# Pillar Data API (https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/pillar)

> The Pillar API is one focused endpoint: GET /v1/pillar/page takes a pillar.io URL and returns the full creator page (profile, social links, products with prices, and per-link click counts) as structured JSON for 1 credit. It uses the same x-api-key and unified schema as SocialCrawl's other 47 platforms, so Pillar data drops into the same pipeline as your Linktree calls.

TL;DR: SocialCrawl's Pillar API exposes 1 endpoints, 1 credit per call, all returning one unified JSON schema with AI-enriched fields. Single x-api-key auth, 100 free credits on signup.

## Endpoints

| Endpoint | Method | Path | Credits | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Page | GET | `/v1/pillar/page` | 1 | Get Pillar page |

## Code example

```bash
curl "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/pillar/page?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpillar.io%2Fexample" \
  -H "x-api-key: sc_YOUR_API_KEY"
```

Every response shares one JSON envelope: `{ success, platform, endpoint, data, credits_used, credits_remaining }`.

## SocialCrawl vs DIY scraping

| Feature | SocialCrawl | DIY scraping |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Setup | One GET request with your API key, first page data in minutes | Headless browser, proxy pool, and HTML parser to build and host |
| Authentication | Single x-api-key header, the same key across all 48 platforms | None to manage, but IP blocks and bot detection are your problem |
| Response schema | Unified JSON shared with 47 other platforms: profile, links, products in stable fields | Raw HTML that changes whenever Pillar ships a redesign |
| Pricing | 1 credit per page; 100 free credits on signup, no credit card | Proxy and server costs plus engineering hours, hard to predict |
| Maintenance | Upstream layout changes are absorbed behind the stable schema | Your parser breaks silently on every UI update |

## FAQ

### How do I scrape Pillar.io creator pages?

Send a GET request to /v1/pillar/page with the page URL. SocialCrawl returns structured JSON with the creator's name, email, location, social links, products, and link click counts in a unified schema.

### What data does the Pillar API return?

The endpoint returns the creator's profile (name, email, location), social links across 12+ platforms (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Spotify, Twitter, and more), products with prices and images, and individual link click counts.

### How much does the Pillar API cost?

Each Pillar page request costs 1 credit on the standard tier. New accounts get 100 free credits with no credit card required, so you can pull around 100 Pillar pages before paying anything.

### Is scraping Pillar.io pages legal?

SocialCrawl reads only publicly accessible Pillar pages, the same content visible to anyone visiting the URL. Make sure your use case complies with Pillar's terms of service and applicable data protection regulations. SocialCrawl operates under a documented GDPR legitimate-interest framework: public, logged-out data only, no credential use, short-lived caches (2 to 30 minutes) with no persistent store, and a public opt-out channel for anyone whose public info appears in responses. Full details: socialcrawl.dev/legal/public-data-notice.

### Can I use the Pillar API in production?

Yes. The endpoint is built for production workloads with consistent response times, upstream retry handling, and a unified schema that does not break when Pillar updates their UI.

### What is the best Pillar scraper API?

SocialCrawl is a strong pick when you want structured JSON without maintaining a scraper: GET /v1/pillar/page returns the creator's profile, social links, products with prices, and per-link click counts for 1 credit per request, on the same key and unified schema as 47 other platforms. New accounts get 100 free credits, no credit card.

### Is there a Pillar data API?

There is no official public Pillar data API for reading arbitrary creator pages, so SocialCrawl is the practical way to read pillar.io as data. A single GET /v1/pillar/page call returns the creator's profile, social links across many platforms, products with prices, and per-link click counts as structured JSON for 1 credit. It shares one x-api-key and schema with SocialCrawl's other 47 platforms, so Pillar data drops straight into an existing pipeline.

## Pricing

- Standard endpoints: 1 credit per call
- Advanced endpoints: 5 credits per call
- Premium endpoints: 10 credits per call
- 100 free credits on signup, no credit card required. Cached responses cost 0 credits. Credit packs never expire.
- Full pricing: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/pricing

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