OnlyFans Scraper

Introduction to OnlyFans Data Extraction

OnlyFans hosts a vast amount of creator-generated content across niches like fitness, entertainment, and adult media. A modern OnlyFans scraper enables you to collect publicly available metadata from creator pages — including basic profiles, post previews, and stats — for analytics, content tracking, research, or personal archiving.

While the platform is gated and often private, some data is publicly accessible or available post-authentication. Scraping tools help automate extraction without manually inspecting each profile or post. Use cases include price tracking, trend discovery, competitive analysis, or monitoring specific creators for updates.

⚠️ Important: This guide assumes ethical, non-invasive scraping of public or user-permitted data. Unauthorized scraping of paywalled or private content is strictly prohibited.

What Can You Scrape from OnlyFans?

Depending on access (public vs. authenticated), you can extract:

Public profiles: Username, display name, bio, avatar, banner, subscription price, location (if shown), post count, fan count, profile URL.

Post previews: Text snippet, publish time, likes count, comments count, locked/unlocked status, media type (photo, video, audio), content ID.

Media metadata: Media ID, type (photo/video/audio), duration (video/audio), locked status, blur preview, tip required.

Subscription info: Pricing tiers, promotions, bundle offers.

Search results & top creators (if indexed)

Note: Scraping private messages, paid content, or bypassing restrictions is a violation of terms and may be illegal.

Common challenges in web scraping

Authenticated content barriers. Most content requires login or active subscription. Scraping must respect user permissions.

Dynamic frontend. OnlyFans heavily uses JavaScript and dynamic routing, requiring headless browser automation or XHR capture.

IP blocking and anti-bot measures. Aggressive rate-limiting, device fingerprinting, and CAPTCHA mechanisms are in place.

Media hosting complexity. Videos and photos may be hosted on external CDNs, often with expiring tokens.

Legal compliance. Data collection must follow privacy laws (e.g., GDPR) and avoid scraping sensitive content.

How It Works

1. Choose scrape mode: public profile, post feed, media list, or subscription offer.
2. Input data: creator usernames, URLs, or ID ranges.
3. Session handling (if needed): provide authentication token (e.g., cookie/session key) if targeting authenticated resources.
4. Crawl: The scraper simulates a browser, navigates to the target page, and collects structured metadata.
5. Export: Output results as JSON, CSV, or integrate via webhook/API for further processing.

Features

Profile scraper: Extract public metadata about any visible creator account.

Post preview extractor: Capture summaries of visible/locked posts (text, stats, time).

Subscription price tracking: Log pricing changes, bundles, and promotions.

Media metadata (if visible): Identify locked vs. unlocked, tip-required, and file type.

Proxy + headless browser support: Compatible with Puppeteer, Playwright, Selenium.

Customizable rate control and pagination: Avoid triggering IP blocks or CAPTCHAs.

Output: JSON, CSV, Excel, or webhook delivery.

No-code UI or API access

Compliance mode: Option to hash usernames and exclude sensitive fields.

Is It Legal to Scrape OnlyFans?

Scraping OnlyFans raises important legal and ethical concerns. General rules:

Scrape only publicly visible content or content behind your own session.

Do not collect or share paid/protected content.

Avoid scraping personal/private messages.

Comply with GDPR/CCPA — anonymize or hash sensitive fields.

Review OnlyFans’ ToS — most forms of scraping are restricted.

Always obtain consent if scraping personal or semi-private data.

Consult a legal expert if in doubt. Ethical scraping respects both creators and platforms.

How to use data scraped from OnlyFans

Content cataloging: Archive post metadata from creators you follow.

Price tracking: Monitor subscription pricing, discounts, and promo patterns.

Trend analysis: Study engagement trends, content posting frequency, or media types.

Competitive research: Compare creators by niche, pricing strategy, and posting behavior.

Platform research: Study how OnlyFans is used across non-adult verticals (fitness, music, comedy).

FAQ

Can I scrape locked posts or media?

No — only metadata (e.g., lock status, post text, counts) is extracted. No access to paid content.

Can I bypass paywalls or tips?

No. The scraper respects all content access restrictions and does not collect protected media.

Can I scrape comments or messages?

Not unless publicly visible and accessible through your session. Private messages are out of scope.

Do I need a login?

For some post metadata, yes — session token (cookie) may be required. Public profile data usually does not.

How many profiles per minute?

Depending on setup, 50–300 profiles/minute is feasible with headless automation and proxy rotation.