# Postman API Network Scraper (`crawlerbros/postman-api-network-scraper`) Actor Scrape the Postman Public API Network - search public collections, workspaces, and API publishers, browse by curated category, or list everything published by a given publisher. No auth, no proxy required. - **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/postman-api-network-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community) - **Categories:** Developer tools, Automation, 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? 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 ## Postman API Network Scraper Scrape the [Postman Public API Network](https://www.postman.com/explore) — the directory of publicly shared Postman collections, workspaces, and API publishers (Stripe, PayPal, Twilio, and thousands more). Search by keyword, browse by curated category, or list everything a given publisher has shared. No auth, no proxy, no cookies required. ### What this actor does - **Three modes:** `search`, `byCategory`, `byPublisher` - **Search** across collections, workspaces, and publisher profiles by free-text query - **Sort search results** by relevance, most-viewed, or recently-updated - **Browse** any of the 12 curated Postman API Network categories (Payments, AI, DevOps, etc.) - **List** every public collection and workspace published by a given team/publisher handle - **Fork / view / watch counts** and endpoint counts on every collection - **Empty fields are omitted** ### Output per item - `itemType` — `collection`, `workspace`, or `publisher` - `name`, `summary`, `description` - `categories[]` - `publisherName`, `publisherHandle`, `publisherVerified`, `publisherLogo` - `endpointCount` — number of API requests in the collection (`mode=search` only) - `forkCount`, `viewCount`, `watchCount` - `forkCountLast30Days`, `viewCountLast30Days`, `watchCountLast30Days` — trailing-30-day engagement (`byCategory`/`byPublisher` modes only) - `collectionCount`, `workspaceCount`, `apiCount` — child-entity counts on workspace/publisher records (`mode=search` only) - `workspaceName` (`mode=search` only), `workspaceSlug` - `tags[]` - `updatedAt`, `createdAt` - `sourceUrl` — canonical postman.com detail page - `recordType: "postmanApiNetworkItem"`, `scrapedAt` ### Input | Field | Type | Default | Description | |---|---|---|---| | `mode` | string | `search` | `search` / `byCategory` / `byPublisher` | | `searchQuery` | string | `stripe` | Free-text query (mode=search) | | `contentType` | string | `all` | Restrict search to `collection` / `workspace` / `publisher` | | `sortBy` | string | `relevance` | `relevance` / `mostViewed` / `recentlyUpdated` (mode=search only) | | `category` | string | `payments` | Curated category slug (mode=byCategory) | | `publisherHandle` | string | – | Publisher/team handle, e.g. `apilayer` (mode=byPublisher) | | `minForkCount` | int | – | Drop items with fewer forks than this. Only applies to `collection`/`workspace` items — `publisher` items (teams) have no fork count on Postman's platform and always pass this filter | | `maxItems` | int | `30` | Hard cap (1–500) | #### Example: search for weather APIs ```json { "mode": "search", "searchQuery": "weather", "contentType": "collection", "maxItems": 50 } ```` #### Example: browse the Payments category ```json { "mode": "byCategory", "category": "payments", "maxItems": 50 } ``` #### Example: everything APILayer has published ```json { "mode": "byPublisher", "publisherHandle": "apilayer", "maxItems": 100 } ``` ### Use cases - **API discovery** — find ready-to-fork Postman collections for a third-party API before writing an SDK - **Competitive intelligence** — track how many collections/forks/views a competitor's API workspace has - **Developer relations** — audit what your organization has published to the API Network and how it's trending - **Category research** — see which providers dominate a vertical (Payments, AI, Travel, etc.) - **Documentation aggregation** — bulk-collect collection descriptions and endpoint counts for a market map ### FAQ **What's the Postman API Network?** A public directory where teams publish Postman collections/workspaces so other developers can fork them and start calling an API immediately. See [postman.com/explore](https://www.postman.com/explore). **Do I need a Postman account or API key?** No. All data comes from Postman's own public, unauthenticated JSON endpoints — the same ones the postman.com website itself calls. **What's the difference between a collection, a workspace, and a publisher?** A *collection* is a set of API requests (the "endpoints"). A *workspace* is a container that groups one or more collections plus docs/environments. A *publisher* is the team/organization account that owns them. **Why do some items have no `endpointCount`?** Request counts are only returned by `mode=search`'s collection results; the category/publisher listing endpoints don't include them. `mode=search`'s workspace and publisher-profile results instead expose `collectionCount`/`workspaceCount`/`apiCount`. **How do I find a publisher's handle?** It's the first path segment of their postman.com URL — e.g. `postman.com/apilayer` → handle `apilayer`. You can also discover handles from the `publisherHandle` field of `search` or `byCategory` results. **How fresh is the data?