Snapchat Profile Scraper

Extract complete public profile data from Snapchat — no login, no API key, no manual effort. Get subscriber counts, bio, profile images, Snapcodes, curated highlights, Spotlight videos, AR lenses, active story snaps, related accounts, and AI-generated metadata in one automated run.

Ideal for influencer research, brand monitoring, competitor analysis, marketing intelligence, and social media audits.

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What You Get

• Full public profile metadata: display name, bio, subscriber count, verification status, category, website, Snapcode image, business profile ID, and more
• Curated highlight albums with per-snap media URLs and types
• Spotlight highlights with view counts, engagement stats, hashtags, creator info, and AI descriptions
• Active public story snaps with media URLs, geolocation, post timestamps, and sponsorship flags
• AR lenses created by the profile with preview images, unlock URLs, and creator tags
• Embedded Spotlight comments (optional) with reaction counts and commenter details
• Related accounts suggested by Snapchat
• Works on public profiles — no Snapchat account or API key required

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Input

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
usernames	string[]	Yes	—	Snapchat usernames or profile URLs. Accepts: bare username (brentrivera), @brentrivera, https://www.snapchat.com/add/brentrivera, or https://www.snapchat.com/@brentrivera
includeLenses	boolean	No	true	Include AR lenses created by the profile owner
includeSpotlightMeta	boolean	No	true	Include rich Spotlight highlight metadata (views, engagement, hashtags, AI title/description)
includeActiveStory	boolean	No	true	Include currently active public story snaps (ephemeral, changes frequently)
includeComments	boolean	No	false	Decode and include Spotlight comments embedded in the profile page
maxRelatedAccounts	integer	No	(no limit)	Cap the number of related accounts returned. Set to 0 to exclude entirely
maxHighlightsPerUser	integer	No	(no limit)	Cap the number of highlights (curated and Spotlight) per profile. Set to 0 to exclude
proxyConfiguration	object	No	—	Apify proxy settings. Public profiles work without proxy; use for resilience at scale

Example Input

{
  "usernames": ["brentrivera", "https://www.snapchat.com/@khaby.lame"],
  "includeLenses": true,
  "includeSpotlightMeta": true,
  "includeActiveStory": true,
  "includeComments": false,
  "maxRelatedAccounts": 5,
  "maxHighlightsPerUser": 10
}

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Output

Each scraped username produces one record. The schema below lists every possible field; fields that are absent or empty in the source data are omitted from the record.

Core Profile Fields

Field	Type	Description
username	string	Snapchat username
displayName	string	Public display name
accountType	string	"public" or "private"
isVerified	boolean	Whether the account has a verification badge
subscriberCount	integer	Total subscriber / follower count
bio	string	Profile bio text
profileUrl	string	Full Snapchat profile URL
profilePictureUrl	string	Profile picture URL
snapcodeImageUrl	string	Snapcode image URL
squareHeroImageUrl	string	Square hero image for the profile
websiteUrl	string	External website linked on the profile
category	string	Primary content category (e.g. "ENTERTAINMENT")
subcategory	string	Sub-category string ID
publisherType	string	Publisher type identifier
businessProfileId	string	Business profile identifier
hostUserId	string	Host user ID
shouldHideUsername	boolean	Whether Snapchat hides the username in UI
address	string	Physical address (creator/business profiles)
mutableName	string	Mutable display name
primaryColor	string	Hex color code for profile theming
hasStory	boolean	Whether the profile has an active story
hasCuratedHighlights	boolean	Whether the profile has saved highlight albums
hasSpotlightHighlights	boolean	Whether the profile has Spotlight videos
createdAt	string	Account creation timestamp (ISO 8601 UTC)
lastUpdatedAt	string	Last profile update timestamp (ISO 8601 UTC)
sameAsLinks	array	Cross-platform profile links (raw API array)
scrapedAt	string	Scrape timestamp (ISO 8601 UTC)

Curated Highlights (curatedHighlights[])

Populated when hasCuratedHighlights is true.

Field	Type	Description
highlightId	string	Unique highlight album ID
storyTitle	string	Album title
thumbnailUrl	string	Album thumbnail image URL
snapCount	integer	Number of snaps in the album
firstSnapUrl	string	Media URL of the first snap
firstSnapType	string	"video" or "image"

Spotlight Highlights (spotlightHighlights[])

Populated when hasSpotlightHighlights is true.

Field	Type	Description
highlightId	string	Unique Spotlight story ID
storyTitle	string	Spotlight story title
thumbnailUrl	string	Thumbnail image URL
snapCount	integer	Number of snaps in the story
firstSnapUrl	string	Media URL of the first snap
firstSnapType	string	"video" or "image"

AR Lenses (lenses[])

Populated when includeLenses is true and the profile has created lenses.

