Scrape Patreon Creator Posts by Vanity Name, URL, or Campaign ID

Collect structured Patreon post data from a creator page without manually scrolling, copying URLs, or cleaning messy page content. This Actor is built for researchers, analysts, creator economy teams, agencies, and developers who need Patreon post metadata in a ready-to-use dataset.

Use it to extract post titles, URLs, publish dates, engagement counts, media previews, thumbnails, post types, visibility flags, and other post metadata from Patreon creator feeds.

Key Benefits

• Save hours of manual collection by scraping many creator posts in a single run.
• Get clean structured data that is ready for spreadsheets, dashboards, databases, or automation workflows.
• Track creator content activity with publish dates, post types, likes, comments, images, videos, and Patreon URLs.
• Filter results faster by media type, search query, post count, and sort order.
• Start quickly using a creator vanity name, full Patreon URL, or campaign ID.

Example Output

{
  "id": "164491463",
  "title": "Meeting with the Chief of Police",
  "url": "https://www.patreon.com/RecklessBen/posts/meeting-with-of-164491463",
  "patreon_url": "/RecklessBen/posts/meeting-with-of-164491463",
  "post_type": "video_external_file",
  "published_at": "2026-07-22T00:22:35.000+00:00",
  "created_at": "2026-07-21T23:52:36.000+00:00",
  "edited_at": "2026-07-22T00:22:35.000+00:00",
  "like_count": 1654,
  "comment_count": 516,
  "current_user_can_view": false,
  "is_paid": false,
  "image": {
    "url": "https://c10.patreonusercontent.com/.../1.png",
    "thumb_url": "https://c10.patreonusercontent.com/.../1.png",
    "large_url": "https://c10.patreonusercontent.com/.../1.png",
    "width": 2752,
    "height": 1916
  },
  "thumbnail": {
    "url": "https://c10.patreonusercontent.com/.../1.png",
    "default": "https://c10.patreonusercontent.com/.../1.png",
    "width": 2752,
    "height": 1916
  },
  "video_preview": {
    "duration": 30,
    "full_content_duration": 1140.405933,
    "width": 1920,
    "height": 1080,
    "state": "ready",
    "closed_captions_enabled": true
  }
}

Input Options

creator

The Patreon creator you want to scrape.

You can enter:

• A vanity name: peterboese
• A full Patreon URL: https://www.patreon.com/peterboese
• A campaign ID: 4270549

maxPosts

The maximum number of posts to collect.

Examples:

• 25 for a quick sample
• 100 for a larger creator feed export
• 500 for broader historical analysis

mediaType

Filter posts by content format.

Available options:

• all
• video
• image
• audio
• text
• link

Example: choose video to collect only video posts and video preview metadata.

searchQuery

Search within posts for a keyword or phrase.

Examples:

• announcement
• behind the scenes
• episode 10
• merch

sort

Choose the order in which posts are collected.

Options:

• newest for recent posts first
• oldest for historical posts first

Common Use Cases

• Creator economy research: Analyze posting frequency, media formats, and engagement across Patreon creators.
• Content monitoring: Track new public posts from creators, podcasts, educators, artists, or communities.
• Competitive analysis: Compare post types, engagement levels, and publishing cadence across similar creators.
• Media discovery: Find video, image, audio, text, or link posts without manually browsing Patreon.
• Data enrichment: Add Patreon post URLs, thumbnails, dates, and engagement metrics to internal tools.
• Trend analysis: Search for specific topics across a creator's public post history.

Why This Actor

Tired of manually opening Patreon pages, scrolling through posts, and copying metadata one item at a time? This Actor turns Patreon creator feeds into structured data you can actually use.

It is designed for clean output, flexible creator input, practical filtering, and quick setup. Instead of scraping a page and leaving you with unstructured HTML, it returns detailed JSON records with post metadata, media fields, engagement counts, timestamps, and direct Patreon URLs.

FAQ

Does it require proxies?

For many small public-data runs, you may not need custom proxy configuration. For larger or repeated scraping jobs, proxies can improve reliability and reduce blocking risk.

Can it scrape all posts from a creator?

Set maxPosts high enough for the amount of data you want. Availability may depend on what Patreon exposes publicly and what content is accessible without creator-member permissions.

Can it scrape paid or locked content?

This Actor is intended for accessible Patreon post metadata. It does not bypass Patreon permissions or unlock restricted member-only content.

Can I search for specific topics?

Yes. Use searchQuery to collect posts matching a keyword or phrase.

Can I collect only videos or images?

Yes. Use mediaType to focus on video, image, audio, text, link, or choose all.

How much does it cost?

Cost depends on your Apify plan, run size, platform usage, and how many posts you collect. Start with a small maxPosts value to estimate usage before running larger jobs.

Start Scraping Patreon Posts

Run the Actor with a Patreon vanity name, profile URL, or campaign ID, choose how many posts you want, and export clean Patreon post data in minutes.

Disclaimer

This actor is not affiliated with Patreon. Please be responsible.