Social Blade Scraper: Extract Channel Stats, Rankings, and Growth Data

Pull subscriber counts, grades, estimated earnings, monthly growth trends, and ranking list data from Social Blade for any creator — across YouTube, TikTok, Twitch, Facebook, and Instagram. No browser needed, no rate-limit headaches, just structured data ready for your spreadsheet, dashboard, or pipeline.

What you can do with this actor

• Profile lookups: get full Social Blade stats for one creator or a batch of hundreds
• Ranking lists: scrape any Social Blade top or worst list page and get every entry in one run
• Growth tracking: schedule runs daily or weekly and watch subscriber trends over time
• Influencer vetting: verify real audience size and grade before committing to a sponsorship
• Competitive research: benchmark channels side-by-side with grades, subscriber counts, and earnings estimates
• Data pipelines: feed results directly into Google Sheets, Airtable, or a database via Apify integrations

Input

Profile mode

Provide one username, or a list of usernames, and pick the platform. The actor looks up each profile on Social Blade and returns a result row per channel.

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
username	string		Single username or channel name (e.g. MrBeast, ninja, cristiano)
usernames	string[]		Batch list — one username per line
platform	select	youtube	youtube, tiktok, twitch, facebook, instagram
maxItems	integer	100	Maximum number of profiles to process (up to 1000)
requestTimeoutSecs	integer	30	Per-request timeout in seconds

Example — single channel:

{
    "username": "MrBeast",
    "platform": "youtube"
}

Example — batch:

{
    "usernames": ["MrBeast", "PewDiePie", "ninja", "pokimane"],
    "platform": "youtube",
    "maxItems": 50
}

List mode

Paste any Social Blade ranking list URL into listUrl. The actor fetches the whole page and returns every entry — rank, username, grade, and subscriber count. When listUrl is set, username and platform fields are ignored.

Parameter	Type	Description
listUrl	string	Any Social Blade top or worst list URL (see examples below)
maxItems	integer	Cap on how many entries to return from the list

Supported list URL formats:

https://socialblade.com/youtube/lists/top/50/subscribers/all/global
https://socialblade.com/youtube/lists/top/100/subscribers/entertainment/US
https://socialblade.com/tiktok/lists/top/100/followers
https://socialblade.com/twitch/lists/top/50/followers
https://socialblade.com/facebook/lists/top/50/followers
https://socialblade.com/instagram/lists/top/50/followers
https://socialblade.com/instagram/lists/worst/100/followers
www.socialblade.com/youtube/lists/top/50/subscribers/all/AL

Example — list mode input:

{
    "listUrl": "https://socialblade.com/youtube/lists/top/50/subscribers/all/global",
    "maxItems": 50
}

Output

Profile mode output

One dataset row per channel. Example:

{
    "username": "MrBeast",
    "displayName": "MrBeast",
    "channelId": "UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA",
    "platform": "youtube",
    "channelUrl": "https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/MrBeast",
    "grade": "A++",
    "sbRank": 3,
    "subscriberRank": 1,
    "viewsRank": 2,
    "countryRank": 1,
    "categoryRank": 1,
    "subscribers": 340000000,
    "totalViews": 85000000000,
    "uploads": 820,
    "country": "US",
    "channelType": "Entertainment",
    "createdDate": "2012-02-19",
    "channelDescription": "SUBSCRIBE FOR A COOKIE",
    "monthlySubscribers": 8500000,
    "monthlyViews": 2100000000,
    "estimatedMonthlyEarnings": "$145K - $362K",
    "scrapedAt": "2025-03-15T08:42:11.000000+00:00",
    "error": null
}

Field	Type	Description
username	string	Channel or account name
displayName	string	Display name as shown on Social Blade
channelId	string	Internal Social Blade channel ID
platform	string	Platform (youtube, twitch, instagram, etc.)
channelUrl	string	Social Blade profile URL that was scraped
grade	string	Social Blade letter grade (A++, A+, A, B+, B, C, D, F)
sbRank	integer	Overall Social Blade rank
subscriberRank	integer	Rank by subscriber count
viewsRank	integer	Rank by total views
countryRank	integer	Rank within the channel's country
categoryRank	integer	Rank within the channel's content category
subscribers	integer	Total subscriber or follower count
totalViews	integer	Cumulative video or profile views
uploads	integer	Total videos, posts, or uploads
country	string	Country code on Social Blade
channelType	string	Content category or channel type
createdDate	string	Account creation date (YYYY-MM-DD)
channelDescription	string	Channel description
monthlySubscribers	integer	Net subscriber change over the last 30 days
monthlyViews	integer	Net view change over the last 30 days
estimatedMonthlyEarnings	string	Estimated monthly earnings range (YouTube only)
scrapedAt	string	ISO-8601 UTC timestamp
error	string	Error reason if this profile failed; null on success

