Scrape social media data from 27 platforms with one API
The unified social media scraper API. One schema, one request — clean, structured data from TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and every other platform in our 27-platform lineup.
import requests
response = requests.get(
'https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/tiktok/profile',
params={'handle': 'charlidamelio'},
headers={'x-api-key': 'sc_YOUR_API_KEY'}
)
data = response.json(){
"success": true,
"platform": "tiktok",
"data": {
"author": { "username": "charlidamelio", "followers": 124000 },
"engagement": { "likes": 5200, "engagement_rate": 0.045 },
"metadata": { "language": "en", "content_category": "food" }
}
}One schema, every platform
Query 27 platforms with identical response structures. Write your integration once.
Computed fields, not just scraped
Every response includes engagement_rate, estimated_reach, content_category, and language — ready to use.
No code required
Visual Data Explorer — paste any URL, get rich result cards, sortable tables, CSV export.
Which 27 social platforms does SocialCrawl scrape?
Profiles, posts, comments, search, analytics — every platform returns the same envelope shape. AI-enriched fields come included.
TikTok Scraper API
26 endpoints
Facebook Scraper API
12 endpoints
GitHub Scraper API
12 endpoints
Instagram Scraper API
12 endpoints
YouTube Scraper API
12 endpoints
Reddit Scraper API
7 endpoints
X Scraper API
7 endpoints
LinkedIn Scraper API
6 endpoints
Threads Scraper API
5 endpoints
Google Search Scraper API
4 endpoints
Hacker News Scraper API
4 endpoints
Pinterest Scraper API
4 endpoints
Tavily Scraper API
4 endpoints
Truth Social Scraper API
3 endpoints
Polymarket Scraper API
2 endpoints
Twitch Scraper API
2 endpoints
amazon Scraper API
1 endpoints
Kick Scraper API
1 endpoints
Komi Scraper API
1 endpoints
linkme Scraper API
1 endpoints
Linktree Scraper API
1 endpoints
lnk.bio Scraper API
1 endpoints
Perplexity Scraper API
1 endpoints
Pillar Scraper API
1 endpoints
Snapchat Scraper API
1 endpoints
Universal Search Scraper API
1 endpoints
Utility Scraper API
1 endpoints
Searching 27 platforms in parallel
TikTok·
Instagram·
YouTube·
Facebook·
X·
LinkedIn·
Reddit·
Threads·
Pinterest·
Twitch·
Truth Social·
Snapchat·
Kick·TikTok Shop·
Amazon Shop·
Linktree·
Komi·
Pillar·
lnk.bio·Facebook Ads·
Google Ads·LinkedIn Ads·Google Search·
Polymarket·
Tavily·
Hacker News·
GitHub·
Perplexity·UUtility·
Universal SearchTikTok·Instagram·YouTube·Facebook·X·LinkedIn·Reddit·Threads·Pinterest·Twitch·Truth Social·Snapchat·Kick·TikTok Shop·Amazon Shop·Linktree·Komi·Pillar·lnk.bio·Facebook Ads·Google Ads·LinkedIn Ads·Google Search·Polymarket·Tavily·Hacker News·GitHub·Perplexity·UUtility·Universal SearchTikTok·Instagram·YouTube·Facebook·X·LinkedIn·Reddit·Threads·Pinterest·Twitch·Truth Social·Snapchat·Kick·TikTok Shop·Amazon Shop·Linktree·Komi·Pillar·lnk.bio·Facebook Ads·Google Ads·LinkedIn Ads·Google Search·Polymarket·Tavily·Hacker News·GitHub·Perplexity·UUtility·Universal SearchTikTok·Instagram·YouTube·Facebook·X·LinkedIn·Reddit·Threads·Pinterest·Twitch·Truth Social·Snapchat·Kick·TikTok Shop·Amazon Shop·Linktree·Komi·Pillar·lnk.bio·Facebook Ads·Google Ads·LinkedIn Ads·Google Search·Polymarket·Tavily·Hacker News·GitHub·Perplexity·UUtility·Universal SearchHow does SocialCrawl work with AI agents?
Connect SocialCrawl to any AI agent or MCP client in minutes.
