Naver Blog & Cafe Scraper

An Apify actor that scrapes posts, comments, place information, and metadata from Naver Blog and Cafe.

Features

• Keyword Search: Search blog/cafe posts using the Naver Search API
• Direct URL Scraping: Provide specific Naver Blog or Cafe post URLs for detailed scraping
• Full Content Extraction: Extract complete text and HTML content from posts
• Image Collection: Collect all image URLs embedded in posts
• Place/Map Data: Extract place names, addresses, phone numbers, and GPS coordinates from posts
• External Link Extraction: Collect external link card data (OG links) embedded in posts
• Comment Scraping: Collect full comment data (author, content, date, replies) from both blog and cafe posts
• Engagement Metrics: Collect like/sympathy counts
• Video Detection: Detect whether a post contains video content
• Metadata: Author, date, category, tags, and more

Output Data

Field	Type	Description
type	string	blog or cafe
title	string	Post title
url	string	Post URL
author	string	Author name
date	string	Published date
content	string	Full text content
contentHtml	string	Raw HTML content
images	string[]	List of image URLs
tags	string[]	Hashtags/tags
category	string	Post category
likeCount	number	Number of likes/sympathies
commentCount	number	Number of comments
comments	object[]	Comment data (author, content, date, isReply, profileImage)
places	object[]	Place info (name, address, phone, category, latitude, longitude)
externalLinks	object[]	External links (title, description, URL)
hasVideo	boolean	Whether the post contains video
cafeName	string	Cafe name (cafe posts only)
cafeUrl	string	Cafe URL (cafe posts only)
scrapedAt	string	Scrape timestamp (ISO 8601)

Usage

Enter keywords to search Naver Blog/Cafe, or provide direct URLs to scrape specific posts. No separate API key setup is required — just run the actor.

Input Example

{
    "searchKeywords": ["best restaurants", "Seoul cafe"],
    "directUrls": ["https://blog.naver.com/example/123456"],
    "searchType": "both",
    "maxResults": 30,
    "sortBy": "sim",
    "scrapeContent": true,
    "scrapeComments": true,
    "maxConcurrency": 5
}

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
searchKeywords	string[]	[]	List of search keywords
directUrls	string[]	[]	Direct post URLs to scrape
searchType	string	both	Search target: blog, cafe, or both
maxResults	number	30	Max search results per keyword (up to 1000)
sortBy	string	sim	Sort order: sim (relevance) or date (newest first)
scrapeContent	boolean	true	Whether to scrape full post content
scrapeComments	boolean	true	Whether to collect comment data
maxConcurrency	number	5	Max concurrent scraping requests

Output Example

{
    "type": "blog",
    "title": "Top 10 Restaurants in Gangnam, Seoul",
    "url": "https://blog.naver.com/foodie123/223456789",
    "author": "FoodExplorer",
    "authorLink": "https://blog.naver.com/foodie123",
    "date": "2025-01-15",
    "content": "Hello! Today I'm introducing must-visit restaurants in Gangnam...",
    "images": ["https://blogfiles.pstatic.net/..."],
    "tags": ["GangnamFood", "SeoulRestaurant", "FoodRecommendation"],
    "category": "Food/Travel",
    "likeCount": 142,
    "commentCount": 23,
    "places": [
        {
            "name": "Restaurant ABC",
            "address": "123 Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul",
            "tel": "02-1234-5678",
            "category": "Restaurant",
            "latitude": "37.5012",
            "longitude": "127.0396"
        }
    ],
    "externalLinks": [
        {
            "title": "Reservation Page",
            "description": "Book online",
            "url": "https://example.com/reservation"
        }
    ],
    "hasVideo": false,
    "comments": [
        {
            "author": "user123",
            "content": "Great post! Very helpful.",
            "date": "2025-01-16",
            "isReply": false,
            "profileImage": "https://..."
        }
    ],
    "scrapedAt": "2025-01-20T10:30:00.000Z"
}

Use Cases

• Market Research: Analyze consumer reviews and place data for specific keywords or products
• Trend Analysis: Track popular topics and keywords over time
• Restaurant/Place Collection: Automatically extract place names, addresses, phone numbers, and GPS coordinates from blog reviews
• Competitor Analysis: Monitor online sentiment about competing brands
• Influencer Discovery: Find influential bloggers in specific niches
• Content Analysis: Analyze patterns of images, videos, and external links in posts

Limitations

• Naver Search API daily limit: 25,000 calls
• Max search results per keyword: 1,000 (Naver API limit)
• Private cafe posts cannot be scraped
• Blog comments may not be available for some posts due to Naver's access restrictions
• Some content may be restricted due to Naver's access control policies

License

ISC S