delay between requests", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 10000, "type": "integer", "description": "Milliseconds to wait between API requests.

Recommended values:
β€’ 500 β€” default, works for most runs
β€’ 1000–2000 β€” use if you get rate-limited (HTTP 429 errors)
β€’ 0 β€” fastest, but higher chance of rate limiting", "default": 500 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } }