# SpaceFlight News Scraper (`crawlerbros/spaceflight-news-scraper`) Actor Scrape spaceflight articles, blogs, and reports from 30+ news sites via the public SpaceFlight News API. No auth required. - **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/spaceflight-news-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community) - **Categories:** News, Automation, Integrations - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN 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 ## SpaceFlight News Scraper Scrape **SpaceFlight News** — aggregated articles, blog posts, and official reports from 30+ aerospace news sites including NASA, SpaceX, ESA, NASASpaceFlight, SpaceNews, and more. Powered by the public SpaceFlight News API v4. Zero authentication required. ### What you can scrape - **News articles** — Breaking news from 30+ space publications - **Blog posts** — Technical blog posts from agencies and companies - **Official reports** — Reports from NASA, ESA, and other organizations - **Search all** — Cross-type search across articles, blogs, and reports simultaneously ### Output fields | Field | Description | |---|---| | `itemId` | Unique article identifier | | `title` | Article headline | | `url` | Direct link to full article | | `imageUrl` | Featured image URL | | `newsSite` | Publication name (e.g. SpaceNews, NASA) | | `summary` | Article summary/excerpt | | `publishedAt` | Publication date (ISO 8601) | | `updatedAt` | Last update date (ISO 8601) | | `authors` | List of author names | | `featured` | Whether article is featured/highlighted | | `launchIds` | Related launch mission IDs | | `eventIds` | Related space event IDs | | `contentType` | `article`, `blog`, or `report` | | `scrapedAt` | Scrape timestamp (ISO 8601) | | `recordType` | Always `"news_item"` | ### Input options | Field | Type | Description | |---|---|---| | `mode` | select | `articles`, `blogs`, `reports`, `search` | | `searchQuery` | string | Keyword search (e.g. "SpaceX Falcon 9") | | `newsSite` | string | Filter by publication name | | `featuredOnly` | boolean | Only featured articles | | `orderBy` | select | Sort order (newest, oldest, updated, title) | | `maxItems` | integer | Max records (1–1000) | ### Example use cases 1. **Space news monitoring** — Latest spaceflight news from all major outlets 2. **Mission tracking** — Articles linked to specific launch missions 3. **Agency coverage** — All NASA press releases and blog posts 4. **Research** — Historical spaceflight reporting by keyword ### FAQ **Does this require an API key?** No. The SpaceFlight News API is fully public with no registration. **How many news sites are covered?** 30+ publications including NASA, SpaceX official blog, ESA, NASASpaceFlight, SpaceNews, The Planetary Society, and more. **Can I search across all content types at once?** Yes — use `mode=search` to query articles, blogs, and reports simultaneously. **How current is the data?** The API is updated in near-real-time as new articles are published. # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): What content type to fetch. ## `searchQuery` (type: `string`): Keyword search across title, summary, and content. ## `newsSite` (type: `string`): Filter results to a specific publication (e.g. 'NASA', 'SpaceNews', 'NASASpaceFlight'). ## `featuredOnly` (type: `boolean`): Return only editor-featured articles. ## `orderBy` (type: `string`): How to sort results. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Hard cap on emitted records. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "articles", "searchQuery": "SpaceX launch", "featuredOnly": false, "orderBy": "-published_at", "maxItems": 50 } ```` # Actor output Schema ## `news` (type: `string`): Dataset containing all scraped news 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "mode": "articles", "searchQuery": "SpaceX launch", "featuredOnly": false, "orderBy": "-published_at", "maxItems": 50 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/spaceflight-news-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": "articles", "searchQuery": "SpaceX launch", "featuredOnly": False, "orderBy": "-published_at", "maxItems": 50, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("crawlerbros/spaceflight-news-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": "articles", "searchQuery": "SpaceX launch", "featuredOnly": false, "orderBy": "-published_at", "maxItems": 50 }' | apify call crawlerbros/spaceflight-news-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawlerbros/spaceflight-news-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "SpaceFlight News Scraper", "description": "Scrape spaceflight articles, blogs, and reports from 30+ news sites via the public SpaceFlight News API. No auth required.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "4ytaayr0momXINak1" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/crawlerbros~spaceflight-news-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-crawlerbros-spaceflight-news-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~spaceflight-news-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-crawlerbros-spaceflight-news-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an 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"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": [ "articles", "blogs", "reports", "search" ], "type": "string", "description": "What content type to fetch.", "default": "articles" }, "searchQuery": { "title": "Search query", "type": "string", "description": "Keyword search across title, summary, and content." }, "newsSite": { "title": "Filter by news site", "type": "string", "description": "Filter results to a specific publication (e.g. 'NASA', 'SpaceNews', 'NASASpaceFlight')." }, "featuredOnly": { "title": "Featured articles only", "type": "boolean", "description": "Return only editor-featured articles.", "default": false }, "orderBy": { "title": "Sort order", "enum": [ "-published_at", "published_at", "-updated_at", 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