# Leafly Cannabis Strain Scraper (`crawlerbros/leafly-strain-scraper`) Actor

Scrape cannabis strains from Leafly - get trending strains or look up specific strains by slug. Returns THC/CBD content, cannabinoids, terpenes, effects, ratings, and review counts.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/leafly-strain-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools, Integrations
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## 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?

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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
```

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```bash
pip install apify-client
```

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````bash
# MacOS / Linux
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# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Leafly Cannabis Strain Scraper

Scrape cannabis strain data from **Leafly** — one of the most comprehensive cannabis databases on the internet. Get trending strains with full THC/CBD content, cannabinoid profiles, terpene data, effects, ratings, and review counts.

### What does it scrape?

This actor pulls data from the **Leafly Consumer API** (`consumer-api.leafly.com`), which provides structured, real-time strain data including:

- **Strain identity**: name, slug, type (Indica / Sativa / Hybrid)
- **Cannabinoid content**: THC %, CBD %, CBG %, CBC %, THCV %
- **Effects**: scored list of all reported effects (euphoric, relaxed, creative, etc.)
- **Terpenes**: scored list of dominant terpenes (myrcene, caryophyllene, limonene, etc.)
- **Ratings**: average rating and total review count
- **Images**: high-quality nug/flower images
- **Detail-only data** (`bySlug` mode): dominant flavors, common side effects, medical symptoms/conditions it may help with, grow info (difficulty, yield, height, flowering time, grow notes), genetic lineage (parent/child strains), community follower count, and user photo count

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `mode` | string | `trending` (default) or `bySlug` |
| `strainSlugs` | string[] | Required for `bySlug` — e.g. `["blue-dream", "gsc"]` |
| `strainType` | string | Filter: `Indica`, `Sativa`, `Hybrid`, or empty for all |
| `minThc` | integer | Minimum THC % (0–35) |
| `maxThc` | integer | Maximum THC % (0–35) |
| `minRating` | integer | Minimum average rating (1–5) |
| `maxItems` | integer | Max records to emit (default 20, max 500) |

#### Modes

- **`trending`** — Returns Leafly's current featured/trending strains with full data
- **`bySlug`** — Fetches the full strain-detail record for each provided strain slug (one record per valid slug)

### Output

Each record contains:

```json
{
  "strainId": "505298",
  "slug": "lemon-cherry-gelato",
  "name": "Lemon Cherry Gelato",
  "strainType": "Hybrid",
  "thcContent": 20.0,
  "description": "Lemon Cherry Gelato is a hybrid marijuana strain...",
  "effects": ["tingly", "relaxed", "giggly", "euphoric", "happy"],
  "topEffect": "Tingly",
  "terpenes": ["caryophyllene", "linalool", "limonene", "myrcene", "pinene"],
  "topTerpene": "caryophyllene",
  "cannabinoids": {"thc": 20.0},
  "averageRating": 4.59,
  "reviewCount": 825,
  "imageUrl": "https://images.leafly.com/flower-images/...",
  "strainUrl": "https://www.leafly.com/strains/lemon-cherry-gelato",
  "sourceUrl": "https://consumer-api.leafly.com/api/strain_playlists/v2",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-06-30T12:00:00+00:00",
  "recordType": "strain"
}
````

`bySlug` mode records include additional detail-only fields not available from the trending feed:

```json
{
  "flavors": ["Berry", "Blueberry", "Sweet", "Flowery"],
  "negativeEffects": ["Dry mouth", "Dry eyes", "Dizzy", "Paranoid"],
  "helpsWithSymptoms": ["Stress", "Depression", "Pain", "Insomnia"],
  "helpsWithConditions": ["Anxiety", "PTSD", "Bipolar disorder"],
  "growInfo": {
    "difficulty": "Moderate",
    "yield": "High",
    "height": "Tall",
    "outdoorFinish": "Early - Mid October",
    "floweringDays": 67,
    "notes": "Well suited for sea of green (SOG)..."
  },
  "parentStrains": ["Blueberry", "Haze"],
  "childStrains": ["Pinnacle", "Mango Dream"],
  "totalFollowers": 228273,
  "photoCount": 2504
}
```

`description` is a plain-text strain overview, included whenever Leafly publishes one (present on most strains). `cbdContent` is a separate top-level percentage that appears only for CBD-bearing strains — most strains are THC-dominant with 0% CBD, in which case both `cbdContent` and the `cbd` entry inside `cannabinoids` are omitted. The `cannabinoids` object lists only the cannabinoids a strain actually contains above 0% (always THC, often CBG, plus CBD / CBC / THCV when present).

### FAQs

**Does it require a Leafly account or API key?**
No. This actor uses Leafly's public consumer API which is freely accessible without authentication.

