# Patreon Creator Scraper — Patrons, Tiers, Prices, Socials (`jeffev/patreon-creator-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Patreon creators by URL or keyword search: patron count, public earnings, membership tiers with prices, number of posts, social links, emails from the About page, creation date and NSFW flag. Filter search by minimum patrons.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/jeffev/patreon-creator-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 creators

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

## Patreon Creator Scraper — patrons, tiers, prices, socials

Scrape **Patreon creators** by URL or by **keyword search**: patron count, public monthly earnings, **membership tiers with prices**, number of posts, **social links** (Instagram, X, YouTube, Twitch, Discord...), **emails from the About page**, creation date and NSFW flag.

Use it for **creator economy research, competitor analysis of membership pricing, and finding creators to partner with** ("podcast" + at least 1,000 patrons).

### Why this one

- **Search with filters**: keyword + minimum patrons + NSFW excluded.
- **Pricing intelligence**: every tier with title, price, currency, description and remaining slots, plus `minPaidTierPrice` / `maxTierPrice`.
- **Patron count from search** even when the creator's page hides it, and public earnings when the creator shows them.
- **Contacts**: social links connected to the account and emails written on the About page.

### Input

```json
{
  "creators": ["kurzgesagt", "https://www.patreon.com/OSP"],
  "searchQueries": ["podcast", "tabletop"],
  "maxCreatorsPerSearch": 100,
  "minPatrons": 1000,
  "excludeNsfw": true
}
```

### Output (one item per creator)

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `campaignId`, `name`, `url`, `vanity`, `tagline`, `creating` | identity |
| `patrons`, `patronCountIsPublic`, `paidMembers`, `monthlyEarnings`, `earningsCurrency` | size (when public) |
| `posts`, `tiersCount`, `minPaidTierPrice`, `maxTierPrice`, `currency`, `tiers` | offer |
| `socialLinks`, `emails`, `about` | contact and description |
| `isNsfw`, `createdAt`, `mainVideo`, `avatar`, `cover`, `search` | other |

### Example output

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

```json
{
  "type": "creator",
  "campaignId": "8732984",
  "name": "Fear&",
  "url": "https://www.patreon.com/fearand",
  "vanity": "fearand",
  "tagline": null,
  "creating": "a podcast hosted by Hasan, Will, QT & Austin",
  "patrons": 48733,
  "patronCountIsPublic": true,
  "paidMembers": 22025,
  "monthlyEarnings": 106659.82,
  "earningsCurrency": "USD",
  "posts": 690,
  "tiersCount": 5,
  "minPaidTierPrice": 5,
  "maxTierPrice": 69,
  "currency": "USD",
  "payPer": "month",
  "tiers": [
    {
      "title": "Free",
      "price": 0,
      "currency": "USD",
      "patrons": 26708,
      "description": null,
      "limit": null,
      "remaining": null
    },
    {
      "title": "Podcast Enjoyer",
      "price": 5,
      "currency": "USD",
      "patrons": 19092,
      "description": "2x The Fear& content",
      "limit": null,
      "remaining": null
    },
    {
      "title": "All Content Enjoyer GIGAHAS",
      "price": 10,
      "currency": "USD",
      "patrons": 2103,
      "description": "Everything in Tier 1 PLUS:",
      "limit": null,
      "remaining": null
    }
  ],
  "socialLinks": {
    "instagram": "https://www.instagram.com/fearandpod",
    "twitter": "https://twitter.com/FearAndPod",
    "youtube": "https://youtube.com/channel/UCnI_h3e6b5jGLfly2SY57SA"
  },
  "emails": [],
  "about": "Fear& is a show hosted by Will Neff, Hasan Piker, QTCinderalla & AustinShow. The show will occasionally contain special guests and cover pop culture events, ...",
  "isNsfw": false,
  "createdAt": "2022-05-26T21:08:07.000+00:00",
  "mainVideo": "https://youtu.be/r9q0AVtvhxk"
}
```

### Notes

- Many creators hide patron counts and earnings; those fields are `null` then (search results still include the patron count Patreon shows in search).
- Only public creator data. No patron (fan) data is collected.

### 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Creator | $0.003 each | 1,000 creators = $3.00 |

The Apify **Free plan includes $5 of monthly credit**, enough for about **1,666 creators** 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

## `creators` (type: `array`):

Patreon page URLs or creator names as in the URL (patreon.com/<name>).

## `searchQueries` (type: `array`):

Keywords to find creators (e.g. 'podcast', 'history', 'tabletop'). Each returns creators with full data.

## `maxCreatorsPerSearch` (type: `integer`):

How many creators to return per keyword.

## `minPatrons` (type: `integer`):

Search only: skip creators with fewer patrons than this.

## `excludeNsfw` (type: `boolean`):

Search only: skip creators marked as adult content.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "creators": [
    "kurzgesagt",
    "https://www.patreon.com/OSP"
  ],
  "maxCreatorsPerSearch": 50,
  "excludeNsfw": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `creators` (type: `string`):

One item per Patreon creator.

# 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 = {
    "creators": [
        "kurzgesagt",
        "https://www.patreon.com/OSP"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("jeffev/patreon-creator-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 = { "creators": [
        "kurzgesagt",
        "https://www.patreon.com/OSP",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("jeffev/patreon-creator-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 '{
  "creators": [
    "kurzgesagt",
    "https://www.patreon.com/OSP"
  ]
}' |
apify call jeffev/patreon-creator-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,jeffev/patreon-creator-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/7UGxA9zB6OhMBf2jm/builds/RhYLy05HDGdoV8r8n/openapi.json