# Same API as ScrapeCreators. Half the price.

> Keep your code, change one URL, and pay $59 for 100,000 calls instead of $188.

- **Web page:** https://lurkapi.com/vs/scrapecreators

## The bill at every size

Each volume bought the cheapest way on both, at 1 credit a call. Packs start at $9 here and $47 there.

| Requests | LurkAPI | ScrapeCreators | You save |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10,000 | $9 (Starter pack) | $47 ($47 pack) | $38 (81% less) |
| 100,000 | $59 (Growth pack) | $188 (4 × $47 packs) | $129 (69% less) |
| 500,000 | $225 (Scale pack) | $497 ($497 pack) | $272 (55% less) |

ScrapeCreators' packs on its homepage, October 26, 2026: $47 for 25,000 credits or $497 for 500,000 credits.

## Change one line

69 of ScrapeCreators' endpoints answer at the same path here. Point your client at `https://api.lurkapi.com` and send your LurkAPI key.

### Comes with you

- The `x-api-key` header and your query params
- The envelope: `success`, `credits_remaining`, `credits_charged`
- 1 credit a call on most endpoints, never expiring

### Check first

- Instagram account calls take `username`, not `handle`
- Instagram and X profiles come back in another shape
- Send POSTs as GETs, with the same params
- The rest is in the [switching guide](https://lurkapi.com/docs/switching.md)

### Same path on both: the busiest endpoints

- [`/v1/facebook/adLibrary/company/ads`](https://lurkapi.com/docs/facebook/company-ads.md) (Facebook: Ad Library ads by company)
- [`/v1/facebook/adLibrary/search/ads`](https://lurkapi.com/docs/facebook/search-ads.md) (Facebook: Search Ad Library ads)
- [`/v1/facebook/adLibrary/search/companies`](https://lurkapi.com/docs/facebook/search-companies.md) (Facebook: Search Ad Library companies)
- [`/v1/reddit/post/comments`](https://lurkapi.com/docs/reddit/post-comments.md) (Reddit: Post comments)
- [`/v1/reddit/subreddit`](https://lurkapi.com/docs/reddit/subreddit-posts.md) (Reddit: Subreddit posts)
- [`/v3/tiktok/profile/videos`](https://lurkapi.com/docs/tiktok/profile-videos.md) (TikTok: Profile videos)
- [`/v1/tiktok/video/transcript`](https://lurkapi.com/docs/tiktok/transcript.md) (TikTok: Video transcript)
- [`/v1/instagram/profile`](https://lurkapi.com/docs/instagram/profile.md) (Instagram: Profile)
- [`/v1/twitter/user-tweets`](https://lurkapi.com/docs/twitter/user-tweets.md) (X (Twitter): User tweets)
- [`/v1/youtube/search`](https://lurkapi.com/docs/youtube/search.md) (YouTube: Search YouTube)
- [`/v1/tiktok/search/keyword`](https://lurkapi.com/docs/tiktok/search-keyword.md) (TikTok: Search videos)

## 1.9× faster, head to head

Both APIs on the same requests: 0.91 s against 1.74 s at the median.

| Endpoint | LurkAPI median | ScrapeCreators median | Ratio |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Instagram: Profile](https://lurkapi.com/docs/instagram/profile.md) (theirs also returns 12 posts) | 792 ms | 9,347 ms | 11.8× faster |
| [YouTube: Channel details](https://lurkapi.com/docs/youtube/channel.md) | 627 ms | 1,729 ms | 2.8× faster |
| [TikTok: Profile videos](https://lurkapi.com/docs/tiktok/profile-videos.md) | 1,206 ms | 3,150 ms | 2.6× faster |
| [Reddit: Subreddit details](https://lurkapi.com/docs/reddit/subreddit-details.md) | 962 ms | 2,431 ms | 2.5× faster |
| [YouTube: Search YouTube](https://lurkapi.com/docs/youtube/search.md) | 1,021 ms | 1,796 ms | 1.8× faster |
| [TikTok: Profile](https://lurkapi.com/docs/tiktok/profile.md) | 776 ms | 1,282 ms | 1.7× faster |
| [X (Twitter): Profile](https://lurkapi.com/docs/twitter/profile.md) | 943 ms | 1,350 ms | 1.4× faster |
| [Facebook: Search Ad Library companies](https://lurkapi.com/docs/facebook/search-companies.md) | 920 ms | 850 ms | 1.1× slower |

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.

