You can access the Substack Newsletter Scraper programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in API & Integrations in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

1from apify_client import ApifyClient
2
3# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
5client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")
6
7# Prepare the Actor input
8run_input = {
9    "publications": ["https://platformer.substack.com"],
10    "maxPublications": 20,
11    "maxPosts": 50,
12}
13
14# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
15run = client.actor("gstech/substack-posts").call(run_input=run_input)
16
17# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
18print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
19for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
20    print(item)
21
22# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

Substack Newsletter Scraper API in Python

The Apify API client for Python is the official library that allows you to use Substack Newsletter Scraper API in Python, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$pip install apify-client

Other API clients include:

Substack Newsletter Scraper API in JavaScript

Substack Newsletter Scraper API through CLI

Substack Newsletter Scraper OpenAPI definition

Substack Newsletter Scraper API

Substack Scraper

exciting_pawpaw/substack-scraper

Scrape any Substack newsletter: all posts with likes, comments, authors, paywall status, word count and optional full text as clean Markdown for LLM/RAG. Search posts or newsletters (with subscriber counts) by keyword. No login, fast JSON API.

Markus Essl

Substack Scraper | All-In-One

fatihtahta/substack-scraper

Get full articles, user profiles, and search results with All-in-One Substack Scraper. Extract rich data including titles, bios, subscriber counts, social links and engagement metrics. ideal for market research, creator discovery, trend tracking, and audience analysis.

Fatih Tahta

289

Substack Scraper

qpayre/substack-scraper

The Substack Author Scraper is a powerful Apify actor that makes it easy for content creators to scrape and retrieve all posts from their favorite Substack authors. With structured data presented in a user-friendly format, analyzing and processing valuable information has never been easier.

QPS

472

Substack API & Scraper — Posts, Authors & Newsletters

sian.agency/substack-scraper

Substack newsletter scraper for any publication. Extract posts: title, subtitle, author, date, reactions, comments, restacks, word count, cover image — plus full article HTML in detail mode. Search by handle, subdomain or custom domain. Clean JSON/CSV, no-code, no API key needed.

SIÁN OÜ

Substack Newsletter Scraper - Articles, Metadata & Full Content

hata1234/substack-scraper

Extract articles, metadata, and content from any Substack newsletter via public API. No proxy needed. Supports multiple newsletters, full article body extraction, audience filtering (free/paid), date range, keyword search, and pagination. Works with both substack.com subdomains and custom domains.

Moris Chao

Substack Notes Scraper 🔍

easyapi/substack-notes-scraper

Extract notes and comments from Substack's search results with images, user info, and engagement metrics. Perfect for content analysis, user research, and tracking discussions around specific topics on Substack.

EasyApi

Substack Newsletter Scraper & Author Extractor

pure_matai/substack-newsletter-scraper

Paste Substack URLs to extract structured newsletter data. Export posts, author profiles, and publication details to CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML. Process 1,000 posts for $0.50. No coding or browser needed. Ideal for newsletter research, PR monitoring, sponsorship research, competitive intelligence.

AzulGanzes Technologies

Substack Scraper - Newsletter Posts, Full Text & Likes

lergassy/substack-scraper

Substack scraper and Substack API alternative for any newsletter, custom domains included: posts with title, date, free or paid, likes, comments and restacks counts, word count, plus full text of free posts. Add a publication row with author, subscriber tier and paid plans. No login or browser.

Matvey

5.0

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Substack Posts Scraper for Newsletter Research

skootle/substack-posts

Scrape Substack posts, authors, publication names, dates, excerpts, URLs, and metadata for newsletter research, creator tracking, content monitoring, and AI agents.

Skootle

Substack Scraper — Newsletter Posts & Content

fast_api/substack-scraper

Extract Substack newsletter posts, titles, subtitles, publication dates, engagement metrics, and optional full text. Useful for media monitoring, creator research, market intelligence, and AI/RAG datasets.