Prism Post Stats API
Returns current view, like, comment, share, and save counts for a batch of post links from mixed platforms, one row per URL in the order you sent them.
POST /v1/prism/post-statsLast updated October 2026Maintained by the SocialCrawl team
When to use the Prism Post Stats API
Use it to refresh engagement across many posts at once, with each link isolated so one dead URL never fails the rest of the batch.
Not for one post's full detail, caption and author (tiktok/post, youtube/video).
From the API reference
Bulk stats refresh for verification loops (clipper payouts). POST a JSON body with a urls array (1-100 mixed-platform post links); returns one row per URL: platform, status (ok / not_found / error / unsupported), the unified engagement block (views/likes/comments/shares/saves/reposts), and a server fetched_at timestamp: in input order. An Instagram row carries the same counts as GET /v1/instagram/post/stats, including the save count and the repost count when Instagram's response includes them (for a save count on every reel, use that endpoint with include=saves), and accepts every Instagram permalink form, including instagram.com/<handle>/p/<code>/ as returned by /v1/instagram/profile/posts. Per-URL isolation: one dead link never fails the batch. Metered per successful URL at that URL's platform rate: 1 credit on most platforms, 2 credits for an Instagram post (5 on the single Instagram post stats endpoint) and 5 for LinkedIn post stats; dead, errored, and unsupported URLs are refunded, so you pay exactly for the counts you got. Never cached (every call reads the live count). Optionally streams Server-Sent Events when the client sends Accept: text/event-stream.
Searching 69 platforms in parallel
What can you do with the Post Stats API?
The Post Stats endpoint gives you structured Prism data with computed fields in a single request. No scraping infrastructure to build or maintain.
Example Request
# POST /v1/prism/post-stats: Metered: holds 1 credit per call up front and refunds what the call does not use. Cache hits are free and failed calls are refunded.
# Check the price first for 0 credits: add dry_run=1 to the query. Nothing is fetched or charged.
# --max-time 24: this endpoint's measured p99 latency x 1.5.
# --retry 3: retries timeouts, 429 and 5xx, honoring Retry-After.
# -o response.json keeps only the final attempt's body.
# One Idempotency-Key per request, reused on every retry, so a retried call is never charged twice.
IDEMPOTENCY_KEY=$(od -An -N16 -tx1 /dev/urandom | tr -d ' \n')
curl -sS --max-time 24 --retry 3 -o response.json -X POST \
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Idempotency-Key: $IDEMPOTENCY_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"urls":["https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"]}' \
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/prism/post-stats" && cat response.json# POST /v1/prism/post-stats: Metered: holds 1 credit per call up front and refunds what the call does not use. Cache hits are free and failed calls are refunded.
# Check the price first for 0 credits: add dry_run=1 to the query. Nothing is fetched or charged.
import os
import random
import time
import uuid
import requests
API_KEY = os.environ.get("SOCIALCRAWL_API_KEY", "YOUR_API_KEY")
TIMEOUT_S = 24 # this endpoint's measured p99 latency x 1.5.
MAX_RETRIES = 3
URL = "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/prism/post-stats"
def backoff(attempt):
# Exponential backoff with jitter: about 1 s, 2 s, then 4 s.
return 2 ** attempt * (0.5 + random.random() / 2)
def socialcrawl(payload):
# One Idempotency-Key per request, reused on every retry, so a retried call is never charged twice.
idempotency_key = str(uuid.uuid4())
for attempt in range(MAX_RETRIES + 1):
try:
res = requests.post(
URL,
json=payload,
headers={"x-api-key": API_KEY, "Idempotency-Key": idempotency_key},
timeout=TIMEOUT_S,
)
body = res.json()
except (requests.RequestException, ValueError):
# A timeout, a dropped connection or a non-JSON gateway page: retry with the same key.
if attempt == MAX_RETRIES:
raise
time.sleep(backoff(attempt))
continue
if body["success"]:
return body
error = body["error"]
# Branch on error["type"], never on the message text.
if error["type"] == "RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND":
return None # refunded: nothing to read
retry_after = res.headers.get("Retry-After")
# SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE without Retry-After is a withdrawn endpoint: permanent.
permanent = error["type"] == "SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE" and retry_after is None
if not error.get("retryable") or permanent or attempt == MAX_RETRIES:
raise RuntimeError(f"{error['type']}: {error['message']} (request_id {body['request_id']})")
# Retry-After (seconds) wins; otherwise back off.
time.sleep(float(retry_after) if retry_after else backoff(attempt))
payload = {
"urls": ["https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"],
}
body = socialcrawl(payload)
if body is not None:
print(body["data"])// POST /v1/prism/post-stats: Metered: holds 1 credit per call up front and refunds what the call does not use. Cache hits are free and failed calls are refunded.
