# Patreon Scraper & Creator Analytics Extractor (`haktelaren/patreon-scraper`) Actor

Extract Patreon creators, subscriber counts, membership tiers, posts, and engagement metrics (likes, comments). High-speed data collection via internal API.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/haktelaren/patreon-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Celal Tokmak](https://apify.com/haktelaren) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 scraped creator records

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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".

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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

## Patreon Scraper & Creator Analytics Extractor 🎯🎨

A high-performance, lightweight, and reliable Apify Actor to extract Patreon creators, subscriber & patron counts, membership tiers, earnings visibility, and recent creator posts (**likes, comments, media**) directly from Patreon's internal REST APIs.

***

### 🌟 Key Features

- 🔍 **Dual-Mode Discovery:**
  - **Keyword Discovery (`search_keywords`):** Discover creators across niches and categories (e.g. `podcast`, `gaming`, `art`, `education`).
  - **Direct Creator URLs (`creator_urls`):** Resolve targeted creator pages (e.g. `https://www.patreon.com/coldones`).
- 👥 **Audience & Patron Analytics:** Active patron counts (`patrons_count`), active tiers count (`tiers_count`), NSFW status (`is_nsfw`), and earnings visibility mode.
- 📝 **Post & Engagement Extraction:** Recent posts, publish dates, post URLs, like counts, comment counts, and tier lock status.
- ⚡ **Zero-Browser Footprint:** Direct REST API consumption without headless browser overhead or heavy memory requirements.
- 📦 **Apify SDK v2+ & Storage Standards:** Full local storage sandbox support (`storage/`) and standard dataset output.

***

### 📥 Input Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `search_keywords` | `Array<String>` | `["podcast"]` | Keywords to discover Patreon creators. |
| `creator_urls` | `Array<String>` | `[]` | List of direct Patreon creator profile URLs. |
| `max_creators` | `Integer` | `10` | Maximum number of creators to scrape. |
| `include_posts` | `Boolean` | `true` | Whether to extract recent posts, likes, and comments for each creator. |
| `max_posts_per_creator` | `Integer` | `10` | Maximum number of recent posts to scrape per creator. |
| `proxy_configuration` | `Object` | `{"useApifyProxy": false}` | Optional Apify or custom proxy settings. |

***

### 📦 Output Dataset Schema

Each creator record pushed to the default dataset matches the official schema:

```json
{
  "creator_id": "2367908",
  "creator_name": "Cold Ones",
  "slug": "coldones",
  "url": "https://www.patreon.com/coldones",
  "creation_name": "a Podcast",
  "summary": "Everything we can't show you on YouTube...",
  "patrons_count": 28450,
  "avatar_url": "https://c10.patreonusercontent.com/...",
  "tiers_count": 4,
  "is_nsfw": false,
  "earnings_visibility": "private",
  "posts": [
    {
      "post_id": "98127391",
      "title": "Cold Ones Uncut - Episode 142",
      "published_at": "2026-09-12T18:00:00.000Z",
      "url": "https://www.patreon.com/posts/98127391",
      "like_count": 1420,
      "comment_count": 312,
      "is_paid": true
    }
  ],
  "scraped_at": "2026-09-14T12:00:00.000Z"
}
```

***

### 🧪 Local Testing

Run the Actor locally inside the isolated storage sandbox:

```bash
python test_local.py
```

Results are stored in `storage/datasets/default/`.

***

### 🚀 Deployment to Apify Cloud

Deploy and build on Apify platform with a single command:

```bash
python deploy.py --yes
```

# Actor input Schema

## `search_keywords` (type: `array`):

Keywords to discover Patreon creators (e.g. \['podcast', 'gaming', 'art']).

## `creator_urls` (type: `array`):

List of direct Patreon creator profile URLs (e.g. \['https://www.patreon.com/coldones']).

## `max_creators` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of creators to scrape and save.

## `include_posts` (type: `boolean`):

Whether to extract recent posts, like counts, and comments for each creator.

## `max_posts_per_creator` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of recent posts to scrape per creator.

## `proxy_configuration` (type: `object`):

Apify Proxy or Custom Proxy configuration (Residential recommended if enabled).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "search_keywords": [
    "podcast"
  ],
  "creator_urls": [],
  "max_creators": 10,
  "include_posts": true,
  "max_posts_per_creator": 10,
  "proxy_configuration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("haktelaren/patreon-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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("haktelaren/patreon-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 '{}' |
apify call haktelaren/patreon-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,haktelaren/patreon-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/riCnTGqMBjKeHDrvh/builds/2TC1ohe174iBdTNjO/openapi.json