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Google Forums Scraper

A robust, high-performance utility designed for developer automation, data integration, and AI training. Features built-in captcha bypass, headful/headless browser execution, and proxy support to scrape Google data seamlessly, reliably, and at scale.

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What It Does

This scraper searches Google's Forums/Discussions tab for your query and extracts detailed information about each forum post. Perfect for market research, brand monitoring, competitor analysis, and tracking online discussions.

Input

Field	Type	Description	Default
query	String	Search query to find forum discussions	"best programming language 2026"
maxItems	Number	Maximum number of forum results to scrape	50
gl	String	Country code for Google (e.g., "us", "uk", "in")	(none)
hl	String	Language code (e.g., "en", "fr", "de")	(none)
proxyConfiguration	Object	Proxy settings	Apify Residential

Example Input

{
    "query": "best laptops for programming",
    "maxItems": 20,
    "gl": "us",
    "hl": "en"
}

Output

Each forum result includes:

Field	Type	Description
position	Number	Position in the results
title	String	Title of the forum post
link	String	Direct link to the forum post
forum	String	Forum source (e.g., reddit.com, quora.com)
snippet	String	Preview text from the post
date	String	Date of the post (e.g., "3 days ago", "Jan 15, 2026")
author	String	Author or username
replyCount	String	Number of replies or comments
searchQuery	String	The search query used
searchUrl	String	The Google search URL
scrapedAt	String	Timestamp of when the data was scraped

Example Output

{
    "position": 1,
    "title": "Best laptops for programming in 2026?",
    "link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/...",
    "forum": "reddit.com",
    "snippet": "I'm looking for recommendations for a new laptop for software development...",
    "date": "3 days ago",
    "author": "dev_user123",
    "replyCount": "45 replies",
    "searchQuery": "best laptops for programming",
    "searchUrl": "https://www.google.com/search?q=best+laptops+for+programming&udm=9",
    "scrapedAt": "2025-07-14T10:30:00.000Z"
}

Supported Features

Search any topic across all major forums and discussion platforms
Extracts results from Reddit, Quora, Stack Overflow, and many more
Set country and language preferences for localized results
Automatic pagination to collect more results
Handles Google consent dialogs automatically
Residential proxy support for reliable scraping

Tips

Use specific queries like "best budget headphones reddit" to target specific forums
Use the gl field to get results for a specific country
Start with a small maxItems value to test before running larger scrapes
Forum results are great for understanding public opinions and discussions on any topic

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