Patreon Scraper

Patreon Scraper

Patreon Scraper extracts public Patreon creator pages, membership tiers, and posts without a Patreon account. Each creator comes with the patron count, paid-member count, total post count, tier prices, and social links. Each post comes with likes, comments, post type, and the full text when the post is public.

Scrape creators by name or URL, search Patreon by keyword, or browse 33 Patreon Explore topics, then filter by patron count and get creator stats, every paid tier with its price, and up to 1,000 recent posts per creator.

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Actor: parsebird/patreon-scraper — scrapes public Patreon creators, membership tiers and posts without login. Input: {"mode": "creator"|"posts"|"search"|"explore"|"postByUrl" (default "creator"), "creators": ["PhilosophyTube", "https://www.patreon.com/thedollop"] (modes creator/posts; vanity names or URLs incl. /c/<name> and user?u=<id>), "searchQuery": "philosophy" (mode search), "category": "podcasts_and_shows"|"entertainment"|"comedy"|"pop_culture"|"true_crime"|"asmr"|"sports"|"educational"|"science"|"technology"|"music"|"musical_education"|"visual_arts"|"illustration"|"painting"|"comics"|"photography"|"art_tutorials"|"writing"|"video_games"|"indie_games"|"tabletop_games"|"role_playing_games"|"lifestyle"|"travel"|"spirituality"|"religion"|"beauty"|"wellness"|"fitness_and_health"|"handicrafts"|"social_impact"|"apps_and_software" (mode explore; empty = most popular overall), "exploreSort": "popular"|"trending", "postUrls": ["https://www.patreon.com/posts/171263802"] (mode postByUrl), "includePosts": true (mode creator), "maxPostsPerCreator": 20 (1-1000), "minPatronCount": 1000 (optional), "excludeNsfw": false, "maxItems": 50 (1-5000, creators + posts)}. Run via ApifyClient("YOUR_TOKEN").actor("parsebird/patreon-scraper").call(run_input=input). Output: creator records (recordType "creator": id, vanity, url, name, creationName, oneLiner, summary, currency, patronCount, paidMemberCount, creationCount, payPerName, isMonthly, isNsfw, offersFreeMembership, offersPaidMembership, tierCount, lowestTierAmount, publishedAt, createdAt, avatarPhotoUrl, coverPhotoUrl, pledgeUrl, mainVideoUrl, creator {id, fullName, vanity, url, imageUrl, socialLinks}, tiers [{id, title, description, amountCents, amountUsd, currency, postCount, userLimit, remaining, requiresShipping, imageUrl, checkoutUrl, publishedAt}], scrapedAt) and post records (recordType "post": id, vanity, campaignId, title, publishedAt, editedAt, url, postType, isPaid, isPublic, isPayPerPost, minCentsPledgedToView, commentCount, likeCount, teaserText, content, thumbnailUrl, embedUrl, embedProvider, embedSubject, scrapedAt). Empty fields are omitted. In mode creator with posts, posts go to a separate run dataset whose ID is in the default key-value store record OUTPUT (postsDatasetId). Pricing: pay per record. Get your API token at https://console.apify.com/account#/integrations. Full API spec: https://apify.com/parsebird/patreon-scraper/api

What is Patreon Scraper?

Patreon Scraper is a Patreon data extraction tool that reads what Patreon shows to any logged-out visitor and turns it into structured data. Use it as a Patreon API alternative: the official Patreon API needs OAuth and only covers your own campaign or users who authorize your app, while this scraper works for any public creator page.

The easiest way to try it: keep the example creator (PhilosophyTube), click Start, and open the dataset a few seconds later. You get the creator's page, their paid tiers, and their 10 newest posts.

No Patreon login, cookies, or proxy setup is needed.

What can Patreon Scraper do?

• 👤 Creator pages — patron count, paid members, post count, launch date, tagline, about text, avatar, cover image, and social links.
• 💳 Membership tiers — every published paid tier with its title, price, currency, benefits text, post count, shipping flag, and checkout link. Tiers come sorted from cheapest to most expensive.
• 📝 Creator posts — the newest posts of any creator with title, date, type (text, podcast, video, image, link, and more), likes, comments, and whether a post is public or for members only.
• 🔎 Keyword search — find creators by keyword, the same way Patreon's search box does.
• 🧭 Explore topics — list Patreon's popular or trending creators in 33 topics, from podcasts and comedy to tabletop games and illustration.
• 🔗 Posts by URL — scrape single posts from a list of post links or IDs.
• 🎛️ Filters — keep only creators above a minimum patron count, skip adult (18+) creators, and cap the run with a record limit.

