The social media data API built for developers
One REST API across 65 platforms, one auth header, normalized JSON. Stop building and babysitting scrapers: call SocialCrawl and ship.
Searching 65 platforms in parallel
TikTok·
Instagram·
YouTube·
Facebook·
X·
LinkedIn·
Reddit·
Threads·
Pinterest·
Twitch·
Truth Social·
Snapchat·
Kick·
Bluesky·
Kwai·
Rumble·
Spotify·
Apple Music·TikTok Shop·
Amazon Shop·
Google Shopping·
Trustpilot·
TripAdvisor·
Yelp·
Linktree·
Komi·
Pillar·
lnk.bio·Facebook Ads·Google Ads·LinkedIn Ads·Google Search·Google News·
Finance·
Polymarket·
Tavily·
Hacker News·
GitHub·
Perplexity·
Naver·
Utility·
Universal SearchTikTok·Instagram·YouTube·Facebook·X·LinkedIn·Reddit·Threads·Pinterest·Twitch·Truth Social·Snapchat·Kick·Bluesky·Kwai·Rumble·Spotify·Apple Music·TikTok Shop·Amazon Shop·Google Shopping·Trustpilot·TripAdvisor·Yelp·Linktree·Komi·Pillar·lnk.bio·Facebook Ads·Google Ads·LinkedIn Ads·Google Search·Google News·Finance·Polymarket·Tavily·Hacker News·GitHub·Perplexity·Naver·Utility·Universal SearchTikTok·Instagram·YouTube·Facebook·X·LinkedIn·Reddit·Threads·Pinterest·Twitch·Truth Social·Snapchat·Kick·Bluesky·Kwai·Rumble·Spotify·Apple Music·TikTok Shop·Amazon Shop·Google Shopping·Trustpilot·TripAdvisor·Yelp·Linktree·Komi·Pillar·lnk.bio·Facebook Ads·Google Ads·LinkedIn Ads·Google Search·Google News·Finance·Polymarket·Tavily·Hacker News·GitHub·Perplexity·Naver·Utility·Universal SearchTikTok·Instagram·YouTube·Facebook·X·LinkedIn·Reddit·Threads·Pinterest·Twitch·Truth Social·Snapchat·Kick·Bluesky·Kwai·Rumble·Spotify·Apple Music·TikTok Shop·Amazon Shop·Google Shopping·Trustpilot·TripAdvisor·Yelp·Linktree·Komi·Pillar·lnk.bio·Facebook Ads·Google Ads·LinkedIn Ads·Google Search·Google News·Finance·Polymarket·Tavily·Hacker News·GitHub·Perplexity·Naver·Utility·Universal SearchHow do developers pull social media data with one API?
You authenticate once with x-api-key, hit one consistent endpoint pattern, and get back normalized JSON. No per-platform OAuth, no parser maintenance, no rate-limit firefighting. SocialCrawl handles the upstream so you write product code.
575 endpoints. 65 platforms. One API key.
Quickstart. Grab a key, copy a request, get JSON back in under a minute. Start with the quickstart and wire your first endpoint before your coffee cools.
Read the developer quickstartWhat can developers build with a unified social media API?
From monitoring dashboards to data pipelines and side projects, one key replaces dozens of scrapers you'd otherwise own forever. See what developers ship with SocialCrawl today.
Monitoring & Dashboards
Back your dashboards with current public data from 65 platforms through one endpoint pattern: sentiment shifts, viral spikes, follower swings, all in the same JSON shape. Repeats follow each endpoint's documented cache window.
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API Key
Replaces dozens of scrapers
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Platforms
Queried the same way
Data Pipelines & ETL
Pull TikTok, X, Reddit, YouTube and the rest of our 65 platforms into your warehouse on a schedule. One request shape, one parser, predictable credits. No scraper maintenance, no schema-drift breakage at 3am.
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Platforms
One request shape
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Schema
One unified JSON shape
In-App Social Features
Ship creator analytics, social proof widgets, and profile lookups straight into your app, powered by engagement_rate and estimated_reach where the endpoint supports them and the source provides the required inputs, so you do not rebuild available metrics.
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Platforms Available
Through one integration
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Computed Fields
When source inputs are available
Why build on a unified social media API instead of raw scrapers?
Every platform returns a different JSON shape, breaks on its own schedule, and fights you on auth and rate limits. Without a unified layer, you own 65 fragile integrations. SocialCrawl absorbs all of that before the data leaves our servers.
