Snapchat Publisher Scraper

Scrape Snapchat Discover publisher and Snap Show pages. Provide publisher page URLs or businessProfileId UUIDs and get complete publisher profiles, premium episode listings, show season structure, and publisher Spotlight cards — all from publicly accessible snapchat.com/p/{id} pages. Works for news outlets, entertainment channels, and episodic Snap Shows.

What It Does

For each publisher ID or URL you provide, the actor:

1. Fetches the public publisher page at snapchat.com/p/{businessProfileId}
2. Extracts the full publisher profile — name, bio, logo, subscriber count, brand color, and category
3. Extracts premium stories and episodes with episode numbers, season numbers, and thumbnails
4. Extracts show season structure with episode counts per season
5. Extracts publisher Spotlight cards with media URLs, engagement stats, and creator info

No login, cookies, or browser required. Works on any public Snapchat publisher or Snap Show page.

Supported Input Formats

Format	Example
Publisher page URL	https://www.snapchat.com/p/5551edcb-8d47-489c-aa13-7aecfedc814e
Story subdomain URL	https://story.snapchat.com/p/efd8a13d-b69a-41d0-9c04-d19f87829798
Bare businessProfileId UUID	5551edcb-8d47-489c-aa13-7aecfedc814e

Input

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
publisherUrlsOrIds	string[]	Yes	—	Publisher page URLs or bare businessProfileId UUIDs
includeStories	boolean	No	true	Extract premium story and episode list with titles, thumbnails, and episode/season numbers
includeShowSeasons	boolean	No	true	Extract show season list with season IDs, season numbers, and episode counts
includeSpotlights	boolean	No	true	Extract publisher Spotlight story cards with media URLs and engagement stats
proxyConfiguration	object	No	null	Apify proxy configuration (optional)

Example input:

{
  "publisherUrlsOrIds": [
    "5551edcb-8d47-489c-aa13-7aecfedc814e",
    "https://www.snapchat.com/p/efd8a13d-b69a-41d0-9c04-d19f87829798"
  ],
  "includeStories": true,
  "includeShowSeasons": true,
  "includeSpotlights": true
}

Output

One record per publisher pushed to the Apify dataset.

Publisher profile fields

Field	Type	Description
publisherId	string	businessProfileId UUID
pageUrl	string	Full snapchat.com/p/{id} URL
displayName	string	Publisher or show display name
bio	string	Publisher description or bio
isVerified	boolean	Whether the publisher has a verified badge
subscriberCount	integer	Total subscriber count
profilePictureUrl	string	Publisher logo or avatar CDN URL
snapcodeImageUrl	string	Publisher Snapcode URL
squareHeroImageUrl	string	Banner or hero image URL
websiteUrl	string	External website URL
category	string	Publisher category string ID
primaryColor	string	Brand hex color (e.g., #ff5831)
publisherType	string	SHOW or PUBLISHER
hasStory	boolean	Whether an active story exists
scrapedAt	string	Scrape timestamp (ISO 8601 UTC)

Premium story object (in premiumStories array, when includeStories: true)

Field	Type	Description
storyId	string	Unique story identifier
storyTitle	string	Episode or story title
storyType	integer	Story type code
thumbnailUrl	string	Episode thumbnail CDN URL
episodeNumber	integer	Episode number within the season
seasonNumber	integer	Season number
postedAt	string	ISO 8601 UTC publish timestamp

Season object (in premiumShowSeasons array, when includeShowSeasons: true)

Field	Type	Description
seasonId	string	Unique season identifier UUID
seasonNumber	integer	Season number
episodeCount	integer	Number of episodes in this season

Publisher Spotlight card (in publisherSpotlights array, when includeSpotlights: true)

Field	Type	Description
storyId	string	Story identifier
compositeStoryId	string	Composite story ID
snapId	string	Raw Spotlight snap ID
snapUrl	string	Direct Spotlight video URL
thumbnailUrl	string	Spotlight thumbnail CDN URL
videoUrl	string	Unencrypted video CDN URL
imageUrl	string	Unencrypted image CDN URL (image posts)
durationSeconds	number	Video duration in seconds
width	integer	Video width in pixels
height	integer	Video height in pixels
creatorUsername	string	Creator Snapchat username
creatorDisplayName	string	Creator display name
creatorFollowerCount	integer	Creator follower count
description	string	Snap description or caption text
engagementStats	object	Object with viewCount, shareCount, commentCount, recommendCount, remixCount
createdAt	string	ISO 8601 UTC snap creation timestamp
latestUpdatedAt	string	ISO 8601 UTC last update timestamp

