Udemy Course Review Scraper

Introduction

The Udemy Course Review Scraper is a powerful Apify Actor designed to extract detailed reviews from Udemy courses efficiently and reliably. It helps users gather valuable insights into course quality, student feedback, and market trends by scraping review data from specified Udemy course URLs. This tool is ideal for educators, marketers, and researchers seeking data-driven decisions without manual effort.

Features

• Comprehensive Data Extraction: Scrapes review content, ratings, timestamps, and user details from Udemy courses.
• High Accuracy and Reliability: Uses robust scraping techniques to ensure data integrity and minimize errors.
• Flexible Configuration: Supports multiple URLs and customizable item limits for targeted scraping.
• Proxy Support: Integrates with Apify Proxy for anonymous and efficient data collection.
• Fast Performance: Optimized for quick execution, handling large volumes of reviews seamlessly.
• Structured Output: Delivers clean, JSON-formatted data ready for analysis or export.
• Error Handling: Built-in mechanisms to manage rate limits and website changes gracefully.

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description	Example
ItemLimit	integer	No	The maximum number of reviews to scrape per URL. Must be at least 1.	10
Urls	array	No	List of Udemy course URLs to scrape. Each URL must be a valid HTTP/HTTPS link.	["https://www.udemy.com/course/content-marketing-masterclass/"]
proxyConfiguration	object	No	Proxy settings to hide the scraper's origin, using Apify Proxy by default.	{"useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": []}

Example Usage

Input JSON

{
  "ItemLimit": 10,
  "Urls": [
    "https://www.udemy.com/course/content-marketing-masterclass/"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": []
  }
}

Output JSON

[
  {
    "review_id": 225597023,
    "content": "Great course",
    "rating": 4.5,
    "created": "2026-01-02T06:42:57-08:00",
    "modified": "2026-01-03T15:04:18-08:00",
    "user_modified": "2026-01-02T06:42:57-08:00",
    "user": {
      "name": "Udemy User",
      "initials": "",
      "image": "https://img-c.udemycdn.com/user/50x50/anonymous_3.png"
    },
    "response": null,
    "created_formatted": "a week ago"
  }
]

Use Cases

• Market Research: Analyze review trends to identify popular topics and course strengths in online education.
• Competitive Intelligence: Compare ratings and feedback across similar Udemy courses to benchmark performance.
• Price Monitoring: Track student satisfaction to inform pricing strategies for educational content.
• Content Aggregation: Collect reviews for building databases of user-generated content for blogs or reports.
• Academic Research: Study patterns in student feedback for educational studies or thesis work.
• Business Automation: Automate data collection for dashboards monitoring course success metrics.

Installation and Usage

1. Search for "Udemy Course Review Scraper" 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 Actor outputs data in JSON format, with each review as an object in an array. Key fields include:

• review_id: Unique identifier for the review.
• content: The text of the review.
• rating: Numerical rating (e.g., 4.5).
• created and modified: ISO-formatted timestamps.
• user: Object with user details like name and image URL.
• response: Instructor's reply, if any.
• created_formatted: Human-readable time (e.g., "a week ago").

This structured format ensures easy parsing and integration into analysis tools.

Support

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

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