Kickstarter Advanced Scraper

What does Kickstarter Advanced Scraper do?

Kickstarter Advanced Scraper extracts structured project data from Kickstarter at scale — no proxy required. It uses Kickstarter's own advanced discovery engine to search, filter, and paginate through thousands of campaigns and delivers clean, ready-to-use JSON output directly to your Apify dataset.

Whether you need 50 projects or 50,000, the scraper handles pagination automatically with concurrent workers, rate-limit recovery, and deterministic seeding so you never miss a result or get duplicates.

Try it now on the Apify platform — no code needed.

Why use Kickstarter Advanced Scraper?

• No proxy required — works out of the box without additional proxy costs, unlike other Kickstarter scrapers.
• Advanced filtering built-in — filter by keyword, category (150+ subcategories), project status, location, funding goal, amount pledged, and percentage raised simultaneously.
• Deterministic pagination — a seed parameter locks pagination so repeated runs on the same search return consistent, deduplicated results.
• Concurrent scraping — 5 parallel workers fetch pages simultaneously for fast data collection.
• Production-grade reliability — automatic rate-limit backoff (HTTP 429 handling), graceful abort on platform stop, and per-page error recovery.

Business use cases

• Market research — analyze funding trends across categories to identify gaps and opportunities.
• Competitor intelligence — monitor live campaigns in your niche with scheduled runs.
• Lead generation — build lists of creators, projects, and backers for outreach.
• Investment analysis — filter by funding goal, amount raised, and percentage funded to find high-potential campaigns.
• Academic research — collect large-scale crowdfunding datasets for studies on entrepreneurship and consumer behavior.
• Product validation — gauge public interest in product categories before launching your own campaign.

How to use Kickstarter Advanced Scraper

1. Go to the Kickstarter Advanced Scraper page on Apify and click Try for free.
2. Enter a Search Keyword (e.g., "board games", "3D printer", "indie film").
3. Optionally apply filters: pick a Category, set a Project Status, enter a Location, and choose funding ranges.
4. Set Max Results (default: 100). Set to 0 for unlimited.
5. Click Start and wait for the run to finish.
6. Download your dataset in JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML from the Output tab.

Input

All input fields are configurable from the Apify Console UI or via the API. Only Search Keyword is required.

Field	Type	Description	Default
search_keyword	String	Keyword to search on Kickstarter (e.g. "chess")	(required)
location	String	City or region name — auto-resolved to a Kickstarter location ID	(none)
max_results	Integer	Maximum projects to return. 0 = unlimited	100
state	Select	Filter by project status: All, Live, Successful, Upcoming, Late Pledge	All
category_id	Select	Filter by category/subcategory (150+ options across Art, Tech, Games, etc.)	All
pledged	Select	Filter by total pledged: any, <$1K, $1K–$10K, $10K–$100K, $100K–$1M, >$1M	Any
goal	Select	Filter by funding goal range (same tiers as pledged)	Any
raised	Select	Filter by % of goal raised: any, <75%, 75–100%, >100%	Any
sort	Select	Sort order: Magic, Popularity, Newest, End Date, Most Funded, Most Backed, Near Me	Magic
seed	Integer	Pagination seed for deterministic results across multiple runs	(auto)

Example input (JSON)

{
  "search_keyword": "board games",
  "state": "live",
  "category_id": "344",
  "pledged": "3",
  "goal": "2",
  "raised": "2",
  "sort": "most_funded",
  "max_results": 500
}

This example scrapes live tabletop game campaigns that have raised between $10K–$100K and are 75–100% funded, sorted by most funded — ideal for spotting breakout campaigns before they hit their goal.

Output

Each scraped project is saved as a JSON object in your Apify dataset. You can download the dataset in various formats such as JSON, HTML, CSV, or Excel.

