# Snapchat Data API (https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/snapchat)

> Snapchat data API: 1 endpoint for public profile data, returning display name, Bitmoji avatar, subscriber count, and bio by handle. Each call costs 1 credit, and new accounts start with 100 free credits, no credit card. Snapchat ships no public read API for profiles, so the alternative is building and maintaining your own scraper.

TL;DR: SocialCrawl's Snapchat 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Profile | GET | `/v1/snapchat/profile` | 1 | Get Snapchat user profile |

## Code example

```bash
curl "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/snapchat/profile?handle=djkhaled305" \
  -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 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Authentication | One x-api-key header | None — you manage proxies and request fingerprints yourself |
| Setup / approval | Sign up and call immediately | Build a scraper, proxy pool, and parsing layer first |
| Rate limits | Credit-based — pay per request | Whatever your proxies survive before blocks |
| Response schema | Unified JSON shared across 44 platforms | Raw HTML you parse and re-parse after layout changes |
| Pricing | 1 credit per profile; 100 free credits on signup | Proxy, server, and engineering costs scale with volume |
| Data coverage | Public profile fields: name, Bitmoji, subscribers, bio | Anything you can extract — at your own legal and technical risk |
| Maintenance | Schema stays stable when Snapchat changes its markup | Every Snapchat redesign breaks your selectors |

## FAQ

### Does Snapchat have a public API?

Snapchat only publishes a Marketing API (for ad buying), a Conversions API, and the Snap Kit developer platform — none of those give you public profile data. SocialCrawl fills that gap with one profile endpoint you can call with x-api-key, no Snap developer account required.

### How do I scrape Snapchat data with an API?

Send a GET request to /v1/snapchat/profile with a Snapchat handle in the handle parameter. SocialCrawl returns the user's display name, Bitmoji avatar URL, subscriber count, and bio description in a unified JSON schema shared with every other SocialCrawl platform.

### What data can I pull from Snapchat?

Public profile fields only — display name, Bitmoji avatar URL, subscriber count (followers), and bio. Snapchat does not publicly expose Stories, Spotlight, or friend lists, so those fields are not returned. If you need ad data, use the official Snap Marketing API directly.

### How much does the Snapchat API cost?

The Snapchat profile endpoint costs 1 credit per request on the standard tier. New accounts get 100 free credits with no credit card required — enough to pull around 100 Snapchat profiles while you prototype before committing to a paid plan.

### Is scraping Snapchat profiles legal?

SocialCrawl accesses only publicly visible Snapchat profile pages, the same data anyone can see on snapchat.com/add/handle without logging in. You are responsible for complying with Snapchat's Terms of Service and applicable data protection regulations based on your specific use case. 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.

### Why isn't the official Snap Kit API enough for my use case?

Snap Kit only returns data about users who have explicitly logged in to your own app and granted permission. It cannot fetch a third-party user's public profile. SocialCrawl's endpoint works for any public Snapchat handle without consent flows or app review.

### What is the best Snapchat scraper API?

SocialCrawl is one of the few APIs that returns public Snapchat profile data at all — Snapchat publishes no official read API for profiles. One GET with a handle returns display name, Bitmoji avatar, subscriber count, and bio for 1 credit. New accounts get 100 free credits, no credit card required.

### Is there a Snapchat data API for public profiles?

Yes: SocialCrawl is a Snapchat data API for public profile data. Snapchat itself ships only the Marketing, Conversions, and Snap Kit developer platforms, none of which read a third-party public profile, so there is no official public content API to fall back on. One GET with a handle returns display name, Bitmoji avatar, subscriber count, and bio as unified JSON, at 1 credit per request with 100 free credits on signup and no Snap developer account.

## 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

## Explore with AI

Questions this API answers, phrased for an AI assistant:

- Does Snapchat have a public data API?
- How to scrape a Snapchat profile without Snap Kit
- What data can SocialCrawl pull from Snapchat?