# Search Ballotpedia candidate profiles

**Use case:** 

Find candidate profiles and races on Ballotpedia. Export names, offices, election years, and article links.

## Input

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?limit=20&profile=default&search=candidate&title=Special:Search&ns0=1"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 10,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "title": {
    "label": "Title",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "URL",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "pageText": {
    "label": "Page Text",
    "format": "text"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Ballotpedia.org Scraper](https://apify.com/lexis-solutions/ballotpedia-org-scraper) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/lexis-solutions/ballotpedia-org-scraper) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.