River Flood & Discharge Forecast Scraper

River Flood & Discharge Forecast Scraper — a fast, reliable flood forecast scraper that needs no API key. You pay only for the results you get: failed or empty runs are always free.

This flood forecast scraper runs on the Apify platform, so you can call it from the API, run it on a schedule, or export results to JSON, CSV, Excel, or Google Sheets.

What this scraper does

• Extracts structured flood forecast data with no browser or API key required
• Returns clean JSON, one record per result — ready for sheets, databases, or apps
• Pay-per-result pricing: you are never charged for a run that returns nothing
• Runs on demand or on a schedule, and integrates with 5,000+ apps via the Apify API and webhooks

What data you get

Each result record includes fields such as:

• Location (location) — e.g. "Berlin, Germany"
• Latitude (latitude) — e.g. 52.525
• Longitude (longitude) — e.g. 13.375015
• Elevation (elevation) — e.g. 43.0
• Timezone (timezone) — e.g. "GMT"
• Date (date) — e.g. "2026-07-10"
• River Discharge (riverDischarge) — e.g. 14.7
• River Discharge Mean (riverDischargeMean) — e.g. 14.7
• River Discharge Max (riverDischargeMax) — e.g. 14.7
• River Discharge Min (riverDischargeMin) — e.g. 14.67
• Discharge Unit (dischargeUnit) — e.g. "m\u00b3/s"
• Url (url) — e.g. null

Input

Field	Type	Description
locations	array	River/place names to look up, one per line (e.g. "Cologne, Germany", "Passau", "Budapest, Hungary"). Each i...
latitude	number	Optional exact latitude (-90 to 90). Use together with Longitude to query a precise river point instead of ...
longitude	number	Optional exact longitude (-180 to 180). Use together with Latitude.
forecastDays	integer	Number of forecast days to return (1-210). One record is produced per day.
pastDays	integer	Number of past days of river discharge to include (0-92).
minRiverDischarge	number	Optional filter: only keep days whose river discharge is at least this value in m3/s. Leave empty to keep a...
maxResults	number	Maximum number of day-records to return per location/point.

Example output

{
  "type": "flood-forecast",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-12T00:00:00Z",
  "location": "Berlin, Germany",
  "latitude": 52.525,
  "longitude": 13.375015,
  "elevation": 43.0,
  "timezone": "GMT",
  "date": "2026-07-10",
  "riverDischarge": 14.7,
  "riverDischargeMean": 14.7,
  "riverDischargeMax": 14.7,
  "riverDischargeMin": 14.67,
  "dischargeUnit": "m\u00b3/s",
  "url": null
}

Use cases

• Automate research and data collection
• Feed dashboards, sheets, and databases
• Enrich records in your CRM or app
• Monitor changes on a schedule

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-result pricing at $0.0004 per record. There is no monthly fee and no start fee — and empty or failed runs cost $0, so you only ever pay for data you actually receive.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need an API key or account for the source? No. This flood forecast scraper works out of the box with no API key required.

What happens if a run returns no results? You are not charged. Billing is per result, so empty or failed runs are free.

Can I run the flood forecast scraper on a schedule? Yes. Use the Apify Scheduler to run it hourly, daily, or on any cron schedule, and get results by webhook or API.

What export formats are supported? Results can be exported as JSON, CSV, Excel, HTML, or pushed to Google Sheets, a database, or your own app via the Apify API.

Is the data structured? Yes. Every flood forecast result is a clean, flat JSON record you can use immediately.