# SignalShelf

> The fastest social + web data API. Drop-in ScrapeCreators replacement (same /v1 paths, same JSON, same x-api-key header; change the base URL) that also covers Google Maps places/reviews, Google Play, App Store, Amazon and Google News. Our own extraction engine for social and web data; Google search results and full Google Maps review lists come from a licensed Google-results API, cached to keep repeat calls free.

## Speed and price (measured / read 3 November 2026)
- Median response 1.44 s vs ScrapeCreators 3.96 s across 119 comparable endpoints; faster on 102 of 119 (our end-to-end benchmark; method and raw data at https://signalshelf.dev/compare/benchmark).
- 135+ endpoints: TikTok, Instagram, Threads, Facebook (pages, groups, Marketplace, events), LinkedIn, X/Twitter, Truth Social, Telegram, YouTube, Reddit, Pinterest, Rumble, Spotify, SoundCloud, Kick, Snapchat, Twitch, Bluesky, GitHub, Cosmos, link-in-bio (Linktree, Komi, Pillar, Lnk.bio, Linkme), Amazon, ad libraries (Meta, TikTok, Google Ads Transparency, LinkedIn), Google Maps, Google Play, App Store, Google News. No platform app or login needed.
- Pricing (one-time packs, credits never expire): Free 1,000 credits (+5,000 to earn) (no card); Starter $19/20,000 ($0.95 per 1k); Growth $79/100,000 ($0.79/1k); Business $299/500,000 ($0.60/1k); Scale $499/1,000,000 ($0.50/1k); Enterprise custom. Most endpoints 1 credit; ad library and search endpoints 2, long AI transcripts 3. Failed requests and opt-in cache hits (cache_max_age) cost 0.
- Payments: one-time packs by card, PayPal or UPI via Dodo Payments (merchant of record); tax calculated at checkout; credits added instantly; 14-day refund policy.
- Coverage: 198 of 205 ScrapeCreators endpoints (97%) plus 25 Outscraper-compatible paths. Response shape matched ScrapeCreators' top-level keys 100% on all 120 endpoints with a reference sample.

## How SignalShelf compares
- Benchmark (3 Nov 2026, one client location, one call per endpoint): median 1.44 s vs ScrapeCreators 3.96 s on 119 endpoints both answered; faster on 102. Raw data: https://signalshelf.dev/compare/benchmark.json. Only ScrapeCreators was speed-tested; no speed claims are made against any other provider.
- Price: $0.95 to $0.50 per 1,000 credits (most endpoints 1 credit; ad libraries and search 2; Google Maps reviews 2 per 20). Competitor prices on each page are quoted from their public pricing pages with the date read.
- [Compare SignalShelf with other social and web data APIs](https://signalshelf.dev/compare): How SignalShelf compares with ScrapeCreators, Outscraper, Apify, Bright Data, EnsembleData, Data365, SerpApi, Modash, Phyllo, ScraperAPI, ZenRows and SocialKit: price, coverage and a public speed benchmark.
- [Social data API benchmark: SignalShelf vs ScrapeCreators](https://signalshelf.dev/compare/benchmark): Public end-to-end benchmark of 170 API paths: SignalShelf median 1.44 s vs ScrapeCreators 3.96 s on 119 shared endpoints, with method, caveats, per-endpoint table and raw JSON.
- [The ScrapeCreators alternative: faster, and about half the price](https://signalshelf.dev/compare/scrapecreators-alternative): Drop-in ScrapeCreators alternative: same /v1 paths and JSON, 1.44 s median vs 3.96 s (measured Nov 2026), from $0.95 to $0.50 per 1k credits. Change one URL.
- [An Outscraper alternative billed per request, not per record](https://signalshelf.dev/compare/outscraper-alternative): Outscraper alternative for Google Maps places and reviews, Play & App Store, Amazon, Trustpilot and Google News. 25 Outscraper-compatible paths, billed per request, not per record.
- [Apify vs SignalShelf: an Apify alternative for social data](https://signalshelf.dev/compare/apify-alternative): Apify vs SignalShelf: one synchronous REST call per lookup instead of actor runs and datasets. From $0.50–$0.95 per 1k requests vs $1.50–$2.70 per 1k Instagram results.
- [Bright Data vs SignalShelf: a simpler Bright Data alternative for social data](https://signalshelf.dev/compare/bright-data-alternative): Bright Data vs SignalShelf for social media scraping: synchronous JSON instead of trigger-poll-download snapshots, $0.50–$0.95 per 1k requests vs $1.30–$1.50 per 1k records.
- [EnsembleData vs SignalShelf: an EnsembleData alternative without daily caps](https://signalshelf.dev/compare/ensembledata-alternative): EnsembleData vs SignalShelf: pay-as-you-go credits that never expire instead of daily units from $100/month. 1,000 free credits + 5,000 to earn, header auth, ScrapeCreators-compatible JSON.
- [Data365 vs SignalShelf: a self-serve Data365 alternative](https://signalshelf.dev/compare/data365-alternative): Data365 vs SignalShelf: self-serve social data API with 1,000 free credits + 5,000 to earn and JSON in the same request, instead of a sales call, €300/month and async collection jobs.
