Airtable Universe Scraper - Extract Airtable Templates, Creators & Copy Counts

The Airtable Universe Scraper extracts community-shared Airtable base templates from Airtable Universe into clean, structured data. For every template it returns the title, description, author name, author profile link, author bio and follower count, categories (tags), copy count, like count, base name, table names, number of tables and views, shared view link, cover image, template URL and last updated date. Download the results as JSON, CSV or Excel, or pull them through the API. No login required, works without a proxy. Use it for Airtable template research, competitor tracking, creator outreach and building template directories.

Key Features of the Airtable Templates Scraper

• Template extraction - title, full description, author, categories, copies, likes, tables and cover image for each Airtable Universe template.
• Category browsing - scrape one Universe category such as education, operations or marketing-and-sales.
• Keyword search - keep only templates whose title, base name or description contains your words.
• Sorting - order templates by Featured, most copied or recently updated.
• Creator pages and single templates - paste a creator page or template URL to get just those templates.
• Cross-run caching - set a project name and later runs skip templates already returned, so a daily run returns only new ones.
• Proxy support - optional; the Actor works without one.

Input Configuration: Scrape Airtable Universe by Category, Keyword or Creator

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
Airtable Universe URLs (startUrls)	array	-	—	Universe pages to scrape. Empty scrapes the Featured templates.
Category (category)	string	-	—	One category name, e.g. education, operations, real-estate.
Search keywords (searchQuery)	string	-	—	Only templates containing every word are returned.
Order templates by (sortBy)	string	-	featured	featured, mostCopied or recentlyUpdated.
Max items per start URL (maxItems)	integer	-	5	Maximum templates for each URL, category or search.
Project name (projectName)	string	-	—	Enables caching; templates already returned under this name are skipped.
Proxy configuration (proxyConfiguration)	object	-	no proxy	Proxy settings for all requests.

Supported URL types:

• Main page: https://www.airtable.com/universe
• Category: https://www.airtable.com/universe/category/education
• Search: https://www.airtable.com/universe/search?q=crm
• Creator: https://www.airtable.com/universe/creator/usrnniqRyNlNz18sE/molly-reeves
• Single template: https://www.airtable.com/universe/expKWgjkCoD030whP/course-scheduling-at-harvey-mudd-college-mathematics-department

Output: Airtable Template Data in JSON, CSV or Excel

The dataset has 3 views: an overview table (title, author, tags, copies, likes, URL), an authors table (author name, profile, bio, followers) and a template structure table (base name, table count, tables, views, updated date).

Sample output:

{
    "applicationId": "expKWgjkCoD030whP",
    "slug": "course-scheduling-at-harvey-mudd-college-mathematics-department",
    "url": "https://www.airtable.com/universe/expKWgjkCoD030whP/course-scheduling-at-harvey-mudd-college-mathematics-department",
    "title": "Course Scheduling at Harvey Mudd College, Mathematics Department",
    "description": "The Department of Mathematics at Harvey Mudd College is tasked with submitting a class schedule to the registrar's office each semester. ...",
    "authorName": "Molly Reeves",
    "authorProfileUrl": "https://www.airtable.com/universe/creator/usrnniqRyNlNz18sE/molly-reeves",
    "authorBio": null,
    "authorFollowers": 5,
    "tags": ["Education"],
    "isFeatured": false,
    "copies": 1037,
    "likes": 3,
    "baseName": "Course Scheduling at Harvey Mudd College, Mathematics Department",
    "tableCount": 7,
    "tables": ["Professors", "Courses"],
    "viewCount": 15,
    "sharedViewUrl": "https://airtable.com/shr5WbaVOKu7LALDa",
    "coverImageUrl": "https://dl.airtable.com/exploreCoverImages/zn1pD39kQh6LzIVyt4Pg_book-education-graphing-paper-167682.jpg",
    "coverImageThumbnailUrl": "https://dl.airtable.com/exploreCoverImages/eh1Lqyp0QFWVp3ZgMdZN_book-education-graphing-paper-167682.jpg",
    "updatedAt": "2018-12-20T21:26:00.000Z",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-10-03T05:19:35.228Z"
}

Use Cases: What You Can Do With Airtable Universe Data

• Finding the most copied Airtable templates in a category to see what people actually use.
• Market research on which Airtable use cases (CRM, project tracking, inventory) are popular.
• Tracking new templates daily with caching to spot trends early.
• Building a directory or newsletter of Airtable templates with authors and cover images.
• Finding prolific template creators and their follower counts for outreach.

How to Scrape Airtable Universe Templates

1. Sign up for a free Apify account - includes $5 monthly credit.
2. Open the Actor page and click Try for free.
3. Fill in the Input fields (a Universe URL, a category or search keywords, or leave empty for Featured).
4. Click Start and wait for the run to complete.
5. Download results from the Output tab in JSON, CSV, or Excel format.

You can also run this Actor via the Apify API or integrate it into your workflows using Zapier, Make, or n8n.

Limitations & Known Issues

• Only listed templates - templates hidden or unlisted from Universe are not returned.
• Search is keyword matching - search keywords match words in the title, base name and description, not Airtable's own ranking.
• No base contents - the Actor returns template details and table names, not the records inside a base.

Notes

• No proxy needed - the Actor works without a proxy; enable one only for very large runs.
• API integration - this Actor can be called as an API from any automation platform (Zapier, Make, n8n, custom scripts).

FAQ

How do I scrape Airtable Universe templates?

Leave the input empty to get the Featured templates, or set a category, search keywords, a creator URL or specific template URLs, then click Start.

Can I get the most copied Airtable templates?

Yes. Set Order templates by to mostCopied to rank templates by how many times they were copied.

Can I get only new Airtable templates each day?

Yes. Set a Project name; later runs with the same name skip templates already returned.

Do I need an Airtable account or a proxy?

No. The Actor needs no login and works without a proxy.

Can I scrape the data inside a template's tables?

No. It returns template details and table names, not the records inside a base.

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