Because Patreon Scraper runs on the Apify platform, you also get:

• ⏰ Scheduling to track patron counts or new posts daily or weekly.
• 🔌 API access and client libraries for Python and JavaScript.
• 🔗 Integrations with Make, Zapier, Google Sheets, Slack, webhooks, and more.
• 📦 Export to JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or HTML from the Storage tab or the API.

What data can you extract from Patreon?

Creator records (recordType: "creator")

Field	Description
id	Patreon campaign ID
vanity / url	Creator handle and public Patreon URL
name / creationName / oneLiner	Page name, what they create, and their tagline
summary	About text as plain text
patronCount	All members, free and paid (missing if the creator hides it)
paidMemberCount	Paid members only
creationCount	Total number of posts
payPerName / isMonthly	Billing unit (month, video, creation, …) and whether billing is monthly
offersFreeMembership / offersPaidMembership	Whether a free tier and paid tiers exist
tierCount / lowestTierAmount	Number of paid tiers and the cheapest price
currency	Currency the creator charges in
isNsfw	Adult (18+) content flag
publishedAt / createdAt	When the page launched and was created
avatarPhotoUrl / coverPhotoUrl / mainVideoUrl	Profile images and intro video
pledgeUrl	Checkout link
creator	Owner's name, handle, image, and social links (YouTube, X, Facebook, Twitch)
tiers	Paid tiers (see below)

Tier fields (inside tiers)

Field	Description
id / title / description	Tier ID, name, and benefits as plain text
amountCents / amountUsd	Price in cents and as a decimal in the creator's currency
currency	Currency code
postCount	Posts available to this tier
userLimit / remaining	Seat limit and seats left, for limited tiers
requiresShipping	True when the tier includes physical rewards
imageUrl / checkoutUrl	Tier image and direct join link

Post records (recordType: "post")

Field	Description
id / url / title	Post ID, link, and title
vanity / campaignId	Creator the post belongs to
publishedAt / editedAt	Publish and last edit time
postType	text_only, podcast, video_embed, video_external_file, image_file, audio_file, link, and others
isPublic / isPaid	Whether a logged-out visitor can read it, or it's locked to members
isPayPerPost	True when patrons are charged per post
likeCount / commentCount	Engagement counts
content	Full post text as plain text (public posts)
teaserText	Public teaser of a locked post, when the creator writes one
thumbnailUrl	Post image or video thumbnail
embedUrl / embedProvider / embedSubject	Linked or embedded video or web page

Empty fields are left out of each record.

How to scrape Patreon

1. Open Patreon Scraper and click Try for free to open it in Apify Console.
2. Choose a Mode: Creators, Posts of creators, Search creators by keyword, Explore creators by topic, or Posts by URL.
3. Fill in the field for that mode: creator names or URLs, a search keyword, an Explore topic, or post URLs.
4. Optionally set Minimum patrons, Exclude NSFW creators, Max posts per creator, and Max records.
5. Click Start and wait for the run to finish. Most runs take seconds.
6. Open the Storage tab and download the data as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or HTML.

Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
mode	string	Yes	creator	creator (page + tiers + posts), posts (posts only), search (creators by keyword), explore (creators by topic), postByUrl (single posts)
creators	array	For creator, posts	—	Vanity names or URLs: PhilosophyTube, https://www.patreon.com/thedollop, https://www.patreon.com/c/PhilosophyTube, https://www.patreon.com/user?u=315829
searchQuery	string	For search	—	Keyword, e.g. philosophy
category	string	No	—	Explore topic for explore, e.g. podcasts_and_shows, comedy, tabletop_games. Empty = most popular creators overall
exploreSort	string	No	popular	popular or trending
postUrls	array	For postByUrl	—	Post URLs or post IDs
includePosts	boolean	No	true	In creator mode, also save each creator's newest posts
maxPostsPerCreator	integer	No	20	Newest posts per creator (1–1,000)
minPatronCount	integer	No	—	Only save creators with at least this many patrons
excludeNsfw	boolean	No	false	Skip creators marked as adult content
maxItems	integer	No	50	Maximum records per run, creators + posts (1–5,000)

