Snapchat Spotlight Comments Scraper

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Extract public comments from Snapchat Spotlight videos without login or a browser. Provide individual Spotlight video URLs or creator usernames and get structured comment records — commenter names, Bitmoji IDs, reaction counts, posting timestamps, ranking scores, and reply counts. Supports non-ASCII content including Urdu, Arabic, and emoji.

What It Does

Two scraping modes are available:

• bySpotlightUrl — extract comments for one or more specific Spotlight video URLs. Each URL is fetched individually and returns comments embedded in that video's page.
• byUsername — extract all available Spotlight comments embedded on a creator's public profile page. A single profile page fetch returns comments for all the creator's pinned Spotlight videos at once.

No login, cookies, or browser required. Comment data is decoded from base64-encoded JSON that Snapchat embeds in public page HTML.

Input

Example input (by username):

{
"mode":"byUsername",
"usernames":["waqarzaka","brentrivera"],
"maxCommentsPerSnap":100
}

Example input (by Spotlight URL):

{
"mode":"bySpotlightUrl",
"spotlightUrls":[
"https://www.snapchat.com/spotlight/W7_EDlXWTBiXAEEniNoMPwAAYaXFxdmVobmp6AZ499vl-AZ499rsXAAAAAQ"
],
"maxCommentsPerSnap":200
}

Output

One record per comment pushed to the Apify dataset.

Comment record

Reaction count object (in reactionCounts array)

Error record

Example output (byUsername mode):

{
"commentId":"8919840425233039738-13086174214898099122",
"snapId":"W7_EDlXWTBiXAEEniNoMPwAAYZWJudHdqZ2N0AZ8D-agCAZ8D-HVIAAAAAQ",
"sourceUsername":"waqarzaka",
"replyText":"Ma zero say start Karna chata ho plz help",
"commenterDisplayName":"Pyara",
"commenterBitmojiAvatarId":"100004557682_2-s5",
"commenterBitmojiSelfieId":"10226021",
"reportCount":0,
"approvalState":3,
"postedAt":"2026-06-27T04:05:22.397000+00:00",
"threadedReplyCount":0,
"scrapedAt":"2026-06-28T06:44:48.432805+00:00"
}

Example output (byUsername mode, with reactions):

{
"commentId":"3093553028317793225-9815565008561495318",
"snapId":"W7_EDlXWTBiXAEEniNoMPwAAYcWZiYXNzbmNxAZ8ACWxNAZ8ACUuOAAAAAQ",
"sourceUsername":"waqarzaka",
"replyText":"Amazing video!",
"reactionCounts":[
{
"reactTypeId":"1",
"count":2
}
],
"commenterDisplayName":"Dr-ahmad",
"commenterProfileLogoUrl":"https://cf-st.sc-cdn.net/...",
"reportCount":0,
"approvalState":3,
"postedAt":"2026-06-26T11:54:43.552000+00:00",
"rankingScore":250,
"threadedReplyCount":0,
"scrapedAt":"2026-06-28T06:44:48.432888+00:00"
}

FAQ

Why are some Spotlight videos missing comments? Snapchat only embeds comments in the page HTML for Spotlight videos with active public comments. Videos with no comments, disabled comments, or very recently posted videos may return no records. The actor records an error row in those cases rather than crashing.

What is the difference between the two modes? byUsername fetches a creator's public profile page, which embeds comments for all their pinned Spotlight videos in a single request — efficient for getting all comments from one creator. bySpotlightUrl fetches each individual video page separately, which is useful for specific videos that are not pinned on a creator's profile.

Are these all comments on a video, or just top comments? Snapchat embeds a curated set of top-ranked comments in the page HTML for any visitor. The number of embedded comments varies by video popularity and Snapchat's ranking algorithm. Use maxCommentsPerSnap to control how many are extracted per video.

Do I need a Snapchat account, login, or cookies? No. Comment data is embedded in Snapchat's public page HTML and is accessible to any website visitor without authentication.

Can I scrape comments from multiple creators at once? Yes — add multiple usernames to the usernames list. Each username produces a separate batch of comment records, all identified by their sourceUsername field.

What does approvalState mean? It is Snapchat's internal moderation state for the comment. A value of 3 means the comment has been approved and is visible. Other values indicate pending review or moderation actions.

Does the scraper support non-English comments? Yes. The comment decoder handles full Unicode including Arabic, Urdu, Emoji, and other non-ASCII character sets without data loss.

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