// Check the price first for 0 credits: add dry_run=1 to the query. Nothing is fetched or charged.
const API_KEY = process.env.SOCIALCRAWL_API_KEY ?? "YOUR_API_KEY";
const TIMEOUT_MS = 24_000; // this endpoint's measured p99 latency x 1.5.
const MAX_RETRIES = 3;
type Page = { next_cursor: string | null; has_more: boolean };
type SocialCrawlResponse =
| { success: true; data: any; pagination?: Page; credits_used: number; request_id: string }
| { success: false; error: { type: string; message: string; retryable: boolean }; request_id: string };
const sleep = (ms: number) => new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
// Exponential backoff with jitter: about 1 s, 2 s, then 4 s.
const backoffMs = (attempt: number) => 2 ** attempt * 1000 * (0.5 + Math.random() / 2);
async function socialcrawl(url: string, payload: Record<string, unknown>) {
// One Idempotency-Key per request, reused on every retry, so a retried call is never charged twice.
const idempotencyKey = crypto.randomUUID();
for (let attempt = 0; ; attempt++) {
let res: Response;
let body: SocialCrawlResponse;
try {
res = await fetch(url, {
method: "POST",
headers: {
"x-api-key": API_KEY,
"Content-Type": "application/json",
"Idempotency-Key": idempotencyKey,
},
body: JSON.stringify(payload),
signal: AbortSignal.timeout(TIMEOUT_MS),
});
body = (await res.json()) as SocialCrawlResponse;
} catch (error) {
// A timeout, a dropped connection or a non-JSON gateway page: retry with the same key.
if (attempt >= MAX_RETRIES) throw error;
await sleep(backoffMs(attempt));
continue;
}
if (body.success) return body;
// Branch on error.type, never on the message text.
if (body.error.type === "RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND") return null; // refunded: nothing to read
const retryAfter = res.headers.get("Retry-After");
// SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE without Retry-After is a withdrawn endpoint: permanent.
const permanent = body.error.type === "SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE" && retryAfter === null;
if (!body.error.retryable || permanent || attempt >= MAX_RETRIES) {
throw new Error(`${body.error.type}: ${body.error.message} (request_id ${body.request_id})`);
}
// Retry-After (seconds) wins; otherwise back off.
await sleep(retryAfter ? Number(retryAfter) * 1000 : backoffMs(attempt));
}
}
const body = await socialcrawl("https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/prism/post-stats", {
urls: ["https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"],
});
if (body) console.log(body.data);Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| urls | Yes | JSON array of 1-100 absolute http(s) post URLs (mixed platforms allowed). |
| include | No | CSV subset of views,likes,comments,shares,saves,reposts to trim each row's engagement block. |
What does the Prism Post Stats API return?
Every response follows one unified schema. Here is a real, unmodified response body, so you can see the exact fields you get back before spending a credit.
Example response
{
"success": true,
"platform": "prism",
"endpoint": "/v1/prism/post-stats",
"data": {
"results": [
{
"url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@user_788be8/video/7499229683859426602",
"platform": "tiktok",
"status": "ok",
"id": "7499229683859426602",
"shortcode": null,
"engagement": {
"views": 370300,
"likes": 26400,
"comments": 329,
"shares": 1760,
"saves": 1067,
"reposts": null
},
"cost": 1,
"fetched_at": "2026-10-03T18:35:53.927Z"
},
{
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
"platform": "youtube",
"status": "ok",
"id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
"shortcode": null,
"engagement": {
"views": 1822837426,
"likes": 19457377,
"comments": 2458097,
"shares": null,
"saves": null,
"reposts": null
},
"cost": 1,
"fetched_at": "2026-10-03T18:35:53.927Z"
}
],
"summary": {
"total": 2,
"ok": 2,
"not_found": 0,
"unsupported": 0,
"error": 0,
"deferred": 0,
"coverage": 1,
"credits_charged": 2,
"credits_refunded": 0
},
"legs": [
{
"endpoint": "/v1/youtube/video",
"status": 200,
"credits_used": 1,
"latency_ms": 123,
"error": null
},
{
"endpoint": "/v1/tiktok/post",
"status": 200,
"credits_used": 1,
"latency_ms": 753,
"error": null
}
]
},
"credits_used": 2,
"request_id": "req_example000000",
"cached": false,
"credits_remaining": 9999,
"source": "captured",
"captured_at": "2026-10-03T18:35:54.782Z",
"redacted": true
}Live sample illustrating the unified response shape. Field values reflect the record you query.
How does the Prism Post Stats API work?
Send a GET request with your API key and get back clean, structured JSON in our unified schema. Supported computed fields are populated when the source provides the required inputs.
Method
POST
Response
JSON
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Computed fields, not just scraped
When an endpoint supports these metrics and the source provides the required inputs, the normalized record includes engagement_rate, estimated_reach, content_category, and language. Ready to use.
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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": 152400000
},
"engagement": {
"likes": 12400000000,
"engagement_rate": 0.087
},
"metadata": {
"language": "en",
"content_category": "lifestyle"
}
}
}Have a question? We got answers
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