### 95% of calls on our 11 busiest endpoints beat ScrapeCreators' 3.12 s average

ScrapeCreators publishes a 3.12 s average. Our medians run 0.42 s to 1.15 s, and on every one of our 11 busiest endpoints, 95% of calls come back sooner.

| Endpoint | Path | Median | 95th percentile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Facebook: Ad Library ads by company](https://lurkapi.com/docs/facebook/company-ads.md) | `/v1/facebook/adLibrary/company/ads` | 756 ms | 1,995 ms |
| [Facebook: Search Ad Library ads](https://lurkapi.com/docs/facebook/search-ads.md) | `/v1/facebook/adLibrary/search/ads` | 1,152 ms | 2,736 ms |
| [Facebook: Search Ad Library companies](https://lurkapi.com/docs/facebook/search-companies.md) | `/v1/facebook/adLibrary/search/companies` | 476 ms | 989 ms |
| [Reddit: Post comments](https://lurkapi.com/docs/reddit/post-comments.md) | `/v1/reddit/post/comments` | 630 ms | 1,465 ms |
| [Reddit: Subreddit posts](https://lurkapi.com/docs/reddit/subreddit-posts.md) | `/v1/reddit/subreddit` | 921 ms | 1,927 ms |
| [TikTok: Profile videos](https://lurkapi.com/docs/tiktok/profile-videos.md) | `/v3/tiktok/profile/videos` | 613 ms | 1,187 ms |
| [TikTok: Video transcript](https://lurkapi.com/docs/tiktok/transcript.md) | `/v1/tiktok/video/transcript` | 543 ms | 1,264 ms |
| [Instagram: Profile](https://lurkapi.com/docs/instagram/profile.md) | `/v1/instagram/profile` | 419 ms | 980 ms |
| [X (Twitter): User tweets](https://lurkapi.com/docs/twitter/user-tweets.md) | `/v1/twitter/user-tweets` | 1,060 ms | 2,233 ms |
| [YouTube: Search YouTube](https://lurkapi.com/docs/youtube/search.md) | `/v1/youtube/search` | 415 ms | 706 ms |
| [TikTok: Search videos](https://lurkapi.com/docs/tiktok/search-keyword.md) | `/v1/tiktok/search/keyword` | 953 ms | 1,388 ms |

Ours: successful calls at our API in production over the 7 days to 2026-10-26. ScrapeCreators' average is the one on its homepage, for its last 30 days.

### 6 of 8 endpoints faster on a third-party router

A third-party API router sends the same endpoints to both of us and publishes each one's median. We're faster on 6 of the 8 it routes to both.

| Endpoint | LurkAPI median | ScrapeCreators median | Faster |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Facebook: Ad Library ads by company](https://lurkapi.com/docs/facebook/company-ads.md) | 896 ms | 2,167 ms | 2.4× |
| [Reddit: Post comments](https://lurkapi.com/docs/reddit/post-comments.md) | 831 ms | 2,684 ms | 3.2× |
| [Facebook: Ad Library ad details](https://lurkapi.com/docs/facebook/ad.md) | 665 ms | 2,039 ms | 3.1× |
| [TikTok: Video transcript](https://lurkapi.com/docs/tiktok/transcript.md) | 799 ms | 1,859 ms | 2.3× |

Source: [a third-party API router's public stats](https://api.getanyapi.com/catalog), 30 days to 2026-10-26, timed from its own servers for both.

## Questions

### Is LurkAPI a drop-in replacement for ScrapeCreators?

For most requests. 69 of its endpoints are at the same path here, with the same x-api-key header and envelope, so you change the base URL to https://api.lurkapi.com and the key. The switching guide lists the exceptions.

### How much cheaper is it than ScrapeCreators?

10,000 calls cost $9 here and $47 there; 100,000 cost $59 against $188; 500,000 cost $225 against $497. That's $0.45 per 1,000 at best, against $0.99.

### Is LurkAPI faster?

1.9× faster at the median on the same requests, and faster on 7 of 8 endpoints; ScrapeCreators won Meta Ad Library company search. On our 11 busiest endpoints, 95% of calls beat its published 3.12 s average.

### Do the credits expire?

No. Packs are one-time purchases and nothing renews.

### Which platforms does it cover?

88 endpoints across 16 platforms, including TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Reddit, X (Twitter), LinkedIn and Google, plus any web page.

### Can I try it before I switch?

Yes. 5 free tries a day on this site, then 100 free credits on signup and 25 more every day. No card.

### Does it work with Claude?

Yes. Every endpoint is a tool on our MCP server, and Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and VS Code connect in one click.

## Change one URL, keep the difference

100 free credits, no card. Packs from $9.

- **Without an account:** 5 free tries a day from the playground, the free tools, or Claude Code before you sign in.
- **New accounts:** 100 free credits, no card needed.
- **Every day:** if your balance is under 25, it's topped back up to 25.
- **Credit packs:** one-off purchases, no subscription. Credits never expire.
- **Auto top-up:** opt in on your dashboard and a pack is bought with your saved card whenever your balance drops below a threshold you pick (at most 3 a day and 10 a month), so calls don't stop on a 402. Every purchase has an invoice there.

[Get your free API key](https://lurkapi.com/login?next=/dashboard)