Snapchat Snapcode and Public Page Extractor

Extract a public Snapcode as bounded SVG text, or normalize records from another public HTTP(S) page. The default target is the public Snapcode SVG endpoint; the Actor renders the page in anonymous Chromium, reads the visible public response, and returns either a Snapcode record with inline SVG markup or a generic publicRecord built from the page's public identity, description, image, and product-like fields.

Get started

1. Open the Actor Store page and select Try for free or open the Input tab.
2. Put the public Snapcode endpoint or another public HTTP(S) page in startUrls. The default already points at a public Snapcode SVG for the username snapchat.
3. Keep maxPages: 1 unless you explicitly want same-host rel=next pagination, and set maxItems to the number of records you need.
4. Start the Actor, open the dataset, and export the saved records as JSON, CSV, or Excel. Open Run summary (OUTPUT_SUMMARY) to check the outcome and counts.

Input

All fields are optional. If you supply startUrls, it must contain between 1 and 100 URLs; omit it to use the default Snapcode endpoint. The defaults below are ready to use. Unsupported field names and out-of-range values are rejected before requests start.

Field	Type	Required?	Default	Meaning
startUrls	object array	Optional	[{"url":"https://feelinsonice.appspot.com/web/deeplink/snapcode?username=snapchat&type=SVG"}]	Public HTTP(S) pages or endpoints; 1–100 items. The default is Snapchat's public Snapcode SVG endpoint.
maxItems	integer	Optional	25	Hard maximum number of unique normalized records saved, 1–100.
maxPages	integer	Optional	1	Maximum public pages or endpoints requested, including pagination, 1–10.
followPagination	boolean	Optional	false	Follow same-host rel=next links up to maxPages.
requestDelayMs	integer	Optional	600	Delay before each public page request, 0–30,000 ms.
maxConcurrency	integer	Optional	1	Maximum concurrent public page requests, 1–5.
timeoutSecs	integer	Optional	45	Per-page timeout, 5–60 seconds.
maxResponseBytes	integer	Optional	5000000	Maximum public response body retained in memory, 100,000–10,000,000 bytes.
maxRequestRetries	integer	Optional	1	Bounded Chromium retries per page, 0–2.
proxyConfiguration	object	Optional	{"useApifyProxy":false}	Optional Apify Proxy settings. Direct requests are the default; enable proxying only when the public target requires it.

Full default input:

{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://feelinsonice.appspot.com/web/deeplink/snapcode?username=snapchat&type=SVG"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 25,
  "maxPages": 1,
  "followPagination": false,
  "requestDelayMs": 600,
  "maxConcurrency": 1,
  "timeoutSecs": 45,
  "maxResponseBytes": 5000000,
  "maxRequestRetries": 1,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}

The Actor uses Chromium-rendered page sessions even for the SVG endpoint; it does not use a separate direct-HTTP fetcher. Pagination is followed only for same-host rel=next links and only when followPagination is enabled. Optional proxyConfiguration is used only as a transparent transport.

Output

The dataset contains one row per saved result. A Snapcode response produces a Snapcode row with svg markup; other public pages produce a publicRecord row with the generic fields the page exposes. Optional fields are omitted when the page does not publish them, and no diagnostic or placeholder rows are written.

Field	Type	Availability	Meaning
recordId	string	Always	Stable identifier derived from the public record type and identity.
recordType	string enum	Always	Snapcode for a Snapcode SVG response, or publicRecord for another normalized public page.
legacyRecordType	string	When published	Backward-compatible copy of recordType.
position	integer	Always	One-based position after deduplication and the maxItems limit.
sourceWebsite	string	Always	Official Snapchat source website.
sourceUrl	string	Always	Public URL requested for the page or endpoint.
inputUrl	string	When published	Public URL supplied in the input.
targetUrl	string	When published	Normalized public URL fetched for the record.
id	string	Always	Snapcode identifier or normalized public-record identifier.
name	string	Always	Snapcode label or public-record name.
url	string	Always	Canonical public URL for the record.
canonicalUrl	string	When published	Canonical URL declared by the public page.
type	string	When published	Public record type label, such as Snapcode.
description	string	When published	Public page or record description.
imageUrl	string	When published	Public image URL reference.
username	string	When published	Snapchat username associated with the Snapcode or page.
format	string	When published	Snapcode format, commonly SVG.
brand	string	When published	Brand name when the public page exposes product-like data.
category	string	When published	Category label when the public page exposes one.
price	number	When published	Public price value, when present.
currency	string	When published	Currency code for price.
rating	number	When published	Public rating value, when present.
reviewCount	number	When published	Public review count, when present.
publishedAt	string	When published	Public publication timestamp, when present.
location	string	When published	Public location text, when present.
svg	string	When published	Bounded inline SVG markup returned by the public Snapcode endpoint; no binary image is downloaded.
data	object	When published	Small cleaned identity object with the public record ID, type, format, brand, category, and location when exposed.
scrapedAt	string	Always	Time the record was saved, in ISO UTC.

