Prism Audience Language API
Returns the language mix of comments on a creator's recent posts, with the sample size, the abstain count, a 90% interval and up to three verbatim comments per language. On TikTok the follower sample sits beside it, each with its own count.
GET /v1/prism/audience-languageLast updated November 2026Maintained by the SocialCrawl team
When to use the Prism Audience Language API
Use it when you need the language of the people who comment, next to the follower sample, instead of reading the comment pages and counting by hand.
From the API reference
Pass platform (tiktok, instagram or youtube) and handle. The response is the language mix of comments on the creator's recent posts: Hangul, Kana, Thai and Han are read from the script, and Latin-script comments are classified with a closed list that includes cannot_tell. Each language is a share with n, how many were counted, how many were abstained, a 90% interval, and up to three verbatim comments. A share whose interval is wider than 0.25 has no headline number. On TikTok the follower sample from the audience call and the location field on one follower page sit beside that mix, each with its own n. The result is a language, never a country. A divergence flag is set only when both sides have at least 200 rows and the main language does not match the main follower country. posts is 1 to 5 and defaults to 5.
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What can you do with the Audience Language API?
The Audience Language endpoint gives you structured Prism data with computed fields in a single request. No scraping infrastructure to build or maintain.
Example Request
# GET /v1/prism/audience-language: Metered: holds 12 credits per call up front and refunds what the call does not use. Cache hits are free and failed calls are refunded.
# Check the price first for 0 credits: add dry_run=1 to the query. Nothing is fetched or charged.
# --max-time 60: the API's own time limit for this endpoint.
# --retry 3: retries timeouts, 429 and 5xx, honoring Retry-After.
# -o response.json keeps only the final attempt's body.
# One Idempotency-Key per request, reused on every retry, so a retried call is never charged twice.
IDEMPOTENCY_KEY=$(od -An -N16 -tx1 /dev/urandom | tr -d ' \n')
curl -sS --max-time 60 --retry 3 -o response.json \
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Idempotency-Key: $IDEMPOTENCY_KEY" \
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/prism/audience-language?platform=tiktok&handle=charlidamelio&posts=5" && cat response.json# GET /v1/prism/audience-language: Metered: holds 12 credits per call up front and refunds what the call does not use. Cache hits are free and failed calls are refunded.
# Check the price first for 0 credits: add dry_run=1 to the query. Nothing is fetched or charged.
import os
import random
import time
import uuid
import requests
API_KEY = os.environ.get("SOCIALCRAWL_API_KEY", "YOUR_API_KEY")
TIMEOUT_S = 60 # the API's own time limit for this endpoint.
MAX_RETRIES = 3
URL = "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/prism/audience-language"
def backoff(attempt):
# Exponential backoff with jitter: about 1 s, 2 s, then 4 s.
return 2 ** attempt * (0.5 + random.random() / 2)
def socialcrawl(params):
# One Idempotency-Key per request, reused on every retry, so a retried call is never charged twice.
idempotency_key = str(uuid.uuid4())
for attempt in range(MAX_RETRIES + 1):
try:
res = requests.get(
URL,
params=params,
headers={"x-api-key": API_KEY, "Idempotency-Key": idempotency_key},
timeout=TIMEOUT_S,
)
body = res.json()
except (requests.RequestException, ValueError):
# A timeout, a dropped connection or a non-JSON gateway page: retry with the same key.
if attempt == MAX_RETRIES:
raise
time.sleep(backoff(attempt))
continue
if body["success"]:
return body
error = body["error"]
# Branch on error["type"], never on the message text.
if error["type"] == "RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND":
return None # refunded: nothing to read
retry_after = res.headers.get("Retry-After")
# SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE without Retry-After is a withdrawn endpoint: permanent.
permanent = error["type"] == "SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE" and retry_after is None
if not error.get("retryable") or permanent or attempt == MAX_RETRIES:
raise RuntimeError(f"{error['type']}: {error['message']} (request_id {body['request_id']})")
# Retry-After (seconds) wins; otherwise back off.
time.sleep(float(retry_after) if retry_after else backoff(attempt))
params = {
"platform": "tiktok",
"handle": "charlidamelio",
"posts": "5",
}
body = socialcrawl(params)
if body is not None:
print(body["data"])// GET /v1/prism/audience-language: Metered: holds 12 credits per call up front and refunds what the call does not use. Cache hits are free and failed calls are refunded.
// Check the price first for 0 credits: add dry_run=1 to the query. Nothing is fetched or charged.
const API_KEY = process.env.SOCIALCRAWL_API_KEY ?? "YOUR_API_KEY";
const TIMEOUT_MS = 60_000; // the API's own time limit for this endpoint.
const MAX_RETRIES = 3;
type Page = { next_cursor: string | null; has_more: boolean };
type SocialCrawlResponse =
| { success: true; data: any; pagination?: Page; credits_used: number; request_id: string }
| { success: false; error: { type: string; message: string; retryable: boolean }; request_id: string };
const sleep = (ms: number) => new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
// Exponential backoff with jitter: about 1 s, 2 s, then 4 s.
const backoffMs = (attempt: number) => 2 ** attempt * 1000 * (0.5 + Math.random() / 2);
async function socialcrawl(url: URL) {
// One Idempotency-Key per request, reused on every retry, so a retried call is never charged twice.
const idempotencyKey = crypto.randomUUID();
for (let attempt = 0; ; attempt++) {
let res: Response;
let body: SocialCrawlResponse;
try {
res = await fetch(url, {
headers: {
"x-api-key": API_KEY,
"Idempotency-Key": idempotencyKey,
},
signal: AbortSignal.timeout(TIMEOUT_MS),
});
body = (await res.json()) as SocialCrawlResponse;
} catch (error) {
// A timeout, a dropped connection or a non-JSON gateway page: retry with the same key.
