# Kakao Webtoon Scraper - Series, Creators & Genres (`loopchips/korea-kakao-webtoons`) Actor

Scrape Kakao Webtoon, Korea's second major webtoon platform, by publication day. Series titles, taglines, writers, artists, publishers, genres, keywords and cover art. Pairs with the Naver Webtoon Actor for full Korean webtoon coverage.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/loopchips/korea-kakao-webtoons.md
- **Developed by:** [Loopchips](https://apify.com/loopchips) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, News, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$4.00 / 1,000 webtoon series

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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?

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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.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Kakao Webtoon Scraper

Korea has two dominant webtoon platforms. This Actor covers the second one,
Kakao Webtoon, and pairs with the Naver Webtoon Actor for full coverage of where
Korean comic IP originates.

### What you get

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `title` / `tagline` | Series name and its one-line hook |
| `authors` | Every credited creator, de-duplicated |
| `writers` / `artists` / `publishers` | Credits split by role |
| `genres` | Readable genre labels, not enum codes |
| `keywords` | Editorial keywords the platform tags it with |
| `weekday` | Which day it publishes |
| `isFreePublishing` | Whether it is currently free to read |
| `isAdult` | Adult classification |
| `coverImageUrl` / `titleImageUrl` | Artwork |
| `url` | Direct link to the series |
| `scrapedAt` | Timestamp, so runs stack into a history |

### Example input

```json
{
  "days": ["mon", "tue", "wed"],
  "maxSeriesPerDay": 200,
  "requestDelayMs": 800
}
```

### Example output

```json
{
  "seriesId": 2043,
  "title": "무지개다리 파수꾼",
  "tagline": "돈과 명예만을 좇던 유명 수의사, 동물의 소리를 듣게 되다!",
  "authors": "이서, 카카오웹툰 스튜디오",
  "genres": "Fantasy drama",
  "keywords": "감동적인, 통쾌한, 판타지 드라마, 에피소드물",
  "weekday": "Monday",
  "isFreePublishing": true,
  "url": "https://webtoon.kakao.com/content/...",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-08-11T11:02:14.882Z"
}
```

### What people use it for

- **IP scouting and licensing** - find series before they are optioned
- **Catalogue and recommendation building** - genres and keywords in one place
- **Competitive tracking** - run on a schedule to watch line-ups change
- **Market research** - which genres and days are crowded

### Pricing

Pay per result. You are charged only for series actually returned.

### Notes

- `writers` and `publishers` are empty where the platform does not split those
  credits out. `authors` always carries the full list.
- This Actor reads the publicly published weekday line-ups. It does not access
  episode content, paid chapters or any account.

# Actor input Schema

## `days` (type: `array`):

Which weekday line-ups to scrape. Series publish on fixed days.

## `maxSeriesPerDay` (type: `integer`):

Cap how many series to take from each weekday line-up.

## `requestDelayMs` (type: `integer`):

Pause between weekday requests so the source is not hit too quickly.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "days": [
    "mon"
  ],
  "maxSeriesPerDay": 200,
  "requestDelayMs": 800
}
```

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "days": [
        "mon"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("loopchips/korea-kakao-webtoons").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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "days": ["mon"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("loopchips/korea-kakao-webtoons").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "days": [
    "mon"
  ]
}' |
apify call loopchips/korea-kakao-webtoons --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,loopchips/korea-kakao-webtoons"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/I3ZaTZpXOeOO26bvg/builds/p8crZ0rptB9ydvxAI/openapi.json