Sample output item

{
  "id": 339473088,
  "photo": {
    "key": "assets/052/962/122/fb44e775152d1c9d7be327a71301c8bd_original.png",
    "full": "https://i.kickstarter.com/assets/052/962/122/fb44e775152d1c9d7be327a71301c8bd_original.png?anim=false&fit=cover&gravity=auto&height=315&origin=ugc&q=92&v=1773589748&width=560&sig=TAhT2%2BrlO%2FXY7ztmcL4RPa6lU71%2FTtE2iZG4xBKCcI0%3D",
    "ed": "https://i.kickstarter.com/assets/052/962/122/fb44e775152d1c9d7be327a71301c8bd_original.png?anim=false&fit=cover&gravity=auto&height=198&origin=ugc&q=92&v=1773589748&width=352&sig=0F81Vk6Lt3XzI%2FAq3%2BYBtEFJegIQQNErwaZ0p30wxF4%3D",
    "med": "https://i.kickstarter.com/assets/052/962/122/fb44e775152d1c9d7be327a71301c8bd_original.png?anim=false&fit=cover&gravity=auto&height=153&origin=ugc&q=92&v=1773589748&width=272&sig=LsFvgJcIBYEt64dX5vSn%2FfzH78ktWzHWxu%2FVV145jfM%3D",
    "little": "https://i.kickstarter.com/assets/052/962/122/fb44e775152d1c9d7be327a71301c8bd_original.png?anim=false&fit=cover&gravity=auto&height=117&origin=ugc&q=92&v=1773589748&width=208&sig=jBGMJ%2BTE3x5FJ1%2FA%2FYdQEueVgVSAR5UMtnz1hcfWshQ%3D",
    "small": "https://i.kickstarter.com/assets/052/962/122/fb44e775152d1c9d7be327a71301c8bd_original.png?anim=false&fit=cover&gravity=auto&height=90&origin=ugc&q=92&v=1773589748&width=160&sig=dVIdhN%2Ffnv6YZ9MCO%2BaZRPN1XPwtlp2nyge1%2Bwc0oJY%3D",
    "thumb": "https://i.kickstarter.com/assets/052/962/122/fb44e775152d1c9d7be327a71301c8bd_original.png?anim=false&fit=cover&gravity=auto&height=27&origin=ugc&q=92&v=1773589748&width=48&sig=WE3YcA%2BQlTRl%2Bvo4BhKeo3UDJy%2B4t2Uu2y74k73ndsc%3D",
    "1024x576": "https://i.kickstarter.com/assets/052/962/122/fb44e775152d1c9d7be327a71301c8bd_original.png?anim=false&fit=cover&gravity=auto&height=576&origin=ugc&q=92&v=1773589748&width=1024&sig=oLPQcibH2r2E9o3zf5YElCcGExe7JsI%2F2QwpM5m%2Br4w%3D",
    "1536x864": "https://i.kickstarter.com/assets/052/962/122/fb44e775152d1c9d7be327a71301c8bd_original.png?anim=false&fit=cover&gravity=auto&height=873&origin=ugc&q=92&v=1773589748&width=1552&sig=3eyhDD0DrpHA7HuQOGoFNBRQkkKN4pwNNmZaL1R%2B%2FMw%3D"
  },
  "name": "The Official Cyberpunk Trading Card Game",
  "blurb": "Build Your Crew. Earn Your Legend.",
  "goal": 100000.0,
  "pledged": 27217127.0,
  "state": "successful",
  "slug": "the-official-cyberpunk-trading-card-game",
  "country": "US",
  "country_displayable_name": "the United States",
  "currency": "USD",
  "currency_symbol": "$",
  "currency_trailing_code": true,
  "deadline": 1776466800,
  "state_changed_at": 1776466800,
  "created_at": 1768439922,
  "launched_at": 1773763202,
  "is_in_post_campaign_pledging_phase": true,
  "staff_pick": true,
  "is_starrable": false,
  "disable_communication": false,
  "backers_count": 48414,
  "static_usd_rate": 1.0,
  "usd_pledged": "27217127.0",
  "converted_pledged_amount": 37933272,
  "fx_rate": 1.39372801,
  "usd_exchange_rate": 1.0,
  "current_currency": "AUD",
  "usd_type": null,
  "creator": {
    "id": 1409909020,
    "name": "WeirdCo",
    "slug": "cyberpunktcg",
    "is_registered": null,
    "is_email_verified": null,
    "chosen_currency": null,
    "is_superbacker": null,
    "has_admin_message_badge": false,
    "partner_badge": null,
    "ppo_has_action": false,
    "backing_action_count": 0,
    "avatar": {
      "thumb": "https://i.kickstarter.com/assets/052/355/008/b884e8954172554fa5433510a6f6f326_original.png?anim=false&fit=cover&height=40&origin=ugc&q=92&v=1769447566&width=40&sig=7sAO6FWujWFqwfkbf%2FW2ytaC%2FNuvqg2rSZj69HcZcsU%3D",
      "small": "https://i.kickstarter.com/assets/052/355/008/b884e8954172554fa5433510a6f6f326_original.png?anim=false&fit=cover&height=80&origin=ugc&q=92&v=1769447566&width=80&sig=GPzu%2FzeKG5XEAO75oOq5ZYRnIZgX%2BcwwDwqaCHUJzDU%3D",
      "medium": "https://i.kickstarter.com/assets/052/355/008/b884e8954172554fa5433510a6f6f326_original.png?anim=false&fit=cover&height=160&origin=ugc&q=92&v=1769447566&width=160&sig=WNJmb0FaWm12iaiq6D0mbz6mbbzL52JjXV2%2FqbWIs8I%3D"
