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Prism Handle Audit API

Returns a scored audit of a handle across platforms: a verdict, per platform scores, follower and activity signals, and an estimate of the data volume and credits a full pull would cost.

GET /v1/prism/handle-audit

Last updated November 2026Maintained by the SocialCrawl team

When to use the Prism Handle Audit API

Use it to vet a creator or brand name across platforms in one call instead of checking each network separately.

From the API reference

Decide whether to pull a handle before paying for a full collection. Score model 2.0.0 returns nullable top-level and per-platform scores, explicit evidence and component coverage, surface estimates, and legs[] diagnostics. Unknown numeric values are null, not zero. Output is deterministic only for the same (score_version, evidence_fingerprint) and returned evidence; a later live collection may produce different evidence and a different score. Stale-if-error evidence is eligible for at most 24 hours, and future-dated evidence more than 300 seconds ahead is rejected. 5 credits for any selection of up to 4 supported platforms; +1 credit per selected platform beyond 4. Every successful HTTP 200 receives the full request-shaped charge with no partial refund. A non-200 execution failure receives a full refund when every requested platform is a definitive miss or cannot return usable profile evidence. Scores are advisory estimates from public evidence, not calibrated probabilities.

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Prism API

What can you do with the Handle Audit API?

The Handle Audit 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/handle-audit: Metered: holds 5 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/handle-audit?handle=mrbeast&platforms=tiktok%2Cinstagram%2Cyoutube%2Ctwitter" && cat response.json
# GET /v1/prism/handle-audit: Metered: holds 5 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/handle-audit"


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 = {
    "handle": "mrbeast",
    "platforms": "tiktok,instagram,youtube,twitter",
}
body = socialcrawl(params)
if body is not None:
    print(body["data"])
// GET /v1/prism/handle-audit: Metered: holds 5 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/handle-audit");
url.searchParams.set("handle", "mrbeast");
url.searchParams.set("platforms", "tiktok,instagram,youtube,twitter");

const body = await socialcrawl(url);
if (body) console.log(body.data);

Parameters

ParameterRequiredDescription
handleYesThe identity to audit. Accepts a bare handle, a leading @, a supported profile URL, or a YouTube channel ID. A YouTube channel ID is YouTube-only: omit `platforms` or set `platforms=youtube`.
platformsNoCSV subset of tiktok,instagram,youtube,twitter,threads,bluesky,truthsocial (default: tiktok,instagram,youtube,twitter). Names are case-insensitive and deduplicated. Unknown platforms are rejected. At most 8 CSV members before deduplication.
sampleNoInteger from 1 to 25: recent posts sampled per found platform for engagement and activity metrics (default 10).
relevant_toNoOptional. Your subject in up to 200 characters, for example relevant_to=video games. Name ONE subject: `A and B` is read as posts about both. Adds domain_relevance (the share of sampled posts about it) and score_with_domain_relevance next to the unchanged score. No extra charge.
Example Response

What does the Prism Handle Audit API return?

This synthetic response comes from the score-v2 reducer fixture. It shows the contract and nullable fields; it is not a live profile lookup.

