DataspryvaUse Snapchat Publisher & Show Episode Finder with Python
Look up Snapchat publisher and Snap Show profiles by URL or ID: subscriber count, premium episodes and seasons, and publisher Spotlight content with media links and engagement stats.
1. Choose the data you need
Review the published README for supported collection modes, examples, and limits. The recipe below uses the current published input definition.
2. Prepare a source-based input
This JSON contains published prefills and required-field defaults. Review every value for your task before running it; it is not a promise of successful collection.
{
"country": "US",
"includeEpisodeMedia": false,
"includeShowSeasons": false,
"includeSpotlights": false,
"includeStories": false,
"locale": "en-US",
"maxEpisodesPerPublisher": 3,
"maxItems": 1,
"mode": "byPublisher",
"publisherUrlsOrIds": [
"efd8a13d-b69a-41d0-9c04-d19f87829798"
]
}
Download input.example.json and save your reviewed copy as input.json.
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
mode | string | required | What to collect: publisher catalogues, individual episodes, or the current Discover feed. |
publisherUrlsOrIds | array | optional | (mode=byPublisher) Publisher or show page URLs, story.snapchat.com/p/{id} links, or bare businessProfileId UUIDs. |
episodeUrls | array | optional | (mode=byEpisodeUrl) Episode page URLs of the form snapchat.com/p/{publisherId}/{episodeId} or story.snapchat.com/p/{publisherId}/{episodeId}. |
country | string | optional | Country context for episode requests and the Discover feed. |
locale | string | optional | (mode=discover) Language-region tag such as en-US, en-GB or de-DE. Invalid values fall back to en-US. |
includeStories | boolean | optional | (mode=byPublisher) Walk every season and return every publicly listed episode in episodes[]. The page's latest stories stay in premiumStories[] for compatibility. |
includeShowSeasons | boolean | optional | (mode=byPublisher) Include premiumShowSeasons[] with season IDs, numbers and declared episode counts. |
includeSpotlights | boolean | optional | (mode=byPublisher) Include publisherSpotlights[] with media URLs, creator info and engagement stats. |
includeEpisodeMedia | boolean | optional | (mode=byPublisher) Fetch episode-level HLS video tracks and snap media for each returned episode. Adds extra requests per episode. |
maxEpisodesPerPublisher | integer | optional | (mode=byPublisher) Hard cap on episodes[] per publisher. |
maxItems | integer | optional | Hard cap on dataset rows across all modes, including error rows. |
3. Start an Actor run
Set APIFY_TOKEN in your environment. Python 3.10 or newer is sufficient; this recipe uses no third-party packages.
Execution may incur charges. Review current pricing on Apify. The request asks for a 120-second timeout and a charge limit; these settings are subject to Apify’s pricing and do not guarantee an all-inclusive spending cap.
import json
import os
import urllib.request
# Save the schema-derived example as input.json; review and edit it first.
with open("input.json", encoding="utf-8") as stream:
actor_input = json.load(stream)
token = os.environ["APIFY_TOKEN"]
request = urllib.request.Request(
"https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/9uJbBOcyQmzVkJGk7/runs?timeout=120&maxTotalChargeUsd=0.50",
data=json.dumps(actor_input).encode("utf-8"),
headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + token, "Content-Type": "application/json"},
method="POST",
)
# This starts a potentially billable run. Do not automatically retry this POST.
with urllib.request.urlopen(request, timeout=40) as response:
run = json.load(response)["data"]
print("Run ID:", run["id"])
print("Status:", run["status"])
# Inspect and download results in Apify Console once the run succeeds.
4. Inspect the actual results
Open the run in Apify Console and wait for a successful completion. Use the published output schema to locate results and the dataset schema to understand declared views. Missing or optional record fields must not be treated as guaranteed values.
Snapchat publisher and Snap Show profiles with subscriber counts, full season and episode catalogues, HLS media, Spotlight cards and Discover feed stories.
Questions before you run
Which inputs are required?
The published required fields are mode
What does this guide verify?
The fields, prefills, and schema links are rendered from the published build. This is a usage recipe, not a paid live extraction test. Source availability and collection results can vary.
What if the run request times out?
Check Apify Console before retrying. The first request may already have created a run. Do not automatically repeat a run-creation POST.
Generated from source build p0RhqUcEm1QryIgKH and its README and schemas. Source changes regenerate this guide; no third-party editorial claims are inferred.