Patreon Creator, Tiers & Posts Scraper 🗂️ — Look up a Patreon creator by handle, URL, or search query and extract public creator info (name, about,…

Patreon Creator, Tiers & Posts Scraper — Look up a Patreon creator by handle, URL, or search query and extract public creator info (name, about, patron/post counts, launch date, social links), membership tiers (name + price) and recent public posts (title, teaser, date, like/comment counts, media type). No account required. It reads Patreon Creator, Tiers & Posts's own API directly, so it's fast, reliable and complete — no flaky HTML parsing, no headless browser. Export to JSON, CSV, Excel, or an API.

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✨ Why use this Patreon Creator, Tiers & Posts Scraper?

• 🟢 No code required — set your input, click Start, download your data.
• ⚡ Fast & accurate — reads Patreon Creator, Tiers & Posts's own private API and returns structured JSON, not scraped HTML.
• 🧾 Rich, structured data — every field below, clean and ready to use.
• 🔁 Full pagination — collects results to your maxItems cap.
• 💸 Transparent pay-per-result pricing — pay only for the rows you get.
• 📤 Export anywhere — JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or pull it live via the Apify API.

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🎯 What can you do with Patreon Creator, Tiers & Posts data?

• Market & competitor research — analyse Patreon Creator, Tiers & Posts records at scale.
• Price & availability monitoring — track changes over time.
• Data science & trend analysis — build clean datasets.
• Lead generation & enrichment — feed Patreon Creator, Tiers & Posts data into your own tools.

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📥 What data does the Patreon Creator, Tiers & Posts Scraper extract?

Each row includes: type, id, name, url, handle, campaignId, creatorName, creatorUrl, about, creationName, patronCount, postCount, currency, isMonthly …and more. See the full Data table below.

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🚀 How to scrape www.patreon.com (3 steps)

1. Set your input — provide handleOrUrl or q (see the table below; defaults work out of the box).
2. Pick options — filters, a proxyConfiguration, and a maxItems cap.
3. Run & export — click Start, then download the dataset as JSON/CSV/Excel or fetch it via the API.

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⚙️ Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
handleOrUrl	string	gamegrumps	A Patreon creator handle (e.g. gamegrumps) or URL (e.g. https://www.patreon.com/gamegrumps).
q	string	–	Free-text search for creators (used when no handle/URL is given), e.g. 'retro gaming'.
maxItems	integer	100	Maximum number of result rows (creator + tier + post rows combined) to return. 0 = unlimited.
maxPostsPerCreator	integer	50	Maximum recent posts fetched per matched creator.
proxyConfiguration	object	Apify Proxy	Route requests through a proxy. Defaults to Apify residential proxy (recommended; Patreon's CDN may block datacenter IPs).

Example input

{
  "handleOrUrl": "gamegrumps",
  "maxItems": 100,
  "maxPostsPerCreator": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}

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📤 Output

Each result is a JSON object like this:

{
  "type": "creator",
  "id": "77144",
  "name": "LGR",
  "url": "https://www.patreon.com/LazyGameReviews",
  "handle": "LazyGameReviews",
  "campaignId": "77144",
  "creatorName": "LGR",
  "creatorUrl": "https://www.patreon.com/LazyGameReviews",
  "about": "Creating Videos about retro computers and vintage tech",
  "creationName": "Creating Videos about retro computers and vintage tech",
  "patronCount": 6644,
  "postCount": 1426,
  "currency": "USD",
  "isMonthly": true,
  "isNsfw": false,
  "launchDate": "2014-01-03T23:20:41.000+00:00",
  "socialLinks": {
    "instagram": "https://www.instagram.com/lgr"
  }
}

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🧾 Data table

Field	Type	Description
type	text	Row type
id	text	ID
name	text	Name
url	link	URL
handle	text	Handle
campaignId	text	Campaign ID
creatorName	text	Creator name
creatorUrl	link	Creator URL
about	text	About
creationName	text	Category / creation
patronCount	number	Patron count
postCount	number	Post count
currency	text	Currency
isMonthly	boolean	Monthly
isNsfw	boolean	NSFW
launchDate	text	Launch date
socialLinks	object	Social links
avatarUrl	link	Avatar URL
coverUrl	link	Cover URL
tierTitle	text	Tier title
amountCents	number	Price (cents)
amount	number	Price
isFreeTier	boolean	Free tier
description	text	Description
publishedAt	text	Published date
title	text	Post title
teaser	text	Teaser
likeCount	number	Like count
commentCount	number	Comment count
postType	text	Post type
mediaType	text	Media type
imageUrl	link	Image URL

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💰 Pricing — pay per result

This actor uses pay-per-event pricing: you pay only for the rows it delivers.

You scrape	Price
Result row	$1.00 per 1,000 rows

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🔌 Use the Patreon Creator, Tiers & Posts Scraper via API

Run it programmatically with the Apify API:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/patreon-api-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  "maxItems": 100,
  "maxPostsPerCreator": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}'

Or with the Apify CLI: apify call patreon-api-scraper -i input.json -o.

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❓ FAQ

Do I need an account or API key for Patreon Creator, Tiers & Posts?

No. The actor talks to Patreon Creator, Tiers & Posts's public/mobile API for you — you only need an Apify account.

Do I need a proxy?

A proxy is recommended for reliable runs; set proxyConfiguration (Residential is safest for geo-restricted or bot-protected sites).

What export formats are supported?

JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, JSONL, RSS, or live via the Apify API and dataset endpoints.

Is scraping this legal?

You are responsible for how you use the data. Scrape only public record data and comply with www.patreon.com's Terms and applicable law (e.g. GDPR/CCPA for personal data).

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🛠️ How it works

The actor impersonates Patreon Creator, Tiers & Posts's official app/site and calls its private API the same way the app does, then normalises each response into the flat record above. No browser, no HTML scraping — just clean, structured data.

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📌 Good to know

• Scrape only public record data and respect www.patreon.com's Terms of Service and robots policy.
• For personal data, comply with GDPR/CCPA and applicable law — you are the data controller.
• Fields can be null when Patreon Creator, Tiers & Posts doesn't expose them for a given record.

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