Snapchat API
Public Snapchat profiles, Spotlight videos, and Spotlight comments by handle or URL — same envelope as TikTok and Instagram.
Teams running monitoring, research, and enrichment pipelines
Why Social Fetch
We run the Snapchat scrapers. You build the product.
Live Snapchat data as JSON — proxies, platform changes and consistent output handled for you.
Snapchat, plus every other network
One key and one response envelope for Snapchat and 24 more platforms — profiles, posts, search, comments and transcripts.
Pricing you can reason about
One request, one credit. Know how far your balance will go before you run your next batch.
Live data on every request
Fetch public data when you ask for it — not from a shared cache.
No scraper maintenance
We handle proxies, browser changes, and platform breakages.
Built for production jobs
Run concurrent workloads with explicit statuses and request IDs.
Regular jobs. Better rates.
Running lookups every month? Get lower per-credit rates with a monthly plan. For occasional projects, choose pay as you go.
What Snapchat data can you get?
3 endpoints, one API key. Every response comes back as live JSON in the same envelope.
Profiles & channels
Look up a Snapchat account by handle or URL — bio, counts and metadata.
Comments
Pull comment threads and replies for any public post.
Other
More Snapchat routes on the same key.
What teams build with Snapchat data
Monitoring, enrichment, research and content workflows on Snapchat data — the same API as every other platform.
Monitor brands and competitors
Find and vet creators
Check reach and engagement before you reach out.
Turn video into searchable text
Transcribe and index video and audio content so you can find the exact moment you need.
Track public communities
Follow the subreddits, groups, and channels where your audience talks.
How it works
Your first request in three steps.
Use TypeScript or your automation tool of choice.
Sources
+ 19 more platforms
One request
GET/v1/tiktok/profiles/
x-api-key: sk_live_••••••••
Same JSON shape
{
"data": {
"lookupStatus": "found",
"profile": {
"platform": "tiktok",
"handle": "charlidamelio",
"displayName": "charli d’amelio",
"verified": true
},
"metrics": {
"followers": 160263648
}
}
}Step 1
Create your free account
Get an API key with 100 requests included.
Step 2
Choose an endpoint
Pass a username, URL, keyword, or post ID.
Step 3
Get clean JSON
Use the response immediately or send it into your pipeline.
Works with your stack
Code, automate, or connect your AI.
TypeScript
n8n- Make
- Apify
- MCP
- AI clients
Pricing
Social data, priced simply.
Start with 100 free credits. Monthly plans give you predictable volume and lower per-request rates.
Starter
18,000credits
$1.61 per 1k · $0.00161 per request
- Top up from $1.61 / 1k if you run out
- Up to 25 monitors
Growth
50,000credits
$1.58 per 1k · $0.00158 per request
- Top up from $1.58 / 1k if you run out
- 5 team seats
- Up to 100 monitors
Scale
150,000credits
$1.50 per 1k · $0.00150 per request
- Top up from $1.50 / 1k if you run out
- 25 team seats
- Up to 250 monitors
- Cancel anytime
- 30-day money-back guarantee
- Price locked while you stay
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Teams building on Social Fetch.
“Our TikTok and Instagram scrapers broke constantly. Social Fetch took us off that rotation — we ship product again.”
“Transcripts at volume from one endpoint. No broken scrapers for our small team to maintain.”
“Live profile data on every request. We never flag accounts from a stale cache.”
“Heavy concurrent load, no rate limits to negotiate. The rare API I haven't wrapped in retries.”
Snapchat API: common questions
Is there a Snapchat scraper API / Snapchat data API?
Yes. Social Fetch provides REST routes for public Snapchat profiles, Spotlight videos, and Spotlight comments. Authenticate with a Social Fetch API key (x-api-key); you do not need Snapchat developer credentials for these public lookups.
What Snapchat data does Social Fetch cover?
Three operations under the Snapchat tag: GET /v1/snapchat/profiles/{handle}, GET /v1/snapchat/spotlights, and GET /v1/snapchat/spotlights/comments. Profile responses include display name, bio, avatar, follower count, recent Spotlights, highlights, the current story, and related accounts. Spotlight responses include the caption, video URL, duration, author, sound, hashtags, and engagement metrics. Exact fields are on each endpoint page and in /docs/api.
Do I need a Snapchat developer app or OAuth?
No. You only need a Social Fetch API key. These routes read public pages, so there is no Snapchat login or creator authorization step.
How do I find Spotlight URLs?
Look up a profile with GET /v1/snapchat/profiles/{handle} and read data.spotlights[].url. Pass any of those URLs to the Spotlight and Spotlight comments routes. URLs in the snapchat.com/spotlight/{id} and snapchat.com/@handle/spotlight/{id} forms both work.
