Lobsters Scraper
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Lobsters Scraper
3 days trial then $10.00/month - No credit card required now
Scrape Lobste.rs posts and users based on any search criteria. Retrieve all the comments, domains, tags, titles, number of upvotes, and published dates. Use this extremely fast actor to retrieve all the information right away. Easy use and no limits!
You can access the Lobsters Scraper programmatically from your own JavaScript applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.
1import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
2
3// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
5const client = new ApifyClient({
6 token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
7});
8
9// Prepare Actor input
10const input = {
11 "startUrls": [
12 "https://lobste.rs/domains/google.com",
13 "https://lobste.rs/t/devops",
14 "https://lobste.rs/u/lambda",
15 "https://lobste.rs/active",
16 "https://lobste.rs/recent",
17 "https://lobste.rs/search?q=google&what=stories&order=newest"
18 ],
19 "maxItems": 20,
20 "endPage": 1,
21 "extendOutputFunction": ($) => { return {} },
22 "customMapFunction": (object) => { return {...object} },
23 "proxy": {
24 "useApifyProxy": true
25 }
26};
27
28// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
29const run = await client.actor("epctex/lobsters-scraper").call(input);
30
31// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
32console.log('Results from dataset');
33console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
34const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
35items.forEach((item) => {
36 console.dir(item);
37});
38
39// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docsLobsters Scraper API in JavaScript
The Apify API client for JavaScript is the official library that allows you to use Lobsters Scraper API in JavaScript or TypeScript, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.
Install the apify-client
npm install apify-clientOther API clients include:
epctex
