# Skool Scraper - Community Discovery & Group Leads (`haketa/skool-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Skool community discovery by search or category. Export group name, member count, price (monthly/annual), rating, reviews, description, logo and URL. No login or API key.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/haketa/skool-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Haketa](https://apify.com/haketa) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 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.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## 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.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Skool Scraper — Community Discovery, Groups & Leads

Scrape **[Skool](https://www.skool.com/discovery) community discovery** — search or browse Skool groups and export each community's **name, member count, price (monthly & annual), rating, reviews, description, logo and URL**. Perfect for market research, competitor tracking and finding community/creator leads.

No login, no API key, no browser extension. Enter a search keyword (or leave empty for trending), press **Start**, and download results as **JSON, CSV, Excel, HTML or XML**.

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### What you can do

- **Discover communities by keyword** — e.g. `ai automation`, `fitness`, `trading`, `ecommerce`.
- **Browse by category** — hobbies, money, tech, health, sports, self-improvement, relationships, music, spirituality.
- **Scrape the trending feed** — leave the search empty to pull the top communities on Skool.

### Why scrape Skool?

- **Creator & community lead generation** — build lists of Skool communities with their size, price and niche for outreach, partnerships or sponsorships.
- **Market & competitor research** — see how big communities are, what they charge (monthly/annual), and how they're rated.
- **Niche analysis** — find the most popular paid vs free communities in any topic.
- **Trend tracking** — monitor member counts and new communities over time.

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### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `searchQueries` | array of strings | Keywords to search (each searched separately). Empty → trending discovery. |
| `category` | string | Optional category to narrow the search (hobbies, music, money, spirituality, tech, health, sports, self_improvement, relationships). |
| `maxItems` | integer | Max communities to save across all searches (Skool exposes up to ~1000 per query). Default 200. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | Optional — Skool has no anti-bot, so a proxy isn't required. Defaults to Apify Proxy (datacenter). |

#### Example input

```json
{
  "searchQueries": ["ai automation", "trading"],
  "category": "money",
  "maxItems": 300
}
```

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### Output

One row per community.

#### Example record

```json
{
  "groupId": "e256cd9ef1ac4dbe9197634db46e9e3b",
  "name": "makerschool",
  "url": "https://www.skool.com/makerschool",
  "displayName": "Maker School",
  "members": 2573,
  "description": "Get your first client for an AI automation business in 90 days…",
  "rating": "5.0",
  "reviewCount": 142,
  "isPaid": true,
  "monthlyPrice": 184,
  "annualPrice": 1546,
  "currency": "usd",
  "logoUrl": "https://assets.skool.com/f/…/logo.jpg",
  "coverUrl": "https://assets.skool.com/f/…/cover.jpg",
  "color": "#0F0F0F",
  "createdAt": "2023-03-01T12:00:00.000Z",
  "rank": 1,
  "category": "money",
  "searchQuery": "ai automation",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-13T14:00:00.000Z"
}
```

#### Field reference

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `groupId` / `name` | Skool group id and handle (handle used in the URL). |
| `url` | Community URL (`skool.com/{handle}`). |
| `displayName` | Human-readable community name. |
| `members` | Total member count. |
| `description` | Community tagline/description. |
| `rating` / `reviewCount` | Average review rating and number of reviews (present when the community has reviews). |
| `isPaid` | Whether the community charges for membership. |
| `monthlyPrice` / `annualPrice` | Membership price (in `currency`), when paid. |
| `currency` | Price currency (e.g. `usd`). |
| `logoUrl` / `coverUrl` / `color` | Branding assets. |
| `createdAt` / `updatedAt` | Timestamps. |
| `rank` | Position in the discovery results. |
| `category` / `searchQuery` | What you searched. |
| `scrapedAt` | ISO timestamp. |

> **Notes.** `rating`/`reviewCount` appear only for communities that have reviews; `monthlyPrice`/`annualPrice` only for paid communities (free ones have none). Individual member lists are private on Skool (behind login), so this returns community-level data including the **member count**.

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### How it works

Skool's discovery is a public Next.js page with the data embedded in each page. The actor reads it directly over fast HTTP and pages through the results — no browser, no login, very cheap and fast.

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### FAQ

**Do I need an account or API key?** No.

**Can I get the individual members of a group?** No — Skool keeps member lists private (login required). This actor returns community-level data, including the total member count.

**How many communities can I get?** Skool's discovery exposes up to ~1000 per query; set `maxItems` to control how many you save.

**Can I filter free vs paid?** Every row has `isPaid` and price fields, so you can filter after export.

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### Related actors

Looking for more community/creator data? Check out scrapers for Patreon, Substack, Discord, Reddit and YouTube on the Apify Store.

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### Legal & ethical use

This actor collects **publicly available** community-discovery information from Skool. Use it responsibly and in line with Skool's Terms of Service and applicable laws. You are responsible for how you use the output.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchQueries` (type: `array`):

One or more keywords to search Skool communities (e.g. <b>ai automation</b>, <b>fitness</b>, <b>trading</b>). Each is searched separately. Leave empty to scrape the trending discovery feed.

## `category` (type: `string`):

Narrow the search to one Skool category. Applies together with your search queries.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of communities to save across all searches (Skool exposes up to ~1000 per query).

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional. Skool has no anti-bot, so a proxy isn't required — it only helps spread requests on very large runs. Defaults to Apify Proxy (datacenter).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "ai automation"
  ],
  "category": "",
  "maxItems": 200,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `datasetItems` (type: `string`):

All extracted Skool communities for this run.

## `overviewTable` (type: `string`):

A clean table view of the scraped communities.

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "searchQueries": [
        "ai automation"
    ],
    "maxItems": 200,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("haketa/skool-scraper").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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "searchQueries": ["ai automation"],
    "maxItems": 200,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("haketa/skool-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "searchQueries": [
    "ai automation"
  ],
  "maxItems": 200,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call haketa/skool-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,haketa/skool-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/bKbsJEYbPL9rdeRW2/builds/LLwoteWWLyB3Y1nhU/openapi.json