# Social Media Followers Scraper (`k1ra/social-media-followers-scraper`) Actor

Scrape follower counts from Instagram, TikTok, Twitter/X, YouTube, Facebook, Threads, LinkedIn & Reddit in one run. Real-time profile metrics across 8 platforms - no switching tools needed.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/k1ra/social-media-followers-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Kevin Savani](https://apify.com/k1ra) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Developer tools, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 5 total users, 4 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $5.00 / 1,000 profile results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

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

## Social Media Followers Scraper

Track follower and subscriber counts across **8 social media platforms** in a single run — no coding, no switching between tools.

Most scrapers on the Apify Store only cover one platform at a time. This actor covers all of them together: Instagram, Facebook, Threads, TikTok, Twitter/X, YouTube, Reddit, and LinkedIn.

---

### What You Get

Every profile you provide comes back as a clean, structured result.

**Standard result (all platforms except Reddit):**
```json
{
  "username": "zuck",
  "platform": "instagram",
  "followers": 13500000,
  "following": 500,
  "posts": 1200,
  "profileUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/zuck/",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-04-25T10:00:00.000Z"
}
````

**Reddit subreddit result:**

```json
{
  "subreddit": "ClaudeAI",
  "platform": "reddit",
  "members": 95000,
  "online": 320,
  "weeklyVisitors": 42000,
  "weeklyContributions": 180,
  "profileUrl": "https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-04-25T10:00:00.000Z"
}
```

***

### How to Set Up Your Input

In the **Input** tab, fill in only the platforms you need — leave the rest empty.

```json
{
  "instagram":  ["zuck", "cristiano"],
  "facebook":   ["zuck"],
  "threads":    ["zuck"],
  "tiktok":     ["charlidamelio", "khaby.lame"],
  "twitter":    ["elonmusk", "BillGates"],
  "youtube":    ["@MrBeast", "UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA"],
  "reddit":     ["ClaudeAI", "artificial"],
  "linkedin":   ["in/williamhgates", "company/breakthrough-energy"]
}
```

**Platform-specific notes:**

| Platform | Format | Example |
|----------|--------|---------|
| Instagram | plain username | `zuck` |
| Facebook | page handle | `zuck` |
| Threads | plain username | `zuck` |
| TikTok | plain username | `charlidamelio` |
| Twitter/X | plain username | `elonmusk` |
| YouTube | `@handle` or channel ID | `@MrBeast` or `UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA` |
| Reddit | subreddit name, no `r/` | `ClaudeAI` |
| LinkedIn (personal) | `in/username` | `in/williamhgates` |
| LinkedIn (company) | `company/slug` | `company/breakthrough-energy` |

***

### Proxy Setup

Social media platforms block direct requests, so a proxy is required for this actor to work.

In the **Input** tab, scroll to **Proxy Configuration** → select **Apify Proxy** → click **Use Apify Proxy**.

> For Instagram, Threads, TikTok, and Reddit, residential proxies give better results because these platforms have stronger bot detection. You can select the **RESIDENTIAL** proxy group inside Apify Proxy settings.

***

### Pricing

**$5 per 1,000 profiles scraped ($0.005 per profile).**

Single-platform scrapers on the store charge $0.005–$0.01 per profile — this actor covers all 8 platforms at the lower end of that range, with no need to buy and run multiple actors separately.

| Profiles scraped | Cost |
|-----------------|------|
| 10 | ~$0.05 |
| 100 | ~$0.50 |
| 1,000 | ~$5.00 |

*Proxy data transfer is billed separately by Apify if you use Apify Proxy.*

***

### Frequently Asked Questions

**Do I need to fill in all platforms?**
No. Fill in only the platforms you care about — the rest are ignored.

**What happens if a profile is private or doesn't exist?**
The actor returns `null` for that profile's metrics and includes an error description in the result. It does not crash — the rest of your list continues processing.

**How fresh is the data?**
Data is scraped live every time you run the actor. There is no caching.

**Can I export results to a spreadsheet?**
Yes. After the run completes, go to the **Storage** tab → **Dataset** → click **Export** → choose CSV or Excel.

# Actor input Schema

## `instagram` (type: `array`):

List of Instagram usernames to scrape

## `facebook` (type: `array`):

List of Facebook profile/page handles to scrape

## `threads` (type: `array`):

List of Threads usernames to scrape

## `tiktok` (type: `array`):

List of TikTok usernames to scrape

## `twitter` (type: `array`):

List of Twitter/X usernames to scrape

## `youtube` (type: `array`):

List of YouTube channel handles (e.g. @MrBeast) or channel IDs (e.g. UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA)

## `reddit` (type: `array`):

List of subreddit names to scrape (without r/ prefix)

## `linkedin` (type: `array`):

List of LinkedIn profiles or company pages. Use in/username for personal profiles (e.g. in/williamhgates) or company/slug for company pages (e.g. company/breakthrough-energy). Bare username defaults to personal profile.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "instagram": [
    "zuck"
  ],
  "facebook": [
    "zuck"
  ],
  "threads": [
    "zuck"
  ],
  "tiktok": [
    "charlidamelio"
  ],
  "twitter": [
    "elonmusk"
  ],
  "youtube": [
    "@MrBeast"
  ],
  "reddit": [
    "ClaudeAI"
  ],
  "linkedin": [
    "in/williamhgates",
    "company/breakthrough-energy"
  ]
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `username` (type: `string`):

The profile username or subreddit name

## `platform` (type: `string`):

The social media platform (instagram, facebook, threads, tiktok, twitter, youtube, reddit, linkedin)

## `followers` (type: `string`):

Total follower or subscriber count. Null if not available.

