# Eceurope Newsarticle Spider (`getdataforme/eceurope-newsarticle-spider`) Actor The Eceurope Newsarticle Spider is a web scraper for extracting structured news articles from Eurostat, offering customizable URL input and item limits.... - **URL**: https://apify.com/getdataforme/eceurope-newsarticle-spider.md - **Developed by:** [GetDataForMe](https://apify.com/getdataforme) (community) - **Categories:** News, Automation, Lead generation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $9.00 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README --- ## Eceurope Newsarticle Spider ### Introduction The Eceurope Newsarticle Spider is a powerful web scraping tool designed to extract news articles from the Eurostat website. It provides reliable and structured data on EU-related topics, enabling users to gain insights into population and social conditions across Europe. ### Features - **Comprehensive Data Extraction**: Extracts detailed information including publication dates, titles, descriptions, tags, and images. - **Customizable URL Input**: Allows users to specify multiple URLs for targeted scraping. - **Flexible Item Limit**: Users can set a maximum number of items to scrape per run or opt for no limit. - **High-Quality Data Output**: Outputs are structured in JSON format, ensuring easy integration with other systems. - **User-Friendly Configuration**: Simple setup and configuration process via the Apify Store. ### Input Parameters | Parameter | Type | Required | Description | Example | |-------------|---------|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Urls | array | Yes | The URLs for the spider to scrape. | `["https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/search/-/search/estatsearchportlet_WAR_estatsearchportlet_INSTANCE_bHVzuvn1SZ8J?_estatsearchportlet_WAR_estatsearchportlet_INSTANCE_bHVzuvn1SZ8J_pageNumber=1&_estatsearchportlet_WAR_estatsearchportlet_INSTANCE_bHVzuvn1SZ8J_pageSize=11&_estatsearchportlet_WAR_estatsearchportlet_INSTANCE_bHVzuvn1SZ8J_text=children&_estatsearchportlet_WAR_estatsearchportlet_INSTANCE_bHVzuvn1SZ8J_sort=_score&_estatsearchportlet_WAR_estatsearchportlet_INSTANCE_bHVzuvn1SZ8J_collection=CAT_EURNEW&p_auth=7F4nMxXA"]` | | item_limit | integer | No | Maximum items to scrape per actor run. Set to 0 for no limit. | `10` | ### Example Usage #### Input JSON ```json { "Urls": [ "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/search/-/search/estatsearchportlet_WAR_estatsearchportlet_INSTANCE_bHVzuvn1SZ8J?_estatsearchportlet_WAR_estatsearchportlet_INSTANCE_bHVzuvn1SZ8J_pageNumber=1&_estatsearchportlet_WAR_estatsearchportlet_INSTANCE_bHVzuvn1SZ8J_pageSize=11&_estatsearchportlet_WAR_estatsearchportlet_INSTANCE_bHVzuvn1SZ8J_text=children&_estatsearchportlet_WAR_estatsearchportlet_INSTANCE_bHVzuvn1SZ8J_sort=_score&_estatsearchportlet_WAR_estatsearchportlet_INSTANCE_bHVzuvn1SZ8J_collection=CAT_EURNEW&p_auth=7F4nMxXA" ], "item_limit": 10 } ```` #### Output JSON ```json [ { "Published Date": "11 September 2025", "Title": "Explore key data on EU", "Description": "Did you know that there were 47.6 million households with dependent children across the EU in 2024, and that 6.1 million of them were single-parent households? Or that in EU primary schools, there was an average of 13 pupils per teacher in 2023? And did you know that, in 2024, 3% of children who", "Tags": [ "News articles", "Population and social conditions", "General and regional statistics" ], "NewsArticle Detail": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/product?code=wdn-20250911-1", "Image": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/4187653/15353627/Monkey_Business_AdobeStock_169113038_RV+%281%29.jpg/2c9bedda-179c-8d22-d965-45a2cdaa5ef1?version=1.0&t=1721210194230", "actor_id": "v8cMDpC0YB56ZbwqY", "run_id": "0tYhj3UYgPfBbgn6b" }, { "Published Date": "13 June 2025", "Title": "13.6% of EU", "Description": "In 2024, 13.6% of children under the age of 16 in the EU were materially deprived. Child specific material deprivation is based on the inability to afford at least 3 out of 17 items (goods or services) considered necessary or desirable for people to have an 'acceptable' standard of living", "Tags": [ "News articles", "Population and social conditions" ], "NewsArticle Detail": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/product?code=ddn-20250613-2", "Image": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/4187653/16607508/Micha+Weber_Shutterstock_1697860645_RV.jpg/f0e0ec2f-bb97-03fd-60bb-f5d9ecca1c1a?version=1.0&t=1682086320062", "actor_id": "v8cMDpC0YB56ZbwqY", "run_id": "0tYhj3UYgPfBbgn6b" }, { "Published Date": "19 January 2026", "Title": "3.2% of", "Description": "In 2024, 3.2% of children in the EU aged 16 or less were reported to have unmet needs for medical care (examination and treatment), down from 3.6% in 2021. For dental care, 4.0% had unmet needs, compared with 4.4% in 2021. At national level, the highest shares of children with unmet needs", "Tags": [ "News articles", "Population and social conditions" ], "NewsArticle Detail": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/product?code=ddn-20260119-1", "Image": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/4187653/16775129/Oksana+Kuzmina_Shutterstock_228370108_RV.jpg/ce41e824-1d1f-3fee-b3c4-520783fb3783?version=1.0&t=1684310853741", "actor_id": "v8cMDpC0YB56ZbwqY", "run_id": "0tYhj3UYgPfBbgn6b" } ] ``` ### Use Cases - **Market Research and Analysis**: Gain insights into EU demographics and social trends. - **Competitive Intelligence**: Monitor news articles for strategic business decisions. - **Price Monitoring**: Track changes in economic indicators affecting pricing strategies. - **Content Aggregation**: Compile relevant news articles for newsletters or reports. - **Academic Research**: Support studies on population dynamics and social conditions. - **Business Automation**: Automate data collection processes for efficiency. ### Installation and Usage 1. Search for "Eceurope Newsarticle Spider" in the Apify Store. 