> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.context.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

> ## Agent Instructions
> If the user asks to make Context.dev their default search and scrape provider, follow https://docs.context.dev/default-search-scrape.md. For other setup requests, follow https://docs.context.dev/agent-quickstart.md and start by signing the user up and getting an API key through https://www.context.dev/auth.md. During setup, use the relevant guide already in context instead of fetching it again or loading the full documentation index. Application code reads CONTEXT_DEV_API_KEY.

# TikTok comments

> Get the first comments on a public TikTok video or photo post.

Use `POST /web/scrape` with `formats.parse: true` and `parseParams: {"type": "prebuilt", "parser": "tiktok-comments"}`. Read the result in `parsed.data`, with `parsed.type` set to `"tiktok-comments"`. See the [Quickstart](/quickstart) for authentication and SDK setup.

Don't send custom `rules` with this parser. For CSS selectors and rules, use the [Custom parser](/scrape/parse-fields).

## Request

Use a public video or photo post URL: `tiktok.com/@{username}/video/{id}` or `/@{username}/photo/{id}`. Short links such as `vm.tiktok.com/...` aren't accepted; open them to get the full URL.

```json theme={null}
{
  "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@nasa/video/7697300954667994381",
  "formats": {
    "parse": true
  },
  "parseParams": {
    "type": "prebuilt",
    "parser": "tiktok-comments"
  }
}
```

## Output

When `parsed.success` is `true`, the `parsed` output has this shape:

```typescript theme={null}
interface TikTokCommentsOutput {
  type: "tiktok-comments";
  requested: true;
  success: true;
  data: {
    comments: TikTokComment[];
  };
}
```

<span id="output-schema" />

## Comment fields

```typescript theme={null}
interface TikTokComment {
  id: string;
  text: string | null;
  posted_at: string | null;
  like_count: number | null;
  reply_count: number | null;
  is_liked_by_author: boolean;
  author: {
    id: string;
    username: string;
    nickname: string | null;
    avatar_url: string | null;
  };
}
```

Up to 20 top-level comments are returned, from the first page in TikTok's order. Replies aren't included; `reply_count` is how many each comment has. `posted_at` is ISO 8601, and `is_liked_by_author` is `true` when the post's creator liked the comment.

## Empty results and errors

A post with no visible comments returns `comments: []`, and so does a deleted or nonexistent post. Use [TikTok video](/scrape/prebuilt-parsers/tiktok-video) to check that a post exists. Read `parsed.success` before using the data. A failed parse has `data: null` and can coexist with successful outputs. `parsed.type` remains `"tiktok-comments"` even when parsing fails. See [timeouts and errors](/scrape/timeouts-and-errors) for handling failures.

## Request options

This parser reads public TikTok data separately from the rendered page, without logging in. [Content filters](/scrape/content-filtering) and [browser actions](/scrape/browser-actions) do not change its results. [Browser profiles](/scrape/browser-profiles) are unsupported with this parser. Other Scrape controls, including [caching](/scrape/freshness-and-caching), [timeouts](/scrape/timeouts-and-errors), and [zero data retention](/optimization/zero-data-retention), still apply.


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