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POST
/
v1
/
squids
/
{squid_hash}
Update Settings
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.lobstr.io/v1/squids/{squid_hash} \
  --header 'Authorization: <authorization>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: <content-type>'

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Configure your TikTok Comments Scraper squid settings. Control the maximum number of comments and replies to collect per video.

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Headers

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Authorization
string
required
Your API authentication token. Value: Token YOUR_API_KEY
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Content-Type
string
required
Request body format. Value: application/json

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Scraper Parameters

Set these parameters in the params object:
ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
max_commentsintegerunlimitedMaximum number of top-level comments to collect per video
max_replies_per_commentintegerunlimitedMaximum number of replies to collect per comment

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Squid Settings

Configure general squid settings:
SettingTypeDescription
namestringDisplay name for your squid configuration
concurrencyintegerNumber of parallel scraping threads (default: 1)
export_unique_resultsbooleanExport only unique results (deduplicated)
to_completebooleanRun until all tasks complete
no_line_breaksbooleanRemove line breaks from results
Set max_comments to a reasonable limit (e.g., 500) for high-engagement videos to control credit usage.
Setting max_replies_per_comment to 0 will collect only top-level comments without any replies.

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Code Examples

curl -X POST "https://api.lobstr.io/v1/squids/YOUR_SQUID_HASH" \
  -H "Authorization: Token YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "TikTok Comments Scraper (1)",
    "concurrency": 1,
    "export_unique_results": true,
    "to_complete": false,
    "no_line_breaks": true,
    "params": {
      "max_comments": 500,
      "max_replies_per_comment": 10
    }
  }'

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Response

201
{
  "name": "TikTok Comments Scraper (1)",
  "concurrency": 1,
  "export_unique_results": true,
  "to_complete": false,
  "no_line_breaks": true,
  "params": {
    "max_comments": 500,
    "max_replies_per_comment": 10
  }
}