List mode output

One row per entry in the ranking list. Example:

{
    "rank": 1,
    "username": "cristiano",
    "displayName": "Cristiano Ronaldo",
    "channelId": "FP-cristiano",
    "platform": "instagram",
    "channelUrl": "https://socialblade.com/instagram/user/cristiano",
    "country": "PT",
    "channelType": "Sports",
    "subscribers": 665000000,
    "totalViews": 12000000000,
    "uploads": 3800,
    "createdDate": "2012-06-14",
    "listUrl": "https://socialblade.com/instagram/lists/top/50/followers",
    "scrapedAt": "2025-03-15T08:42:11.000000+00:00"
}

Field	Type	Description
rank	integer	Position in the list
username	string	Channel or account name
displayName	string	Display name as shown on Social Blade
channelId	string	Internal Social Blade channel ID
platform	string	Platform inferred from the list URL
channelUrl	string	Social Blade profile URL for this entry
country	string	Country code on Social Blade
channelType	string	Content category or channel type
subscribers	integer	Subscriber or follower count
totalViews	integer	Total view count
uploads	integer	Total uploads or posts
createdDate	string	Account creation date (YYYY-MM-DD)
listUrl	string	The list URL that was scraped
scrapedAt	string	ISO-8601 UTC timestamp

Platforms supported

Platform	Profile lookup	List pages
YouTube	Yes	Yes
TikTok	Yes	Yes
Twitch	Yes	Yes
Facebook	Yes	Yes
Instagram	Yes	Yes

More example inputs

Top 100 most-followed Instagram accounts:

{ "listUrl": "https://socialblade.com/instagram/lists/top/100/followers" }

Top 50 YouTube channels by subscribers globally:

{ "listUrl": "https://socialblade.com/youtube/lists/top/50/subscribers/all/global" }

Top YouTube entertainment channels in the US:

{ "listUrl": "https://socialblade.com/youtube/lists/top/50/subscribers/entertainment/US" }

Batch of Twitch streamers:

{
    "usernames": ["ninja", "shroud", "xQc", "Pokimane", "summit1g"],
    "platform": "twitch"
}

Compare three Instagram accounts:

{
    "usernames": ["cristiano", "kyliejenner", "selenagomez"],
    "platform": "instagram"
}

How it works

1. You provide usernames, a platform, or a Social Blade list URL.
2. The actor builds the correct Social Blade page URL for each target.
3. Each page is fetched reliably — anti-bot protection is handled automatically.
4. The HTML is parsed to extract grades, counts, earnings, and growth figures.
5. Results land in your Apify dataset, one clean row per channel or list entry.
6. If one profile fails (e.g. private or not found), it is recorded with an error field and the run continues.

Integrations

Connect the Social Blade Scraper to other tools using Apify integrations:

• Google Sheets — push results directly to a spreadsheet for reporting
• Make / Zapier — trigger workflows when new data arrives
• Slack — get notified when a scheduled run completes
• Webhooks — send data to any endpoint the moment results are ready
• Airbyte / data warehouses — pipe Social Blade data into your analytics stack

Use cases

• Influencer marketing: rank candidates by grade, subscriber count, and monthly growth before outreach
• Agency reporting: pull weekly stats for all managed channels in one scheduled run
• Trend research: monitor which niches are growing fastest using list scrapes
• Creator economy analysis: track estimated earnings ranges across verticals
• Brand safety checks: verify channel grade and growth trajectory before partnership
• Academic research: collect longitudinal social media growth data at scale

FAQ

Which platforms does this actor support? YouTube, TikTok, Twitch, Facebook, and Instagram. Use the platform field in Profile mode or let List mode infer the platform from the URL.

How many channels can I scrape in one run? Up to 1,000 per run using the maxItems limit. For larger datasets, split the username list across multiple runs or chain them using the Apify API.

What is a Social Blade grade? Social Blade assigns letter grades (A++, A+, A, B+, B, C+, C, D+, D, F) based on subscriber count, growth rate, and engagement. A++ is the top tier.

Does the actor handle channels that are not found on Social Blade? Yes. If a channel does not exist on Social Blade, the result row contains "error": "Page not found" and the run continues with the remaining channels.

Can I scrape country-specific or niche-specific ranking lists? Yes. Social Blade list URLs support country codes and content categories. Examples:

• socialblade.com/youtube/lists/top/50/subscribers/entertainment/US — US entertainment
• socialblade.com/youtube/lists/top/50/subscribers/all/AL — Albania, all categories

How fresh is the data? Data reflects whatever Social Blade shows at the time of the run. For up-to-date tracking, schedule the actor to run daily or weekly from the Apify console.

What happens if a request fails? The actor retries gracefully and records a clean error message in the dataset row. It never crashes the entire run because of a single failed profile.