## `following` (type: `string`):

Number of accounts the profile follows. Null if not available.

## `posts` (type: `string`):

Total number of posts or videos. Null if not available.

## `members` (type: `string`):

Reddit only — total subreddit member count.

## `online` (type: `string`):

Reddit only — number of members currently online.

## `weeklyVisitors` (type: `string`):

Reddit only — unique visitors in the past week.

## `weeklyContributions` (type: `string`):

Reddit only — posts and comments submitted in the past week.

## `profileUrl` (type: `string`):

Direct URL to the scraped profile or subreddit.

## `scrapedAt` (type: `string`):

ISO 8601 timestamp of when the data was scraped.

## `error` (type: `string`):

Error message if the profile could not be scraped. Only present when extraction failed.

# 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 = {
    "instagram": [
        "zuck"
    ],
    "facebook": [
        "zuck"
    ],
    "threads": [
        "zuck"
    ],
    "tiktok": [
        "charlidamelio"
    ],
    "twitter": [
        "elonmusk"
    ],
    "youtube": [
        "@MrBeast"
    ],
    "reddit": [
        "ClaudeAI"
    ],
    "linkedin": [
        "in/williamhgates",
        "company/breakthrough-energy"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("k1ra/social-media-followers-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 = {
    "instagram": ["zuck"],
    "facebook": ["zuck"],
    "threads": ["zuck"],
    "tiktok": ["charlidamelio"],
    "twitter": ["elonmusk"],
    "youtube": ["@MrBeast"],
    "reddit": ["ClaudeAI"],
    "linkedin": [
        "in/williamhgates",
        "company/breakthrough-energy",
    ],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("k1ra/social-media-followers-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 '{
  "instagram": [
    "zuck"
  ],
  "facebook": [
    "zuck"
  ],
  "threads": [
    "zuck"
  ],
  "tiktok": [
    "charlidamelio"
  ],
  "twitter": [
    "elonmusk"
  ],
  "youtube": [
    "@MrBeast"
  ],
  "reddit": [
    "ClaudeAI"
  ],
  "linkedin": [
    "in/williamhgates",
    "company/breakthrough-energy"
  ]
}' |
apify call k1ra/social-media-followers-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=k1ra/social-media-followers-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "Social Media Followers Scraper",
        "description": "Scrape follower counts from Instagram, TikTok, Twitter/X, YouTube, Facebook, Threads, LinkedIn & Reddit in one run. Real-time profile metrics across 8 platforms - no switching tools needed.",
        "version": "0.1",
        "x-build-id": "qQh9mOMftGYgxZJXh"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/k1ra~social-media-followers-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-k1ra-social-media-followers-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": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/k1ra~social-media-followers-scraper/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-k1ra-social-media-followers-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$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": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/k1ra~social-media-followers-scraper/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-k1ra-social-media-followers-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$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",
                "properties": {
                    "instagram": {
                        "title": "Instagram Usernames",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "List of Instagram usernames to scrape",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "facebook": {
                        "title": "Facebook Usernames",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "List of Facebook profile/page handles to scrape",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "threads": {
                        "title": "Threads Usernames",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "List of Threads usernames to scrape",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "tiktok": {
                        "title": "TikTok Usernames",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "List of TikTok usernames to scrape",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "twitter": {
                        "title": "Twitter/X Usernames",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "List of Twitter/X usernames to scrape",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "youtube": {
                        "title": "YouTube Channels",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "List of YouTube channel handles (e.g. @MrBeast) or channel IDs (e.g. UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA)",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "reddit": {
                        "title": "Reddit Subreddits",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "List of subreddit names to scrape (without r/ prefix)",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "linkedin": {
                        "title": "LinkedIn Profiles",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "List of LinkedIn profiles or company pages. Use in/username for personal profiles (e.g. in/williamhgates) or company/slug for company pages (e.g. company/breakthrough-energy). Bare username defaults to personal profile.",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "proxyConfiguration": {
                        "title": "Proxy Configuration",
                        "type": "object",
                        "description": "Optional"
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                            "id": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "actId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "userId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "startedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "finishedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "READY"
                            },
                            "meta": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2000
                                    },
                                    "rebootCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "resurrectCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "computeUnits": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
                                    },
                                    "timeoutSecs": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 300
                                    },
                                    "memoryMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1024
                                    },
                                    "diskMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2048
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "buildId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "buildNumber": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "1.0.0"
                            },
                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "usage": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "usageTotalUsd": {
                                "type": "number",
                                "example": 0.00005
                            },
                            "usageUsd": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "number",
                                        "example": 0.00005
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```