Tripadvisor Review Scraper

A high-performance Apify actor that extracts up to 100 reviews per URL from TripAdvisor hotels, restaurants, and attractions. Features intelligent multi-tier API system with automatic fallback for maximum reliability and data quality.

What It Does

This scraper extracts structured review data from TripAdvisor pages including:

Field	Description
reviewId	Unique review identifier
reviewUrl	Direct link to the review
title	Review title/headline
text	Full review text content
rating	Star rating (1-5 scale)
date	Review publication date
author.name	Reviewer's name
author.location	Reviewer's location
author.avatar	Reviewer's profile picture URL
author.link	Link to reviewer's profile
helpfulCount	Number of helpful votes
photos	Array of review photo URLs
placeName	Name of the hotel/restaurant/attraction
placeUrl	TripAdvisor page URL for the place
scrapedAt	Timestamp of data extraction

Use Cases

• Sentiment Analysis: Analyze customer sentiment and satisfaction trends
• Competitor Research: Monitor reviews for competing hotels/restaurants
• Reputation Management: Track review patterns and identify improvement areas
• Market Research: Understand customer preferences and pain points
• Review Monitoring: Get alerts for new reviews and rating changes

Features

• ✅ Intelligent API System: Automatic failover between multiple data sources
• ✅ Load Balancing: Supports multiple API keys with automatic rotation
• ✅ High Reliability: 3-tier fallback

Performance

• Speed: 50-100 reviews per URL in 1-3 minutes
• Reliability: 95%+ success rate with API keys
• Scalability: Process multiple URLs in parallel
• Data Quality: Clean, structured JSON output
• Limit: Maximum 100 reviews per URL

Input

Simple Input

{
  "url": "https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g60763-d208453-Reviews-Hilton_New_York_Times_Square-New_York_City_New_York.html"
}

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
url	String	Yes	Single TripAdvisor review page URL to scrape

Note: Maximum 100 reviews per URL.

Supported TripAdvisor URLs

The scraper works with TripAdvisor review pages for:

• Hotels: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g60763-d93452-Reviews-The_Plaza_Hotel-New_York_City_New_York.html
• Restaurants: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g60763-d1751194-Reviews-Eleven_Madison_Park-New_York_City_New_York.html
• Attractions: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g60763-d104365-Reviews-Statue_of_Liberty-New_York_City_New_York.html
• Activities: https://www.tripadvisor.com/AttractionProductReview-g60763-d11966990-Reviews-Central_Park_Walking_Tour-New_York_City_New_York.html

Output

Structured JSON data for each review:

{
  "reviewId": "1033577686",
  "reviewUrl": "https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g60763-d208453-r1033577686-Hilton_New_York_Times_Square-New_York_City_New_York.html",
  "title": "Amazing stay!",
  "text": "We had a wonderful time at this hotel. The service was exceptional...",
  "rating": 5,
  "date": "2025-10-05",
  "author": {
    "name": "John D",
    "location": "Los Angeles, CA",
    "avatar": "https://dynamic-media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/1a/f6/f4/20/default-avatar-2020-31.jpg",
    "link": "https://www.tripadvisor.com/Profile/johnd123"
  },
  "helpfulCount": 15,
  "photos": [],
  "placeName": "Hilton New York Times Square",
  "placeUrl": "https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g60763-d208453-Reviews-Hilton_New_York_Times_Square-New_York_City_New_York.html",
  "scrapedAt": "2024-01-15T10:30:00.000Z"
}

Example Usage

Hotel Reviews

{
  "url": "https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g60763-d93452-Reviews-The_Plaza_Hotel-New_York_City_New_York.html"
}

Restaurant Reviews

{
  "url": "https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g60763-d1751194-Reviews-Eleven_Madison_Park-New_York_City_New_York.html",
  "includePhotos": false
}

Multiple Properties

{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g60763-d93452-Reviews-The_Plaza_Hotel-New_York_City_New_York.html" },
    { "url": "https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g60763-d1751194-Reviews-Eleven_Madison_Park-New_York_City_New_York.html" }
  ],
  "maxReviews": 50,
  "includePhotos": false
}

Reviews with Photos

{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g60763-d93452-Reviews-The_Plaza_Hotel-New_York_City_New_York.html" }
  ],
  "maxReviews": 25,
  "includePhotos": true
}

How It Works

1. Page Navigation: Uses Puppeteer with stealth mode and residential proxies to load TripAdvisor review pages
2. Anti-Bot Bypass: Enhanced headers, realistic timing, and residential IP rotation to avoid detection
3. Review Detection: Identifies review containers using multiple CSS selectors for maximum compatibility
4. Data Extraction: Extracts review text, ratings, author info, and optional photos
5. Pagination: Automatically navigates through multiple review pages to reach maxReviews limit
6. Structured Output: Returns clean, structured review data ready for analysis

Features

• Residential Proxy Support: Uses Apify's residential proxy network for better anti-bot bypass
• Advanced Anti-Detection: Realistic browser headers, timing, and stealth mode
• Robust Extraction: Multiple fallback selectors to handle TripAdvisor's changing page structure
• Review Pagination: Automatically navigates through multiple pages of reviews
• Photo Extraction: Optional extraction of review photos and media
• Error Handling: Graceful error handling with detailed logging and blocking detection
• Data Validation: Ensures data quality with validation checks