Spotlight by Link

Retrieve spotlight by link from Snapchat with a single API request.

GET/api/data/v1/snapchat/spotlight

1credit base cost

Request parameters

Up to 1 credit

urlrequired

Snapchat Spotlight URL.

Try in the console

Live requests use your prepaid balance. Cached responses cost zero where supported.

curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://fetchgoblin.com/api/data/v1/snapchat/spotlight?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.snapchat.com%2F%40jack.scalise%2Fspotlight%2FW7_EDlXWTBiXAEEniNoMPwAAYb3djZ3FqY2VhAZXDhShdAZXDhPWfAAAAAQ' \
  --header 'x-api-key: YOUR_FETCHGOBLIN_API_KEY'

Response

Example

{
  "success": true,
  "spotlight": {
    "snapId": "W7_EDlXWTBiXAEEniNoMPwAAYb3djZ3FqY2VhAZXDhShdAZXDhPWfAAAAAQ",
    "storyId": "W7_EDlXWTBiXAEEniNoMPwAAYb3djZ3FqY2VhAZXDhShdAZXDhPWfAAAAAQ",
    "description": "You are my favorite notification!😄❤️",
    "llmTitle": "Jack Scalise's 'Disturb Me' Challenge: How to Get Noticed Online",
    "llmDescription": "This short-form content features Jack Scalise, a popular social media personality, inviting his audience to participate in a trending 'disturb me' challenge.",
    "viewCount": 359935,
    "shareCount": 35057,
    "commentCount": 636,
    "engagementStats": {
      "viewCount": 359935,
      "shareCount": 35057,
      "commentCount": 636,
      "boostCount": 35666,
      "recommendCount": 1842
    },
    "creator": {
      "$case": "personCreator",
      "personCreator": {
        "username": "jack.scalise",
        "url": "https://www.snapchat.com/@jack.scalise",
        "name": "Jack Scalise",
        "followerCount": "0",
        "websiteUrl": ""
      }
    },
    "durationMs": 11200,
    "width": 540,
    "height": 960,
    "uploadDateMs": 1742742025631,
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://cf-st.sc-cdn.net/d/xL5FK70SP9np2rtr6jkMt.256.IRZXSOY?mo=GkMaCTIBBEgCUC5gAVoQRGZMYXJnZVRodW1ibmFpbKIBEAiAAiILEgAqB0lSWlhTT1miARAImgoiCxIAKgdJUlpYU09Z&uc=46",
    "contentUrl": "https://cf-st.sc-cdn.net/d/xL5FK70SP9np2rtr6jkMt.27.IRZXSOY?mo=Gk8aCTIBBEgCUC5gAVoQU3BvdGxpZ2h0U2hhcmluZ6IBKwgbEhoKGAjssDMgAUoOCglJICIpKB4jKSEQ9ANoAiILEgAqB0lSWlhTT1mQA8BX&uc=46",
    "raw": {}
  },
  "linkPreview": {},
  "pageMetadata": {},
  "videoMetadata": {},
  "credits_charged": 1,
  "credits_remaining": 1000,
  "request_id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000"
}

Example data from the API specification. Run a request to retrieve current data.

Response shape

This schema describes the documented data shape. Some platform fields may be absent or null. The response also includes your FetchGoblin request ID and current credit balance.

View JSON Schema +

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "success": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "spotlight": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "snapId": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "storyId": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "description": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "llmTitle": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "llmDescription": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "viewCount": {
          "type": "integer"
        },
        "shareCount": {
          "type": "integer"
        },
        "commentCount": {
          "type": "integer"
        },
        "engagementStats": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "viewCount": {
              "type": "integer"
            },
            "shareCount": {
              "type": "integer"
            },
            "commentCount": {
              "type": "integer"
            },
            "boostCount": {
              "type": "integer"
            },
            "recommendCount": {
              "type": "integer"
            }
          }
        },
        "creator": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "$case": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "personCreator": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "username": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "url": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "name": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "followerCount": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "websiteUrl": {
                  "type": "string"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "durationMs": {
          "type": "integer"
        },
        "width": {
          "type": "integer"
        },
        "height": {
          "type": "integer"
        },
        "uploadDateMs": {
          "type": "integer"
        },
        "thumbnailUrl": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "contentUrl": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "raw": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {}
        }
      }
    },
    "linkPreview": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {}
    },
    "pageMetadata": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {}
    },
    "videoMetadata": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {}
    },
    "credits_charged": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "FetchGoblin credits charged for this request."
    },
    "credits_remaining": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Your FetchGoblin credit balance after this request."
    },
    "request_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uuid",
      "description": "FetchGoblin request identifier."
    }
  }
}

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