The ScrapeCreators alternative you switch to in one line
LurkAPI is a social media data API. 69 of ScrapeCreators' endpoints work here at the same path, so you change the host and keep your code. You pay about a third as much, and answers come back about twice as fast.
The same 100,000 calls cost $188 on ScrapeCreators and $59 here
ScrapeCreators
$47$188$497$994
$47 pack4 × $47 packs$497 pack2 × $497 packs
LurkAPI
$9$59$225$450
Starter packGrowth packScale pack2 × Scale packs
$38 less for the same 10,000 calls$129 less for the same 100,000 calls$272 less for the same 500,000 calls$544 less for the same 1,000,000 calls
ScrapeCreators' $0.99 per 1,000 is only for people who spend $497 at once. Everyone else pays $1.88 per 1,000. LurkAPI starts at $9, and packs never expire on either.
Answers come back in half the time
We sent the same requests to both APIs from the same machine. LurkAPI answered first 86 times out of 95, with a median of 0.91 s against ScrapeCreators' 1.74 s.
ScrapeCreators' Instagram profile also returns 12 posts, which takes it 9.35 s.
Faster on 7 of the 8 endpoints tested. Medians of 12 live calls per endpoint on October 26, 2026: the same targets on both, one call at a time on warm connections, from a machine in Europe, timed to the full body. All 192 calls succeeded.
- TikTok videos1.21 s3.15 s
- Reddit subreddit0.96 s2.43 s
- YouTube search1.02 s1.8 s
- YouTube channel0.63 s1.73 s
- TikTok profile0.78 s1.28 s
What comes with LurkAPI, next to ScrapeCreators
MCP, free credits and billing as each one's own pages put them, and the 16 platforms one key reads.
| Feature | LurkAPI | ScrapeCreators |
|---|---|---|
| Free credits every day, no card | ||
| A remote MCP server | ||
| Credits that never expire | ||
| No monthly plan to buy | ||
| Billed per call, not per item returned | ||
| One request, with the answer in the response |
88 endpoints on 16 platforms
- TikTok17
- Facebook9
- Reddit5
- YouTube8
- Google8
- Bluesky3
- Snapchat1
- Truth Social3
- Telegram3
- X (Twitter)3
- Threads3
- Instagram8
- LinkedIn7
- Link-in-bio1
- eBay2
- Web7
Every endpoint and its price
TikTok
YouTube
Bluesky
Snapchat
Truth Social
Telegram
X (Twitter)
Threads
Link-in-bio
eBay
Web
Try it on your own calls in a minute
100 free credits, no card. Run one call right here, or let your AI set LurkAPI up for you.
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Other ScrapeCreators alternatives, compared
What 100,000 of the same calls cost on each.
LurkAPI
$59Growth pack
ScrapeCreators' paths and x-api-key header. Packs never expire.
Social Fetch
$169/moGrowth plan + 5 refills
Team seats and a spend cap on each key, across 26 platforms. Plan credits reset every month.
CreatorCrawl
$299Scale pack
Its own blog says its data comes from ScrapeCreators. One format across 7 platforms.
SociaVault
$307Pro + Growth + Starter packs
Your money back within 14 days if you've used under a tenth of the pack.
SocialCrawl
$3275 × £49 packs
Also covers shopping, reviews, jobs, Douyin and Xiaohongshu. Sold in pounds.
Each price is the cheapest published buy of 100,000 profile lookups; SocialCrawl sells in pounds (£1 = $1.33), as of October 31, 2026.
Questions before you switch
- How much does ScrapeCreators cost?
- $47 for 25,000 credits or $497 for 500,000. Most calls cost 1 credit, so that's $1.88 or $0.99 per 1,000 calls.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to ScrapeCreators?
- Yes. LurkAPI serves 69 of the same endpoints at the same paths, and 100,000 calls cost $59 instead of $188.
- Can I switch from ScrapeCreators without rewriting my code?
- For 69 endpoints, yes: the same paths, x-api-key header and response fields. Change the host, and send username instead of handle for an Instagram profile.
- How fast is ScrapeCreators?
- Its homepage shows a 3.12 s average. On the same requests, its median was 1.74 s and LurkAPI's 0.91 s.
Run your ScrapeCreators calls on LurkAPI, free
100 credits, no card. Change the host and compare.