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Archive of Our Own (AO3) Scraper

Scrape Archive of Our Own (AO3) - the largest fanfiction archive on the web. Search by keyword, browse by fandom or tag, list an author's works, or fetch full metadata for specific works. No login required.

Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 results

Rating

0.0

(0)

Developer

Crawler Bros

Actor stats

Bookmarked

Total users

Monthly active users

8 days ago

Last modified

Categories

Automation

Developer tools

Integrations

Mode

mode

Required

What to fetch.

Type:string

Default:search

Options:

searchbyFandombyTagbyAuthorbyUrlsbyCollectionbySeriestagSearchauthorSearch

Search query (mode=search)

searchQuery

Optional

Free-text query searched across title, summary, tags and body. Required for mode=search. Also usable as an optional refine filter on byFandom/byTag/byAuthor — leave blank there to avoid narrowing results.

Type:string

Default:

Title contains

titleQuery

Optional

Restrict to works whose title contains this text.

Type:string

Creator / author name

creators

Optional

Restrict to works by this creator (pseud or username).

Type:string

Fandom names

fandomNames

Optional

Comma-separated fandom names to refine results, e.g. Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Type:string

Relationship tags

relationshipNames

Optional

Comma-separated relationship tags to refine results, e.g. Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy.

Type:string

Character tags

characterNames

Optional

Comma-separated character tags to refine results.

Type:string

Additional (freeform) tags

freeformTags

Optional

Comma-separated additional/freeform tags to refine results, e.g. Fluff, Slow Burn.

Type:string

Fandom (mode=byFandom)

fandomTag

Optional

Exact AO3 fandom tag to browse, e.g. Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Naruto.

Type:string

Tag (mode=byTag)

tagName

Optional

Exact AO3 tag to browse — a relationship, character, or freeform tag, e.g. Fluff, Hurt/Comfort.

Type:string

Username (mode=byAuthor)

username

Optional

AO3 username whose public works to list.

Type:string

Pseud (mode=byAuthor, optional)

pseud

Optional

Restrict to a specific pseudonym of the username above. Leave blank to include all of the user's pseuds.

Type:string

Collection name (mode=byCollection)

collectionName

Optional

AO3 collection slug to browse, e.g. yuletide2023 (from archiveofourown.org/collections/yuletide2023).

Type:string

Series URL or ID (mode=bySeries)

seriesId

Optional

AO3 series URL (e.g. https://archiveofourown.org/series/5000) or bare numeric series ID. Emits one series-summary record plus every work in the series.

Type:string

Tag name contains (mode=tagSearch)

tagSearchQuery

Optional

Find AO3 tags whose name contains this text — useful for discovering the exact canonical tag name/spelling before using it in fandomTag, tagName, or the refine filters.

Type:string

Tag type (mode=tagSearch, optional)

tagSearchType

Optional

Restrict tag search results to one tag category.

Type:string

Default:

Options:

FandomCharacterRelationshipFreeform

Canonical tags only (mode=tagSearch)

tagSearchCanonicalOnly

Optional

Only return AO3's canonical (wrangled) tags, excluding synonyms/non-canonical variants.

Type:boolean

Default:false

Search all fields (mode=authorSearch)

authorSearchQuery

Optional

Find AO3 users/pseuds matching this text — useful for discovering the exact username/pseud spelling before using it in username (mode=byAuthor).

Type:string

Fandom filter (mode=authorSearch, optional)

authorSearchFandom

Optional

Restrict author search results to users active in this fandom.

Type:string

Work URLs or IDs (mode=byUrls)

workUrls

Optional

AO3 work URLs (e.g. https://archiveofourown.org/works/12345678) or bare numeric work IDs.

Type:array

Default:

[]

Include chapter text (mode=byUrls)

includeChapterText

Optional

Fetch and include the full text of one chapter (see Chapter number below). Off by default — work-level metadata is the primary deliverable.

