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Snapchat Spotlight API

To get a single Spotlight video from Snapchat, call GET /v1/snapchat/spotlight?url=… with your API key. You get clean JSON back.

GET/v1/snapchat/spotlight
curl "https://api.scraperize.com/v1/snapchat/spotlight?url=https://www.snapchat.com/spotlight/W7_EDlXWTBiXAEEniNoMPwAAYeHJ2dG53ZmxtAaGZGf0bAaGZGd3BAAAAAA" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"
Cost
1 credit / call
Only successful calls are charged. Errors are free.
Pagination
Single response
Everything comes back in one call.
Caching
0 credits
Set cache_max_age to reuse a recent result for free.
Rate limit
Per team / minute
Over the limit: 429 with a Retry-After header.

Parameters

urlRequired
Snapchat Spotlight URL, e.g. https://www.snapchat.com/spotlight/<snapID> (the https://www.snapchat.com/@<username>/spotlight/<snapID> form is also accepted).
cache_max_ageOptional
Optional. Return a cached result if one this age or newer exists — served for 0 credits with meta.cached=true and meta.cachedAt. Otherwise a fresh scrape runs (1 credit) and refreshes the cache. Omit to always scrape fresh.One of 5 values.

Send your key in the x-api-key header. Full API reference

Example response

200 OK · application/json
{
  "data": {
    "spotlight": {
      "id": "W7_EDlXWTBiXAEEniNoMPwAAYeHJ2dG53ZmxtAaGZGf0bAaGZGd3BAAAAAA",
      "url": "https://www.snapchat.com/spotlight/W7_EDlXWTBiXAEEniNoMPwAAYeHJ2dG53ZmxtAaGZGf0bAaGZGd3BAAAAAA",
      "title": "Spotlight Snap",
      "description": "Another Spotlight Snap brought to you by Snapchat",
      "embeddedTextCaption": null,
      "videoUrl": "https://cf-st.sc-cdn.net/d/h2QbL0a5T6xKccCkmrAOW.27.IRZXSOY?mo=GmcaCzIBBEgCUC5gAWgNUKIBWhBTcG90bGlnaHRTaGFyaW5nogE9CBsSK…",
      "thumbnailUrl": "https://cf-st.sc-cdn.net/d/h2QbL0a5T6xKccCkmrAOW.256.IRZXSOY?mo=GlAaCzIBBEgCUC5gAWgNUKABWhBEZkxhcmdlVGh1bWJuYWlsogEUCIAC…",
      "viewCount": 6465,
      "shareCount": 34,
      "boostCount": 525,
      "recommendCount": 44,
      "durationMs": 19450,
      "width": 540,
      "height": 960,
      "uploadedAt": "2026-11-01T21:52:51.649Z",
      "keywords": [],
      "hashtags": [],
      "language": "en",
      "creator": {
        "type": "personCreator",
        "username": "djkhaled305",
        "name": "DJ Khaled",
        "url": "https://www.snapchat.com/@djkhaled305",
        "followerCount": 0,
        "websiteUrl": null
      },
      "user": null,
      "audio": {
        "title": "Original Sound",
        "subtitle": "djkhaled305",
        "id": "155094737241",
        "thumbnailUrl": "https://cf-st.sc-cdn.net/d/6YKRUxipwtyh6YMgtaJbK?bo=Eg0aABoAMgEESAJQCGAB&uc=8"
      },
      "lenses": [],
      "contextCards": [
        {
          "type": 2,
          "title": "Original Sound",
          "subtitle": "djkhaled305",
          "url": null,
          "thumbnailUrl": "https://cf-st.sc-cdn.net/d/6YKRUxipwtyh6YMgtaJbK?bo=Eg0aABoAMgEESAJQCGAB&uc=8",
          "id": "155094737241"
        }
      ],
      "transcript": {
        "url": "https://bolt-gcdn.sc-cdn.net/3/6aCu6BSRQNV3gb76rxmno.vtt?bo=EgkyAX1IAlAuYAE%3D&uc=46",
        "text": "WEBVTT\n\n00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:01.220\nWhat time is it?\n\n"
      },
      "llm": {
        "title": "DJ Khaled Sips Coconut Drink While Watching Action Movie",
        "description": "DJ Khaled enjoys a refreshing coconut drink from a branded cup while relaxing in his home office. He then turns to watch…",
        "keywords": [
          "DJ Khaled lifestyle vlog",
          "DJ Khaled relaxing",
          "how to relax at home"
        ]
      },
      "previewImageUrl": "https://story.snapchat.com/spotlight/W7_EDlXWTBiXAEEniNoMPwAAYeHJ2dG53ZmxtAaGZGf0bAaGZGd3BAAAAAA/preview/square.jpeg",
      "isAttributed": true,
      "restricted": false
    },
    "fetchedAt": "2026-11-02T16:25:43.225Z"
  },
  "meta": {
    "requestId": "req_8f0c2b7e-1a2b-4c3d-9e8f-0a1b2c3d4e5f",
    "creditsCharged": 1,
    "creditsRemaining": 4999,
    "cached": false
  }
}

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Snapchat Spotlight API questions

How much does the Snapchat Spotlight API cost?

1 credit per successful call. Errors and cached results are free, and new accounts start with 100 free credits, no card required. See pricing.

Do I need a Snapchat account or API key?

No. You only need a Scraperize API key, sent in the x-api-key header. Scraperize returns publicly available data. No Snapchat login or developer app is needed.

How fresh is the data?

Each call fetches the data live. To trade freshness for cost, pass cache_max_age (e.g. 1h, 1d) to get a recent cached result instantly for 0 credits.

Where are the full parameters and response fields?

In the API reference, with every parameter, field and error.

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