Error record

Field	Type	Description
input	string	The publisher ID or URL that failed
error	string	Error description
scrapedAt	string	ISO 8601 UTC scrape timestamp

Example output (publisher with show seasons):

{
  "publisherId": "5551edcb-8d47-489c-aa13-7aecfedc814e",
  "pageUrl": "https://www.snapchat.com/p/5551edcb-8d47-489c-aa13-7aecfedc814e",
  "displayName": "Food Porn",
  "bio": "The best food videos on Snapchat",
  "isVerified": true,
  "subscriberCount": 3785500,
  "profilePictureUrl": "https://cf-st.sc-cdn.net/...",
  "primaryColor": "#ff5831",
  "publisherType": "SHOW",
  "hasStory": true,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-06-28T10:00:00.000000+00:00",
  "premiumStories": [
    {
      "storyId": "abc123",
      "storyTitle": "Best Street Food in Tokyo",
      "storyType": 16,
      "thumbnailUrl": "https://cf-st.sc-cdn.net/...",
      "episodeNumber": 4,
      "seasonNumber": 18,
      "postedAt": "2026-06-20T10:00:00+00:00"
    }
  ],
  "premiumShowSeasons": [
    {
      "seasonId": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890",
      "seasonNumber": 18,
      "episodeCount": 8
    }
  ],
  "publisherSpotlights": [
    {
      "snapId": "W7_EDlXWTBiX...",
      "snapUrl": "https://www.snapchat.com/spotlight/W7_EDlXWTBiX...",
      "thumbnailUrl": "https://cf-st.sc-cdn.net/...",
      "videoUrl": "https://cf-st.sc-cdn.net/...",
      "durationSeconds": 14.56,
      "width": 1080,
      "height": 1920,
      "creatorUsername": "foodporn",
      "creatorDisplayName": "Food Porn",
      "engagementStats": {
        "viewCount": 125000,
        "shareCount": 3200,
        "commentCount": 89
      },
      "createdAt": "2026-06-18T08:30:00+00:00"
    }
  ]
}

Example error record:

{
  "input": "36d0088b-39d5-4765-a237-bb147a292272",
  "error": "Failed to fetch publisher page: https://www.snapchat.com/p/36d0088b-39d5-4765-a237-bb147a292272",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-06-28T06:47:39.351406+00:00"
}

FAQ

What is the difference between a publisher and a Snap Show? A Snap Show is an episodic entertainment series (e.g., Food Porn, E! News) with seasons and numbered episodes. A publisher is a media outlet (e.g., a news channel) that publishes individual stories without episode structure. Both live at snapchat.com/p/{id} and the publisherType field tells you which kind it is.

Where do I find the businessProfileId? It is the UUID in the publisher page URL: snapchat.com/p/{businessProfileId}. You can also find it using the Snapchat Search Scraper by searching for the publisher name and inspecting publisherEdition results.

Why is the displayName sometimes empty and username not present? Many Snap Shows and publisher accounts do not have a traditional Snapchat username — they are registered as business profiles only. The displayName field (sourced from the page title) always contains the visible name.

Why does my input publisher ID return an error record instead of crashing? Regular personal creator accounts and invalid UUIDs return a 404 from Snapchat, so the actor records an error row and continues to the next publisher. Only genuine publisher/show pages (with snapchat.com/p/ URLs) will return a successful profile record.

Can I get the actual episode video content? Episode thumbnails and metadata are included. The full video content for premium episodes requires the Snapchat app and is not publicly accessible via page scraping. Publisher Spotlight videos, however, include direct videoUrl links.

Do I need a proxy? No proxy is required for normal usage. Publisher pages are publicly accessible. For high-volume runs, enabling Apify proxy via proxyConfiguration helps avoid rate limiting.

How many publishers can I scrape at once? You can add as many publisher IDs as needed to the publisherUrlsOrIds list. Each is fetched sequentially and produces one output record.

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