Batch creators, no posts, at least 1,000 patrons

{
  "mode": "creator",
  "creators": ["PhilosophyTube", "thedollop", "naddpod"],
  "includePosts": false,
  "minPatronCount": 1000
}

Search creators by keyword

{
  "mode": "search",
  "searchQuery": "philosophy",
  "minPatronCount": 500,
  "maxItems": 50
}

Trending creators in an Explore topic

{
  "mode": "explore",
  "category": "tabletop_games",
  "exploreSort": "trending",
  "maxItems": 100
}

Posts by URL

{
  "mode": "postByUrl",
  "postUrls": [
    "https://www.patreon.com/posts/171263802",
    "https://www.patreon.com/PhilosophyTube/posts/september-diary-168975308"
  ]
}

Output example

A creator record (summary and tier text shortened):

{
  "recordType": "creator",
  "id": "131434",
  "vanity": "thedollop",
  "url": "https://www.patreon.com/thedollop",
  "name": "The Dollop - An American History Podcast",
  "creationName": "A comedic American history podcast",
  "oneLiner": "A weekly American history podcast by comedians Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds",
  "summary": "Dave Anthony spends days buried in the library; Gareth Reynolds hears none of the research until they're recording. …",
  "currency": "USD",
  "patronCount": 14905,
  "paidMemberCount": 8394,
  "creationCount": 1967,
  "payPerName": "month",
  "isMonthly": true,
  "isNsfw": false,
  "offersFreeMembership": true,
  "offersPaidMembership": true,
  "tierCount": 4,
  "lowestTierAmount": 3.0,
  "publishedAt": "2015-05-03T20:24:52.000+00:00",
  "pledgeUrl": "https://www.patreon.com/checkout/thedollop",
  "mainVideoUrl": "https://youtu.be/UoHvw8OzWUA",
  "creator": {
    "id": "450422",
    "fullName": "The Dollop - An American History Podcast",
    "vanity": "thedollop",
    "url": "https://www.patreon.com/thedollop",
    "socialLinks": {
      "twitter": "https://x.com/thedollop",
      "facebook": "https://www.facebook.com/thedollop"
    }
  },
  "tiers": [
    {
      "id": "28739133",
      "title": "THE BELIEVER",
      "description": "You believe in the bit. That's enough. …",
      "amountCents": 300,
      "amountUsd": 3.0,
      "currency": "USD",
      "postCount": 7,
      "requiresShipping": false,
      "checkoutUrl": "https://www.patreon.com/checkout/thedollop?rid=28739133"
    },
    {
      "id": "130136",
      "title": "THE DOLLOPER ",
      "description": "This is the one. Everything you need to be a card-carrying member of the Dollop universe. …",
      "amountCents": 1000,
      "amountUsd": 10.0,
      "currency": "USD",
      "postCount": 447,
      "requiresShipping": false,
      "checkoutUrl": "https://www.patreon.com/checkout/thedollop?rid=130136"
    }
  ],
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-04T05:29:50Z"
}

A public post record:

{
  "recordType": "post",
  "id": "154074906",
  "vanity": "PhilosophyTube",
  "campaignId": "114875",
  "title": "Post Mortem Livestream Tonight",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-27T12:06:27.000+00:00",
  "url": "https://www.patreon.com/PhilosophyTube/posts/post-mortem-154074906",
  "postType": "video_embed",
  "isPaid": false,
  "isPublic": true,
  "isPayPerPost": false,
  "commentCount": 4,
  "likeCount": 59,
  "content": "Hello lovely Patrons!\n\nTonight at 19:30 British time I'll be streaming, talking about the most recent episode on conversion therapy and how we made it …",
  "embedUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/live/Jokih4Rd8gE",
  "embedProvider": "YouTube",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-04T05:26:32Z"
}

In Creators mode with posts, creators are saved to the run's default dataset and posts to a second dataset named posts, so each table stays clean. Both are listed in the run's Storage tab, and the posts dataset ID is saved in the OUTPUT record of the run's key-value store. In Posts and Posts by URL modes, posts go to the default dataset.

Use cases

• Creator economy research — compare patron counts, paid-member ratios, and tier pricing across a niche.
• Pricing benchmarks — see how creators in your category price their tiers before you launch or reprice your own page.
• Influencer and partnership discovery — find podcasters, artists, and educators above a patron threshold, with their YouTube, X, and Facebook links.
• Growth tracking — schedule runs to follow patron and paid-member counts of selected creators over time.
• Content monitoring — follow new posts, posting frequency, and engagement (likes and comments) of creators you watch.
• Market maps — export a whole Explore topic or keyword search to a spreadsheet for analysis.