if (attempt >= MAX_RETRIES) throw error;
await sleep(backoffMs(attempt));
continue;
}
if (body.success) return body;
// Branch on error.type, never on the message text.
if (body.error.type === "RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND") return null; // refunded: nothing to read
const retryAfter = res.headers.get("Retry-After");
// SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE without Retry-After is a withdrawn endpoint: permanent.
const permanent = body.error.type === "SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE" && retryAfter === null;
if (!body.error.retryable || permanent || attempt >= MAX_RETRIES) {
throw new Error(`${body.error.type}: ${body.error.message} (request_id ${body.request_id})`);
}
// Retry-After (seconds) wins; otherwise back off.
await sleep(retryAfter ? Number(retryAfter) * 1000 : backoffMs(attempt));
}
}
const url = new URL("https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/prism/audience-language");
url.searchParams.set("platform", "tiktok");
url.searchParams.set("handle", "charlidamelio");
url.searchParams.set("posts", "5");
const body = await socialcrawl(url);
if (body) console.log(body.data);Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| platform | Yes | tiktok, instagram or youtube. |
| handle | Yes | Creator handle, with or without @. |
| posts | No | How many recent posts to open comments for. 1 to 5. Default 5. |
What does the Prism Audience Language API return?
Every response follows one unified schema. Here is a real, unmodified response body, so you can see the exact fields you get back before spending a credit.
Example response
{
"success": true,
"platform": "prism",
"endpoint": "/v1/prism/audience-language",
"data": {
"platform": "tiktok",
"handle": "charlidamelio",
"posts_opened": 5,
"comment_language": {
"policy_version": "share/1",
"n": 247,
"abstained": 58,
"judged_by": {
"script": 3,
"choice": 186
},
"shares": {
"en": {
"n": 247,
"counted": 161,
"abstained": 58,
"share": 0.8519,
"low": 0.8044,
"high": 0.8894,
"receipts": [
{
"id": "7692045194212328214",
"text": "Sample comment text (redacted)."
},
{
"id": "7692054955284693773",
"text": "Sample comment text (redacted)."
}
],
"policy_version": "share/1",
"too_few": false
},
"es": {
"n": 247,
"counted": 19,
"abstained": 58,
"share": 0.1005,
"low": 0.07,
"high": 0.1423,
"receipts": [
{
"id": "7692044808383103766",
"text": "Sample comment text (redacted)."
},
{
"id": "7691540908173837063",
"text": "Sample comment text (redacted)."
}
],
"policy_version": "share/1",
"too_few": false
},
"pt": {
"n": 247,
"counted": 4,
"abstained": 58,
"share": 0.0212,
"low": 0.0095,
"high": 0.0463,
"receipts": [
{
"id": "7691447124802896648",
"text": "Sample comment text (redacted)."
},
{
"id": "7691837745455825684",
"text": "Sample comment text (redacted)."
}
],
"policy_version": "share/1",
"too_few": false
},
"ar": {
"n": 247,
"counted": 3,
"abstained": 58,
"share": 0.0159,
"low": 0.0064,
"high": 0.0391,
"receipts": [
{
"id": "7691446803056755463",
"text": "Sample comment text (redacted)."
},
{
"id": "7691098610822398726",
"text": "Sample comment text (redacted)."
}
],
"policy_version": "share/1",
"too_few": false
},
"vi": {
"n": 247,
"counted": 1,
"abstained": 58,
"share": 0.0053,
"low": 0.0012,
"high": 0.0234,
"receipts": [
{
"id": "7691554345812411142",
"text": "Sample comment text (redacted)."
}
],
"policy_version": "share/1",
"too_few": false
},
"tr": {
"n": 247,
"counted": 1,
"abstained": 58,
"share": 0.0053,
"low": 0.0012,
"high": 0.0234,
"receipts": [
{
"id": "7690835453515744020",
"text": "Sample comment text (redacted)."
}
],
"policy_version": "share/1",
"too_few": false
}
}
},
"audience": {
"n": 1300,
"countries": [
{
"countryCode": "PK",
"count": 177
},
{
"countryCode": "US",
"count": 119
}
]
},
"follower_locations": {
"n": 150,
"countries": [
{
"countryCode": "US",
"count": 18
},
{
"countryCode": "PK",
"count": 17
}
]
},
"divergence": {
"flagged": false,
"comment_language": null,
"follower_country": null
},
"creator_baseline": {
"baseline": null,
"reason": "fewer_than_eight",
"rows_used": 6,
"cadence": "measured"
},
"legs": [
{
"endpoint": "/v1/tiktok/profile/videos",
"status": 200,
"credits_used": 1
},
{
"endpoint": "/v1/tiktok/post/comments",
"status": 200,
"credits_used": 1
}
]
},
"credits_used": 12,
"request_id": "req_example000000",
"cached": false,
"credits_remaining": 9999,
"source": "captured",
"captured_at": "2026-10-02T15:47:33.914Z",
"redacted": true
}Live sample illustrating the unified response shape. Field values reflect the record you query.
How does the Prism Audience Language API work?
Send a GET request with your API key and get back clean, structured JSON in our unified schema. Supported computed fields are populated when the source provides the required inputs.
Method
GET
Response
JSON
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import requests
response = requests.get(
'https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/tiktok/profile',
params={'handle': 'charlidamelio'},
headers={'x-api-key': 'sc_YOUR_API_KEY'}
)
data = response.json(){
"success": true,
"platform": "tiktok",
"data": {
"author": {
"username": "charlidamelio",
"followers": 152400000
},
"engagement": {
"likes": 12400000000,
"engagement_rate": 0.087
},
"metadata": {
"language": "en",
"content_category": "lifestyle"
}
}
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