Field	Type	Description
scannableUuid	string	Unique scannable UUID for the lens
lensName	string	Lens display name
lensCreatorDisplayName	string	Creator display name
lensCreatorUsername	string	Creator Snapchat username
lensId	string	Internal lens ID
lensPreviewImageUrl	string	Static preview image URL
lensPreviewVideoUrl	string	Animated preview video URL
iconUrl	string	Lens icon URL
unlockUrl	string	Deep link to unlock/open the lens
userProfileUrl	string	Creator profile URL
lensCreatorSearchTags	string[]	Searchable tags for the lens
isOfficialSnapLens	boolean	Whether this is an official Snapchat lens
lastUpdatedAt	string	Last update timestamp (ISO 8601 UTC)
lensUrl	string	Public lens page URL

Spotlight Metadata (spotlightMetadata[])

Populated when includeSpotlightMeta is true and the profile has Spotlight videos.

Field	Type	Description
name	string	Video name/title
thumbnailUrl	string	Thumbnail image URL
contentUrl	string	Video content URL
uploadedAt	string	Upload timestamp (ISO 8601 UTC)
durationMs	integer	Video duration in milliseconds
width	integer	Video width in pixels
height	integer	Video height in pixels
keywords	string[]	Keyword tags from video metadata
viewCount	integer	Total view count
shareCount	integer	Total share count
embeddedTextCaption	string	Text overlaid on the video
creatorUsername	string	Creator's Snapchat username
creatorDisplayName	string	Creator's display name
creatorFollowerCount	integer	Creator's follower count
creatorWebsiteUrl	string	Creator's website URL
engagementViewCount	integer	Engagement-level view count
engagementShareCount	integer	Engagement-level share count
engagementCommentCount	integer	Engagement-level comment count
engagementBoostCount	integer	Engagement-level boost count
engagementRecommendCount	integer	Engagement-level recommend count
llmDescription	string	AI-generated description
llmTitle	string	AI-generated title
llmKeywords	string[]	AI-generated keywords
textMetadataKeywords	string[]	Keywords extracted from video text
hashtags	string[]	Hashtags associated with the video
s2iTags	string[]	Scene-to-interest tags
contextCards	object[]	Context card objects (links, locations, etc.)
detectedLanguages	object[]	Detected language scores

Active Story Snaps (activeStorySnaps[])

Populated when includeActiveStory is true and the profile has an active story.

Field	Type	Description
snapIndex	integer	Position index of the snap in the story
snapId	string	Unique snap ID
mediaUrl	string	Direct media URL (video or image)
mediaPreviewUrl	string	Low-resolution preview URL
mediaType	string	"video" or "image"
postedAt	string	Snap post timestamp (ISO 8601 UTC)
snapTitle	string	Snap title/caption
lat	number	Latitude (if geotagged)
lng	number	Longitude (if geotagged)
hasAttachment	boolean	Whether the snap has an external link attachment
audioTranscriptionObjectUrl	string	URL to audio transcription object
isSponsored	boolean	Whether the snap is sponsored content
storySource	string	Always "activeStory" for this section

Spotlight Comments (spotlightComments[])

Populated when includeComments is true and comments are embedded in the page.

Field	Type	Description
commentId	string	Unique comment ID (highBits-lowBits format)
snapId	string	The snap this comment belongs to
replyText	string	Comment text
reactionCounts	object[]	Array of {reactTypeId, count} objects
commenterDisplayName	string	Commenter's display name
commenterBitmojiAvatarId	string	Commenter's Bitmoji avatar ID
commenterBitmojiSelfieId	string	Commenter's Bitmoji selfie ID
commenterProfileLogoUrl	string	Commenter's profile image URL
approvalState	integer	Approval/moderation state
postedAt	string	Comment timestamp (ISO 8601 UTC)
rankingScore	number	Comment ranking score
threadedReplyCount	integer	Number of threaded replies
reportCount	integer	Number of reports on the comment

Related Accounts (relatedAccounts[])

Snapchat-suggested accounts similar to the scraped profile.

Field	Type	Description
username	string	Snapchat username
displayName	string	Display name
profileUrl	string	Full profile URL
profilePictureUrl	string	Profile picture URL
isVerified	boolean	Verification badge status
subscriberCount	integer	Subscriber count
bio	string	Bio text
snapcodeImageUrl	string	Snapcode image URL
category	string	Content category
websiteUrl	string	External website URL
hasStory	boolean	Whether the account has an active story
hasCuratedHighlights	boolean	Whether the account has highlight albums
hasSpotlightHighlights	boolean	Whether the account has Spotlight videos
subscribeLink	object	Subscribe deep-link URLs (oneLinkBaseUrl, deepLinkUrl, iosAppStoreUrl)

Pagination Cursors (cursors)

Field	Type	Description
curatedHighlightsCursor	string	Cursor for fetching more curated highlights
spotlightHighlightsCursor	string	Cursor for fetching more Spotlight highlights
lensCursor	string	Cursor for fetching more lenses

Error Records

When a username cannot be scraped, an error record is pushed instead.

