Substack Leaderboard & Profile Scraper

Substack Leaderboard & Profile Scraper

The Substack Leaderboard Scraper collects detailed subscription and author data at scale.

Profile Scraper.

It’s designed for market research, newsletter analytics, and competitive intelligence.

🔹 Features

Author & Newsletter Details

Author name, handle, bio, photo.

Newsletter name, URL, subdomain, custom domain.

Category, language, and type (newsletter, podcast, etc.).

Founding, free, and paid subscription benefits.

Subscription Plans

Plan ID, nickname, currency, interval (monthly/yearly), amount.

Multi-currency pricing.

Founding and premium plans.

Free trial and paywall settings.

Ranking & Subscriber Metrics

Paid and free subscriber counts.

Ranking details globally and by language.

Orders of magnitude for subscriber estimates.

Podcast Integration

Podcast enabled flags.

Feed URLs, Spotify access, paid/free episode availability.

Content & Community

Community-enabled features.

Post settings, moderation, reaction faces, threads.

Sections, show links, and multiple pins.

Technical & Stripe Info

Stripe account and publishable key.

Automatic tax settings.

Theme variables and customization flags.

Metadata & Tracking

Cover photo, hero image/text, email banners.

Pixels: GA, Twitter, Facebook (optional).

Post preview limits, embed tracking, and paywall settings.

🔹 Use Cases

Substack newsletter analytics

Ranking and subscriber trend monitoring

Market research for newsletter monetization

Tracking podcast engagement and paid subscriptions

Output

Profile

{
  "id": 34769175,
  "name": "Elise Bordet",
  "handle": "elisebordet",
  "previous_name": null,
  "photo_url": "https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4c52b66e-b452-4398-bad1-5807ddd9625c_435x435.jpeg",
  "bio": "Après un parcours scientifique et business à très haut niveau, je partage tout ce que j'ai appris avec le plus grand nombre pour défendre le bien commun et préparer l'avenir ! ",
  "profile_set_up_at": "2023-09-18T16:47:14.329Z",
  "reader_installed_at": null,
  "tos_accepted_at": null,
  "profile_disabled": false,
  "userLinks": [
    {
      "id": 1485396,
      "value": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/%C3%A9lise-bordet-249919102/",
      "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/%C3%A9lise-bordet-249919102/",
      "type": "linkedin",
      "label": "LinkedIn"
    },
    {
      "id": 1485399,
      "value": "@elise.bordet_",
      "url": "https://instagram.com/elise.bordet_",
      "type": "instagram",
      "label": "Instagram"
    }
  ],
  "publicationUsers": [
    {
      "id": 4112391,
      "user_id": 34769175,
      "publication_id": 4033143,
      "role": "admin",
      "public": true,
      "is_primary": true,
      "publication": {
        "id": 4033143,
        "name": "La newsletter d'Elise",
        "subdomain": "ebordet",
        "custom_domain": null,
        "custom_domain_optional": false,
        "hero_text": "J'ai décidé de créer cette bulle de joie, d'informations et de connaissances! \nBien loin des Buzz et des posts qui remontent dans l'algorithme, c'est aussi un bon moyen de vous envoyer de l'information sans dépendre totalement des plateformes. ",
        "logo_url": "https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4c52b66e-b452-4398-bad1-5807ddd9625c_435x435.jpeg",
        "author_id": 34769175,
        "primary_user_id": 34769175,
        "theme_var_background_pop": "#FF6719",
        "created_at": "2025-02-05T20:54:56.278Z",
        "email_from_name": "La Newsletter d'Elise Bordet ",
        "copyright": "Elise Bordet",
        "founding_plan_name": "Mécènes 🥦❤️",
        "community_enabled": true,
        "invite_only": false,
        "payments_state": "enabled",
        "language": "fr",
        "explicit": false,
        "homepage_type": "newspaper",
        "is_personal_mode": false,
        "logo_url_wide": null,
        "author": {
          "id": 34769175,
          "name": "Elise Bordet",
          "handle": "elisebordet",
          "previous_name": null,
          "photo_url": "https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4c52b66e-b452-4398-bad1-5807ddd9625c_435x435.jpeg",
          "bio": "Après un parcours scientifique et business à très haut niveau, je partage tout ce que j'ai appris avec le plus grand nombre pour défendre le bien commun et préparer l'avenir ! ",
          "profile_set_up_at": "2023-09-18T16:47:14.329Z",
          "reader_installed_at": null
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "subscriptions": [],
  "subscriptionsTruncated": false,
  "hasGuestPost": false,
  "primaryPublication": {
    "id": 4033143,
    "subdomain": "ebordet",
    "custom_domain_optional": false,
    "name": "La newsletter d'Elise",
    "logo_url": "https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4c52b66e-b452-4398-bad1-5807ddd9625c_435x435.jpeg",
    "author_id": 34769175,
    "primary_user_id": 34769175,
    "user_id": 34769175,
    "handles_enabled": false,
    "language": "fr",
    "explicit": false,
    "is_personal_mode": false,
    "payments_state": "enabled",
    "pledges_enabled": false,
    "ios_app_payments_enabled": true,
    "has_reply_rules": false
  },
  "max_pub_tier": 2,
  "hasPosts": true,
  "hasActivity": true,
  "hasLikes": true,
  "primaryPublicationPodcastTabInfo": null,
  "primaryPublicationChatEnabled": true,
  "lists": [],
  "rough_num_free_subscribers_int": 1000,
  "rough_num_free_subscribers": "Thousands",
  "bestseller_badge_disabled": false,
  "bestseller_tier": null,
  "subscriberCountString": "4K+ subscribers",
  "subscriberCount": "4K+",
  "subscriberCountNumber": 4000,
  "hasHiddenPublicationUsers": true,
  "visibleSubscriptionsCount": 0,
  "followerCount": 4139,
  "slug": "elise-bordet",
  "previousSlug": "",
  "primaryPublicationIsPledged": false,
  "primaryPublicationSubscriptionState": "none",
  "isSubscribed": false,
  "isFollowing": false,
  "followsViewer": false,
  "can_dm": true,
  "leaderboardRanking": {
    "category_name": "Culture",
    "category_id": 96,
    "rank": 26,
    "ranking": "trending",
    "publication_id": 4033143
  },
  "subdomainUrl": null,
  "isPersonalEligible": false,
  "status": {
    "bestsellerTier": null,
    "subscriberTier": null,
    "leaderboard": {
      "ranking": "trending",
      "rank": 26,
      "publicationName": "La newsletter d'Elise",
      "label": "Culture",
      "categoryId": "96",
      "publicationId": 4033143
    },
    "vip": false,
    "badge": null,
    "subscriber": null
  }
}

