Trivia Questions Scraper (Open Trivia DB)

Trivia Questions Scraper (Open Trivia DB) — a fast, reliable trivia scraper that needs no API key. You pay only for the results you get: failed or empty runs are always free.

This trivia 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 trivia 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:

• Question (question) — e.g. "In \"Doctor Who\", the Doctor gets his TARDIS by stealin...
• Correct Answer (correctAnswer) — e.g. "True"
• Incorrect Answers (incorrectAnswers) — e.g. ["False"]
• Category (category) — e.g. "Entertainment: Television"
• Difficulty (difficulty) — e.g. "easy"
• Question Type (questionType) — e.g. "boolean"
• Url (url) — e.g. null

Input

Field	Type	Description
amount	integer	How many trivia questions to fetch (1-50). OpenTDB serves at most 50 per request. Default 10.
category	integer	Optional OpenTDB category id to restrict questions. Examples: 9=General Knowledge, 18=Science: Computers, 2...
difficulty	string	Difficulty filter. 'any' fetches all difficulties.
questionType	string	Question format. 'multiple' = multiple choice, 'boolean' = true/false, 'any' = both.
maxResults	number	Hard cap on total questions returned (safety limit). The run stops at the smaller of this and 'amount'. Def...

Example output

{
  "type": "trivia-question",
  "question": "In \"Doctor Who\", the Doctor gets his TARDIS by stealing it.",
  "correctAnswer": "True",
  "incorrectAnswers": [
    "False"
  ],
  "category": "Entertainment: Television",
  "difficulty": "easy",
  "questionType": "boolean",
  "url": null,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-11T00:00:00Z"
}

Use cases

• Build fan apps and community tools
• Power stats, price, and card databases
• Feed leaderboards and dashboards
• Enrich content and research

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 trivia 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 trivia 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 trivia result is a clean, flat JSON record you can use immediately.