# Scrape Artist Socials

Source: https://recoupable.dev/docs/api-reference/artist/socials-scrape

Trigger scrape jobs for all social profiles linked to an artist. Returns a runId per social profile that you can poll for status and results via the [Scraper Results API](/api-reference/apify/scraper).

## POST /api/artist/socials/scrape

Full OpenAPI specification: https://recoupable.dev/docs/spec/releases.json

## Authentication

This operation requires one of the security alternatives in the specification below. Security scheme definitions are included where present in the published specification.

[Authentication guide](https://recoupable.dev/docs/authentication)

## Operation and referenced schemas

```json
{
  "openapi": "3.1.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "Recoup API - Releases",
    "description": "API documentation for the Recoup platform - an AI agent platform for the music industry",
    "license": {
      "name": "MIT"
    },
    "version": "1.0.0"
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://api.recoupable.dev"
    }
  ],
  "paths": {
    "/api/artist/socials/scrape": {
      "post": {
        "description": "Trigger scrape jobs for all social profiles linked to an artist. Returns a runId per social profile that you can poll for status and results via the [Scraper Results API](/api-reference/apify/scraper).",
        "security": [
          {
            "apiKeyAuth": []
          },
          {
            "bearerAuth": []
          }
        ],
        "requestBody": {
          "description": "Artist to scrape socials for",
          "required": true,
          "content": {
            "application/json": {
              "schema": {
                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ArtistSocialsScrapeRequest"
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "Scrape jobs triggered successfully",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ArtistSocialsScrapeResponse"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "400": {
            "description": "Bad request - missing required parameters",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ArtistSocialsErrorResponse"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "401": {
            "description": "Unauthorized - missing or invalid credentials",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ArtistSocialsErrorResponse"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "402": {
            "description": "Insufficient credits — the body includes a static `billingUrl`. No Stripe object is created.",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ArtistSocialsInsufficientCreditsResponse"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "403": {
            "description": "Forbidden - caller does not have access to this artist",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ArtistSocialsErrorResponse"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "components": {
    "schemas": {
      "ArtistSocialsScrapeRequest": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "artist_account_id"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "artist_account_id": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "uuid",
            "description": "UUID of the artist account to scrape socials for",
            "example": "1873859c-dd37-4e9a-9bac-80d35a1b2c3d"
          },
          "posts": {
            "type": "integer",
            "minimum": 1,
            "maximum": 100,
            "example": 10,
            "description": "Recent-post depth applied to every profile in the batch. Honored on TikTok, YouTube (per content type), X and LinkedIn; ignored on Instagram (always the profile's latest posts, up to 12), Threads and Facebook. Without it TikTok, YouTube and X return a single latest item. Every returned post is stored with its engagement counts; see the per-platform table on [Social Scrape](/api-reference/social/scrape). Credits: `5 + posts` per profile."
          }
        }
      },
      "ArtistSocialsScrapeResponse": {
        "type": "array",
        "items": {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApifyRunResult"
        },
        "description": "Array of Apify run results, one for each social profile scraped"
      },
      "ArtistSocialsErrorResponse": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "status",
          "message"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "status": {
            "type": "string",
            "enum": [
              "error"
            ],
            "description": "Status of the request"
          },
          "message": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Error message describing what went wrong"
          }
        }
      },
      "ArtistSocialsInsufficientCreditsResponse": {
        "type": "object",
        "description": "Returned (402) when the account lacks credits for the scrapes. Nothing is charged and no Stripe object is created. Credits must be bought explicitly via [`POST /api/credits/sessions`](/api-reference/credits/sessions-create).",
        "properties": {
          "error": {
            "type": "string",
            "enum": [
              "insufficient_credits"
            ]
          },
          "remaining_credits": {
            "type": "integer",
            "example": 0
          },
          "required_credits": {
            "type": "integer",
            "example": 100
          },
          "billingUrl": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Static link to the Recoup app, where a human can save a card and buy credits. It is a constant, not a freshly minted Stripe Checkout Session, so a credit-gated endpoint that keeps returning 402 creates nothing. To buy credits programmatically, call [`POST /api/credits/sessions`](/api-reference/credits/sessions-create).",
            "example": "https://app.recoupable.dev"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "error",
          "remaining_credits",
          "required_credits",
          "billingUrl"
        ]
      },
      "ApifyRunResult": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "runId": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Unique identifier for the Apify run"
          },
          "datasetId": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Unique identifier for the dataset containing scraped data"
          },
          "error": {
            "type": "string",
            "nullable": true,
            "description": "Error message if the run failed (null if successful)"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "securitySchemes": {
      "apiKeyAuth": {
        "type": "apiKey",
        "in": "header",
        "name": "x-api-key",
        "description": "Your Recoup API key. [Learn more](/quickstart#api-keys)."
      },
      "bearerAuth": {
        "type": "http",
        "scheme": "bearer"
      }
    }
  }
}
```