Lobsters Scraper
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Lobsters Scraper
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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 Python 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.
1from apify_client import ApifyClient
2
3# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
5client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")
6
7# Prepare the Actor input
8run_input = {
9 "startUrls": [
10 "https://lobste.rs/domains/google.com",
11 "https://lobste.rs/t/devops",
12 "https://lobste.rs/u/lambda",
13 "https://lobste.rs/active",
14 "https://lobste.rs/recent",
15 "https://lobste.rs/search?q=google&what=stories&order=newest",
16 ],
17 "maxItems": 20,
18 "endPage": 1,
19 "extendOutputFunction": "($) => { return {} }",
20 "customMapFunction": "(object) => { return {...object} }",
21 "proxy": { "useApifyProxy": True },
22}
23
24# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
25run = client.actor("epctex/lobsters-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)
26
27# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
28print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
29for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
30 print(item)
31
32# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-startLobsters Scraper API in Python
The Apify API client for Python is the official library that allows you to use Lobsters Scraper API in Python, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.
Install the apify-client
pip install apify-clientOther API clients include:
epctex
