Quora Scraper | No Cookies | $5 / 1K

Overview

Quora is where millions of people share questions, answers, and topic insights across every industry. The Quora Scraper | No Cookies | $5 / 1K actor lets you capture that public conversation at scale. Point it at keywords, profiles, spaces, or direct URLs and receive clean, structured data without managing cookies or manual browsing. It is designed for dependable, automated runs that save hours of repetitive research work.

Why Use This Actor

• Market & trend analysis: Monitor how audiences discuss products, competitors, and emerging ideas in real time.
• Lead generation & outreach: Surface experts, influencers, or potential buyers based on the topics they engage with.
• Content & product research: Collect questions and answers to inspire articles, knowledge bases, product roadmaps, or FAQ hubs.
• Community tracking: Follow specific spaces or profiles to measure engagement, sentiment, and growth over time.
• Automation-first: Schedule recurring runs, export datasets instantly, and plug the results into your existing tools without manual scraping.

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Default
queries	array of strings	List of keywords, Quora URLs, profile handles (e.g., @Apify), or spaces (e.g., space:Web-Scraping) to target.	["Cheesecake", "https://www.quora.com/search?q=pool"`]` (prefill)
searchType	string	Content type applied to keyword searches: choose Question, Answer, Post, Profile, or Space. Ignored for direct URLs and special queries.	Question
timeFilter	string	Restrict keyword search results to a specific period such as Past Day, Week, Month, or Year.	All Time
maxItemsPerQuery	integer	Maximum number of results to capture for each query (minimum 10). Adjust to control dataset size.	10000
proxyConfiguration	object	Configure proxy usage. Residential proxies are recommended for uninterrupted scraping.	Apify proxy with RESIDENTIAL group

Example Input

{
  "queries": [
    "web scraping tools",
    "https://www.quora.com/search?q=data+engineering",
    "@Apify"
  ],
  "searchType": "Question",
  "timeFilter": "Past Month",
  "maxItemsPerQuery": 200
}

Output Example

The dataset will contain a list of items based on your search. You can download the data in various formats such as JSON, HTML, CSV, or Excel.

Each dataset item now has a single, aggregated view with four top-level sections: question, answer, post, and general. Here is an example of an "Answer" item:

Example Output

{
  "question": {
    "title": "What do I do if my 11-year-old daughter is refusing to wear a swimsuit in our private backyard pool?",
    "url": "https://www.quora.com/What-do-I-do-if-my-11-year-old-daughter-is-refusing-to-wear-a-swimsuit-in-our-private-backyard-pool",
    "text": null,
    "answerCount": 101,
    "followerCount": 74,
    "commentCount": 11,
    "shareCount": null,
    "upvoteCount": null,
    "authorName": null,
    "authorUrl": null,
    "authorBio": null,
    "spaceName": null,
    "spaceUrl": null,
    "postedTime": "2021-01-15T12:03:32.504Z"
  },
  "answer": {
    "url": null,
    "text": null,
    "commentCount": null,
    "shareCount": null,
    "upvoteCount": null,
    "authorName": null,
    "authorUrl": null,
    "authorBio": null,
    "postedTime": null
  },
  "post": {
    "url": null,
    "text": null,
    "commentCount": null,
    "shareCount": null,
    "upvoteCount": null,
    "authorName": null,
    "authorUrl": null,
    "authorBio": null,
    "postedTime": null,
    "spaceName": null,
    "spaceUrl": null
  },
  "general": {
    "query": "https://www.quora.com/search?q=pool",
    "type": "Question",
    "resultUrl": "https://www.quora.com/What-do-I-do-if-my-11-year-old-daughter-is-refusing-to-wear-a-swimsuit-in-our-private-backyard-pool",
    "scrapedFromUrl": "https://www.quora.com/search?q=pool&type=question",
    "scrapedAt": "2025-11-02T11:40:28.124Z",
    "sourceType": "url",
    "searchTimeFilter": "All Time",
    "results": true
  }
}

Each dataset item organizes the captured content into dedicated sections. question, answer, and post hold the relevant content fields, while general records the query used, the result URL, timestamps, and metadata about the run.

How Much Will It Cost to Scrape Quora?

The Actor is priced at $5.00 per 1,000 results (any item type).

All infrastructure costs are bundled in. You only pay for the data you successfully scrape. For example, scraping 2,500 answers and 500 questions (3,000 items total) would cost $15.00.

Is It Legal to Scrape Quora?

Our scrapers are ethical and do not extract any private user data. You should be aware that your results could contain personal data. You should not scrape personal data unless you have a legitimate reason to do so. If you're unsure, consult your lawyers.

Support

Questions or custom needs? Open an issue on the Issues tab of the actor page in Apify Console and it will be resolved around the clock.

Happy Scraping, -Fatih