# 📺 Bilibili Scraper (`ethereal_wool/bilibili-scraper`) Actor

Extract Bilibili data — plays, danmaku, title, and more. Scrape by keyword, URL or ID. Export to JSON, CSV & Excel, use the API, schedule runs and integrate. No code required.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/ethereal\_wool/bilibili-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Jackie Chen](https://apify.com/ethereal_wool) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Videos
- **Stats:** 6 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$3.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Bilibili Scraper

![bilibili-scraper](https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/48FFrfZnw5XqzUC1C/records/bilibili-scraper__hero)

Scrape **Bilibili (哔哩哔哩 / B站)** by **keyword search**, **creator uploads**,
**video comments**, and **danmaku (bullet chat)**. Returns clean, structured data for
each record: titles, play / like / danmaku / favorite / comment counts, author info,
cover image, video URL, comment text, and danmaku content with timing.

> **Unofficial.** This Actor is not affiliated with, authorized, or endorsed by Bilibili
> (Shanghai Kuanyu / 上海宽娱数码科技). It is an independent tool that retrieves publicly
> available data via a third-party API. Use it in compliance with Bilibili's terms and
> all applicable laws; you are responsible for how you use the retrieved data.

### What it does

Four modes run in order, all sharing one `maxItems` budget:

- **Keyword search** — give one or more keywords; the Actor paginates Bilibili
  comprehensive search results for each. Sort by comprehensive / latest / most played /
  most danmaku / most favorited.
- **Creator uploads** — give one or more creator UIDs (the numeric `mid`) to scrape the
  videos they have uploaded.
- **Video comments** — give one or more video `BV` IDs to scrape their top-level comments.
- **Danmaku** — give one or more video `cid`s to scrape the bullet-chat overlay messages.

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `searchKeywords` | string\[] | `["编程"]` | Keywords to search. Each is paginated independently. Chinese keywords return the most results. |
| `searchOrder` | enum | `comprehensive` | `comprehensive` / `pubdate` (latest) / `click` (most played) / `dm` (most danmaku) / `stow` (most favorited). |
| `userIds` | string\[] | `[]` | Creator UIDs (numeric `mid`) whose uploaded videos to scrape. |
| `bvIds` | string\[] | `[]` | Video `BV` IDs whose top-level comments to scrape (e.g. `BV1rpWjevEip`). |
| `cids` | string\[] | `[]` | Video segment `cid`s whose danmaku to scrape. |
| `maxItems` | integer | `50` | Max total items across all targets. |

#### Example input

```json
{
  "searchKeywords": ["编程", "python"],
  "searchOrder": "click",
  "userIds": ["3546597933714079"],
  "bvIds": ["BV1rpWjevEip"],
  "maxItems": 200
}
```

### Output

One dataset item per record. Videos:

```json
{
  "id": "BV1rpWjevEip",
  "bvid": "BV1rpWjevEip",
  "aid": 113006243481679,
  "type": "video",
  "title": "目前B站最全最细的Python零基础全套教程",
  "url": "https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1rpWjevEip",
  "coverUrl": "https://i2.hdslb.com/bfs/archive/...jpg",
  "duration": "2398:14",
  "playCount": 16634964,
  "danmakuCount": 111398,
  "likeCount": 410099,
  "favoriteCount": 653700,
  "author": { "uid": 3546597933714079, "name": "Python官方课程" },
  "categoryName": "计算机技术",
  "pubdate": 1724338758,
  "source": "search:编程"
}
```

Comments (`type: "comment"`) carry `content`, `likeCount`, `replyCount`, `author`, `ctime`.
Danmaku (`type: "danmaku"`) carry `content`, `videoTime` (seconds into the video),
`sendTime`, `color`, `mode`, `cid`.

### Notes

- Data is sourced live; Bilibili occasionally rate-limits, so the Actor retries
  transient blocks with exponential backoff.
- IDs are de-duplicated within a run.
- A video's `cid` (needed for danmaku) is part of its video detail / parts data.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchKeywords` (type: `array`):

Keywords to search Bilibili videos for. Each keyword is searched and paginated independently. Chinese keywords return the most results.

## `searchOrder` (type: `string`):

How to sort keyword-search results.

## `userIds` (type: `array`):

Bilibili creator UIDs (the numeric mid from a space.bilibili.com/<uid> URL) whose uploaded videos to scrape.

## `bvIds` (type: `array`):

Bilibili video BV IDs (e.g. BV1rpWjevEip). The Actor scrapes top-level comments for each.

## `cids` (type: `array`):

Bilibili video segment CIDs. The Actor scrapes danmaku (bullet-chat) for each. A video's cid is available on its detail/parts data.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum total number of items (videos, comments, or danmaku) to scrape across all targets.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional. Route the upstream API calls through an Apify Proxy to vary the source IP. Usually not needed.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchKeywords": [
    "编程"
  ],
  "searchOrder": "comprehensive",
  "userIds": [],
  "bvIds": [],
  "cids": [],
  "maxItems": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "searchKeywords": [
        "编程"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("ethereal_wool/bilibili-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "searchKeywords": ["编程"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("ethereal_wool/bilibili-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "searchKeywords": [
    "编程"
  ]
}' |
apify call ethereal_wool/bilibili-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=ethereal_wool/bilibili-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/3KYrPEoQ0bdsjMb9f/builds/OEj93DaHsgBfCbat5/openapi.json