TikTok Video Details & Comments Scraper

🚀 Why Use This TikTok Comments Scraper?

Collect TikTok video comments at scale without manual scrolling. Paste video links, run the template, and get structured comment data for sentiment analysis, social listening, and content research.

Looking for a complete guide to TikTok data extraction? Our step-by-step TikTok scraping tutorial covers everything from video metadata to comment analysis.

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📊 Data You Can Extract

This template can extract fields such as:

• 🎥 Video title / author (when available)
• 💬 Comment content
• 👤 Comment author
• 🕒 Comment time
• 👍 Likes on comments
• 🔁 Replies / reply count (when available)

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No coding. No setup. Works immediately.

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👥 Who Should Use This Template?

• 📣 Marketers & Social Media Teams — Track audience feedback and campaign reactions
• 📊 Research & Analytics Teams — Analyze sentiment, topics, and engagement patterns
• 🧩 Agencies & Content Strategists — Benchmark creators and content themes
• 📈 Business & Market Analysts — Monitor brand/industry discussions on TikTok

🎵 Not Sure Which TikTok Scraper Fits Your Needs?

Octoparse offers multiple TikTok templates for different data types. Here's how to choose:

💡 Pro Tip: Combine templates for deeper analysis—scrape trending videos first, then feed those URLs into this Comments Scraper to understand what's driving engagement.

🐙 Why Octoparse?

🧩 No-Code Required — You don't need programming knowledge; just input keywords and locations, and run the scraper.

🔄 Automatic Workflow & Pagination Handling — Octoparse handles navigation through search results, page loading, and data extraction for you.

📁 Easy Export Formats — Export scraped results directly to Excel, CSV or JSON for easy analysis or integration into CRMs and databases.

💻 Beginner-Friendly UI — Ready to use out of the box. Just enter your keywords and run.

Start collecting TikTok data quickly — no setup, no hassle, just raw data in minutes.

📈 What to Do After Scraping Your TikTok Comments

Once you've extracted your comment data, here are common next steps:

• Run Sentiment Analysis: Classify comments as positive, negative, or neutral to measure audience reaction. Our Python sentiment analysis guide provides code examples, or you can try the techniques in our Twitter sentiment analysis tutorial—the same methods apply to TikTok.
• Build Cross-Platform Datasets: Compare TikTok engagement with other social channels. Combine this data with comments from YouTube, Reddit, or Twitter/X for comprehensive social listening.
• Identify Trending Topics and Language: Analyze comment text for recurring themes, slang, and keywords. This informs content creation, ad copy, and community engagement strategies.
• Track Brand or Competitor Mentions: Filter comments mentioning specific brands, products, or creators. For ongoing monitoring, schedule regular scrapes and compare sentiment over time.
• Export for Reporting Use clean CSV/Excel exports for dashboards, client presentations, or AI training datasets. Our guide on scraping data to Excel covers formatting best practices.

⚠️ Important Notes & Best Practices

• Only publicly visible content can be collected; removed or restricted items may be blank.
• Large URL lists or heavy comment volumes can increase run time.
• For clean datasets, deduplicate by comment ID/URL after export.

❓ FAQs

Why are some videos missing comments?

Some videos have limited/disabled comments, or TikTok may not load all comments consistently.

Can I scrape more than one video at once?

Yes—paste multiple video URLs (one per line), up to 10,000.

What's the difference between this template and other TikTok scrapers?

The Video Details & Comments Scraper extracts comment-level data (text, author, likes, replies) from specific video URLs you provide.

Other TikTok templates serve different purposes:

• Hashtag Scraper — Discovers videos by hashtag search
• Profile Scraper — Extracts video lists and metadata from creator profiles
• Trending Scraper — Captures currently trending content

Choose this template when: You have specific video URLs and need the comments. Choose other templates when: You need to discover videos first, then analyze their comments.

A common workflow: Use the Hashtag or Trending Scraper to find relevant videos → Feed those URLs into this Comments Scraper.

How do I handle TikTok's anti-bot measures?

TikTok actively detects automated access. To minimize interruptions:

1. Use reasonable batch sizes — Don't scrape thousands of URLs at maximum speed
2. Enable proxies — Octoparse's residential proxies reduce detection risk
3. Handle CAPTCHAs promptly — Pause, solve manually, resume
4. Space out large runs — Avoid continuous heavy scraping

For advanced techniques, see our guide on bypassing CAPTCHA while web scraping.

Can I schedule this to run automatically?

Yes—if using cloud extraction mode. Scheduled runs let you:

• Monitor comment activity over time
• Track sentiment shifts after content goes viral
• Build longitudinal datasets for trend analysis

Check the template card for cloud mode availability. If local-only, you can manually run on a regular schedule and compare exports.

How is this different from using TikTok's official API?

TikTok's Research API has strict access requirements and approval processes. Key differences:

For academic research requiring official data provenance, the API may be necessary. For market research, competitive analysis, and content strategy, Octoparse offers faster, more flexible access.

🛠 How to Use: Step-by-Step Guide

1. Start the template

Click "Try it!" or "Start" to load the template.

2. Enter your scraping parameters

On the input screen, fill in your keyword and filter options.

✍🏻 Input Fields Explained

3. Run the scraper

• Click "Start" and select a run mode. (Greyed-out modes are not supported for this template.)
• Octoparse will automatically browse TikTok, load search results, scroll pages, and extract all matching products.

4. Monitor & Handle Interruptions

• Scraping duration may vary based on the number of products returned for your search.
• If a CAPTCHA appears, pause the task, solve it manually, then resume the run.

5. Export your data

• Once scraping completes, go to the "Data Preview" or output section to review.
• Export the results - e.g. as CSV or Excel - for further analysis, filtering, or storage.