Quora Scraper

Scrape public Quora questions, answers, profiles, Topics, Spaces, posts, comments, and visible relationships from URLs, usernames, or search phrases. Choose overview or detailed results, add visible answers and related content, and receive readable rows with the values Quora actually displays.

What this actor does

• Collects several public Quora record types in one run.
• Accepts known page URLs, public usernames, search phrases, or a mixture of all three.
• Expands visible answers, comments, profile activity, Topic/Space context, media, links, and related content when selected.
• Supports answer filters, unanswered questions, AI-answer labels, promotion labels, language, sorting, and per-source limits.
• Keeps common values at the top level and puts less-common observed values under details.

Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
directUrls	list of URLs	one public question URL	Public Quora question, answer, profile, Topic, Space, or post pages to collect.
searchQueries	list of text	none	Words or phrases to discover matching Quora pages.
targets	list of text/URLs	none	Convenient mixed list of public URLs and search phrases.
usernames	list of text	none	Public Quora usernames to collect.
resultTypes	list	question, answer, profile, topic, space, post, comment, search result	Record types to keep.
scrapeDepth	choice	detail	overview for cards and parent information; detail for visible child content.
maxResults	number	50	Maximum root records.
maxResultsPerSource	number	0	Maximum root records from each source; 0 uses the actor default.
maxAnswersPerQuestion	number	50	Maximum visible answers per question.
maxCommentsPerAnswer	number	50	Maximum visible comments per answer.
maxCommentDepth	number	20	Maximum visible reply depth.
maxPostsPerSource	number	0	Maximum visible standalone posts from each source.
maxItemsPerTab	number	0	Maximum items from each selected profile Answers, Questions, or Posts tab.
maxProfileActivityItems	number	50	Maximum profile activity items.
maxAuthors	number	1000	Maximum distinct public authors to include.
maxRelatedQuestions	number	0	Maximum related questions per source.
maxRelatedTopics	number	50	Maximum related Topics per source.
maxRelatedContent	number	20	Maximum related content items per source.
maxTopicQuestions	number	50	Maximum questions linked from a Topic.
maxTopicPosts	number	50	Maximum posts linked from a Topic.
maxAnswerPreviews	number	3	Maximum answer previews.
maxCommentsPerPost	number	50	Maximum visible comments on a post.
maxPostAuthorContextItems	number	10	Maximum public context items for a post author.
maxGraphEdges	number	5000	Maximum explicit relationships.
minAnswerUpvotes	number	0	Keep answers with at least this visible upvote count.
minAnswerPreviewUpvotes	number	0	Keep previews with at least this visible upvote count.
onlyUnanswered	true/false	false	Keep only questions shown as unanswered.
includeAnswers	true/false	true	Include visible answer rows and answer details.
includeComments	true/false	false	Include visible answer comments.
includePostComments	true/false	false	Include visible post comments.
topCommentsOnly	true/false	false	Keep only comments Quora presents as top comments.
includeAnswerPreview	true/false	false	Include visible answer previews from cards.
includeMedia	true/false	true	Include visible image and video links.
includeOutboundLinks	true/false	true	Include links visible in Quora content.
includeRelatedQuestions	true/false	true	Include related question cards.
includeRelatedTopics	true/false	true	Include related Topic links.
includeRelatedContent	true/false	false	Include related content cards.
includeQuestionTopics	true/false	true	Include Topics attached to questions.
includeQuestionDetails	true/false	true	Include visible question counts and dates.
includeSpaceSettings	true/false	false	Include visible Space settings.
includeEngagementBreakdown	true/false	false	Include visible reaction and engagement breakdowns.
includePostAuthorContext	true/false	false	Include visible public context about post authors.
includeProfileActivity	true/false	false	Include visible profile Answers, Questions, and Posts.
includeProfileSnapshot	true/false	false	Include a visible profile summary.
includeProfileSensitiveFields	true/false	true	Include public profile fields that Quora exposes. Private data is never guessed.
includeSocialLinks	true/false	true	Include public social links shown on profiles.
includeAuthorProfiles	true/false	false	Include public author profile rows.
includeTopicQuestions	true/false	true	Include questions listed on Topic pages.
includeTopicPosts	true/false	false	Include posts listed on Topic pages.
includeEntityGraph	true/false	false	Include explicit relationships between collected entities.
profileActivityTypes	list	answer, question, post	Profile activity types to collect.
filterAiAnswers	choice	include	include, only, or exclude visible AI-answer labels.
includePromoted	true/false	true	Allow promoted content when Quora labels it.
excludePromoted	true/false	false	Remove content Quora labels as promoted.
includePromotionEvidence	true/false	true	Preserve the visible reason or label for promotion.
searchType	choice	all	Search result family: all results, questions, answers, profiles, Topics, Spaces, or posts.
searchTimeFilter	choice	all_time	Search time window exposed by Quora.
sortOrder	choice	relevance	Search ordering exposed by Quora.
sortAnswersBy	choice	relevance	Answer ordering: relevance, newest, oldest, or upvotes when available.
commentSortOrder	choice	observed	Comment ordering exposed by Quora.
language	choice	auto	Language/locale used for public page discovery.
reachMode	choice	standard	standard, maximum, or direct public access mode.
outputFields	list	all available	Optional field selection; identity and type fields remain available for usable rows.
cookies	list of browser cookies	none	Optional cookies from your own authorized Quora session. Never enter a password.
includeAccessIssues	true/false	false	Add a clearly labelled row when Quora does not make a source available.

