Sk2 Urls Spider

Introduction

The Sk2 Urls Spider is a powerful Apify Actor designed to crawl and extract structured data from specified URLs. It efficiently spiders websites, collecting valuable information such as titles, content, and metadata, making it an essential tool for data-driven tasks. Whether you're conducting market research, monitoring competitors, or aggregating content, this actor delivers reliable and scalable web scraping capabilities.

Features

• Efficient URL Crawling: Quickly processes multiple URLs with built-in error handling and retry mechanisms for robust performance.
• Structured Data Extraction: Extracts key elements like page titles, meta descriptions, and main content into clean, JSON-formatted outputs.
• Customizable Inputs: Accepts a list of URLs to target specific pages or domains, allowing flexible scraping strategies.
• High Performance: Optimized for speed and low resource usage, handling large-scale extractions without compromising data quality.
• Reliable and Scalable: Built on Apify's infrastructure, ensuring uptime and the ability to scale for enterprise-level needs.
• Data Integrity: Filters out irrelevant data and focuses on meaningful content, reducing noise in results.
• Easy Integration: Outputs data in standard formats like JSON, CSV, or Excel for seamless integration with other tools.

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description	Example
Urls	array	Yes	A list of URLs to spider. Each URL must be a valid HTTP or HTTPS link. Minimum 1 URL required.	["https://example.com/page1", "https://example.com/page2"]

Example Usage

To run the Sk2 Urls Spider, provide the input in JSON format as shown below:

{
  "Urls": [
    "https://example.com",
    "https://another-site.com/product"
  ]
}

Example output (in JSON format):

[
  {
    "url": "https://example.com",
    "title": "Example Homepage",
    "description": "A sample website for demonstration.",
    "content": "Welcome to our example site. Here is some main content...",
    "scrapedAt": "2023-10-01T12:00:00Z"
  },
  {
    "url": "https://another-site.com/product",
    "title": "Product Page",
    "description": "Details about our product.",
    "content": "This product offers great features...",
    "scrapedAt": "2023-10-01T12:00:05Z"
  }
]

Use Cases

• Market Research and Analysis: Gather data from e-commerce sites to analyze trends, pricing, and product details.
• Competitive Intelligence: Monitor competitor websites for updates, new products, or content changes.
• Price Monitoring: Track prices across multiple retailer URLs for dynamic pricing strategies.
• Content Aggregation: Collect articles, blog posts, or news from various sources for content curation.
• Academic Research: Extract data from educational or research websites for studies and analyses.
• Business Automation: Automate data collection for reports, dashboards, or integration with CRM systems.

Installation and Usage

1. Search for "Sk2 Urls Spider" in the Apify Store
2. Click "Try for free" or "Run"
3. Configure input parameters
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 actor outputs data as a JSON array of objects, where each object represents a scraped URL. Key fields include:

• url: The original URL that was scraped.
• title: The page title extracted from the HTML.
• description: The meta description or a summary of the page content.
• content: The main textual content of the page, cleaned and formatted.
• scrapedAt: A timestamp indicating when the data was extracted.

This structure ensures easy parsing and integration into databases or analysis tools.

Support

For custom/simplified outputs or bug reports, please contact:

• Email: support@getdataforme.com
• Subject line: "custom support"
• Contact form: https://getdataforme.com/contact/

We're here to help you get the most out of this Actor!

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