Quora Search Scraper

Find public Quora questions, answers, profiles, Topics, Spaces, and posts from keywords, topics, brands, or people. The actor can return search cards for discovery and then collect visible details from the pages those cards identify.

What this actor does

• Searches multiple phrases in one run and removes duplicate pages.
• Supports question, answer, profile, Topic, Space, post, author, and search-result records.
• Returns search rank, title, snippet, result type, and the public page URL when Quora shows them.
• Optionally expands visible answers, comments, authors, Topics, media, links, related content, and profile activity.
• Supports unanswered, AI-answer, promotion, upvote, language, date, sort, and per-source filters.

Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
searchQueries	list of text	none	Words or phrases to search on Quora.
directUrls	list of URLs	one public question URL	Public pages to collect directly alongside search results.
usernames	list of text	none	Public Quora usernames to collect.
targets	list of text/URLs	none	Convenient mixed list of search phrases and public URLs.
resultTypes	list	question, answer, profile, topic, space, post, comment, search result	Result families to keep.
scrapeDepth	choice	detail	overview for discovery cards; detail for visible page content.
maxResults	number	50	Maximum root results across the run.
maxResultsPerSource	number	0	Maximum results per query or direct source; 0 uses the actor default.
maxAnswersPerQuestion	number	50	Maximum visible answers per question.
maxCommentsPerAnswer	number	50	Maximum visible comments per answer.
maxPostsPerSource	number	0	Maximum visible standalone posts per source.
maxItemsPerTab	number	0	Maximum items from each selected profile activity 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.
maxAnswerPreviews	number	3	Maximum visible answer previews.
maxGraphEdges	number	5000	Maximum explicit relationships when selected.
minAnswerUpvotes	number	0	Minimum visible upvotes for full answers.
minAnswerPreviewUpvotes	number	0	Minimum visible upvotes for answer previews.
onlyUnanswered	true/false	false	Keep questions shown as unanswered.
includeAnswers	true/false	true	Collect visible full answer rows.
includeComments	true/false	false	Collect visible comments on answers.
topCommentsOnly	true/false	false	Keep only comments marked as top comments.
includeAnswerPreview	true/false	false	Keep answer previews from result cards.
includeMedia	true/false	true	Include visible image and video links.
includeOutboundLinks	true/false	true	Include links visible in the collected 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.
includeProfileActivity	true/false	false	Include visible profile Answers, Questions, and Posts.
includeProfileSensitiveFields	true/false	true	Include public profile fields Quora exposes.
includeSocialLinks	true/false	true	Include public social links shown on profiles.
includeAuthorProfiles	true/false	false	Include public author profile rows.
includeProfileSnapshot	true/false	false	Include a visible profile summary.
includeEntityGraph	true/false	false	Include explicit relationships between 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 content Quora labels as promoted.
excludePromoted	true/false	false	Remove content Quora labels as promoted.
includePromotionEvidence	true/false	true	Keep the visible promotion label or reason.
searchType	choice	all	Search family: all, question, answer, profile, topic, space, post, or author.
searchTimeFilter	choice	all_time	Time window exposed by Quora search.
sortOrder	choice	relevance	Search ordering exposed by Quora.
sortAnswersBy	choice	relevance	Answer ordering exposed by Quora.
commentSortOrder	choice	observed	Comment ordering exposed by Quora.
language	choice	auto	Language/locale for discovery.
reachMode	choice	standard	standard, maximum, or direct public access.
outputFields	list	all available	Optional field selection; usable identity fields are retained.
cookies	list of browser cookies	none	Optional cookies from your own authorized Quora session. Never enter a password.
includeAccessIssues	true/false	false	Add a labelled row when Quora does not make a source available.

Output per record

Each row reflects a value Quora actually showed. Missing values and copies of your search input are omitted.

Identity and text

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

Search and content

• searchType, searchRank, searchTitle, searchSnippet, questionId, questionUrl, questionTitle, questionPublishedAt, questionUpdatedAt, questionLastAnsweredAt, isUnanswered, topics, relatedQuestions
• answerId, answerUrl, answerPostedAt, answerCreatedAt, answerRelativeAge, answerUpdatedAt, answerRank, answerVisibility, answerTextCompleteness, answerAccessOption, isAiAnswer, isTopAnswer, isTruncated
• isPromoted, images, videos, externalLinks, textCompleteness

Authors, counts, and relationships

• authorName, authorUrl, authorId, authorHandle, authorCredentials, authorImageUrl, authorIsVerified, username
• answerCount, followerCount, followingCount, questionCount, postCount, memberCount, contributorCount, viewCount, upvotes, commentsCount, sharesCount, commentReplyCount, reactionCount, totalAnswerViews, totalContentViews, answerToViewRatio, followToAnswerRatio, answersCollected, answersLimitReached
• eventType, changeType, changes, fromUrl, toUrl, relationshipType

Less-common observed fields are kept once under details. No run summary, parser field, proxy field, or cookie field is returned as content.

Examples

Search for several subjects

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

Search only recent questions

{
  "searchQueries": ["community health workers in Kenya"],
  "resultTypes": ["question"],
  "searchType": "question",
  "searchTimeFilter": "past_year",
  "sortOrder": "newest",
  "maxResults": 25
}

Discover and expand answers

{
  "searchQueries": ["料理 留学 奨学金"],
  "resultTypes": ["question", "answer"],
  "scrapeDepth": "detail",
  "includeAnswers": true,
  "maxAnswersPerQuestion": 5
}

Mix search with known pages

{
  "searchQueries": ["street photography in Marseille"],
  "directUrls": ["https://www.quora.com/topic/Urban-Planning"],
  "resultTypes": ["search_result", "topic", "question"],
  "maxResults": 50
}

Example output

{
  "recordType": "question",
  "id": "question:https://www.quora.com/What-is-Python-primarily-used-for",
  "url": "https://www.quora.com/What-is-Python-primarily-used-for",
  "title": "What is Python primarily used for?",
  "searchRank": 1,
  "accessState": "public"
}

Use cases

• SEO research: discover question wording and visible answer competition.
• Content planning: find topics and questions worth answering.
• Market research: compare public discussion across countries and languages.
• Lead discovery: identify public profiles and relevant Topics.
• Knowledge discovery: turn search results into linked Quora content rows.

FAQ

Does this search return every matching Quora page?

No. It returns the public search results Quora serves for each query and does not claim a complete or permanent index.

Do I need cookies?

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

Why did a query return no search rows?

The query may have no public matches, or Quora may have returned a login, challenge, or other access boundary. The actor never fabricates results; enable includeAccessIssues to receive a labelled explanation.

Does maxResults mean exactly that many rows?

No. It is an upper limit across the visible results. Quora may show fewer results or stop exposing more pages.

Are filters applied to every output row?

They apply to the record family they describe. For example, minAnswerUpvotes filters answers, not profile or Topic rows.

Why are some counts missing?

Quora did not display that count for the page or access route. The actor never invents metrics.

Can I get full answer text from search cards?

Use scrapeDepth: "detail" and includeAnswers: true; only text Quora makes visible is returned.

Can this monitor changes over time?

Use Quora Monitor for recurring snapshots and change events.

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 attempts public search and page access without cookies, reports only observed values, and keeps access boundaries separate from real content. Standard, maximum, and direct choices help with different public-access conditions, but no scraper can guarantee a future response from Quora for every query or URL.