AgentQuery Literary Agent Search Scraper
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AgentQuery Literary Agent Search Scraper
Scrapes the AgentQuery database of 500+ literary agents including name, agency, genres, submission preferences, and contact details.
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Scrapes the AgentQuery.com database — one of the internet's largest free directories of literary agents. Extracts agent profiles including name, agency, genres represented, submission preferences, and contact details.
What you get
Each record includes:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
agent_name | Full name of the literary agent |
agency | Name of the literary agency |
website | Agency or agent website URL |
email | Email or query submission URL |
aar_member | Association of Authors' Representatives membership status |
is_actively_seeking | Whether the agent is currently accepting queries |
fiction_genres | Fiction genres represented (pipe-separated) |
nonfiction_genres | Nonfiction genres represented (pipe-separated) |
special_interests | Agent's stated preferences and submission interests |
does_not_represent | Explicitly excluded genres and formats |
submission_guidelines | Submission guidelines URL or text |
facts_tidbits | Additional facts about the agent |
agent_detail_url | URL of the agent's full profile on AgentQuery |
Usage
Run with default settings to scrape all agents (~500–900 records). Use maxItems to limit the number of results.
Input
| Parameter | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
maxItems | Integer | Maximum number of agent profiles to scrape. Leave blank for all agents. | 10 |
Output
Results are saved to the default Apify dataset. Each item is a flat JSON object representing one literary agent profile.
Example output
{"agent_name": "Kristin Nelson","agency": "Nelson Literary Agency, LLC","website": "http://www.nelsonagency.com/","email": "queryme.online/1350","aar_member": "Yes","is_actively_seeking": "Yes","fiction_genres": "Literary Fiction | Science Fiction | Mystery | Thrillers/Suspense | Fantasy | Young Adult","nonfiction_genres": null,"special_interests": "Voice and character driven stories well told.\nLiterary or literary/commercial adult novels\nYoung adult & middle grade novels","does_not_represent": "Nonfiction\nChildren's picture books\nScreenplays","submission_guidelines": "http://nelsonagency.com/submission-guidelines/","facts_tidbits": "Clients include bestselling and award-winning authors Marie Lu, Josh Malerman, Ally Carter...","agent_detail_url": "https://www.agentquery.com/agent.aspx?agentid=12"}
Notes
- AgentQuery is a free public resource with no authentication required.
- The database contains agents who work primarily with US publishers.
- Profile completeness varies by agent — some fields may be
nullif the agent has not filled in that section. - The scraper uses polite crawling (3 concurrent requests) to respect the free public service.