Gab Scraper — Posts & Profiles

Scrape posts and profile data from any Gab.com user at scale for OSINT research, brand monitoring, and political sentiment analysis. Get full author profiles, engagement metrics, media URLs, and parsed hashtags/mentions — no authentication required. Residential proxy included.

What you get

• Post content — full text (HTML stripped), post ID, posted date, and direct post URL
• Author profile — username, display name, avatar, follower/following/post counts, Pro and verified status
• Engagement metrics — replies, reblogs, favourites, quotes, and direct replies per post
• Media & metadata — image and video URLs with media type detection, plus hashtags, mentions, language, sensitivity flags, and link preview cards

Sample output

{
  "id": "109876543210987654321",
  "text": "Independent journalism is more important than ever. Support creators who speak the truth.",
  "posted_date": "2026-08-01T14:30:00.000Z",
  "url": "https://gab.com/PrisonPlanet/109876543210987654321",
  "author": {
    "id": "1234567",
    "username": "PrisonPlanet",
    "acct": "PrisonPlanet",
    "display_name": "Paul Joseph Watson",
    "avatar": "https://gab.com/media/avatar/example.jpg",
    "followers_count": 250000,
    "following_count": 1200,
    "statuses_count": 45000,
    "url": "https://gab.com/PrisonPlanet",
    "is_pro": true,
    "is_verified": false
  },
  "replies_count": 340,
  "reblogs_count": 890,
  "favourites_count": 2100,
  "quotes_count": 45,
  "direct_replies_count": 120,
  "hashtags": ["#IndependentMedia", "#Journalism"],
  "mentions": ["@realalexjones"],
  "has_media": true,
  "media_urls": ["https://gab.com/media/uploads/example.jpg"],
  "media_types": ["image"],
  "language": "en",
  "sensitive": false,
  "spoiler_text": "",
  "is_reply": false,
  "is_reblog": false,
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "reblog_of_id": null,
  "visibility": "public",
  "card": null
}

Use cases

• Alternative social media monitoring — Track mentions of your brand on Gab in real time
• Content moderation research — Monitor sensitive or flagged content for compliance and safety teams
• Political discourse analysis — Analyze political sentiment and narrative trends on uncensored platforms
• Influencer tracking — Find high-engagement Gab creators by analyzing reblog and favourite ratios
• Trend detection on uncensored platforms — Identify trending topics and conversations as they emerge on Gab

Input

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
mode	string	Yes	author	author for user posts, profile for profile data only
username	string	Yes	—	Gab username (e.g., PrisonPlanet)
maxResults	integer	No	100	Maximum posts to return (1-10,000) — author mode only
includeReplies	boolean	No	false	Include reply posts in results — author mode only
onlyMedia	boolean	No	false	Only return posts with media attachments — author mode only

Pricing

from $1 per 1,000 results You only pay for the data you actually receive — failed or empty requests are not charged.

Plan	Price per 1,000 results
Free	$1.00
Starter (Bronze)	$0.80
Scale (Silver)	$0.60
Business (Gold)	$0.40

The first run is free under Apify's free tier, so you can test with a small batch before scaling up.

Technical details

• API used: Gab's public Mastodon-compatible API (/api/v2/account_by_username/{username} and /api/v1.1/accounts/{id}/statuses) — no authentication required
• Proxy: Residential proxy included (required to bypass Cloudflare blocks on datacenter IPs)
• Modes: Author mode (get all posts from a user's feed) and profile mode (get profile data only — username, display name, bio, follower counts, Pro/verified status)
• Pagination: Automatic max_id pagination up to 10,000 results per run
• Filters: includeReplies to include reply posts, onlyMedia to filter to posts with media attachments
• No authentication needed — the API returns public data without any credentials
• Export formats: JSON, CSV, XML, Excel, or HTML via Apify
• Integrations: REST API, webhooks, Zapier, Make, Airbyte, and LangChain

FAQ

Do I need a Gab account or API key? No. The scraper uses Gab's public Mastodon-compatible API, which returns public data without any authentication. Just provide a username and start scraping.

What is the difference between author and profile mode? Author mode pulls all posts from a specific user's feed. Profile mode returns only the user's profile data (username, display name, bio, follower counts, Pro/verified status) without any posts.

Can I scrape media attachments? Yes, the output includes media_urls and media_types for posts with images or videos. You can also use the onlyMedia filter to only return posts with media attachments.

How many results can I get per run? Up to 10,000 results per run using the maxResults parameter. The scraper paginates through the user's feed automatically.

Is scraping Gab legal?

Yes. This scraper only accesses publicly available data through Gab's public Mastodon-compatible API, which returns public data without any authentication. It does not bypass authentication or access private data. Always check Gab's Terms of Service for restrictions on how you use the data.

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Support

Need a custom feature or found a bug? Open an issue on the Actor's page and we'll respond within 24 hours. We can also build custom scrapers for your specific use case — just reach out.