Social Media Follower Counts Scraper

What does Social Media Follower Counts Scraper do?

Get social media follower counts in bulk from eight platforms with one Actor: Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook Pages, X (Twitter), Twitch, Kick, and Snapchat Public Profiles. Enter usernames or profile URLs to collect public follower or subscriber counts, profile links, timestamps, and additional metrics where available.

No social media login, cookies, or platform API keys are required. Run a lookup from the Input tab, export the results to CSV or JSON, or use the Apify API to add audience counts to your own workflow. Pay $5 per 1,000 successful results with an available follower count, including platform costs.

Why use a social media follower count scraper?

• Influencer research: compare public audience sizes across creators and platforms.
• Audience growth tracking: schedule repeat lookups and save snapshots to compare over time.
• Brand monitoring: collect follower counts for your brand and competing public profiles.
• Profile enrichment: add audience metrics to a spreadsheet, creator directory, or CRM.

Apify provides scheduling, API access, integrations, proxy options, and run monitoring. Every platform uses the same result format, so you can combine results without building a separate export workflow for each social network.

How to scrape follower counts in bulk

1. Open the Input tab and add usernames or profile URLs under each platform you want to check.
2. Leave unused platform lists empty. Set Max profiles per run if you want a smaller input limit.
3. Click Start and wait for the run to finish.
4. Open Results to review follower counts, profile identities, and lookup outcomes. Use Details to see all available fields.
5. Download your results or retrieve them through the API. Check Run summary for delivered results, charged results, and any unfinished work.

Supported platforms and input formats

Platform	Public audience metric	Example input	Scope
Instagram	Followers	cristiano	Publicly available profile metrics
TikTok	Followers	@khaby.lame	Public profile metrics
YouTube	Subscribers	@MrBeast	Channel handles, channel IDs, or channel URLs; counts are rounded
Facebook	Page followers	NASA	Facebook Pages; personal profiles are unsupported
X (Twitter)	Followers	NASA	Handles and URLs from x.com or twitter.com
Twitch	Followers	shroud	Channel logins or URLs
Kick	Followers	xqc	Channel slugs or URLs
Snapchat	Subscribers	nfl	Public Profiles with visible subscriber metrics

Input: usernames and social profile URLs

Each platform field accepts a list of strings. Use twitter for X accounts in JSON input. See the Input tab for the full configuration.

{
    "instagram": ["cristiano"],
    "tiktok": ["@khaby.lame"],
    "youtube": ["@MrBeast"],
    "facebook": ["https://www.facebook.com/NASA"],
    "twitter": ["NASA"],
    "twitch": ["https://www.twitch.tv/shroud"],
    "kick": ["xqc"],
    "snapchat": ["nfl"],
    "maxProfiles": 100
}

Duplicate targets are removed within each platform. YouTube channel IDs remain case-sensitive. Blank entries are skipped, while distinct invalid entries receive an explanatory result. The default limit is 10,000 unique inputs; a workload above maxProfiles is rejected before scraping.

Output: export follower counts to CSV, JSON, or Excel

A completed run returns one result per deduplicated target and distinct invalid entry. Results arrive as lookups finish, so match them to your requests using platform and input instead of row order.

Overview shows the platform, input, username, follower count, precision, status, notes, profile URL, and scrape time. Details includes all 13 fields. You can download the dataset in various formats such as JSON, HTML, CSV, or Excel.

Illustrative output; these are example values, not a current measurement:

{
    "input": "@example",
    "platform": "youtube",
    "username": "@example",
    "followers": 1230000,
    "following": null,
    "posts": null,
    "likes": null,
    "verified": null,
    "precision": "rounded",
    "status": "success",
    "error": null,
    "profileUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/@example",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z"
}

Follower count data fields

Field	Type	Meaning
input	String	Input used to identify the requested profile
platform	String	Social network, such as instagram, youtube, or twitter
username	String or null	Resolved public handle or channel login
followers	Integer or null	Followers or subscribers; null means unavailable, not zero
following	Integer or null	Accounts followed, where publicly available
posts	Integer or null	Total posts or videos, where available
likes	Integer or null	Likes received, where available
verified	Boolean or null	Public verification flag; Twitch reports Partner status
precision	String or null	exact or rounded; null when unavailable
status	String	success, not_found, error, or unsupported
error	String or null	Failure explanation or a note about available data
profileUrl	String or null	Resolved public profile URL
scrapedAt	String	UTC timestamp for the result

Additional metrics vary by platform and profile. A successful profile lookup can still have an unavailable follower count; check both status and followers. Missing values remain null and are not treated as measured zeroes.

Run summary contains outcomes by platform, delivered and charged totals, elapsed time, completion reason, and unfinished targets. Stopped, failed, or charge-limited runs can return partial results.

How much does it cost to scrape follower counts?

The price is $0.005 per successful result containing a usable follower count, or $5 per 1,000 results, including platform costs.

Result	Charge
Successful lookup with an available count, including a genuine zero	$0.005
Missing follower count, missing account, failed lookup, or unsupported input	Free

There is no startup fee or additional dataset-item fee. For example, 100 chargeable results cost $0.50. The current price is displayed in the Actor's Pricing tab.

Set a run charge limit to control spending. When the allowance is exhausted, the Actor stops further work and records unfinished targets in the summary. maxProfiles limits input size; it is separate from the monetary limit.

Tips for reliable follower count lookups

Start with a small set of known public profiles before submitting a larger list. Use canonical profile URLs or handles, and check the status and notes on rows without counts.

Leave proxyConfiguration unset for direct requests with automatic residential fallback when available. If you select a proxy configuration, that route is used exclusively. For direct-only access, set useApifyProxy to false without custom proxy URLs. Direct access may encounter platform restrictions more often.

Schedule repeat runs to build your own follower history and retain each export. Counts are snapshots: rounded values may stay unchanged even when an audience grows or shrinks slightly.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need social media accounts or API keys?

No. The Actor reads publicly accessible metrics without your social media credentials. You need an Apify account to run it; programmatic access uses your Apify API token. The API tab provides integration examples.

Are YouTube subscriber counts exact?

YouTube counts are based on public, rounded subscriber figures and are marked precision: "rounded". For other platforms, exact means the integer reported by the public source. Check the precision field before calculating small changes in audience size.

Can I download a list of followers?

This Actor returns audience totals and available profile metrics. It does not collect individual follower lists, private posts, or authenticated account data.

Why is a follower count missing?

A profile may hide its audience count, lack public metrics, or be unavailable from the selected route. Login walls, rate limits, and platform changes can also prevent extraction. Check status and error; a blocked request is not automatically classified as a missing account. Failed lookups and unavailable counts are free.

Does it support Facebook personal profiles and Snapchat personal accounts?

Facebook support is limited to Pages. Snapchat support is limited to Public Profiles with available subscriber metrics. Personal accounts may not expose the required public data.

Where can I get help?

Open an issue in the Actor's Issues tab with the run ID, platform, and public profile URL. Keep API tokens, cookies, and proxy credentials out of support messages. Contact support to discuss custom integrations.

Use public data responsibly and follow applicable rules and each platform's terms.