Snapchat Spotlight Comment & Reaction Scraper: MCP config, n8n workflow and API

{
  "mode": "byUsername",
  "usernames": [
    "brentrivera"
  ],
  "topics": [
    "food"
  ],
  "country": "US",
  "maxVideosPerSource": 1,
  "maxCommentsPerVideo": 3,
  "includeReplies": false,
  "maxItems": 3
}

---
name: snapchat-spotlight-comment-and-reaction-scraper
description: "Snapchat Spotlight comments and replies with commenter details, reactions, moderation fields, timestamps and hydrated video context. Runs the Apify Actor dataspryva/snapchat-spotlight-comment-and-reaction-scraper. Use when the user needs Snapchat data with fields such as recordType, commentId, snapId, snapUrl, sourceUsername, inputUrl and an Apify token is available."
compatibility: "Needs network access, curl, and an APIFY_TOKEN environment variable. Runs are billed to the token owner's Apify account."
metadata:
  actor: "dataspryva/snapchat-spotlight-comment-and-reaction-scraper"
  store-url: "https://apify.com/dataspryva/snapchat-spotlight-comment-and-reaction-scraper"
---

# Snapchat Spotlight Comment & Reaction Scraper

Use this skill to fetch Snapchat data with the Apify Actor `dataspryva/snapchat-spotlight-comment-and-reaction-scraper` and work with the returned rows.

## Before running

1. Check that `APIFY_TOKEN` is set in the environment. Never print it or write it to a file.
2. Build `input.json` from the user's request using the fields below. Keep limits small for a first run.
3. Confirm the search terms or URLs with the user if the request is ambiguous.

## Input fields

| Field | Type | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `mode` | one of `bySpotlightUrls`, `byUsername`, `byTopic`, `byFeed`, required | Choose what to scrape: specific Spotlight videos, creator profiles, hashtags/topics, or the trending country feed. |
| `usernames` | array | (mode=byUsername) Snapchat usernames, @names, /add/name or /@name profile URLs. |
| `topics` | array | (mode=byTopic) Hashtags or topics, or /tag, /explore and /topic URLs. |
| `country` | string | (mode=byFeed) Country whose trending Spotlight feed is used. |
| `maxVideosPerSource` | integer | For username, topic and feed modes, stop after this many Spotlight videos per source. Ignored for explicit URLs. |
| `maxCommentsPerVideo` | integer | Maximum comment rows per Spotlight video, including replies when enabled. Set high (for example 100000) for the full public thread. |
| `includeReplies` | boolean | Emit direct replies as separate rows with parentCommentId and depth 1. |
| `maxItems` | integer | Global cap on dataset rows. The default is effectively unlimited for backward compatibility. |

Example `input.json` (the Actor's published prefill):

```json
{
  "mode": "byUsername",
  "usernames": [
    "brentrivera"
  ],
  "topics": [
    "food"
  ],
  "country": "US",
  "maxVideosPerSource": 1,
  "maxCommentsPerVideo": 3,
  "includeReplies": false,
  "maxItems": 3
}
```

## Run

```bash
curl -sS -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/dataspryva~snapchat-spotlight-comment-and-reaction-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d @input.json > results.json
```

The call waits for the run to finish and returns the dataset items as a JSON array. If the run needs more than 300 seconds the API answers with HTTP 408; then start the run with `POST /v2/acts/dataspryva~snapchat-spotlight-comment-and-reaction-scraper/runs`, poll `GET /v2/actor-runs/{runId}` until `SUCCEEDED`, and read `GET /v2/datasets/{defaultDatasetId}/items`.

## Output

Each item is one record. Published fields include: `recordType`, `commentId`, `snapId`, `snapUrl`, `sourceUsername`, `inputUrl`, `topic`, `topicUrl`, `feedCountry`, `parentCommentId`, `depth`, `replyText`, `postedAt`, `updatedAt`, `threadedReplyCount`, `commenterDisplayName`, `commenterBitmojiAvatarId`, `commenterBitmojiSelfieId`, `commenterProfileLogoUrl`, `commenterId`.

Summarise what was found, cite the record URLs when present, and say how many items came back. Do not invent values for empty fields.