# Snapchat Profile Scraper: Subscribers & Spotlight (`scrapemint/snapchat-profile-scraper`) Actor

Snapchat public profiles in bulk: subscriber count, bio, website, category, verified badge, created and updated dates, story and highlight media, lenses, related accounts, and Spotlight videos with views, shares, comments and boosts. $0.002 per profile.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapemint/snapchat-profile-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Ken M](https://apify.com/scrapemint) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 profiles

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Snapchat Profile Scraper: Subscribers & Spotlight

Snapchat public profiles in bulk, as clean rows: **subscriber count**, display name, bio, website, category, **verified badge**, account creation and last update dates, story and highlight counts, lenses and related accounts. Turn on Spotlight rows to get each recent **Spotlight video with views, shares, comments and boosts**.

Paste usernames or profile links. No API key, no login, no proxy. $0.002 per profile, no start fee.

### What you get per profile

- `username`, `url`, `displayName`, `isPublicProfile`
- `subscriberCount`, `verified`
- `bio`, `websiteUrl`, `category`, `subcategory` (e.g. people / artist), `address`
- `profilePictureUrl`, `heroImageUrl`, `snapcodeUrl`
- `createdAt`, `lastUpdatedAt`
- `hasStory`, `storySnapCount`, `highlightCount`
- `spotlightCount`, `spotlightViewsTotal`, `spotlightViewsAvg`, `latestSpotlightAt` (across the recent Spotlight videos shown on the profile)
- `lensCount`, `lenses` (name, preview image, unlock link)
- `relatedAccounts`: the profiles Snapchat suggests next to this one
- `storySnaps` and `highlights`: media links (image or video), preview links and post times, with **Story and highlight media links** on (default, no extra charge)

### Spotlight video rows

With **Spotlight videos as rows** on, each recent Spotlight video (up to 25 per profile) gets its own row (`rowType: "spotlight"`):

- `views`, `shares`, `comments`, `boosts`, `recommends`
- `caption`, `title`, `hashtags`, `keywords`, `sound`
- `durationSec`, `width`, `height`, `uploadedAt`
- `url`, `videoUrl`, `thumbnailUrl`

### Example input

```json
{
  "usernames": ["kyliejenner", "https://www.snapchat.com/add/djkhaled305", "@khaby.lame"],
  "includeSpotlight": true
}
```

### Example output

```json
{
  "rowType": "profile",
  "username": "kyliejenner",
  "url": "https://www.snapchat.com/@kyliejenner",
  "isPublicProfile": true,
  "displayName": "King Kylie 👑",
  "subscriberCount": 28951700,
  "websiteUrl": "https://kyliecosmetics.com",
  "verified": true,
  "createdAt": "2019-05-22T18:01:50.393Z",
  "lastUpdatedAt": "2026-10-08T22:03:11.643Z",
  "hasStory": true,
  "storySnapCount": 84,
  "highlightCount": 17,
  "spotlightCount": 25,
  "spotlightViewsTotal": 2748898,
  "spotlightViewsAvg": 109956,
  "latestSpotlightAt": "2026-10-04T00:45:35.349Z",
  "lensCount": 1,
  "relatedAccounts": [{ "username": "kimkardashian", "displayName": "Kim Kardashian", "subscriberCount": null }]
}
```

```json
{
  "rowType": "spotlight",
  "username": "kyliejenner",
  "url": "https://www.snapchat.com/spotlight/W7_EDlXWTBiXAEEniNoMPwAAYcWVmcHNqb2p5AaEEYCyMAaEEX5T1AAAAAQ",
  "caption": "new day in the life on my youtube",
  "views": 46665,
  "shares": 49,
  "comments": 51,
  "boosts": 2185,
  "durationSec": 43.2,
  "uploadedAt": "2026-10-04T00:45:35.349Z",
  "sound": "kyliejenner"
}
```

### Uses

- **Influencer marketing:** vet creators by subscriber count, Spotlight reach and posting recency before you reach out
- **Agencies and brands:** track a roster of creators or competitors on a schedule and chart subscriber growth
- **Lead generation:** creator websites, categories and related accounts to grow a prospect list
- **Content research:** which Spotlight videos get views and shares, with captions, keywords and sounds
- **Archiving:** media links for current stories and saved highlights

### Pricing

- **$0.002** per profile
- **$0.0005** per Spotlight video row (only with Spotlight videos as rows on)
- No start fee. Usernames that do not exist are free.

### Notes

- Only what Snapchat shows logged-out visitors is available. Personal (non-public) accounts return their username and display name only, with `isPublicProfile: false`.
- Spotlight figures cover the recent videos the profile page shows (up to 25), not the creator's whole history.
- Media links are signed by Snapchat and expire after a while; download what you need soon after the run.

# Actor input Schema

## `usernames` (type: `array`):

Snapchat usernames (kyliejenner, @djkhaled305) or profile links (https://www.snapchat.com/@kyliejenner, https://www.snapchat.com/add/kyliejenner).

## `includeSpotlight` (type: `boolean`):

Adds one row per recent Spotlight video (up to 25 per profile): views, shares, comments, boosts, caption, hashtags, duration, video and transcript links. $0.0005 per video.

## `includeMedia` (type: `boolean`):

Keeps the current story snaps and saved highlights on each profile row, with media links and timestamps. No extra charge.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "usernames": [
    "kyliejenner",
    "djkhaled305"
  ],
  "includeSpotlight": false,
  "includeMedia": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `profiles` (type: `string`):

Profile rows (rowType profile) and Spotlight video rows (rowType spotlight).

## `summary` (type: `string`):

Profile and video counts, and usernames that were not found.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "usernames": [
        "kyliejenner",
        "djkhaled305"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapemint/snapchat-profile-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "usernames": [
        "kyliejenner",
        "djkhaled305",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapemint/snapchat-profile-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "usernames": [
    "kyliejenner",
    "djkhaled305"
  ]
}' |
apify call scrapemint/snapchat-profile-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,scrapemint/snapchat-profile-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/ncBg4mg8OeikKVIfw/builds/6P7uncyRlklxaDUUG/openapi.json