james-elicx / tiktok-scraper-api

API wrapper and scraper for Somjik's TikTok mobile API.

TikTok Scraper + API Wrapper

This is a simple API wrapper and scraper for use with Somjik's TikTok mobile API.

Installation

To get started, you will need to install Node.js and Yarn.

Then, clone the repository and install the dependencies.

git clone https://github.com/james-elicx/tiktok-scraper-api
cd tiktok-scraper-api

yarn install

Usage

To use the API wrapper or scraper, you will need to create a .env file in the root directory with the following variables:

API_KEY=<your rapidapi key>

Scraper

The scraper is located in src/libs/tiktok-scraper.ts. It is a simple scraper that uses the API wrapper.

Run the program with yarn start to see the available arguments.

TikTok Scraper v1.0.0

Available arguments:

  User Posts - Scrape a user's posts
    --posts, -P <username | user id>
  Data Path - Directory to save scraped data
    --path, -D <path>

Example - Scrape User Posts

yarn start --posts tiktok --path ./scraped/

API Wrapper

The API wrapper is located in src/libs/tiktok-api.ts. It is a simple wrapper around Somjik's TikTok mobile API and is not affiliated with Somjik or TikTok in any way.

Implemented Endpoints

• Get user posts (/v1/post/user/{userId}/posts -> user.getPosts)
• Get user info (/v1/user/{userId} -> user.getInfo)
• Get user ID (/v1/user/username/{username} -> user.getUserId)