Patreon Creator Profile Scraper

Scrape Patreon creator profiles to extract patron counts, membership tier pricing, about descriptions, content categories, and social media links. Analyze the creator economy, benchmark subscription models, or build datasets of Patreon creators at scale.

What does Patreon Creator Profile Scraper do?

This actor takes a list of Patreon creator profile URLs and extracts detailed information from each page. It uses a headless browser with stealth capabilities to reliably access creator data, including patron counts, membership tiers with pricing, creator descriptions, and linked social media accounts.

Use this scraper to:

• Analyze the creator economy by collecting data across thousands of Patreon creators
• Benchmark subscription pricing by comparing tier structures and price points
• Track creator growth by monitoring patron counts over time
• Research content categories to understand which niches perform best on Patreon
• Discover social media presence by extracting linked accounts from creator profiles

Input

Field	Type	Description	Default
urls	Array of strings	Required. List of Patreon creator profile URLs to scrape. Each URL should point to a creator's main page (e.g., https://www.patreon.com/creatorname).	[]
maxResults	Integer	Maximum number of creator profiles to scrape in a single run. Controls cost and execution time.	100
useResidentialProxy	Boolean	Enable residential proxies for improved success rates against anti-bot protection. Recommended for production use.	true

Example Input

{
    "urls": [
        "https://www.patreon.com/creator1",
        "https://www.patreon.com/creator2"
    ],
    "maxResults": 50,
    "useResidentialProxy": true
}

Output

Each scraped creator profile produces a JSON object with the following fields:

Field	Type	Description
url	String	The Patreon creator profile URL that was scraped
creatorName	String	Name of the Patreon creator
patronCount	Integer	Number of patrons or paid members
about	String	Creator's about section text (truncated to 2,000 characters)
creating	String	What the creator is creating (e.g., "creating podcasts")
tiersCount	Integer	Number of membership tiers available
tiers	Array	List of membership tiers, each with name, price, and benefits
socialLinks	Array	Social media links found on the creator profile (up to 5)
error	String	Error code if scraping failed (e.g., 403, 429, REQUEST_FAILED)
errorMessage	String	Human-readable error description
scrapedAt	String	ISO 8601 timestamp of when the data was scraped

Example Output

{
    "url": "https://www.patreon.com/examplecreator",
    "creatorName": "Example Creator",
    "patronCount": 2450,
    "about": "Welcome to my Patreon! I create weekly video essays about science and technology...",
    "creating": "creating video essays about science",
    "tiersCount": 3,
    "tiers": [
        {
            "name": "Supporter",
            "price": "$5 per month",
            "benefits": "Access to patron-only posts and behind-the-scenes content"
        },
        {
            "name": "Premium",
            "price": "$15 per month",
            "benefits": "All previous rewards plus early access to videos and monthly Q&A"
        },
        {
            "name": "VIP",
            "price": "$50 per month",
            "benefits": "All previous rewards plus personal video shoutout and Discord role"
        }
    ],
    "socialLinks": [
        "https://twitter.com/examplecreator",
        "https://youtube.com/examplecreator"
    ],
    "scrapedAt": "2026-02-11T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Proxy Configuration

This scraper supports both residential and datacenter proxies:

• Residential proxies (default): Higher success rates against Patreon's anti-bot systems. Recommended for production scraping.
• Datacenter proxies: Lower cost but may experience higher block rates. Suitable for small-scale testing.

Limitations

• Requires valid Patreon creator profile URLs as input (does not search or discover creators)
• About text is truncated to 2,000 characters to manage dataset size
• Membership tiers are limited to the first 10 visible on the page
• Social links are limited to 5 per profile (Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Discord)
• Some creator profiles may restrict access to certain information for non-patrons
• Earnings data is only available if publicly displayed by the creator

Tips for Best Results

1. Use residential proxies for the most reliable scraping results
2. Start with a small batch of URLs to verify output before scaling up
3. Monitor error counts in the status messages to detect blocking patterns
4. Space out large runs to avoid triggering rate limits
5. Check the error field in results to identify profiles that need re-scraping
6. Use the tiersCount field to quickly filter creators with specific tier structures