- [SerpApi vs SignalShelf: a cheaper SerpApi alternative for Google search and Maps](https://signalshelf.dev/compare/serpapi-alternative): SerpApi vs SignalShelf for Google search and Google Maps: $1.00–$1.90 per 1k searches vs SerpApi’s $25 down to $3.75 per 1k, plus social data on the same key.
- [Modash vs SignalShelf: a pay-as-you-go Modash API alternative](https://signalshelf.dev/compare/modash-alternative): Modash vs SignalShelf for creator data: pay-as-you-go public profile and post lookups from $19, instead of annual API contracts starting at $10,000 (Raw API) or $16,200 (Discovery).
- [Phyllo vs SignalShelf: a Phyllo alternative for public creator data](https://signalshelf.dev/compare/phyllo-alternative): Phyllo vs SignalShelf: look up any public creator profile with one API key, no creator OAuth connection needed. Published pay-as-you-go pricing and 1,000 free credits + 5,000 to earn.
- [ScraperAPI vs SignalShelf: parsed social data instead of raw HTML](https://signalshelf.dev/compare/scraperapi-alternative): ScraperAPI vs SignalShelf: parsed social and Google JSON in one call instead of raw HTML and credit multipliers. Google search ≈ $1.00–$1.90 per 1k vs $3.73–$12.25 per 1k.
- [ZenRows vs SignalShelf: social data endpoints instead of a generic scraper](https://signalshelf.dev/compare/zenrows-alternative): ZenRows vs SignalShelf: ready-made social, Google Maps and app-store JSON endpoints instead of generic page fetching with 5–25× credit multipliers on protected sites.
- [SocialKit vs SignalShelf: a SocialKit alternative with credits that never expire](https://signalshelf.dev/compare/socialkit-alternative): SocialKit vs SignalShelf: one-time credit packs from $0.95 down to $0.50 per 1k instead of monthly plans at $2.42–$1.40 per 1k, with 1,000 free credits + 5,000 to earn and 15+ platforms.

## Documentation
- [Build with public social profile data](https://signalshelf.dev/docs): Get started with the SignalShelf profile API. Authenticate requests, choose data freshness, understand credits, and save creator research.
- [Look up a public creator profile](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/profiles): Fetch public profiles from Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Pinterest, Snapchat, LinkedIn, Twitch, GitHub, Mastodon and Bluesky with one endpoint and one normalized JSON shape.
- [Choose the freshness your workflow needs](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/caching): Choose live, hourly, daily, or seven-day profile freshness. See fetch timestamps and understand when SignalShelf profile lookups consume credits.
- [Cheap per request. Credits never expire.](https://signalshelf.dev/pricing): SignalShelf pricing: 1,000 free credits + 5,000 to earn, then $0.95 down to $0.50 per 1,000 requests. Failed requests and cache hits cost 0. Credits never expire.
- [Bluesky profile](https://signalshelf.dev/platforms/bluesky): Fetch a public Bluesky profile as normalized JSON: followers, bio, links, verification and did, banner url, indexed at.
- [Your first profile lookup](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/quickstart): Create a key, fetch a public profile, and inspect its freshness and credit cost using cURL, JavaScript, or Python.
- [Authenticate requests securely](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/authentication): Use a SignalShelf API key for server integrations and a session cookie for the first-party dashboard.
- [Research up to ten profiles per batch](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/batch): Send one to ten profile lookup objects in a single authenticated request and handle each result independently.
- [Create and revoke API keys](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/api-keys): Manage up to ten account-level keys, copy their full value once, and revoke integrations when access is no longer needed.
- [Keep a useful creator shortlist](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/saved-creators): Save a profile from your own successful lookup, review the shelf, and export selected research as a CSV file.
- [Understand your requests and balance](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/usage): Review recent profile events and account-wide totals, including cache hits, customer credits used, and errors.
- [Handle errors deliberately](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/errors): Use HTTP status, machine-readable error codes, and request IDs to recover safely without repeating successful paid work.
- [Instagram profile](https://signalshelf.dev/platforms/instagram): Explore labeled Instagram profile samples. Instagram live profile and media requests are disabled in production pending written source authorization and independent review.
- [TikTok profile](https://signalshelf.dev/platforms/tiktok): Explore labeled TikTok profile samples. Live profile lookups are disabled in production pending source authorization and deployment-region verification.
- [YouTube profile](https://signalshelf.dev/platforms/youtube): Explore labeled Youtube profile samples. YouTube live profile and resource requests are disabled in production pending written source and commercial-use authorization, including cross-channel use.
- [Pinterest profile](https://signalshelf.dev/platforms/pinterest): Explore labeled Pinterest profile samples. Pinterest live profile requests are disabled in production pending express written permission for automated collection.
- [Snapchat profile](https://signalshelf.dev/platforms/snapchat): Explore labeled Snapchat profile samples. Snapchat public profiles and Spotlights use Snap’s Public Profile API, which requires a Snap Business Marketing API OAuth app and API allowlisting. OAuth refresh-token rotation is encrypted and stored in PostgreSQL; local cache-reset checks pass. Snap allowlisting, permitted live validation, and SignalShelf paid-use/retention review are pending; private profiles and Spotlight comments are unavailable.
- [LinkedIn profile](https://signalshelf.dev/platforms/linkedin): Explore labeled Linkedin profile samples. LinkedIn live company-page requests are disabled in production pending written source authorization and independent review.
