Lobsters Scraper

  • epctex/lobsters-scraper
  • Modified
  • Users 1
  • Runs 481
  • Created by Author's avatarepctex

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!

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Lobsters Scraper

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To run the code examples, you need to have an Apify account. Replace <YOUR_API_TOKEN> in the code with your API token. For a more detailed explanation, please read about running Actors via the API in Apify Docs.

from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your API token
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "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 },
}

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

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)