2. Click "Try for free" or "Run". 3. Configure input parameters as needed. 4. Click "Start" to begin extraction. 5. Monitor progress in the log. 6. Export results in your preferred format (JSON, CSV, Excel). ### Output Format The output is structured in JSON format and includes: - **Published Date**: The date when the article was published. - **Title**: The title of the news article. - **Description**: A brief summary of the article's content. - **Tags**: Relevant tags associated with the article. - **NewsArticle Detail**: URL to the detailed news article. - **Image**: URL to an image related to the article. - **actor\_id**: Unique identifier for the actor run. - **run\_id**: Unique identifier for the specific run. ### Error Handling The spider is designed to handle common web scraping errors such as: - **404 Not Found**: Logs a warning and continues with other URLs. - **Rate Limiting**: Automatically pauses and retries after a delay. - **Connection Errors**: Retries connections up to three times before logging an error. ### Rate Limiting and Best Practices To ensure optimal performance and avoid being blocked by the target website: - Respect the `robots.txt` file of the website. - Use appropriate delays between requests. - Avoid scraping too many pages in a short period. ### Limitations and Considerations - The spider is tailored for Eurostat's specific URL structure; changes to the site may require updates to the spider. - Ensure compliance with legal and ethical guidelines when scraping data. ### Support For any issues or questions, please contact support via the Apify Store. We are here to help you make the most of the Eceurope Newsarticle Spider. *** # Actor input Schema ## `Urls` (type: `array`): The urls for the spider. ## `item_limit` (type: `integer`): Maximum items to scrape per actor run. Set to 0 for no limit. ## Actor input object example ```json { "Urls": [ "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/search/-/search/estatsearchportlet_WAR_estatsearchportlet_INSTANCE_bHVzuvn1SZ8J?_estatsearchportlet_WAR_estatsearchportlet_INSTANCE_bHVzuvn1SZ8J_pageNumber=1&_estatsearchportlet_WAR_estatsearchportlet_INSTANCE_bHVzuvn1SZ8J_pageSize=11&_estatsearchportlet_WAR_estatsearchportlet_INSTANCE_bHVzuvn1SZ8J_text=children&_estatsearchportlet_WAR_estatsearchportlet_INSTANCE_bHVzuvn1SZ8J_sort=_score&_estatsearchportlet_WAR_estatsearchportlet_INSTANCE_bHVzuvn1SZ8J_collection=CAT_EURNEW&p_auth=7F4nMxXA" ], "item_limit": 10 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): Scraped data items from dataset # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("getdataforme/eceurope-newsarticle-spider").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("getdataforme/eceurope-newsarticle-spider").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{}' | apify call getdataforme/eceurope-newsarticle-spider --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=getdataforme/eceurope-newsarticle-spider", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Eceurope Newsarticle Spider", "description": "The Eceurope Newsarticle Spider is a web scraper for extracting structured news articles from Eurostat, offering customizable URL input and item limits....", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "1O1Fe7pnAYP75wTs4" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/getdataforme~eceurope-newsarticle-spider/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-getdataforme-eceurope-newsarticle-spider", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/getdataforme~eceurope-newsarticle-spider/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-getdataforme-eceurope-newsarticle-spider", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/getdataforme~eceurope-newsarticle-spider/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-getdataforme-eceurope-newsarticle-spider", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "Urls": { "title": "Urls", "minItems": 1, "type": "array", "description": "The urls for the spider.", "default": [ "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/search/-/search/estatsearchportlet_WAR_estatsearchportlet_INSTANCE_bHVzuvn1SZ8J?_estatsearchportlet_WAR_estatsearchportlet_INSTANCE_bHVzuvn1SZ8J_pageNumber=1&_estatsearchportlet_WAR_estatsearchportlet_INSTANCE_bHVzuvn1SZ8J_pageSize=11&_estatsearchportlet_WAR_estatsearchportlet_INSTANCE_bHVzuvn1SZ8J_text=children&_estatsearchportlet_WAR_estatsearchportlet_INSTANCE_bHVzuvn1SZ8J_sort=_score&_estatsearchportlet_WAR_estatsearchportlet_INSTANCE_bHVzuvn1SZ8J_collection=CAT_EURNEW&p_auth=7F4nMxXA" ], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "item_limit": { "title": "Item limit", "minimum": 0, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum items to scrape per actor run. Set to 0 for no limit.", "default": 10 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```