- [Twitch profile](https://signalshelf.dev/platforms/twitch): Explore labeled Twitch profile samples. Twitch live profile and schedule requests are disabled in production. Selling or redistributing Twitch API metadata requires a separate written agreement.
- [GitHub profile](https://signalshelf.dev/platforms/github): Fetch a public GitHub profile as normalized JSON: followers, bio, links, verification and type, company, email.
- [Mastodon profile](https://signalshelf.dev/platforms/mastodon): Fetch a public Mastodon profile as normalized JSON: followers, bio, links, verification and header url, bot, locked.
- [Instagram posts & reels](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/posts): Fetch a public Instagram post or reel as JSON: likes, comments, caption, hashtags, music, location, duration and video URL.
- [GitHub · repositories](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/github/repositories): List a user’s public repositories. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [GitHub · pull requests](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/github/pull-requests): List pull requests on a public repository. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [GitHub · activity](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/github/activity): List a user’s public activity events. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [GitHub · followers](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/github/followers): List public followers of a user. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [GitHub · following](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/github/following): List accounts a user publicly follows. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [GitHub · repository](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/github/repository): Read public repository details. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [Bluesky · posts](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/bluesky/posts): List public posts and reposts by an author. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [Bluesky · post](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/bluesky/post): Read one public Bluesky post. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [Public resource APIs](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/resources): Implemented public GitHub, Bluesky, Reddit, Threads, YouTube, Twitch, and music catalog APIs with source-specific availability and metered credits.
- [Coverage and roadmap](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/coverage): Transparent implementation status for every tracked platform and resource.
- [GitHub · user pull requests](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/github/user-pull-requests): List public pull requests authored by a user. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [GitHub · contributions](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/github/contributions): Read a user’s public contribution calendar. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [GitHub · trending repositories](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/github/trending-repositories): List repositories currently ranked on GitHub Trending. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [GitHub · trending developers](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/github/trending-developers): List developers currently ranked on GitHub Trending. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [YouTube · video](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/youtube/video): Read publicly available YouTube video or Short details. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [YouTube · channel videos](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/youtube/channel-videos): List the latest videos from a public YouTube channel. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [YouTube · search/typeahead](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/youtube/search/typeahead): Get public YouTube search suggestions. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [YouTube · search](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/youtube/search): Search public YouTube videos and channels. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [YouTube · channel/search](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/youtube/channel/search): Search public videos within a YouTube channel. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [Apple Music · artist](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/apple-music/artist): Read a public Apple Music artist and related catalog items. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [Apple Music · album](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/apple-music/album): Read a public Apple Music album and its tracks. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [Apple Music · track](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/apple-music/track): Read a public Apple Music song. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [Apple Music · search](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/apple-music/search): Search the public Apple music catalog. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [YouTube · channel/playlists](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/youtube/channel/playlists): List public playlists from a YouTube channel. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [YouTube · playlist](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/youtube/playlist): Read videos from a public YouTube playlist. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [YouTube · channel/shorts](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/youtube/channel/shorts): List public YouTube Shorts from a channel. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [YouTube · channel/lives](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/youtube/channel/lives): List public live streams and past broadcasts from a channel. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [Twitch · user/schedule](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/twitch/user/schedule): Read a public Twitch channel schedule. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [YouTube · video/comments](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/youtube/video/comments): List public comments on a YouTube video. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [YouTube · video/comment/replies](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/youtube/video/comment/replies): List replies to a public YouTube comment. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [YouTube · search/hashtag](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/youtube/search/hashtag): Search public YouTube videos for a hashtag. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [GitHub · user](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/github/user): Read a public GitHub user or organization. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [Bluesky · profile](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/bluesky/profile): Read a public Bluesky profile. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [YouTube · channel/community posts](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/youtube/channel/community-posts): List public YouTube community posts from a channel. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [YouTube · community post](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/youtube/community-post): Read a public YouTube community post. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [YouTube · video/sponsors](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/youtube/video/sponsors): Infer possible sponsors from public YouTube video evidence. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [Instagram · profile/post count](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/instagram/profile/post-count): Read a public profile’s post count. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [Twitch · user/videos](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/twitch/user/videos): List public videos from a Twitch channel. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [Twitch · clip](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/twitch/clip): Read public Twitch clip metadata. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [Threads · profile](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/threads/profile): Look up a public Threads profile. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [Threads · posts](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/threads/posts): List posts from a public Threads profile. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [Threads · search](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/threads/search): Search public Threads posts by keyword or topic tag. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [Threads · post](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/threads/post): Retrieve a Threads post by accessible media ID. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [Threads · replies](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/threads/replies): List replies to an accessible Threads post. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [Threads · conversation](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/threads/conversation): Read the flattened conversation for an accessible Threads post. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [Threads · embed](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/threads/embed): Get the official embed for a public Threads post. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [Tiktok · ad library/ad](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/tiktok/ad-library/ad): Read public TikTok ad details from the official Commercial Content API. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [Tiktok · ad library/search](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/tiktok/ad-library/search): Search TikTok ads using the official Commercial Content API. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [Threads · post by url](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/threads/post-by-url): Retrieve a recent public Threads post by URL. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [Facebook-Ad-Library · search](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/facebook-ad-library/search): Search public ads in Meta Ad Library. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [Facebook-Ad-Library · ad](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/facebook-ad-library/ad): Read a public Meta Ad Library record. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [Facebook-Ad-Library · company/ads](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/facebook-ad-library/company/ads): List public Meta Ad Library ads for a Page. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [Threads · search users](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/threads/search-users): Resolve one exact public Threads username. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [YouTube · video/transcript](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/youtube/video/transcript): Retrieve captions for a video owned by your connected YouTube channel. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [Facebook · profile](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/facebook/profile): Read a Facebook Page you manage. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [Facebook · profile/posts](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/facebook/profile/posts): Read posts published by a Facebook Page you manage. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [Facebook · profile/photos](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/facebook/profile/photos): Read photos from a Facebook Page you manage. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [Snapchat · spotlight](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/snapchat/spotlight): Look up a public Spotlight by its Snapchat share URL. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [TikTok Shop · showcase](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/tiktok-shop/showcase): List products in the TikTok Shop showcase owned by the creator account connected to this SignalShelf user. Connected-account data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [TikTok Shop · products](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/tiktok-shop/products): Search products from TikTok Shops bound to the connected marketing or official account. Connected-account data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [TikTok Shop · profile region](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/tiktok-shop/profile-region): Read the registered region from the TikTok Shop creator profile connected to this SignalShelf user. Connected-account data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [Facebook · post/comments](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/facebook/post/comments): Read comments on a Facebook Page post you manage. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [TikTok Shop · product details](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/tiktok-shop/product-details): Read open-collaboration details for a product available to the connected TikTok Shop creator. Connected-account data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [Facebook · post/comment/replies](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/facebook/post/comment/replies): Read replies to a comment on a Facebook Page post you manage. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [Reddit · subreddit/details](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/reddit/subreddit/details): Read public subreddit details. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [Reddit · subreddit](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/reddit/subreddit): List public posts from a subreddit. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [Reddit · subreddit/search](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/reddit/subreddit/search): Search public posts within a subreddit. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [Reddit · post](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/reddit/post): Read a public Reddit post. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [Reddit · post/comments](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/reddit/post/comments): Read public comments on a Reddit post. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [Reddit · search](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/reddit/search): Search public Reddit posts. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [Facebook · post](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/facebook/post): Read a post published by a Facebook Page you manage. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [Instagram · search/profiles](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/instagram/search/profiles): Search eligible Instagram Creator Marketplace profiles. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [Compare SignalShelf with other social and web data APIs](https://signalshelf.dev/compare): How SignalShelf compares with ScrapeCreators, Outscraper, Apify, Bright Data, EnsembleData, Data365, SerpApi, Modash, Phyllo, ScraperAPI, ZenRows and SocialKit: price, coverage and a public speed benchmark.
- [Social data API benchmark: SignalShelf vs ScrapeCreators](https://signalshelf.dev/compare/benchmark): Public end-to-end benchmark of 170 API paths: SignalShelf median 1.44 s vs ScrapeCreators 3.96 s on 119 shared endpoints, with method, caveats, per-endpoint table and raw JSON.
- [The ScrapeCreators alternative: faster, and about half the price](https://signalshelf.dev/compare/scrapecreators-alternative): Drop-in ScrapeCreators alternative: same /v1 paths and JSON, 1.44 s median vs 3.96 s (measured Nov 2026), from $0.95 to $0.50 per 1k credits. Change one URL.
- [An Outscraper alternative billed per request, not per record](https://signalshelf.dev/compare/outscraper-alternative): Outscraper alternative for Google Maps places and reviews, Play & App Store, Amazon, Trustpilot and Google News. 25 Outscraper-compatible paths, billed per request, not per record.
- [Apify vs SignalShelf: an Apify alternative for social data](https://signalshelf.dev/compare/apify-alternative): Apify vs SignalShelf: one synchronous REST call per lookup instead of actor runs and datasets. From $0.50–$0.95 per 1k requests vs $1.50–$2.70 per 1k Instagram results.
- [Bright Data vs SignalShelf: a simpler Bright Data alternative for social data](https://signalshelf.dev/compare/bright-data-alternative): Bright Data vs SignalShelf for social media scraping: synchronous JSON instead of trigger-poll-download snapshots, $0.50–$0.95 per 1k requests vs $1.30–$1.50 per 1k records.
- [EnsembleData vs SignalShelf: an EnsembleData alternative without daily caps](https://signalshelf.dev/compare/ensembledata-alternative): EnsembleData vs SignalShelf: pay-as-you-go credits that never expire instead of daily units from $100/month. 1,000 free credits + 5,000 to earn, header auth, ScrapeCreators-compatible JSON.
- [Data365 vs SignalShelf: a self-serve Data365 alternative](https://signalshelf.dev/compare/data365-alternative): Data365 vs SignalShelf: self-serve social data API with 1,000 free credits + 5,000 to earn and JSON in the same request, instead of a sales call, €300/month and async collection jobs.
- [SerpApi vs SignalShelf: a cheaper SerpApi alternative for Google search and Maps](https://signalshelf.dev/compare/serpapi-alternative): SerpApi vs SignalShelf for Google search and Google Maps: $1.00–$1.90 per 1k searches vs SerpApi’s $25 down to $3.75 per 1k, plus social data on the same key.
- [Modash vs SignalShelf: a pay-as-you-go Modash API alternative](https://signalshelf.dev/compare/modash-alternative): Modash vs SignalShelf for creator data: pay-as-you-go public profile and post lookups from $19, instead of annual API contracts starting at $10,000 (Raw API) or $16,200 (Discovery).
