Checked against ScrapeCreators's own docs on 2026-10-05
InsightSocial API vs ScrapeCreators
Both are synchronous REST APIs with one key and a hosted MCP server. ScrapeCreators covers more long-tail platforms (TikTok Shop, Kick, Snapchat, link-in-bio sites, four ad libraries) and serves cached results free. InsightSocial covers the 9 major platforms with one response schema across all of them, never charges for an error or an empty result, and comes with a Chrome extension for teammates who do not code.
Side by side
How each one works, from its own documentation. Prices are left out on purpose: each side prices differently, and both publish theirs.
| InsightSocial API | ScrapeCreators | |
|---|---|---|
| How you call it | One synchronous GET returns the data. List endpoints page with a cursor. | Synchronous REST: one GET returns JSON. |
| Response shape | One schema for every platform: author, post, comment and transcript objects, plus an unavailable list naming any field the platform did not provide. | Different per endpoint: each has its own top-level keys, and some carry the platform's own fields. Every response shares success and credit counts. |
| Platforms | 9 platforms: Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn, X, Threads, YouTube, Reddit and Pinterest. 237 endpoints. | TikTok, TikTok Shop, Instagram, YouTube, X, Facebook, Reddit, LinkedIn, Bluesky, Threads, Pinterest, Twitch, Kick, Snapchat, ad libraries, link-in-bio sites and more. |
| MCP for AI apps | Hosted MCP server; Claude and ChatGPT connect by signing in. Also an open-source CLI, local MCP server and agent skill. | Hosted MCP server with OAuth or an x-api-key header; setup documented for Cursor, Claude and VS Code. |
| Failed or empty calls | A call that errors or finds nothing costs 0 credits. A shared-cache hit costs 2 credits. | Set per endpoint: some say failures are not charged, some charge empty lookups. Each response reports what it charged. Cached results cost 0. |
| Starting free | First 10 calls free (up to 100 credits each), plus monthly free-plan credits. No card. | Free signup credits, no card, with more for referral-style actions. |
| Auth | API key in the x-api-key header; AI apps can sign in with OAuth instead. | API key in the x-api-key header. |
| Without code | A free Chrome extension exports the same platforms to Excel, CSV or Google Sheets, on the same account and balance. | An n8n community node and Apify Actors; the rest is for developers. |
Pick ScrapeCreators if
- You need a platform we do not cover: TikTok Shop, Kick, Snapchat, Twitch, Bluesky or link-in-bio sites.
- Your workload repeats the same lookups often, so free cache hits matter.
Pick InsightSocial if
- You want code written for Instagram to work unchanged on TikTok, LinkedIn or Reddit: one schema across all 9 platforms.
- You want a flat rule on errors: a call that fails or finds nothing never costs credits, on every endpoint.
- Some of your team does not code and can use the Chrome extension on the same account.