Motley Fool Investment Analysis Scraper

Overview

Scrape stock analysis articles, investment recommendations, and stock picks from The Motley Fool (fool. com). Search by ticker symbol, keyword, or browse by category.

Features

• Search by keywords to find specific results
• Filter results by category or type
• Built-in proxy support for reliable data collection

Use Cases

• Track - Track financial filings and disclosures
• Build - Build datasets for investment research and due diligence
• Monitor - Monitor financial metrics and company performance
• Aggregate - Aggregate financial data for quantitative analysis

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Default
tickerSymbol	string	Stock ticker to search for articles (e.g., AAPL, TSLA, NVDA). Leave empty to ...
searchQuery	string	Search by keyword (e.g., 'dividend stocks', 'growth investing'). Overrides ti...
category	string	Filter articles by category	investing
maxArticles	integer	Maximum number of articles to scrape (default 50, max 300)	50
proxyConfiguration	object	Proxy settings for requests	{...}

Output Example

Each result contains structured data like this:

{
  "article_title": "Sample article_title",
  "author_name": "Motley Fool Investment Analysis Sample Item",
  "publish_date": "2025-01-15",
  "ticker_symbols": "Sample ticker_symbols",
  "recommendation": "Sample recommendation",
  "category": "Standard",
  "article_url": "https://example.com/item"
}

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-result pricing:

• $0.001 per result
• $1.00 per 1,000 results

No monthly fees. You only pay for what you scrape. Apify Free plan includes $5/month in platform credits.

How to Run

Apify Console

1. Go to the Motley Fool Investment Analysis Scraper actor page
2. Configure your input parameters
3. Click Start and wait for the results
4. Download data in JSON, CSV, or Excel format

API

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/fortuitous_pirate~motleyfool-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"maxItems": 10}'

Python SDK

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("fortuitous_pirate/motleyfool-scraper").call(
    run_input={"maxItems": 10}
)

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

Integration

Connect Motley Fool Investment Analysis Scraper with your existing tools and workflows:

• API access - Programmatic access via Apify API
• Webhooks - Get notified when scraping completes
• Scheduling - Set up recurring runs on any schedule
• Zapier / Make - Connect with 5,000+ apps via Apify integrations
• Python / Node.js SDKs - Native client libraries for easy integration