Field	Type	Description
inputUsername	string	The original input value that failed
error	string	Human-readable error description
scrapedAt	string	Timestamp of the failed attempt (ISO 8601 UTC)

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Example Output

{
  "username": "brentrivera",
  "displayName": "Brent Rivera",
  "accountType": "public",
  "isVerified": true,
  "subscriberCount": 15200000,
  "bio": "Content creator, filmmaker, and entertainer.",
  "profileUrl": "https://www.snapchat.com/@brentrivera",
  "profilePictureUrl": "https://cf-st.sc-cdn.net/img/dr/brentrivera.jpg",
  "snapcodeImageUrl": "https://app.snapchat.com/web/deeplink/snapcode?username=brentrivera&type=SVG",
  "websiteUrl": "https://brentrivera.com",
  "category": "ENTERTAINMENT",
  "hasStory": true,
  "hasCuratedHighlights": true,
  "hasSpotlightHighlights": true,
  "createdAt": "2015-09-12T14:23:00+00:00",
  "lastUpdatedAt": "2026-06-20T08:10:00+00:00",
  "curatedHighlights": [
    {
      "highlightId": "ab12cd34",
      "storyTitle": "Summer Vlogs",
      "thumbnailUrl": "https://cf-st.sc-cdn.net/thumb/summer.jpg",
      "snapCount": 14,
      "firstSnapUrl": "https://cf-st.sc-cdn.net/video/snap1.mp4",
      "firstSnapType": "video"
    }
  ],
  "spotlightMetadata": [
    {
      "name": "Beach day with the crew",
      "thumbnailUrl": "https://cf-st.sc-cdn.net/thumb/beach.jpg",
      "contentUrl": "https://cf-st.sc-cdn.net/video/beach.mp4",
      "uploadedAt": "2026-06-15T18:30:00+00:00",
      "durationMs": 14500,
      "width": 1080,
      "height": 1920,
      "viewCount": 832400,
      "shareCount": 12300,
      "hashtags": ["summer", "beach"],
      "llmTitle": "Fun beach day with friends",
      "llmDescription": "A creator and friends enjoy a sunny beach afternoon.",
      "llmKeywords": ["beach", "summer", "friends", "fun"]
    }
  ],
  "activeStorySnaps": [
    {
      "snapIndex": 0,
      "snapId": "xyzSnap123",
      "mediaUrl": "https://cf-st.sc-cdn.net/video/story1.mp4",
      "mediaType": "video",
      "postedAt": "2026-06-28T09:00:00+00:00",
      "hasAttachment": false,
      "isSponsored": false,
      "storySource": "activeStory"
    }
  ],
  "relatedAccounts": [
    {
      "username": "lexi",
      "displayName": "Lexi Rivera",
      "profileUrl": "https://www.snapchat.com/@lexi",
      "isVerified": true,
      "subscriberCount": 9800000,
      "hasStory": false,
      "hasCuratedHighlights": true,
      "hasSpotlightHighlights": true
    }
  ],
  "scrapedAt": "2026-06-28T12:00:00+00:00"
}

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FAQ

Do I need a Snapchat account or API key? No. The scraper fetches public profile pages using standard HTTP requests. No login, cookies, or Snapchat API credentials are required.

Can I scrape private profiles? Private profiles return a minimal record with accountType: "private", username, and displayName only. Highlights, lenses, and story snaps are not available for private accounts.

How many profiles can I scrape per run? You can pass dozens or hundreds of usernames in a single run. Each profile is fetched concurrently with automatic retries for reliability.

Are video and image URLs permanent? Media URLs (story snaps, highlight thumbnails, Spotlight video content) are served from Snapchat's CDN and may contain expiring tokens. Download or cache media promptly after scraping.

What does includeSpotlightMeta add? When enabled, each Spotlight video gets enriched with view counts, share counts, engagement stats, AI-generated titles and descriptions, detected hashtags, scene-to-interest tags, and context cards. This data comes from Snapchat's server-rendered metadata embedded in the profile page.

What is the activeStoryMeta object on a record? Some profiles include story-level metadata such as storyTitle, storySubtitle, emoji, and canonicalUrlSuffix. These are injected as an activeStoryMeta object at the top level of the profile record when present.

Why are some fields missing from certain records? The scraper only outputs fields that contain actual data. Fields that are empty, null, or absent in the source page are omitted. This keeps records clean and avoids sentinel values.

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