# FarPost.ru Category Catalog Scraper (`bovi/farpost-scraper`) Actor

Collects public FarPost category directory entries with their Russian titles and URLs. The output reflects the category catalog visible on the site.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/bovi/farpost-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Vitalii Bondarev](https://apify.com/bovi) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Jobs, Real estate
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $3.50 / 1,000 farpost.ru category catalog scrapers

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?

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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.

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

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# README

## FarPost.ru Category Catalog Scraper

This actor reads FarPost's public home page and returns the category directory links shown in its main directory table. Records contain the Russian category title and the corresponding public FarPost URL. The directory spans classifieds, vehicles, real estate, jobs, services, products, and other sections.

This actor collects category catalog entries. It does not return individual classified ads, seller profiles, prices, or publication dates. FarPost returned a human-verification challenge for listing and detail pages during development, so this build only declares fields that are available in the accessible category directory.

### Input

| Name | Type | Required | Default |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| keywords | string | No | Empty; include categories whose title or URL contains the text |
| maxResults | integer | No | 50 |
| proxyConfiguration | object | No | Direct connection |

maxResults limits the number of category entries written to the dataset. The proxy field accepts the standard Apify proxy configuration. If it is omitted, or if useApifyProxy is false, the actor connects without a proxy.

### Example output

```
{
  "title": "Авто и мото",
  "url": "https://www.farpost.ru/auto/"
}
```

Titles and paths come from FarPost's page markup; the actor does not synthesize category records. The output schema includes only title and url, the fields parsed from those links.

### Price per result

The actor makes no explicit Actor.charge calls and configures no per-event fee. Each output record is one Apify dataset item and is billed according to the platform's current dataset-item pricing.

# Actor input Schema

## `keywords` (type: `string`):

Optional case-insensitive text filter for category titles and URLs.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of category records to return.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional Apify proxy configuration. Leave unset or set useApifyProxy to false for a direct connection.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "maxResults": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

Dataset with the scraped category records.

# 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 = {
    "keywords": "",
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ]
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("bovi/farpost-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 = {
    "keywords": "",
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("bovi/farpost-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 '{
  "keywords": "",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}' |
apify call bovi/farpost-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,bovi/farpost-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/xH9jxPBnVGAwpvS7D/builds/OoH2wYMNdIc4wijFq/openapi.json