- [Phyllo vs SignalShelf: a Phyllo alternative for public creator data](https://signalshelf.dev/compare/phyllo-alternative): Phyllo vs SignalShelf: look up any public creator profile with one API key, no creator OAuth connection needed. Published pay-as-you-go pricing and 1,000 free credits + 5,000 to earn.
- [ScraperAPI vs SignalShelf: parsed social data instead of raw HTML](https://signalshelf.dev/compare/scraperapi-alternative): ScraperAPI vs SignalShelf: parsed social and Google JSON in one call instead of raw HTML and credit multipliers. Google search ≈ $1.00–$1.90 per 1k vs $3.73–$12.25 per 1k.
- [ZenRows vs SignalShelf: social data endpoints instead of a generic scraper](https://signalshelf.dev/compare/zenrows-alternative): ZenRows vs SignalShelf: ready-made social, Google Maps and app-store JSON endpoints instead of generic page fetching with 5–25× credit multipliers on protected sites.
- [SocialKit vs SignalShelf: a SocialKit alternative with credits that never expire](https://signalshelf.dev/compare/socialkit-alternative): SocialKit vs SignalShelf: one-time credit packs from $0.95 down to $0.50 per 1k instead of monthly plans at $2.42–$1.40 per 1k, with 1,000 free credits + 5,000 to earn and 15+ platforms.
- [TikTok scraper API](https://signalshelf.dev/platforms/tiktok-scraper-api): TikTok scraper API: profiles, videos, comments, followers, search, sounds, shop and ad library. ScrapeCreators-compatible JSON, from $0.50 per 1k requests.
- [Instagram scraper API](https://signalshelf.dev/platforms/instagram-scraper-api): Instagram scraper API: profiles, posts, reels, comments, highlights and audio. No login, ScrapeCreators-compatible JSON, from $0.50 per 1,000 requests.
- [Facebook scraper API](https://signalshelf.dev/platforms/facebook): Facebook scraper API for public pages, posts, comments, groups, events, Marketplace and the Meta Ad Library. No login needed, from $0.50 per 1k requests.
- [Threads scraper API](https://signalshelf.dev/platforms/threads): Threads scraper API: public profiles, posts and search for posts and users. No login, ScrapeCreators-compatible JSON, 1 credit per request.
- [X / Twitter scraper API](https://signalshelf.dev/platforms/x-twitter): X (Twitter) scraper API without the official API bill: public profiles, user tweets, single tweets, video transcripts and communities. 1 credit per request.
- [Google Maps scraper API](https://signalshelf.dev/platforms/google-maps): Cheap Google Maps scraper API: about 20 places per 1-credit search, plus place details, reviews and photos. Also Google News and Google search.
- [Google Play & App Store API](https://signalshelf.dev/platforms/app-stores): Google Play and Apple App Store scraper API: app details and customer reviews as JSON. 1 credit per request, from $0.50 per 1,000 requests.
- [Amazon scraper API](https://signalshelf.dev/platforms/amazon): Amazon scraper API: product details, top reviews and influencer storefronts as JSON. ScrapeCreators-compatible shop endpoint, 1 credit per request.
- [Ad library API](https://signalshelf.dev/platforms/ad-libraries): One ad library API for the Meta Ad Library, TikTok Ad Library, Google Ads Transparency Center and LinkedIn Ad Library. Search advertisers and ads.
- [facebook · adLibrary · search · ads](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/facebook/adLibrary/search/ads): Search the public Meta Ad Library (all ad types, all countries). Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [facebook · adLibrary · company · ads](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/facebook/adLibrary/company/ads): List a Facebook page's ads from the public Meta Ad Library. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [facebook · adLibrary · ad](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/facebook/adLibrary/ad): Get one ad from the public Meta Ad Library. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [facebook · adLibrary · ad · transcript](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/facebook/adLibrary/ad/transcript): Transcript for a Meta Ad Library video ad. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [facebook · adLibrary · search · companies](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/facebook/adLibrary/search/companies): Find advertisers (pages) in the public Meta Ad Library. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [tiktok · ad library · search](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/tiktok/ad-library/search): Search TikTok's public Ad Library (library.tiktok.com). Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [tiktok · ad library · ad](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/tiktok/ad-library/ad): Get one ad from TikTok's public Ad Library. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [google · adLibrary · advertisers · search](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/google/adLibrary/advertisers/search): Search advertisers/domains in Google Ads Transparency Center. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [google · company · ads](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/google/company/ads): List ads for an advertiser or domain from Google Ads Transparency Center. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [google · ad](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/google/ad): Get one ad from Google Ads Transparency Center. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [linkedin · ads · search](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/linkedin/ads/search): Search LinkedIn's public Ad Library. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [linkedin · ad](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/linkedin/ad): Get one ad from LinkedIn's public Ad Library. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [facebook · profile](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/facebook/profile): Public Facebook Page profile. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [facebook · profile · posts](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/facebook/profile/posts): Public Page posts. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [facebook · profile · photos](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/facebook/profile/photos): Public Page photos. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [facebook · profile · reels](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/facebook/profile/reels): Public Page reels. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [facebook · profile · events](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/facebook/profile/events): Public Page events. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [facebook · post](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/facebook/post): Public post. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [facebook · post · transcript](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/facebook/post/transcript): Post video transcript. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [facebook · post · comments](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/facebook/post/comments): Public post comments. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [facebook · post · comment · replies](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/facebook/post/comment/replies): Comment replies. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [facebook · search · videos](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/facebook/search/videos): Search public videos. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [facebook · events · search](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/facebook/events/search): Search public events. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [facebook · events](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/facebook/events): City events feed. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [facebook · event · details](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/facebook/event/details): Public event details. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [facebook · group](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/facebook/group): Public group. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [facebook · group · posts](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/facebook/group/posts): Public group posts. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [facebook · marketplace · location · search](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/facebook/marketplace/location/search): Marketplace location lookup. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [facebook · marketplace · search](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/facebook/marketplace/search): Marketplace search. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [facebook · marketplace · item](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/facebook/marketplace/item): Marketplace listing. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [linkedin · profile](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/linkedin/profile): Public LinkedIn profile. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [linkedin · company · posts](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/linkedin/company/posts): Public company posts. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [linkedin · post](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/linkedin/post): Public LinkedIn post. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [linkedin · post · transcript](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/linkedin/post/transcript): LinkedIn video transcript. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [linkedin · search · posts](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/linkedin/search/posts): LinkedIn post search (search-engine derived). Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [pinterest · search](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/pinterest/search): Search public Pinterest pins. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [pinterest · pin](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/pinterest/pin): Read a public Pinterest pin. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [pinterest · user · boards](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/pinterest/user/boards): List a Pinterest user’s public boards. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [pinterest · board](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/pinterest/board): Read a public Pinterest board and its pins. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [pinterest · topic](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/pinterest/topic): Read a public Pinterest topic (ideas) page. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [google · search](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/google/search): Google web search (organic results). Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [rumble · search](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/rumble/search): Search Rumble videos. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [rumble · channel · videos](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/rumble/channel/videos): List a Rumble channel's videos. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [rumble · video](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/rumble/video): Get a Rumble video. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [rumble · video · comments](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/rumble/video/comments): Get Rumble video comments. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [rumble · video · transcript](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/rumble/video/transcript): Get a Rumble video transcript. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [youtube · shorts · trending](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/youtube/shorts/trending): Logged-out YouTube Shorts feed. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [snapchat · spotlight · comments](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/snapchat/spotlight/comments): Get Snapchat Spotlight comments. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [twitch · clip · transcript](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/twitch/clip/transcript): Transcript of a public Twitch clip (ASR). Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [spotify · artist](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/spotify/artist): Spotify artist profile (guest). Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [spotify · track](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/spotify/track): Spotify track (guest). Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [spotify · album](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/spotify/album): Spotify album (guest). Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [spotify · playlist](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/spotify/playlist): Spotify playlist (guest). Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [spotify · search](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/spotify/search): Spotify search (guest). Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [spotify · podcast](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/spotify/podcast): Spotify podcast (guest). Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [spotify · podcast · episodes](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/spotify/podcast/episodes): Spotify podcast episodes (guest). Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [soundcloud · artist](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/soundcloud/artist): SoundCloud artist profile. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [soundcloud · artist · tracks](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/soundcloud/artist/tracks): SoundCloud artist tracks. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [soundcloud · track](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/soundcloud/track): SoundCloud track. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [linktree](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/linktree): Linktree page. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [komi](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/komi): Komi page. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [pillar](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/pillar): Pillar page. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [linkbio](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/linkbio): Lnk.Bio page. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [linkme](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/linkme): Linkme page. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [amazon · shop](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/amazon/shop): Amazon influencer storefront. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [cosmos · profile](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/cosmos/profile): Cosmos public profile. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [cosmos · user · posts](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/cosmos/user/posts): Cosmos user elements. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [cosmos · user · clusters](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/cosmos/user/clusters): Cosmos user clusters. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [cosmos · post](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/cosmos/post): Cosmos element. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [cosmos · cluster](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/cosmos/cluster): Cosmos cluster. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [cosmos · cluster · posts](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/cosmos/cluster/posts): Cosmos cluster elements. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [cosmos · search](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/cosmos/search): Cosmos element search. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [twitter · profile](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/twitter/profile): Read a public X/Twitter profile. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [twitter · user tweets](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/twitter/user-tweets): List public tweets by an X/Twitter user. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [twitter · tweet](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/twitter/tweet): Read one public tweet. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [twitter · tweet · transcript](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/twitter/tweet/transcript): Transcript of a tweet video. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [twitter · community](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/twitter/community): Read a public X community. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [twitter · community · tweets](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/twitter/community/tweets): Top posts of a public X community. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [truthsocial · profile](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/truthsocial/profile): Read a public Truth Social profile. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [truthsocial · user · posts](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/truthsocial/user/posts): List public Truth Social posts. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [truthsocial · post](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/truthsocial/post): Read one public Truth Social post. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [telegram · channel](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/telegram/channel): Read a public Telegram channel. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [telegram · channel · posts](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/telegram/channel/posts): List public Telegram channel posts. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [telegram · post](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/telegram/post): Read one public Telegram channel post. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [reddit · post · transcript](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/reddit/post/transcript): Transcript of a Reddit-hosted video. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [kick · clip](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/kick/clip): Read a public Kick clip. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [google maps · search](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/google-maps/search): Search Google Maps places. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [google maps · place](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/google-maps/place): Google Maps place details. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [google maps · reviews](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/google-maps/reviews): Google Maps place reviews (top, guest view). Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [google maps · photos](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/google-maps/photos): Google Maps place photo URLs. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [google · news](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/google/news): Google News search. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [google play · app](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/google-play/app): Google Play app details. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [google play · reviews](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/google-play/reviews): Google Play app reviews. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [app store · app](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/app-store/app): App Store app details. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [app store · reviews](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/app-store/reviews): App Store customer reviews. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [amazon · product](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/amazon/product): Amazon product details. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [amazon · reviews](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/amazon/reviews): Amazon product reviews (top, guest view). Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [tiktok · profile](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/tiktok/profile): Public TikTok profile by handle. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [tiktok · profile · videos](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/tiktok/profile/videos): Public videos of a TikTok profile. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [tiktok · video](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/tiktok/video): Public TikTok video details. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [tiktok · video · transcript](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/tiktok/video/transcript): TikTok video transcript. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [tiktok · video · comments](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/tiktok/video/comments): Public comments on a TikTok video. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [tiktok · video · comment · replies](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/tiktok/video/comment/replies): Replies to a TikTok comment. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [tiktok · user · followers](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/tiktok/user/followers): Public follower list of a TikTok profile. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [tiktok · user · following](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/tiktok/user/following): Accounts a TikTok profile follows. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [tiktok · search · users](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/tiktok/search/users): TikTok user search (search-engine derived). Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [tiktok · search · keyword](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/tiktok/search/keyword): Search TikTok videos by keyword. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [tiktok · search · hashtag](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/tiktok/search/hashtag): Videos for a TikTok hashtag. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [tiktok · search · top](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/tiktok/search/top): Top TikTok search results. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [tiktok · search · suggestions](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/tiktok/search/suggestions): TikTok search autocomplete. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [tiktok · song](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/tiktok/song): TikTok sound details. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [tiktok · song · videos](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/tiktok/song/videos): Videos using a TikTok sound. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [tiktok · get trending feed](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/tiktok/get-trending-feed): TikTok trending (For You) feed. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [tiktok · user · live](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/tiktok/user/live): Is a TikTok user live. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [tiktok · live](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/tiktok/live): TikTok live room info. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [tiktok · collection · videos](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/tiktok/collection/videos): Videos in a public TikTok collection or playlist. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [tiktok · videos · popular](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/tiktok/videos/popular): Popular TikTok videos. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [tiktok · shop · products](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/tiktok/shop/products): Products of a public TikTok Shop store. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [tiktok · shop · product · reviews](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/tiktok/shop/product/reviews): Reviews of a TikTok Shop product. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [instagram · profile](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/instagram/profile): Public Instagram profile (guest). Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [instagram · user · posts](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/instagram/user/posts): Public Instagram posts (guest). Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [instagram · user · reels](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/instagram/user/reels): Public Instagram reels (guest). Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [instagram · post](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/instagram/post): Public Instagram post/reel (guest). Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [instagram · post · comments](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/instagram/post/comments): Public Instagram post comments (guest). Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [instagram · user · highlights](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/instagram/user/highlights): Public Instagram highlights tray (guest). Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [instagram · user · highlight · detail](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/instagram/user/highlight/detail): Public Instagram highlight items (guest). Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [instagram · user · embed](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/instagram/user/embed): Public Instagram profile embed (guest). Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [instagram · audio · reels](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/instagram/audio/reels): Reels using an audio (guest). Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [instagram · song · reels](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/instagram/song/reels): Reels using a song (guest). Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [threads · profile](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/threads/profile): Public Threads profile (guest). Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [threads · user · posts](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/threads/user/posts): Public Threads posts (guest). Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [threads · post](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/threads/post): Public Threads post (guest). Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [threads · search](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/threads/search): Search Threads posts (guest). Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [threads · search · users](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/threads/search/users): Search Threads users (guest). Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [instagram · search](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/instagram/search): Instagram account search (search-engine derived). Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [twitter · search · posts](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/twitter/search/posts): X/Twitter post search (search-engine derived). Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [instagram · reels · search](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/instagram/reels/search): Instagram reels search (search-engine derived). Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [instagram · search · popular](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/instagram/search/popular): Instagram popular posts for a keyword (search-engine derived). Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [find social profiles](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/find-social-profiles): Find a creator's other social profiles. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [web · search](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/web/search): Web search (Google fallback). Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [instagram · media · transcript](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/instagram/media/transcript): Transcript of a public Instagram reel/video post (ASR). Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [kick · clip · transcript](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/kick/clip/transcript): Transcript of a public Kick clip (ASR). Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [trustpilot · business](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/trustpilot/business): Trustpilot business profile (TrustScore, star histogram). Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [trustpilot · reviews](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/trustpilot/reviews): Trustpilot reviews (latest, via review widgets). Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [tripadvisor · reviews](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/tripadvisor/reviews): Tripadvisor rating, ranking and latest review snippets. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [outscraper · maps search](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/outscraper/maps-search): Outscraper: Google Maps search. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [outscraper · maps reviews](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/outscraper/maps-reviews): Outscraper: Google Maps reviews. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [outscraper · maps photos](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/outscraper/maps-photos): Outscraper: Google Maps photos. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [outscraper · google search](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/outscraper/google-search): Outscraper: Google search. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [outscraper · google news](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/outscraper/google-news): Outscraper: Google News. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [outscraper · google play reviews](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/outscraper/google-play-reviews): Outscraper: Google Play reviews. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [outscraper · appstore reviews](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/outscraper/appstore-reviews): Outscraper: App Store reviews. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [outscraper · amazon products](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/outscraper/amazon-products): Outscraper: Amazon products. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [outscraper · amazon reviews](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/outscraper/amazon-reviews): Outscraper: Amazon reviews. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [outscraper · trustpilot](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/outscraper/trustpilot): Outscraper: Trustpilot business. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [outscraper · trustpilot reviews](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/outscraper/trustpilot-reviews): Outscraper: Trustpilot reviews. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [outscraper · tripadvisor reviews](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/outscraper/tripadvisor-reviews): Outscraper: Tripadvisor reviews. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [Terms of Service](https://signalshelf.dev/terms): The terms for using the SignalShelf API, dashboard and credits.
