# SociaVault > SociaVault is a REST API for public social media data, made by Ziddec, Inc. One API key returns profiles, posts, videos, comments, transcripts, search results, ad library data and shop listings from TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, Threads, Reddit, Pinterest, Twitch and more. - Requests go to `https://api.sociavault.com/v1/scrape/{platform}/{endpoint}`, with your API key in the `x-api-key` header. Responses are JSON, with the result under `data`. - Most endpoints cost 1 credit per request. New accounts get 50 free credits with no card. After that, credits are bought in pay-as-you-go packs and never expire. - Check the remaining balance with `GET https://api.sociavault.com/v1/credits`. - SociaVault returns publicly posted data. It can't return private or age-restricted profiles. ## Docs - [Documentation](https://docs.sociavault.com): Guides and the full API reference - [Docs index for LLMs](https://docs.sociavault.com/llms.txt): Every endpoint, one line each - [Quickstart](https://docs.sociavault.com/quickstart): Make a first API call - [Authentication](https://docs.sociavault.com/development): How to send the API key - [API reference](https://docs.sociavault.com/api-reference/introduction): Endpoints, parameters and example responses for every platform - [Credits balance](https://docs.sociavault.com/api-reference/credits): Check how many credits are left - [MCP server](https://docs.sociavault.com/mcp-server): Use SociaVault from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, ChatGPT and other AI agents ## Product - [Pricing](https://sociavault.com/pricing): Credit packs and what each endpoint costs - [Sign up](https://sociavault.com/signup): Free account with 50 credits - [About](https://sociavault.com/about): The company behind SociaVault ## Research - [SociaVault Labs](https://sociavault.com/labs): Original research built on public social data - [The State of TikTok Shop 2026](https://sociavault.com/labs/reports/tiktok-shop-2026): Prices, discounts and units sold across 6,057 products in the US and UK - [The State of Social Data Demand 2026](https://sociavault.com/labs/reports/social-data-demand-2026): Which platforms and data types developers request most - [The State of Creator Economy Pricing 2026](https://sociavault.com/labs/reports/creator-economy-pricing-2026): What creators charge by platform and audience size - [Engagement Rate Benchmarks 2026](https://sociavault.com/labs/reports/engagement-benchmarks-2026): Engagement benchmarks by platform, audience size and niche ## Optional - [Blog](https://sociavault.com/blog): Guides, code examples and data studies on social media data