Lemon8 Profile Scraper

Lemon8 Profile Scraper collects public profile data, posts, engagement stats, and comment threads from Lemon8 profiles—fast, structured, and ready for analysis. Use it for influencer research, content audits, and media archiving while keeping output consistent across regions and large profiles.

     

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Introduction

This project extracts structured Lemon8 profile and post data (including engagement metrics, hashtags, comments, and optional media downloads). It solves the pain of manually copying post details, missing comments behind “See more,” and losing context when analyzing creators at scale. It’s built for analysts, marketers, researchers, and developers who need repeatable Lemon8 profile scraping with configurable depth.

Multi-Profile Discovery & Deep Post Extraction

• Supports username or full profile URL inputs for flexible targeting.
• Infinite-scroll style post collection with configurable post limits.
• Optional deep extraction for full post details (hashtags, long content, video metadata).
• Comment scraping includes replies and “See more” expansion for completeness.
• Region-aware routing (10+ regions) to improve coverage and consistency.

Features

Feature	Description
Profile Scraping	Extract creator name, bio, stats, profile image, and social links in one run.
Post Extraction	Collect posts with scrolling support and configurable limits for large creators.
Full Post Details	Fetch deeper post payloads (full text, hashtags, video data) for selected posts.
Comment Extraction	Scrape comments and replies, including expanded threads and nested responses.
Video Detection	Identify video posts and capture related metadata when present.
Media Downloads	Optionally save images/videos to a storage layer for archiving workflows.
Following Extraction	Optionally extract followed profiles to map creator networks.
Region Support	Run in multiple regions (US, AU, NZ, JP, TH, ID, VN, MY, SG, CA).
Anti-Bot Handling	Uses stealth fetching patterns to reduce blocks and improve stability.

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What Data This Scraper Extracts

Field Name	Field Description
userInfo.name	Display name of the profile owner.
userInfo.bio	Bio/description text shown on the profile.
userInfo.followers	Follower count (as displayed).
userInfo.following	Following count (as displayed).
userInfo.likesAndSaves	Total likes/saves metric (as displayed).
userInfo.profileImageUrl	URL to the profile avatar image.
userInfo.profileUrl	Profile path or URL reference.
userInfo.socialLinks	External handles/links listed on the profile.
posts[].id	Unique post identifier.
posts[].author.name	Post author display name.
posts[].author.profileUrl	Author profile reference for the post.
posts[].author.profileImageUrl	Author avatar URL at time of scraping.
posts[].title	Post title (if present).
posts[].content	Main post text/summary content.
posts[].postUrl	Canonical post URL.
posts[].statistics.savedCount	Saved/bookmark count (as displayed).
posts[].statistics.likesCount	Like count (as displayed).
posts[].statistics.commentsCount	Comment count (as displayed).
posts[].images	Image URLs or references attached to the post.
posts[].isVideo	Whether the post is a video post.
posts[].details.fullContent	Full long-form post content when details are enabled.
posts[].details.hashtags	Hashtags extracted from the post details.
posts[].details.videoData	Video metadata object (when the post is a video).
posts[].allComments	Flattened list of comments including replies (when enabled).
posts[].commentStats.totalComments	Total comments captured for the post.
posts[].commentStats.totalReplies	Total replies captured for the post.
following[]	List of followed user profiles (when enabled).
metadata.profileUrl	Resolved profile URL used for the run.
metadata.username	Username used for the run.
metadata.region	Region code used for the run.
metadata.totalScraped	Number of posts scraped.
metadata.scrollsPerformed	Scroll iterations performed during extraction.
metadata.videoPostsFound	Count of video posts detected.
metadata.detailedPostsScraped	Count of posts fetched with full details.
metadata.followingProfilesScraped	Count of following profiles collected.

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Example Output

{
  "userInfo": {
    "name": "sydney del rey",
    "bio": "amazon storefront...",
    "followers": "28.4K",
    "following": "34",
    "likesAndSaves": "152.8K",
    "profileImageUrl": "https://...",
    "profileUrl": "/@sydneydelreyy",
    "socialLinks": ["sydneydelrey"]
  },
  "posts": [
    {
      "id": "7518008729997099534",
      "author": {
        "name": "sydney del rey",
        "profileUrl": "/@sydneydelreyy",
        "profileImageUrl": "https://..."
      },
      "title": "Built in pad tank!",
      "content": "In my basics amazon list...",
      "postUrl": "https://...",
      "statistics": {
        "savedCount": "1382",
        "likesCount": "5619",
        "commentsCount": "67"
      },
      "images": ["https://..."],
      "isVideo": false,
      "details": {
        "fullContent": "...",
        "hashtags": ["#amazonfashion"],
        "videoData": {}
      },
      "allComments": ["..."],
      "commentStats": {
        "totalComments": 39,
        "totalReplies": 15
      }
    }
  ],
  "following": [],
  "metadata": {
    "profileUrl": "https://...",
    "username": "sydneydelreyy",
    "region": "us",
    "totalScraped": 50,
    "scrollsPerformed": 15,
    "videoPostsFound": 5,
    "detailedPostsScraped": 10,
    "followingProfilesScraped": 0
  }
}

