How to Get Snapchat Follower Counts, Stories, and Spotlights

Looking for a Snapchat API to get follower count, public stories, or Spotlight videos?

Snapchat does offer an official API, but it’s locked behind a partner application process and built mostly for advertisers and business partners. If you just want to grab public profile data like follower count, related accounts, or video content, Scrape Creators is the fastest way to go.

No login. No scraping headaches. No waiting for approval.

You can sign up and make a successful request in under 60 seconds. Includes 100 free requests, no credit card required.

What Can You Use This For?

Influencer Discovery & Marketing

• Get a creator’s Snapchat subscriber count
• Preview their Stories and Spotlight content
• Find similar creators via related accounts

Analytics & Reporting

• Track Snapchat profiles alongside TikTok and IG
• Use real media URLs for thumbnails or previews
• Engagement stats like viewCount, shareCount, commentCount

Apps, CRMs & SaaS Tools

• Enrich influencer databases with Snapchat insights
• Automatically show a creator’s Snap profile content
• Link directly to their public page

What Snapchat Data Do You Get?

The Scrape Creators Snapchat API returns clean JSON with:

Follower Count

"subscriberCount": "1535700"

Related Creators

"relatedAccountsInfo": [
  {
    "publicProfileInfo": {
      "username": "imnotscottysire",
      "subscriberCount": "0"
    }
  }
]

Stories & Spotlights (with Media URLs)

"mediaUrl": "https://cf-st.sc-cdn.net/d/.../spotlight-video.mp4"

Engagement Stats

"engagementStats": {
  "viewCount": "2513268",
  "shareCount": "1783",
  "commentCount": "192"
},

Real Example: Scraping MrBeast’s Snapchat

MrBeast’s public Snapchat profile lives at: https://www.snapchat.com/@mrbeast

Using Scrape Creators, you can instantly get:

• His follower count
• Related accounts
• Recent story/Spotlight videos
• Engagement Stats on Spotlights

How to Use the Snapchat API (with Node.js)

Step 1: Get an API Key

Sign up for free at Scrape Creators Includes 100 free requests, no credit card required

Step 2: Make a GET Request to the Snapchat API

import axios from 'axios';

      const username = 'mrbeast'; // Replace with any public Snapchat handle
      const apiKey = 'YOUR_API_KEY';
      
      const response = axios.get(`https://api.scrapecreators.com/v1/snapchat/profile?handle=${username}`, {
        headers: {
          'x-api-key': apiKey
        }
      })
      console.log('Snapchat Data:', response.data);

Response

You’ll get a response that looks something like:

{
  "success": true,
  "userProfile": {
    "username": "mrbeast",
    "title": "MrBeast",
    "subscriberCount": "1207000",
    "profilePictureUrl": "https://cf-st.sc-cdn.net/aps/bolt/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZi1zdC5zYy1jZG4ubmV0L2QvR2M2MEJNODVEdjRHWU5yVk9EbFZwP2JvPUVnMGFBQm9BTWdFRVNBSlFHV0FCJnVjPTI1._RS0,90_FMpng",
    "relatedAccountsInfo": [
      {
        "publicProfileInfo": {
          "username": "pewdiepie.off",
          "title": "PewDiePie🎥🎬",
          "subscriberCount": "0",
          "profilePictureUrl": "https://cf-st.sc-cdn.net/aps/bolt/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZi1zdC5zYy1jZG4ubmV0L2QvZTJwSDhRcUJFUkVtVXp4Y1BVYU9SP2JvPUVnMGFBQm9BTWdFRVNBSlFHV0FCJnVjPTI1._RS0,640_FMjpeg"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "curatedHighlights": [
    {
      "storyType": 3,
      "snapList": [
        {
          "snapUrls": {
            "mediaUrl": "https://cf-st.sc-cdn.net/d/sZh6eCQrmNyLs7ruapwZw.1322.IRZXSOY?mo=GocBGhQyAQQ6AX1CBgj1hM29BkgCUF5gAVoHRGZNZWRpYaIBYAiqChJOCkwI0dTJASABSkEKPKkBTEY9Njo7Ly5QPykxMTMxMy4pWSQtNjI0MjAxL0YzLzY_LS02Ky1SNygwLCpMLDIxNjE1M0UtMC80IBD0A2gCIgsSACoHSVJaWFNPWZADgucB&uc=94"
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "spotlightHighlights": [
    {
      "storyType": 15,
      "snapList": [
        {
          "snapUrls": {
            "mediaUrl": "https://cf-st.sc-cdn.net/d/sZh6eCQrmNyLs7ruapwZw.27.IRZXSOY?mo=GsEBGgkyAQRIAlAuYAFaEFNwb3RsaWdodFNoYXJpbmeiAZsBCBsSiQEKhgEIm5TTBSABSnsKdqICvgG5AbwBrgG8AccBwQHBAcgBzwHkAakBqAGSAaYBoAGdAYsBpgGeAZYB7AHWAdgB5QHeAdYBygHfAdMBzAHAAfkBnwGfAZgBqwGbAZkBqQGqAacBpgGTAfcB7wHzAeoB6QGCAoIC9gHnAYACwgG9AcgBlQEQ9ANoAiILEgAqB0lSWlhTT1mQA4LnAQ%3D%3D&uc=46"
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "spotlightStoryMetadata": [
    {
      "videoMetadata": {
        "viewCount": "2513268",
        "contentUrl": "https://cf-st.sc-cdn.net/d/sZh6eCQrmNyLs7ruapwZw.27.IRZXSOY?mo=GsEBGgkyAQRIAlAuYAFaEFNwb3RsaWdodFNoYXJpbmeiAZsBCBsSiQEKhgEIm5TTBSABSnsKdqICvgG5AbwBrgG8AccBwQHBAcgBzwHkAakBqAGSAaYBoAGdAYsBpgGeAZYB7AHWAdgB5QHeAdYBygHfAdMBzAHAAfkBnwGfAZgBqwGbAZkBqQGqAacBpgGTAfcB7wHzAeoB6QGCAoIC9gHnAYACwgG9AcgBlQEQ9ANoAiILEgAqB0lSWlhTT1mQA4LnAQ%3D%3D&uc=46"
      },
      "engagementStats": {
        "viewCount": "2513268",
        "shareCount": "1783",
        "commentCount": "192"
      },
      "description": "Will A Basketball Boat Hold My Weight?"
    }
  ]
}

And that’s it!

Why Not Use the Official Snapchat API?

Snapchat’s official API exists, but it’s gated and intended for large-scale ad platforms and business partners. You can apply here, but don’t expect instant access.

If all you want is to scrape public profile data like this:

• https://www.snapchat.com/@mrbeast
• https://www.snapchat.com/@zane

Scrape Creators is the quickest and easiest way to go.

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Read the API Docs Get an API key: https://app.scrapecreators.com/