Social Media API Guides & Tutorials

Guides, updates, and insights on social media data and the CreatorCrawl API.

How to Download Instagram Data in 2026

Four ways to download Instagram data in 2026: in-app export, official Graph API, third-party data APIs, and DIY scrapers. With code and limits.

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Instagram API Pricing in 2026: Official vs Third-Party

What an Instagram API actually costs in 2026: official Graph API limits, third-party pricing across 6 providers, and which fits which use case.

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Instagram Graph API in 2026: What It Does and Doesn't

The Instagram Graph API is Meta's only official Instagram data endpoint after the 2024 Basic Display retirement. What it gives you, what it doesn't.

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Reddit API Pricing 2026: What It Costs and What to Use Instead

The actual cost of the Reddit API in 2026 for free, commercial, and large-scale access, plus the alternatives that work.

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How to Build an MCP Server for Web Scraping

A working MCP server for scraping the web, end to end: auth model, tool schemas, error shapes. Plus when to build your own versus use a managed one.

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Claude Skills for Social Media Data

A Claude Skill turns an instruction file into a reusable capability. CreatorCrawl ships one for social media data. How it differs from MCP, and how to install.

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Instagram MCP Server: Connect AI Agents to Instagram Data

Set up an Instagram MCP server in Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Windsurf. Give AI agents direct access to Instagram profiles, posts, and reels.

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LinkedIn MCP Server: Connect AI Agents to LinkedIn Data

A LinkedIn MCP server that gives AI agents access to profiles, companies, posts, and ads. Setup for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Windsurf.

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Reddit MCP Server: Connect AI Agents to Reddit Data

A Reddit MCP server that gives AI agents access to subreddits, posts, comments, and search. Setup for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Windsurf.

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Twitter (X) MCP Server: Connect AI Agents to Twitter Data

A Twitter/X MCP server that gives AI agents access to profiles, tweets, threads, and search. Setup for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Windsurf.

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YouTube MCP Server: Connect AI Agents to YouTube Data

A YouTube MCP server that gives AI agents access to channels, videos, comments, and transcripts. Setup for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Windsurf.

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Scrape Reddit Without the API (2026)

Reddit's API is rate-limited, OAuth-gated, and pricy for commercial use. Three approaches that work in 2026, with runnable Python for each.

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Social Media MCP Server for AI Agents

Most social MCP servers publish posts. The harder need is reading social data into agents. What a social data MCP looks like and how to set one up.

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Twitter / X API Alternatives 2026

The official X API starts at $100/mo and climbs to $42,000/mo. Cheaper, faster Twitter API alternatives for 2026 that actually work.

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YouTube Data API Alternatives 2026

YouTube Data API v3 caps you at 10,000 quota units per day and rejects most commercial use cases. Practical alternatives for 2026 with code.

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Instagram Scraper API Guide (2026)

Instagram scraper API guide with working code for profiles, posts, reels, stories, and comments. No Meta app approval, pay-per-use, 250 free credits.

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TikTok Analytics API: The Complete Developer Guide

Learn how to access TikTok analytics data programmatically. Extract profile stats, video metrics, and engagement rates via the TikTok analytics API.

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TikTok API Pricing Comparison 2026

A detailed TikTok API pricing comparison across 7 providers. See real costs per request, hidden fees, and which API fits your budget.

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TikTok API Python Tutorial

Learn how to use a TikTok API with Python to fetch profiles, videos, comments, and trending data. Full code examples using the requests library.

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TikTok API vs Web Scraping

Compare TikTok API vs scraping methods for data extraction. Official API, DIY scrapers, and third-party APIs compared on cost, reliability, and coverage.

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TikTok Data for Marketing

Learn how to use TikTok data for marketing decisions. Covers influencer vetting, competitive analysis, content research, and campaign measurement.

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OpenClaw Skill for TikTok Data

Connect OpenClaw to live TikTok data using CreatorCrawl's MCP server. Search creators, pull profiles, extract comments, and track trends from any OpenClaw chat.

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How to Find TikTok Influencers

A data-driven guide to finding TikTok influencers. Search, evaluate, and build a TikTok influencer database with the CreatorCrawl API plus code.

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How to Scrape TikTok Data

Learn how to scrape TikTok data: profiles, videos, comments, and hashtags. Methods from custom scrapers to APIs, with Python and JavaScript code.

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TikTok Comment Exporter Guide

Learn how to export TikTok comments for sentiment analysis, content research, and brand monitoring. Use the free tool or API with code examples.

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TikTok MCP Server Guide

Set up CreatorCrawl's TikTok MCP server in Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Windsurf. Give AI agents direct access to TikTok profiles and videos.

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Best TikTok APIs for Developers in 2026

Comparing the top TikTok data APIs for developers by pricing, endpoints, reliability, and which one fits your project.

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TikTok Data for AI Agents: Why It Matters

How AI agents are using TikTok creator data to automate influencer discovery, content analysis, and outreach. CreatorCrawl makes it dead simple.

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Getting Started with CreatorCrawl

Everything you need to know to start pulling TikTok creator data with the CreatorCrawl API, from signing up to making your first request.

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