Sociavault
Best social media scraping API
TL;DR: I spent months fighting Instagram and TikTok anti-bot systems so you don't have to. Introducing SociaVault: A pay-as-you-go API for social data.
The Problem
If you've ever tried to build an app that needs data from TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube, you know the pain:
1. Official APIs are gatekept. You need "Enterprise" approval or they limit you to 10 requests an hour.
2. Scraping is a full-time job. You write a script, it works for a week, then Instagram changes a CSS class or TikTok updates their signature algorithm.
3. Proxies are expensive. Good residential proxies cost $$$/GB.
I was building marketing tools and spending 80% of my time maintaining scrapers and only 20% building features.
The Solution: SociaVault
I decided to abstract the entire "Data Layer" into a separate API.
I built SociaVault to be the API I wish I had.
* Unified: One API for TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and more.
* Reliable: We handle the proxy rotation, browser fingerprinting, and captchas.
* Simple: You send a request, you get JSON.
How it works (The Tech)
Under the hood, it's a complex orchestration of:
* Residential Proxies: We rotate through thousands of IPs to avoid bans.
* Headless Browsers: Customised versions of Chrome to pass TLS fingerprinting checks.
* Real Devices: For some platforms, we use real device farms to sign requests.
But for you? It's just a curl command.
curl "https://api.sociavault.com/v1/scrape/tiktok/profile?handle=khaby.lame"
Why I'm Posting Here
I'm an indie hacker, building this for other indie hackers.
Most "Enterprise" scraping tools want you to sign a $500/month contract.
I hate that.
SociaVault is Pay-as-you-go.
* No monthly subscriptions.
* No expiring credits.
* Start with $5.
I Need Your Feedback
I just launched the public beta. I'd love for you to try it out and tell me:
1. Is the documentation clear?
2. What platforms/endpoints are missing?
3. Is the pricing fair?
Link: SociaVault.com
Thanks for reading! Happy to answer any technical questions about scraping in the comments. 👇
1 Comment
Really interesting approach. When you were abstracting the data layer into a unified API, what ended up being the hardest part to keep predictable — the proxy rotation, the fingerprinting layer, or handling platform-level changes? I’m always curious how people stabilize systems when so many upstream components can break without warning.