Snapchat Explore Search Across Spotlight, Lenses & Places

What it returns

111 fields from the published dataset schema. Export as JSON, CSV or Excel, or read the dataset through the Apify API.

• querySearch query that produced this row
• resultTypeResult family: spotlight, lens, topic, user, snapProEntity, publisherEdition, publisher or place
• rank1-based position in the query's sorted result set
• scrapedAtISO 8601 UTC scrape timestamp
• hrefCanonical Snapchat URL for this result
• storyIdSpotlight snap identifier
• rawSnapIdRaw Spotlight snap identifier
• thumbnailUrlThumbnail image URL
• mediaUrlDirect video URL when the page exposes one
• videoPreviewUrlSpotlight video preview URL
• creatorUsernameSpotlight creator username
• creatorDisplayNameSpotlight creator display name
• teaserTextShort Spotlight caption or title
• rawCaptionRaw Spotlight caption text
• titleResult title (Spotlight, profile, episode, publisher or place)
• snapTitleLegacy Spotlight title field
• descriptionResult description or AI-generated Spotlight summary
• snapDescriptionLegacy Spotlight description field
• captionLegacy Spotlight caption field
• keywordsAI keywords attached to a Spotlight video
• viewCountSpotlight view count
• likeCountSpotlight like count
• commentCountSpotlight comment count
• shareCountSpotlight share count
• postedAtISO 8601 Spotlight publish timestamp when available
• durationSecondsSpotlight video duration in seconds when available
• widthSpotlight video width in pixels when available
• heightSpotlight video height in pixels when available
• boltVideoUrlLegacy watermarked Spotlight video URL
• flatVideoUrlLegacy unwatermarked Spotlight video URL

Not in the schema among the core Snapchat fields: author, created_at. The field matrix shows which other tools return them.

How it differs from the other Snapchat Actors

Among the 9 catalogue Actors for Snapchat with a published schema, only this one returns resultType, teaserText, gradientFrom, gradientTo, lensId, deeplinkUrl, unlockUrl, thumbnailSequence.

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Input

Example input

Built from the input form's published example values and defaults.

{
  "queries": [
    "food"
  ],
  "mode": "all",
  "maxResultsPerQuery": 3,
  "page": 1
}

Run it from code or an AI agent

The same run through the Apify API, with the example input. You need an Apify API token; the run is billed to your account at the Store price.

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>")
run_input = {
    "queries": [
        "food"
    ],
    "mode": "all",
    "maxResultsPerQuery": 3,
    "page": 1
}

run = client.actor("vexaloom-labs/snapchat-explore-search-across-spotlight-lenses").call(run_input=run_input)
if run is None:
    raise RuntimeError("The Actor run was not found.")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

import { ApifyClient } from "apify-client";

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: "<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>" });
const input = {
    "queries": [
        "food"
    ],
    "mode": "all",
    "maxResultsPerQuery": 3,
    "page": 1
};

const run = await client.actor("vexaloom-labs/snapchat-explore-search-across-spotlight-lenses").call(input);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/vexaloom-labs~snapchat-explore-search-across-spotlight-lenses/run-sync-get-dataset-items"   -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN"   -H "Content-Type: application/json"   -d '{"queries":["food"],"mode":"all","maxResultsPerQuery":3,"page":1}'

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=vexaloom-labs/snapchat-explore-search-across-spotlight-lenses",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

What a run costs

The result rate falls on higher Apify plans. Each figure is the published per-result rate times the number of results.

• Every run also has a start event, charged per GB of memory (minimum one): $0.10 on Free, $0.03 on Business. At its default memory of 4 GB a run starts at $0.40 on Free. Fewer, larger runs keep this small.
• The Free plan includes $5 of monthly usage (Apify pricing, checked 2026-11-11); at the Free rate that covers at most about 5,050 results, less start events and platform usage.
• Worked example: 10,000 results in one run on the Free plan cost $10.30 ($9.90 for results + $0.40 start), plus Apify platform usage (compute), billed separately by Apify.
• Pay per event. Platform usage (compute) is billed by Apify on top of the event prices. Compare other tools in the cost estimator.

Where it fits among Snapchat routes

It ranks 2 of 13 catalogue Actors for Snapchat on the published formula (fields, price, reliability, freshness). Its line is highlighted on the map.

What people use it for

• Discover public content
• Find creator profiles
• Research places

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Questions people ask

Sources

• Snapchat Explore Search Across Spotlight, Lenses & Places on Apify Store
• Published build with input and output schema (JSON)
• Snapchat APIs documentation