Category

{
  "id": 96,
  "created_at": "2020-04-23T02:44:52.580Z",
  "updated_at": "2020-04-23T02:44:52.580Z",
  "name": "Culture",
  "canonical_name": "culture",
  "active": true,
  "rank": 0,
  "parent_tag_id": null,
  "slug": "culture",
  "emoji": "🎭️",
  "leaderboard_description": "A full list of the top 25 culture newsletters and podcasts on Substack. Read about the latest pop culture moments, style, movies, music and beyond, and how culture impacts the wider world.",
  "deprecated": false,
  "type": "category"
}

Leaderboard

{
  "id": 34769175,
  "name": "Elise Bordet",
  "handle": "elisebordet",
  "previous_name": null,
  "photo_url": "https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4c52b66e-b452-4398-bad1-5807ddd9625c_435x435.jpeg",
  "bio": "Après un parcours scientifique et business à très haut niveau, je partage tout ce que j'ai appris avec le plus grand nombre pour défendre le bien commun et préparer l'avenir ! ",
  "profile_set_up_at": "2023-09-18T16:47:14.329Z",
  "reader_installed_at": null,
  "bestseller_tier": null,
  "status": {
    "bestsellerTier": null,
    "subscriberTier": null,
    "leaderboard": {
      "ranking": "trending",
      "rank": 26,
      "publicationName": "La newsletter d'Elise",
      "label": "Culture",
      "categoryId": "96",
      "publicationId": 4033143
    },
    "vip": false,
    "badge": null,
    "subscriber": null
  },
  "primary_publication": {
    "id": 4033143,
    "subdomain": "ebordet",
    "custom_domain_optional": false,
    "name": "La newsletter d'Elise",
    "logo_url": "https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4c52b66e-b452-4398-bad1-5807ddd9625c_435x435.jpeg",
    "author_id": 34769175,
    "primary_user_id": 34769175,
    "user_id": 34769175,
    "handles_enabled": false,
    "language": "fr",
    "explicit": false,
    "is_personal_mode": false,
    "payments_state": "enabled",
    "pledges_enabled": false,
    "ios_app_payments_enabled": true,
    "has_reply_rules": false
  }
}

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