Utility Browse Endpoint Catalog API
Returns a catalogue of every endpoint you can call: path, method, platform, credit cost, required and optional parameters, and a link to its usage guide.
GET /v1/utility/endpointsLast updated November 2026Maintained by the SocialCrawl team
When to use the Utility Browse Endpoint Catalog API
Use it to discover what is available or filter by platform. For one endpoint's full instructions, call the endpoint guide. Free to call.
From the API reference
Machine-readable catalog of every active SocialCrawl endpoint: path, method, platform, credit cost, required and optional parameters, response archetype, and a link to the per-endpoint usage guide. Generated from the endpoint registry at request time, so it never drifts from what is callable. Free to call.
Searching 69 platforms in parallel
What can you do with the Browse Endpoint Catalog API?
The Browse Endpoint Catalog endpoint gives you structured Utility data with computed fields in a single request. No scraping infrastructure to build or maintain.
Example Request
# GET /v1/utility/endpoints: Free: 0 credits per call.
# --max-time 10: 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 10 --retry 3 -o response.json \
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Idempotency-Key: $IDEMPOTENCY_KEY" \
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/utility/endpoints?platform=tiktok" && cat response.json# GET /v1/utility/endpoints: Free: 0 credits per call.
import os
import random
import time
import uuid
import requests
API_KEY = os.environ.get("SOCIALCRAWL_API_KEY", "YOUR_API_KEY")
TIMEOUT_S = 10 # this endpoint's measured p99 latency x 1.5.
MAX_RETRIES = 3
URL = "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/utility/endpoints"
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(params):
# 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.get(
URL,
params=params,
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))
params = {
"platform": "tiktok",
}
body = socialcrawl(params)
if body is not None:
print(body["data"])// GET /v1/utility/endpoints: Free: 0 credits per call.
const API_KEY = process.env.SOCIALCRAWL_API_KEY ?? "YOUR_API_KEY";
const TIMEOUT_MS = 10_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: URL) {
// 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, {
headers: {
"x-api-key": API_KEY,
"Idempotency-Key": idempotencyKey,
},
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 url = new URL("https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/utility/endpoints");
url.searchParams.set("platform", "tiktok");
const body = await socialcrawl(url);
if (body) console.log(body.data);Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| platform | No | Filter the catalog to a single platform slug (e.g. tiktok) |
| search | No | Keyword search over endpoint paths, summaries, parameter names and descriptions, and tags, best match first (data.ranking says keyword) |
| method | No | Filter by HTTP method (GET, POST, PATCH or DELETE) (GET | POST | PATCH | DELETE) |
| fingerprint | No | Set to 1 to return only the registry fingerprint (a hash of every endpoint's params, prices and contract facts) and the platform and endpoint counts, to check whether a bundled copy of the catalog is current |
What does the Utility Browse Endpoint Catalog API return?
This synthetic fixture shows the documented response shape and fields. Values are illustrative; this is not a live API response.
Example response
{
"success": true,
"platform": "utility",
"endpoint": "/v1/utility/endpoints",
"data": {
"kind": "endpoint_catalog",
"stats": {
"platforms": 69,
"endpoints": 679,
"social_platforms": 33
},
"filters": {
"platform": null,
"search": null,
"method": null
},
"total": 679,
"endpoints": [
{
"id": "web/scrape",
"path": "/v1/web/scrape",
"method": "GET",
"platform": "web",
"resource": "scrape",
"summary": "Scrape a web page",
"credits": 1,
"credits_label": "1-5 (metered)",
"archetype": "WebPage",
"required_params": [
"url"
],
"one_of": [],
"optional_params": [
"formats",
"only_main_content",
"wait_for",
"mobile",
"timeout",
"max_age",
"location_country",
"screenshot_full_page",
"include_tags",
"exclude_tags",
"proxy",
"pdf_parse",
"block_ads",
"remove_base64_images"
],
"paginated": false,
"how_to_use": "/v1/utility/endpoint?id=web/scrape",
"docs_url": "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/web/scrape"
},
{
"id": "web/search",
"path": "/v1/web/search",
"method": "GET",
"platform": "web",
"resource": "search",
"summary": "Search the web",
"credits": 2,
"credits_label": "2-120 (metered)",
"archetype": "WebPageList",
"required_params": [
"query"
],
"one_of": [],
"optional_params": [
"sources",
"categories",
"limit",
"country",
"location",
"time_range",
"sort_by_date",
"include_domains",
"exclude_domains",
"include_content"
],
"paginated": false,
"how_to_use": "/v1/utility/endpoint?id=web/search",
"docs_url": "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/web/search"
},
{
"id": "web/map",
"path": "/v1/web/map",
"method": "GET",
"platform": "web",
"resource": "map",
"summary": "Map URLs on a site",
"credits": 1,
"credits_label": "1 (override; tier standard)",
"archetype": "WebPageList",
"required_params": [
"url"
],
"one_of": [],
"optional_params": [
"search",
"limit",
"sitemap",
"include_subdomains",
"ignore_query_parameters",
"fresh"
],
"paginated": false,
"how_to_use": "/v1/utility/endpoint?id=web/map",
"docs_url": "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/web/map"
}
]
},
"credits_used": 0,
"request_id": "req_example000000",
"cached": false
}Synthetic fixture for the documented response shape. Values are illustrative, not a production capture.
How does the Utility Browse Endpoint Catalog 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
GET
Response
JSON
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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"
}
}
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