# Similarweb Scraper : Traffic, Rankings & Competitors (`just_scrape/similarweb-advanced-scraper`) Actor Extract traffic estimates, global rankings, engagement metrics, and competitor data from any domain, fast, reliable, and block-resistant. - **URL**: https://apify.com/just\_scrape/similarweb-advanced-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Just Scrape](https://apify.com/just_scrape) (community) - **Categories:** SEO tools, E-commerce, Developer tools - **Stats:** 7 total users, 5 monthly users, 66.7% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: 5.00 out of 5 stars ## Pricing from $7.00 / 1,000 results 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 ## SimilarWeb Scraper — Traffic, Rankings & Competitors Extract traffic estimates, global rankings, engagement metrics, and competitor data from any domain — fast, reliable, and block-resistant. --- ### What you get Get SimilarWeb data for any domain without a SimilarWeb subscription. This actor returns clean structured JSON ready for your pipeline or spreadsheet. **Per domain output includes:** - **Monthly Traffic & Growth**: Visits and month-over-month growth trends. - **Engagement**: Bounce rate, pages per visit, and avg session duration. - **Traffic Sources**: Direct, Search (Organic/Paid), Social, Referrals, and Mail. - **Search Insights**: Top organic keywords driving traffic. - **AI Intelligence**: Visibility into referrals from ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity. - **Historical Trends**: 3-month historical traffic timeline. - **Competitors**: Top 5 competitor domains by similarity score. - **Geography**: Top 5 countries by traffic share. --- ### Example output ```json { "status": "success", "domain": "cairo24.com", "source": "network", "data": { "globalRank": 21962, "categoryRank": 19, "category": "News_and_Media", "engagements": { "totalVisits": 3391678, "bounceRate": 0.31, "pagesPerVisit": 1.98, "avgTimeOnSite": 67 }, "trafficSources": { "search": 0.5862, "direct": 0.3012, "social": 0.0729, "referrals": 0.0333 }, "topKeywords": [ { "name": "القاهرة 24", "volume": 10760 } ], "aiTraffic": { "totalVisits": 1406, "topChatbots": [ { "name": "chatgpt.com", "rank": 1 } ] }, "historicalVisits": [ { "date": "2026-01-01", "visits": 4770521 } ], "analysis": { "growthMoM": -9.96, "trafficTrend": "declining" } } } ```` *** ### Why it stays working **Block resistance.** Uses a fast HTTP tier with JA4+ fingerprinting. If blocked, automatically falls back to a stealth browser layer to pass Cloudflare and Akamai detection. **Self-healing parser.** Automatically recalibrates if SimilarWeb changes its internal JSON structure—no manual maintenance needed. **SWR caching.** Serving stale data instantly while refreshing in the background to cut proxy costs. *** ### Inputs | Field | Type | Default | Description | |---|---|---|---| | `domains` | string\[] | — | Domains to query, e.g. `["france24.com"]` | | `simplifiedOutput` | boolean | true | Returns the enriched marketing report | | `includeRaw` | boolean | false | Attach the original 1:1 API response to every result | | `maxAgeDays` | integer | 14 | Max cache age before forcing a fresh scrape | | `swrGraceDays` | integer | 7 | Days to serve stale data while refreshing | | `stealthMode` | boolean | true | Enable browser fallback on block | *** ### Pricing Estimated cost per 1,000 domains: **~$1.05** (proxy + compute). SimilarWeb's own API costs $400–1,000/month for equivalent access. *** ### Notes - Data reflects SimilarWeb's estimated figures. - Results for very small or new domains may return limited data. # Actor input Schema ## `domains` (type: `array`): List of domains to query (e.g., france24.com). ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of domains to process (useful for controlling costs). ## `maxAgeDays` (type: `integer`): How old a cached record can be before a fresh scrape is forced. ## `swrGraceDays` (type: `integer`): Number of days past expiration where stale data is returned instantly while a background refresh is triggered. ## `simplifiedOutput` (type: `boolean`): Automatically calculate Growth MoM, Traffic Trends, and Benchmarks (Recommended). ## `stealthMode` (type: `boolean`): Enable automated Playwright-fallback and JA4+ spoofing. If disabled, uses pure HTTP only. ## `forcePlaywright` (type: `boolean`): Bypass fast HTTP entirely and use headless browsers for maximum security (increases compute cost). ## `debugMode` (type: `boolean`): Show recursive calibration logs in the Actor console. ## `includeRaw` (type: `boolean`): Attach the full, unmodified Similarweb API response to each result (useful for advanced processing). ## Actor input object example ```json { "domains": [ "france24.com", "reuters.com" ], "maxResults": 1000, "maxAgeDays": 14, "swrGraceDays": 7, "simplifiedOutput": true, "stealthMode": true, "forcePlaywright": false, "debugMode": false, "includeRaw": false } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): Direct link to the generated marketing results in the dataset. ## `debug` (type: `string`): Access the self-healing calibration map if changes were detected. # 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 = { "domains": [ "france24.com", "reuters.com" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("just_scrape/similarweb-advanced-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 = { "domains": [ "france24.com", "reuters.com", ] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("just_scrape/similarweb-advanced-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 '{ "domains": [ "france24.com", "reuters.com" ] }' | apify call just_scrape/similarweb-advanced-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=just_scrape/similarweb-advanced-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Similarweb Scraper : Traffic, Rankings & Competitors", "description": "Extract traffic estimates, global rankings, engagement metrics, and competitor data from any domain, fast, reliable, and block-resistant.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "RY61ml8qHQhGtBW9t" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/just_scrape~similarweb-advanced-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-just_scrape-similarweb-advanced-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/just_scrape~similarweb-advanced-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-just_scrape-similarweb-advanced-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/just_scrape~similarweb-advanced-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-just_scrape-similarweb-advanced-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": [ "domains" ], "properties": { "domains": { "title": "Domains to scrape", "type": "array", "description": "List of domains to query (e.g., france24.com).", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max Results", "minimum": 1, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of domains to process (useful for controlling costs).", "default": 1000 }, "maxAgeDays": { "title": "Cache Max Age (Days)", "minimum": 1, "type": "integer", "description": "How old a cached record can be before a fresh scrape is forced.", "default": 14 }, "swrGraceDays": { "title": "SWR Grace Window (Days)", "minimum": 0, "type": "integer", "description": "Number of days past expiration where stale data is returned instantly while a background refresh is triggered.", "default": 7 }, "simplifiedOutput": { "title": "Simplified Output", "type": "boolean", "description": "Automatically calculate Growth MoM, Traffic Trends, and Benchmarks (Recommended).", "default": true }, "stealthMode": { "title": "Self-Healing Evasion", "type": "boolean", "description": "Enable automated Playwright-fallback and JA4+ spoofing. If disabled, uses pure HTTP only.", "default": true }, "forcePlaywright": { "title": "Force Deep Browser", "type": "boolean", "description": "Bypass fast HTTP entirely and use headless browsers for maximum security (increases compute cost).", "default": false }, "debugMode": { "title": "Developer Debug Mode", "type": "boolean", "description": "Show recursive calibration logs in the Actor console.", "default": false }, "includeRaw": { "title": "Include Raw Data", "type": "boolean", "description": "Attach the full, unmodified Similarweb API response to each result (useful for advanced processing).", "default": false } } }, "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": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "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": "integer", "example": 1 }, "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 }, "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 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```