# TikTok AI Transcript Extractor (`fetch_cat/best-tiktok-ai-transcript-extractor`) Actor

Extract public TikTok captions, transcript text, timestamped segments, video metadata, creator details, hashtags, music, and clear skip reasons from video URLs.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/fetch\_cat/best-tiktok-ai-transcript-extractor.md
- **Developed by:** [Hanna Nosova](https://apify.com/fetch_cat) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, AI, Videos
- **Stats:** 5 total users, 4 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.23 / 1,000 result extracteds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

## TikTok AI Transcript Extractor

Save public TikTok video URLs with the detected page title for small research and review queues.

Despite the current Actor name, this version does not return transcript text. It fetches each public URL, saves the original URL, and stores the HTML page title when the page exposes one.

### At a glance

- **Input:** Public TikTok video URLs in `startUrls`.
- **Output:** One dataset row per processed URL with `url` and `title`.
- **Best for:** Lightweight URL checks, source lists, QA queues, and downstream workflows that need a clean list of TikTok video pages.
- **Pricing unit:** A start event per run plus one `item` event for each saved dataset row.
- **Login required:** No login field is supported; only public pages that can be fetched without credentials are processed.

### Ready-to-run examples

Use these saved Store examples as starting points. Open any example to prefill the Actor input, then adjust URLs, keywords, limits, or filters for your own run.

- **[TikTok transcript and metadata dataset](https://apify.com/fetch_cat/best-tiktok-ai-transcript-extractor/examples/tiktok-transcript-metadata-dataset)**
- **[TikTok social listening caption archive](https://apify.com/fetch_cat/best-tiktok-ai-transcript-extractor/examples/tiktok-social-listening-caption-archive)**
- **[TikTok content repurposing transcripts](https://apify.com/fetch_cat/best-tiktok-ai-transcript-extractor/examples/tiktok-content-repurposing-transcripts)**
- **[TikTok captions and subtitles export](https://apify.com/fetch_cat/best-tiktok-ai-transcript-extractor/examples/tiktok-captions-and-subtitles-export)**
- **[TikTok news video transcript scraper](https://apify.com/fetch_cat/best-tiktok-ai-transcript-extractor/examples/tiktok-news-video-transcript-scraper)**
- **[TikTok single video transcript extractor](https://apify.com/fetch_cat/best-tiktok-ai-transcript-extractor/examples/tiktok-single-video-transcript-extractor)**

### Example input

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktok/video/7106594312292453678" }
  ],
  "maxItems": 1
}
```

### Example output

```json
{
  "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktok/video/7106594312292453678",
  "title": "TikTok - Make Your Day"
}
```

### Input settings

| Setting | JSON key | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Start URLs | `startUrls` | array | Public TikTok video URLs to fetch. |
| Maximum items | `maxItems` | integer | Maximum number of URL/title rows to save. |

### Output fields

| Field | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `url` | string | Original URL submitted in `startUrls`. |
| `title` | string or null | HTML page title detected from the fetched public page. |

### Pricing

This Actor uses pay-per-event pricing.

| Charge event | When it applies | Price |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `start` | Charged once when a run starts | `$0.005` per run |
| `item` | Each saved URL/title row | `$0.001` per dataset item |

Use `maxItems` to keep exploratory runs small. Rows are charged when they are saved to the dataset.

### Tips for best results

- **Use direct video URLs:** Paste public TikTok video pages rather than search pages or profile pages.
- **Start with one URL:** Confirm the output shape before running larger URL lists.
- **Expect title-only output:** Use another Actor if you need comments, profile data, video details, or actual transcript text.
- **Export for review:** Download JSON, CSV, Excel, or use the dataset API after the run.

### Limits and caveats

- **No transcript extraction:** Current output contains `url` and `title` only.
- **Public pages only:** Private, removed, region-blocked, or login-gated pages may return empty or generic titles.
- **No video download:** The Actor does not download media files.
- **No comments or engagement fields:** Use a dedicated TikTok data Actor for comments, profile metrics, hashtags, trends, ads, or video metadata.

### Who is it for?

This Actor is useful for researchers, editors, content operations teams, and automation builders who need a lightweight TikTok URL queue with page-title checks before routing URLs into a separate transcript, archive, or review workflow. It is also a simple fit for QA teams validating lists of public TikTok links.

### Legality and responsible use

Use this Actor only with public URLs you are allowed to process. Review TikTok's terms, your local laws, and your organization's data policies before running large jobs or combining results with other datasets. The Actor does not bypass login walls, private content, or access controls.

### API usage

#### Node.js

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

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });

const run = await client.actor('fetch_cat/best-tiktok-ai-transcript-extractor').call({
  startUrls: [{ url: 'https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktok/video/7106594312292453678' }],
  maxItems: 1,
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);
```

