# Kickstarter Scraper (`kawsar/kickstarter-scraper`) Actor Kickstarter Scraper pulls project data from Kickstarter search results, so you can monitor campaigns, track funding trends, and collect leads without manual browsing. - **URL**: https://apify.com/kawsar/kickstarter-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Kawsar](https://apify.com/kawsar) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation, Developer tools - **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $6.00 / 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 ## Kickstarter Scraper Searches Kickstarter by keyword and returns project data for every result. Give it a term like "Games" or "Solar Energy" and it pages through Kickstarter's search results, collecting funding figures, backer counts, creator info, deadlines, and campaign status for each project it finds. ### What it does The actor calls Kickstarter's search API and works through results page by page. Each record comes back with the project URL, creator name, funding goal, pledged amount, backer count, deadline, status, and links to the cover image and pitch video. Most people use it to track which campaigns are live in a category, pull funding data for research, or build contact lists from active projects. ### Input | Field | Type | Required | Description | |-------|------|----------|-------------| | `searchTerms` | string[] | Yes | Keywords to search (e.g. `["Games", "Tech"]`) | | `maxItems` | integer | No | Max results per search term (default 100, max 1000) | | `requestTimeoutSecs` | integer | No | Per-request timeout in seconds (default 30) | Example input: ```json { "searchTerms": ["board games", "indie games"], "maxItems": 200 } ```` ### Output Each project is stored as one record in the default dataset: ```json { "url": "https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cyberpunktcg/the-official-cyberpunk-trading-card-game", "name": "The Official Cyberpunk Trading Card Game", "blurb": "The first official collectible card game set in the Cyberpunk universe.", "creatorName": "WeirdCo", "creatorUrl": "https://www.kickstarter.com/profile/weirdco", "category": "Games", "subcategory": "Tabletop Games", "location": "Seattle, WA", "country": "US", "fundingGoal": 100000.0, "amountPledged": 17816734.0, "percentFunded": 17816.734, "backerCount": 27217, "currency": "USD", "deadline": "2024-12-01T00:00:00+00:00", "launchedAt": "2024-10-01T00:00:00+00:00", "status": "live", "staffPick": true, "imageUrl": "https://ksr-ugc.imgix.net/...", "videoUrl": "https://v.kickstarter.com/...", "searchTerm": "board games", "scrapedAt": "2025-04-09T10:23:45+00:00", "error": null } ``` ### Limits - `maxItems` caps at 1000 per search term. - Kickstarter paginates results at 12 projects per page. The actor handles this automatically. - If one project fails to parse, it pushes an error record and keeps going. ### FAQ **Can I scrape a specific project URL directly?** Not yet. The actor searches by keyword. Direct URL support may come in a future version. **What does `staffPick` mean?** Kickstarter editors hand-pick certain projects. Those tend to rank higher in search and browse results. **What statuses can `status` return?** `live`, `successful`, `failed`, `canceled`, or `suspended`. # Actor input Schema ## `searchTerms` (type: `array`): Keywords to search on Kickstarter (e.g. "Games", "Tech", "Art"). One page of results is fetched per term up to maxItems. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of projects to collect for each search term. ## `requestTimeoutSecs` (type: `integer`): Per-request timeout in seconds. ## Actor input object example ```json { "searchTerms": [ "Games", "Technology", "Music" ], "maxItems": 100, "requestTimeoutSecs": 30 } ``` # 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 = { "searchTerms": [ "Games" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("kawsar/kickstarter-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 = { "searchTerms": ["Games"] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("kawsar/kickstarter-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 '{ "searchTerms": [ "Games" ] }' | apify call kawsar/kickstarter-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=kawsar/kickstarter-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Kickstarter Scraper", "description": "Kickstarter Scraper pulls project data from Kickstarter search results, so you can monitor campaigns, track funding trends, and collect leads without manual browsing.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "K9iT4Yxt8kcYbsJ99" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/kawsar~kickstarter-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-kawsar-kickstarter-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/kawsar~kickstarter-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-kawsar-kickstarter-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/kawsar~kickstarter-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-kawsar-kickstarter-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": [ "searchTerms" ], "properties": { "searchTerms": { "title": "Search terms", "type": "array", "description": "Keywords to search on Kickstarter (e.g. \"Games\", \"Tech\", \"Art\"). One page of results is fetched per term up to maxItems.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max items per search term", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 1000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of projects to collect for each search term.", "default": 100 }, "requestTimeoutSecs": { "title": "Request timeout (seconds)", "minimum": 5, "maximum": 120, "type": "integer", "description": "Per-request timeout in seconds.", "default": 30 } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```