Snapchat Search Scraper

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Search Snapchat's public explore pages by keyword and extract results across all content types — Spotlight videos with direct media URLs, AR lenses, topics, user profiles, Snap Pro business profiles, publisher episodes, shows, and physical places. No login, no cookies, no browser required.

For each keyword you provide, the actor fetches the Snapchat explore page, decodes the embedded search response, and returns one structured record per result with type-specific fields.

What You Get

• Spotlight videos with direct bolt/CDN video URLs, creator info, dimensions, and duration
• AR lenses with icon, preview images, unlock URL, and creator info
• Topics (hashtags) with snap counts and thumbnails
• User profiles with display name, avatar, and verified status
• Snap Pro business profiles with contact details, address, logo, and subscriber count
• Publisher editions (show episodes) with title, publish date, and deep link
• Publisher/show pages with subscriber counts and show metadata
• Places with coordinates, category, bounding box, and story preview
• All 8 section types in one run per keyword

Input

Output Fields

Every record includes these common fields:

Spotlight Fields (resultType: "spotlight")

Lens Fields (resultType: "lens")

Topic Fields (resultType: "topic")

User Fields (resultType: "user")

Snap Pro Entity Fields (resultType: "snapProEntity")

Publisher Edition Fields (resultType: "publisherEdition")

Publisher Fields (resultType: "publisher")

Place Fields (resultType: "place")

Example Input

{
"keywords":["tbilisi","food"],
"resultTypes":["spotlight","lens","place","user"],
"maxResultsPerQuery":50,
"includeSpotlightDetails":true
}

Example Output

Spotlight record:

{
"query":"tbilisi",
"resultType":"spotlight",
"rank":1,
"scrapedAt":"2026-06-27T18:03:16.397008+00:00",
"storyId":"463f0c002d6c40cfe953aaa0c6a5c7d1",
"thumbnailUrl":"https://cf-st.sc-cdn.net/d/O9P7RBTPbIWB5E3Z0QL5w.1025?...",
"mediaUrl":"https://bolt-gcdn.sc-cdn.net/z/O9P7RBTPbIWB5E3Z0QL5w.27.IRZXSOY?...",
"rawSnapId":"W7_EDlXWTBiXAEEniNoMPwAAYa3RxdnBoc2dpAZ6bxm40AZ6bxmItAAAAAw",
"creatorUsername":"s_saruh24",
"creatorDisplayName":"Sar Nn",
"snapDescription":"#tbilisi #georgia #🇬🇪 #georgiatbilisi",
"postedAt":"2026-06-06T07:12:10.285000+00:00",
"boltVideoUrl":"https://bolt-gcdn.sc-cdn.net/z/O9P7RBTPbIWB5E3Z0QL5w.27.IRZXSOY?...",
"flatVideoUrl":"https://cf-st.sc-cdn.net/d/O9P7RBTPbIWB5E3Z0QL5w.1034.IRZXSOY?...",
"width":540,
"height":960,
"durationSeconds":8.23
}

Place record:

{
"query":"tbilisi",
"resultType":"place",
"rank":30,
"scrapedAt":"2026-06-27T18:03:16.397747+00:00",
"placeId":"a9cd7a06-9993-11e8-8dc3-bb0bdff21005",
"displayName":"Tbilisi Hack Free Tours",
"locality":"Freedom Square, Tbilisi",
"centerLat":41.692909240722656,
"centerLng":44.801605224609375,
"categoryName":"Tour Provider",
"isFavorited":false,
"favoriteCount":51,
"boundingBox":{
"p1":{"lat":41.692859240722655,"lng":44.80155522460937},
"p2":{"lat":41.69295924072266,"lng":44.80165522460938}
},
"storyPreview":{
"numSnaps":6,
"firstSnapId":"W7_EDlXWTBiXAEEniNoMPwAAYaWtvZ3Jycm12AZsU16NfAZsU16J9AAAAAQ",
"thumbnailUrl":"https://cf-st.sc-cdn.net/d/5bU09jU4HvZuI3nZ2euXo.256.IRZXSOY?..."
}
}

FAQ

Does this require login or cookies? No. Snapchat's explore pages are fully public and accessible without authentication.

How many results can I get per keyword? Snapchat's page embeds a fixed set per section — typically 3–20 results per type. The maxResultsPerQuery cap applies across all combined types. Maximum is 500.

What is includeSpotlightDetails and when should I enable it? When enabled, spotlight results are enriched with a second data source embedded in the page — the spotlight card map. This adds direct boltVideoUrl, flatVideoUrl, width, height, durationSeconds, full snapDescription, and better creator info. It is enabled by default.

Can I filter to just one result type? Yes — set resultTypes to ["spotlight"] (or any subset) and only those sections will be extracted.

Can I scrape multiple keywords at once? Yes. Add multiple values to the keywords list. Each keyword produces its own set of results identified by the query field.

Why does a search for a common word return lenses but not users? Snapchat only includes a section in the page when it has matching content. If no user profiles match a keyword, the user section is absent — this is expected behavior.

What is a snapProEntity? It is Snapchat's business profile type — companies and brands that have registered a Snap Pro account. These profiles contain contact information, address, category, and subscriber counts.

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