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Social Fetch

Social Fetch

Pull real-time data from any social platform via API.

Website socialfetch.dev
Overview

What it is

One API for public social data. Scrape profiles, posts, comments, videos, and transcripts from TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X (Twitter), LinkedIn and Facebook. Pay-as-you-go credits, no rate limits, 100 free credits, no card required.

Intent

I need it when

Build a creator discovery or influencer lookup tool without maintaining separate scrapers for each platform

Social Fetch provides a single unified API key and normalized JSON schema across 20+ platforms (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X, LinkedIn, etc.). Developers call one endpoint to fetch profiles, follower counts, bios, and verification status across networks, eliminating the need to maintain platform-specific parsers and handling upstream platform changes automatically.

Detect scams, impersonation, or brand safety issues by monitoring live account data across social networks

Social Fetch returns fresh profile data on every request with ~3.16s average response time and 99.8% uptime. No cache layer means bios, follower counts, and post history reflect the account state right now, enabling real-time scam detection and impersonation flagging without stale snapshots.

Extract video transcripts and comments at scale for content analysis, AI pipelines, or research

Social Fetch exposes video transcripts, comments, replies, and engagement metadata across YouTube, TikTok, and other platforms through a single normalized endpoint. Developers feed transcript and comment data directly into AI summarizers, content classifiers, or research agents without platform-specific parsing logic.

Populate user profiles and onboarding forms with live social data without manual entry or reconnect prompts

Social Fetch's profile and posts endpoints return profile pictures, bios, recent posts, and follower data in one request. Developers auto-fill creator signup forms and keep profile pages fresh without user action, reducing friction and keeping data current without periodic re-authentication.

Track competitor ads and creative strategies across multiple ad platforms without manual browsing

Social Fetch provides endpoints to scrape the Facebook Ad Library, TikTok Ads, and Google Ads Transparency Center. Teams programmatically monitor competitor creative, offers, and targeting strategies across platforms through one API, replacing manual ad spy workflows.

Drop

Not a fit when

  • User needs private social media data or requires OAuth authentication—Social Fetch only scrapes public profile and post data
  • User requires real-time streaming or webhook notifications—Social Fetch is a request-response REST API without push capabilities
  • User needs historical data archives or backfill—Social Fetch returns live current data only, not historical snapshots
  • User operates in a jurisdiction where scraping public social data is legally restricted or prohibited
  • User needs platform-specific features not exposed through the unified API schema—custom platform logic may require direct platform APIs
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Pricing

Pay-as-you-go credits. Free tier with 100 credits. One-time credit pack purchases: Starter ($25 for 10k credits), Growth ($99 for 50k credits), Scale ($379 for 230k credits). Custom volume pricing available. Credits never expire. View pricing