# Behance Profile Extractor (`kawsar/behance-profile-extractor`) Actor

Behance Profiles Extractor scrapes creator profiles by username and returns followers, views, appreciations, location, and freelance availability for SEO research and recruiting.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/kawsar/behance-profile-extractor.md
- **Developed by:** [Kawsar](https://apify.com/kawsar) (community)
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## Pricing

from $2.99 / 1,000 results

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# README

## Behance Profiles Extractor: scrape Behance creator profiles by username

Behance Profiles Extractor pulls public Behance creator profiles into clean JSON. Paste usernames or profile URLs and get followers, project views, appreciations, location, freelance availability, social links, and portfolio summaries without clicking through each page by hand.

This actor is built for SEO research, recruiter lead lists, agency competitor checks, and anyone who needs Behance profile data at scale.

### What data does this actor extract?

For each Behance username you provide, the actor returns:

| Field | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `userId` | integer | Behance user ID |
| `username` | string | Behance handle |
| `displayName` | string | Public display name |
| `firstName` | string | First name when present |
| `profileUrl` | string | Full profile URL |
| `occupation` | string | Headline / occupation |
| `company` | string | Company or studio |
| `website` | string | Personal or company website |
| `location` | string | Location on the profile |
| `avatarUrl` | string | Avatar image URL |
| `bannerImageUrl` | string | Banner image URL |
| `projectViews` | integer | Total project views |
| `appreciations` | integer | Total appreciations |
| `followers` | integer | Follower count |
| `following` | integer | Following count |
| `isAvailableFreelance` | boolean | Open to freelance work |
| `isAvailableFullTime` | boolean | Open to full-time roles |
| `isFeaturedFreelancer` | boolean | Featured freelancer flag |
| `isCreatorPro` | boolean | Active Creator Pro status |
| `canBeRecruited` | boolean | Recruitable on Behance |
| `completedFreelanceProjects` | integer | Completed freelance projects |
| `creativeFields` | array | Featured creative fields |
| `adobeTools` | array | Adobe tools listed |
| `socialLinks` | array | Instagram, LinkedIn, Dribbble, etc. |
| `workExperiences` | array | Work experience entries |
| `projects` | array | Project summaries (optional) |
| `services` | array | Freelance services (optional) |
| `memberSince` | string | Account creation date (ISO-8601) |
| `scrapedAt` | string | Extraction timestamp (UTC) |
| `error` | string | Error message if that profile failed |

### How to use

1. Open the actor on Apify and go to **Input**.
2. Add Behance usernames or full profile URLs (one per line), for example `jeffreydirkse` or `https://www.behance.net/jeffreydirkse`.
3. Optionally turn off project or service summaries if you only need profile stats.
4. Set `maxItems` if you want a hard cap for the run.
5. Click **Start**, then download the dataset as JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML.

### Input parameters

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `usernames` | array | (required) | Behance usernames or profile URLs |
| `includeProjects` | boolean | `true` | Include project name, URL, views, appreciations, cover |
| `includeServices` | boolean | `true` | Include freelance services with price and delivery time |
| `maxItems` | integer | `100` | Max profiles per run (hard max 1000) |
| `requestTimeoutSecs` | integer | `60` | Per-request timeout in seconds |

#### Example input

```json
{
    "usernames": [
        "jeffreydirkse",
        "https://www.behance.net/ramotion"
    ],
    "includeProjects": true,
    "includeServices": true,
    "maxItems": 50,
    "requestTimeoutSecs": 60
}
```

