TechCrunch News Scraper

Stay ahead of the curve with the latest tech and AI news! This powerful scraper extracts up to 120 articles per run from . This actor uses a pay-per-event pricing model, so you only pay for what you use.

🚀 Why Use This Scraper?

Our scraper specializes in capturing the latest AI breakthroughs, startup innovations, and tech trends that matter most.

📊 What You Get

Extract comprehensive article data including:

• Article titles and full content
• Author information and links
• Publication dates
• Categorized tags (AI, Startups, Security, etc.)
• Direct article links
• Unique article IDs

🎯 Available Categories

Choose from these trending categories:

• AI - Latest artificial intelligence news and breakthroughs
• Latest - Most recent TechCrunch articles
• Startups - Emerging companies and funding news
• Venture - Investment and VC updates
• Security - Cybersecurity developments
• Apple - Apple ecosystem news
• Apps - Mobile and software applications

📈 Output Example

Here's what you can expect from each scraped article:

{
  "id": 3043894,
  "title": "Sam Altman says that bots are making social media feel 'fake'",
  "link": "https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/08/sam-altman-says-that-bots-are-making-social-media-feel-fake/",
  "date": "2025-09-08T15:24:42-07:00",
  "content": "X enthusiast and Reddit shareholder Sam Altman had an epiphany on Monday: Bots have made it impossible to determine whether social media posts are really written by humans...",  
  "author_id": 2703812,
  "author_name": "Julie Bort",
  "author_link": "https://techcrunch.com/author/julie-bort/",
  "category": "AI",
  "terms": [
    "AI",
    "Social", 
    "TC",
    "social media",
    "Reddit",
    "sam altman"
  ]
}

💰 Pricing

This actor uses a pay-per-event pricing model:

• Actor Start: $0.20 per run
• Result: $0.02 per scraped article

Cost Example

For a typical run scraping 50 articles:

• Actor Start: $0.20
• Results (50 articles × $0.02): $1.00
• Total: $1.20

🔧 Input Example

Configure your scraper with these parameters:

{
  "category": "AI",
  "max_posts": 100
}

Parameters:

• category: Choose from Latest, Startups, Venture, Apple, Security, AI, Apps
• max_posts: Maximum number of articles to scrape (default: 100)

⚡ Quick Start

1. Select your category - I recommend starting with "AI" for the hottest content
2. Set max_posts - Choose how many articles you want (up to 120)
3. Run the scraper - Get your articles in minutes
4. Download your data - Export as JSON, CSV, or other formats

Perfect for researchers, content creators, investors, and anyone who needs to stay informed about the rapidly evolving tech landscape!