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Snapchat Public Data API scraper

Snapchat Public Data API scraper

base /snapchat/v18 endpoints
post/snapchat/v1/profile1 credit

Full public Snapchat profile by username: display name, snapcode, subscriber count, bio, website, verified badge, profile picture, business id, related/suggested accounts, plus flags for whether the account has a live story and saved highlights.

ParameterAllowed / rangeDescription
usernamerequiredSnapchat public username — the name in snapchat.com/add/<username> (with or without a leading @). Public creator/brand accounts only.
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post/snapchat/v1/story1 credit

The account's current public story — the live snaps (image/video media URLs, timestamps, titles) that the profile is publicly broadcasting right now.

ParameterAllowed / rangeDescription
usernamerequiredSnapchat public username — the name in snapchat.com/add/<username> (with or without a leading @). Public creator/brand accounts only.
limitoptional1–100Max items to return (1-100). The page is sliced; omit for all.
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post/snapchat/v1/highlights1 credit

The account's saved public highlight stories (curated highlights + Spotlight highlights), each with its snaps. First page.

ParameterAllowed / rangeDescription
usernamerequiredSnapchat public username — the name in snapchat.com/add/<username> (with or without a leading @). Public creator/brand accounts only.
limitoptional1–100Max items to return (1-100). The page is sliced; omit for all.
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post/snapchat/v1/lenses1 credit

The creator's own public AR lenses listed on their profile: name, preview image/video, icon, unlock URL and scannable UUID.

ParameterAllowed / rangeDescription
usernamerequiredSnapchat public username — the name in snapchat.com/add/<username> (with or without a leading @). Public creator/brand accounts only.
limitoptional1–100Max items to return (1-100). The page is sliced; omit for all.
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post/snapchat/v1/spotlight1 credit

The public trending Spotlight feed — ~25 popular Spotlight videos with engagement stats (views, shares, comments, boosts), creator, AI-generated title/description/keywords and media URLs. No input needed; returns what Snapchat is surfacing now.

ParameterAllowed / rangeDescription
limitoptional1–100Max items to return (1-100). The page is sliced; omit for all.
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post/snapchat/v1/spotlight_detail1 credit

Full metadata for one public Spotlight video by its story id (from a spotlight result's story_id or a snapchat.com/spotlight/<id> URL): name, description, view count, duration, dimensions, creator and media URL.

ParameterAllowed / rangeDescription
story_idrequiredSpotlight story id (the code in snapchat.com/spotlight/<id>). A full Spotlight URL is also accepted.
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post/snapchat/v1/lens_directory1 credit

Snapchat's public top/trending AR lens directory: the featured lenses plus the lens category list. First page.

ParameterAllowed / rangeDescription
limitoptional1–100Max items to return (1-100). The page is sliced; omit for all.
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post/snapchat/v1/lens_detail1 credit

Detail for one public AR lens by its scannable UUID (from a lens result's scannable_uuid or a snapchat.com/lens/<uuid> URL): name, creator, preview media, unlock URL, the Spotlight videos that use this lens, and related lenses.

ParameterAllowed / rangeDescription
uuidrequiredLens scannable UUID (the code in snapchat.com/lens/<uuid>). A full lens URL is also accepted.
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