Snapchat topic spotlight feed scraper in n8n
Reads a Snapchat topic's public Spotlight feed and returns each video with creator, engagement counts, AI-generated title/keywords, and related content-classification tags.
What this workflow does
Import it and n8n runs the Snapchat Topic Spotlight Feed & Content Tag Extractor Actor on Apify every day at 08:00 with the starter input below. Each row comes back with topic, snap, creator, views and 48 more. A Google Sheets append is included and stays off until you add your sheet. The only credential it needs is your Apify API token.
Read from the workflow file, built for Snapchat Topic Spotlight Feed & Content Tag Extractor version 1.1.1. Updated 2026-11-14.How the rows travel
6 nodes, in the order n8n runs them. The yellow stop is the call to the Apify Actor; the dashed stop is optional.
- Daily trigger Schedule trigger
- Configure input Code
- Run Apify Actor HTTP Request
- Normalize + dedupe Code
- Rows ready No operation
- Google Sheets (optional) Google Sheets, off until you switch it on
From the Short
This workflow is the one the video points to: the number in each video opens this page.
Input
The Configure input node holds the starter input. Change it there; every setting the Actor accepts is listed below.
{
"topics": [
"food"
],
"maxResultsPerTopic": 3,
"includeRelatedTags": false,
"maxItems": 25
}| Setting | Type | Required | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mode | string | No | topicFeed | Choose what to collect: videos for topics/tags, topics for search keywords, or the current Spotlight feed. One of: topicFeed, topicSearch, spotlightFeed. |
| topics | array | No | – | Topic names, hashtags, or Snapchat URLs. Examples: food, #travel, https://www.snapchat.com/tag/food, https://www.snapchat.com/topic/cappuccino-foam-technique. |
| maxResultsPerTopic | integer | No | 50 | Maximum videos to keep for each topic after combining its topic/tag page with Explore results. Snapchat serves 19-32 videos per page and the combined pool is usually 40-54. |
| includeRelatedTags | boolean | No | true | Include Snapchat's scene-to-interest (S2I) tags for each video when the page provides them. Coverage is partial, so the field is omitted when unavailable. |
| searchQueries | array | No | – | Keywords or phrases used to discover topics, such as coffee, new york, or taylor swift. |
| maxTopicsPerQuery | integer | No | 50 | Maximum topic rows to keep for each search query, including related topics when expansion is enabled. |
| includeRelatedTopics | boolean | No | false | Add one hop of related topics found on each discovered topic's topic, tag, or Explore page. This follows public page links; it does not recurse further. |
| enrichVideos | boolean | No | false | Visit each video's Spotlight page to fill missing AI title, comment/recommend counts, language, S2I tags and sound, and each creator's profile once for subscriberCount. |
| maxItems | integer | No | 1000 | Maximum rows to save across the whole run. |
What each row holds
Every field the Actor returns stays in the row (52 in its dataset schema). Normalize + dedupe trims text, drops empty fields and adds _source and _scrapedAt. The main fields:
| Field | What it is |
|---|---|
| topicId | Topic |
| snapId | Snap |
| creatorUsername | Creator |
| viewCount | Views |
| uploadedAt | Uploaded |
| snapUrl | Spotlight |
What the first run costs
With the starter input (maxItems = 25) a first run costs about $0.42 on the Apify Free plan: $0.40 to start the run at 4 GB of memory and $0.02 for the results, plus platform usage.
The Actor lists $0.99 per 1,000 results; its catalogue page breaks the price down by Apify plan. The Apify Free plan includes $5 of usage a month.
The Actor behind it
Snapchat Topic Spotlight Feed & Content Tag Extractor: Reads a Snapchat topic's public Spotlight feed and returns each video with creator, engagement counts, AI-generated title/keywords, and related content-classification tags.
The same job from an AI agent
The matching agent skill gives Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other agents the same Actor, input and fields. Install it in one line:
npx skills add https://scraperfinder.com --skill snapchat-topic-spotlight-feed-and-content-tag-extractor The snapchat topic spotlight feed scraper skill, with manual install and run steps
Questions people ask
How do I import this workflow into n8n?
Copy https://scraperfinder.com/n8n/snapchat-topic-spotlight-feed-and-content-tag-extractor.json. In n8n, open a new workflow, click the three-dot menu, choose Import from URL and paste it. Or download the JSON file and use Import from File; both give the same 6 nodes.
Do I need an Apify account?
Yes. The workflow calls the Snapchat Topic Spotlight Feed & Content Tag Extractor Actor through the Apify API with your own token, and each run is billed to your Apify account. The Free plan includes $5 of usage a month.
What does a run cost?
With the starter input (maxItems = 25) a first run costs about $0.42 on the Apify Free plan: $0.40 to start the run at 4 GB of memory and $0.02 for the results, plus platform usage. The Actor's Store page shows the current price.
Can I change what it collects?
Yes: edit the input object in the Configure input node. The Actor takes 9 settings; the table on this page lists each one with its default. Raise maxItems once the first rows look right.
Does it work without Google Sheets?
Yes. The rows wait in the Rows ready node, so you can connect any other node there: a database, Airtable, a webhook or an email. The Google Sheets node is only one option.
Workflow updated 2026-11-14