BeautifulSoup Scraper
Pricing
Pay per usage
BeautifulSoup Scraper
Crawls websites using raw HTTP requests. It parses the HTML with the BeautifulSoup library and extracts data from the pages using Python code. Supports both recursive crawling and lists of URLs. This Actor is a Python alternative to Cheerio Scraper.
4.2 (5)
Pricing
Pay per usage
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878
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Last modified
a month ago
You can access the BeautifulSoup Scraper programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.
# Set API token$API_TOKEN=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>
# Prepare Actor input$cat > input.json << 'EOF'<{< "startUrls": [< {< "url": "https://crawlee.dev"< }< ],< "maxCrawlingDepth": 1,< "requestTimeout": 10,< "linkSelector": "a[href]",< "linkPatterns": [< ".*crawlee\\.dev.*"< ],< "pageFunction": "from typing import Any\nfrom crawlee.crawlers import BeautifulSoupCrawlingContext\n\n# See the context section in readme to find out what fields you can access \n# https://apify.com/apify/beautifulsoup-scraper#context \ndef page_function(context: BeautifulSoupCrawlingContext) -> Any:\n url = context.request.url\n title = context.soup.title.string if context.soup.title else None\n return {'url': url, 'title': title}\n",< "soupFeatures": "html.parser",< "proxyConfiguration": {< "useApifyProxy": true< }<}<EOF
# Run the Actor using an HTTP API# See the full API reference at https://docs.apify.com/api/v2$curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/apify~beautifulsoup-scraper/runs?token=$API_TOKEN" \< -X POST \< -d @input.json \< -H 'Content-Type: application/json'BeautifulSoup Scraper API
Below, you can find a list of relevant HTTP API endpoints for calling the BeautifulSoup Scraper Actor. For this, you’ll need an Apify account. Replace <YOUR_API_TOKEN> in the URLs with your Apify API token, which you can find under Integrations in Apify Console. For details, see the API reference.
Run Actor
https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/apify~beautifulsoup-scraper/runs?token=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>Note: By adding the method=POST query parameter, this API endpoint can be called using a GET request and thus used in third-party webhooks. Please refer to our Run Actor API documentation.
Run Actor synchronously and get dataset items
https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/apify~beautifulsoup-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>Note: This endpoint supports both POST and GET request methods. However, only the POST method allows you to pass input data. For more information, please refer to our Run Actor synchronously and get dataset items API documentation.
Get Actor
https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/apify~beautifulsoup-scraper?token=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>For more information, please refer to our Get Actor API documentation.
Actors can be used to scrape web pages, extract data, or automate browser tasks. Use the BeautifulSoup Scraper API programmatically via the Apify API.
You can choose from:
You can start BeautifulSoup Scraper with the Apify API by sending an HTTP POST request to the Run Actorendpoint. An Actor’s input and its content type can be passed as a payload of the POST request, and additional options can be specified using URL query parameters. The BeautifulSoup Scraper is identified within the API by its ID, which is the creator’s username and the name of the Actor.
When the BeautifulSoup Scraper run finishes you can list the data from its default dataset(storage) via the API or you can preview the data directly on Apify Console.