Step 1: Connect
1. One key, one header.
Authenticate with x-api-key. No OAuth dance, no per-platform approval queue, no app-review process. You're making real calls in under 60 seconds.
Step 2: Query
2. One consistent request shape.
Call any of 575 endpoints with one pattern: GET /v1/{platform}/{endpoint}. TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X all share the same shape, the same auth, and the same pagination. Copy a code example and go.
Step 3: Receive
3. Normalized, computed JSON.
Get back a unified JSON envelope across platforms. Endpoint-specific fields such as engagement_rate, estimated_reach, content_category, and language are included where the endpoint supports them and the required source inputs are present. Map the stable envelope once and treat enriched fields as optional.
Freshness you control
Current data, with visible cache controls.
Cache misses fetch current platform data. Repeats use endpoint-specific 2 to 30 minute cache windows and cost 0 credits on a hit; send Cache-Control: no-cache for a billed refresh when a pipeline must refresh.
Zero maintenance
Platform changes, handled
When platforms shift their markup or APIs (and they do, constantly), we absorb it. Your code stays the same. Write once, query every platform, and stop owning a graveyard of broken scrapers.
How does SocialCrawl compare to raw scraping APIs?
SocialCrawl is built for developers who'd rather ship product than maintain scrapers. Here's what that means in practice.
| Feature | SocialCrawl | Raw Scraping APIs | Manual Integration | DIY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unified schema | One JSON shape for all 65 platforms | Raw HTML that you parse yourself | Different shape per platform SDK | Build and maintain per-platform parsers |
| SDKs & code examples | Copy-paste examples in your language + MCP config | No, HTTP only | No, requires custom wrapper | Build your own client and helpers |
| Computed fields | Endpoint-supported engagement_rate, estimated_reach, and content_category when source inputs are available | None, compute it yourself | Platform metrics only | Build your own analytics pipeline |
| Platforms covered | 65 platforms, 575 endpoints, one API key | Any site, no social-specific structure | One platform per integration | One at a time, each breaks differently |
| Auth model | One x-api-key header, done | Proxies, cookies, and CAPTCHAs to manage | Separate OAuth flow per platform | Build and rotate credentials yourself |
| Rate limits | Credit-based: 600/min, 50 concurrent | Constant bans and CAPTCHAs | Strict platform quotas | Rate limit battles every week |
| Free tier | 100 free credits. No credit card required | Varies | Varies per platform | None, full infrastructure cost |
| Time to first data | Under 60 seconds | Hours to set up | Days to weeks | Days to weeks per platform |
Unified schema
SDKs & code examples
Computed fields
Platforms covered
Auth model
Rate limits
Free tier
Time to first data
See your data before writing a single line
100 free credits. No credit card. Call any of 575 social media endpoints and see exactly what your code will receive: normalized JSON, computed fields, ready to ship against.
Prefer to read first? Open the developer quickstart →Which platforms can developers access through one API?
TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X/Twitter, Reddit, LinkedIn, Threads, Facebook, Pinterest, Snapchat, Twitch, Bluesky, and more. One API key covers all 65 platforms, each returning the same unified schema your code expects. Reaches over 10 billion monthly active users across the full social web.
Loved by people who move fast
What people say after they search SocialCrawl every day.
4.9 from 200+ reviews
Full-Stack Developer
The unified schema saved us weeks of integration work. One parser handles every platform.
AI Engineer, AgentFlow
Our agents process social data from 65 platforms with zero platform-specific logic. One schema, end to end.
Marketing Director
I paste an influencer's URL and get everything (followers, engagement rate, content categories) without touching code.
Full-Stack Developer
The unified schema saved us weeks of integration work. One parser handles every platform.
AI Engineer, AgentFlow
Our agents process social data from 65 platforms with zero platform-specific logic. One schema, end to end.
Marketing Director
I paste an influencer's URL and get everything (followers, engagement rate, content categories) without touching code.
Full-Stack Developer
The unified schema saved us weeks of integration work. One parser handles every platform.
AI Engineer, AgentFlow
Our agents process social data from 65 platforms with zero platform-specific logic. One schema, end to end.
Marketing Director
I paste an influencer's URL and get everything (followers, engagement rate, content categories) without touching code.
Full-Stack Developer
The unified schema saved us weeks of integration work. One parser handles every platform.
AI Engineer, AgentFlow
Our agents process social data from 65 platforms with zero platform-specific logic. One schema, end to end.
Marketing Director
I paste an influencer's URL and get everything (followers, engagement rate, content categories) without touching code.
Common questions
Everything you need to know about building on SocialCrawl as your social media data source.
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