PubMed Biomedical Literature Scraper

PubMed Biomedical Literature Scraper — a fast, reliable pubmed scraper that needs no API key. You pay only for the results you get: failed or empty runs are always free.

This pubmed 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 pubmed 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:

• Pmid (pmid) — e.g. "25315507"
• Title (title) — e.g. "Genome modification by CRISPR/Cas9."
• Authors (authors) — e.g. ["Ma Y", "Zhang L", "Huang X"]
• Journal (journal) — e.g. "The FEBS journal"
• Source (source) — e.g. "FEBS J"
• Pub Date (pubDate) — e.g. "2014 Dec"
• Epub Date (epubDate) — e.g. "2014 Nov 7"
• Doi (doi) — e.g. "10.1111/febs.13110"
• Volume (volume) — e.g. "281"
• Issue (issue) — e.g. "23"
• Pages (pages) — e.g. "5186-93"
• Issn (issn) — e.g. "1742-464X"
• Pub Types (pubTypes) — e.g. ["Journal Article", "Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't", "...
• Lang (lang) — e.g. ["eng"]

Input

Field	Type	Description
searchTerms	array	PubMed search queries. Each term is searched separately and produces its own results. Supports full PubMed ...
maxResults	integer	Maximum number of articles to return per search term. Capped at 200.
sort	string	How PubMed orders the matched articles.
apiKey	string	Optional free NCBI E-utilities API key. Raises the rate limit from ~3 to ~10 requests/second. Create one at...

Example output

{
  "type": "article",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-11T00:00:00Z",
  "pmid": "25315507",
  "title": "Genome modification by CRISPR/Cas9.",
  "authors": [
    "Ma Y",
    "Zhang L",
    "Huang X"
  ],
  "journal": "The FEBS journal",
  "source": "FEBS J",
  "pubDate": "2014 Dec",
  "epubDate": "2014 Nov 7",
  "doi": "10.1111/febs.13110",
  "volume": "281",
  "issue": "23",
  "pages": "5186-93",
  "issn": "1742-464X",
  "pubTypes": [
    "Journal Article",
    "Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't",
    "Review"
  ],
  "lang": [
    "eng"
  ],
  "url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25315507/",
  "query": "crispr"
}

Use cases

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

Run it as a monitor (alerts on new pubmed)

Schedule this pubmed scraper to run automatically — hourly, daily, or on any cron schedule — with the built-in Apify Scheduler, and have results pushed to you by webhook, email, Slack, or your own app the moment they're ready. It's the easiest way to monitor pubmed for changes over time and get alerted the instant something new appears — no manual runs. Because pricing is per result, a scheduled monitor only ever charges you for the data each run actually returns.

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-result pricing at $0.0006 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 pubmed 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 pubmed 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 pubmed result is a clean, flat JSON record you can use immediately.