# Snapchat Popular Accounts Scraper (`scraperx/snapchat-popular-accounts-scraper`) Actor - **URL**: https://apify.com/scraperx/snapchat-popular-accounts-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [ScraperX](https://apify.com/scraperx) (community) - **Categories:** Automation, Lead generation, Social media - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing $19.99/month + usage To use this Actor, you pay a monthly rental fee to the developer. The rent is subtracted from your prepaid usage every month after the free trial period.You also pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher Apify subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#rental-actors ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. Actors are written with capital "A". ## 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. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Snapchat Popular Accounts Scraper Scrape Snapchat public profiles from explore/listing pages or direct profile URLs. Runs on Apify with optional proxy fallback (no proxy β†’ datacenter β†’ residential). ### Input | Field | Type | Required | Description | |-------|------|----------|-------------| | **keywords** | array | No | Search keywords (e.g. `fashion`). For each keyword, the actor scrapes both **explore** and **spotlight** sections, merges profile URLs, and tracks `sourceSections` per profile. | | **startUrls** | array | No | Explore or profile URLs. Use with or without keywords. Bulk supported. | | **proxyConfiguration** | object | Yes | Proxy settings. Default: no proxy. If Snapchat blocks, actor falls back to datacenter then residential. | | maxProfilesPerUrl | integer | No | Max profile URLs to scrape per explore page (default: 50, max: 200). | | maxConcurrentProfiles | integer | No | Concurrent profile requests (default: 10, max: 20). | Provide at least **keywords** or **startUrls** (or both). ### Output Dataset of profile objects. Each item includes: - `id`, `username`, `displayName`, `bio`, `subscriberCount`, `isVerified` - `location` (country, state, displayAddress) - `profileInfo` (logoUrl, heroImageUrl, createdAt, category, subcategory, tier) - `flags` (isLensCreator, hasLenses, hasHighlights, isBrandProfile, isSnapchatPlusSubscriber) - `metadata` (accountId, organizationId, profileIconColor) - `searchKeyword`, `scrapedAt`, `sourceSections`, `sourceProfileUrl` ### How to use 1. Open [Apify Console](https://console.apify.com) β†’ Actors. 2. Select this actor and configure **startUrls** (and optional proxy). 3. Run the actor and watch the log. Results appear in the **Dataset** tab. 4. Export as JSON or CSV as needed. ### Proxy behavior - **Default:** No proxy. Requests go directly to Snapchat. - **If blocked:** Fallback to Apify datacenter proxy. - **If still blocked:** Fallback to Apify residential proxy; failed requests are retried up to 3 times with residential. After switching to residential, all remaining requests use residential. - All proxy changes are logged (e.g. `[PROXY] Falling back to datacenter`). ### Cautions - Only public Snapchat data is collected. You are responsible for compliance with applicable laws and Snapchat’s terms of use. # Actor input Schema ## `keywords` (type: `array`): **Search keywords** to discover profiles (e.g. fashion, beauty, fitness). For each keyword, the actor visits both the **Explore** and **Spotlight** sections of Snapchat, collects all profile URLs from listing pages, merges and deduplicates them, then scrapes each profile. You get one combined list per keyword with accurate **sourceSections** (explore and/or spotlight) on every profile. Add as many keywords as you need. ## `maxProfilesPerUrl` (type: `integer`): **Cap** on how many profile URLs to scrape per explore/listing page (or per keyword when using keywords). Keeps runs predictable and avoids overload. Increase for broader discovery, decrease for quicker runs. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): **Proxy settings** for requests to Snapchat. **Default: no proxy** for maximum speed. If the platform blocks or rate-limits you, the actor automatically switches to **datacenter proxy**, then to **residential proxy** (with up to 3 retries per request) and sticks with it for the rest of the run. All proxy changes are logged so you can see what happened. Enable Apify Proxy here if you want to use it from the start. ## Actor input object example ```json { "keywords": [ "fashion" ], "maxProfilesPerUrl": 50, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } } ```` # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "keywords": [ "fashion" ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("scraperx/snapchat-popular-accounts-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`πŸ’Ύ 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); }); // πŸ“š Want to learn more πŸ“–? Go to β†’ 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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "keywords": ["fashion"], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": False }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("scraperx/snapchat-popular-accounts-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("πŸ’Ύ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # πŸ“š Want to learn more πŸ“–? Go to β†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "keywords": [ "fashion" ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } }' | apify call scraperx/snapchat-popular-accounts-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=scraperx/snapchat-popular-accounts-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Snapchat Popular Accounts Scraper", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "Aoarr7GFTtihy1JeW" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/scraperx~snapchat-popular-accounts-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-scraperx-snapchat-popular-accounts-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/scraperx~snapchat-popular-accounts-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-scraperx-snapchat-popular-accounts-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/scraperx~snapchat-popular-accounts-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-scraperx-snapchat-popular-accounts-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "keywords": { "title": "πŸ”‘ Keywords", "type": "array", "description": "**Search keywords** to discover profiles (e.g. fashion, beauty, fitness). For each keyword, the actor visits both the **Explore** and **Spotlight** sections of Snapchat, collects all profile URLs from listing pages, merges and deduplicates them, then scrapes each profile. You get one combined list per keyword with accurate **sourceSections** (explore and/or spotlight) on every profile. Add as many keywords as you need.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxProfilesPerUrl": { "title": "πŸ“Š Max profiles per explore URL", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 200, "type": "integer", "description": "**Cap** on how many profile URLs to scrape per explore/listing page (or per keyword when using keywords). Keeps runs predictable and avoids overload. Increase for broader discovery, decrease for quicker runs.", "default": 50 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "🌐 Proxy configuration (optional)", "type": "object", "description": "**Proxy settings** for requests to Snapchat. **Default: no proxy** for maximum speed. If the platform blocks or rate-limits you, the actor automatically switches to **datacenter proxy**, then to **residential proxy** (with up to 3 retries per request) and sticks with it for the rest of the run. All proxy changes are logged so you can see what happened. Enable Apify Proxy here if you want to use it from the start." } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```