Extract structured profile and content data from all major social media platforms with a single API call. ProxyTurk Social Media Scraping API provides AI-powered data structuring from Instagram, TikTok, Twitter/X, LinkedIn and YouTube—profile information, post content, engagement metrics, follower counts and hashtag analytics delivered in clean JSON format. Built on our Web Scraping API infrastructure with AI Parser integration for intelligent data extraction without writing platform-specific parsers.
Extract data from Instagram, TikTok, Twitter/X, LinkedIn and YouTube through a single unified API endpoint.
Automatically convert raw data into clean JSON with AI Parser integration—no CSS selectors or XPath needed.
Extract and analyze likes, comments, shares, views and follower data in detail.
Process hundreds of profiles or posts in parallel with a single request, and run large-scale operations with webhook integration.
curl -X POST https://api.proxyturk.com/v1/scrape \
-H "Authorization: Bearer API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"url": "https://instagram.com/p/ABC123",
"format": "json",
"js_rendering": true,
"extract_schema": {
"author": "string",
"likes": "number",
"comments_count": "number",
"caption": "string",
"hashtags": "string[]"
}
}'{
"success": true,
"data": {
"author": "proxyturk",
"likes": 1842,
"comments_count": 56,
"caption": "Discover our new API features! 🚀",
"hashtags": ["#api", "#scraping", "#socialmedia", "#data"]
},
"credits_used": 5,
"credits_remaining": 495
}Choose the plan that fits your project. All plans include multi-platform extraction, AI structuring, and batch processing.
Custom volume, SLA guarantee, 1,000+ req/min rate limit, dedicated account manager and custom extraction schemas for enterprise social media intelligence needs.
| Endpoint | Credits | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Social Media Extract | 5 | Profile or post extraction from any platform |
| Engagement Metrics | 5 | Detailed engagement data for a post |
| Batch Extract (per URL) | 5 | Per URL in batch request |
| Hashtag Analysis | 5 | Hashtag page data extraction |
| With AI Structuring | 6–8 | Custom schema extraction (+1–3 for AI processing) |
Social Media Scraping API is a specialized data extraction service that retrieves structured profile and content data from major social media platforms—Instagram, TikTok, Twitter/X, LinkedIn and YouTube—through a single unified endpoint. Traditional social media scraping requires maintaining separate parsers for each platform, handling frequent layout changes, managing authentication flows and bypassing anti-bot protections. Social Media Scraping API eliminates all of this complexity with one HTTP request.
The API leverages our Web Scraping API headless browser infrastructure to render JavaScript-heavy social media pages completely, then applies AI Parser technology to automatically structure the extracted data into clean JSON format. Profile information, post content, engagement metrics (likes, comments, shares, views), follower/following counts and hashtag data are returned in a consistent schema regardless of the source platform.
Requests are routed through our mobile proxy and residential proxy pools to ensure high success rates against social media platform protections. The AI-powered structuring layer means you receive ready-to-use data without writing or maintaining CSS selectors that break with every platform update.
Instagram extraction covers public profiles (bio, follower counts, post count, verification status), feed posts (images, captions, likes, comments), reels (video metadata, view counts, engagement), and hashtag pages. The API handles Instagram's JavaScript-rendered content through our headless browser infrastructure with mobile proxy routing for optimal success rates.
TikTok extraction captures creator profiles (followers, likes, video count, bio), individual videos (descriptions, sound info, view/like/comment/share counts), and trending content. Twitter/X extraction delivers user profiles, individual tweets and user timelines. LinkedIn extraction covers professional profiles for B2B lead research. YouTube extraction includes channel data and video metadata.
Social Media Scraping API provides the data foundation for building comprehensive influencer analytics and brand monitoring solutions. The structured engagement data enables automated influencer scoring, audience quality assessment and campaign performance tracking.
For influencer marketing, extract profile data and engagement metrics across platforms to build scored influencer databases. Calculate true engagement rates, identify fake follower patterns, and compare creator performance against category benchmarks. For brand monitoring, track mentions across social platforms, monitor competitor content strategies, and measure share-of-voice. Combine with Web Scraping API for broader web monitoring and AI Parser for sentiment extraction from post captions and comments.
Social Media Scraping API operates through standard RESTful HTTP endpoints, enabling integration with any programming language, analytics platform or automation workflow. For batch extraction, submit arrays of up to 100 URLs in a single API request. For larger batches, use webhook integration for asynchronous processing.
Rate limits scale with your plan: Free (10 req/min), Starter (60 req/min), Pro (200 req/min), Business (500 req/min). Each social media extraction consumes 5 credits regardless of platform. Combine with other ProxyTurk services for comprehensive data collection: Web Scraping API for general web data, AI Parser for custom data structuring, and Instagram proxy or TikTok proxy for building your own custom extraction scripts.
Social Media Scraping API is a service that extracts structured data from social media platforms (Instagram, TikTok, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, YouTube) in response to a URL submission. The API renders pages through a headless browser, routes requests through mobile proxy and residential proxy pools, and applies AI-powered structuring to return clean JSON data—profile information, post content, engagement metrics and more.
Five major platforms are supported: Instagram (profiles, posts, reels, hashtags), TikTok (creators, videos, trending), Twitter/X (users, tweets, timelines), LinkedIn (professional profiles, company pages) and YouTube (channels, videos, playlists). All platforms are accessible through the same unified API endpoint with consistent JSON output schema.
Yes, the API extracts detailed engagement metrics including likes, comments, shares, saves, retweets, views and watch time for individual posts. Aggregate profile-level metrics (total engagement, average engagement rate, follower growth) are also calculated. This data powers influencer scoring, campaign tracking and competitive benchmarking.
Requests are routed through our mobile proxy and residential proxy pools using real device IPs. Our headless browser infrastructure renders pages with genuine browser fingerprints. Rate limiting, request distribution and retry logic are managed automatically to maintain high success rates against platform protections.
The free plan provides 500 credits per month (each social media extraction costs 5 credits, so approximately 100 extractions/month). All features are included—multi-platform support, AI data structuring, batch processing and all data types. Upgrade to Starter ($29/month for 10,000 credits) or Pro ($99/month for 50,000 credits) as your volume grows.
Yes, the batch endpoint accepts up to 100 URLs per request for parallel processing. For larger volumes, webhook integration enables asynchronous processing—submit the batch and receive results at your configured endpoint when complete. Batch processing is ideal for building influencer databases, running competitive audits and monitoring brand ambassador portfolios.
Official platform APIs (Instagram Graph API, Twitter API, etc.) require app approval, have strict rate limits, limited data access and can revoke access. Social Media Scraping API extracts publicly visible data without requiring platform approval or OAuth tokens. It provides consistent access across all platforms through one endpoint, with broader data availability than restricted official APIs.
Yes, submit hashtag URLs to track post volume, top posts, recent posts and engagement metrics per hashtag. Monitor campaign hashtags, track brand mentions, identify trending topics and measure hashtag performance over time. Combine with scheduled batch requests for ongoing hashtag monitoring.
The main endpoint is POST /api/v1/scraping/social-media. Submit the target social media URL in the request body along with optional parameters for data type (profile, post, engagement) and output preferences. The API auto-detects the platform and applies appropriate extraction logic. Full documentation is available in your dashboard.
Yes, you can use Social Media Scraping API as your primary extraction method and supplement with your own tools using Instagram proxy, TikTok proxy or mobile proxy for custom automation. The API handles the complex extraction while your own infrastructure handles platform-specific interactions that require custom logic.