The example below is a real saved row from the 2026-10-25 run, limited to fields declared in the dataset schema; the long svg string is shortened.

{
  "recordId": "public_record_7bd13cb99ccd4f1c630c66d5",
  "recordType": "Snapcode",
  "legacyRecordType": "Snapcode",
  "position": 1,
  "sourceWebsite": "https://www.snapchat.com/",
  "sourceUrl": "https://feelinsonice.appspot.com/web/deeplink/snapcode?username=snapchat&type=SVG",
  "inputUrl": "https://feelinsonice.appspot.com/web/deeplink/snapcode?username=snapchat&type=SVG",
  "targetUrl": "https://feelinsonice.appspot.com/web/deeplink/snapcode?username=snapchat&type=SVG",
  "id": "ad64d4dc7a810406261f0240",
  "name": "Snapcode for snapchat",
  "url": "https://feelinsonice.appspot.com/web/deeplink/snapcode?username=snapchat&type=SVG",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://feelinsonice.appspot.com/web/deeplink/snapcode?username=snapchat&type=SVG",
  "type": "Snapcode",
  "username": "snapchat",
  "format": "SVG",
  "svg": "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"no\"?> <svg xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\" height=\"320\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 320\" width=\"320\" xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\"> …",
  "data": {
    "id": "ad64d4dc7a810406261f0240",
    "type": "Snapcode",
    "format": "SVG"
  },
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-25T20:53:56.736Z"
}

Run summary

Run summary is stored separately from the dataset in the run's key-value store under OUTPUT_SUMMARY; OUTPUT is a compatibility alias with the same core fields. SOURCE_METADATA records the public-only policy and transport details.

Field	Meaning
actor	Actor slug that produced the run artifact.
recordType	Artifact discriminator; runSummary.
status	Source-result status: success, partial, no_results, blocked, failed, or input_validation. A clean empty result is no_results.
runStatus	Execution status: SUCCEEDED when a source-backed row or a clean empty result was produced, FAILED when no row was written because of an operational failure.
dataStatus	Completeness of the saved records: COMPLETE, PARTIAL, NO_RESULTS, or FAILED.
itemCount	Number of records saved to the dataset.
publicRecords	Number of normalized public records saved.
snapcodeRecords	Number of records classified as Snapcode.
diagnosticCount	Number of operational issues recorded for the run.
uniqueIdentities	Unique record identities saved.
duplicateCount	Duplicate records removed.
candidateCount	Candidate records parsed before final normalization.
incompleteRecordCount	Candidates skipped because required public fields were missing.
requestLogicalCount	Logical page requests made.
requestAttemptCount	Page requests including retries.
requestErrorCount	Page requests that produced an error.
successfulRequestCount	Page requests that completed successfully.
failedRequestCount	Page requests that remained failed after retries.
pagesRequested	Public pages or endpoints requested.
pagesProcessed	Public pages parsed successfully.
paginationEnqueued	Same-host next-page URLs enqueued for pagination.
publicJsonResponseCount	Public JSON responses observed by the browser.
renderedMediaElementCount	Rendered media elements observed on the page.
visitedUrls	Public URLs visited.
limits	Input bounds and proxy settings used for the run.
directHttp	Whether direct HTTP transport was used; always false for this browser-backed Actor.
sourceTransport	Browser transport used, chromium-rendered-public-page.
proxyUsed	Whether Apify Proxy was used.
customUserAgentUsed	Whether a custom user agent was used; always false.
stealthPatchesUsed	Whether stealth patches were used; always false.
source	Human-readable public source description.
provenance	Stable extraction-implementation label.
accessPolicy	Public-data and access-policy disclosure.
datasetWriteFailureCount	Dataset writes that failed after collection.
optionalOutputFailureCount	Optional artifact writes that failed after the dataset was saved.
startedAt	Run start time in ISO UTC.
completedAt	Run completion time in ISO UTC.
scrapedAt	Time the summary was written, in ISO UTC.

dataStatus describes the dataset, while status and runStatus describe the source result and process outcome. A run can save rows and still report partial / PARTIAL when a later target or optional step fails.

