# Beehiiv Newsletter Scraper (`jungle_synthesizer/beehiiv-newsletter-scraper`) Actor

Scrape posts from any beehiiv-powered newsletter. Input publication domains — the actor discovers post URLs via sitemap and extracts title, author, publish date, excerpt, cover image, tags, and word count. Supports multi-newsletter fan-out in a single run.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/jungle_synthesizer/beehiiv-newsletter-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [BowTiedRaccoon](https://apify.com/jungle_synthesizer) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, For creators
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: 5.00 out of 5 stars

## Pricing

from $0.80 / 1,000 record scrapeds

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.

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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

## Beehiiv Newsletter Scraper

Scrape posts from any beehiiv-powered newsletter. Input a list of publication domains or subdomains — the actor discovers post URLs via sitemap and extracts title, author, publish date, excerpt, cover image, tags, and word count. Supports multi-newsletter fan-out in a single run.

### What it does

The actor accepts a list of beehiiv publication domains (e.g. `readthepeak.com`, `discover.beehiiv.com`) and for each domain:

1. Fetches `<domain>/sitemap.xml` to discover all public post URLs matching the `/p/<slug>` pattern.
2. Crawls each post page and extracts structured data from the embedded JSON-LD Article schema.
3. Yields one record per post with all metadata fields.

Publications that sit behind bot protection or other anti-bot measures are gracefully skipped with a warning. Free posts are scraped; paywalled posts (where `isAccessibleForFree: false` in JSON-LD) are automatically skipped.

### Input

| Parameter         | Type    | Description |
|-------------------|---------|-------------|
| `domains`         | array   | List of publication domains. Accepts bare domains (`readthepeak.com`), subdomains (`mybrand.beehiiv.com`), or full URLs (`https://readthepeak.com`). |
| `maxItems`        | integer | Maximum posts to scrape **per publication** (0 = unlimited). Default: 10. |
| `includeFullText` | boolean | Also return the full post body text in `full_text`. Default: off. |

**Example input:**

```json
{
  "domains": ["readthepeak.com", "discover.beehiiv.com"],
  "maxItems": 50
}
```

### Output

Each record contains:

| Field                | Description                                                   |
|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| `publication_domain` | Input domain (e.g. `readthepeak.com`)                         |
| `publication_name`   | Newsletter name from JSON-LD publisher                        |
| `post_url`           | Canonical post URL                                            |
| `post_title`         | Post headline                                                 |
| `post_subtitle`      | Post subtitle / description                                   |
| `author`             | Author name                                                   |
| `publish_date`       | ISO 8601 publish timestamp                                    |
| `excerpt`            | Short description (up to 300 chars)                           |
| `cover_image_url`    | Cover image URL                                               |
| `word_count`         | Estimated word count of post body                             |
| `tags`               | Comma-separated tags                                          |
| `full_text`          | Full post body text (empty unless `includeFullText` is set)   |
| `scraped_at`         | ISO 8601 scrape timestamp                                     |

**Example output record:**

```json
{
  "publication_domain": "readthepeak.com",
  "publication_name": "The Peak",
  "post_url": "https://www.readthepeak.com/p/canadian-universities-are-falling-behind",
  "post_title": "Canadian universities are falling behind",
  "post_subtitle": "Canada's post-secondary schools are losing their edge.",
  "author": "Lucas Arender",
  "publish_date": "2026-06-02T10:00:00.000Z",
  "excerpt": "Canada's post-secondary schools are losing their edge.",
  "cover_image_url": "https://beehiiv-images-production.s3.amazonaws.com/...",
  "word_count": 291,
  "tags": "Water Cooler, Perspectives",
  "full_text": "",
  "scraped_at": "2026-06-02T20:39:48.116Z"
}
```

### Limitations

- Publications behind bot protection (e.g. some high-traffic custom domains) will return a warning and be skipped. Use a different domain format if the publication has a `*.beehiiv.com` subdomain that is not walled.
- Paywalled posts (subscriber-only) are detected via JSON-LD and automatically skipped.
- Publications without a `sitemap.xml` or with no `/p/` posts in their sitemap are skipped.
- `full_text` extraction is best-effort — post body selectors may vary slightly across beehiiv themes.

# Actor input Schema

## `sp_intended_usage` (type: `string`):

What will this data feed? E.g. lead lists, KYB checks, price tracking.

## `sp_improvement_suggestions` (type: `string`):

Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements.

## `sp_contact` (type: `string`):

We'll personally help with your use case. No spam.

## `resumeCursor` (type: `string`):

Leave empty for a fresh crawl. To CONTINUE a previous run where it stopped — without paying again for records you already received — paste the `resumeCursor` value from that run's Output (the run's OUTPUT key). Resume promptly: the previous run's data expires with your account's retention window (free tier: your ~10 most recent runs).

## `domains` (type: `array`):

List of beehiiv publication domains or subdomains to scrape. Accepts bare domains (readthepeak.com), subdomains (mybrand.beehiiv.com), or full URLs (https://readthepeak.com).

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

Maximum number of posts to scrape per publication (0 = unlimited)

## `includeFullText` (type: `boolean`):

Also return the full post body text in `full_text` (off by default).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...",
  "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...",
  "sp_contact": "Share your email here...",
  "domains": [
    "readthepeak.com"
  ],
  "maxItems": 10,
  "includeFullText": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 = {
    "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...",
    "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...",
    "sp_contact": "Share your email here...",
    "domains": [
        "readthepeak.com"
    ],
    "maxItems": 10
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/beehiiv-newsletter-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 = {
    "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...",
    "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...",
    "sp_contact": "Share your email here...",
    "domains": ["readthepeak.com"],
    "maxItems": 10,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/beehiiv-newsletter-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 '{
  "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...",
  "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...",
  "sp_contact": "Share your email here...",
  "domains": [
    "readthepeak.com"
  ],
  "maxItems": 10
}' |
apify call jungle_synthesizer/beehiiv-newsletter-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,jungle_synthesizer/beehiiv-newsletter-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/mvSq57rUFLFvHKIZy/builds/AgzQTK8RTqX8Wu960/openapi.json