# Behance Project Search Extractor (`kawsar/behance-project-search-extractor`) Actor

Search Behance projects by keyword and pull titles, links, views, appreciations, cover images, and creator details into a clean dataset. Great for SEO research, competitor tracking, and finding designers to hire.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/kawsar/behance-project-search-extractor.md
- **Developed by:** [Kawsar](https://apify.com/kawsar) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $2.99 / 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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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# README

## Behance Project Search Extractor

Turn any Behance keyword into a clean, structured dataset of projects and the creators behind them. Enter a search term like `designer`, `branding`, or `logo design`, set how many projects you want, and the actor collects them with full stats, cover images, and creator profile details ready to export.

Built for designers, recruiters, marketers, and researchers who need Behance data in a spreadsheet instead of an endless scroll.

### Why use this actor

Behance is one of the largest showcases of creative work online, but the site gives you no way to export what you find. You scroll, you open tabs, you copy links by hand. This actor does that work for you. Point it at a keyword and get back a table you can sort by views, filter by country, or drop straight into your own tools.

- **No account or setup on your side.** Just type a keyword and run it.
- **Real project stats.** Views and appreciations come straight from Behance, not estimated.
- **Creator details included.** Every row tells you who made the project and whether they are open for work.
- **Export anywhere.** JSON, CSV, Excel, or the Apify API.

### What it does

You give the actor a search term and a maximum number of projects. It reads Behance's search results for that keyword and keeps paginating until it has collected the number of projects you asked for or runs out of matches. Each project becomes one row in the dataset.

You can also paste one or more full Behance search URLs if you already have filters applied on the site, and the actor will scrape those too.

### Data you get for every project

**Project**

- Project ID, title, slug, and gallery URL
- View count and appreciation (like) count
- Cover image plus every other preview image size Behance provides
- Dominant color of the cover, as a hex value
- Publish date and last modified date
- Whether the project is marked premium

**Creator**

- Username, display name, and profile URL
- Profile image
- Location, city, state, and country
- Whether they are open to freelance work
- Whether they are open to full time work

**Run context**

- The search term the project was found under
- The source URL it came from
- The timestamp it was scraped

### Input

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `search` | string | Yes\* | The keyword to search Behance projects for, such as `designer`. |
| `searchUrls` | array | No | Optional full Behance search URLs to scrape in addition to the keyword. |
| `maxItems` | integer | No | Maximum projects to return per run. Default 20. |
| `requestTimeoutSecs` | integer | No | Per request timeout in seconds. Default 30. |

\*You need either a `search` term or at least one `searchUrls` entry.

#### Example input

```json
{
    "search": "logo design",
    "maxItems": 50
}
```

#### Example input with a filtered URL

```json
{
    "search": "branding",
    "searchUrls": [
        "https://www.behance.net/search/projects?search=illustration&sort=appreciations&time=month"
    ],
    "maxItems": 100
}
```

### Output

Each item in the dataset looks like this:

```json
{
    "projectId": "230023507",
    "url": "https://www.behance.net/gallery/230023507/Finding-my-Designer-Voice",
    "name": "Finding my Designer Voice.",
    "slug": "Finding-my-Designer-Voice",
    "isPremium": false,
    "publishedOn": "2025-07-10T05:51:18+00:00",
    "modifiedOn": "2026-09-06T08:53:56+00:00",
    "views": 30978,
    "appreciations": 3189,
    "dominantColor": "#ff0000",
    "coverImage": "https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/projects/808/40d87d230023507.jpg",
    "images": [
        "https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/projects/original/40d87d230023507.jpg",
        "https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/projects/404/40d87d230023507.jpg"
    ],
    "imageCount": 8,
    "ownerUsername": "maxshirko",
    "ownerDisplayName": "Max Shirko",
    "ownerUrl": "https://www.behance.net/maxshirko",
    "ownerImage": "https://pps.services.adobe.com/api/profile/.../276",
    "ownerLocation": "Bucha, Ukraine",
    "ownerCity": "Bucha",
    "ownerState": "",
    "ownerCountry": "Ukraine",
    "availableForFreelance": false,
    "availableFullTime": false,
    "searchQuery": "designer",
    "sourceUrl": "https://www.behance.net/search/projects?search=designer",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-09-12T10:00:00+00:00"
}
```

The dataset also ships with an Overview table view, so you can scan project titles, views, likes, creator, country, and cover thumbnails right in the Apify console.

### How to use it

1. Open the actor and type a keyword into the Search term field.
2. Set Max items to how many projects you want.
3. Click Start.
4. When the run finishes, open the Dataset tab and export to CSV, JSON, or Excel.

You can also run it on a schedule from the Apify console, or call it from the API and integrations to feed the results into Google Sheets, Airtable, a database, or your own app.

### Popular use cases

- **Design research.** Pull the top projects for a style or keyword and study what is getting attention.
- **Talent sourcing.** Build a list of creators working in a niche and see who is open for freelance or full time work.
- **Competitor and market tracking.** Watch which studios and designers rank for the terms you care about.
- **Trend spotting.** Compare view and appreciation counts across keywords to see what is heating up.
- **Content and moodboards.** Collect cover images and links for inspiration boards or reports.
- **Lead generation.** Find active designers by location and specialty for outreach.

### Tips

- For a broad sweep, raise `maxItems`. The actor pulls the most popular and most recent projects first, so lower limits still return the strongest results.
- Use specific keywords like `packaging design` or `motion graphics` for tighter, more relevant results.
- Paste a filtered Behance search URL into `searchUrls` when you want a specific sort order or time window.

### Notes and limits

- The actor reads Behance's public search results. It does not log in and does not access private projects.
- Very large limits take longer because the actor gathers projects across several result pages.
- Behance updates its results often, so running the same search on different days can return different projects.

### Frequently asked questions

**Do I need a Behance account?**
No. The actor works with public search results only.

**Can I search more than one keyword?**
Each run takes one search term. To cover several keywords, run the actor once per keyword, or schedule multiple runs.

**What formats can I export?**
JSON, CSV, Excel, HTML table, RSS, and XML, plus direct access through the Apify API.

**Is the data live?**
Yes. Every run fetches current results from Behance at the time it runs.

# Actor input Schema

## `search` (type: `string`):

The keyword to search Behance projects for, for example designer, branding, or logo design. The actor keeps collecting projects for this term until it reaches your maximum item limit.

## `searchUrls` (type: `array`):

Optional. Full Behance project search URLs to scrape as well, useful when you already have filters applied. Each URL is scraped in addition to the search term above.

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

Maximum number of projects to extract per run. The actor paginates through Behance results until it reaches this number or runs out of matching projects.

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

Per-request timeout in seconds.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "search": "designer",
  "maxItems": 20,
  "requestTimeoutSecs": 30
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `properties` (type: `string`):

Search Behance projects by keyword and extract project title, URL, views, appreciations, cover images, dominant color, and creator profile details.

# 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 = {
    "search": "designer"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("kawsar/behance-project-search-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 = { "search": "designer" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("kawsar/behance-project-search-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 '{
  "search": "designer"
}' |
apify call kawsar/behance-project-search-extractor --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,kawsar/behance-project-search-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/T7tbnUUAgK0gAM18a/builds/LqWkuuEicSvZQnM9D/openapi.json