Snapchat Profile Scraper - No Cookies

What is Snapchat Profile Scraper?

Snapchat Profile Scraper returns one dataset row per public Snapchat profile: display name, bio, subscriber count, verification badge, category, website, profile and Snapcode images, plus summaries of curated highlights, Spotlight videos and related accounts. Give it usernames or snapchat.com/add/ URLs. Influencer marketers, brand teams, agencies and AI agents use it to vet creators, track audience size and map similar accounts, with no Snapchat login or cookies.

Why marketers use it for creator research

• Audience size. subscriberCount shows the public subscriber number for each profile.
• Profile in one row. Bio, badge, category, website, images and timestamps arrive together.
• Highlights and Spotlight. Optional summaries of curated highlights (with up to 10 snap previews each) and Spotlight videos with engagement counts.
• Similar creators. relatedAccounts lists the accounts Snapchat suggests next to the profile.
• Charged only for profiles found. A username with no public profile returns an unbilled diagnostic row.

How to use it

Vet two creators:

{
  "profiles": ["fcbarcelona", "https://www.snapchat.com/add/zane"],
  "maxProfiles": 10
}

Compact rows for a CSV export:

{
  "profiles": ["nba", "redbull", "sephora"],
  "includeHighlights": false,
  "includeSpotlightMetadata": false,
  "includeRelatedAccounts": false
}

Input	What it controls
profiles	Snapchat usernames or profile URLs
maxProfiles	How many profiles to process, 1 to 1,000 (default 25)
includeHighlights	Curated highlight summaries with up to 10 snap previews each (default on)
includeSpotlightMetadata	Spotlight video summaries with engagement counts (default on)
includeRelatedAccounts	Related-account suggestions from the profile (default on)
includeRawData	Adds the source payload for custom parsing (default off)

Output: Snapchat profile data you receive

A real row for a public creator (image URLs and the related list shortened):

{
  "recordType": "profile",
  "status": "ok",
  "username": "zane",
  "displayName": "Zane",
  "profileUrl": "https://www.snapchat.com/add/zane",
  "bio": "Time to get buck wild baby",
  "subscriberCount": 1463900,
  "badge": 1,
  "verified": true,
  "category": null,
  "websiteUrl": null,
  "profilePictureUrl": "https://cf-st.sc-cdn.net/aps/bolt/...",
  "snapcodeImageUrl": "https://app.snapchat.com/web/deeplink/snapcode?username=zane&type=SVG&bitmoji=enable",
  "hasStory": false,
  "hasCuratedHighlights": true,
  "creationTimestamp": "2020-03-22T03:13:24.362Z",
  "lastUpdateTimestamp": "2026-09-11T20:52:11.958Z",
  "curatedHighlightCount": 1,
  "spotlightVideoCount": 0,
  "relatedAccountCount": 3,
  "relatedAccounts": [
    { "username": "daviddobrik", "displayName": "David Dobrik", "profileUrl": "https://www.snapchat.com/add/daviddobrik", "verified": true }
  ],
  "highlights": [
    {
      "title": "FULL HAIR TRANSFORMATION (PART 1)",
      "highlightId": "39f6379c-1787-4f79-859c-8cee75a8076e",
      "snapCount": 66,
      "thumbnailUrl": "https://cf-st.sc-cdn.net/d/bNrrl36C71xV5GeTS13qP...",
      "snaps": [
        { "mediaUrl": "https://cf-st.sc-cdn.net/d/21JGtXabuZ1AfXw5L5vjB...", "timestamp": "2022-12-07T16:46:10.000Z" }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "spotlights": []
}

Field	What it contains
username, displayName, profileUrl, bio	Who the profile is
subscriberCount, verified, badge	Audience size and verification
category, subcategory, websiteUrl, address	Business details when the profile lists them
profilePictureUrl, snapcodeImageUrl, squareHeroImageUrl	Profile images and the scannable Snapcode
creationTimestamp, lastUpdateTimestamp	When the profile was created and last updated
highlights, curatedHighlightCount	Highlight title, thumbnail, snap count and snap previews
spotlights, spotlightViewCount, spotlightShareCount, spotlightCommentCount	Spotlight videos with URL, title, duration, views, shares and hashtags
relatedAccounts, relatedAccountCount	Similar accounts Snapchat suggests
status	ok, or not-found on an unbilled diagnostic row

OUTPUT and RUN_SUMMARY in the default key-value store report the outcome and the number of profiles saved.