#### Python

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("<APIFY_TOKEN>")
run = client.actor("fetch_cat/best-tiktok-ai-transcript-extractor").call(run_input={
    "startUrls": [{"url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktok/video/7106594312292453678"}],
    "maxItems": 1,
})

items = list(client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items())
print(items)
```

#### cURL

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/fetch_cat~best-tiktok-ai-transcript-extractor/runs?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"startUrls":[{"url":"https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktok/video/7106594312292453678"}],"maxItems":1}'
```

### MCP and AI agent usage

Use the official Apify MCP server to run this Actor from MCP-compatible tools.

Focused MCP endpoint:

```text
https://mcp.apify.com?tools=fetch_cat/best-tiktok-ai-transcript-extractor
```

Claude CLI setup example:

```bash
claude mcp add apify-tiktok-transcript --url "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=fetch_cat/best-tiktok-ai-transcript-extractor" --header "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN"
```

Generic MCP JSON config:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify-tiktok-transcript": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=fetch_cat/best-tiktok-ai-transcript-extractor",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer <APIFY_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Example prompts:

- "Run this Actor for one public TikTok URL and return the saved URL/title row."
- "Process these five TikTok URLs and export the dataset as CSV."
- "Check whether these TikTok URLs return page titles before I send them to another tool."

### FAQ

#### Does this Actor extract TikTok transcripts?

No. The current implementation saves URL/title metadata only.

#### Can I export the results to CSV or Excel?

Yes. Apify datasets can be exported as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, RSS, HTML, or through the API.

#### Does it require TikTok cookies or login?

No cookie or login input is supported. The Actor fetches public pages only.

#### Why is `title` null or generic?

TikTok may return a blocked, changed, or generic page for some URLs. Check that the URL is public and accessible in a normal browser.

### Related actors

- [TikTok Video Scraper](https://apify.com/fetch_cat/tiktok-video-scraper)
- [TikTok Trends Scraper](https://apify.com/fetch_cat/tiktok-trends-scraper)
- [TikTok Profile Scraper](https://apify.com/fetch_cat/tiktok-profile-scraper)
- [TikTok Hashtag Scraper](https://apify.com/fetch_cat/tiktok-hashtag-scraper)
- [TikTok Ads Library Scraper](https://apify.com/fetch_cat/tiktok-ads-library-scraper)

#### 0.1

- Initial version with configurable inputs and structured results.

### Support

If a run fails, returns no data, or a field looks wrong, open an issue from the Actor page.

Please include the Apify run ID or run URL, input JSON, one example public URL, query, or input item, what you expected, and what the dataset returned. Small reproducible inputs make parsing or site-layout issues much faster to fix.

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Public TikTok video URLs or research URLs to process for URL/title transcript workflow metadata.

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

Maximum number of TikTok transcript workflow metadata items to save.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://example.com"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 10
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 = {
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://example.com"
        }
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("fetch_cat/best-tiktok-ai-transcript-extractor").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 = { "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://example.com" }] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("fetch_cat/best-tiktok-ai-transcript-extractor").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 '{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://example.com"
    }
  ]
}' |
apify call fetch_cat/best-tiktok-ai-transcript-extractor --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch_cat/best-tiktok-ai-transcript-extractor",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/FNflIvZX50BwfFId0/builds/EGFaOBuvPcbcFSTWN/openapi.json