    },
    "urls": {
      "web": {
        "user": "https://www.kickstarter.com/profile/cyberpunktcg"
      },
      "api": {
        "user": "https://api.kickstarter.com/v1/users/1409909020?signature=1776645157.900154d5d97f9fa53cf9f3ca350b0f7c4736d288"
      }
    }
  },
  "location": {
    "id": 2490383,
    "name": "Seattle",
    "slug": "seattle-wa",
    "short_name": "Seattle, WA",
    "displayable_name": "Seattle, WA",
    "localized_name": "Seattle",
    "country": "US",
    "state": "WA",
    "type": "Town",
    "is_root": false,
    "expanded_country": "United States",
    "urls": {
      "web": {
        "discover": "https://www.kickstarter.com/discover/places/seattle-wa",
        "location": "https://www.kickstarter.com/locations/seattle-wa"
      },
      "api": {
        "nearby_projects": "https://api.kickstarter.com/v1/discover?signature=1776633695.ddf9aeecb832bff87c740452194f97c679bdcd08&woe_id=2490383"
      }
    }
  },
  "category": {
    "id": 34,
    "name": "Tabletop Games",
    "analytics_name": "Tabletop Games",
    "slug": "games/tabletop games",
    "position": 6,
    "parent_id": 12,
    "parent_name": "Games",
    "color": 51627,
    "urls": {
      "web": {
        "discover": "http://www.kickstarter.com/discover/categories/games/tabletop%20games"
      }
    }
  },
  "video": {
    "id": 1420498,
    "status": "successful",
    "hls": "https://v2.kickstarter.com/1776555701-P2sKCSlnt%2Bwn5%2FHKpw2xTWgv4FcKUgifJ%2F1PfDz8%2BFQ%3D/projects/5275028/video-1420498-hls_playlist.m3u8",
    "hls_type": "application/x-mpegURL",
    "high": "https://v2.kickstarter.com/1776555701-P2sKCSlnt%2Bwn5%2FHKpw2xTWgv4FcKUgifJ%2F1PfDz8%2BFQ%3D/projects/5275028/video-1420498-h264_high.mp4",
    "high_type": "video/mp4; codecs=\"avc1.64001E, mp4a.40.2\"",
    "base": "https://v2.kickstarter.com/1776555701-P2sKCSlnt%2Bwn5%2FHKpw2xTWgv4FcKUgifJ%2F1PfDz8%2BFQ%3D/projects/5275028/video-1420498-h264_base.mp4",
    "base_type": "video/mp4; codecs=\"avc1.42E01E, mp4a.40.2\"",
    "tracks": "[]",
    "width": 1280,
    "height": 720,
    "frame": "https://d15chbti7ht62o.cloudfront.net/projects/5275028/video-1420498-h264_720.jpg?2026"
  },
  "profile": {
    "id": 5314504,
    "project_id": 5314504,
    "state": "inactive",
    "state_changed_at": 1768439922,
    "name": "The Official Cyberpunk Trading Card Game",
    "blurb": null,
    "background_color": null,
    "text_color": null,
    "link_background_color": null,
    "link_text_color": null,
    "link_text": null,
    "link_url": null,
    "show_feature_image": false,
    "background_image_opacity": 0.8,
    "should_show_feature_image_section": true,
    "feature_image_attributes": {
      "image_urls": {
        "default": "https://i.kickstarter.com/assets/052/962/122/fb44e775152d1c9d7be327a71301c8bd_original.png?anim=false&fit=cover&gravity=auto&height=873&origin=ugc&q=92&v=1773589748&width=1552&sig=3eyhDD0DrpHA7HuQOGoFNBRQkkKN4pwNNmZaL1R%2B%2FMw%3D",
        "baseball_card": "https://i.kickstarter.com/assets/052/962/122/fb44e775152d1c9d7be327a71301c8bd_original.png?anim=false&fit=cover&gravity=auto&height=315&origin=ugc&q=92&v=1773589748&width=560&sig=TAhT2%2BrlO%2FXY7ztmcL4RPa6lU71%2FTtE2iZG4xBKCcI0%3D"
      }
    }
  },
  "spotlight": true,
  "urls": {
    "web": {
      "project": "https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cyberpunktcg/the-official-cyberpunk-trading-card-game",
      "rewards": "https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cyberpunktcg/the-official-cyberpunk-trading-card-game/rewards"
    }
  },
  "percent_funded": 27217.127,
  "is_liked": false,
  "is_disliked": false,
  "is_launched": true,
  "prelaunch_activated": true,
  "extraction_date": "04/19/2026",
  "extraction_datetime": "2026-04-19T00:33:54.635742+00:00"
}