Example OUTPUT_SUMMARY from the saved run:

{
  "actor": "snapchat-snapcode-scraper",
  "recordType": "runSummary",
  "status": "success",
  "runStatus": "SUCCEEDED",
  "dataStatus": "COMPLETE",
  "itemCount": 1,
  "publicRecords": 1,
  "snapcodeRecords": 1,
  "diagnosticCount": 0,
  "uniqueIdentities": 1,
  "duplicateCount": 0,
  "candidateCount": 1,
  "incompleteRecordCount": 0,
  "requestLogicalCount": 1,
  "requestAttemptCount": 1,
  "requestErrorCount": 0,
  "successfulRequestCount": 1,
  "failedRequestCount": 0,
  "pagesRequested": 1,
  "pagesProcessed": 1,
  "paginationEnqueued": 0,
  "publicJsonResponseCount": 0,
  "renderedMediaElementCount": 0,
  "visitedUrls": [
    "https://feelinsonice.appspot.com/web/deeplink/snapcode?username=snapchat&type=SVG"
  ],
  "limits": {
    "startUrls": [
      "https://feelinsonice.appspot.com/web/deeplink/snapcode?username=snapchat&type=SVG"
    ],
    "maxItems": 1,
    "maxPages": 1,
    "followPagination": false,
    "requestDelayMs": 0,
    "maxConcurrency": 1,
    "timeoutSecs": 30,
    "maxResponseBytes": 5000000,
    "maxRequestRetries": 1,
    "includeDiagnostics": false
  },
  "directHttp": false,
  "sourceTransport": "chromium-rendered-public-page",
  "proxyUsed": false,
  "customUserAgentUsed": false,
  "stealthPatchesUsed": false,
  "source": "Public HTTP(S) pages and Snapchat Snapcode SVG endpoints",
  "provenance": "snapchat_snapcode_public_pages_v2",
  "accessPolicy": "Public HTTP(S) responses only; no login, CAPTCHA solving, private data access, or access-control bypass. Apify Proxy is supported only as a transparent transport.",
  "startedAt": "2026-10-25T20:53:49.729Z",
  "completedAt": "2026-10-25T20:53:56.949Z",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-25T20:53:56.949Z"
}

Coverage and limitations

The Actor is designed for public Snapcode SVG endpoints and other public HTTP(S) pages that can be rendered in Chromium. It classifies a response as Snapcode when the public record type is Snapcode or the format is SVG; otherwise it emits a publicRecord. The Snapcode row keeps the SVG markup as text in svg, bounded by maxResponseBytes; it does not download or store a binary image.

The generic publicRecord fields (brand, category, price, currency, rating, reviewCount, publishedAt, and location) appear only when the target page publishes recognisable public data. A page that does not expose those fields produces a smaller row rather than inferred values. Pagination is off by default and applies only to same-host rel=next links; maxPages also counts the initial page.

The Actor does not log in, access private data, call a private API, solve CAPTCHAs, or bypass access controls. It uses a browser session even for SVG endpoints, so a plain endpoint that does not render in Chromium can fail where a direct fetch would succeed. Blocked, empty, or partial responses are recorded in OUTPUT_SUMMARY and logs rather than written as fabricated dataset rows. Apify Proxy is supported only as a transparent transport.

Usage and support

Run cost depends on Apify browser compute, the number of pages, pagination, retries, and optional proxy usage. Start with the default Snapcode endpoint, maxPages: 1, and a small maxItems; inspect the dataset and OUTPUT_SUMMARY, then add targets or pagination. Enable followPagination only for same-host pages that actually publish rel=next links. See the Actor's Pricing tab for current account rates.

Use the Actor Issues page to report a problem. Include the run ID, the input used, and the OUTPUT_SUMMARY; do not include tokens, cookies, or private data. This Actor is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Snapchat. Use it only for public data and in accordance with the source's terms, robots guidance, and applicable law. Public pages can contain personal information; do not use the output for unauthorized profiling or contact.