Social Media Data in Zapier, Make and n8n: A No-Code Guide

Most social media automation breaks the same way: each platform needs its own app, its own login and its own field names, so a workflow built for Instagram has to be rebuilt for TikTok. This guide connects Zapier, Make and n8n to one API that returns the same fields for 26 platforms, so you build the workflow once.

What do you need before you start?

An API key. Sign up at app.crawlfeed.dev and create one under API keys. New accounts get 100 free credits, enough to build and test every workflow below.

Keep the key in your automation tool’s credential store, not pasted into each step, and revoke it from the dashboard if it ever leaks.

How does the connection work?

Every integration makes the same call: a GET to https://api.crawlfeed.dev/v1/{platform}/{endpoint} with an Authorization: Bearer sk_live_… header. The answer is always { data, meta }:

• data is what you map: a Profile, a list of Posts, Comments and so on, with the same field names on every platform.
• meta says what the call cost (credits_used), what you have left (credits_remaining) and, for lists, next_cursor to fetch the next page.

Change tiktok to instagram or youtube in the URL and the rest of your workflow keeps working. The coverage matrix lists every endpoint on every platform.

How do you connect crawlfeed to Zapier?

A crawlfeed app for Zapier is on its way, with ready-made triggers and actions. Until it is listed, the HTTP step below does the same job with the same key.

Add an action step, pick Webhooks by Zapier, choose GET, and fill it in:

Webhooks by Zapier → GET	Value
URL	https://api.crawlfeed.dev/v1/tiktok/posts
Query String Params	handle = charlidamelio
Headers	Authorization = Bearer sk_live_your_key
Unflatten	yes

Test the step and Zapier shows the fields from data, ready to map into Google Sheets, Slack, Notion or a CRM. Webhooks by Zapier needs a paid Zapier plan; the crawlfeed app does not.

How do you use crawlfeed in Make?

A crawlfeed app for Make is on its way, with ready-made triggers and actions. Until it is listed, the HTTP step below does the same job with the same key.

Add the HTTP → Make a request module and set it up like this:

HTTP → Make a request	Value
URL	https://api.crawlfeed.dev/v1/tiktok/posts
Method	GET
Headers	Authorization: Bearer sk_live_your_key
Query String	handle: charlidamelio
Parse response	Yes

With Parse response on, Make turns the JSON into mappable items, so a later Iterator on data gives you one bundle per post or comment. The HTTP module works on every Make plan, including Free.

How do you set it up in n8n?

A crawlfeed app for n8n is on its way, with ready-made triggers and actions. Until it is listed, the HTTP step below does the same job with the same key.

The HTTP Request node does everything, including paging:

HTTP Request node	Value
Method	GET
URL	https://api.crawlfeed.dev/v1/tiktok/posts
Authentication	Generic → Header Auth: Authorization / Bearer sk_live_…
Query Parameters	handle = charlidamelio
Pagination	Update a parameter: cursor = {{ $response.body.meta.next_cursor }}
Complete when	{{ !$response.body.meta.next_cursor }}

The quickest route is Import cURL: copy the cURL example from any platform docs page and paste it in. Put the key in a Header Auth credential so it is stored once. Set Max pages on the pagination, since every page is a billed call.

What do triggers cost?

A trigger that watches for new posts has to ask the API on a schedule, and every check is a real call. Cached answers cost the same as fresh ones, so the interval is the bill. At 1 credit per check:

Zapier sets the interval by plan (1 to 15 minutes); in Make and n8n you choose it. For a daily or weekly report, a schedule followed by one action is far cheaper than a trigger. Failed calls are always refunded.

Five workflows worth copying

1. New TikTok video → Slack. Watch a creator’s posts and post each new one to a channel, with the caption and view count.
2. Competitor tracker in Google Sheets. Every Monday, fetch the last posts of five competitors on Instagram and TikTok and append one row per post.
3. YouTube video → summary in Notion. Fetch the transcript, send it to an AI step to summarise, and write the summary back to the page.
4. Brand mentions with sentiment. Search posts for your brand, run the text through Arabic enrichment for dialect and sentiment, and store the result in Airtable.
5. Lead list from creator search. Search profiles on TikTok, keep the ones above a follower threshold, and insert them into your CRM.

The integrations pages have these as step lists for each tool.

What if a step fails?

Errors come back with a stable code, which is what to branch on:

• unauthorized (401): the key is missing, mistyped or revoked. Check the header is Bearer plus the key.
• insufficient_credits (402): top up in the dashboard; nothing was charged for the failed call.
• rate_limited (429): wait the retry_after seconds before trying again. With an HTTP step, add a retry: a Break error handler in Make, Retry On Fail in n8n.
• not_found (404): the handle or id does not exist, or the account is private.

The full list is in Errors.

Which tool should you pick?

Pick Zapier for the widest app catalogue and the least setup. Pick Make for visual scenarios with routers, filters and iterators on its free tier. Pick n8n to self-host, keep data on your own servers, or mix API calls with AI agent steps. If an AI assistant should fetch the data itself, use the MCP server instead.