Shofo - Social Media Scraping API

Scrape profiles, posts, and comments from Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, and X/Twitter.

Capabilities

• •Instagram Hashtag: Get posts for an Instagram hashtag
• •X/Twitter Tweet Comments: Get comments/replies from an X tweet
• •LinkedIn Company Posts: Get recent posts from a LinkedIn company page
• •TikTok Hashtag Videos: Get videos for a specific hashtag
• •X/Twitter User Profile: Get X/Twitter profile data including bio, follower counts, and profile info
• •TikTok Feed Videos: Get videos from TikTok's recommendation feed
• •Instagram User Profile: Get Instagram profile data with optional followers and following lists
• •TikTok User Profile Videos: Get videos from a specific TikTok user's profile
• •TikTok Video Comments: Get comments from a TikTok video
• •Linkedin User Profile: Get comprehensive LinkedIn profile data including work experience, education, skills, and contact info
• •Linkedin User Posts: Get recent posts and activity from a LinkedIn user
• •Linkedin Company Profile: Get company information including size, industry, locations, and specialties
• •Linkedin Search Employees: Search LinkedIn people by company or school
• •Instagram User Posts: Get posts or reels from an Instagram user's profile
• •Instagram Individual Post: Get detailed data for a specific Instagram post by shortcode or URL
• •Instagram Post Comments: Get comments from an Instagram post
• •X/Twitter User Posts: Get tweets from a user's profile
• •X/Twitter Individual Post: Get detailed data for a specific tweet by ID or URL

Usage

Instagram Hashtag

Get posts for an Instagram hashtag.

Parameters:

• •keyword* (string) - Hashtag keyword (without #)
• •count* (string) - Number of posts to retrieve
• •feed_type (string) - Feed type: "top", "recent", or "reels"

orth api run shofo /instagram/hashtag --query 'keyword=artificialintelligence&count=10'

X/Twitter Tweet Comments

Get comments/replies from an X tweet.

Parameters:

• •tweet_id* (string) - X/Twitter tweet ID
• •count (string) - Number of comments (min: 10)
• •cursor (string) - Pagination cursor from previous response

orth api run shofo /x/comments --query 'tweet_id=123456&count=10'

LinkedIn Company Posts

Get recent posts from a LinkedIn company page.

Parameters:

• •company (string) - Company name/slug (e.g., "orthogonal")
• •company_id (string) - LinkedIn company ID (if known)
• •count* (integer) - Number of posts to retrieve
• •sort_by (string) - "top" for popular, "recent" for newest (default: top)

orth api run shofo /linkedin/company-posts --query 'company=openai&count=5'

TikTok Hashtag Videos

Get videos for a specific hashtag. Great for campaign tracking and trend monitoring.

Parameters:

• •hashtag (string) - Hashtag to search (without #)
• •challenge_id (string) - Challenge ID (alternative to hashtag)
• •count* (integer) - Number of videos to retrieve
• •cursor (string) - Pagination cursor from previous response

orth api run shofo /tiktok/hashtag --query 'hashtag=ai'

X/Twitter User Profile

Get X/Twitter profile data including bio, follower counts, and profile info.

Parameters:

• •username* (string) - X/Twitter username (without @)

orth api run shofo /x/user-profile --query 'username=OpenAI'

TikTok Feed Videos

Get videos from TikTok's recommendation feed. Perfect for trend analysis and content discovery.

Parameters:

• •count* (integer) - Number of videos to retrieve (1-100)

orth api run shofo /tiktok/feed --query 'count=10'

Instagram User Profile

Get Instagram profile data with optional followers and following lists.

Parameters:

• •username* (string) - Instagram username (without @)
• •max_followers (integer) - Number of followers to fetch (0 = skip)
• •max_following (integer) - Number of following to fetch (0 = skip)

orth api run shofo /instagram/user-profile --query 'username=openai'

TikTok User Profile Videos

Get videos from a specific TikTok user's profile.

Parameters:

• •username (string) - TikTok username (without @)
• •sec_uid (string) - User's sec_uid (alternative to username)
• •count* (integer) - Number of videos to retrieve
• •cursor (string) - Pagination cursor from previous response

orth api run shofo /tiktok/profile --query 'username=openai'

TikTok Video Comments

Get comments from a TikTok video.