Data table

Field	Format	Description
id	Integer	Unique Kickstarter project ID
name	String	Project title
blurb	String	Short project description
state	String	Project status: live, successful, failed, canceled, submitted
slug	String	URL slug (use to build project URL)
goal	Number	Funding goal in local currency
pledged	Number	Total amount pledged in local currency
usd_pledged	String	Total pledged converted to USD
converted_pledged_amount	Integer	Pledged amount converted to the viewer's current currency
percent_funded	Number	Percentage of goal funded
backers_count	Integer	Number of backers
currency	String	ISO currency code of the project (e.g. USD, GBP)
currency_symbol	String	Currency symbol (e.g. $, £)
currency_trailing_code	Boolean	Whether the currency code appears after the amount
current_currency	String	Viewer's current display currency
static_usd_rate	Number	Exchange rate from project currency to USD at time of launch
fx_rate	Number	Current exchange rate from project currency to viewer's currency
usd_exchange_rate	Number	Exchange rate used for USD conversion
usd_type	String	USD pricing type (e.g. international); null for US projects
deadline	Timestamp	Campaign end date (Unix timestamp)
launched_at	Timestamp	Campaign launch date (Unix timestamp)
created_at	Timestamp	Project creation date (Unix timestamp)
state_changed_at	Timestamp	Date when the project state last changed (Unix timestamp)
staff_pick	Boolean	Whether Kickstarter staff picked this project
spotlight	Boolean	Whether the project is featured in Kickstarter Spotlight
is_starrable	Boolean	Whether the current user can star/follow this project
is_launched	Boolean	Whether the project has been publicly launched
is_liked	Boolean	Whether the current user has liked this project
is_disliked	Boolean	Whether the current user has disliked this project
is_in_post_campaign_pledging_phase	Boolean	Whether the project is in a late-pledge phase
prelaunch_activated	Boolean	Whether the project is in pre-launch mode
disable_communication	Boolean	Whether backer messaging is disabled for this project
country	String	ISO country code of the creator
country_displayable_name	String	Human-readable country name (e.g. the United States)
creator	Object	Creator ID, name, slug, avatar, and profile URLs
location	Object	Project location — name, country, state, type, and Kickstarter woe_id
category	Object	Category name, slug, ID, parent ID, and parent name
photo	Object	Project image URLs in multiple resolutions (thumb, small, med, ed, full, 1024×576, 1536×864)
video	Object	Video URLs (HLS stream, high/base MP4, frame thumbnail) and dimensions — null if no video
profile	Object	Project profile page settings (background color, feature image, display flags)
urls	Object	Web URLs for the project page and rewards page
extraction_date	String	Date the record was scraped (MM/DD/YYYY)
extraction_datetime	String	Full ISO 8601 datetime the record was scraped

