Get Lens Details by Lens ID
View All Snapchat Content API - Profiles, Stories, Spotlight & Lenses APIs →Resolve a Snapchat Lens ID into full display details. Pass lens_id (a 32-character hex ID such as 41a72e9ae9a44f8891327ce6cf1c344d). The response data contains lensDisplayInfo (lensId, lensName, iconUrl, lensPreviewImageUrl, lensPreviewVideoUrl, lensCreatorDisplayName, lensCreatorUsername, lensCreatorSearchTags, isOfficialSnapLens, scannableUuid, scannableImageUrl, unlockUrl, userProfileUrl, lastUpdatedEpoch), lensMetadata (may be null), and moreLenses — about a dozen related Lenses.
API Features
Preview image and video lensPreviewImageUrl and lensPreviewVideoUrl show the Lens in action
Scannable unlock scannableImageUrl, scannableUuid and unlockUrl let users open the Lens
Creator tags lensCreatorUsername and lensCreatorSearchTags reveal who made it and how it is tagged
Related Lenses moreLenses suggests about a dozen similar Lenses for discovery
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GET
/api/project/snapchat-content/get-lens-item API Response (JSON)
{} curl -X GET 'https://api.opendata-api.com/api/project/snapchat-content/get-lens-item?key=<API_KEY>&lens_id=41a72e9ae9a44f8891327ce6cf1c344d'
curl -X GET 'https://api.opendata-api.com/api/project/snapchat-content/get-lens-item?key=<API_KEY>&lens_id=41a72e9ae9a44f8891327ce6cf1c344d'
Query Result
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Use Cases
- Resolve a lens_id captured from a Spotlight or Story into name, creator, preview and unlock URL for an analytics join
- Power a "what Lens is this?" lookup when a user pastes a Lens ID from a campaign brief
- Embed a Lens preview video and unlock snapcode on a brand landing page
- Expand a seed Lens into similar effects via moreLenses for a recommendation engine