📊 Social Blade Scraper

🚀 Collect top creator statistics from Social Blade in seconds. Filter by platform, sort order, and country. No coding, no Social Blade account required.

🕒 Last updated: 2026-04-16 · 📊 30 fields · 🔄 Runs on Apify cloud or locally · 📁 Export: JSON, CSV, Excel

The Social Blade Scraper collects creator statistics from Social Blade across 5 major platforms: YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitch, and Facebook. Each record includes 30 structured fields covering subscriber counts, view metrics, growth rates, estimated earnings, rankings, and social links. Whether you need the top 50 most-subscribed YouTube creators or a full breakdown of TikTok growth leaders by country, this tool delivers it in a single run.

Built for influencer marketing agencies evaluating creator reach, social media analysts benchmarking competitor channels, talent managers tracking growth trends, and brand teams identifying sponsorship targets. The scraper bypasses bot protection automatically, handles pagination, and enriches each creator profile with rankings, revenue estimates, and metadata. No manual copy-paste, no spreadsheet formatting, just clean data ready for analysis.

Target Audience	Use Cases
Influencer Marketing Agencies	Creator vetting, reach analysis
Social Media Analysts	Competitor benchmarking, growth tracking
Brand Marketing Teams	Sponsorship target identification
Talent Managers	Client performance monitoring
Content Creators	Self-benchmarking against top channels
Academic Researchers	Social media influence studies

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📋 What the Social Blade Scraper does

• 📈 Extracts subscriber and follower counts to identify creator scale and audience size across platforms
• 📊 Captures 30-day growth metrics for both subscribers and views to spot trending creators and momentum shifts
• 💰 Collects estimated earnings including monthly and yearly revenue ranges for monetization analysis
• 🏆 Pulls ranking positions including SB rank, subscriber rank, views rank, country rank, and category rank
• 🌍 Gathers creator metadata with channel names, handles, country, channel type, verification status, and creation dates
• 🔗 Downloads avatar URLs and social links for media kits, presentations, and outreach verification

The scraper navigates Social Blade top lists, extracts every available data field from each creator entry, and handles pagination and bot protection automatically. You can target specific platforms, sort by different metrics, and filter by country for focused results.

💡 Why it matters: Social Blade data helps you evaluate creators objectively. Instead of manually browsing profiles one by one, this scraper delivers structured, comparable data for hundreds of creators in minutes.

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🎬 Full Demo

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⚙️ Input

Field	Type	Required	Description
startUrl	string	No	Direct Social Blade URL to scrape. Overrides platform and sort options.
maxItems	integer	No	Number of creators to collect. Free users: limited to 10. Paid users: up to 1,000,000.
platform	string	No	Platform: youtube, tiktok, instagram, twitch, or facebook.
sortBy	string	No	Sort by: mostsubscribed, mostviewed, or mostfollowed.
country	string	No	Country code (e.g., US, GB, IN). Leave empty for worldwide.
proxyConfiguration	object	No	Proxy settings. Datacenter proxies work fine for this scraper.

Example 1: Top YouTube creators by subscribers

{
  "platform": "youtube",
  "sortBy": "mostsubscribed",
  "country": "US",
  "maxItems": 50
}

Example 2: Top TikTok creators worldwide

{
  "platform": "tiktok",
  "sortBy": "mostfollowed",
  "maxItems": 100
}

⚠️ Good to Know: If you provide a startUrl, the platform, sortBy, and country fields are ignored. The scraper uses the URL directly. Free users are automatically limited to 10 items per run.

