Patreon Scraper: Creators, Tiers, Members & Posts

Scrape Patreon creators with every membership tier and its price, patron and paid member counts, socials, and their posts. Pull Patreon's ranked creator directory for any of 33 categories, or look up creators by name or link. $2 per 1,000 directory creators, $4 per 1,000 creator pages. No login, no account, no API key.

{
  "categories": ["podcasts", "games"],
  "creators": ["lexfridman"],
  "includeProfiles": true
}

Input	Rows
Directory category (podcasts, games, top-1000 …)	Up to 50 ranked creators, each with rank, patron count and days running
Creator (lexfridman, @lexfridman or a patreon.com link)	One creator page: tiers with prices, patron and paid member counts, socials
Tiers for directory creators (option)	Each directory creator becomes a full creator page, keeping its rank
Posts (option)	Up to 50 posts per creator, newest first

Why Use This Scraper?

• Tier prices, not just names. Every tier with its title, description, USD price, post count and join link, plus the cheapest paid tier and the top tier as columns.
• Paid members next to all patrons. patronCount counts everyone following, free members included; paidMemberCount counts the paying ones.
• The ranked directory. Patreon's own category rankings, so you can see who leads podcasts, games, music or video and how long they have been running.
• Billed once. A creator listed in two categories, or also asked for by name, is delivered and charged once.
• Clean rows. Numbers are numbers, dates are ISO 8601, every row has a type.

Use Cases

• Creator economy research: compare tier pricing and paid membership across a niche.
• Influencer and partnership sourcing: find the top creators of a category with their social accounts.
• Competitor tracking for creators: watch how rival creators price and package their tiers.
• Investor and market sizing: paid member counts and tier prices across hundreds of creators.
• Content planning: see which posts get the most likes and comments.

How It Works

1. Directory categories are read six at a time. Each takes about 25 seconds and returns the category's top creators in rank order.
2. Creator pages are opened for the creators you named, and for directory creators when Tiers and member counts for directory creators is on. A directory creator whose page does not answer is still delivered with its directory fields.
3. Posts run last, so creators always get the room first under a row or spending limit.
4. Every row is charged as it is delivered, and the run stops cleanly at your spending limit.

Input Configuration

Field	Type	Description
categories	array	Directory categories: top-1000, podcasts, video, music, games, writing, comics, drawing-painting, animation, photography, 3d-printing, crafts-diy, cosplay, dance-theater, magazine, finance, animals, other, and adult- versions.
maxCreatorsPerCategory	integer	10-50. Default 50.
creators	array	Creator names or links.
includeProfiles	boolean	Open each directory creator's page for tiers and member counts.
includePosts	boolean	Add posts for every creator looked up in full.
maxPostsPerCreator	integer	1-50. Default 20.
maxItems	integer	Cap on all rows. Default 1,000; free-plan runs return up to 100.

Example input

The top 50 podcast creators with their tiers and paid member counts:

{
  "categories": ["podcasts"],
  "includeProfiles": true
}

Three creators with their 20 latest posts:

{
  "creators": ["lexfridman", "https://www.patreon.com/theyard", "@MSsecretpod"],
  "includePosts": true
}

Output Samples

A creator page (found in the podcasts directory, 2026-10-27, tiers shortened):

{
  "type": "creator-profile",
  "creatorId": "6742942",
  "name": "the yard",
  "vanity": "theyard",
  "url": "https://www.patreon.com/theyard",
  "creationName": "Creating a podcast",
  "summary": "The Yard is a show hosted by Ludwig, Nick, Slime, and Aiden. …",
  "patronCount": 83532,
  "paidMemberCount": 44821,
  "postCount": 1093,
  "currency": "USD",
  "payPer": "month",
  "isMonthly": true,
  "isNsfw": false,
  "offersFreeMembership": true,
  "offersPaidMembership": true,
  "tierCount": 5,
  "lowestPaidTierUsd": 5,
  "highestTierUsd": 69.69,
  "tiers": [
    { "title": "Free", "description": null, "priceUsd": 0, "priceCents": 0, "currency": "USD", "isFree": true, "postCount": 1, "joinUrl": "https://www.patreon.com/checkout/theyard?rid=10306633" },
    { "title": "shill", "description": "PREMIUM EPISODES Every week see an exclusive hour long episode of the Yard. …", "priceUsd": 5, "priceCents": 500, "currency": "USD", "isFree": false, "postCount": 11, "joinUrl": "https://www.patreon.com/checkout/theyard?rid=7158347" }
  ],
  "socials": null,
  "rank": 5,
  "category": "podcasts",
  "daysRunning": 1888,
  "launchedAt": "2021-08-11T06:54:22.000Z",
  "joinUrl": "https://www.patreon.com/checkout/theyard",
  "introVideoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkMVfxNDLa0&t",
  "source": "category",
  "sourceInput": "podcasts"
}

A directory creator (without the creator-page option):

{
  "type": "creator",
  "name": "Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast",
  "vanity": "MSsecretpod",
  "url": "https://www.patreon.com/MSsecretpod",
  "tagline": "Creating Hot Casts (MSsecretpod)",
  "patronCount": 141992,
  "rank": 1,
  "category": "top-1000",
  "daysRunning": 2593,
  "launchedAt": "2019-09-21T17:12:46.000Z",
  "sourceCategory": "top-1000"
}

A post:

{
  "type": "post",
  "postId": "88443260",
  "title": "AMA + Starfield",
  "url": "https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman/posts/ama-starfield-88443260",
  "postType": "text_only",
  "likeCount": 20,
  "commentCount": 29,
  "creatorVanity": "lexfridman",
  "postedAt": "2023-08-29T18:54:59.000Z"
}

Key Output Fields

Field	Meaning
type	creator (directory row), creator-profile (creator page) or post
patronCount	Everyone who follows the creator on Patreon, free members included
paidMemberCount	Paying members (creator pages only)
tiers	Every tier: title, description, price, post count, join link
lowestPaidTierUsd, highestTierUsd	The cheapest paid tier and the most expensive one
rank, category	Position in Patreon's directory, when the creator was found there
daysRunning, launchedAt	How long the page has been live

FAQ

Can I search Patreon by keyword? Not at the moment: the search behind it is paused by the data source. Use the directory categories, or give creator names or links.

How many creators does a category give? Up to 50, Patreon's top creators in that category. Use several categories (and top-1000) for more.

Why is patronCount higher than paidMemberCount? Patreon counts free members as patrons. paidMemberCount is the paying part.

Do posts include the text? No. Posts come with title, type, likes, comments, date and link. Paywalled content is never read.

Is the earnings figure included? No. Patreon hides earnings on most pages. Paid member count times tier prices gives a rough range.

What happens with a misspelled creator? It is reported in the log and skipped, and nothing is charged for it.

Do I need an account? No.

Pricing

Event	When	Price
Actor start	Once per run (per GB of memory, 256 MB default)	$0.005
Directory creator	Each creator row from a category	$0.002
Creator page	Each creator with tiers and member counts	$0.004
Post	Each post delivered	$0.001

Example: the top 50 creators of 4 categories with their tiers = 200 creator pages × $0.004 + $0.005 = $0.805.

Support

Found a bug or need a field? Open an issue on the actor's Issues tab and include the run link.

⚠️ Disclaimer

This actor reads public Patreon pages: directory listings, creator pages, tiers and public post details. It does not log in and does not read paywalled content. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Patreon. You are responsible for using the data in line with Patreon's terms and the laws that apply to you, including data-protection law where rows name people.

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