Zip Download and Extraction Scraper
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Zip Download and Extraction Scraper
Download a zipped file and extract it right away, no extra moves required.
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from $5.00 / 1,000 results
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Arjun Thapa
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ZIP Downloader
Small Python utility to download ZIP files listed in input.json and save them into output/.
Features:
- Reads
input.jsonor theAPIFY_INPUTenvironment variable (for Apify actors). - Retries on network errors, skips existing files unless
--overwriteis used. - Batch parallel downloads with threads.
- Optional extraction of ZIP files.
Quick start:
- Edit
input.jsonand add your URLs to theurlsarray. - Install dependencies:
- Run downloader:
Options:
--outputoutput folder (defaultoutput)--batch Nnumber of parallel downloads (default 4)--retries Nretries per URL (default 3)--overwriteoverwrite existing files--extractextract ZIP contents after download
Apify / Actors:
Set the APIFY_INPUT environment variable to a JSON string or include input.json in the actor's source. The script will prioritize APIFY_INPUT when present.
Deploying to Apify (Actors)
- Install the Apify CLI (requires Node/npm):
- From the project root, push the actor to Apify:
Apify will build the actor using the Dockerfile or the build.command in actor.json. The actor receives input via the APIFY_INPUT environment variable; you can start runs from the Apify console and provide a JSON input like { "urls": ["https://...zip"] }.
Alternatively, build and run locally with Docker:
Extraction note
The actor supports automatic extraction when the input JSON contains "extract": true or when you pass the CLI flag --extract.
Example input.json enabling extraction:
Example using APIFY_INPUT when running an actor or via Docker:
The script will create an extracted folder next to the downloaded .zip named after the ZIP's base name (for example output/requests-main).
Copilot-friendly prompt example:
