How to Scrape Collabstr Packages for an Influencer Budget

A creator advertising packages “from $175” may charge $500 for the Reel your campaign needs. Comparing profile minimums would make that creator look cheaper than the relevant offer actually is.

The Collabstr Scraper returns creator profiles, service packages, prices, reviews, and social links. I maintain the Actor, which runs on Apify. This guide uses a small fashion search to build a package-level budget shortlist. The documented output does not include follower counts or campaign performance.

Decide on one deliverable

Before collecting profiles, write down what you need: for example, one Instagram Reel from a fashion creator serving your target market. Keep UGC assets, Stories, and posted Reels in different comparison groups. Those packages can involve different production work and distribution.

The Actor accepts category/search URLs, individual creator URLs, or the site sitemap. Start with a category or a few known profiles. The README says search and category pages return up to twenty-four creators each; increasing the profile cap alone will not turn one page into the full marketplace.

No Collabstr login or cookie is part of the documented input. The default proxy configuration is disabled, and the README describes proxy use as optional if rate limits become an issue at scale.

Collect a small set of profiles

Open the Actor on Apify, choose Input, switch to JSON, and enter:

{
  "startUrls": [
    {"url": "https://collabstr.com/search-influencers?c=fashion"}
  ],
  "maxItems": 20,
  "proxyConfiguration": {"useApifyProxy": false}
}

Click Start and inspect the dataset when the run finishes. maxItems caps creator profiles across the run, not the number of packages. Its default is fifty, and zero removes the limit. A twenty-profile run can therefore contain substantially more than twenty package entries.

Check platforms, location, and packages before deciding that a profile belongs in your shortlist. A creator tagged with Instagram may offer several different Instagram deliverables. The package name, not just the platform label, identifies what the displayed price buys.

Read prices at package level

This abbreviated historical example is from the Actor documentation, not a new quote or a recommendation of the creator:

{
  "username": "shweta-rao",
  "profileUrl": "https://collabstr.com/shweta-rao",
  "location": "San Diego, CA, United States",
  "priceLow": 175,
  "priceHigh": 500,
  "currency": "USD",
  "packages": [
    {"name": "2 Instagram Stories", "price": 175, "platform": "instagram"},
    {"name": "1 Instagram Reel", "price": 500, "platform": "instagram"},
    {"name": "4 UGC Product Photos", "price": 200, "platform": "ugc"}
  ]
}

The profile's $175 minimum refers to two Stories. For a Reel budget, the relevant sample price is $500. Dividing the four-photo package by four gives a descriptive per-photo figure, but does not mean the creator sells one photo separately for that amount.

The full output also includes name, bio, jobTitle, rating, reviewCount, and reviews. handle is the Collabstr handle; use socials.instagram or another actual social URL when checking the creator's external presence.

Produce a shortlist someone can review

Export JSON so the nested package array remains intact. Create a worksheet with one row per package, copying username, profileUrl, location, rating, reviewCount, and currency from its parent profile. Add the package's name, platform, and price.

Filter to Instagram packages, then manually classify the names into Reels, Stories, posts, and unclear bundles. Keep only the requested deliverable for the budget comparison. If the campaign has a price ceiling, apply it to that package price. Mark ambiguous packages for review instead of interpreting the profile minimum as a quote.

Next, open the remaining profiles and record whether their visible content suits the brief. Add separate columns for usage rights, revision terms, delivery date, and any conditions that need confirmation. The exported package price alone does not establish those terms or a final campaign cost.

Use reviewCount alongside rating: one five-star review is different evidence from a long history. Reviews can help flag points to inspect, but they do not establish audience fit. If reach matters, add a separately verified audience measurement with its date and source. Never fill that column from a guessed follower count based on price.

The resulting sheet should let a colleague see why each creator was included, what service the budget covers, and what still needs discussion. Retain source links and use the shortlist for review before sending any outreach.

Cost, coverage, and refreshes

Pricing as of September 6, 2026 is $0.01 per creator profile, so twenty profiles correspond to $0.20 in profile events. The start event is $0.00005 per GB of allocated memory, minimum one event. This active start rate differs from the README's older $0.005 figure; consult live pricing and separately billed account usage before running.

If the category yields too few relevant profiles, add another relevant category URL or known profile URLs. The sitemap is a broader discovery source, but it does not make every discovered creator relevant to your brief. Keep a positive cap when trying it.

Save the approved profile URLs for a later price refresh and compare packages by their names and platforms, checking renamed bundles manually. A missing package is not proof that a creator stopped offering the service. The Collabstr Node.js example can help automate this after the comparison logic is settled.

For adjacent supplier research, the Fiverr guide compares freelancer offers, while the Clutch guide covers agencies. The lead generation guide discusses organizing a reviewed prospect list.

Frequently asked questions

Does the scraper return follower counts?

No. The documented output includes social profile links, not follower counts. Audience size needs a separate, verified source.

Why did a category URL return fewer creators than maxItems?

The README says category and search pages return up to 24 creators each. maxItems is a ceiling, not a request that makes a page contain more profiles.

Is priceLow the price of an Instagram Reel?

Not necessarily. priceLow is the cheapest package on the profile. Select the matching entry in packages to compare a particular deliverable.