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The most reliable, affordable, par-per-result YC scraper. 🚀 Pull company details, active founders, news, socials, websites, and jobs. ⚡ All from one centralized API.

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from $7.20 / 1,000 companies

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Dockerfile

# Apify Python actor
FROM apify/actor-python:3.11

# Copy actor code
COPY . /app
WORKDIR /app

# Install dependencies
RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt

# Set default entrypoint
CMD ["python", "-m", "src"]

requirements.txt

1apify < 3.0

.actor/actor.json

{
  "actorSpecification": 1,
  "name": "ycombinator-scraper",
  "title": "YC Combinator Scraper",
  "description": "Apify actor for the YC Combinator scraper API.",
  "version": "1.0",
  "buildTag": "latest",
  "meta": {
    "template": "python"
  },
  "environmentVariables": {
    "APIFY_YC_BASE_URL": "@APIFY_YC_BASE_URL",
    "APIFY_YC_KEY_ID": "@APIFY_YC_KEY_ID",
    "APIFY_YC_KEY_SECRET": "@APIFY_YC_KEY_SECRET"
  },
  "readme": "../README.md",
  "dockerfile": "../Dockerfile",
  "input": "./input_schema.json",
  "storages": {
    "dataset": "./dataset_schema.json"
  }
}

.actor/dataset_schema.json

{
  "actorSpecification": 1,
  "fields": {
    "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
      "job_id": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "Unique identifier for the job"
      },
      "status": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "Status of the job processing"
      },
      "message": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "Status message describing the result"
      },
      "result": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "companies": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "company_url": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "URL to the company profile"
                },
                "slug": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "Company slug identifier"
                },
                "name": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "Company name"
                },
                "small_logo_thumb_url": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "URL to company logo thumbnail"
                },
                "website": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "Company website URL"
                },
                "all_locations": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "All company locations"
                },
                "long_description": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "Detailed company description"
                },
                "one_liner": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "Brief company pitch"
                },
                "team_size": {
                  "type": "integer",
                  "description": "Number of team members"
                },
                "industry": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "Primary industry"
                },
                "subindustry": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "Industry subcategory"
                },
                "launched_at": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "Company launch date"
                },
                "tags": {
                  "type": "array",
                  "items": {
                    "type": "string"
                  },
                  "description": "Company tags"
                },
                "tags_highlighted": {
                  "type": "array",
                  "items": {
                    "type": "string"
                  },
                  "description": "Highlighted company tags"
                },
                "is_hiring": {
                  "type": "boolean",
                  "description": "Whether company is currently hiring"
                },
                "non_profit": {
                  "type": "boolean",
                  "description": "Whether company is non-profit"
                },
                "batch": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "Company batch or cohort"
                },
                "status": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "Company status"
                },
                "industries": {
                  "type": "array",
                  "items": {
                    "type": "string"
                  },
                  "description": "List of industries"
                },
                "regions": {
                  "type": "array",
                  "items": {
                    "type": "string"
                  },
                  "description": "Operating regions"
                },
                "stage": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "Company stage"
                },
                "active_founders": {
                  "type": "array",
                  "items": {
                    "type": "object",
                    "properties": {
                      "name": {
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Founder name"
                      },
                      "title": {
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Founder title"
                      },
                      "bio": {
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Founder biography"
                      },
                      "avatar_url": {
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Founder avatar URL"
                      },
                      "social_links": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                          "linkedin": {
                            "type": "string",
                            "description": "LinkedIn profile URL"
                          }
                        }
                      }
                    }
                  },
                  "description": "List of active founders"
                },
                "company_socials": {
                  "type": "array",
                  "items": {
                    "type": "object",
                    "properties": {
                      "platform": {
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Social media platform"
                      },
                      "url": {
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Social media URL"
                      }
                    }
                  },
                  "description": "Company social media links"
                },
                "latest_news": {
                  "type": "array",
                  "items": {
                    "type": "object"
                  },
                  "description": "Latest company news"
                },
                "jobs": {
                  "type": "array",
                  "items": {
                    "type": "object"
                  },
                  "description": "Available job positions"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "created_at": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "Timestamp when record was created"
      },
      "updated_at": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "Timestamp when record was last updated"
      }
    }
  },
  "views": {}
}

.actor/input_schema.json

{
  "title": "YC Combinator Scraper",
  "type": "object",
  "schemaVersion": 1,
  "properties": {
    "url": {
      "title": "Search URL",
      "type": "string",
      "description": "This URL should contain the address for a list of companies you're looking to scrape. It'll have as many companies as shown in the Y combinator search index.",
      "editor": "textfield",
      "prefill": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies?query=AI",
      "pattern": "^https?:\\/\\/.+",
      "example": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies?..."
    }
  },
  "required": ["url"]
}

src/init.py

1# Package marker for Apify actor src

src/main.py

1import asyncio
2from .main import main
3
4if __name__ == '__main__':
5    asyncio.run(main())

