Unlock the potential of email scraping with Socleads' platform. Our guide summarizes the four main scraping methods across seven major data sources, helping you choose the best techniques tailored to your needs.
SocLeads scraping methods guide
Choose the right SocLeads scraper for your use case: social media keywords, Instagram hashtags, Twitter / X followers, Google Maps local businesses, or multi-channel lead collection.
7 sourcesInstagram, Facebook, Google Maps, LinkedIn, Twitter / X, YouTube, and TikTok.
4 methodsKeywords, hashtags, followers / followings, and location-based scraping.
1 creditMost social searches use 1 credit per email found.
Public dataSocLeads collects publicly available business contact data only.
Introduction
SocLeads helps you collect publicly available business contact data from social media platforms, Google Maps, and online profiles. This guide explains how each scraping method works, what input data you need, what results you can expect, and how credits are used.
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Best practice:
Use broad keywords for social platforms and more specific local categories for Google Maps. For example, “fashion” works better for Instagram, while “gym in London” works better for Google Maps.
Quick Method Selector
Not sure which scraper to use? Start with the goal below.
Find local businesses
Use Google Maps when you need businesses by city, area, or category.
Best for local searchLocation required
Find creators or influencers
Use Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, or Multiple Channels with broad keywords.
Best for broad nichesKeyword-based
Find B2B contacts
Use LinkedIn keyword scraping for business, job, industry, or professional topics.
B2B-friendlyKeyword-based
Analyze an audience
Use Twitter / X followers and followings scraping when you have a target profile.
Low email yieldProfile-based
Get more coverage
Use Multiple Channels to search across Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter / X, YouTube, and TikTok.
Widest coverageUp to around 20,000 emails
Start fast
Use Use keywords with a large number of posts.
Fast modeHashtag/Keywords-based
Credit Consumption Guide
SocLeads credit usage depends on the selected platform, search method, number of processed results, and optional features enabled.
| Platform / Method |
Credit usage |
| Instagram hashtag |
1 credit per email |
| Instagram keyword |
1 credit per email |
| Facebook keyword |
1 credit per email |
| Google Maps |
1 credit per place processed |
| Twitter / X keyword |
1 credit per email |
| Twitter / X followers / followings |
0.5 credit per profile processed |
| LinkedIn keyword |
1 credit per email |
| YouTube keyword |
1 credit per email |
| TikTok keyword scraping |
1 credit per email |
| Multiple Channels |
1 credit per email |
Additional features that may affect credit usage
| Feature |
Additional credit usage |
| Validate emails |
0.5 credits per email |
| Avoid duplicates from previous searches |
0.5 credits per result |
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Best practice:
Each new search scrapes data from the same starting point, which may cause duplicates for the same search parameters. To avoid this, do not repeat the exact same search multiple times or enable “Avoid duplicates from previous searches”.
Instagram Scraper Methods
Input data
- Hashtag
- Country, optional
- Number of results, emails
Output data
- Email
- Full name
- Profile or post link
Additional options
- Avoid duplicates from previous searches
- Include synonyms in the search
- Email validation
Advice
Use general hashtags to get more results, such as fashion, music, makeup, modeling, UGC, pilates, or instagirl.
Output data
- Email
- Full name
- Profile or post link
Additional options
- Avoid duplicates from previous searches
- Email validation
Advice
Use broad keywords such as fashion, music, makeup, modeling, UGC, pilates, or instagirl.
Facebook Scraper
Output data
- Email
- Full name
- Profile or post link
Additional options
- Avoid duplicates from previous searches
- Email validation
- Include synonyms in the search
Advice
Use general keywords such as fashion, music, makeup, modeling, UGC, or pilates.
Google Maps Scraper
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Important:
SocLeads only collects publicly available business contact data. Emails are found only when a business has a linked website and publicly lists an email address on that website. Emails are not guaranteed, especially if the website blocks scraping.
Output data
- Email, if available on website
- Phone, if available on Maps
- Website
- Name
- Address
- Rating
- Category
Additional options
- Avoid duplicates from previous searches
- Email validation
- Email scraping
Advice
Use local business keywords such as restaurant, gym, school, clinic, or dentist together with a city or area.
LinkedIn Scraper
Output data
- Email
- Full name
- Profile or post link
Additional options
- Avoid duplicates from previous searches
- Email validation
- Include synonyms in the search
Advice
Use broad business keywords, industries, roles, or niche terms to increase the number of results.
YouTube Scraper
Output data
- Email
- Full name
- Profile or post link
Additional options
- Avoid duplicates from previous searches
- Email validation
- Include synonyms in the search
Advice
Use broad creator niches such as fashion, music, makeup, modeling, UGC, or pilates.
TikTok Scraper
Output data
- Email
- Full name
- Profile or post link
Additional options
- Avoid duplicates from previous searches
- Email validation
- Include synonyms in the search
Advice
Use general keywords such as fashion, music, makeup, modeling, UGC, or pilates.
Multiple Channels Scraper
This method allows simultaneous scraping across multiple channels using keywords, including Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter / X, YouTube, and TikTok. The scraping process sequentially goes through each selected social network to streamline data collection.
Output data
- Email
- Full name
- Profile or post link
Additional options
- Avoid duplicates from previous searches
- Email validation
- Include synonyms in the search
Advice
Use general keywords such as fashion, music, makeup, modeling, UGC, or pilates to get more results.
Additional Features
Avoid duplicates from previous searches
Each new search can scrape data from the same starting point, which may create duplicates for the same search parameters. Enable this option to reduce repeated results from previous searches.
Email validation
Email validation checks whether an email address is likely to receive messages. Possible statuses: Verified, Unverifiable, and Invalid.
Include synonyms in the search
AI-based synonym matching can broaden the search and increase the number of relevant results.
Conclusion
SocLeads provides a flexible email scraping tool suite for different platforms and use cases. Use Instagram hashtags for fast creator discovery, Google Maps for local businesses, LinkedIn for B2B topics, Twitter / X followers for profile-based audience research, and Multiple Channels when you want the broadest coverage from one keyword.
Ready to choose your scraping method?
Start with the platform that best matches your audience, use broad keywords where recommended, and enable email validation when deliverability matters.
