ScrapeCreators alternative

A ScrapeCreators alternative, endpoint by endpoint

Consider Captapi if the calls you make to ScrapeCreators are in the table below (profiles, videos, comments and transcripts on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X, Facebook, Reddit and Twitch) and you want a documented JSON shape and a credit price on every endpoint page. Stay with ScrapeCreators if you rely on something Captapi does not offer, such as its creator email finder, age and gender detection, the Reddit Ad Library, or its official CLI and coding-agent skill.

What a request looks like

Real production responses, trimmed. Replace $CAPTAPI_KEY with your key.

YouTube channel

1 credit · captured 2026-10-14

curl "https://api.captapi.com/v1/youtube/channel-details?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2F%40NASA" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CAPTAPI_KEY"

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "platform": "youtube",
    "id": "UCLA_DiR1FfKNvjuUpBHmylQ",
    "username": "NASA",
    "url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLA_DiR1FfKNvjuUpBHmylQ",
    "canonicalUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/@NASA",
    "displayName": "NASA",
    "followers": 15100000,
    "followersIsApproximate": true,
    "postCount": 6100,
    "viewCount": 1128617379,
    "createdAt": "2008-06-03",
    "verified": true,
    "links": [
      {
        "text": "nasa.gov",
        "url": "https://nasa.gov"
      },
      {
        "text": "X",
        "url": "https://x.com/nasa"
      }
    ],
    "email": null,
    "fetchedAt": "2026-10-14T10:20:53.955Z"
  }
}

Trimmed. followersIsApproximate is true because YouTube shows a rounded subscriber count (15.1M); Captapi says so instead of presenting it as exact. The full response also has bio, avatar, banner, tags and all channel links. Full field list on the YouTube Channel Details API page.

ScrapeCreators endpoints and their Captapi match

Platform	Data	ScrapeCreators	Captapi	Credits
TikTok	Profile	/v1/tiktok/profile	/v1/tiktok/channel-details	1
TikTok	One video	/v2/tiktok/video	/v1/tiktok/video-details	1
TikTok	Video comments	/v1/tiktok/video/comments	/v1/tiktok/comments	2
Instagram	Profile	/v1/instagram/profile	/v1/instagram/channel-details	1
Instagram	Post or reel transcript	/v2/instagram/media/transcript	/v1/instagram/transcript	2
YouTube	Channel	/v1/youtube/channel	/v1/youtube/channel-details	1
YouTube	One video	/v1/youtube/video	/v1/youtube/video-details	1
YouTube	Video comments	/v1/youtube/video/comments	/v1/youtube/comments	2
X (Twitter)	Profile	/v1/twitter/profile	/v1/twitter/profile	1
X (Twitter)	A user's tweets	/v1/twitter/user-tweets	/v1/twitter/user-tweets	2
X (Twitter)	One tweet	/v1/twitter/tweet	/v1/twitter/tweet-details	1
Facebook	Page profile	/v1/facebook/profile	/v1/facebook/page-details	2
Facebook	Group posts	/v1/facebook/group/posts	/v1/facebook/group-posts	2
Reddit	Post search	/v1/reddit/search	/v1/reddit/search	2
Twitch	Profile	/v1/twitch/profile	/v1/twitch/profile	1

ScrapeCreators paths from docs.scrapecreators.com, read on 2026-10-14. Response fields differ between the two APIs, so check each endpoint page before you swap a call.

Endpoints that cover this job

TikTok Channel Details APIFollowers, likes, post count, id and secUid. 1 credit.Instagram Channel Details APIProfile, followers, bio links. 1 credit.Instagram Transcript APITranscript of an Instagram reel. 2 credits.YouTube Channel Details APISubscribers, total views, video count, links. 1 credit.YouTube Comments APIComments on a YouTube video. 2 credits.Twitter/X User Tweets APIThe public tweet window for an account. 2 credits.

What Captapi does not do here

No creator email finder and no age or gender detection.
No Reddit Ad Library and no Google web search endpoint.
No official CLI or coding-agent skill. Agents use the REST endpoints through mcp.json and llms.txt.
Endpoints for the same data return different field names, so a switch means updating your parsing.

Captapi and ScrapeCreators, side by side

	ScrapeCreators	Captapi
Coverage	38+ APIs across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X, LinkedIn, Facebook, Reddit, Threads, Pinterest, Truth Social and more (scrapecreators.com)	The platforms in our catalog, listed on /apis
Free tools	Free, no-signup tools at scrapecreators.com/free-tools	Free public tools at /tools
AI tooling	Official MCP server, CLI and coding-agent skill	mcp.json and llms.txt for MCP clients and agents
Pricing	{{COMPETITOR_PRICING — founder to fill, with source and date}} Current plans: scrapecreators.com.	Credits per request, listed on each endpoint page

Choose ScrapeCreators when

Choose ScrapeCreators when you need an endpoint from its catalog that Captapi does not have, when you want its official CLI or agent skill, or when its free tools already cover what you do.

Choose Captapi when

Choose Captapi when the endpoints you call are in the table above and you want each one documented with a real response and its credit price on the page.

Frequently asked questions

Is Captapi a ScrapeCreators alternative?+

For the endpoints in the mapping table, yes: each ScrapeCreators call listed there has a Captapi endpoint for the same data. For endpoints outside that table, check the Captapi catalog first, because some ScrapeCreators features have no equivalent.

Can I switch without rewriting my code?+

Not entirely. Both are REST APIs with an API key header, but the paths, parameter names and response fields differ. Plan to update the URL, the auth header and the fields you read for each call you move.

How is a Captapi request priced?+

Each endpoint page lists its credit cost. Cache hits with cache=true are free. New accounts get 100 free credits after email verification, no card.

What does Captapi not cover that ScrapeCreators does?+

A creator email finder, age and gender detection, the Reddit Ad Library, Google web search, and an official CLI and coding-agent skill.

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