Skill. Give your agent harness easy access to real-time social media data.
npx skills add socialcrawl/skillsMCP. Connect any MCP-compatible client to social data in seconds.
{
"mcpServers": {
"socialcrawl": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "socialcrawl-mcp"],
"env": {
"SOCIALCRAWL_API_KEY": "sc_YOUR_API_KEY"
}
}
}
}27 social media platforms and more
Agent Onboarding. Are you an AI agent? Fetch this skill to get an API key and start building.
Learn morecurl -s https://www.socialcrawl.dev/agent-onboarding/SKILL.md
Why is SocialCrawl the best social media scraper API?
133 endpoints across 27 platforms — the most comprehensive social media data API available. Every response normalized into one schema with computed fields.
131 endpoints across 30 platforms
TikTok
21X
6YouTube
12Threads
5Unified Schema
One schema, every platform
Other APIs return different JSON shapes for every platform. A TikTok post looks nothing like a Reddit post. SocialCrawl normalizes everything into a unified, consistent schema.
{
"success": true,
"platform": "tiktok",
"data": {
"content": { "text": "...", "type": "video" },
"author": { "username": "charlidamelio", "followers": 124000 },
"engagement": { "likes": 5200, "engagement_rate": 0.0455 },
"metadata": { "language": "en", "content_category": "food" }
}
}This same structure is returned whether you query TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Reddit, or any other platform.
Computed Intelligence
Data that's ready for decisions, not just collection.
Other APIs hand you raw numbers. We calculate the metrics your agents actually need — on every response, across every platform.
engagement_rate
0.045Likes + comments / followers, pre-calculated. Spot high-performing content without building your own formula.
estimated_reach
42,000Real audience impact from follower count and engagement patterns. Compare creators by influence, not vanity numbers.
content_category
"food"AI-classified into tech, food, fashion, gaming, and more. Route posts to the right workflow automatically.
language
"en"Detected on every post. Segment multilingual data without a separate NLP step.
Same computed fields on all 27 platforms. Write your logic once.
Transparent pricing
Most endpoints follow a simple 1 request = 1 credit model. No complex calculations or hidden costs.
Cost effective
No monthly commitments. Buy more credits only when you need them. Pay as you go — no subscription required.
Real-time data
Get the most current, publicly available data from social media platforms. Reflects live platform data — no cached or delayed information.
What is the world really saying?
Type a question. Twelve walled gardens search at the same time. AI gives you the brief — the source posts stay one click away.
For builders → MCP, skills, and the APIHow does SocialCrawl handle 27 different platforms?
Social media scraping is hard. Schema normalization, authentication, rate limits, pagination — we handle it all before your data arrives.
Write once, query them all.
27 platforms return 27 different JSON shapes. We normalize every response into one consistent structure.
Metrics ready before you ask.
Engagement rate, estimated reach, content category, language — calculated on every response automatically.
One cursor, every platform.
Every platform paginates differently. We give you one consistent cursor-based system.
Live data, never cached.
Every request hits the actual platform. No stale data, no cache lag.
Auth, proxies, and rate limits — handled.
Platform authentication, IP rotation, rate limit management — abstracted away. Just send a GET request.
How does SocialCrawl compare to alternatives?
See why developers choose a unified social media scraper API over building from scratch.
| Feature | SocialCrawl | DIY Scraping | General Scraping APIs | Official Platform APIs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unified response schema | One schema for all 27 platforms | Build and maintain per-platform parsers | Raw HTML — you parse it yourself | Different schema per platform |
| Computed fields | engagement_rate, estimated_reach, content_category on every response | Build your own analytics pipeline | Not available | Limited — varies by platform |
| Platforms covered | 27 platforms, 133 endpoints | One at a time, each breaks differently | Any site, but no social-specific endpoints | One platform per API key |
| Time to first data | Under 60 seconds | Days to weeks per platform | Hours — you build the integration | Hours to days — approval process required |
| Rate limits | No artificial limits | Constant bans and CAPTCHAs | Varies — often restrictive | Strict per-platform limits |
| Maintenance burden | Zero — we handle platform changes | Scrapers break weekly | You maintain the integration layer | API deprecations and migrations |
Unified response schema
Computed fields
Platforms covered
Time to first data
Rate limits
Maintenance burden
What people land on the search box for
Six jobs the social search box gets pulled into every day — and what comes back when you hit Enter.
