Social media data powers everything from influencer marketing to competitive intelligence. But scraping it yourself means battling rate limits, anti-bot measures, and constantly breaking selectors.
Today we're excited to highlight Scrape Creators, a unified social media data API covering 20+ platforms, now available on Orthogonal.
What is Scrape Creators?
Scrape Creators is a pay-per-request social media scraping API. One API key, simple query parameters, structured JSON responses. No rate limits, no monthly subscriptions, and credits that never expire.
It covers every major social platform: Twitter/X, TikTok (including TikTok Shop), Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook, Reddit, Threads, Bluesky, Pinterest, Kick, Twitch, Snapchat, Truth Social, and more. From profile lookups to trending feeds to cross-platform ad libraries, it's a single integration point for all social media data.
Founded and bootstrapped by Adrian Horning as a solo operation, Scrape Creators processes over 16.5 million requests per month with a 98.22% success rate and 3.12 second average response time.
Key Features
Twitter/X Intelligence
Fetch profiles with follower counts and bios, pull recent tweets with exact engagement numbers (likes, retweets, replies, views), get video transcripts, and explore community content.
TikTok Analytics
The deepest TikTok coverage available: profiles, videos, comments, transcripts, search (keyword, users, hashtags), trending feeds, popular creators, audience demographics, follower/following lists, live stream data, and full TikTok Shop support including products, reviews, and search.
Instagram Data
Profiles, posts, comments, reels, highlights, search, song-based reel discovery, user embeds, and media transcripts.
YouTube Content
Channels, videos, shorts, comments, transcripts, playlists, community posts, search (keyword and hashtag), and trending shorts.
LinkedIn Insights
Profiles, company pages, posts, company post feeds, ad details, and ad library search.
Ad Libraries
Cross-platform ad intelligence: Facebook Ad Library (search ads, company ads, ad details), Google Ad Transparency Center (search advertisers, company ads, ad details), LinkedIn Ad Library, and Reddit Ads.
And More
Reddit search and subreddit data, Threads profiles and posts, Bluesky, Pinterest pins and boards, Kick and Twitch clips, Truth Social, Snapchat, Linktree, Komi, Pillar, Linkbio, Amazon Shop, and Age and Gender detection.
Using Scrape Creators with Orthogonal
Twitter - Get a User Profile
import Orthogonal from "@orth/sdk";
const orthogonal = new Orthogonal({
apiKey: process.env.ORTHOGONAL_API_KEY,
});
// Get a Twitter profile with engagement metrics
const profile = await orthogonal.run({
api: "scrapecreators",
path: "/v1/twitter/profile",
query: {
handle: "elonmusk"
}
});
console.log(profile.data);TikTok - Discover Trending Creators
// Get popular TikTok creators
const trending = await orthogonal.run({
api: "scrapecreators",
path: "/v1/tiktok/creators/popular",
});
// Get a creator's profile and videos
const creator = await orthogonal.run({
api: "scrapecreators",
path: "/v1/tiktok/profile",
query: {
handle: "charlidamelio"
}
});
console.log(trending.data);
console.log(creator.data);YouTube - Search and Get Transcripts
// Search YouTube
const results = await orthogonal.run({
api: "scrapecreators",
path: "/v1/youtube/search",
query: {
query: "AI agents tutorial"
}
});
// Get a channel's videos
const videos = await orthogonal.run({
api: "scrapecreators",
path: "/v1/youtube/channel-videos",
query: {
channelId: "UCxxxxxx"
}
});
console.log(results.data);
console.log(videos.data);LinkedIn - Company and Post Data
// Get a LinkedIn post
const post = await orthogonal.run({
api: "scrapecreators",
path: "/v1/linkedin/post",
query: {
url: "https://linkedin.com/posts/example-post"
}
});
console.log(post.data);Cross-Platform Lead Enrichment
// Build a complete social profile from a Twitter handle
const twitter = await orthogonal.run({
api: "scrapecreators",
path: "/v1/twitter/profile",
query: { handle: "prospect_handle" }
});
const reddit = await orthogonal.run({
api: "scrapecreators",
path: "/v1/reddit/search",
query: { query: "prospect_name" }
});
const threads = await orthogonal.run({
api: "scrapecreators",
path: "/v1/threads/search/users",
query: { query: "prospect_name" }
});
// Combine into a unified social profile
console.log({ twitter: twitter.data, reddit: reddit.data, threads: threads.data });Using x402 Protocol
Scrape Creators on Orthogonal also supports x402, an open protocol that enables native payments in HTTP. With x402, your agents can pay for API calls directly using USDC stablecoins, with no API keys required.
// Install: npm install x402-fetch viem
import { wrapFetchWithPayment } from "x402-fetch";
import { privateKeyToAccount } from "viem/accounts";
const privateKey = process.env.PRIVATE_KEY;
if (!privateKey) {
throw new Error("PRIVATE_KEY environment variable is required");
}
const account = privateKeyToAccount(
privateKey.startsWith("0x") ? privateKey : `0x${privateKey}`,
);
const fetchWithPayment = wrapFetchWithPayment(fetch, account);
// Make a paid request - payment is automatic
const handle = "elonmusk";
const url = `https://x402.orth.sh/scrapecreators/v1/twitter/profile?handle=${handle}`;
const response = await fetchWithPayment(url, {
method: "GET"
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);x402 enables a new paradigm where AI agents can autonomously pay for services using stablecoins: no subscriptions, no API key management, just seamless agent-to-agent payments.
Why Agents Love Scrape Creators
- 20+ platforms, one API: Twitter, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook, Reddit, and more through a single integration
- Structured JSON: Clean, consistent responses ready for processing
- No rate limits: Run as many concurrent requests as you need
- Pay per request: No subscriptions, credits never expire
- Ad library access: Cross-platform ad intelligence from Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, and Reddit
Available Endpoints
Scrape Creators offers endpoints across every major social platform:
| Platform | Endpoint | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Twitter/X | /v1/twitter/profile | Get user profiles with engagement metrics |
| TikTok | /v1/tiktok/profile | Get creator profiles and video data |
| TikTok | /v1/tiktok/creators/popular | Discover trending creators |
/v1/pillar | Get Instagram profile and post data | |
| YouTube | /v1/youtube/channel | Get channel information |
| YouTube | /v1/youtube/channel-videos | Get videos from a channel |
| YouTube | /v1/youtube/search | Search YouTube content |
| YouTube | /v1/youtube/playlist | Get playlist videos |
/v1/linkedin/post | Get LinkedIn post data | |
/v1/reddit/search | Search Reddit | |
/v1/reddit/subreddit | Get subreddit posts | |
/v1/reddit/post/comments | Get post comments | |
| Threads | /v1/threads/post | Get Threads post data |
| Threads | /v1/threads/user/posts | Get user's Threads posts |
| Threads | /v1/threads/search/users | Search Threads users |
/v1/pinterest/pin | Get pin data | |
| Kick | /v1/kick/clip | Get Kick clips |
| Twitch | /v1/twitch/clip | Get Twitch clips |
Try It Today
Sign up for Orthogonal and get $10 free credits to try Scrape Creators and dozens of other APIs. No API keys to manage, no accounts to create, just instant access to powerful social media data for your agents.