Social Media Extractor

# Social Media Data Extraction Skill

## Overview

This skill enables Claude to extract public data from **Instagram**, **TikTok**, and **Reddit**
for trend analysis, content research, competitor monitoring, and audience insights —
powered by the **Apify platform**.

> 🔗 Sign up for Apify here: https://www.apify.com/?fpr=dx06p

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## What This Skill Does

- Extract public posts, hashtags, and profiles from **Instagram**
- Scrape trending videos, comments, and creator stats from **TikTok**
- Pull posts, threads, comments, and subreddit data from **Reddit**
- Aggregate data across platforms for unified trend analysis
- Output structured JSON data ready for analysis, dashboards, or export

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## Step 1 — Get Your Apify API Token

1. Go to **https://www.apify.com/?fpr=dx06p** and create a free account
2. Once logged in, navigate to **Settings → Integrations**
   - Direct link: https://console.apify.com/account/integrations
3. Copy your **Personal API Token** — format: `apify_api_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx`
4. Store it as an environment variable:
   ```bash
   export APIFY_TOKEN=apify_api_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
   ```

> Free tier includes **$5/month** of free compute — enough for regular trend monitoring runs.

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## Step 2 — Install the Apify Client

```bash
npm install apify-client
```

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## Dedicated Actors by Platform

### Instagram

| Actor ID | Purpose |
|---|---|
| `apify/instagram-scraper` | Scrape posts, hashtags, profiles, reels |
| `apify/instagram-hashtag-scraper` | Extract posts by hashtag |
| `apify/instagram-comment-scraper` | Pull comments from a specific post |

### TikTok

| Actor ID | Purpose |
|---|---|
| `apify/tiktok-scraper` | Scrape videos, profiles, hashtag feeds |
| `apify/tiktok-hashtag-scraper` | Trending content by hashtag |
| `apify/tiktok-comment-scraper` | Comments from a specific video |

### Reddit

| Actor ID | Purpose |
|---|---|
| `apify/reddit-scraper` | Posts and comments from subreddits |
| `apify/reddit-search-scraper` | Search Reddit...