How it works

1. Patreon Scraper reads each creator's public page data, including published tiers and the owner's public profile.
2. For posts, it pages through the creator's post feed from newest to oldest until it has the number you asked for.
3. For search and Explore, it collects the matching creators, then loads each creator's full page data.
4. Filters are applied, empty fields are removed, and every record is saved to the dataset as soon as it's ready.

How much does it cost to scrape Patreon?

Patreon Scraper uses pay-per-event pricing: you pay for each record saved (a creator or a post). There's no extra charge for compute or proxies.

Event	Free plan	Bronze	Silver	Gold
record-scraped — per creator or post	$0.00399	$0.00379	$0.00339	$0.00299
Per 1,000 records	$3.99	$3.79	$3.39	$2.99

For example, one creator with its 20 newest posts is 21 records, or about $0.08 on the Free plan. 1,000 records cost $3.99 on the Free plan. Use Max records or a spending limit to cap a run. Apify's Free plan includes monthly platform credits you can use to try the scraper.

Use Patreon Scraper with the API

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("parsebird/patreon-scraper").call(run_input={
    "mode": "search",
    "searchQuery": "true crime",
    "minPatronCount": 1000,
    "maxItems": 100,
})
for creator in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(creator["name"], creator.get("patronCount"), creator.get("lowestTierAmount"))

JavaScript

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN' });
const run = await client.actor('parsebird/patreon-scraper').call({
    mode: 'creator',
    creators: ['PhilosophyTube'],
    includePosts: true,
    maxPostsPerCreator: 50,
});
const { items: creators } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
const output = await client.keyValueStore(run.defaultKeyValueStoreId).getRecord('OUTPUT');
const { items: posts } = await client.dataset(output.value.postsDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(creators, posts.length);

See the API tab for all endpoints and the Apify API client docs for more options.

Is it legal to scrape Patreon?

Patreon Scraper only reads data that Patreon shows publicly to logged-out visitors: creator pages, published tiers, post titles, engagement counts, and the text of public posts. It does not log in, use cookies, or unlock members-only content. Some of this data belongs to individual creators, so make sure your use complies with data protection laws such as GDPR, Patreon's terms, and other rules that apply to you, and consult a lawyer if in doubt. Read more in Apify's post Is web scraping legal?

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FAQ

Do I need a Patreon account? No. Patreon Scraper works without login or cookies and only reads public data.

Can it scrape members-only (patron-only) posts? No. For locked posts you get the title, date, type, likes, comments, thumbnail, and teaser text when the creator wrote one, but not the body. The full content is included only for posts that are public.

Why is patronCount missing for some creators? Creators can hide their member count on Patreon. Those creators are still saved, without patronCount and paidMemberCount. When Minimum patrons is set, creators with a hidden count are skipped because they can't be checked.

Does it include earnings or income? No. Patreon does not show earnings publicly for most creators, so this field is not included.

Can I get the number of patrons on each tier? No. Patreon doesn't show per-tier member counts to logged-out visitors. Each tier includes its price, benefits, post count, and seat limit when the tier is limited.

Are comments included? Not in this version. Each post includes commentCount and likeCount.

How many creators can search and Explore return? Search returns as many creators as Patreon finds for the keyword (for example, 170 for podcast and 63 for philosophy when tested). Explore returns up to 120 creators per topic and sort order, which is the size of Patreon's own Explore lists. Run both popular and trending for more creators in a topic.

Why don't adult creators show up in search or Explore? Patreon hides adult (18+) creators from logged-out search and Explore. You can still scrape them by name in Creators or Posts mode, and Exclude NSFW creators skips them there.

Which creator URL formats work? Vanity names (PhilosophyTube), page URLs (https://www.patreon.com/PhilosophyTube), new-style URLs (https://www.patreon.com/c/PhilosophyTube), and user-ID URLs (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=315829).

How do I track creators over time? Save your input as a task and add a schedule. Each run adds a dated snapshot (scrapedAt) that you can send to Google Sheets or a webhook via integrations.

Something doesn't work or you need a new field? Open an issue in the Issues tab. We read every report.