What it does
Niconico Video Search & Rankings searches and ranks videos on Niconico (ニコニコ動画) — Japan's original video platform and the birthplace of Vocaloid and let's-play culture. It returns titles, view and comment counts, My-List saves, length, tags, thumbnails and watch URLs, with no login and no Niconico API key. Niconico is almost completely untapped outside Japan, so this is signal your competitors don't have.
Who it's for
JP entertainment researchers, Vocaloid / anime / gaming trend trackers, creator scouts and media-dataset builders.
Sample fields / output
- content_id, title, description
- view_count, comment_count, mylist_count, like_count
- length_seconds, posted_at
- tags
- thumbnail_url, video_url
- user_id, query, scraped_at
Example use cases
- Track Vocaloid, anime and gaming trends that Western tooling never sees.
- Rank cult favorites by My-List saves and comment density rather than raw views.
- Scout creators and assemble a Japanese media dataset.
Try it
Run Niconico Video Search & Rankings on Apify ->
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FAQ
Do I need a Niconico account or API key?
No. Search and rankings work with no login and no API key.
Why look beyond view count?
On Niconico the true signals of cult status are comment count and My-List saves — both are returned per video.
Can I sort the results?
Yes — by relevance, views or My-List saves.
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