Snapchat Hashtag Scraper

Collect Snapchat Spotlight videos by hashtag or topic — no login, no API key, no browser automation needed. Supply any hashtag, topic name, or topic URL and get video metadata, direct download URLs, engagement stats (views, likes, shares, comments), creator profiles, and AI-generated descriptions in seconds.

Perfect for trend research, content discovery, influencer identification, social listening, and competitive analysis on Snapchat.

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What You Get

• Up to 32 Spotlight videos per hashtag from Snapchat's public server-rendered pages
• Direct video download URLs (watermarked and unwatermarked)
• Full engagement metrics: view count, like count, share count, comment count, remix count
• Creator profile info: username, display name, and profile URL
• AI-generated title, description, and keywords for each video (via Snapchat's LLM metadata)
• Related topic tags and scene-to-interest (S2I) tags
• Thumbnail URLs, video dimensions, duration, and upload timestamps
• Works without a Snapchat account or cookies

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Input

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
hashtags	string[]	Yes	—	Hashtags, topic names, or topic URLs. Examples: food, #travel, humor, https://www.snapchat.com/topic/humor
resultsPerHashtag	integer	No	30	Max videos to extract per hashtag (1–32). Snapchat's SSR page returns at most 32 results
includeVideoUrls	boolean	No	true	Include direct video download URLs. Note: URLs contain expiring tokens
includeRelatedTopics	boolean	No	true	Include related topic tags and S2I tags in each record
includeLlmMetadata	boolean	No	true	Include AI-generated title, description, and keywords from Snapchat's metadata
proxyConfiguration	object	No	—	Apify proxy settings. Most hashtags work without proxy

Example Input

{
  "hashtags": ["food", "#travel", "humor"],
  "resultsPerHashtag": 30,
  "includeVideoUrls": true,
  "includeRelatedTopics": true,
  "includeLlmMetadata": true
}

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Output

One record is produced per Spotlight video. All fields use snake_case. Fields with no data are omitted from the record.

Core Video Fields

Field	Type	Description
snap_id	string	Unique Spotlight snap ID
story_id	string	Story ID this snap belongs to
snap_url	string	Public URL to the Spotlight video (https://www.snapchat.com/spotlight/{snap_id})
video_url	string	Direct video download URL (watermarked). Present when includeVideoUrls is true
video_url_unwatermarked	string	Direct video URL without watermark. Present when includeVideoUrls is true
thumbnail_url	string	Video thumbnail image URL
video_thumbnail_url	string	Alternate video-specific thumbnail URL
large_thumbnail_url	string	Large-format thumbnail URL
encoding_format	string	Video encoding format (typically "video/mp4")
duration_seconds	number	Video duration in seconds
width	integer	Video width in pixels
height	integer	Video height in pixels
upload_date	string	Upload timestamp (ISO 8601 UTC)
searched_hashtag	string	The hashtag/topic that was searched to find this video
scraped_at	string	Scrape timestamp (ISO 8601 UTC)

Creator Fields

Field	Type	Description
creator_username	string	Creator's Snapchat username
creator_display_name	string	Creator's display name
creator_profile_url	string	Creator's profile URL

Engagement Stats

Field	Type	Description
view_count	integer	Total view count
like_count	integer	Total boost/like count
share_count	integer	Total share count
comment_count	integer	Total live comment count
remix_count	integer	Total remix count
recommend_count	integer	Total recommend count
rewatch_count	integer	Total rewatch count (sparse)
screenshot_count	integer	Total screenshot count (sparse)
pending_comment_count	integer	Pending/unmoderated comment count (sparse)

Content Fields

Field	Type	Description
description	string	Video description text (from snap or LLM fallback)
caption	string	Embedded caption text
keywords	string[]	Keywords derived from LLM metadata or hashtags in description
sub_titles	array	Overlay subtitle/caption objects embedded in the snap
attachment_url	string	External link attached to the snap (sparse)

Story Metadata Fields

Field	Type	Description
composite_story_id	string	Composite story ID for multi-snap stories
story_subtype	integer	Story subtype identifier
is_featured	boolean	Whether the video is featured/promoted
is_creator_suggestion	boolean	Whether this is a creator suggestion card
score	integer	Internal ranking score
latest_update_at	string	Last update timestamp for the story (ISO 8601 UTC)

AI Metadata Fields

Present when includeLlmMetadata is true.

