Snapchat Profile Scraper

Cheap, normalized public-profile scraping for Snapchat — one clean record per handle.

What it does

Give it a list of Snapchat handles (or profile URLs); it returns one normalized record per handle: profile identity, follower/engagement counts, external links, profile-picture URL (+ sha256 if downloaded), and platform-specific extras under platformData. Status is always one of ok | not_found | private | restricted | error.

Input

Field	Type	Notes
handles	array	Handles or profile URLs (required)
proxyConfiguration	proxy	Optional
maxConcurrency	integer	Parallel requests (default 8)
fetchProfilePic	boolean	Download the image (URL is always included)

Transport & cost

• Transport: embedded-JSON profile page over direct egress (free).
• Cost: free over direct egress (~$0.240/1k if forced through residential). No direct Apify comparison published.
• Profile + badge/story/spotlight flags from the page's embedded JSON.

Pricing (pay-per-result)

• Recommended: $0.50 per 1,000 results ($0.00050 / result).
• Cost to run ≈ $0.10/1k → this is ~5x markup (set to undercut the market where needed).
• Incumbent comparison: no published comparison.

Example output (real)

{
  "platform": "snapchat",
  "inputUrl": "https://www.snapchat.com/@dynamic_science",
  "handle": "dynamic_science",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-06-03T22:46:01Z",
  "status": "ok",
  "bytesWire": 55234,
  "profile": {
    "id": "4f4530cd-0df1-46c1-bb00-5de3603c3b13",
    "username": "dynamic_science",
    "url": "https://www.snapchat.com/@dynamic_science",
    "fullName": "Dynamic_science",
    "biography": "Science, but make it cool !",
    "externalUrls": [],
    "followersCount": 0,
    "followsCount": 0,
    "postsCount": 0,
    "isBusinessAccount": true,
    "private": false,
    "verified": false,
    "joinedRecently": false,
    "profilePicUrl": "https://cf-st.sc-cdn.net/aps/bolt/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZi1zdC5zYy1jZG4ubmV0L2QvbzIzUVlKaTJBaUdMMXhlOGpoTUE0P2JvPUVna3lBUVJJQWxBWl…",
    "profilePicUrlHD": "https://cf-st.sc-cdn.net/aps/bolt/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZi1zdC5zYy1jZG4ubmV0L2QveTJoVWJJRW9XN3VIOVkwNzB5RDZzP2JvPUVna3lBUVJJQWxBWl…",
    "profilePic": {
      "sha256": "6dac337e8ffcccebe23e8544e7217895be8bc699befb9c7b763bfb51fd2c8ebd",
      "storedKey": "pfp/sc/4f4530cd-0df1-46c1-bb00-5de3603c3b13.jpg",
      "path": "/aps/bolt/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZi1zdC5zYy1jZG4ubmV0L2QveTJoVWJJRW9XN3VIOVkwNzB5RDZzP2JvPUVna3lBUVJJQWxBWllBRSUzRCZ1Yz0yNQ._RS0,10…"
    },
    "platformData": {
      "accountType": "publicProfile",
      "badge": 0,
      "createdAt": "2025-03-06T04:53:15Z",
      "lastUpdatedAt": "2025-03-18T03:10:14Z",
      "businessProfileId": "961f816a-b5a3-417b-a16f-8778a1325297",
      "hasStory": false,
      "hasSpotlight": true,
      "snapcodeUrl": "https://app.snapchat.com/web/deeplink/snapcode?username=dynamic_science&type=SVG&bitmoji=enable"
    }
  },
  "posts": [],
  "signals": {
    "isActive": false,
    "hasExternalUrl": false
  }
}

Public data only. This actor gathers public profile metadata; it does not log in or access private content.