# Snapchat Publisher Scraper (`crawlerbros/snapchat-publisher-scraper`) Actor Scrape Snapchat publisher and show pages - get profile info, premium stories/episodes, seasons, and spotlight content. - **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/snapchat-publisher-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community) - **Categories:** Social media, Automation, Developer tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $3.00 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## 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:** ```json { "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):** ```json { "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:** ```json { "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. ### Other Snapchat Scrapers Explore the full Snapchat scraper suite on Apify: | Actor | Description | |-------|-------------| | [Snapchat Profile Scraper](https://apify.com/crawlerbros/snapchat-profile-scraper) | Full profile metadata, highlights, lenses, and spotlight data | | [Snapchat Hashtag Scraper](https://apify.com/crawlerbros/snapchat-hashtag-scraper) | Spotlight videos by hashtag or topic with AI metadata | | [Snapchat User Stories Scraper](https://apify.com/crawlerbros/snapchat-user-stories-scraper) | Curated highlights and active story snaps | | [Snapchat Spotlight Video Downloader](https://apify.com/crawlerbros/snapchat-spotlight-video-downloader) | Download Spotlight videos with AI metadata, transcripts, and comments | | [Snapchat Search Scraper](https://apify.com/crawlerbros/snapchat-search-scraper) | Search across videos, lenses, users, places, and shows | | [Snapchat Lens Scraper](https://apify.com/crawlerbros/snapchat-lens-scraper) | AR lens metadata, trending lenses, and creator info | | [Snapchat Publisher Scraper](https://apify.com/crawlerbros/snapchat-publisher-scraper) | Discover publisher pages, shows, episodes, and spotlights | | [Snapchat Ads Gallery Scraper](https://apify.com/crawlerbros/snapchat-ads-gallery-scraper) | EU/UK ad transparency library — ads and sponsored content | | [Snapchat Spotlight Comments Scraper](https://apify.com/crawlerbros/snapchat-spotlight-comments-scraper) | Comment threads from Spotlight videos | | [Snapchat Topic Scraper](https://apify.com/crawlerbros/snapchat-topic-scraper) | Spotlight videos by topic with related tags | | [Snapchat Snapcode Scraper](https://apify.com/crawlerbros/snapchat-snapcode-scraper) | Download Snapcode images (SVG/PNG) for any username | | [Snapchat Snap Map Scraper](https://apify.com/crawlerbros/snapchat-snap-map-scraper) | Public Snap Map places and their latest snaps | | [Snapchat Discover Scraper](https://apify.com/crawlerbros/snapchat-discover-scraper) | Shows and stories from Snapchat's Discover feed | # Actor input Schema ## `publisherUrlsOrIds` (type: `array`): Publisher page URLs (snapchat.com/p/{id}, story.snapchat.com/p/{id}) or bare businessProfileId UUIDs ## `includeStories` (type: `boolean`): Extract the premium story/episode list with titles, thumbnails, episode/season numbers, and timestamps. ## `includeShowSeasons` (type: `boolean`): Extract the show season list with season IDs, season numbers, and episode counts. ## `includeSpotlights` (type: `boolean`): Extract publisher Spotlight story cards with media URLs, thumbnails, creator info, and engagement stats. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Optional proxy configuration. Publisher pages are publicly accessible without a proxy. ## Actor input object example ```json { "publisherUrlsOrIds": [ "5551edcb-8d47-489c-aa13-7aecfedc814e", "efd8a13d-b69a-41d0-9c04-d19f87829798" ], "includeStories": true, "includeShowSeasons": true, "includeSpotlights": true } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "publisherUrlsOrIds": [ "5551edcb-8d47-489c-aa13-7aecfedc814e", "efd8a13d-b69a-41d0-9c04-d19f87829798" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/snapchat-publisher-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "publisherUrlsOrIds": [ "5551edcb-8d47-489c-aa13-7aecfedc814e", "efd8a13d-b69a-41d0-9c04-d19f87829798", ] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("crawlerbros/snapchat-publisher-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "publisherUrlsOrIds": [ "5551edcb-8d47-489c-aa13-7aecfedc814e", "efd8a13d-b69a-41d0-9c04-d19f87829798" ] }' | apify call crawlerbros/snapchat-publisher-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawlerbros/snapchat-publisher-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Snapchat Publisher Scraper", "description": "Scrape Snapchat publisher and show pages - get profile info, premium stories/episodes, seasons, and spotlight content.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "hhEZJCrDMfN6NboQV" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/crawlerbros~snapchat-publisher-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-crawlerbros-snapchat-publisher-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~snapchat-publisher-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-crawlerbros-snapchat-publisher-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~snapchat-publisher-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-crawlerbros-snapchat-publisher-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "publisherUrlsOrIds" ], "properties": { "publisherUrlsOrIds": { "title": "Publisher URLs or IDs", "type": "array", "description": "Publisher page URLs (snapchat.com/p/{id}, story.snapchat.com/p/{id}) or bare businessProfileId UUIDs", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "includeStories": { "title": "Include Premium Stories", "type": "boolean", "description": "Extract the premium story/episode list with titles, thumbnails, episode/season numbers, and timestamps.", "default": true }, "includeShowSeasons": { "title": "Include Show Seasons", "type": "boolean", "description": "Extract the show season list with season IDs, season numbers, and episode counts.", "default": true }, "includeSpotlights": { "title": "Include Publisher Spotlights", "type": "boolean", "description": "Extract publisher Spotlight story cards with media URLs, thumbnails, creator info, and engagement stats.", "default": true }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Optional proxy configuration. 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