SocialCrawl
The social media scraper API: one schema, 631 endpoints, 67 platforms.
One time feeCodeAPISocial Media7 impressionslaunches Jul 171 comment
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>log in to commentWe built SocialCrawl to give developers a single API that scrapes data from 67 social platforms with 631 endpoints, all behind one auth token. You can start instantly with 100 free credits and no credit‑card required. Let us know what you think!
SocialCrawl provides a unified API to scrape data from 68 social, commerce, and review platforms with a single schema.
- for
- Developers building brand monitoring, sentiment analysis, or AI agents that need social data.
- pricing
- paid · free trial
Key features
- Unified schema — All 645 endpoints return the same response shape, eliminating platform-specific glue code.
- One auth token — Access any of the 68 platforms with a single API key.
- Universal search — Run a single query across every supported platform.
- Agent-ready MCP integration — Native MCP server and SDKs for six languages enable AI agents to scrape, search, and stream.
- Credit-based pricing — Calls are billed per credit; most standard endpoints cost 1 credit each.
- Free starter credits — 100 free credits on signup with no credit-card required.
Use cases
- Brand monitoring: track mentions across all platforms and stream to a webhook
- Sentiment analysis: aggregate public sentiment for campaigns using built-in scores
- AI agents: enable autonomous agents to scrape, search, and stream social data without custom code
SocialCrawl vs alternatives
 SocialCrawl |  Algolia |  Typesense |  Elasticsearch |  Postman | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Unified multi-platform social scraping | Search over custom datasets | Self-hosted typo-tolerant search | Scalable analytics on self-managed data | API design and testing |
| Pricing | Paid | Subscription | Free | Subscription | Subscription |
| DevHunt upvotes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Launched | Jul 2029 | — | — | — | — |
- SocialCrawl vs Algolia: Algolia offers a search-as-a-service API focused on indexing and querying your own data, not pre-built social scrapers.
- SocialCrawl vs Typesense: Typesense provides an open-source, typo-tolerant search engine you host yourself, unlike SocialCrawl’s hosted social data endpoints.
- SocialCrawl vs Elasticsearch: Elasticsearch is a distributed search and analytics engine you manage, whereas SocialCrawl delivers ready-made social data via HTTP.
- SocialCrawl vs Postman: Postman is an API development platform for designing and testing APIs, not a data source like SocialCrawl.
SocialCrawl FAQ
Does SocialCrawl charge a subscription?+
No, it uses one-time credit packs; you only pay when you consume credits.
Do credits expire?+
Credits never expire; they are one-time and do not auto-renew.
What happens when I run out of credits?+
You can purchase additional credit packs; there is no service interruption beyond the call failing due to insufficient balance.
How are failed or empty results billed?+
Upstream errors, 5xx, or empty-body 404 responses are automatically refunded, so no credits are charged.
How much does a standard API call cost?+
Standard endpoints cost 1 credit per successful call; advanced and premium tiers cost 5 or 10 credits respectively.
Can I get a refund on a credit pack?+
Refunds are handled per the credit-billing policy; failed calls are refunded automatically.
Summarized by DevHunt from socialcrawl.dev · Oct 7, 2026. Details may change; check the official site.