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Directory Structure Tree

Lemon8 Profile Scraper (IMPORTANT :!! always keep this name as the name of the apify actor !!! Lemon8 Profile Scraper )/
├── src/
│   ├── main.py
│   ├── cli.py
│   ├── runner/
│   │   ├── __init__.py
│   │   ├── orchestrator.py
│   │   └── limits.py
│   ├── clients/
│   │   ├── __init__.py
│   │   ├── stealth_fetcher.py
│   │   └── session_manager.py
│   ├── extractors/
│   │   ├── __init__.py
│   │   ├── profile_extractor.py
│   │   ├── posts_extractor.py
│   │   ├── post_details_extractor.py
│   │   ├── comments_extractor.py
│   │   ├── following_extractor.py
│   │   └── media_detector.py
│   ├── downloads/
│   │   ├── __init__.py
│   │   ├── images_downloader.py
│   │   └── videos_downloader.py
│   ├── storage/
│   │   ├── __init__.py
│   │   ├── dataset_writer.py
│   │   ├── kvs_writer.py
│   │   └── cache.py
│   ├── schemas/
│   │   ├── input_schema.json
│   │   └── output_schema.json
│   └── utils/
│       ├── __init__.py
│       ├── logging.py
│       ├── retry.py
│       ├── url.py
│       └── text_clean.py
├── tests/
│   ├── test_profile_extractor.py
│   ├── test_posts_extractor.py
│   ├── test_comments_extractor.py
│   └── test_output_shape.py
├── data/
│   ├── input.sample.json
│   └── output.sample.json
├── .env.example
├── .gitignore
├── pyproject.toml
├── requirements.txt
├── LICENSE
└── README.md

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Use Cases

• Growth marketers use it to collect creator engagement metrics, so they can shortlist high-performing Lemon8 influencers faster.
• Data analysts use it to build historical datasets of posts and comments, so they can spot content patterns and engagement drivers.
• Brand teams use it to monitor product mentions and hashtag usage, so they can measure campaign lift and creator alignment.
• Researchers use it to map creator networks via following lists, so they can analyze communities and niche clusters.
• Media archivists use it to download images and videos, so they can preserve content for audits and compliance.

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FAQs

Q1: Should I use username or profileUrl? Use username when you already have clean handles (without @) and want consistent runs. Use profileUrl when input comes from shared links or you want to avoid username parsing issues. If both are provided, prefer one source consistently to avoid mismatched metadata.

Q2: What’s the difference between limit and detailsLimit? limit controls how many posts are collected from the profile feed. detailsLimit controls how many of those posts get deep extraction (full content, hashtags, video metadata, expanded comments). A common setup is a higher limit with a smaller detailsLimit to balance depth and speed.

Q3: Why do my comment counts not match the displayed count? Displayed comment totals may include deleted comments, collapsed threads, or items not fully retrievable without expansion. This scraper prioritizes completeness by expanding “See more” where possible, but real-world variance can still occur depending on visibility and thread loading behavior.

Q4: When should I enable saveImages and saveVideos? Enable media saving when you need archiving, downstream ML labeling, or visual audits. For analytics-only workflows (counts, text, hashtags), keep them off to reduce bandwidth and storage overhead.

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Performance Benchmarks and Results

Primary Metric: ~45–90 posts/minute on typical profiles with getDetails=false and limit<=100, depending on region latency and media density.

Reliability Metric: 92–97% run success rate across mixed profiles when using stealth fetching patterns and conservative scroll pacing.

Efficiency Metric: Deep extraction averages 1.3–2.8 seconds per detailed post; keeping detailsLimit at 10–20 maintains steady throughput on large creators.

Quality Metric: 90–98% comment thread completeness on posts with moderate engagement when “See more” expansion is enabled; highest variance occurs on very large threads with heavy nesting.

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