Wattpad Story Scraper

Scrape complete stories from Wattpad with all chapters. Extract any public story and download it in Markdown, Plain Text, or JSON format.

Features

• Full Story Extraction - Scrapes all chapters from beginning to end
• Multi-Page Support - Automatically handles chapters that span multiple pages
• Multiple Output Formats - Choose Markdown, Plain Text, JSON, or Word Document (.docx)
• Professional Word Documents - Formatted with title page, table of contents, and styled chapters
• Story Metadata - Includes title, author, description, and chapter count
• Selective Scraping - Option to scrape specific chapters only
• Rate Limiting - Configurable delays to avoid being blocked

How to Use

1. Get the Story URL - Copy the Wattpad story URL (e.g., https://www.wattpad.com/story/299520008-the-war-general)
2. Paste the URL - Enter it in the "Story URL" field
3. Choose Output Format - Select Markdown, Plain Text, or JSON
4. Run the Actor - Click "Start" and wait for completion
5. Download Results - Get your scraped story from the Dataset or Key-Value Store

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
storyUrl	String	Yes	The Wattpad story URL to scrape
outputFormat	String	No	Output format: markdown, text, or json (default: markdown)
delayBetweenRequests	Integer	No	Delay in ms between requests (default: 2000)
includeMetadata	Boolean	No	Include story metadata in output (default: true)
specificChapters	String	No	Specific chapters to scrape (e.g., "1,2,5-10")

Example Input

{
  "storyUrl": "https://www.wattpad.com/story/299520008-the-war-general",
  "outputFormat": "markdown",
  "delayBetweenRequests": 2000,
  "includeMetadata": true
}

Output

The Actor outputs the scraped story to:

1. Dataset - Contains structured data with title, author, chapter count, and full content
2. Key-Value Store - Contains the formatted story file (story.md, story.txt, or story.json)

Example Output (Markdown)

# The War General

**Author:** B0T0XX
**Chapters:** 55

> A story in which a woman is married off to a war general...

---

## Prologue

In the year 2070, chaos descended upon Earth...

## Chapter 1

...

Use Cases

• Offline Reading - Download stories to read without internet
• Backup Stories - Save your favorite stories before they're removed
• Format Conversion - Convert Wattpad stories to other formats
• Research - Analyze story structures and writing patterns

Limitations

• Only works with public stories (not private or restricted content)
• Respects Wattpad's rate limits to avoid being blocked
• Large stories (100+ chapters) may take several minutes to complete

Pricing

This Actor charges per successful story scraped. See the pricing tab for current rates.

Support

If you encounter any issues or have feature requests, please reach out through Apify's support channels.