Tiktok Following Scraper

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Extract comprehensive following lists from TikTok user profiles. Get detailed information about every account a user follows, including usernames, follower counts, bios, and profile pictures.

Features

• Complete Following Data: Extract full profile details for every account a user follows
• Automatic Pagination: Fetches exact number of following profiles you specify
• Batch Processing: Process multiple TikTok handles in one run
• Detailed Profiles: Get follower counts, bios, profile pictures, and more
• Audience Analysis: Understand who influencers are following
• Network Mapping: Build relationship graphs between accounts
• Simple Input: Just provide TikTok usernames and desired count

Use Cases

🎯 Influencer Research

• Discover who influencers are following
• Find industry connections and relationships
• Identify potential collaboration opportunities

📊 Competitive Analysis

• Analyze competitor following patterns
• Track industry networking strategies
• Discover emerging accounts in your niche

🔍 Audience Intelligence

• Understand influencer interests and connections
• Map social network relationships
• Identify key opinion leaders

🤝 Partnership Discovery

• Find accounts that top creators follow
• Discover potential brand partnerships
• Identify collaboration opportunities

Input

The actor accepts the following input parameters:

{
"handles":["stoolpresidente","barstoolsports"],
"maxFollowingPerProfile":50
}

Input Parameters

Input Example

{
"handles":[
"stoolpresidente",
"barstoolsports",
"charlidamelio"
],
"maxFollowingPerProfile":50
}

Note: If you specify maxFollowingPerProfile: 50 with 3 handles, the scraper will fetch 50 following profiles for EACH handle (150 total profiles).

Output

The actor returns detailed following data for each handle:

Example Output

{
"success":true,
"handle":"stoolpresidente",
"totalFollowing":84,
"followingCount":20,
"followingList":[
{
"uid":"7530302596159030303",
"uniqueId":"wakeupbarstool",
"nickname":"Wake Up Barstool",
"followerCount":17911,
"followingCount":5,
"signature":"Every Monday through Friday from 8am-10am ET on FS1",
"region":"US",
"language":"en",
"createTime":1753285306,
"avatarUrl":"https://p16-sign-va.tiktokcdn.com/..."
},
{
"uid":"6807185437821273093",
"uniqueId":"pftcommenter3",
"nickname":"PFTCommenter",
"followerCount":25494,
"followingCount":0,
"signature":"",
"region":"US",
"language":"en",
"createTime":1584921514,
"avatarUrl":"https://p16-sign-va.tiktokcdn.com/..."
}
],
"minTime":1729006379
}

Output Fields

Note: minTime is used internally for pagination but NOT returned in the output.

Following Profile Fields

Each profile in the followingList contains:

Limitations

1. Pagination: Automatically fetches up to your specified maxFollowingPerProfile

   • Default is 20 profiles per handle
   • Increase the value to get more (e.g., 50, 100, 200)
   • If user has fewer following than requested, returns all available

2. Private Accounts: Cannot access following lists from private profiles

   • API returns error or empty list
   • Check success field in response

3. Rate Limits: API has rate limiting

   • Sequential processing with delays
   • Monitor credit usage

4. Data Freshness: Real-time data but may have slight delays

   • Following lists updated periodically
   • Avatar URLs are temporary (CDN signed URLs)

Tips for Best Results

1. Valid Handles: Ensure usernames are correct and public
2. Remove @ Symbol: Don't include @ in handles (e.g., use "username" not "@username")
3. Set Appropriate Limit: Use maxFollowingPerProfile to control how many profiles to fetch
4. Monitor Credits: Each API call (20 profiles) costs 1 credit. Calculate: ceil(maxFollowing / 20) per handle
5. Handle Failures: Check success field for each result

Data Export

Export your data in multiple formats:

• JSON: Complete data with all fields
• CSV: Flattened following profiles (one row per profile)
• Excel: Formatted spreadsheet
• HTML: Visual table format

Example Workflows

Network Analysis

{
"handles":["influencer1","influencer2","influencer3"],
"maxFollowingPerProfile":100
}

Compare following lists to find common connections.

Competitor Research

{
"handles":["competitor1","competitor2"],
"maxFollowingPerProfile":50
}

Discover who your competitors are following for insights.

Influencer Discovery

{
"handles":["top_creator"],
"maxFollowingPerProfile":200
}

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