Snapchat Profile Scraper

Scrape public profile metadata from Snapchat user profiles. Provide one or more usernames or profile URLs and get the full public profile card — display name, verification badge, subscriber count, bio, avatar, story highlights, related accounts, and external links — one record per username.

What It Does

For each Snapchat username you provide, the actor:

1. Fetches the public profile page
2. Extracts the full profile card including highlight albums and related accounts
3. Returns one dataset record per username

No login, cookies, or browser required. Works on any public Snapchat creator or regular profile.

Supported URL Formats

Format	Example
Bare username	brentrivera
@-prefixed	@brentrivera
Add URL	https://www.snapchat.com/add/brentrivera
Profile URL	https://www.snapchat.com/@brentrivera

Input

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
usernames	string[]	Yes	—	One or more usernames or profile URLs
proxyConfiguration	object	No	null	Apify proxy config (optional)

Example input:

{
  "usernames": ["brentrivera", "selenagomez", "@khaby.lame"]
}

Output

One record per username pushed to the Apify dataset.

Public profile record

Field	Type	Description
username	string	Snapchat username
displayName	string	Full display name
accountType	string	"public" or "private"
isVerified	boolean	Whether the account is verified
subscriberCount	integer	Subscriber count (when available)
bio	string	Profile bio (when set)
profileUrl	string	Full Snapchat profile URL
profilePictureUrl	string	Avatar CDN URL
snapcodeImageUrl	string	Snapcode SVG URL
squareHeroImageUrl	string	Banner/hero image URL (when set)
websiteUrl	string	External website link (when set)
category	string	Profile category string
subcategory	string	Profile subcategory string
hasStory	boolean	Whether an active story exists
hasCuratedHighlights	boolean	Whether highlight albums exist
hasSpotlightHighlights	boolean	Whether spotlight highlights exist
createdAt	string	Account creation date (ISO 8601 UTC)
lastUpdatedAt	string	Last profile update (ISO 8601 UTC)
sameAsLinks	array	External social profile links
relatedAccounts	object[]	Cross-promoted Snapchat accounts
curatedHighlights	object[]	Saved story highlight albums
spotlightHighlights	object[]	Spotlight video highlights
scrapedAt	string	Scrape timestamp (ISO 8601 UTC)

Example output (public profile):

{
  "username": "brentrivera",
  "displayName": "Brent Rivera",
  "accountType": "public",
  "isVerified": true,
  "subscriberCount": 2646200,
  "bio": "Hi I'm brent and this is my new snapchat",
  "profileUrl": "https://www.snapchat.com/add/brentrivera",
  "profilePictureUrl": "https://cf-st.sc-cdn.net/...",
  "snapcodeImageUrl": "https://app.snapchat.com/web/deeplink/snapcode?username=brentrivera",
  "websiteUrl": "https://brentrivera.com",
  "category": "public-profile-category-v3-people",
  "subcategory": "public-profile-subcategory-v3-public-figure",
  "hasStory": true,
  "hasCuratedHighlights": true,
  "hasSpotlightHighlights": false,
  "createdAt": "2020-07-06T22:02:59+00:00",
  "lastUpdatedAt": "2026-03-28T14:52:30.399000+00:00",
  "sameAsLinks": [],
  "relatedAccounts": [],
  "curatedHighlights": [
    {
      "highlightId": "6d6ede0f-9279-4be9-8a54-a6662783a943",
      "storyTitle": "Motivation",
      "thumbnailUrl": "https://cf-st.sc-cdn.net/...",
      "snapCount": 7,
      "firstSnapUrl": "https://cf-st.sc-cdn.net/...",
      "firstSnapType": "video"
    }
  ],
  "spotlightHighlights": [],
  "scrapedAt": "2026-04-15T10:00:00.000000+00:00"
}

Private profile record

{
  "username": "someuser",
  "displayName": "Some User",
  "accountType": "private",
  "isVerified": false,
  "profileUrl": "https://www.snapchat.com/add/someuser",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-04-15T10:00:00.000000+00:00"
}

Error record

{
  "inputUsername": "thisuserdoesnotexist99999",
  "error": "Profile not found or private",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-04-15T10:00:00.000000+00:00"
}

FAQ

Does this require a Snapchat account or login? No. It only accesses publicly available profile pages, the same data visible to any website visitor.

What is the difference between curatedHighlights and spotlightHighlights? Curated highlights are saved story albums that creators manually curate. Spotlight highlights are short-form videos (similar to TikTok/Reels) that a creator has pinned to their profile.

Why is subscriberCount sometimes missing? Snapchat does not expose subscriber counts for all public profiles. When the count is unavailable or zero, the field is omitted from the output.

Why does some profiles return accountType: "private"? Regular Snapchat users (non-creators) have private profiles with minimal public data. The actor returns their username and display name with accountType: "private".

Can I scrape multiple profiles at once? Yes — add as many usernames as you need to the usernames list. Each runs sequentially and produces one output record.

Do I need a proxy? No proxy is required for normal usage. For large-scale runs or if you encounter rate limiting, enable Apify proxy via the proxyConfiguration input.