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✍️ Medium Profile Scraper – Find Medium Writers & Creators Fast 👤📰

Medium Profile Scraper extracts public Medium writer profiles (medium.com/@username) in minutes. Add your keywords (topic, niche, job title or name), set how many profiles you want per keyword and get a clean, deduplicated list of Medium writers with name, bio, followers, profile URL, profile picture and the article where they were found.

Perfect for B2B marketers, tech recruiters, PR & content agencies, SaaS founders, publishers, newsletter owners and influencer marketers looking to find, hire or partner with writers, experts and thought leaders directly.

✨ Why this Medium Profile Scraper?

• 📈 No more empty results – many scrapers return only a handful of profiles. This one is built to deliver volume: it combines several search sources and dozens of query variations for every keyword
• 📰 Articles become writers – every Medium article found is turned into its author's profile, including articles published in publications (Towards Data Science, Better Programming, UX Collective…)
• 🎯 Unique profiles only – every writer appears once per keyword, no duplicates
• ⚡ Fast – keywords are searched in parallel, no Medium account, login or API key needed
• 🛟 No lost profile – if a profile page can't be opened, the profile is still saved with its search data
• 🛑 Stops exactly at your target – and stops automatically when no more profiles are available, so you never waste time or money
• 📤 Export anywhere – JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, HTML, API, Zapier, Make, Google Sheets

🔍 What does it extract?

Field	Description
username	Medium username
name	Writer's display name
bio	Profile bio
followers	Number of followers
profileUrl	Link to the Medium profile
thumbnail	Profile picture
articleTitle	Article where the writer was found
articleUrl	Link to that article
snippet	Search result text
keyword	Keyword that found the profile
platform	Always Medium
displayedUrl	Readable version of the URL
scrapedAt	Date and time of extraction

Fields that are not public on a profile are returned as N/A.

🛠 How to scrape Medium profiles (2 steps)

1. Add one or more keywords with + Add – e.g. data science, startup founder, UX design, crypto
2. Set the maximum number of profiles per keyword and click Start

Download your Medium writer list in JSON, CSV, Excel, XML or HTML, or send it to your CRM through the Apify API and integrations.

💡 Tips to get more Medium profiles

🔹 Topics: data science, machine learning, AI, programming, JavaScript, Python, UX design, product management, startups, marketing, SEO, crypto, finance, self improvement, productivity, health 🔹 Job titles: software engineer, data scientist, product manager, UX designer, founder, CEO, growth marketer, copywriter, recruiter 🔹 Topic + role: AI founder, fintech product manager, React developer, SaaS marketer 🔹 Names or brands: search a person's or company's name to find their Medium writers 🔹 Add several keywords with + Add – each one is searched separately, which multiplies results

🎯 Use cases

📢 Influencer & content marketing – find writers and thought leaders in your niche for guest posts, reviews and sponsored content 🧑‍💻 Tech recruiting – source engineers, data scientists and designers who write about their expertise 🤝 B2B lead generation – identify founders, CEOs and experts publishing in your market 📰 Publishers & newsletters – recruit contributors and columnists 📊 Market & competitor research – map who writes about a topic and how big their audience is ⚙️ Automation – replace hours of manual profile browsing and copy-pasting

📥 Input

Input example:

{
  "keywords": ["data science", "startup founder", "UX design"],
  "MAX_ITEMS": 50
}

Field	Type	Description
keywords	string[]	🔍 Topics, niches, job titles or names (one per line, click + Add)
MAX_ITEMS	integer	🔢 Maximum number of profiles per keyword

🧾 Output example

{
  "username": "ev",
  "name": "Ev Williams",
  "profileUrl": "https://medium.com/@ev",
  "bio": "Curious human, cofounder @ Mozi, chairman @ Medium, partner @ Obvious Ventures.",
  "followers": 213000,
  "thumbnail": "N/A",
  "articleTitle": "N/A",
  "articleUrl": "N/A",
  "snippet": "Read writing from Ev Williams on Medium. Curious human, cofounder @ Mozi, chairman @ Medium, partner @ Obvious Ventures. 213K Followers",
  "keyword": "startup founder",
  "platform": "Medium",
  "displayedUrl": "ev.medium.com",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-13T08:42:10.512Z"
}

❓ FAQ

Is it legal to scrape Medium profiles? This actor only collects information that writers have published publicly on their Medium profiles and articles. You are responsible for using the data in compliance with privacy and anti-spam laws (GDPR, CAN-SPAM, CCPA…): have a legitimate reason to contact writers, personalise your messages and always include an unsubscribe option.

How does it find writers who publish in publications? Articles published in Medium publications (e.g. Towards Data Science) don't show the author in their URL. The actor opens these articles to read who wrote them, so publication writers are included too.

Why did I get fewer profiles than requested? Some niches simply have few Medium writers. The actor stops automatically when no more profiles exist for your search. To get more, add more keywords (topics, job titles, topic + role combinations).

Why are some fields N/A? Many writers leave their bio empty, and some search results don't show the follower count. Only data visible in the search results is returned.

Do I need a Medium account or API key? No. Just enter your keywords and run the actor.

Can I schedule it? Yes – use Apify Schedules to collect new writers daily or weekly and send them automatically to Google Sheets, a CRM or a webhook.

💰 Pricing

Simple pay-per-result model: you only pay for the profiles you collect.

Price: $9.99 per 1,000 profiles 💵

⚠️ Disclaimer

This tool is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Medium (medium.com) or A Medium Corporation. Users are responsible for complying with applicable laws and with Medium's terms of service.

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📫 Support

😊 Leave us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review if you like the Medium Profile Scraper! 🌍 Questions, custom needs or issues? Contact us through Apify or via ContactMinerLabs 🌩️.