# DogTime Dog Breed Profile Scraper (`jungle_synthesizer/dogtime-com-dog-breed-profile-scraper`) Actor Scrape all 550+ dog breed profiles from DogTime.com, including 25-axis trait scores (adaptability, friendliness, trainability, and more), vital stats, breed group, and detailed text sections for each breed. - **URL**: https://apify.com/jungle\_synthesizer/dogtime-com-dog-breed-profile-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [BowTiedRaccoon](https://apify.com/jungle_synthesizer) (community) - **Categories:** Other - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per event 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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). 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 ## DogTime Dog Breed Profile Scraper Scrape complete breed profiles for all 550+ dog breeds listed on [DogTime.com](https://dogtime.com/dog-breeds/). Each record includes up to **25 numeric trait scores** (1–5 scale), vital statistics, and detailed text sections — covering both AKC-recognized and rare/mixed breeds that other breed directories miss. ### What you get | Field group | Fields | |-------------|--------| | Identity | `breed_name`, `breed_slug`, `breed_group`, `akc_recognized` | | Vital stats | `vital_stats` (JSON: height, weight, lifespan, breed group) | | All 25 trait scores | `apartment_living`, `novice_owners`, `sensitivity_level`, `tolerates_being_alone`, `cold_tolerance`, `heat_tolerance`, `dog_friendly`, `cat_friendly`, `kid_friendly`, `stranger_friendly`, `amount_of_shedding`, `drooling_potential`, `easy_to_groom`, `general_health`, `potential_for_weight_gain`, `size`, `easy_to_train`, `intelligence`, `mouthiness_potential`, `prey_drive`, `tendency_to_bark_or_howl`, `wanderlust_potential`, `energy_level`, `exercise_needs`, `potential_for_playfulness` | | Full text | `personality`, `history`, `care`, `feeding`, `coat_color_and_grooming`, `children_and_other_pets`, `description_long` | | Lists | `highlights`, `health_concerns`, `rescue_groups_recommended` | | Meta | `hero_image_url`, `profile_url`, `scraped_at` | ### Use cases - **Breed-matching apps** — use the 25-axis numeric scorecard to recommend dogs by lifestyle (apartment size, activity level, family composition) - **Pet insurance underwriting** — health scores, shedding potential, weight gain tendency - **Content enrichment** — supplement AKC data with DogTime's richer trait grid covering 250+ breeds the AKC doesn't recognize - **Research / ML** — structured numerical features across 550+ breeds for recommendation models ### How it works 1. Reads the dedicated `dog-breed-sitemap.xml` (556 URLs, updated monthly) 2. Crawls each breed profile page with Cheerio (server-rendered HTML, no JS required) 3. Extracts star ratings from the `xe-breed-card` accordion, breed stats from the sidebar, and text content by section heading **Note on format coverage:** DogTime is migrating its most-popular breeds (e.g. Labrador, Golden Retriever) to a new prose-only layout. These pages will have all text fields populated but numeric trait scores will be null. The majority of the 556 breeds still use the original scored format. ### Input | Parameter | Type | Default | Description | |-----------|------|---------|-------------| | `maxItems` | integer | 10 | Maximum number of breed profiles to scrape. Set to 0 for all 556. | ### Example output ```json { "breed_name": "Basset Bleu de Gascogne", "breed_slug": "basset-bleu-de-gascogne", "breed_group": "Hound Dogs", "akc_recognized": false, "vital_stats": null, "apartment_living": 1, "kid_friendly": 5, "dog_friendly": 5, "easy_to_train": 2, "intelligence": 4, "energy_level": null, "tendency_to_bark_or_howl": 5, "personality": "The Basset Bleu de Gascogne is a playful breed who makes a great addition to a high energy family...", "history": "The Basset Bleu de Gascogne originated in the Gascogny region of France...", "hero_image_url": "https://dogtime.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2022/07/GettyImages-1226718668-e1681236423656.jpg", "profile_url": "https://dogtime.com/dog-breeds/basset-bleu-de-gascogne", "scraped_at": "2026-06-12T19:40:43.047Z" } ```` ### Pricing Pay-per-event. A full 556-breed run typically costs under $1. # Actor input Schema ## `sp_intended_usage` (type: `string`): Please describe how you plan to use the data extracted by this crawler. ## `sp_improvement_suggestions` (type: `string`): Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements. ## `sp_contact` (type: `string`): Provide your email address so we can get in touch with you. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of records to scrape ## Actor input object example ```json { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "maxItems": 10 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): No description # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "maxItems": 10 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/dogtime-com-dog-breed-profile-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # 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...", "maxItems": 10, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/dogtime-com-dog-breed-profile-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).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...", "maxItems": 10 }' | apify call jungle_synthesizer/dogtime-com-dog-breed-profile-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=jungle_synthesizer/dogtime-com-dog-breed-profile-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "DogTime Dog Breed Profile Scraper", "description": "Scrape all 550+ dog breed profiles from DogTime.com, including 25-axis trait scores (adaptability, friendliness, trainability, and more), vital stats, breed group, and detailed text sections for each breed.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "yLqmCQqJmyKgvVRPr" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~dogtime-com-dog-breed-profile-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-jungle_synthesizer-dogtime-com-dog-breed-profile-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~dogtime-com-dog-breed-profile-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-jungle_synthesizer-dogtime-com-dog-breed-profile-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~dogtime-com-dog-breed-profile-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-jungle_synthesizer-dogtime-com-dog-breed-profile-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "maxItems" ], "properties": { "sp_intended_usage": { "title": "What is the intended usage of this data?", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Please describe how you plan to use the data extracted by this crawler." }, "sp_improvement_suggestions": { "title": "How can we improve this crawler for you?", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements." }, "sp_contact": { "title": "Contact Email", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Provide your email address so we can get in touch with you." }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Items", "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of records to scrape", "default": 10 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": 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"DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, 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