How does pagination work on Spotlight comments?
GET /v1/snapchat/spotlights/comments returns a page of comments plus data.page.nextCursor and data.page.hasMore. Pass nextCursor back as the cursor query param to fetch the next page, and stop when hasMore is false. Treat the cursor as opaque and send it back unchanged — it can be long.
Why do comments have no handle?
Snapchat does not expose a commenter's username on Spotlight comments. Each comment has the display name and an opaque user id, plus an opaque comment id. Use the display name for display only; it is not unique.
What identifiers do Snapchat routes accept?
The profile route takes the handle as a path segment — the name in snapchat.com/@{handle} — with or without a leading @. Handles can contain dots, hyphens, and underscores. The Spotlight routes take a full Spotlight URL in the url query param. A profile URL on a Spotlight route returns 400 and points you at the profile endpoint.
How much does the Snapchat API cost on Social Fetch?
You buy credit packs (or use the 100 free signup credits). Profile, Spotlight, and Spotlight comments requests cost 1 credit each on a successful completed request, and each page of comments is its own request. There is no required monthly subscription for pay-as-you-go packs. Always check meta.creditsCharged.
Does HTTP 200 always mean the profile or Spotlight was found?
No. HTTP 200 means the request finished. Check data.lookupStatus: found means you got data; not_found means the handle or URL did not resolve. For comments, a found result with an empty list means the Spotlight has no public comments or the id is unknown. Persist meta.requestId when you need to debug a miss.
Can I use Snapchat routes from agents or MCP?
Yes. The same operations appear as typed MCP tools and can be reached via Ask (POST /v1/ask) for plain-English exploration. For production jobs, pin the typed GET paths so routing stays explicit.
Can I get private Snaps, chats, or friend lists?
No. These routes return public profile and Spotlight data only. Private Snaps, chats, friend lists, and anything behind a Snapchat login are not available.
Is scraping Snapchat data legal?
Social Fetch returns publicly visible profile, Spotlight, and comment data. You are responsible for how you use it under Snapchat's terms, applicable law, and your own compliance review. We do not give legal advice.
The Snapchat API in detailHow the Snapchat routes work, what they cost, and how they differ from the official API.
Why teams use Social Fetch for Snapchat
Snapchat Spotlight is the platform's public short-video feed. Social Fetch exposes three GETs: a profile by handle, a Spotlight video by URL, and cursor-paginated Spotlight comments. Every response uses { data, meta } with data.lookupStatus, meta.requestId, and meta.creditsCharged.
How to call the Snapchat API
1. Create an API key
Sign up at Social Fetch and copy a key (
sfk_…). New accounts get 100 free credits — enough to try a profile, a Spotlight, and a page of comments against live data.2. Call a Snapchat route
Send
GET /v1/snapchat/profiles/{handle}withx-api-key. Take a URL fromdata.spotlights[].urland pass it toGET /v1/snapchat/spotlights?url=…orGET /v1/snapchat/spotlights/comments?url=…. Use the TypeScript SDK or curl in production jobs; keep the playground for one-off checks in the app.3. Page and persist
Branch on
data.lookupStatusbefore writing. For comments, passdata.page.nextCursorback ascursoruntilhasMoreis false. Logmeta.requestIdfor support; bill frommeta.creditsCharged.
What each Snapchat route returns
- Profile lookups by handle — display name, bio, avatar, follower count, website, category, and created and updated dates.
- The same profile call returns recent Spotlight videos with views, shares, and comment counts, plus highlights, the current story, and related accounts.
- Single Spotlight lookups by URL — caption, video and thumbnail URLs, duration, dimensions, author, sound, hashtags, and generated title, description, and keywords.
- Spotlight engagement metrics: views, shares, comments, boosts, and recommends.
- Spotlight comments with an opaque cursor — text, timestamp, likes, reply count, and the commenter display name.
- Same Social Fetch API key and response envelope as TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, and the rest of the marketplace.
How much does the Snapchat API cost?
Snapchat profile, Spotlight, and Spotlight comments routes charge 1 credit per successful completed request. A comments page costs 1 credit whether it returns one comment or twenty-five, so paging a long thread costs 1 credit per page. Credits never expire on pay-as-you-go packs. Confirm every response with meta.creditsCharged — that field is the billing source of truth.
Social Fetch vs the official Snapchat API
Snapchat's developer tools cover login, sharing, and advertising. They do not return public profile or Spotlight data. Social Fetch routes are public read-only lookups with a Social Fetch API key — no Snapchat app and no creator OAuth.
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