Favicon Scraper & Archiver | Extract, Download & Archive Website Icons

Favicon Scraper & Archiver is a powerful and efficient Apify actor designed to automatically discover, download, and archive favicons (website icons) from a list of domains or URLs. Perfect for web developers, SEO professionals, and digital marketers, this tool streamlines the process of collecting favicons for branding, analysis, or digital asset management.

Key Features

• Automatic Favicon Discovery: The actor intelligently scrapes each website’s HTML to locate and extract all available favicons, including .ico, .png, .svg formats. Whether it's a full URL or just a domain, our favicon extractor has you covered.
• Batch Download & Archiving: Efficiently download favicons and organize them into a structured directory based on their domain. The actor then compresses all icons into a single, easy-to-manage ZIP file, perfect for quick access and storage.
• Comprehensive Metadata Extraction: Beyond favicon download, this actor also captures essential metadata, including the favicon’s URL, file extension, and URL path. This data is pushed to Apify's dataset, providing valuable insights for web analysis, SEO audits, or digital asset tracking.
• Flexible Proxy Support: Integrated with Apify’s proxy services, this favicon scraper ensures smooth operation across various web environments, reducing the risk of IP blocks or bans.
• Error Handling & Logging: Built-in error handling and detailed logging provide reliable performance, ensuring successful favicon extraction even from complex or inconsistent websites.

Ideal Use Cases

• Web Branding & Design: Collect and analyze favicons from competitor websites or industry leaders to inspire your own branding efforts and web design strategies.
• SEO & Web Analytics: Enhance your SEO tools, browser extensions, or reports by aggregating favicons from various websites, adding visual elements to your analysis.
• Digital Asset Management: Create a centralized repository of favicons from your favorite websites, neatly organized and easily accessible for future use or reference.

Input Format

The actor expects a JSON object as input with the following structure:

1{
2    "urls": [
3        {"url": "https://example.com"},
4        {"url": "https://another-site.com"},
5        {"url": "yetanother.com"}
6    ]
7}

Output Format:

• ZIP File: A compressed archive of all favicons downloaded from the provided URLs or domains. The favicons are organized into folders named after their respective domains. Saved to file favicons.zip
• Dataset: Each entry in the Apify dataset includes the following fields:

1{
2    "url": "https://example.com",
3    "domain": "example.com",
4    "favicon_url": "https://example.com/favicon.ico",
5    "favicon_url_path": "/favicon.ico",
6    "extension": "ico"
7}

Best for automation

This actor is perfect for developers, marketers, and researchers looking to automate the tedious task of favicon collection. With its robust features and user-friendly interface, Favicon Scraper & Archiver delivers high-quality results with minimal effort.

Get started today and streamline your favicon collection process!