Frequently asked questions
Last updated: October 12, 2026
What is ScoutGlimpse?
A self-serve tool for sponsorship agencies and brands to vet the athletes they can actually afford — college, G League, MLS/USL, and developing MMA. Search an athlete by name, pull their live X numbers, and track growth, news coverage, and on-field stats over time — before you sign a sponsorship deal, not after.
How do I find an athlete?
Type a name in the search box. We search our own directory first — thousands of college athletes with the social accounts their schools publish — and it’s instant. Pick the athlete and tap Add to pull their live numbers and start tracking them. If someone isn’t in our directory, paste their X @handle instead; X can only be searched by handle, not by name.
Which platforms are covered?
X is our main source of live numbers: followers, posts, and 30-day growth for any public account. Instagram is in progress: it will show live follower counts for public Business and Creator accounts only, and personal accounts will show a link instead. YouTube works for any channel, but few college athletes run an official one, so coverage there is minimal. TikTok doesn’t offer public data access, so we only link the profiles that schools publish (about 5% of athletes) — never a follower count.
Where does the data come from?
Everything shown is pulled from public sources — the X API for live follower numbers (YouTube’s API too, for athletes who have a channel), a mix of league and stats-provider APIs for on-field performance, and each school’s own public roster page for the athlete directory and their Instagram/TikTok links (a link-out, not a tracked follower count). Numbers are shown with the date they were last read. See the full, exact list of what’s covered on the Coverage page — including what isn’t covered yet, listed just as plainly.
How accurate is the matching?
Audience numbers (followers or subscribers) come straight from X's or YouTube's own API — as accurate as their own public numbers. Performance stats and news mentions are matched by name, which can occasionally pick up the wrong person when two athletes share a common name. Treat any single data point as a lead to verify, not a final answer — this is a research tool, not a background-check service.
What is the audience rank on an X report?
The rank shows where an athlete's follower count sits among the X athletes we track in the same sport, for example “Top 8%” of football players. It is a plain comparison with peers, calculated from public follower counts we have actually read, not a price or a valuation. We deliberately do not suggest a budget or fee for X athletes: what you offer depends on your market, the deal and the athlete, and that call is yours.
What are the benchmark rates on a report?
Starting-point estimates of what a sponsor might pay for a single post, a story, a campaign, and (as an orientation) a year, built from public follower counts we have read. Every figure is a range with a confidence label. They are not quotes or offers: the final compensation is decided by the athlete, or agreed between the client and the athlete. The formula, its sources and its limits are explained on How we estimate.
Why are your numbers lower than On3's valuations?
They measure different things. On3's NIL Valuation is an annual market value that can include collective and roster money, and it is dominated by a few stars. Ours are conservative brand-deal rates for a post or a campaign. For top athletes with large audiences we also say the figures are a floor. Our rates also exclude collective payments and school revenue share, which are separate from brand deals.
What is the grade on a YouTube report?
For YouTube channels only, reports show a letter grade calculated from the channel's subscriber tier and growth. It is a rough label from public data and is not provided by, endorsed by, or affiliated with YouTube.
Why does growth sometimes show a window shorter than 30 days?
Growth is always measured from real readings. If we have been tracking an athlete for 9 days, the report says so (“+1.2% over 9 days”) instead of presenting it as a 30-day figure.
Will you tell me if something bad comes up about an athlete?
Yes. We match news headlines to every athlete on your watchlist by name. When a headline contains a risk signal (investigation, arrest, lawsuit, suspension, and similar), we email you within hours and mark it in the dashboard. It is a keyword flag on real headlines, not a verdict: open the article and judge for yourself, and remember that matching by name can occasionally pick up a different person with the same name.
What's the difference between plans?
Starter ($49/mo) covers up to 20 watchlisted athletes with full reports: audience, rank, growth, performance stats, and news. Growth ($129/mo) raises that to 100 athletes, unlocks Discovery (the sport-by-sport feed of fast-growing YouTube channels), and adds up to 5 team logins so your whole agency can work from one shared account. Both plans include the same underlying data quality — Growth is about scale, discovery, and collaboration, not a "better" version of the same report.
Can multiple people at my agency log in?
Yes, on the Growth plan — up to 5 separate logins in total (you plus 4 invited teammates), all sharing the same watchlist, reports, and history. It's one shared workspace, not separate accounts with separate data. Invite teammates from Team logins at the bottom of your dashboard; each person gets an email invite, sets their own password, and logs in independently — nobody has to share a single password around the office. Only the account owner can invite or remove logins and manage billing; every login otherwise has full access to the shared watchlist and reports. Removing a teammate's login revokes their access immediately, not at the end of a session.
How does the trial work?
7 days, full access at whichever plan you pick at signup. A card is required to start — this keeps trial access tied to a real payment method rather than something that can be regenerated for free with a new email address. You won't be charged until the trial ends, and canceling before then means you're never charged at all.
How do I cancel or change my plan?
From your dashboard, use the plan/upgrade controls at the top to change plans, or Manage billing at the bottom to open Stripe's own billing portal — update your card, view invoices, or cancel. Downgrading or canceling takes effect at the end of your current billing period — no partial refunds for time already paid for.
How do I delete my account?
From your dashboard, scroll to the bottom and choose Delete account. This immediately cancels any active subscription and permanently removes your account and watchlist — there's no waiting period and no need to email support first, though we're always happy to help if something goes wrong.
Still have a question?
support@scoutglimpse.com — see also our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.