Pricing and cost estimation

Kickstarter Advanced Scraper uses pay-per-event pricing — you only pay for the projects you actually scrape, with no monthly subscription.

Volume	Cost
100 projects	$0.40
1,000 projects	$3.99
5,000 projects	$19.95
10,000 projects	$39.90

$3.99 per 1,000 projects scraped. No idle charges, no minimum commitment — run it once or a thousand times.

Unlike other Kickstarter scrapers, no proxy subscription is required, which saves you $10–$30/month in additional costs.

Tips and advanced options

Maximize speed

• Leave Max Results at the default (100) for quick research runs.
• For large exports (10,000+), set Sort Order to newest or most_funded to get the most relevant items first.

Avoid duplicates across runs

• Set the Pagination Seed to the same integer value across multiple runs searching the same keyword. This locks Kickstarter's pagination so page 2 of run A and page 2 of run B return the same results.
• Leave the seed blank on first run — the scraper logs the seed used so you can copy it into subsequent runs.

Combine filters for precision

Kickstarter's advanced engine supports all filters simultaneously. For example:

• state=live + category_id=344 (Tabletop Games) + raised=2 (75–100% funded) = live tabletop campaigns close to their goal
• state=successful + pledged=4 (>$1M) + sort=most_backed = blockbuster campaigns sorted by backer count

Schedule recurring runs

Use Apify's built-in Scheduler to run the scraper daily or weekly and track how campaigns evolve over time. Combine with Apify integrations to push data to Google Sheets, Slack, or a database automatically.

FAQ, disclaimers, and support

Is scraping Kickstarter legal?

Web scraping publicly available data is generally legal in most jurisdictions. This scraper only accesses publicly visible project pages that any visitor can see without logging in. Always review Kickstarter's Terms of Service and your local laws before use. Never use scraped data to process personal information without a lawful basis.

Does this scraper require proxies?

No. Kickstarter Advanced Scraper works without any proxy configuration — saving you significant cost compared to alternatives that require Apify Proxy or external proxy subscriptions.

Why am I getting fewer results than expected?

Kickstarter's search index may return fewer projects than the total hit count for highly specific filter combinations. Try relaxing one or two filters (e.g., remove the pledged range) to broaden results.

Can I scrape project detail pages (rewards, full descriptions, updates)?

The current version scrapes search result data, which includes all fields embedded in Kickstarter's discovery engine. Full project detail page scraping (reward tiers, updates, comments) is on the roadmap — open a request in the Issues tab or contact us for a custom solution.

I need custom features or a dedicated scraper

For enterprise use cases, custom output formats, or additional data sources, open an issue in the Issues tab on Apify Store or reach out directly via the platform.