Field	Type	Description
llm_title	string	AI-generated title for the video
llm_description	string	AI-generated description of the video content
llm_keywords	string[]	AI-generated keyword tags

Scene & Topic Tags

Field	Type	Description
s2i_tags	string[]	Scene-to-interest tags derived from video content

Related Topics

Present when includeRelatedTopics is true. These fields are added to every record from the same hashtag search.

Field	Type	Description
related_topics	object[]	Related topic tags. Each entry: {tagName, score, level}
related_s2i_tags	object[]	Related scene-to-interest tags. Each entry: {tagName, score, level}

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Example Output

{
  "snap_id": "AbCdEf1234567890",
  "story_id": "story-xyz-001",
  "snap_url": "https://www.snapchat.com/spotlight/AbCdEf1234567890",
  "video_url": "https://cf-st.sc-cdn.net/video/watermarked.mp4?token=abc",
  "video_url_unwatermarked": "https://cf-st.sc-cdn.net/video/clean.mp4?token=xyz",
  "thumbnail_url": "https://cf-st.sc-cdn.net/thumb/food-snap.jpg",
  "encoding_format": "video/mp4",
  "duration_seconds": 12.6,
  "width": 1080,
  "height": 1920,
  "creator_username": "foodiequeen",
  "creator_display_name": "Foodie Queen",
  "creator_profile_url": "https://www.snapchat.com/@foodiequeen",
  "view_count": 248000,
  "like_count": 14300,
  "share_count": 3200,
  "comment_count": 870,
  "remix_count": 45,
  "description": "Best tacos in LA — you have to try this!",
  "keywords": ["tacos", "food", "LA", "streetfood"],
  "upload_date": "2026-06-25T14:10:00+00:00",
  "searched_hashtag": "food",
  "llm_title": "Delicious street tacos in Los Angeles",
  "llm_description": "A creator shows off their favourite taco spot in LA with vivid close-up shots.",
  "llm_keywords": ["tacos", "streetfood", "losangeles", "foodie"],
  "s2i_tags": ["food", "mexican_cuisine", "street_food"],
  "related_topics": [
    {"tagName": "cooking", "score": 0.87, "level": 1},
    {"tagName": "recipe", "score": 0.74, "level": 2}
  ],
  "related_s2i_tags": [
    {"tagName": "restaurant", "score": 0.91, "level": 1}
  ],
  "scraped_at": "2026-06-28T12:00:00+00:00"
}

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FAQ

Do I need a Snapchat account or cookies? No. The scraper fetches public Snapchat topic pages over HTTP without any credentials or browser automation.

How many results can I get per hashtag? Snapchat's server-rendered pages contain at most 32 Spotlight results per hashtag. Set resultsPerHashtag to any value between 1 and 32.

Can I use topic names without a # symbol? Yes. You can pass bare words like food, hash-prefixed like #travel, or full topic URLs like https://www.snapchat.com/topic/humor. The scraper normalises all formats automatically.

How long are the video download URLs valid? Video URLs contain signed CDN tokens that expire after a period set by Snapchat (typically hours to a few days). Download or proxy the media as soon as possible after scraping.

What is the difference between video_url and video_url_unwatermarked? video_url is the watermarked version Snapchat displays to end users. video_url_unwatermarked is a clean version without the Snapchat overlay, when available in the page data.

What are S2I tags? Scene-to-interest (S2I) tags are Snapchat's internal content classification labels derived from visual analysis of the video. They are useful for categorising content beyond user-supplied hashtags.

What does includeLlmMetadata add? When enabled, three extra fields are added to each record: llm_title (a concise title generated by Snapchat's AI), llm_description (a sentence or two describing the video), and llm_keywords (keyword tags). These are embedded by Snapchat in the page metadata and require no additional API calls.

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