src/main.py

1import json
2import os
3import time
4import urllib.request
5import urllib.parse
6import asyncio
7from typing import Optional
8
9from apify import Actor
10
11def get_max_items_for_user():
12    """Get max items based on user subscription - 10 for free users, unlimited for paid"""
13    max_paid_items = os.getenv('ACTOR_MAX_PAID_DATASET_ITEMS')
14    if max_paid_items:
15        return int(max_paid_items)
16    return 10  # Default limit for free users
17
18
19def _split_base_url(raw: str) -> tuple[str, str]:
20    """Split APIFY_YC_BASE_URL into (origin, path_prefix).
21    origin = scheme://host[:port]
22    path_prefix = normalized leading path, e.g. '' or '/api' or '/custom/yc'
23    """
24    parsed = urllib.parse.urlparse(raw)
25    if not parsed.scheme or not parsed.netloc:
26        raise RuntimeError(f"Invalid APIFY_YC_BASE_URL: {raw}")
27    origin = f"{parsed.scheme}://{parsed.netloc}"
28    # Normalize prefix: ensure leading slash, no trailing slash (except root '')
29    prefix = parsed.path or ''
30    if prefix and not prefix.startswith('/'):
31        prefix = '/' + prefix
32    if prefix.endswith('/') and len(prefix) > 1:
33        prefix = prefix[:-1]
34    return origin, prefix
35
36
37def http_request(base_url: str, method: str, path: str, headers: dict, data: Optional[dict] = None):
38    url = urllib.parse.urljoin(base_url.rstrip('/') + '/', path.lstrip('/'))
39    body_bytes = None
40    if data is not None:
41        body_bytes = json.dumps(data).encode('utf-8')
42        headers.setdefault('Content-Type', 'application/json')
43    req = urllib.request.Request(url=url, data=body_bytes, headers=headers, method=method)
44    with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=60) as resp:
45        resp_body = resp.read().decode('utf-8')
46        status = resp.getcode()
47        return status, json.loads(resp_body) if resp_body else None
48
49
50async def main() -> None:
51    async with Actor:
52        # Inputs and ENV
53        input_ = await Actor.get_input() or {}
54        search_url: str = input_.get('url')
55        if not search_url:
56            raise RuntimeError('Input must contain "url"')
57
58        APIFY_YC_BASE_URL = os.getenv('APIFY_YC_BASE_URL')
59        APIFY_YC_KEY_ID = os.getenv('APIFY_YC_KEY_ID')
60        APIFY_YC_KEY_SECRET = os.getenv('APIFY_YC_KEY_SECRET')
61
62        if not APIFY_YC_BASE_URL or not APIFY_YC_KEY_ID or not APIFY_YC_KEY_SECRET:
63            raise RuntimeError('Missing APIFY_YC_BASE_URL, APIFY_YC_KEY_ID or APIFY_YC_KEY_SECRET environment variables')
64
65        # Split base URL into origin and path prefix for URL building
66        try:
67            base_origin, path_prefix = _split_base_url(APIFY_YC_BASE_URL)
68        except Exception as e:
69            raise RuntimeError(str(e))
70
71        Actor.log.info('Triggering YC search job...')
72        # Trigger job: POST /yc/search
73        raw_path_search = '/yc/search'
74        effective_path_search = (path_prefix + raw_path_search) or raw_path_search
75        status, payload = http_request(
76            base_origin, 'POST', effective_path_search,
77            headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {APIFY_YC_KEY_ID}:{APIFY_YC_KEY_SECRET}'},
78            data={'url': search_url},
79        )
80        if status != 200 or not payload or 'job_id' not in payload:
81            raise RuntimeError(f'Failed to trigger search job: status={status}, payload={payload}')
82
83        job_id = payload['job_id']
84        Actor.log.info(f'Job queued: {job_id}')
85
86        # Poll job status every 30s up to 15 minutes
87        deadline = time.time() + 15 * 60
88        interval = 15
89        last_status = None
90        while time.time() < deadline:
91            raw_path_status = f'/yc/async/job/{job_id}'
92            effective_path_status = (path_prefix + raw_path_status) or raw_path_status
93            try:
94                Actor.log.debug(f"GET path={effective_path_status}")
95                status_code, job_payload = http_request(
96                    base_origin, 'GET', effective_path_status,
97                    headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {APIFY_YC_KEY_ID}:{APIFY_YC_KEY_SECRET}'},
98                )
99            except Exception as e:
100                Actor.log.warning(f'Error polling job status: {e}')
101                await asyncio.sleep(interval)
102                continue
103
104            if status_code != 200 or not job_payload:
105                Actor.log.warning(f'Unexpected job status response: {status_code} {job_payload}')
106                await asyncio.sleep(interval)
107                continue
108
109            last_status = job_payload.get('status')
110            Actor.log.info(f'Job status: {last_status}')
111            if last_status in ('completed', 'failed'):
112                await Actor.set_value('RESULT', job_payload)
113                if last_status == 'failed':
114                    Actor.log.error('Job failed.')
115                else:
116                    companies = job_payload.get("companies") or []
117                    max_items = get_max_items_for_user()
118
119                    # Limit companies to max allowed items
120                    limited_companies = companies[:max_items]
121                    await Actor.push_data(limited_companies)
122
123                    if len(companies) > max_items:
124                        Actor.log.info(f'Limited results to {max_items} items due to subscription limits. Free subscription (10), paid (unlimited according to budget).')
125                return
126
127            await asyncio.sleep(interval)
128
129        # Timeout
130        Actor.log.error('Job did not complete within timeout. Returning last known status.')
131        await Actor.set_value('RESULT', {
132            'job_id': job_id,
133            'status': last_status or 'unknown',
134            'message': 'timeout',
135        })

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