# Kick Scraper — Channels, Socials, Live Streams, VODs & Clips (`jeffev/kick-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Kick.com channels (followers, verified, live now, Instagram/X/YouTube/TikTok/Discord links, emails in bio), the top live streams of any category or of the whole site by language, plus VODs and top clips. No login.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/jeffev/kick-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Jefferson Valandro](https://apify.com/jeffev) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.10 / 1,000 channels

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## 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.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Kick Scraper — channels, socials, live streams, VODs & clips

Scrape **Kick.com** without login. For each channel: followers, verified and affiliate status, whether it's **live now** (title, category, viewers, language), recent categories, **social links** (Instagram, X, YouTube, TikTok, Discord, Facebook) and emails found in the bio. For any category, or the whole site, the **top live streams right now**, filtered by language and minimum viewers. Optionally, recent VODs and most-viewed clips.

Built for **influencer marketing, sponsorship outreach and streaming market research** on the fastest-growing Twitch alternative.

### Why this one

- **Find streamers by category and language**: "Just Chatting" + "pt" gives the Brazilian streamers live now, sorted by viewers.
- **Social links ready to use**: full URLs, not handles.
- **Paginated live streams**: thousands of streams per category, not just the first page.
- **VODs and clips** in the same run.
- **Fast**: no browser; hundreds of channels per minute.

### Input

Find streamers to sponsor:

```json
{
  "categories": ["Just Chatting", "valorant"],
  "languages": ["en", "es"],
  "minViewers": 50,
  "enrichStreamers": true
}
```

Profile known channels with their content:

```json
{
  "channels": ["xqc", "https://kick.com/yoda"],
  "videosPerChannel": 10,
  "clipsPerChannel": 20,
  "clipsPeriod": "week"
}
```

### Output (field `type`)

| type | Main fields |
|---|---|
| `channel` | `slug`, `username`, `url`, `followers`, `verified`, `isAffiliate`, `bio`, `isLive`, `liveTitle`, `liveViewers`, `liveCategory`, `liveLanguage`, `recentCategories`, `socialLinks`, `emails`, `profileImage` |
| `stream` | `category`, `slug`, `title`, `viewers`, `startedAt`, `language`, `tags`, `isMature` |
| `video` | `channel`, `title`, `startedAt`, `durationSeconds`, `views`, `peakViewers`, `categories`, `url` |
| `clip` | `channel`, `title`, `views`, `likes`, `durationSeconds`, `createdAt`, `category`, `creator`, `url` |

### Example output

One real item from a test run (long texts and lists shortened):

```json
{
  "type": "channel",
  "slug": "camster",
  "username": "camster",
  "id": 55307,
  "url": "https://kick.com/camster",
  "bio": "Sponsorship/Business Inquiries: xcamster09@gmail.com or Twitter @Sedated4L",
  "followers": 1020,
  "verified": true,
  "isAffiliate": true,
  "subscriptionEnabled": true,
  "isBanned": false,
  "isLive": true,
  "liveTitle": "Sedated",
  "liveViewers": 819,
  "liveCategory": "VALORANT",
  "liveStartedAt": "2026-10-09 19:13:27",
  "liveLanguage": "English",
  "recentCategories": [
    "VALORANT",
    "Just Chatting",
    "NBA 2K17"
  ],
  "socialLinks": {
    "instagram": "https://instagram.com/ilybandz",
    "twitter": "https://x.com/sedated4l",
    "tiktok": "https://tiktok.com/@cruced"
  },
  "emails": [
    "xcamster09@gmail.com"
  ],
  "profileImage": "https://files.kick.com/images/user/55750/profile_image/conversion/34145cd6-49cf-4c80-8365-139e614133da-fullsize.webp",
  "bannerImage": "https://files.kick.com/images/channel/55307/banner_image/57542f2c-6e38-4a47-a0f0-be3143ff531b",
  "category": "VALORANT",
  "streamViewers": 822
}
```

### How much does it cost?

You pay only for results delivered, at a fixed price per item. **Apify platform usage is included** in that price, so there are no compute costs on top. Errors and items that couldn't be found are free.

| What you get | Price | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Channel | $0.003 each | 1,000 channels = $3.00 |
| Live stream | $0.0005 each | 1,000 live streams = $0.50 |
| Video | $0.0005 each | 1,000 videos = $0.50 |
| Clip | $0.0005 each | 1,000 clips = $0.50 |

The Apify **Free plan includes $5 of monthly credit**, enough for about **1,666 channels** per month at no cost. You can also set a maximum spend per run.

On paid Apify plans it gets cheaper automatically: **10% off on Starter, 20% on Scale and 30% on Business**.

# Actor input Schema

## `channels` (type: `array`):

Kick channel slugs or URLs. Each returns the full channel: followers, verified, live status, social links and emails found in the bio.

## `categories` (type: `array`):

Category names, slugs or URLs (e.g. 'Just Chatting', 'grand-theft-auto-v', 'https://kick.com/category/valorant'). Returns the live streams with most viewers right now.

## `topLiveStreams` (type: `boolean`):

Also return the most-watched live streams across all categories.

## `languages` (type: `array`):

Only live streams in these languages (codes like en, pt, es, ar, de).

## `minViewers` (type: `integer`):

Skip live streams with fewer viewers than this.

## `maxStreamsPerCategory` (type: `integer`):

Limit of live streams per category and per language.

## `enrichStreamers` (type: `boolean`):

Return a full channel item (social links, emails, followers...) for every live streamer found, instead of a short stream item. Charged as a channel.

## `videosPerChannel` (type: `integer`):

How many recent past broadcasts to return per channel (0 = none).

## `clipsPerChannel` (type: `integer`):

How many most-viewed clips to return per channel (0 = none).

## `clipsPeriod` (type: `string`):

Time window for the top clips.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "channels": [
    "xqc",
    "https://kick.com/yoda"
  ],
  "topLiveStreams": false,
  "maxStreamsPerCategory": 100,
  "enrichStreamers": false,
  "videosPerChannel": 0,
  "clipsPerChannel": 0,
  "clipsPeriod": "month"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Channels, live streams, videos and clips (field 'type').

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "channels": [
        "xqc",
        "https://kick.com/yoda"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("jeffev/kick-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "channels": [
        "xqc",
        "https://kick.com/yoda",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("jeffev/kick-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "channels": [
    "xqc",
    "https://kick.com/yoda"
  ]
}' |
apify call jeffev/kick-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,jeffev/kick-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/AmwH5raKgG8PNgYOq/builds/UlF4XI7BdcyzgcWHB/openapi.json