# 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 43 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 44 platforms | None to manage, but IP blocks and bot detection are your problem |
| Response schema | Unified JSON shared with 43 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 43 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 43 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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