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

# Update Settings

> Configure the TikTok Comments Scraper settings

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

## Headers

<ParamField header="Authorization" type="string" required>
  Your API authentication token. Value: `Token YOUR_API_KEY`
</ParamField>

<ParamField header="Content-Type" type="string" required>
  Request body format. Value: `application/json`
</ParamField>

## Scraper Parameters

Set these parameters in the `params` object:

| Parameter                      | Type    | Default   | Description                                               |
| ------------------------------ | ------- | --------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| **max\_comments**              | integer | unlimited | Maximum number of top-level comments to collect per video |
| **max\_replies\_per\_comment** | integer | unlimited | Maximum number of replies to collect per comment          |

## Squid Settings

Configure general squid settings:

| Setting                     | Type    | Description                                      |
| --------------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| **name**                    | string  | Display name for your squid configuration        |
| **concurrency**             | integer | Number of parallel scraping threads (default: 1) |
| **export\_unique\_results** | boolean | Export only unique results (deduplicated)        |
| **to\_complete**            | boolean | Run until all tasks complete                     |
| **no\_line\_breaks**        | boolean | Remove line breaks from results                  |

<Tip>
  Set `max_comments` to a reasonable limit (e.g., 500) for high-engagement videos to control credit usage.
</Tip>

<Note>
  Setting `max_replies_per_comment` to 0 will collect only top-level comments without any replies.
</Note>

## Code Examples

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  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
      }
    }'
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  import requests

  API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY"
  BASE_URL = "https://api.lobstr.io/v1"
  headers = {"Authorization": f"Token {API_KEY}"}

  squid_id = "YOUR_SQUID_HASH"

  response = requests.post(f"{BASE_URL}/squids/{squid_id}",
      headers=headers,
      json={
          "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
          }
      }
  )

  data = response.json()
  print(f"Settings updated: {data['name']}")
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## Response

```json 201 theme={null}
{
  "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
  }
}
```