Researcher Data Access Instructions
Scope and Process Overview
If you are a researcher with non-commercial purposes and wish to request access to Snapchat data in accordance with the Digital Services Act (DSA), you can submit your research request by using the DSA Data Access Portal which is maintained by the European Commission.
Once a Data Access Request has been submitted through the DSA Data Access Portal, the Request will be reviewed and vetted by the Dutch Digital Services Coordinator. Once approved the Request will be forwarded to Snap.
Please note that only Data Access Requests submitted through the above Portal and reviewed and approved by the Digital Services Coordinator will be processed.
Snap DSA Data Catalog
Below please find a description of the Data Assets that may be accessed along with their data structure and metadata:
Spotlight Content
User Identifier
Submission Date
Country
Engagement Data
Content ID
Public Link
Public Story Content
Country
User Identifier
Submission Date
Content ID
Public Link
Map Story Content
Content ID
User Identifier
Submission Date
Country
Engagement Data
Public Link
Spotlight Comments
Content ID
Submission Date
Comment String
User Identifier
Country
Public Profile data
User Identifier
Engagement Data
Public Link
Modality of Data Access
Snap will provide a protected cloud storage link for data access.
Snap Point of Contact
For any questions related to this process researcher can contact us via the following email address: DSA-Researcher-Access[at]snapchat.com