Example response
{
  "success": true,
  "platform": "prism",
  "endpoint": "/v1/prism/handle-audit",
  "data": {
    "handle": "creator",
    "verdict": "insufficient_evidence",
    "score": null,
    "score_status": "insufficient_evidence",
    "score_version": "2.0.0",
    "evidence_fingerprint": "8115d8ff586f018c3f78e10eda64da2b17bb4d598da667c23addd8dbd259ac9b",
    "computed_at": "2026-07-21T12:00:00.000Z",
    "evidence_as_of": {
      "oldest": "2026-07-21T12:00:00.000Z",
      "newest": "2026-07-21T12:00:00.000Z"
    },
    "confidence": {
      "tier": "low",
      "reason": "No decision-grade post evidence is available. Posts evidence unavailable: tiktok."
    },
    "evaluated_platforms": [
      "tiktok"
    ],
    "skipped_platforms": [],
    "stale_platforms": [],
    "score_components": {
      "presence": null,
      "audience": null,
      "engagement": null,
      "activity": null,
      "content_richness": null
    },
    "component_availability": {
      "presence": false,
      "audience": false,
      "engagement": false,
      "activity": false,
      "content_richness": false
    },
    "component_coverage": {
      "presence": "unavailable",
      "audience": "unavailable",
      "engagement": "unavailable",
      "activity": "unavailable",
      "content_richness": "unavailable"
    },
    "effective_weights": {
      "presence": 0,
      "audience": 0,
      "engagement": 0,
      "activity": 0,
      "content_richness": 0
    },
    "available_weight": 0,
    "score_aggregation": {
      "best_platform": null,
      "best_score": null,
      "mean_score": null,
      "best_weight": 0.7,
      "mean_weight": 0.3
    },
    "best_platforms": [],
    "platforms": {
      "tiktok": {
        "found": true,
        "score": null,
        "score_status": "insufficient_evidence",
        "score_components": {
          "presence": 100,
          "audience": 53,
          "engagement": null,
          "activity": null,
          "content_richness": null
        },
        "component_availability": {
          "presence": true,
          "audience": true,
          "engagement": false,
          "activity": false,
          "content_richness": false
        },
        "component_coverage": {
          "presence": "complete",
          "audience": "complete",
          "engagement": "unavailable",
          "activity": "unavailable",
          "content_richness": "unavailable"
        },
        "effective_weights": {
          "presence": 0.28571428571428575,
          "audience": 0.7142857142857143,
          "engagement": 0,
          "activity": 0,
          "content_richness": 0
        },
        "available_weight": 0.35,
        "author": {
          "id": "creator-1",
          "username": "creator",
          "followers": 12000,
          "verified": true,
          "posts_count": 4
        },
        "signals": {
          "followers": 12000,
          "verified": true,
          "posts_total": 4,
          "sampled_posts": null,
          "median_engagement_rate": null,
          "er_benchmark_ratio": null,
          "days_since_last_post": null,
          "avg_comments_per_post": null,
          "posts_per_week": null,
          "media_fraction": null,
          "avg_text_length": null
        },
        "evidence": {
          "profile": {
            "state": "live",
            "captured_at": "2026-07-21T12:00:00.000Z",
            "stale_age_seconds": null,
            "failure_reason": null,
            "not_found_reason": null
          },
          "posts": {
            "state": "unavailable",
            "captured_at": null,
            "stale_age_seconds": null,
            "failure_reason": null
          }
        },
        "recommended_endpoints": [
          "GET /v1/tiktok/profile/videos",
          "GET /v1/tiktok/video/comments"
        ]
      }
    },
    "surface": {
      "posts_estimate": {
        "tiktok": 4,
        "total": 4
      },
      "comments_estimate": {
        "tiktok": null,
        "total": 0
      },
      "estimate_basis": "posts_total from profile metadata; comments = posts_total x observed average comments per post; null = unknown required evidence and is excluded from total",
      "pull_cost_estimate_credits": {
        "posts_only": 1,
        "posts_and_comments": 5
      }
    },
    "disclaimer": "Scores are heuristics estimated from public data at request time; they are advisory, not calibrated probabilities.",
    "legs": [
      {
        "endpoint": "/v1/tiktok/profile",
        "status": 200,
        "credits_used": 1,
        "latency_ms": 180,
        "error": null
      },
      {
        "endpoint": "/v1/tiktok/profile/videos",
        "status": 502,
        "credits_used": 0,
        "latency_ms": 250,
        "error": "INVALID_RESPONSE"
      }
    ]
  },
  "credits_used": 5,
  "credits_remaining": 4995,
  "request_id": "req-handle-audit-example",
  "cached": false,
  "redacted": true
}

Reducer-derived fixture for the v2 response shape. Values are illustrative, not a production capture.

API Details

How does the Prism Handle Audit 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

Why SocialCrawl

Why use SocialCrawl for Prism Handle Audit data?

We handle the complexity of Prism data extraction so you can focus on building. Unified schema, AI enrichment, and zero platform logic in your code.

Developer First

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The fastest social media scraping API for developers. Scrape profiles, posts, comments, and analytics from 69 platforms covering 10B+ monthly active users.

One schema, every platform

Query 69 platforms with identical response structures. Write your integration once.

Computed fields, not just scraped

When an endpoint supports these metrics and the source provides the required inputs, the normalized record includes engagement_rate, estimated_reach, content_category, and language. Ready to use.

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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()
[ .JSON ]
{
  "success": true,
  "platform": "tiktok",
  "data": {
    "author": {
      "username": "charlidamelio",
      "followers": 152400000
    },
    "engagement": {
      "likes": 12400000000,
      "engagement_rate": 0.087
    },
    "metadata": {
      "language": "en",
      "content_category": "lifestyle"
    }
  }
}
+ 69 platforms
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What does the Prism Handle Audit API return?
Returns a scored audit of a handle across platforms: a verdict, per platform scores, follower and activity signals, and an estimate of the data volume and credits a full pull would cost. The response uses the same JSON envelope as every SocialCrawl endpoint, with the data, credits_used and request_id fields.
When should I use the Prism Handle Audit endpoint?
Use it to vet a creator or brand name across platforms in one call instead of checking each network separately.
How much does the Prism Handle Audit API cost?
The price depends on the request, from 5 to 8 credits per call. Every new account gets 100 free credits. Credits for failed or empty calls are refunded automatically, and there is no subscription.
What parameters does the Prism Handle Audit API need?
The one required parameter is handle (the identity to audit). It also accepts 3 optional parameters, all listed on this page.
How do I call the Prism Handle Audit API?
Send a GET request to https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/prism/handle-audit?handle=mrbeast with your API key in the x-api-key header. An Authorization: Bearer header works too.

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