Lobsters Scraper
epctex/lobsters-scraper
Scrape Lobste.rs posts and users based on any search criteria. Retrieve all the comments, domains, tags, titles, number of upvotes, and published dates. Use this extremely fast actor to retrieve all the information right away. Easy use and no limits!
The code examples below show how to run the Actor and get its results. To run the code, you need to have an Apify account. Replace <YOUR_API_TOKEN> in the code with your API token, which you can find under Settings > Integrations in Apify Console. Learn mode
# Set API token
API_TOKEN=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>
# Prepare Actor input
cat > input.json <<'EOF'
{
"startUrls": [
"https://lobste.rs/domains/google.com",
"https://lobste.rs/t/devops",
"https://lobste.rs/u/lambda",
"https://lobste.rs/active",
"https://lobste.rs/recent",
"https://lobste.rs/search?q=google&what=stories&order=newest"
],
"maxItems": 20,
"endPage": 1,
"extendOutputFunction": "($) => { return {} }",
"customMapFunction": "(object) => { return {...object} }",
"proxy": {
"useApifyProxy": true
}
}
EOF
# Run the Actor
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/epctex~lobsters-scraper/runs?token=$API_TOKEN" \
-X POST \
-d @input.json \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json'
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