- [Privacy Policy](https://signalshelf.dev/privacy): SignalShelf privacy policy: what we collect about customers, why we collect it, who we share it with, and your rights.
- [Refund Policy](https://signalshelf.dev/refund-policy): SignalShelf refund policy: failed requests are never charged, and credit packs are refundable within 14 days.
- [Acceptable Use Policy](https://signalshelf.dev/acceptable-use): SignalShelf acceptable use policy: what you may and may not do with public data from the API.
- [reddit · subreddit](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/web/reddit/subreddit): List posts in a public subreddit. Public source data, caching, and successful-result-only credits.
- [Connect your agent with MCP](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/mcp): Connect a Streamable HTTP MCP client to SignalShelf with an API key. Discover implemented tools, run free samples and control live lookup credits.
- [Teams and invitations](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/teams): Create a SignalShelf team, invite members with expiring links, and manage owner, admin and member roles while keeping personal keys and credits separate.
- [Build something useful from public signals.](https://signalshelf.dev/blog): Practical guides to creator research, AI agent skills, API integration and honest data freshness, written around working SignalShelf workflows.
- [Give your agent a useful workflow.](https://signalshelf.dev/skills): Download original SignalShelf skills for public creator shortlist research and API integration, with explicit data freshness, source evidence and credit controls.
- [Agent skills](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/agent-skills): Install SignalShelf's first-party creator research and API integration skills with your own deployment URL, server-side API key and supported agent.
- [A creator shortlist your team can actually review.](https://signalshelf.dev/blog/creator-research-agent-skill): Build a sourced creator shortlist from supplied public handles with an AI agent skill, preserving available metrics, fetch dates, missing evidence and actual API costs.
- [A free cache hit should still tell you how old the data is.](https://signalshelf.dev/blog/api-cache-freshness-and-credits): Choose API cache freshness deliberately, distinguish samples from real results, handle pagination and retries, and account for successful fresh lookup credits.
- [Connect SignalShelf to your workflow](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/integrations): Use the SignalShelf social data API with HTTP clients, OpenAPI tools, MCP-compatible agents, first-party skills, and generic workflow automation nodes.
- [Kwai profile and videos for accounts you manage](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/kwai-owner): Connect a Kwai account to read its owner-authorized profile and videos. Arbitrary handle lookup and private-account access are not supported.
- [YouTube captions for channels you manage](https://signalshelf.dev/docs/youtube-owner-transcripts): Connect your YouTube channel to retrieve captions for videos that channel owns and your Google account can edit. Arbitrary public video transcripts are not supported.
- [Compatibility OpenAPI](https://signalshelf.dev/api/openapi.compatibility.json): Focused catalog-mapped operations.
- [Full OpenAPI](https://signalshelf.dev/api/openapi.json): Full SignalShelf API contract.

## Authentication
Use x-api-key from your server. Never expose keys in public frontend code. Dashboard uses HttpOnly cookies.

## Lookup
POST /api/v1/profiles with platform,handle,mode,freshness. Mode defaults to demo and is clearly labeled sample data. Set mode=live for real data. Instagram uses an independent public-page extractor for publicly accessible metadata; login walls or blocked pages may fail. Bluesky uses its official public API. Ten profile platforms are supported; live lookups are currently verified for nine, while TikTok has not passed a live access check from this server region. Public-page availability varies by region and source restrictions. GET /api/v1/capabilities lists additional GitHub, Bluesky and YouTube resource APIs. GET /api/v1/coverage distinguishes implemented, experimental and planned targets. Missing fields are null, not invented zeros.

## Caching and credits
New accounts get 1,000 free credits + 5,000 to earn. Most successful fetches cost 1 credit (ad libraries and search endpoints 2, long AI transcripts 3); accepted cache hits, samples and failed fetches cost 0. Credits never expire. Freshness:live,1h,24h,7d. Cache expires after7days; concurrent identical requests coalesce. Metadata includes event_id,cache,credits_charged,fetched_at,age_seconds,duration_ms. Account and saved data is private.

## Limits and status
Batch accepts1–10lookups.120HTTPrequests/minute/account plus300/IP/minute. Respect Retry-After. Buy one-time credit packs from the dashboard Billing page (Dodo Payments checkout). Team membership and roles use /api/teams; credits and keys remain personal. Invitation links send no email. Optional sanitized Slack error/signup alerts are configured by the operator. Speed figures are a dated benchmark, not a guarantee; results vary by endpoint and region.