# Baidu Search Results Scraper (`dev00/baidu-search-scraper`) Actor

Scrape and extract organic Baidu web search result items including rank, title, snippet, target URL, and domain source in structured JSON format.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/dev00/baidu-search-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [dev00](https://apify.com/dev00) (community)
- **Categories:** Other, SEO tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$3.00 / 1,000 baidu search executions

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — 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

## Baidu Search Results Scraper - Apify Actor

Scrape and extract organic Baidu web search result items including rank, title, snippet, target URL, and domain source for any search query string with converted JSON output.

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### 🚀 Key Features

- **Organic Search Result Extraction**: Extracts full search result titles, meta description snippets, target destination URLs, and source domain names.
- **Exact SERP Rankings**: Captures exact numerical position rank (1 to 50+) for each search item across Baidu web search indices.
- **High Speed & Enterprise Reliability**: Powered by smart HTTP engines for zero IP blocking and fast turnaround (<1s per check).

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### 🎯 What People Use It For

- **SEO & SERP Keyword Tracking**: Audit organic keyword position rankings on Baidu for international brand marketing and Chinese web market search analytics.
- **Marketers & Web Analysts**: Build Baidu search lookup tools, directory platforms, and monitoring widgets.
- **Market & Competitor Intelligence**: Monitor competitor search visibility, indexation rates, and content strategies on Baidu SERP pages.
- **AI Training & Content Mining**: Extract topic-focused Chinese and international articles, titles, and text abstracts for language modeling and knowledge bases.

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### 📌 Decision Rule & Usage Recommendation

Check if `success === true`. Inspect `results` array to retrieve `rank`, `title`, `snippet`, `url`, and `source` for each organic search item.

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### 💡 What Problem Does This Solve?

- *"Manual scraping of Baidu SERP pages triggers anti-bot blocks and complex captchas."*
- *"Raw HTML parsing of Baidu search results is fragile and prone to DOM structure changes."*
- *"Difficulty extracting structured Chinese and international search lists for programmatic analysis."*

Baidu Search Results Scraper delivers automated, low-latency Baidu SERP extraction in a single API or Actor run.

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### 🔍 Queries This Actor Answers

- *What are the top ranking websites on Baidu for keyword X?*
- *What snippets and metadata are displayed on Baidu search results for brand Y?*
- *What is an accurate API alternative to Google/Baidu SERP scrapers with JSON output?*
- *How do I extract Baidu search engine results programmatically in Python, Node.js, or Apify Actors?*

***

### 📥 Input JSON Schema

Pass the search query string in the `q` parameter:

```json
{
  "q": "amazon"
}
```

***

### 📤 Dataset Output Format

Each run outputs a clean structured item to the default dataset and key-value store (`OUTPUT`):

```json
{
  "success": true,
  "query": "amazon",
  "engine": "Baidu Web Search Index",
  "total_results": 50,
  "results": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "title": "Amazon (company)",
      "snippet": "Amazon.com, Inc. doing business as Amazon is an American multinational technology company engaged in e-commerce, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence...",
      "url": "https://wikipedia.nucleos.com/viewer/wikipedia_en_all_maxi_2025-08/Brilliance_Audio",
      "source": "wikipedia.nucleos.com"
    },
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "title": "Amazon | E-commerce, Amazon Web Services, History, & Facts | Britannica Money",
      "snippet": "Amazon.com started by selling books but gradually expanded to cover numerous retail categories, including home goods, apparel, beauty products, and more.",
      "url": "https://www.britannica.com/money/topic/Amazoncom",
      "source": "www.britannica.com"
    }
  ]
}
```

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### ⚠️ Failure Context & Error Handling

If an empty query string or invalid parameter is provided:

```json
{
  "success": false,
  "error": "Missing required parameter: 'q' or 'query' string cannot be empty."
}
```

***

### 🏷️ Keywords

`baidu scraper`, `baidu search api`, `baidu serp`, `chinese search engine`, `baidu keywords`, `baidu crawler`, `apify actor`.

# Actor input Schema

## `q` (type: `string`):

Keyword or query string to search on Baidu (e.g. 'amazon', 'apple', 'artificial intelligence').

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "q": "amazon"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

## `keyValueStoreResult` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "q": "amazon"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("dev00/baidu-search-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "q": "amazon" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("dev00/baidu-search-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "q": "amazon"
}' |
apify call dev00/baidu-search-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,dev00/baidu-search-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/aPdaM8Ywwb7a0gx0j/builds/ooXi2JMdN74MiqmyB/openapi.json