# Snapchat Profile Scraper (`powerai/snapchat-profile-scraper`) Actor

Extract comprehensive public profile data from Snapchat accounts. Get detailed information including subscriber counts, bio, avatar, stories, highlights, and spotlight media. Perfect for social media analysis, influencer research, and market intelligence. 🚀

- **URL**: https://apify.com/powerai/snapchat-profile-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [PowerAI](https://apify.com/powerai) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Integrations, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 3 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 2 bookmarks
- **User rating**: 5.00 out of 5 stars

## Pricing

from $2.99 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

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

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Snapchat Profile Scraper

Extract comprehensive public profile data from Snapchat accounts. Get detailed information including subscriber counts, bio, avatar, and public media from stories, highlights, and spotlight.

### Key Features

- Extract profile info: username, display name, bio, subscribers, avatar
- Get media counts for stories, highlights, and spotlight
- Download media URLs with thumbnails, type, source, and timestamps
- Support batch scraping for multiple usernames
- Filter media by source type (story, spotlight, highlight)
- Optional proxy configuration

### Input

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| usernames | array | Yes | Snapchat usernames to scrape |
| maxItems | integer | No | Max media items per profile (default: 100) |
| mediaSources | array | No | Filter by story, spotlight, or highlight |
| proxyConfiguration | object | No | Proxy settings |

#### Input Example

```json
{
    "usernames": ["messi"],
    "maxItems": 50
}
```

### Output

Each username produces one dataset record with profile info and media array:

```json
{
    "username": "messi",
    "displayName": "messi",
    "bio": "...",
    "subscribers": "157200",
    "avatar": "https://.../",
    "counts": {
        "total": 26,
        "stories": 3,
        "highlights": 7,
        "spotlight": 16
    },
    "media": [
        {
            "url": "https://.../",
            "thumb": "https://.../",
            "type": 1,
            "mediaType": "video",
            "source": "story",
            "timestamp": 1781664497,
            "createdAt": "2026-06-17T02:48:17.000Z"
        }
    ],
    "scrapedAt": "2026-06-17T03:00:00.000Z"
}
```

### Use Cases

- Social media monitoring and analysis
- Influencer research and discovery
- Content archiving and competitive intelligence
- Market research on Snapchat creators

# Actor input Schema

## `usernames` (type: `array`):

Snapchat usernames to scrape, e.g. messi or fcbarcelona

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

Maximum number of media items to include per profile

## `mediaSources` (type: `array`):

Optional filter for media source types. Leave empty to include all sources.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Proxy settings for the actor

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "usernames": [
    "messi"
  ],
  "maxItems": 100,
  "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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "usernames": [
        "messi"
    ],
    "maxItems": 100
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("powerai/snapchat-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 = {
    "usernames": ["messi"],
    "maxItems": 100,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("powerai/snapchat-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 '{
  "usernames": [
    "messi"
  ],
  "maxItems": 100
}' |
apify call powerai/snapchat-profile-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,powerai/snapchat-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/tP6Z6F6p3smezfR1h/builds/38Pcvq5YDK3Lveq93/openapi.json