You can access the Kaggle Datasets 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 API & Integrations in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

1import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
2
3// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
5const client = new ApifyClient({
6    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
7});
8
9// Prepare Actor input
10const input = {
11    "searchQueries": [
12        "climate change"
13    ],
14    "maxItems": 10
15};
16
17// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
18const run = await client.actor("automation-lab/kaggle-dataset-catalog-export").call(input);
19
20// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
21console.log('Results from dataset');
22console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
23const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
24items.forEach((item) => {
25    console.dir(item);
26});
27
28// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

Kaggle Datasets Scraper — Catalog Metadata Export API in JavaScript

The Apify API client for JavaScript is the official library that allows you to use Kaggle Datasets Scraper API in JavaScript or TypeScript, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$npm install apify-client

Other API clients include:

Kaggle Datasets Scraper API in Python

Kaggle Datasets Scraper API through CLI

Kaggle Datasets Scraper OpenAPI definition

Kaggle Datasets Scraper API

Kaggle Datasets Scraper

klondikeking/kaggle-datasets-scraper

Pierrick McD0nald

Kaggle Scraper

muhammetakkurtt/kaggle-scraper

Efficiently extracts dataset information from Kaggle based on user-defined search terms. Collects datasets metadata, categories, usability ratings and file information. Customizable scraping depth. Ideal for researchers and data scientists seeking quick insights into Kaggle datasets.

Muhammet Akkurt

5.0

Kaggle Datasets Scraper - Dataset Search Data

benthepythondev/kaggle-datasets-scraper

Scrape Kaggle dataset search results: dataset titles, owners, subtitles, votes, usability scores and URLs.

Ben

Kaggle Scraper

lulzasaur/kaggle-scraper

Scrape Kaggle datasets, competitions, and notebooks. Get download counts, votes, tags, usability ratings, and metadata for ML and data science resources.

lulz bot

Kaggle Scraper

plantane/kaggle-scraper

Scrape datasets and competitions from Kaggle. List/search datasets by query with sorting options (hottest, most-voted, newest). List active or completed competitions (requires Kaggle API credentials). Uses the official Kaggle API.

Daniel

Kaggle Datasets Scraper

maximedupre/kaggle-datasets

Search the public Kaggle dataset catalogue with one phrase. Save source-linked metadata for matching datasets, with optional full descriptions and version history.

Maxime Dupré

Kaggle Scraper

crawlerbros/kaggle-scraper

Scrape Kaggle datasets, competitions, notebooks, and user profiles. Datasets are open via the public API; competitions and notebooks need Kaggle API credentials.

Crawler Bros

Kaggle Datasets Scraper

parseforge/kaggle-scraper

Scrapes Kaggle dataset listings by search term, tag, file type, license, or size. Returns one flat row per dataset with title, URL, size, votes, and optional full description and version history.

ParseForge

Kaggle Dataset Scraper — Search, Metadata & Trending

openclawmara/kaggle-dataset-scraper

Scrape Kaggle datasets marketplace. Modes: search by keyword/tag, dataset details (owner, license, file list, size, votes, downloads), trending, and user profiles. Extracts titles, descriptions, updated dates, usability scores. Ideal for ML dataset discovery and competitive landscape research.