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📊 Output

🧾 Schema

Emoji	Field	Type	Description
🖼️	avatarUrl	string	Creator avatar image URL
📝	channelName	string	Channel or profile name
🔗	channelUrl	string	Social Blade profile URL
👤	handle	string	Creator handle or username
📊	platform	string	Social media platform
🏆	sbGrade	string	Social Blade grade (A++, A+, A, etc.)
📈	subscribers	number	Total subscriber or follower count
📊	subscriberGrowth30d	number	30-day subscriber change
👁️	videoViews	number	Total video view count
📈	viewGrowth30d	number	30-day view change
🎬	uploadCount	number	Total uploads or posts
💰	estimatedMonthlyEarningsLow	number	Estimated monthly earnings (low)
💰	estimatedMonthlyEarningsHigh	number	Estimated monthly earnings (high)
💰	estimatedYearlyEarningsLow	number	Estimated yearly earnings (low)
💰	estimatedYearlyEarningsHigh	number	Estimated yearly earnings (high)
🏆	sbRank	number	Social Blade overall rank
🏆	subscriberRank	number	Subscriber rank
🏆	viewsRank	number	Views rank
🌍	countryRank	number	Country-specific rank
🏷️	categoryRank	number	Category rank
🌍	country	string	Creator country
🏷️	channelType	string	Channel category or type
✅	isVerified	boolean	Verification status
📅	createdDate	string	Channel creation date
🔗	socialLinks	array	Additional social media links
🖼️	bannerUrl	string	Channel banner image URL
📋	description	string	Channel description
📊	averageViews	number	Average views per video
📅	scrapedAt	string	Timestamp when data was collected
❌	error	string	Error message if extraction failed

📦 Sample records

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✨ Why choose this Actor

Feature	Details
📊 30 data fields	Subscribers, views, earnings, rankings, metadata, and social links
🌐 5 platforms	YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitch, and Facebook in one tool
🏆 Multiple rankings	SB rank, subscriber rank, views rank, country rank, category rank
💰 Earnings estimates	Monthly and yearly revenue ranges for each creator
🌍 Country filtering	Focus on creators from specific markets
🔄 Bot protection bypass	Automatic handling of Social Blade access protections
📁 Multiple export formats	JSON, CSV, Excel for any workflow

📈 Typical performance: Collects 100+ creator profiles per minute. A run of 500 top creators completes in about 5 minutes.

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📈 How it compares to alternatives

Feature	This Actor	Manual Collection	Generic Scrapers
30 structured fields per creator	✅	❌	Partial
Multi-platform support (5 platforms)	✅	❌	❌
Earnings estimates	✅	✅ (slow)	❌
Country-specific rankings	✅	✅ (manual)	❌
Bot protection bypass	✅	N/A	❌
Export to CSV/JSON/Excel	✅	❌	Partial
Scheduled runs	✅	❌	Partial

Specifically built for Social Blade, so every ranking, metric, and field is captured correctly.

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🚀 How to use

1. Create a free Apify account - Sign up here (includes free credits)
2. Open the Social Blade Scraper - Navigate to the Actor page and click "Start"
3. Choose your platform - Select YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitch, or Facebook
4. Set filters - Pick a sort order, country, and how many creators to collect
5. Run and download - Click "Start", wait for completion, then export as JSON, CSV, or Excel

⏱️ First results appear in under 20 seconds. A typical run of 100 creators completes in about 1 minute.

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💼 Business use cases

Influencer Marketing Vet creators by subscriber count and growth rate Compare estimated earnings across potential partners Build ranked shortlists by platform and country Track creator performance over time with scheduled runs	Competitive Intelligence Benchmark your channel against top creators Monitor competitor growth rates monthly Track ranking changes over time Identify emerging creators in your category
Academic Research Study platform growth patterns across countries Analyze the relationship between uploads and views Build datasets for social media influence studies Track platform migration trends	Media & Journalism Research top creators for feature stories Verify creator statistics and claims Build data-driven social media reports Track platform-wide trends and milestones

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🔌 Automating Social Blade Scraper

Node.js

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_API_TOKEN' });
const run = await client.actor("parseforge/socialblade-scraper").call({
  platform: "youtube",
  sortBy: "mostsubscribed",
  maxItems: 100
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient
client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("parseforge/socialblade-scraper").call(run_input={
    "platform": "youtube",
    "sortBy": "mostsubscribed",
    "maxItems": 100
})
items = list(client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items())
print(items)

• 📖 Apify API Reference
• 🐍 Python API Client docs
• 🟢 Node.js API Client docs

Schedules: Set up weekly or monthly runs with Apify Schedules to track creator growth over time and build historical datasets for trend analysis.

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How does the Social Blade Scraper work?

The scraper navigates Social Blade top creator lists, extracts data from each creator entry on the page, and follows pagination to collect the requested number of profiles. It handles bot protection automatically.

How accurate is the data?

All data is scraped directly from Social Blade in real time. Subscriber counts, view metrics, and rankings reflect Social Blade's own data at the time of the run. Earnings estimates are Social Blade's projections.

Can I schedule automatic runs?

Yes. Use Apify Schedules to run weekly or monthly and track how creator rankings and growth metrics change over time.

Is it legal to scrape Social Blade?

This scraper accesses only publicly available data on Social Blade. Users are responsible for reviewing applicable terms of service and ensuring compliance with local regulations.

Can I use this data commercially?

The data you collect can be used for analytics, reporting, and research. You are responsible for ensuring your use complies with applicable laws and terms of service.

What does the paid plan include?

Free users can collect up to 10 creators per run. Paid users can collect up to 1,000,000 creators with full access to all fields and faster processing.

What happens if a run fails?

The scraper saves partial results as it goes. If an error occurs, you still get all data collected up to that point. Check the run log for details.

How do I get help?

Open our contact form at https://tally.so/r/BzdKgA or check the run log for error messages. We typically respond within 24 hours.

Can I scrape individual creator profiles?

The scraper is designed for top creator lists. To scrape a specific list, paste the Social Blade URL into the startUrl field (e.g., a top-50 most subscribed list for a specific country).

Which platforms are supported?

YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitch, and Facebook. Select the platform in the input configuration.

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🌟 Beyond business use cases

Data like this powers more than commercial workflows. The same structured records support research, education, civic projects, and personal initiatives.

🎓 Research and academia Empirical datasets for papers, thesis work, and coursework Longitudinal studies tracking changes across snapshots Reproducible research with cited, versioned data pulls Classroom exercises on data analysis and ethical scraping	🎨 Personal and creative Side projects, portfolio demos, and indie app launches Data visualizations, dashboards, and infographics Content research for bloggers, YouTubers, and podcasters Hobbyist collections and personal trackers
🤝 Non-profit and civic Transparency reporting and accountability projects Advocacy campaigns backed by public-interest data Community-run databases for local issues Investigative journalism on public records	🧪 Experimentation Prototype AI and machine-learning pipelines with real data Validate product-market hypotheses before engineering spend Train small domain-specific models on niche corpora Test dashboard concepts with live input

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🔌 Integrate with any app

• 🔗 Make (Integromat) - Connect Social Blade data to 1,000+ apps with visual workflows
• 🔗 Zapier - Trigger alerts when creator metrics change
• 🔗 Slack - Send weekly creator ranking reports to your team channel
• 🔗 Airbyte - Sync creator data to your data warehouse
• 🔗 GitHub - Automate data collection pipelines with GitHub Actions
• 🔗 Google Drive - Export creator rankings directly to Google Sheets

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💡 Pro Tip: Pair the Social Blade Scraper with the YouTube Scraper to get both high-level creator metrics and detailed video-level data for the same channels.

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🆘 Need Help? Open our contact form and we will get back to you within 24 hours. For bug reports, feature requests, or integration help, we are here to assist.

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Disclaimer: This Actor is provided as-is, without warranty. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Social Blade. Use it responsibly and in compliance with applicable terms of service. The authors are not responsible for how the collected data is used. Always verify data accuracy for critical applications.