Behance User Extractor: scrape Behance users by keyword for SEO and talent research

Behance User Extractor collects Behance users from keyword search. Enter one or more keywords and get profile stats, location, freelance availability, and project previews in structured JSON, CSV, or Excel.

Behance is where designers, illustrators, and studios publish work. Searching users by hand does not scale. This actor automates Behance user search so you can build creator lists and SEO research datasets without paging through the site yourself.

What data does this actor extract?

All fields come from Behance user search results (no separate profile page visit):

Field	Description
userId	Behance numeric user ID
username	Profile handle
displayName	Public display name
firstName	First name when present
profileUrl	Canonical profile URL
avatarUrl	Avatar image URL
company	Company or studio name
location / country	Location strings
locationUrl	Behance location filter URL
followers / appreciations / projectViews	Engagement totals
availableForFreelance	Freelance availability flag
isFeaturedFreelancer	Featured freelancer flag
isActive	Active account flag
isCreatorPro / isRecruiterPro	Pro subscription flags
completedFreelanceProjects / fullyPaidFreelanceProjects / canceledFreelanceProjects	Freelance counts
reviewCount	Freelance review count
socialLinks	Social links when present on the card
projectPreviews	Sample projects (name, URL, cover, colors)
searchKeyword	Keyword that produced the row
scrapedAt	UTC extraction timestamp
error	Per-item error message if something failed

How to use it

1. Open the actor on Apify and click Try for free.
2. Enter one or more search keywords (one per line), for example designer and illustrator.
3. Set Max items (default 20) and run.
4. Download results from the Dataset tab as JSON, CSV, Excel, or XML.

Input parameters

Field	Type	Default	Description
searchKeywords	string[]	designer, illustrator	Keywords for Behance user search (one per line)
maxItems	integer	20	Cap on users per run across all keywords (max 1000)
requestTimeoutSecs	integer	30	Per-request timeout in seconds

Example input:

{
    "searchKeywords": ["ui ux", "graphic designer"],
    "maxItems": 20,
    "requestTimeoutSecs": 30
}

Example output

{
    "userId": 39597161,
    "username": "desig_ner",
    "displayName": "Egor Kuznetsov",
    "firstName": "Egor",
    "profileUrl": "https://www.behance.net/desig_ner",
    "avatarUrl": "https://pps.services.adobe.com/api/profile/.../276",
    "company": null,
    "location": "Moscow, Russian Federation",
    "country": "Russian Federation",
    "locationUrl": "https://www.behance.net/search/users?country=RU&city=Moscow",
    "followers": 34,
    "appreciations": 80,
    "projectViews": 1336,
    "availableForFreelance": false,
    "isFeaturedFreelancer": false,
    "isActive": true,
    "isCreatorPro": false,
    "isRecruiterPro": false,
    "completedFreelanceProjects": 0,
    "fullyPaidFreelanceProjects": 0,
    "canceledFreelanceProjects": 0,
    "reviewCount": 0,
    "socialLinks": [],
    "projectPreviews": [
        {
            "name": "Landing Page.",
            "url": "https://www.behance.net/gallery/43241481/Landing-Page",
            "coverImage": "https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/projects/original/...",
            "colors": { "r": 241, "g": 238, "b": 236 }
        }
    ],
    "searchKeyword": "designer",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-09-12T12:00:00+00:00",
    "error": null
}

Use cases

• SEO and market research: see which creators and locations show up for a keyword on Behance.
• Recruiting: build shortlists of designers or illustrators with follower and appreciation stats.
• Agency competitive checks: scan user search results in a niche without manual browsing.
• Freelance market scans: spot creators marked available for freelance work.

FAQ

Can I search multiple keywords in one run? Yes. Add each keyword on its own line in searchKeywords. The maxItems limit is shared across all keywords, and duplicate usernames are skipped.

Does the actor open individual profile pages? No. It reads everything from Behance user search results so runs stay fast and consistent.

How many users can I extract per run? Up to 1000 via maxItems. The default is 20.

Is this a Behance SEO tool? It is built for SEO and research workflows that need structured Behance user data from keyword search.

Related searches

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Run Behance User Extractor on Apify when you need clean Behance user search data without manual browsing.