# S\&P 500 Data Scraper (`benefic_sweater/sp500-scraper`) Actor

Extracts the complete, up-to-date S\&P 500 company roster directly from Wikipedia. Instantly retrieve ticker symbols, sectors, and headquarters data as clean, structured JSON ready to be ingested into your ETL pipelines or market trackers.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/benefic_sweater/sp500-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Harmen Preet Kaur](https://apify.com/benefic_sweater) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.00 / 1,000 results

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## 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.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

### 📈 S\&P 500 Data Scraper

This fast, lightweight Actor extracts the official list of S\&P 500 companies from Wikipedia. It automatically navigates the latest public tables and converts the raw HTML into a structured, machine-readable dataset.

#### 💡 Use Cases

- **Financial Analysis:** Feed ticker symbols into algorithmic trading models or financial dashboards.
- **Automated Data Pipelines:** Integrate the output directly into your master ETL pipelines or automated databases.
- **Market Tracking:** Keep your market price trackers and industry research up to date with the latest index additions and removals.

#### 🗂 Output Format

The Actor runs automatically with no input parameters required. It outputs a comprehensive JSON dataset containing over 500 records with the following fields:

- **Symbol** (e.g., AAPL, MSFT)
- **Security Name**
- **GICS Sector & Sub-Industry**
- **Headquarters Location**
- **Date First Added**
- **CIK Number**

#### 💰 Pricing

This Actor operates on a **Pay-per-event** model. You are only charged a fraction of a cent for each successfully extracted company record, ensuring you only pay for the exact data you receive.

# Actor input Schema

## `start_urls` (type: `array`):

URLs to start with

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "start_urls": [
    {
      "url": "https://apify.com"
    }
  ]
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 = {
    "start_urls": [
        {
            "url": "https://apify.com"
        }
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("benefic_sweater/sp500-scraper").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 = { "start_urls": [{ "url": "https://apify.com" }] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("benefic_sweater/sp500-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

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

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

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "start_urls": [
    {
      "url": "https://apify.com"
    }
  ]
}' |
apify call benefic_sweater/sp500-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,benefic_sweater/sp500-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/gCjri9TUn0Nz9Tk0O/builds/4xxCpyRk1j1mHyI6Y/openapi.json