Snapchat Spotlight Comments Scraper

Extract public comments from Snapchat Spotlight videos without login or a browser. Provide individual Spotlight video URLs or creator usernames and get structured comment records — commenter names, Bitmoji IDs, reaction counts, posting timestamps, ranking scores, and reply counts. Supports non-ASCII content including Urdu, Arabic, and emoji.

What It Does

Two scraping modes are available:

• bySpotlightUrl — extract comments for one or more specific Spotlight video URLs. Each URL is fetched individually and returns comments embedded in that video's page.
• byUsername — extract all available Spotlight comments embedded on a creator's public profile page. A single profile page fetch returns comments for all the creator's pinned Spotlight videos at once.

No login, cookies, or browser required. Comment data is decoded from base64-encoded JSON that Snapchat embeds in public page HTML.

Input

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
mode	select	No	byUsername	bySpotlightUrl (by direct video URL) or byUsername (from creator profile page)
spotlightUrls	string[]	No	—	For bySpotlightUrl: one or more Spotlight video URLs (e.g., https://www.snapchat.com/spotlight/{id})
usernames	string[]	No	—	For byUsername: one or more Snapchat creator usernames
maxCommentsPerSnap	integer	No	100	Maximum comments to extract per Spotlight video (1–1,000)
proxyConfiguration	object	No	null	Apify proxy configuration (optional)

Example input (by username):

{
  "mode": "byUsername",
  "usernames": ["waqarzaka", "brentrivera"],
  "maxCommentsPerSnap": 100
}

Example input (by Spotlight URL):

{
  "mode": "bySpotlightUrl",
  "spotlightUrls": [
    "https://www.snapchat.com/spotlight/W7_EDlXWTBiXAEEniNoMPwAAYaXFxdmVobmp6AZ499vl-AZ499rsXAAAAAQ"
  ],
  "maxCommentsPerSnap": 200
}

Output

One record per comment pushed to the Apify dataset.

Comment record

Field	Type	Description
commentId	string	Unique comment identifier composed of {highBits}-{lowBits}
snapId	string	Spotlight snap ID the comment belongs to
sourceUsername	string	Creator username (present in byUsername mode)
inputUrl	string	Spotlight URL that was scraped (present in bySpotlightUrl mode)
replyText	string	Comment text content (supports Unicode, emoji, Arabic, Urdu, etc.)
reactionCounts	object[]	Array of reaction objects — see Reaction Count Object below
commenterDisplayName	string	Commenter's public display name
commenterBitmojiAvatarId	string	Commenter's Bitmoji avatar identifier
commenterBitmojiSelfieId	string	Commenter's Bitmoji selfie identifier
commenterProfileLogoUrl	string	Commenter's profile image CDN URL
reportCount	integer	Number of times the comment has been reported
approvalState	integer	Comment moderation state code (3 = approved)
postedAt	string	ISO 8601 UTC timestamp when the comment was posted
rankingScore	number	Snapchat's internal ranking score for the comment
threadedReplyCount	integer	Number of threaded replies to this comment
scrapedAt	string	Scrape timestamp (ISO 8601 UTC)

Reaction count object (in reactionCounts array)

Field	Type	Description
reactTypeId	string	Reaction type identifier
count	integer	Number of users who reacted with this reaction type

Error record

Field	Type	Description
inputUrl	string	Spotlight URL that failed (bySpotlightUrl mode)
inputUsername	string	Username that failed (byUsername mode)
snapId	string	Snap ID if it was resolved before the error
error	string	Error description
scrapedAt	string	ISO 8601 UTC scrape timestamp

Example output (byUsername mode):

{
  "commentId": "8919840425233039738-13086174214898099122",
  "snapId": "W7_EDlXWTBiXAEEniNoMPwAAYZWJudHdqZ2N0AZ8D-agCAZ8D-HVIAAAAAQ",
  "sourceUsername": "waqarzaka",
  "replyText": "Ma zero say start Karna chata ho plz help",
  "commenterDisplayName": "Pyara",
  "commenterBitmojiAvatarId": "100004557682_2-s5",
  "commenterBitmojiSelfieId": "10226021",
  "reportCount": 0,
  "approvalState": 3,
  "postedAt": "2026-06-27T04:05:22.397000+00:00",
  "threadedReplyCount": 0,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-06-28T06:44:48.432805+00:00"
}

Example output (byUsername mode, with reactions):

{
  "commentId": "3093553028317793225-9815565008561495318",
  "snapId": "W7_EDlXWTBiXAEEniNoMPwAAYcWZiYXNzbmNxAZ8ACWxNAZ8ACUuOAAAAAQ",
  "sourceUsername": "waqarzaka",
  "replyText": "Amazing video!",
  "reactionCounts": [
    {
      "reactTypeId": "1",
      "count": 2
    }
  ],
  "commenterDisplayName": "Dr-ahmad",
  "commenterProfileLogoUrl": "https://cf-st.sc-cdn.net/...",
  "reportCount": 0,
  "approvalState": 3,
  "postedAt": "2026-06-26T11:54:43.552000+00:00",
  "rankingScore": 250,
  "threadedReplyCount": 0,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-06-28T06:44:48.432888+00:00"
}

FAQ

Why are some Spotlight videos missing comments? Snapchat only embeds comments in the page HTML for Spotlight videos with active public comments. Videos with no comments, disabled comments, or very recently posted videos may return no records. The actor records an error row in those cases rather than crashing.

What is the difference between the two modes? byUsername fetches a creator's public profile page, which embeds comments for all their pinned Spotlight videos in a single request — efficient for getting all comments from one creator. bySpotlightUrl fetches each individual video page separately, which is useful for specific videos that are not pinned on a creator's profile.

Are these all comments on a video, or just top comments? Snapchat embeds a curated set of top-ranked comments in the page HTML for any visitor. The number of embedded comments varies by video popularity and Snapchat's ranking algorithm. Use maxCommentsPerSnap to control how many are extracted per video.

Do I need a Snapchat account, login, or cookies? No. Comment data is embedded in Snapchat's public page HTML and is accessible to any website visitor without authentication.

Can I scrape comments from multiple creators at once? Yes — add multiple usernames to the usernames list. Each username produces a separate batch of comment records, all identified by their sourceUsername field.

What does approvalState mean? It is Snapchat's internal moderation state for the comment. A value of 3 means the comment has been approved and is visible. Other values indicate pending review or moderation actions.

Does the scraper support non-English comments? Yes. The comment decoder handles full Unicode including Arabic, Urdu, Emoji, and other non-ASCII character sets without data loss.

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