# G2 Reviews Scraper PRO (Bypass Cloudflare & Filter by Stars) (`aetherlabx/g2-reviews-scraper-pro`) Actor

The ultimate G2.com review extractor. Instantly bypass Enterprise Cloudflare protection. Filter reviews precisely by any Star Rating (1 to 5 stars) and sort by Newest. Built for SaaS SDRs, Product Managers, and Data Analysts. Get 100% clean, structured data with zero setup.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/aetherlabx/g2-reviews-scraper-pro.md
- **Developed by:** [Aether](https://apify.com/aetherlabx) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Developer tools, Other
- **Stats:** 3 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.0099 / result

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md):

```bash
npm install apify-client
```

In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md):

```bash
pip install apify-client
```

In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md):

````bash
# MacOS / Linux
curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash
# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash

In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md).

If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).


# README

## G2 Review Scraper (Apify Actor)

Commercial G2 review scraper built with **Crawlee (Node.js)** + **PlaywrightCrawler**.

Core selling points:
- `star_rating_max`: **precise inclusive filter** (e.g. 2 keeps only 1–2 star reviews)
- `sort_by`: request-time sorting (e.g. `newest`)

### Project structure (Apify Store standard)

- `actor.json`: Actor metadata
- `Dockerfile`: Apify runtime image + build/run commands
- `.actor/input_schema.json`: Store UI input schema
- `src/main.ts`: Actor entry (Crawlee + PlaywrightCrawler)
- `src/routes/reviews.ts`: G2 review extraction + filtering
- `src/utils/g2.ts`: URL normalization + parsers

### Inputs

Example input:

```json
{
  "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.g2.com/products/slack/reviews" }],
  "sort_by": "newest",
  "star_rating_max": 2,
  "maxReviews": 1000,
  "maxPagesPerUrl": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true }
}
````

### Stealth mode + Apify Proxy (Cloudflare)

This Actor uses:

- **Stealth**: `playwright-extra` + `playwright-extra-plugin-stealth`
- **Apify Proxy**: `Actor.createProxyConfiguration(input.proxyConfiguration)`
- **Session pool**: enabled (`useSessionPool`, `persistCookiesPerSession`) so failed sessions get rotated

Recommended for Cloudflare:

- Use **Apify Proxy Residential** (and optionally `countryCode`)
- Keep concurrency low (default is `maxConcurrency: 3`)

### Star rating & date parsing

- Star rating is extracted from `aria-label` / text patterns such as:
  - `"4.0 out of 5"`, `"4 stars"`, `"Rated 4 out of 5"`
- Date is extracted from `<time datetime="...">` when available and stored as ISO string.

Filtering rule:

- Reviews are **kept only when** `starRating <= star_rating_max`
- If star rating is missing, the review is dropped (commercial correctness over recall).

### Notes on `sort_by`

G2 may change query parameter names/values. Sorting is centralized in:

- `src/utils/g2.ts` → `normalizeG2ReviewsUrl()`

If you notice sorting isn’t applied, adjust the mapping there to match current G2 behavior.

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Paste the G2 review URLs of your competitors (e.g., https://www.g2.com/products/calendly/reviews).

## `wanted_stars` (type: `array`):

Select the exact star ratings you want to extract. For churning leads, select 1 and 2.

## `max_reviews` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of reviews to extract per product. Useful for controlling your budget.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.g2.com/products/calendly/reviews"
    }
  ],
  "wanted_stars": [
    1,
    2
  ],
  "max_reviews": 20
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://www.g2.com/products/calendly/reviews"
        }
    ],
    "wanted_stars": [
        1,
        2
    ],
    "max_reviews": 20
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("aetherlabx/g2-reviews-scraper-pro").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.g2.com/products/calendly/reviews" }],
    "wanted_stars": [
        1,
        2,
    ],
    "max_reviews": 20,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("aetherlabx/g2-reviews-scraper-pro").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.g2.com/products/calendly/reviews"
    }
  ],
  "wanted_stars": [
    1,
    2
  ],
  "max_reviews": 20
}' |
apify call aetherlabx/g2-reviews-scraper-pro --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=aetherlabx/g2-reviews-scraper-pro",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "G2 Reviews Scraper PRO (Bypass Cloudflare & Filter by Stars)",
        "description": "The ultimate G2.com review extractor. Instantly bypass Enterprise Cloudflare protection. Filter reviews precisely by any Star Rating (1 to 5 stars) and sort by Newest. Built for SaaS SDRs, Product Managers, and Data Analysts. Get 100% clean, structured data with zero setup.",
        "version": "0.0",
        "x-build-id": "8I6b6gH6Q3kstan17"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/aetherlabx~g2-reviews-scraper-pro/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-aetherlabx-g2-reviews-scraper-pro",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/aetherlabx~g2-reviews-scraper-pro/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-aetherlabx-g2-reviews-scraper-pro",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK",
                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/aetherlabx~g2-reviews-scraper-pro/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-aetherlabx-g2-reviews-scraper-pro",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                    "startUrls"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "startUrls": {
                        "title": "G2 Product URLs",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "Paste the G2 review URLs of your competitors (e.g., https://www.g2.com/products/calendly/reviews).",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "object",
                            "required": [
                                "url"
                            ],
                            "properties": {
                                "url": {
                                    "type": "string",
                                    "title": "URL of a web page",
                                    "format": "uri"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    },
                    "wanted_stars": {
                        "title": "Target Star Ratings",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "Select the exact star ratings you want to extract. For churning leads, select 1 and 2."
                    },
                    "max_reviews": {
                        "title": "Max Reviews per URL",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Maximum number of reviews to extract per product. Useful for controlling your budget.",
                        "default": 20
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                            "id": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "actId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "userId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "startedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "finishedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "READY"
                            },
                            "meta": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2000
                                    },
                                    "rebootCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "resurrectCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "computeUnits": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
                                    },
                                    "timeoutSecs": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 300
                                    },
                                    "memoryMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1024
                                    },
                                    "diskMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2048
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "buildId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "buildNumber": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "1.0.0"
                            },
                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "usage": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "usageTotalUsd": {
                                "type": "number",
                                "example": 0.00005
                            },
                            "usageUsd": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "number",
                                        "example": 0.00005
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```