# TikTok Latest Post Date Tracker (`newbs/latest-post-time-tiktok`) Actor

Track public TikTok profile metadata and latest-post availability status for one or more profiles. Accepts usernames and profile URLs, and clearly reports when TikTok withholds anonymous post lists.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/newbs/latest-post-time-tiktok.md
- **Developed by:** [Newbs](https://apify.com/newbs) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, SEO tools
- **Stats:** 40 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 3 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$19.00/month + usage

To use this Actor, you pay a monthly rental fee to the developer. The rent is subtracted from your prepaid usage every month after the free trial period.You also pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher Apify subscription plan you have.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

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

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## TikTok Latest Post Date Tracker

Check public TikTok profiles by username, handle, or profile URL. The actor returns profile metadata and the newest post timestamp when TikTok exposes a public item list in the page data.

### Input

```json
{
  "channel": ["dior", "https://www.tiktok.com/@adidas?lang=en"]
}
```

#### Fields

- `channel` - TikTok usernames, `@handles`, or profile URLs.
- `proxy` - Optional legacy field. The actor runs without Apify Proxy so it can use limited permissions.

### Output

Each dataset row contains:

- `channel`
- `displayName`
- `profileUrl`
- `lastPostTime`
- `lastPostTimeISO`
- `latestPostUrl`
- `latestPostText`
- `latestPostCoverUrl`
- `followerCount`
- `heartCount`
- `videoCount`
- `verified`
- `privateAccount`
- `status`
- `error`

### Status values

- `ok` - TikTok exposed a public post item list and a latest timestamp was found.
- `post_list_unavailable` - TikTok exposed profile metadata, but withheld the anonymous post list.
- `private` - The profile is private.
- `no_posts` - TikTok reports zero public videos.
- `not_found` - The profile was not found.
- `blocked` - TikTok served a challenge or did not expose profile metadata.
- `error` - A runtime error occurred.

TikTok can withhold public post grids from anonymous web sessions. When that happens, the actor preserves the profile metadata and records the reason in `status` and `error` instead of returning a fake timestamp.

# Actor input Schema

## `channel` (type: `array`):

TikTok usernames, handles, or profile URLs to check.

## `proxy` (type: `object`):

Optional legacy field. This actor runs without Apify Proxy so it can use limited permissions.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "channel": [
    "dior",
    "https://www.tiktok.com/@adidas?lang=en"
  ],
  "proxy": {
    "useApifyProxy": false,
    "apifyProxyGroups": []
  }
}
```

# 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 = {
    "channel": [
        "dior",
        "https://www.tiktok.com/@adidas?lang=en"
    ],
    "proxy": {
        "useApifyProxy": false,
        "apifyProxyGroups": []
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("newbs/latest-post-time-tiktok").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 = {
    "channel": [
        "dior",
        "https://www.tiktok.com/@adidas?lang=en",
    ],
    "proxy": {
        "useApifyProxy": False,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [],
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("newbs/latest-post-time-tiktok").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 '{
  "channel": [
    "dior",
    "https://www.tiktok.com/@adidas?lang=en"
  ],
  "proxy": {
    "useApifyProxy": false,
    "apifyProxyGroups": []
  }
}' |
apify call newbs/latest-post-time-tiktok --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=newbs/latest-post-time-tiktok",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/ncx9WemA4e4wVf4vS/builds/hCYTFjPN6ezQOVhgO/openapi.json