Latest PostTime TikTok Scraper

Overview

This script, designed for the Apify platform, utilizes Puppeteer to scrape the most recent post dates from specified TikTok channels. It aims to gather information about the latest content updates for each provided channel.

Features

• Scrapes latest post dates from multiple TikTok channels.
• Handles both channel names and channel URLs as input.
• Customizable for different content types (e.g., videos, shorts).

Input

Parameters

• channel: An array of TikTok channel names or URLs. This is a required field.
• type: The type of content to scrape, such as "videos", "shorts", etc. This field is optional.

Format

1{
2  "channel": ["ChannelName1", "ChannelName2", "https://TikTok.com/adidas?lang=en"],
3}

Output

The script outputs a JSON object where each key is a TikTok channel name (or formatted name from the URL), and the value is the ISO string of the latest post date.

Example

1{
2	"channel": "johndoe",
3	"lastPostTime": 1699658443,
4	"lastPostTimeISO": "2023-11-10T23:20:43.000Z"
5}

How to Use

1. Set up a new task on the Apify platform.
2. Configure the input JSON with the channels and type of content you're interested in.
3. Run the task. The script will process the input and return the latest post dates for the specified channels.

Disclaimer

This script is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind. The user assumes full responsibility for the use of the script. Ensure that you adhere to TikTok's terms of service and applicable legal regulations when using this scraper.