# Changelog of G2 Reviews & Products Scraper (`automation-lab/g2-scraper`) Actor

- **URL**: https://apify.com/automation-lab/g2-scraper/changelog.md
- **Full Actor documentation**: https://apify.com/automation-lab/g2-scraper.md

## Changelog

This changelog highlights releases that materially changed G2 Reviews & Products Scraper for users. Dates use UTC; small internal refactors and routine maintenance are intentionally omitted.

### 2026-08-31

*Features*

- Added inclusive `publishedAfter` and `publishedBefore` filters for incremental review monitoring and date-window exports.

### 2026-08-01

*Fixes*

- Category browse now accepts G2 category labels with an SEO-only `Software` suffix, including Roofing Software and HVAC Software.

### 2026-07-28

*Fixes*

- Category browse now resolves G2 category slugs and full category URLs, including `digital-banking-platforms`, instead of returning zero products.
- Category browse now excludes similarly named adjacent categories, so `live-chat` no longer includes `Managed Live Chat` services.

### 2026-06-19

*Features*

- Added public Store task examples so users can start common G2 review and product workflows faster.

### 2026-05-21

*Changes*

- Product review inputs now accept protocol-less G2 product URLs such as `www.g2.com/products/slack/reviews`.

### 2026-05-14

*Reliability*

- Added handling for Apify maximum charge per run so runs stop cleanly when the configured PPE cap is reached.

### 2026-05-06

*Reliability*

- Improved anti-bot handling for G2 requests to reduce zero-output runs caused by protection challenges.

### 2026-05-05

*Fixes*

- Fixed a zero-output regression so valid G2 inputs produce review and product records again.

### 2026-05-04

*Features*

- Added separate named datasets for review and product outputs to make multi-mode exports easier to consume.

### 2026-03-26

*Features*

- Initial release for scraping G2 reviews, ratings, reviewer signals, and product data from product URLs, search, and category browsing workflows.
