Snapchat Spotlight Video Downloader

Download Snapchat Spotlight videos. Provide one or more Spotlight URLs and get direct CDN video links, thumbnails, captions, creator info, and engagement stats.

What it does

Given a list of Snapchat Spotlight URLs (e.g. https://www.snapchat.com/@username/spotlight/<ID>), this actor fetches each page and extracts:

• Direct video URL — a signed CDN link to the MP4/video file on Snapchat's content delivery network (cf-st.sc-cdn.net)
• Thumbnail URL — the preview image for the video
• Creator info — username, display name, and profile URL
• Engagement stats — view count, like (boost) count, comment count, share count
• Video metadata — duration, upload date, embedded caption text
• Hashtags — comma-separated list of hashtags associated with the video

Input

Field	Type	Required	Description
spotlightUrls	array	Yes	List of Spotlight video URLs to process
maxItems	integer	Yes	Maximum number of videos to process (default: 10)

Output

Each record in the dataset contains:

Field	Description
snap_id	Unique Snapchat Snap ID
spotlight_url	Canonical Spotlight URL
video_url	Direct CDN video download URL
thumbnail_url	Video thumbnail image URL
title	Video title or description
caption	Embedded text caption on the video
creator_username	Creator Snapchat username
creator_display_name	Creator display name
creator_profile_url	Creator profile URL
view_count	Total view count
like_count	Total boost/like count
comment_count	Total comment count
share_count	Total share count
duration_ms	Video duration in milliseconds
posted_at	Video upload timestamp (ISO 8601)
hashtags	Comma-separated list of hashtags
scraped_at	Timestamp when the record was scraped

Example URLs

Spotlight video URLs follow one of these patterns:

• https://www.snapchat.com/@username/spotlight/<SNAP_ID>
• https://www.snapchat.com/spotlight/<SNAP_ID>

You can find Spotlight video URLs by browsing https://www.snapchat.com/spotlight or from Snapchat's top_spotlights sitemap.

Notes

• No Snapchat account or login required — all Spotlight content is publicly accessible
• Video URLs are signed CDN links and may expire after a period; use them promptly for downloads
• This actor uses Snapchat's server-side rendered page data — no browser automation required