** Real-time — every mode reads directly from Postman's live API, the same data the website shows. # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): What to fetch. ## `searchQuery` (type: `string`): Free-text query (mode=search). Matches API/collection names, descriptions and publisher names. ## `contentType` (type: `string`): Restrict search results to one entity type. ## `sortBy` (type: `string`): Ordering applied to search results. `Relevance` is Postman's own default ranking; `Most viewed`/`Recently updated` are genuine server-side sorts (live-verified). Not applicable to byCategory/byPublisher — those endpoints don't accept a sort parameter. ## `category` (type: `string`): Curated Postman API Network category to browse. ## `publisherHandle` (type: `string`): Postman publisher/team handle as it appears in the URL, e.g. `apilayer` for postman.com/apilayer. ## `minForkCount` (type: `integer`): Drop items with fewer forks than this. Only applies to collection/workspace items — publisher (team) items have no fork count on Postman's platform and always pass this filter. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Hard cap on emitted records. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "search", "searchQuery": "stripe", "contentType": "all", "sortBy": "relevance", "category": "payments", "publisherHandle": "apilayer", "maxItems": 30 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `items` (type: `string`): Dataset containing all scraped Postman API Network items. # 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 = { "mode": "search", "searchQuery": "stripe", "contentType": "all", "sortBy": "relevance", "category": "payments", "publisherHandle": "apilayer", "maxItems": 30 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/postman-api-network-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 = { "mode": "search", "searchQuery": "stripe", "contentType": "all", "sortBy": "relevance", "category": "payments", "publisherHandle": "apilayer", "maxItems": 30, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("crawlerbros/postman-api-network-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": "search", "searchQuery": "stripe", "contentType": "all", "sortBy": "relevance", "category": "payments", "publisherHandle": "apilayer", "maxItems": 30 }' | apify call crawlerbros/postman-api-network-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawlerbros/postman-api-network-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Postman API Network Scraper", "description": "Scrape the Postman Public API Network - search public collections, workspaces, and API publishers, browse by curated category, or list everything published by a given publisher. No auth, no proxy required.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "XgxjgwCO7tzIuQn3Q" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/crawlerbros~postman-api-network-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-crawlerbros-postman-api-network-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~postman-api-network-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-crawlerbros-postman-api-network-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~postman-api-network-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-crawlerbros-postman-api-network-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": [ "search", "byCategory", "byPublisher" ], "type": "string", "description": "What to fetch.", "default": "search" }, "searchQuery": { "title": "Search query", "type": "string", "description": "Free-text query (mode=search). Matches API/collection names, descriptions and publisher names.", "default": "stripe" }, "contentType": { "title": "Content type (mode=search)", "enum": [ "all", "collection", "workspace", "publisher" ], "type": "string", "description": "Restrict search results to one entity type.", "default": "all" }, "sortBy": { "title": "Sort by (mode=search)", "enum": [ "relevance", "mostViewed", "recentlyUpdated" ], "type": "string", "description": "Ordering applied to search results. `Relevance` is Postman's own default ranking; `Most viewed`/`Recently updated` are genuine server-side sorts (live-verified). Not applicable to byCategory/byPublisher — those endpoints don't accept a sort parameter.", "default": "relevance" }, "category": { "title": "Category (mode=byCategory)", "enum": [ "artificial-intelligence", "communication", "data-analytics", "developer-productivity", "devops", "financial-services", "payments", "app-security", "database-apis", "travel-apis", "e-signature-apis", "e-commerce-apis" ], "type": "string", "description": "Curated Postman API Network category to browse.", "default": "payments" }, "publisherHandle": { "title": "Publisher handle (mode=byPublisher)", "type": "string", "description": "Postman publisher/team handle as it appears in the URL, e.g. `apilayer` for postman.com/apilayer." }, "minForkCount": { "title": "Min fork count", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 10000000, "type": "integer", "description": "Drop items with fewer forks than this. Only applies to collection/workspace items — publisher (team) items have no fork count on Postman's platform and always pass this filter." }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max items", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 500, "type": "integer", "description": "Hard cap on emitted records.", "default": 30 } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```