All numeric limits accept a bounded range shown in the input form. Empty optional expansions are omitted rather than returned as empty arrays.

Output per record

Values appear only when Quora supplies them. The actor never fabricates values: empty values, guesses, private data, and copies of your input are omitted.

Identity and text

• recordType, id, url, title, text, collectedAt, accessState, details
• questionText, answerText, postText, commentText, profileBio, authorBio, topicDescription, spaceDescription, resultSnippet, resultSource

Questions, answers, and comments

• questionId, questionUrl, questionTitle, questionPublishedAt, questionUpdatedAt, questionLastAnsweredAt, isUnanswered, topics, relatedQuestions
• answerId, answerUrl, answerPostedAt, answerCreatedAt, answerUpdatedAt, answerRank, answerVisibility, answerTextCompleteness, answerAccessOption, isAiAnswer, isTopAnswer, isTruncated
• commentText, commentReplyCount, commentsCount

Authors and profiles

• authorName, authorUrl, authorId, authorHandle, authorCredentials, authorImageUrl, authorIsVerified, username, profileBio, authorBio

Counts and visible engagement

• answerCount, followerCount, followingCount, questionCount, postCount, memberCount, contributorCount, viewCount, upvotes, commentsCount, sharesCount, reactionCount, totalAnswerViews, totalContentViews, answerToViewRatio, followToAnswerRatio, answersCollected, answersLimitReached

Search, media, and monitoring-compatible fields

• answerRelativeAge, searchType, searchRank, searchTitle, searchSnippet, isPromoted, images, videos, externalLinks, textCompleteness, eventType, changeType, changes, fromUrl, toUrl, relationshipType

The full dataset retains every non-empty documented field above. Less-common values are grouped once under details; no run summary or parser field is emitted as content.

Examples

Known question with visible answers

{
  "directUrls": ["https://www.quora.com/What-is-Python-primarily-used-for"],
  "resultTypes": ["question", "answer"],
  "scrapeDepth": "detail",
  "maxAnswersPerQuestion": 10
}

Search several subjects

{
  "searchQueries": ["renewable energy cooperatives", "urban planning in Portugal"],
  "resultTypes": ["question", "answer"],
  "maxResults": 50,
  "includeAnswers": true
}

Public profile activity

{
  "usernames": ["Manya-Agarwal"],
  "resultTypes": ["profile", "answer", "question", "post"],
  "includeProfileActivity": true,
  "maxProfileActivityItems": 100
}

Space and relationship context

{
  "directUrls": ["https://www.quora.com/q/Pakistan"],
  "resultTypes": ["space", "question", "post", "relationship"],
  "includeSpaceSettings": true,
  "includeEntityGraph": true,
  "maxGraphEdges": 100
}

Use cases

• Content research: find public questions and compare visible answers.
• SEO planning: discover search result wording, Topics, and related questions.
• Market research: collect public discussion about a product, country, or industry.
• Author research: organize public profile and activity records.
• Knowledge graphs: connect questions, answers, authors, Topics, Spaces, and posts.

FAQ

What data source does this actor use?

The public Quora website and the public page data that Quora makes available to the run. This actor is not affiliated with Quora.

Do I need cookies?

No. Cookies are optional and can help with content available to your own authorized session. They cannot unlock private, removed, or Quora+ content.

Why is a field missing?

Quora did not display that value for the page or access route used. Missing values are omitted instead of guessed.

Does maxAnswersPerQuestion guarantee that many answers?

No. It is your upper limit. The actor returns the visible answers Quora provides before the source or access boundary is reached.

Why did I receive an access issue?

Quora may have returned a login wall, challenge, removed page, private page, or another boundary. The actor keeps that separate from real content.

Can I scrape every Quora answer or comment?

Only the content Quora makes available to the run can be collected. Server limits, virtualized feeds, deleted content, and gated text can prevent completeness.

Are output URLs public?

They are the URLs observed on Quora. Page access remains subject to Quora’s current public-access rules.

Can I use this for scheduled jobs?

Yes. For recurring change detection, use Quora Monitor, which is designed for watched pages and feeds.

Quora actor catalog

• Quora Scraper — collect known public URLs, usernames, and mixed Quora content.
• Quora Search Scraper — discover public Quora content from keywords and enrich matching pages.
• Quora Dataset Builder — build deduplicated content rows and explicit relationships.
• Quora Monitor — compare watched pages, Spaces, and feeds across runs.

Access notes

The actor tries public pages without cookies and reports only values observed on the page. Standard, maximum, and direct access choices help with different public-access conditions, but no scraper can guarantee a future response from Quora for every URL.