# AppSumo Scraper (`crawlerbros/appsumo-scraper`) Actor Scrape AppSumo software deals from direct product URLs or AppSumo search queries. Extract pricing, discount data, features, plan terms, review snippets, FAQ-style questions, and deal status. - **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/appsumo-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce, Developer tools, Automation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 17 bookmarks - **User rating**: 5.00 out of 5 stars ## Pricing from $3.00 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## AppSumo Scraper Scrape AppSumo software deals from direct deal URLs, AppSumo search queries, curated collections, or top-level categories. ### What it does This actor extracts structured AppSumo deal data, including: - Deal title and slug - Current and original pricing - Discount percentage - Deal status and availability - Product partner and destination URL - Features and plan terms - Review summary and top review snippets - Top public questions - Category and taxonomy fields ### Modes (any combination) - **Deal URLs** — direct AppSumo product URLs (`/products//`). - **Search queries** — AppSumo full-text search (`/software/?query=...`). - **Category** — top-level AppSumo category browse (Software, Courses & Learning, Templates, Creative Resources). - **Collection** — curated AppSumo lists (New, Ending soon, Free deals). All modes can be combined in a single run; results are deduped on canonical product URL. ### Sort options `recommended`, `newest`, `ending-soon`, `rating`, `price-asc`, `price-desc`. ### Inputs | Input | Type | Notes | |---|---|---| | `dealUrls` | array | Direct deal URLs | | `searchQueries` | array | Free-text search keywords | | `categorySlug` | enum | Top-level category (optional) | | `collection` | enum | Curated collection (optional) | | `sortBy` | enum | Sort order (default: recommended) | | `searchPages` | integer | Pages per query/category/collection (1–20) | | `maxItems` | integer | Cap on emitted deals (1–500) | | `useProxy` | boolean | Optional Apify proxy (default: off) | | `autoEscalateOnBlock` | boolean | Auto-rotate sessions on block (default: on) | | `proxyConfiguration` | object | Apify proxy configuration (used when `useProxy` is true) | ### Use cases - Monitor software lifetime deals - Track pricing and discount changes - Research AppSumo positioning by category - Build internal deal intelligence datasets ### Limitations - AppSumo's JSON `__NEXT_DATA__` payload is the source of truth for product detail, so a deal that is no longer in stock may yield a thinner record. - Per-deal review counts are sourced from the embedded reviews-summary block; a separate paginated reviews API endpoint is not exposed by AppSumo without authenticated session cookies. ### Notes - This actor is HTTP-first and does not require cookies. - Empty values are omitted from output records. # Actor input Schema ## `dealUrls` (type: `array`): Direct AppSumo deal URLs, e.g. https://appsumo.com/products/tidycal/. ## `searchQueries` (type: `array`): Search terms to run against the AppSumo catalog, e.g. `calendar`, `crm`, `seo`. ## `categorySlug` (type: `string`): (Optional) Top-level AppSumo category to browse. Leave empty to skip category browse. ## `collection` (type: `string`): (Optional) Curated AppSumo collection to browse. ## `sortBy` (type: `string`): Sort order applied to AppSumo search/category/collection browse. ## `searchPages` (type: `integer`): How many AppSumo result pages to scan for each search query, category, or collection. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Hard cap on emitted AppSumo deals. ## `useProxy` (type: `boolean`): Route requests through Apify proxy. AppSumo serves datacenter IPs reliably so proxy is off by default. ## `autoEscalateOnBlock` (type: `boolean`): If AppSumo starts returning blocks/timeouts, automatically retry with rotating sessions. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Proxy configuration used when `useProxy` is true. ## Actor input object example ```json { "dealUrls": [ "https://appsumo.com/products/tidycal/" ], "searchQueries": [], "categorySlug": "", "collection": "", "sortBy": "recommended", "searchPages": 1, "maxItems": 25, "useProxy": false, "autoEscalateOnBlock": true, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } } ```` # Actor output Schema ## `deals` (type: `string`): Dataset containing AppSumo deal records. # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "dealUrls": [ "https://appsumo.com/products/tidycal/" ], "searchQueries": [], "searchPages": 1, "maxItems": 25, "useProxy": false, "autoEscalateOnBlock": true, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/appsumo-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "dealUrls": ["https://appsumo.com/products/tidycal/"], "searchQueries": [], "searchPages": 1, "maxItems": 25, "useProxy": False, "autoEscalateOnBlock": True, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"], }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("crawlerbros/appsumo-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "dealUrls": [ "https://appsumo.com/products/tidycal/" ], "searchQueries": [], "searchPages": 1, "maxItems": 25, "useProxy": false, "autoEscalateOnBlock": true, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } }' | apify call crawlerbros/appsumo-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawlerbros/appsumo-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "AppSumo Scraper", "description": "Scrape AppSumo software deals from direct product URLs or AppSumo search queries. Extract pricing, discount data, features, plan terms, review snippets, FAQ-style questions, and deal status.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "sg6TLnhudODr8aGU3" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/crawlerbros~appsumo-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-crawlerbros-appsumo-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~appsumo-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-crawlerbros-appsumo-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~appsumo-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-crawlerbros-appsumo-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "dealUrls": { "title": "Deal URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Direct AppSumo deal URLs, e.g. https://appsumo.com/products/tidycal/.", "default": [ "https://appsumo.com/products/tidycal/" ], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "searchQueries": { "title": "Search queries", "type": "array", "description": "Search terms to run against the AppSumo catalog, e.g. `calendar`, `crm`, `seo`.", "default": [], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "categorySlug": { "title": "Category", "enum": [ "", "software", "courses-learning", "templates", "creative-resources" ], "type": "string", "description": "(Optional) Top-level AppSumo category to browse. Leave empty to skip category browse.", "default": "" }, "collection": { "title": "Collection", "enum": [ "", "new", "ending-soon", "free" ], "type": "string", "description": "(Optional) Curated AppSumo collection to browse.", "default": "" }, "sortBy": { "title": "Sort order", "enum": [ "recommended", "newest", "ending-soon", "rating", "price-asc", "price-desc" ], "type": "string", "description": "Sort order applied to AppSumo search/category/collection browse.", "default": "recommended" }, "searchPages": { "title": "Search pages per query", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 20, "type": "integer", "description": "How many AppSumo result pages to scan for each search query, category, or collection.", "default": 1 }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max items", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 500, "type": "integer", "description": "Hard cap on emitted AppSumo deals.", "default": 25 }, "useProxy": { "title": "Use Apify proxy", "type": "boolean", "description": "Route requests through Apify proxy. AppSumo serves datacenter IPs reliably so proxy is off by default.", "default": false }, "autoEscalateOnBlock": { "title": "Auto-escalate on block", "type": "boolean", "description": "If AppSumo starts returning blocks/timeouts, automatically retry with rotating sessions.", "default": true }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Proxy configuration used when `useProxy` is true.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```