Type:boolean

Default:false

Chapter number (mode=byUrls)

chapterNumber

Optional

Which chapter's text to include when 'Include chapter text' is on. 1 = first chapter.

Type:integer

Minimum:1

Maximum:500

Default:1

Include ALL chapters' text (mode=byUrls)

allChaptersText

Optional

Overrides Chapter number — fetches every chapter's text into one field (capped at ~300,000 characters per work). Use sparingly, this is a heavy operation.

Type:boolean

Default:false

Rating

rating

Optional

Filter by a single content rating (AO3 gives each work exactly one rating, so its own site returns zero results if you select more than one at once — only the first selection is used). Leave empty for all ratings.

Type:string[]

Max. items:1

Default:

[]

Archive warnings

warnings

Optional

Filter by one or more archive warnings. Leave empty for all.

Type:string[]

Default:

[]

category

Optional

Filter by one or more relationship categories. Leave empty for all.

Type:string[]

Default:

[]

Language

language

Optional

Filter to a specific work language. Leave as 'Any language' to include all.

Type:string

Default:

Options:

enesfrdeitptpt-BRrujazhkoarplnlsvfinodatrcselhehiidthviukrohubghrsrskltlvetcaeuglafms

Word count (min)

wordCountMin

Optional

Only include works with at least this many words.

Type:integer

Minimum:0

Maximum:10000000

Word count (max)

wordCountMax

Optional

Only include works with at most this many words.

Type:integer

Minimum:0

Maximum:10000000

Hits (min)

hitsMin

Optional

Only include works with at least this many hits (views).

Type:integer

Minimum:0

Maximum:100000000

Hits (max)

hitsMax

Optional

Only include works with at most this many hits (views).

Type:integer

Minimum:0

Maximum:100000000

Kudos (min)

kudosMin

Optional

Only include works with at least this many kudos.

Type:integer

Minimum:0

Maximum:10000000

Kudos (max)

kudosMax

Optional

Only include works with at most this many kudos.

Type:integer

Minimum:0

Maximum:10000000

Comments (min)

commentsMin

Optional

Only include works with at least this many comments.

Type:integer

Minimum:0

Maximum:10000000

Comments (max)

commentsMax

Optional

Only include works with at most this many comments.

Type:integer

Minimum:0

Maximum:10000000

Bookmarks (min)

bookmarksMin

Optional

Only include works with at least this many bookmarks.

Type:integer

Minimum:0

Maximum:10000000

Bookmarks (max)

bookmarksMax

Optional

Only include works with at most this many bookmarks.

Type:integer

Minimum:0

Maximum:10000000

Completion status

completeStatus

Optional

Filter by whether the work is finished.

Type:string

Default:any

Options:

anycompletewip

Crossover status

crossoverStatus

Optional

Filter by whether the work crosses over multiple fandoms.

Type:string

Default:any

Options:

anyyesno

Single-chapter works only

singleChapterOnly

Optional

Only include one-shots (works with exactly one posted chapter).

Type:boolean

Default:false

Updated after (mode=search/byFandom/byTag/byAuthor)

dateUpdatedFrom

Optional

Only include works last updated after this date, e.g. 01 January 2024.

Type:string

Updated before (mode=search/byFandom/byTag/byAuthor)

dateUpdatedTo

Optional

Only include works last updated before this date, e.g. 31 December 2024.

Type:string

Sort by

sortBy

Optional

Result ordering for listing modes.

Type:string

Default:_score

Options:

_scorecreated_atrevised_atword_counthitskudos_countcomments_countbookmarks_counttitle_to_sort_onauthors_to_sort_on

Sort direction

sortDirection

Optional

Ascending or descending order for the chosen sort field.

Type:string

Default:desc

Options:

ascdesc

Max items

maxItems

Optional

Hard cap on emitted records.

Type:integer

Minimum:1

Maximum:2000

Default:20

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