Bilibili: Videos, Comments, Danmaku & Creators (B站)

Bilibili Scraper API

Get Bilibili videos, comments, danmaku (bullet comments), creators and trending lists as clean JSON. No login.

Runs in the cloud on Apify. No servers, no proxy setup, no code to maintain. Open it on Apify

Price: $1 per 1,000 rows. No monthly fee. Apify's free plan gives $5 of usage every month, no credit card needed. Current price.

What you get

• Search videos by keyword: views, likes, coins, favorites, shares, danmaku count, tags and author followers
• Top comments with their reply threads, and danmaku (bullet comments with the second they appear)
• Creator profiles
• Trending lists: popular, rankings by category, hot searches

Quick start: Python

pip install -U apify-client

from apify_client import ApifyClient
client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("serenido/bilibili-scraper").call(run_input={    "mode": "search",    "keywords": [        "iPhone 17"    ],    "sort": "views",    "maxResults": 50})
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():    print(item)

Quick start: JavaScript (Node.js)

npm install apify-client

import { ApifyClient } from "apify-client";
const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });
const run = await client.actor("serenido/bilibili-scraper").call({    "mode": "search",    "keywords": [        "iPhone 17"    ],    "sort": "views",    "maxResults": 50});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();console.log(items);

Quick start: one HTTP call

Runs the tool and returns the rows in one request. Good for runs under 5 minutes; for bigger runs use the Python or JavaScript example.

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/serenido~bilibili-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \  -d '{"mode": "search", "keywords": ["iPhone 17"], "sort": "views", "maxResults": 50}'

Get your token in Apify Console > Settings > API & Integrations.

Use it from AI apps (MCP)

Any app that supports remote MCP servers (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code and others) can run this tool for you. Add this server URL: https://mcp.apify.com?tools=serenido/bilibili-scraper. Your Apify account connects on first use. Example config for Cursor:

{  "mcpServers": {    "apify": {      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=serenido/bilibili-scraper"    }  }}

Input example

{  "mode": "search",  "keywords": [    "iPhone 17"  ],  "sort": "views",  "maxResults": 50}

Other modes: videos, comments, danmaku, creators, trending. All options are listed on the input page.

Output example (one row)

{  "type": "video",  "searchKeyword": "iPhone 17",  "rank": 1,  "bvid": "BV12Kpxz9Eyb",  "url": "https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV12Kpxz9Eyb",  "title": "「小白」iPhone17全面测评：你想看的都在这了！",  "author": "小白测评",  "authorFollowers": 4729409,  "category": "数码",  "duration": "19:48",  "publishedAt": "2025-09-17T12:00:00Z",  "views": 2104350,  "likes": 53238,  "coins": 27040,  "favorites": 11874,  "shares": 8155,  "danmakuCount": 12122,  "commentCount": 5843}

Download as JSON, CSV or Excel, or connect to Make, Zapier or n8n.

Use cases

• Video and creator research for marketing in China
• Tracking how a product is reviewed on Bilibili
• Danmaku and comment data for sentiment analysis

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Support

Found a bug or need a field? Open an issue here or on the Issues tab on Apify.

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