🚀 Quora Scraper Pro — Questions, Answers, Profiles, Topics & Spaces

The most comprehensive and cost-efficient Quora data extraction tool on Apify. Extract structured data from the world's largest Q&A platform — no Quora account or login required.

Pricing: from $5.00 / 1,000 results — the most affordable Quora scraper on the marketplace.

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⚡ Key Features

Feature	Description
🔍 Keyword Search	Enter any search term → get relevant questions + all their answers automatically
🔗 Direct URL Scraping	Provide question, profile, topic, or space URLs to target specific pages
📝 Full Answer Extraction	Complete answer text, not truncated — with author info, credentials, upvotes & engagement
🤖 AI Answer Detection	Automatically flags Quora AI-generated answers vs. human answers
👤 Profile Scraping	Extract user bios, credentials, follower counts, answer stats, and total views
📊 Topic & Space Data	Get topic descriptions, follower counts, and space contributor info
🌐 Multi-Language	Supports 10 languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Hindi, Indonesian, Arabic
⚡ Blazing Fast	Blocks images, fonts & trackers — 3-5x faster than browser-based alternatives
💰 Pay Per Result	Only pay for actual results — no wasted compute costs

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🎯 Use Cases

Content Marketing & SEO

• Content ideation: Find trending questions in your niche to create blog posts, videos, and FAQs
• Keyword research: Discover long-tail keywords from real user questions
• Competitor analysis: Track what questions people ask about your competitors

Market Research & Product Development

• Voice of customer: Understand what real users think about products, tools, and services
• Sentiment analysis: Analyze opinions and recommendations across thousands of answers
• Trend tracking: Monitor emerging topics and shifting interests over time

Lead Generation & Sales

• Expert discovery: Find industry experts and thought leaders by their credentials and engagement
• Profile harvesting: Build targeted lists of professionals active in specific topics
• Community mapping: Identify active Quora Spaces related to your industry

Academic & Data Science

• Research datasets: Build Q&A datasets for NLP/ML training
• Knowledge graphs: Extract topic relationships and expert networks
• AI benchmarking: Compare human vs. AI-generated answers at scale

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📥 Input Configuration

Basic Usage — Search by Keywords

{
    "searchKeywords": ["machine learning", "startup funding"],
    "maxResultsPerQuery": 10,
    "maxAnswersPerQuestion": 20
}

Direct URL Scraping

{
    "directUrls": [
        "https://www.quora.com/What-is-Python-used-for",
        "https://www.quora.com/profile/Elon-Musk-1",
        "https://www.quora.com/topic/Artificial-Intelligence"
    ],
    "contentTypes": ["questions", "answers", "profiles", "topics"]
}

Advanced — Filtered High-Quality Answers Only

{
    "searchKeywords": ["best programming language 2026"],
    "maxResultsPerQuery": 25,
    "maxAnswersPerQuestion": 50,
    "filterAiAnswers": "exclude",
    "minUpvotes": 10,
    "sortAnswersBy": "upvotes",
    "includeHtmlContent": true
}

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
searchKeywords	string[]	—	Keywords to search on Quora
directUrls	string[]	—	Direct Quora URLs (questions, profiles, topics, spaces)
contentTypes	string[]	["questions", "answers"]	What to extract: questions, answers, profiles, topics, spaces
maxResultsPerQuery	integer	10	Max question pages per keyword (1-500)
maxAnswersPerQuestion	integer	20	Max answers per question (1-100)
sortAnswersBy	string	"relevance"	Sort order: relevance, recency, upvotes
filterAiAnswers	string	"include"	AI filter: include, exclude, only
minUpvotes	integer	0	Minimum upvotes threshold
language	string	"en"	Search language (10 supported)
includeHtmlContent	boolean	false	Include raw HTML alongside text
maxConcurrency	integer	5	Parallel pages (1-20)
proxyConfiguration	object	Residential	Proxy settings

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📤 Output Data

Question Results

{
    "contentType": "question",
    "title": "What is the best programming language for beginners in 2026?",
    "url": "https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-best-programming-language-for-beginners-in-2026",
    "answerCount": 147,
    "followCount": 892,
    "viewCount": 0,
    "topics": ["Programming Languages", "Software Engineering", "Learn to Code"],
    "sourceQuery": "best programming language",
    "scrapeTimestamp": "2026-03-18T17:30:00.000Z"
}