### Example output

```json
{
    "userId": 1721460,
    "username": "jeffreydirkse",
    "displayName": "Jeffrey Dirkse",
    "firstName": "Jeffrey",
    "profileUrl": "https://www.behance.net/jeffreydirkse",
    "occupation": "Designer",
    "company": "Freelancer",
    "website": "http://www.jeffreydirkse.com",
    "location": "Netherlands",
    "avatarUrl": "https://pps.services.adobe.com/api/profile/.../276",
    "bannerImageUrl": "https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/...",
    "projectViews": 1091931,
    "appreciations": 117008,
    "followers": 22512,
    "following": 349,
    "isAvailableFreelance": true,
    "isAvailableFullTime": false,
    "isFeaturedFreelancer": true,
    "isCreatorPro": true,
    "canBeRecruited": true,
    "completedFreelanceProjects": 1,
    "creativeFields": [
        {
            "name": "Branding",
            "url": "https://www.behance.net/galleries/graphic-design/branding",
            "projectCount": 6
        }
    ],
    "adobeTools": ["Adobe Photoshop", "Adobe Illustrator"],
    "socialLinks": [
        {
            "network": "Instagram",
            "url": "http://instagram.com/jeffreydirkse",
            "isVerified": true
        }
    ],
    "workExperiences": [
        {
            "position": "Freelancer",
            "organization": "Self-Employed",
            "location": null
        }
    ],
    "projects": [
        {
            "id": 252260481,
            "name": "Brand ID 26",
            "url": "https://www.behance.net/gallery/252260481/Brand-ID-26",
            "views": 1544,
            "appreciations": 151,
            "coverUrl": "https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/projects/..."
        }
    ],
    "services": [
        {
            "id": 118079,
            "serviceTitle": "Branding",
            "priceFrom": 4500.0,
            "deliveryTime": "WITHIN_1_MONTH",
            "url": "https://www.behance.net/jeffreydirkse/services/118079/Branding"
        }
    ],
    "memberSince": "2012-10-17T16:47:35+00:00",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-09-12T09:00:00+00:00",
    "error": null
}
```

### Use cases

- **SEO and content research**: map high-reach Behance creators in a niche by followers, views, and appreciations before outreach.
- **Recruiter lead lists**: collect designers who mark themselves available for freelance or full-time work, plus location and portfolio links.
- **Agency competitor checks**: compare engagement and featured fields across rival studios or freelancers.
- **Talent pipelines**: keep a structured dump of creative profiles you already found manually on Behance.
- **Market scans**: batch-check usernames from spreadsheets and see who is still active and hireable.

### FAQ

**Do I need full Behance URLs?**
No. A username like `jeffreydirkse` is enough. Full `behance.net/username` links work too.

**Can this replace a Behance freelancer search scraper?**
This actor focuses on known profiles (handles or URLs you already have). It does not keyword-search freelancers. For search-based discovery, use a Behance freelancers search actor, then feed the usernames here for deeper profile detail.

**How many Behance profiles can I scrape per run?**
Up to `maxItems` (default 100, hard max 1000). Failed profiles are written to the dataset with an `error` field so the rest of the run can continue.

**Does it extract project images and services?**
Yes, when `includeProjects` and `includeServices` are enabled. Project rows include cover image URLs; service rows include title, price, and delivery time.

**What formats can I export?**
JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, and HTML from the Apify dataset tab, or via the Apify API / client libraries.

### Related tools

If you need adjacent Behance workflows, look at Behance profile scrapers, Behance freelancers search scrapers, Behance images search scrapers, and general Behance scrapers on the Apify Store. This actor is the profile-focused option when you already have usernames and want clean engagement + availability data.

Run Behance Profiles Extractor whenever you need structured Behance creator data for SEO, hiring, or competitive research without copying fields from the site by hand.

# Actor input Schema

## `usernames` (type: `array`):

List of Behance usernames (handles) or full profile URLs. One per line. Example: jeffreydirkse or https://www.behance.net/jeffreydirkse

## `includeProjects` (type: `boolean`):

When enabled, include a summary of projects listed on each profile (name, URL, views, appreciations, cover image).

## `includeServices` (type: `boolean`):

When enabled, include freelance services offered on the profile (title, price, delivery time, URL).

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

Maximum number of profiles to process per run.

## `requestTimeoutSecs` (type: `integer`):

Per-request timeout in seconds.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "usernames": [
    "jeffreydirkse"
  ],
  "includeProjects": true,
  "includeServices": true,
  "maxItems": 100,
  "requestTimeoutSecs": 60
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `profiles` (type: `string`):

Extracted Behance creator profile records with engagement stats, availability, and portfolio summaries.

# 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 = {
    "usernames": [
        "jeffreydirkse",
        "https://www.behance.net/ramotion"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("kawsar/behance-profile-extractor").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 = { "usernames": [
        "jeffreydirkse",
        "https://www.behance.net/ramotion",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("kawsar/behance-profile-extractor").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 '{
  "usernames": [
    "jeffreydirkse",
    "https://www.behance.net/ramotion"
  ]
}' |
apify call kawsar/behance-profile-extractor --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,kawsar/behance-profile-extractor"
        }
    }
}

```

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/86OGbdOIpnFtaPAt1/builds/UR444aVZ717uknav8/openapi.json