Prism Brief Check API
Returns a pass or review verdict for one creator post against your brief, with a coverage score and quote per talking point, any forbidden claims, and whether a disclosure is present.
GET /v1/prism/brief-checkLast updated November 2026Maintained by the SocialCrawl team
When to use the Prism Brief Check API
Use it to check creator posts against a campaign brief instead of watching each video by hand. A missing transcript is reported and never treated as a pass.
From the API reference
Pass a creator post URL and the brief: points (CSV of required talking points), optional forbidden (CSV of claims the creator must not make), and require_disclosure=1 when a paid-partnership marker is required. The response lists each point with a coverage level (0 not mentioned, 1 passing mention, 2 explained, 3 explained with a demonstration) and a verbatim quote, any forbidden hits, whether a disclosure marker such as #ad or 광고 was present, and a verdict of pass or review. A post with no transcript is no_transcript: true and never passes a talking point on silence. These are labels for a reviewer, not an automatic action.
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What can you do with the Brief Check API?
The Brief Check 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/brief-check: 15 credits per call. 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/brief-check?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tiktok.com%2F%40creator%2Fvideo%2F1&points=Use+the+code+SAVE20%2C+Show+the+app+on+camera" && cat response.json# GET /v1/prism/brief-check: 15 credits per call. 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/brief-check"
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 = {
"url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@creator/video/1",
"points": "Use the code SAVE20, Show the app on camera",
}
body = socialcrawl(params)
if body is not None:
print(body["data"])// GET /v1/prism/brief-check: 15 credits per call. 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/brief-check");
url.searchParams.set("url", "https://www.tiktok.com/@creator/video/1");
url.searchParams.set("points", "Use the code SAVE20, Show the app on camera");
const body = await socialcrawl(url);
if (body) console.log(body.data);Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| url | Yes | Absolute http(s) URL of one creator post or video. |
| points | Yes | CSV of required talking points, for example 'Use the code SAVE20, Taste test on camera'. |
| forbidden | No | CSV of claims the creator must not make, for example 'Cures disease'. |
| require_disclosure | No | Set 1 when a paid-partnership disclosure such as #ad or 광고 is required to pass. (1) |
| brand | No | Optional brand name used when judging talking points about a product. |
What does the Prism Brief Check 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/brief-check",
"data": {
"url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@creator/video/1",
"points": [
{
"point": "Use the code SAVE20",
"level": 0,
"quote": null
},
{
"point": "Show the app on camera",
"level": 0,
"quote": null
}
],
"forbidden_hits": [],
"disclosed": false,
"no_transcript": true,
"verdict": "review",
"legs": [
{
"endpoint": "/v1/tiktok/post",
"status": 404,
"credits_used": 0,
"latency_ms": 690,
"error": "post_failed"
},
{
"endpoint": "/v1/tiktok/post/transcript",
"status": 200,
"credits_used": 0,
"latency_ms": 1318,
"error": null
}
]
},
"credits_used": 15,
"request_id": "req_example000000",
"cached": false,
"credits_remaining": 9999,
"source": "captured",
"captured_at": "2026-10-02T12:56:45.715Z",
"redacted": true
}Live sample illustrating the unified response shape. Field values reflect the record you query.
How does the Prism Brief Check 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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