Read someone before you meet them
Type a name — `peter steinberger`, `kanye west` — and you get the person behind the LinkedIn page. Recent X posts, podcast clips, GitHub PR velocity, sub-Reddit chatter, YouTube interviews. Everything LinkedIn won't show you, ranked by what people actually engaged with.
0
query
no LinkedIn skim required
0
search angles
across every walled garden in parallel
The full picture, in fifteen seconds
A new Sora release, a Kanye album, a fresh GPT model. The X reactions, the YouTube reviews, the Reddit megathread, the Polymarket odds — fanned out in parallel and synthesized into one brief while you read.
0+
platforms in parallel
Reddit, X, YouTube, TikTok, Polymarket…
0
search
to see the whole story
What everyone is saying about your brand
Real mentions, real engagement, real opinions — across every platform a customer might post on. No annual contract. No analyst dashboard. Just type your name and read the actual posts.
0+
platforms tracked
every search, in parallel
0s
to one brief
AI synthesis sits on top
What real users say, with live numbers
`cursor vs windsurf`, `claude vs gpt-5`, `openclaw vs hermes`. What people in the trenches actually say — with live GitHub stars, Hacker News threads, and the Reddit megathreads vendor comparison pages will never link to.
What the community figured out in week one
`nano banana pro prompting`, `remotion best practices`, `cursor rules directory`. Training data is months stale for tools that ship weekly. The community surfaces what works the day it works — we harvest that, ranked by upvotes.
Geopolitics, market moves, cultural shifts
27 X posts, 10 YouTube reviews, 20 prediction markets — synthesized into one coherent brief. Polymarket odds backed by real money put a number on what the punditry only argues about.
Loved by people who move fast
What people say after they search SocialCrawl every day.
4.9 from 200+ reviews
Full-Stack Developer
The unified schema saved us weeks of integration work. One parser handles every platform.
AI Engineer, AgentFlow
Our agents process social data from 27 platforms with zero platform-specific logic. Game changer.
Marketing Director
I paste an influencer's URL and get everything — followers, engagement rate, content categories — without touching code.
CTO, DataPulse
We switched from building our own scrapers. SocialCrawl handles the hard stuff, we focus on insights.
Lead Data Scientist
The computed fields alone — engagement_rate, estimated_reach, content_category — saved us an entire data pipeline.
Full-Stack Developer
The unified schema saved us weeks of integration work. One parser handles every platform.
AI Engineer, AgentFlow
Our agents process social data from 27 platforms with zero platform-specific logic. Game changer.
Marketing Director
I paste an influencer's URL and get everything — followers, engagement rate, content categories — without touching code.
CTO, DataPulse
We switched from building our own scrapers. SocialCrawl handles the hard stuff, we focus on insights.
Lead Data Scientist
The computed fields alone — engagement_rate, estimated_reach, content_category — saved us an entire data pipeline.
Full-Stack Developer
The unified schema saved us weeks of integration work. One parser handles every platform.
AI Engineer, AgentFlow
Our agents process social data from 27 platforms with zero platform-specific logic. Game changer.
Marketing Director
I paste an influencer's URL and get everything — followers, engagement rate, content categories — without touching code.
CTO, DataPulse
We switched from building our own scrapers. SocialCrawl handles the hard stuff, we focus on insights.
Lead Data Scientist
The computed fields alone — engagement_rate, estimated_reach, content_category — saved us an entire data pipeline.
Full-Stack Developer
The unified schema saved us weeks of integration work. One parser handles every platform.
AI Engineer, AgentFlow
Our agents process social data from 27 platforms with zero platform-specific logic. Game changer.
Marketing Director
I paste an influencer's URL and get everything — followers, engagement rate, content categories — without touching code.
CTO, DataPulse
We switched from building our own scrapers. SocialCrawl handles the hard stuff, we focus on insights.
Lead Data Scientist
The computed fields alone — engagement_rate, estimated_reach, content_category — saved us an entire data pipeline.
Deep dives for people building with social data
Runnable tutorials, honest tool teardowns, and original research from the team shipping SocialCrawl. No listicles, no fluff — numbers you can act on.
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