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Medium Articles & Author Data Scraper

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Medium Articles & Author Data Scraper

Medium Articles & Author Data Scraper

Scrapes Medium articles, author profiles, publications, and engagement metrics for content research, competitor analysis, and marketing insights.

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Extract comprehensive article and author data from Medium.com for content analysis, competitive research, and marketing insights.

Overview

This Apify Actor allows you to scrape articles and author information from Medium, one of the world's largest publishing platforms. Perfect for content marketers, researchers, and businesses looking to analyze trending topics, competitor content strategies, or identify potential collaboration opportunities.

Key Features

  • Article Data Extraction: Scrape article titles, subtitles, content, publication dates, reading time, claps, and responses
  • Author Profiles: Extract author names, bios, follower counts, and publication lists
  • Publication Data: Gather information about Medium publications and their content
  • Tag & Topic Analysis: Collect tags and categories associated with articles
  • Flexible Input Options: Scrape by author URLs, publication URLs, article URLs, or search queries
  • Customizable Depth: Control how many articles to scrape per author or publication
  • Export Formats: Download results in JSON, CSV, XML, or Excel formats

Use Cases

Content Marketing

  • Identify trending topics and content gaps in your industry
  • Analyze competitor content strategies and performance
  • Discover high-performing article formats and structures

Competitive Research

  • Monitor competitor publications and thought leadership
  • Track industry influencers and their content output
  • Benchmark article engagement metrics (claps, responses)

Lead Generation

  • Find potential collaboration partners and guest posting opportunities
  • Identify active writers in specific niches
  • Build targeted outreach lists based on content quality and engagement

Market Research

  • Analyze emerging trends in specific industries
  • Study audience engagement patterns
  • Track topic popularity over time

Input Configuration

The Actor accepts the following input parameters:

Required Fields

startUrls (Array)

  • List of Medium URLs to scrape (articles, authors, publications, or tags)
  • Example: https://medium.com/@username, https://medium.com/publication-name

Optional Fields

maxArticles (Number)

  • Maximum number of articles to scrape per source
  • Default: 10

includeContent (Boolean)

  • Whether to extract full article content
  • Default: true

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