Seeking Alpha Search Actor

Search and collect articles from Seeking Alpha based on multiple keywords. This actor fetches financial news and investment analysis articles with detailed information about each article including author, date, comments count, and more.

Features

✅ Multi-keyword Search - Search for multiple keywords simultaneously
✅ Real-time Data Push - Articles are pushed to the dataset immediately as they're fetched
✅ Async Processing - Fast concurrent processing for multiple keywords
✅ Comprehensive Data - Get article ID, title, author, date, content preview, and more
✅ Error Handling - Graceful error handling with user-friendly messages

Use Cases

• Investment Research - Collect all articles about specific companies or market trends
• Market Analysis - Gather financial news and analysis for multiple stocks at once
• Content Monitoring - Track what financial analysts are saying about your portfolio companies
• Data Analysis - Export articles to analyze sentiment, trends, and investment themes
• Competitive Intelligence - Monitor coverage of competitors and market players

Input Parameters

Keywords (Required)

Description: Search terms separated by commas
Example: Tesla, Apple, Microsoft
Default: Tesla

Page Count (Optional)

Description: Number of pages to fetch per keyword (1-10)
Example: 2
Default: 1

Each page contains approximately 10 articles.

How to Use

1. Install the Actor

• Go to Apify Console
• Search for "Seeking Alpha Search Actor"
• Click "Try for free"

2. Set Input Parameters

Option A: Single Keyword

Keywords: Tesla
Page Count: 2

Option B: Multiple Keywords

Keywords: Tesla, Apple, Microsoft, Google
Page Count: 3

Option C: Advanced Search

Keywords: electric vehicles, renewable energy, AI chips
Page Count: 5

3. Run the Actor

• Click the "Start" button
• Monitor progress in real-time
• Articles will appear in the dataset as they're collected

4. Export Results

Once the actor completes:

• Click "Dataset" tab
• Choose your preferred format (JSON, CSV, Excel, HTML)
• Download the file

Output Data Fields

Each article in the dataset contains:

Field	Type	Description
id	Number	Unique article identifier
type	String	Content type (article or news)
score	Number	Relevance score from search engine
url	String	Direct link to the article
name	String	Article headline/title
content	String	Preview excerpt of the article
author	String	Author name
author_image	String	Author profile image URL
author_uri	String	Link to author's profile
date	String	Publication date (ISO 8601 format)
comments_count	Number	Number of comments on the article
keyword	String	The search keyword that found this article

Example Output

{
  "id": 4842454,
  "type": "article",
  "score": 3469.282,
  "url": "https://seekingalpha.com/article/4842454-tesla-bot-optimus-is-no-more-than-a-dream",
  "name": "Tesla's Bot Optimus Is No More Than A Dream",
  "content": "Tesla is a company valued at $1.5 trillion...",
  "author": "Mikhail Fedorov",
  "author_image": "https://seekingalpha.com/images/users_profile/061/455/731/big_pic.png",
  "author_uri": "https://seekingalpha.com/author/mikhail-fedorov",
  "date": "2025-11-12T10:21:30.000-05:00",
  "comments_count": 425,
  "keyword": "Tesla"
}

Tips & Best Practices

✅ Do's

• Use specific company names or ticker symbols for best results
• Start with 1-2 pages to test before scaling up
• Search for industry trends (e.g., "electric vehicles", "AI chips")
• Use multiple keywords to build comprehensive datasets

❌ Don'ts

• Don't search for extremely generic terms (results may be too broad)
• Don't set page count too high for first runs (start with 1-2)
• Avoid special characters in keywords when possible

Common Issues

No results found

• Try simpler, more specific keywords
• Check spelling of company names
• Use ticker symbols (e.g., TSLA instead of Tesla)

Getting fewer results than expected

• Verify your keywords are available on Seeking Alpha
• Increase page count to fetch more results
• Try alternative search terms

Actor runs but no data appears

• Wait a moment - data is pushed progressively
• Refresh the dataset view
• Check for error messages in the actor logs

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Last Updated: December 2025
Actor Version: 1.0