Example workflow: a creator shortlist

An influencer agency is building a shortlist for a sports-drink campaign. They paste ten creator handles and sort the rows by subscriberCount. They check verified and bio for brand fit, then read relatedAccounts to find similar creators they had missed. They continue with Snapchat Video Downloader on those creators' Spotlight links to review recent content.

Pricing

This Actor uses Pay per event. Apify platform usage is included in the event price. You pay a small start event and one event per public profile saved. Usernames with no public profile are not charged. The live Pricing tab on this page shows the current price.

• 10 handles, all public = 10 profile events.
• Highlights, Spotlight and related accounts cost nothing extra.
• maxProfiles caps how many profiles are processed.

Snapchat profiles with AI agents (MCP)

Connect this Actor to an AI agent through Apify MCP and ask in plain language:

Look up the Snapchat profiles for nba and redbull and tell me their subscriber counts, bios and whether they are verified.

Agent checklist:

1. Put handles or URLs in profiles.
2. Turn off includeHighlights and includeSpotlightMetadata when only profile stats are needed.
3. Read rows with get-dataset-items; keep rows with status: "ok".
4. Read OUTPUT for the outcome and profile count.

API example

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/khadinakbar~snapchat-profile-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"profiles": ["nba", "redbull"], "includeHighlights": false}'

Related Snapchat and creator tools from the same developer

Your next step	Use	Why
When you then want a creator's business email	Snapchat Email Scraper	Emails from public profiles and linked websites
When you want the videos themselves	Snapchat Video Downloader	Direct MP4 links for Spotlight videos
When you vet the same creators on Instagram	Instagram Profile Scraper	Followers, bio and contact details
When you vet the same creators on TikTok	TikTok Profile Scraper	Followers, likes and bio

Best results

Starting situation	Helpful action	Expected outcome
A long list for a spreadsheet	Turn off highlights, Spotlight and related accounts	Flat rows that export cleanly to CSV
Finding more creators	Keep includeRelatedAccounts on	Similar accounts for every profile
Mixed handles and URLs	Paste them together in profiles	Both formats are normalised
Testing the output	Set maxProfiles to 1 or 2	A quick, low-cost sample

Builder's note

I found that people researching Snapchat creators care most about subscriber count and verification, so those fields sit near the top of every row. I learned that Snapchat's related-account suggestions are a fast way to grow a creator list, so they come with each profile by default.

FAQ

Do I need a Snapchat account?

No. The Actor reads public profile pages through a managed data provider, with no login or cookies.

Which profiles work?

Public Snapchat profiles of creators and businesses. A username without a public profile returns a not-found diagnostic row.

Why is subscriberCount sometimes 0 in related accounts?

Related-account suggestions carry a short summary. Run the related username as its own input to get the full subscriber count.

Does it download stories?

It returns highlight summaries with up to 10 snap previews each. Use Snapchat Video Downloader for Spotlight video files.

Can I process hundreds of profiles?

Yes. Set maxProfiles up to 1,000 and paste the handles in profiles.

Responsible use

This Actor collects publicly visible Snapchat profile data. Use it for legitimate research and follow Snapchat's terms and the privacy laws that apply to you, such as GDPR. Read Apify's guide on whether web scraping is legal for more context. Snapchat is a trademark of Snap Inc. This independent Actor is not affiliated with, associated with, or endorsed by Snap Inc. For questions or bugs, open a ticket in the Issues tab.