Parameters:

• •video_id* (string) - TikTok video ID (aweme_id)
• •count (integer) - Number of comments (min: 10)
• •cursor (integer) - Pagination cursor from previous response

orth api run shofo /tiktok/comments --query 'video_id=123&count=10'

Linkedin User Profile

Get comprehensive LinkedIn profile data including work experience, education, skills, and contact info.

Parameters:

• •username* (string) - LinkedIn username (from URL: linkedin.com/in/username). Provide either profile_url or username.

orth api run shofo /linkedin/user-profile --query 'username=johndoe'

Linkedin User Posts

Get recent posts and activity from a LinkedIn user.

Parameters:

• •username* (string) - LinkedIn username (from URL: linkedin.com/in/username)
• •count* (integer) - Number of posts to retrieve

orth api run shofo /linkedin/user-posts --query 'username=johndoe&count=5'

Linkedin Company Profile

Get company information including size, industry, locations, and specialties.

Parameters:

• •company (string) - Company name/slug (e.g., "orthogonal")
• •company_id (string) - LinkedIn company ID (if known)
• •employee_count (string) - Number of employees to fetch (default: 0)

orth api run shofo /linkedin/company-profile --query 'company=openai'

Linkedin Search Employees

Search LinkedIn people by company or school.

Parameters:

• •company (string) - Company name to search
• •school (string) - School name to search
• •current_company (string) - Current company ID filter
• •count* (integer) - Number of people to retrieve

orth api run shofo /linkedin/search-employees --query 'company=openai&count=10'

Instagram User Posts

Get posts or reels from an Instagram user's profile.

Parameters:

• •username* (string) - Instagram username
• •count* (integer) - Number of posts to retrieve
• •reels_only (boolean) - Fetch only reels instead of all posts

orth api run shofo /instagram/user-posts --query 'username=openai'

Instagram Individual Post

Get detailed data for a specific Instagram post by shortcode or URL.

Parameters:

• •code_or_url* (string) - Post shortcode (e.g., DRhvwVLAHAG) or full Instagram URL. Accepted Input Formats The code_or_url parameter accepts either a shortcode or a full URL: • Shortcode: CxYz123ABC • Post URL: https://www.instagram.com/p/CxYz123ABC/ • Reel URL: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CxYz123ABC/

orth api run shofo /instagram/post --query 'code_or_url=https://instagram.com/p/abc123'

Instagram Post Comments

Get comments from an Instagram post.

Parameters:

• •media_id* (string) - Instagram post/media ID
• •count (integer) - Number of comments (min: 10)
• •sort_order (string) - Sort order: "popular" or "recent"
• •cursor (string) - Pagination cursor (next_min_id)

orth api run shofo /instagram/comments --query 'media_id=abc123'

X/Twitter User Posts

Get tweets from a user's profile.

Parameters:

• •username* (string) - X/Twitter username
• •count* (integer) - Number of tweets to retrieve

orth api run shofo /x/user-posts --query 'username=OpenAI'

X/Twitter Individual Post

Get detailed data for a specific tweet by ID or URL.

Parameters:

• •tweet_id_or_url* (string) - Tweet ID or full URL (twitter.com or x.com). Accepted Input Formats: The tweet_id_or_url parameter accepts either a tweet ID or a full URL: • Tweet ID: 1808168603721650364 • twitter.com URL: https://twitter.com/user/status/1808168603721650364 • x.com URL: https://x.com/user/status/1808168603721650364

orth api run shofo /x/post --query 'tweet_id_or_url=https://x.com/OpenAI/status/123456'

Use Cases

1. •Social Listening: Monitor brand mentions across platforms
2. •Influencer Research: Analyze influencer profiles and engagement
3. •Competitive Analysis: Track competitor social media activity
4. •Content Research: Discover trending content and hashtags
5. •Lead Generation: Find prospects through social profiles

Discover More

For full endpoint details and parameters:

orth api show shofo              # List all endpoints
orth api show shofo /instagram/hashtag   # Get endpoint details