Social media data APIs for AI agents compared (2026)
If you want an AI agent to read TikTok, Instagram, Reddit or Xiaohongshu, you need a data API in between. There are now many of them, and they differ a lot in which platforms they cover, how you pay and whether they work with AI tools out of the box.
A note on bias: we make ProLevelMax, so we are not neutral. To keep this useful, every fact about other services below comes from their own websites, checked on 15 October 2026, with links. Prices change, so check the linked page before you buy.
Quick comparison
| Service | Platforms | Chinese platforms | MCP / AI agents | How you pay | Entry price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ProLevelMax | 73 | Xiaohongshu, Douyin, Weibo, Bilibili, Zhihu, Kuaishou, WeChat and more | Yes: MCP, Skill, REST | Prepaid balance, pay per use, card or Alipay | $1 free credit; requests from $0.003 |
| ScrapeCreators | "38 APIs" (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X, Reddit, LinkedIn, Facebook and more) | None listed | Yes: MCP, CLI, agent skill | One-time credit packs | Free 100 credits; $47 for 25k credits |
| SocialCrawl | "68 platforms" | Douyin, Xiaohongshu | Yes: MCP, skill | One-time credit packs | Free 100 credits; £15 for 2,500 credits |
| Xpoz | 4 (X, Instagram, TikTok, Reddit) | None | Yes: remote MCP | Monthly plan | Free 500 credits; $16/month |
| Bright Data | 11 social platforms on its social scraper page | None listed | Yes: hosted MCP | Pay as you go or monthly | $1.5 per 1k records |
| Data365 | 7 | None | No MCP listed | Monthly plan, card or wire | €300/month |
| EnsembleData | 8 | None | No MCP listed | Monthly plan, card or bank transfer | $100/month |
| Monid | Many tools from many providers, including social data | None mentioned | Yes: skill, MCP, CLI | Prepaid balance, pay per call | $1 free credit |
The services one by one
ProLevelMax
ProLevelMax is built for AI agents first. You connect your AI once (MCP server, a one-line Skill, or the REST API) and it can fetch from 73 platforms: global social networks, Chinese platforms, e-commerce sites such as Amazon and Shopee, review sites such as Google Maps, Trustpilot and G2, and job sites. The AI picks a data source, quotes the price and only runs after you agree, and you are never charged more than the quote.
- Good for: marketing and research teams who use Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor; anyone who needs Chinese platforms; people who need data occasionally and don't want a subscription.
- Pricing: pay per use from a prepaid balance. For example, a page of Reddit comments is $0.003 and around 100 TikTok videos cost under $1. Live prices.
- Payment: card (USD) or Alipay (CNY).
- Limits: public data only. Newer than most services on this list.
ScrapeCreators
A social scraping API that covers profiles, posts, comments and ad libraries with one API key. Its homepage lists TikTok, TikTok Shop, Instagram, YouTube, X, Reddit, Threads, Bluesky, LinkedIn, Facebook (including Marketplace and Ad Library), Pinterest, Twitch, Snapchat, Telegram and more. It offers an MCP server, a CLI and an agent skill. Credits are sold in one-time packs that don't expire: $47 for 25,000 credits, $497 for 500,000. (scrapecreators.com)
SocialCrawl
A social API with one response format for every platform, advertising "648 endpoints across 68 platforms", including Douyin and Xiaohongshu on its homepage. It has a native MCP server, an installable skill and SDKs in six languages. One-time credit packs start at £15 for 2,500 credits (prices were shown to us in GBP). (socialcrawl.dev/pricing)
Xpoz
A social data API and remote MCP server focused on four platforms: X, Instagram, TikTok and Reddit. It supports OAuth sign-in from Claude, ChatGPT, Codex and Gemini CLI. Its pricing page lists a Pro plan at $16 per month for 7,500 credits, with queries costing 2 to 12 credits depending on the platform. (xpoz.ai/pricing)
Bright Data
A large web data company. Its social media scraper API covers Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, Reddit, Pinterest, Snapchat, Quora and Vimeo, and you pay only for successful records: $1.5 per 1,000 records pay as you go, or $499 per month on its Scale plan. It has a hosted MCP server. Best suited to teams that need very large volumes. (brightdata.com)
Data365
A social media API aimed at businesses doing monitoring and analytics, covering Instagram, Facebook, X, TikTok, Reddit, Threads and Pinterest. Plans start at €300 per month for one network, with a 14-day free trial. (data365.co/pricing)
EnsembleData
REST scraping APIs used by influencer-marketing and social-listening companies, covering TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Threads, Reddit, Twitch, X and Snapchat. Plans are based on daily units and start at $100 per month. (ensembledata.com/pricing)
Monid
A marketplace layer that lets agents find and pay for many kinds of tools from one balance, social data among them, with pay-per-call pricing and $1 of free credit. Its value is breadth across tool types rather than depth in social data. (monid.ai)
How to choose
- You need Chinese platforms (Xiaohongshu, Douyin, Weibo, Bilibili): ProLevelMax covers the widest set; SocialCrawl covers Douyin and Xiaohongshu.
- You use Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor and want it to just work: pick a service with an MCP server or a Skill: ProLevelMax, ScrapeCreators, SocialCrawl, Xpoz or Bright Data.
- You only need X, Instagram, TikTok and Reddit: Xpoz is focused on exactly those four.
- You need data now and then, not every day: avoid monthly plans. Pay-per-use (ProLevelMax, Monid) or one-time packs (ScrapeCreators, SocialCrawl) cost less when usage is low.
- You need millions of records a month: Bright Data, Data365 or EnsembleData are built for that scale.
- You pay with Alipay: ProLevelMax accepts it; none of the other sites here mention Alipay.
FAQ
Which social media data API covers Xiaohongshu, Douyin and Weibo?
Of the services compared here, ProLevelMax covers Xiaohongshu (RedNote), Douyin, Weibo, Bilibili, Zhihu, Kuaishou and WeChat articles. SocialCrawl lists Douyin and Xiaohongshu. The others list none of them.
Which social media data APIs have an MCP server?
ProLevelMax, ScrapeCreators, SocialCrawl, Xpoz, Bright Data and Monid offer MCP servers or agent integrations. Data365 and EnsembleData offer REST APIs without an MCP server listed on their sites.
What is the cheapest way to get social media data for an AI agent?
For occasional use, a pay-per-use balance with no subscription is usually cheapest. ProLevelMax and Monid charge per call from a prepaid balance; ScrapeCreators and SocialCrawl sell one-time credit packs; Xpoz, Data365 and EnsembleData are monthly plans.