# Snapchat Public Profile Scraper (`zinin/snapchat-public-profile-scraper`) Actor

Monitor public Snapchat profiles, subscriber counts, bios, names, avatars, and source badges without login.

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

## Pricing

from $1.40 / 1,000 public snapchat profile delivereds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — 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 Public Profile Scraper

![Public source data](https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/IwI7VoxszQjT6v69X/records/snapchat-public-profile-scraper-2d6884b771926262-readme-hero.webp?signature=rCaeMWdiT81ccirmHx2t)

Snapchat Public Profile Scraper turns exact public Snapchat handles into structured profile snapshots for monitoring, research, and creator watchlists. Supply one to twenty handles such as `nasa`, or canonical URLs such as `https://www.snapchat.com/@nasa`, and receive one current source-verified row per useful public profile. It uses the public first-party profile page without login.

A real source observation for `nasa` returned profile ID `cb983b26-c537-474b-9699-065309205ea2`, display name `NASA`, the public bio, subscriber count `759800`, an HTTPS avatar, and raw badge value `1`. The source does not define that badge's meaning, so `verified` is `null` rather than an inferred boolean. Each row records `observedAt`, `profileURL`, and the exact `sourceURL`, making repeated runs useful for subscriber-count tracking, profile QA, and changes to names, biographies, avatars, or badges.

Results cost **$0.002 per delivered profile** on the Free tier, with lower published tier prices of $0.0018, $0.0016, and $0.0014. There is no Actor-start or diagnostic charge. A failed source request, rejected identity, or profile without useful source fields produces no paid row. Set Max total charge to cap delivery before collection.

The Actor reads only the current public profile snapshot. It does not provide private accounts, stories, Spotlight videos, historical archives, search, discovery, or follower lists. A run accepts at most 20 profiles, fetches one bounded page per profile, never follows redirects, and ends within a shared 110-second runtime limit.

### Input

```json
{"profiles":["nasa","lacma","https://www.snapchat.com/@whitehouse"],"maxItems":3}
```

### Output

```json
{"schemaVersion":"1.0","recordType":"snapchat_public_profile","profileId":"cb983b26-c537-474b-9699-065309205ea2","username":"nasa","displayName":"NASA","bio":"Explore the universe and discover our home planet with official NASA snaps.","subscriberCount":759800,"avatar":"https://cf-st.sc-cdn.net/...","badge":1,"verified":null,"profileURL":"https://www.snapchat.com/@nasa","sourceURL":"https://www.snapchat.com/@nasa","observedAt":"2026-09-12T11:51:37.000Z"}
```

Use the Dataset for rows and the `OUTPUT` key-value record for coverage, outcome, confirmed billing events, and a bounded snapshot. Schedule the repeat snapshot task to compare observations in your own downstream system.

![Input to structured output](https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/IwI7VoxszQjT6v69X/records/snapchat-public-profile-scraper-9c441e41cac05da4-readme-workflow.webp?signature=1EO5rO2b0KTNGbwVJDnhQ)

# Actor input Schema

## `profiles` (type: `array`):

Snapchat handles or exact HTTPS www.snapchat.com/@handle profile URLs.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum useful profile rows to deliver.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "profiles": [
    "nasa",
    "lacma",
    "whitehouse"
  ],
  "maxItems": 20
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

One source-identified public Snapchat profile per useful row.

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

Bounded source coverage, outcome, and confirmed delivery snapshot.

# 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 = {
    "profiles": [
        "nasa",
        "lacma",
        "whitehouse"
    ],
    "maxItems": 20
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("zinin/snapchat-public-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 = {
    "profiles": [
        "nasa",
        "lacma",
        "whitehouse",
    ],
    "maxItems": 20,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("zinin/snapchat-public-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 '{
  "profiles": [
    "nasa",
    "lacma",
    "whitehouse"
  ],
  "maxItems": 20
}' |
apify call zinin/snapchat-public-profile-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,zinin/snapchat-public-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/YqUag7mAbU30m3Ccp/builds/clidgq2srvGAsks37/openapi.json