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Medium Tagged Articles, Claps & Author Intelligence Scraper

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Medium Tagged Articles, Claps & Author Intelligence Scraper

Medium Tagged Articles, Claps & Author Intelligence Scraper

Extract published articles, reading duration, author profile links, publication dates, story URLs, categories, and full text summaries across any tag or topic on Medium.

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🚀 Medium Tagged Articles, Claps & Author Intelligence Scraper

Scrape trending Medium articles by tag, estimated claps, reading time, author profiles, publish dates, and canonical links for content research and AI knowledge bases.


🥊 Why This Actor Beats the Competition

FeatureGeneric Browser ScrapersOfficial APIsThis Actor
Speed🐌 3–5 seconds / record (Heavy Puppeteer)🔒 Requires OAuth / Enterprise Key⚡ Up to 100+ records / second
Cost💸 High compute hours ($0.05+/run)💸 High per-seat API fees💰 $1.00 per 1,000 items (PPR)
Anti-Bot Resistance❌ Blocked by Cloudflare & CaptchasN/A✅ Direct Stream + Resilient Fallbacks
Setup Friction⏳ Complex CSS selectors & logins⏳ Complex developer approval🚀 Zero auth. Plug & Play

🛠️ Step-by-Step: How to Use

Method 1: Apify Console (No-Code GUI)

  1. Configure your inputs in the Apify Web Console.
  2. Click Start and download your structured dataset in CSV, Excel, or JSON.

Method 2: Python SDK

from apify_client import ApifyClient
client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("litezero/medium-article-scraper").call(run_input=["artificial-intelligence", "programming"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
print(item)

Method 3: Node.js SDK

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN' });
const run = await client.actor('litezero/medium-article-scraper').call();
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(`Extracted ${items.length} items!`);

Method 4: REST API / cURL

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/litezero~medium-article-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json"

📥 Input Parameters

FieldTypeDescription
tagsarrayMedium tag slugs (e.g. "artificial-intelligence", "technology", "programming", "startup").
maxArticlesintegerMaximum articles to extract per tag.

📤 Output Data Dictionary

FieldTypeDescription
idstringArticle GUID or permalink slug
titlestringFull article title
authorstringAuthor display name
authorUrlstringAuthor profile URL
publishedAtstringPublication date
readingTimeMinutesintegerEstimated reading time
clapsintegerEstimated claps or popularity
urlstringCanonical Medium story URL
tagsarrayCategorical subject tags
scrapedAtstringScrape timestamp

💡 Top Use Cases & Commercial Value

  • Market & Competitor Intelligence: Automate real-time monitoring feeds without infrastructure maintenance.
  • AI & LLM Training Pipelines: Ingest clean, structured data directly into vector embeddings and RAG stores.
  • Lead Generation & Sales Outreach: Export enriched, verified contacts and actionable B2B signals.