Answer Results

{
    "contentType": "answer",
    "questionTitle": "What is the best programming language for beginners in 2026?",
    "questionUrl": "https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-best-programming-language-for-beginners-in-2026",
    "answerText": "Python is widely regarded as the best language for beginners because...",
    "answerUrl": "https://www.quora.com/.../answer/John-Smith",
    "authorName": "John Smith",
    "authorUrl": "https://www.quora.com/profile/John-Smith",
    "authorCredentials": "Senior Software Engineer at Google",
    "upvotes": 234,
    "commentsCount": 12,
    "sharesCount": 5,
    "isAiAnswer": false,
    "answerDate": "2y",
    "sourceQuery": "best programming language",
    "scrapeTimestamp": "2026-03-18T17:30:00.000Z"
}

Profile Results

{
    "contentType": "profile",
    "name": "Jane Doe",
    "url": "https://www.quora.com/profile/Jane-Doe",
    "bio": "Tech entrepreneur and angel investor...",
    "credentials": "CEO at TechStartup Inc.",
    "profileImageUrl": "https://...",
    "followerCount": 15200,
    "followingCount": 340,
    "answerCount": 892,
    "questionCount": 45,
    "totalViews": 12500000,
    "scrapeTimestamp": "2026-03-18T17:30:00.000Z"
}

Topic Results

{
    "contentType": "topic",
    "name": "Artificial Intelligence",
    "url": "https://www.quora.com/topic/Artificial-Intelligence",
    "description": "Artificial intelligence (AI) is...",
    "followerCount": 3200000,
    "questionCount": 125000,
    "scrapeTimestamp": "2026-03-18T17:30:00.000Z"
}

Space Results

{
    "contentType": "space",
    "name": "Data Science Central",
    "url": "https://www.quora.com/q/data-science-central",
    "description": "A community for data scientists...",
    "followerCount": 89000,
    "postCount": 2340,
    "contributorCount": 156,
    "scrapeTimestamp": "2026-03-18T17:30:00.000Z"
}

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⚡ Performance & Optimization

This scraper is built for speed and cost efficiency:

• Resource blocking: Automatically blocks images, fonts, CSS, and tracking scripts — reducing bandwidth by 60-80%
• Smart scrolling: Only scrolls as much as needed to load the requested number of answers
• Parallel processing: Configurable concurrency (up to 20 parallel pages)
• Retry logic: Built-in 3-retry mechanism with exponential backoff for failed requests
• Graceful charge limits: Automatically stops when the user's spending limit is reached

Typical Performance

Scenario	Time	Approx. Cost
1 keyword, 10 questions, 20 answers each	~2 min	~$1.00
5 keywords, 50 questions total	~8 min	~$5.00
10 direct question URLs	~3 min	~$2.00
100 profile URLs	~15 min	~$5.00

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🔧 Integration & API

Use this scraper programmatically via the Apify API:

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("your-username/quora-scraper-pro").call(
    run_input={
        "searchKeywords": ["artificial intelligence"],
        "maxResultsPerQuery": 10,
        "maxAnswersPerQuestion": 20,
        "filterAiAnswers": "exclude",
    }
)

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

JavaScript

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_API_TOKEN' });
const run = await client.actor('your-username/quora-scraper-pro').call({
    searchKeywords: ['artificial intelligence'],
    maxResultsPerQuery: 10,
    maxAnswersPerQuestion: 20,
    filterAiAnswers: 'exclude',
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

Webhooks & Integrations

• Zapier: Trigger workflows when new data is scraped
• Google Sheets: Auto-export results to spreadsheets
• Slack: Get notifications when scraping completes
• n8n: Build automated data pipelines

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❓ FAQ

Q: Does this require a Quora login? No. The scraper only extracts publicly visible data. No account or cookies needed.

Q: Can Quora block this scraper? The scraper uses residential proxies by default, making it highly resistant to blocks. If you experience issues, try reducing concurrency.

Q: What's the difference between "questions" and "answers" content types? "Questions" extracts the question metadata (title, topics, follow count). "Answers" extracts the actual answer content with author info and engagement metrics. You'll typically want both.

Q: How does AI answer detection work? The scraper identifies Quora's AI-generated answers (Poe bot) by detecting AI badges, bot user names, and Quora AI markers in the page DOM.

Q: Can I export to CSV/Excel? Yes! Apify datasets support export to JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, and RSS formats — available from the dataset page or via API.

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📋 Changelog

v1.0.0 (March 2026)

• Initial release
• Keyword search + direct URL scraping
• Full question, answer, profile, topic, and space extraction
• AI answer detection
• Pay-per-event monetization
• Multi-language support (10 languages)
• Resource blocking for speed optimization

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🛡️ Legal & Compliance

This Actor only extracts publicly available data from Quora. It does not access private profiles, paywalled content, or require any login credentials. Users are responsible for ensuring their use of the extracted data complies with applicable laws and Quora's Terms of Service.

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