**How many strains can I get per run?**
The trending mode returns up to 6 featured strains per fetch. Use `bySlug` mode with multiple slugs to retrieve data for more strains — each valid slug resolves to exactly one full strain-detail record.

**Can I filter by effects or terpenes?**
Currently you can filter by strain type, THC content, and rating. The effects and terpenes data is included in every record for your own downstream filtering.

**What extra data does `bySlug` mode return?**
Because it hits Leafly's per-strain detail endpoint, `bySlug` records include flavors, common negative effects, medical symptoms/conditions the strain may help with, grow info (difficulty, yield, height, flowering days, notes), genetic lineage (parent/child strains), total community followers, and user photo count. The `trending` feed doesn't expose this data, so those fields are only present on `bySlug` records.

**What does "trending strains" mean?**
Leafly's API returns its current featured/trending strain playlist — the most popular strains at the moment. This data updates in real time.

**Are dispensary data included?**
No. This actor focuses on strain data. Dispensary search is not available via Leafly's public API.

**What terpenes are included?**
Myrcene, caryophyllene, limonene, linalool, pinene, terpinolene, ocimene, humulene, and more — all with relative abundance scores.

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

What to fetch. 'trending' returns the current featured/trending strains on Leafly. 'bySlug' fetches data for specific strain slugs you provide.

## `strainSlugs` (type: `array`):

List of Leafly strain slugs to look up, e.g. \['blue-dream', 'og-kush', 'gsc']. Each valid slug resolves to one full strain-detail record with additional detail-only fields (flavors, grow info, lineage, medical uses).

## `strainType` (type: `string`):

Only return strains of this type.

## `minThc` (type: `integer`):

Only include strains with at least this THC percentage.

## `maxThc` (type: `integer`):

Only include strains with at most this THC percentage.

## `minRating` (type: `integer`):

Only include strains with at least this average rating (1-5).

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Hard cap on emitted records.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "trending",
  "strainSlugs": [],
  "strainType": "",
  "maxItems": 20
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `strains` (type: `string`):

Dataset containing all scraped cannabis strain 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "mode": "trending",
    "strainSlugs": [],
    "strainType": "",
    "maxItems": 20
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/leafly-strain-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "mode": "trending",
    "strainSlugs": [],
    "strainType": "",
    "maxItems": 20,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("crawlerbros/leafly-strain-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 '{
  "mode": "trending",
  "strainSlugs": [],
  "strainType": "",
  "maxItems": 20
}' |
apify call crawlerbros/leafly-strain-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawlerbros/leafly-strain-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "Leafly Cannabis Strain Scraper",
        "description": "Scrape cannabis strains from Leafly - get trending strains or look up specific strains by slug. Returns THC/CBD content, cannabinoids, terpenes, effects, ratings, and review counts.",
        "version": "1.0",
        "x-build-id": "yvvhQLgU7lJAjEWMZ"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/crawlerbros~leafly-strain-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-crawlerbros-leafly-strain-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": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/crawlerbros~leafly-strain-scraper/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-crawlerbros-leafly-strain-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
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                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
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                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
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                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK",
                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/crawlerbros~leafly-strain-scraper/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-crawlerbros-leafly-strain-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$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",
                "required": [
                    "mode"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "mode": {
                        "title": "Mode",
                        "enum": [
                            "trending",
                            "bySlug"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "What to fetch. 'trending' returns the current featured/trending strains on Leafly. 'bySlug' fetches data for specific strain slugs you provide.",
                        "default": "trending"
                    },
                    "strainSlugs": {
                        "title": "Strain slugs (mode=bySlug)",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "List of Leafly strain slugs to look up, e.g. ['blue-dream', 'og-kush', 'gsc']. Each valid slug resolves to one full strain-detail record with additional detail-only fields (flavors, grow info, lineage, medical uses).",
                        "default": [],
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "strainType": {
                        "title": "Filter by strain type",
                        "enum": [
                            "",
                            "Indica",
                            "Sativa",
                            "Hybrid"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Only return strains of this type.",
                        "default": ""
                    },
                    "minThc": {
                        "title": "Minimum THC %",
                        "minimum": 0,
                        "maximum": 35,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Only include strains with at least this THC percentage."
                    },
                    "maxThc": {
                        "title": "Maximum THC %",
                        "minimum": 0,
                        "maximum": 35,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Only include strains with at most this THC percentage."
                    },
                    "minRating": {
                        "title": "Minimum average rating",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 5,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Only include strains with at least this average rating (1-5)."
                    },
                    "maxItems": {
                        "title": "Max items",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 500,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Hard cap on emitted records.",
                        "default": 20
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                            "id": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "actId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "userId": {
                                "type": "string"
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                            "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": {
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                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
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                                    },
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
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                                    "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
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                                    "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
                                    },
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```