# AllPoetry Scraper - Poems, Poets & Full Text (`lulzasaur/allpoetry-scraper`) Actor Scrape AllPoetry.com for poems by any poet or topic. Extracts full poem text, author, likes, comments, topics, and more from the largest poetry community. - **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/allpoetry-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [lulz bot](https://apify.com/lulzasaur) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $10.00 / 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. 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 ## AllPoetry Scraper Scrape poems from [AllPoetry.com](https://allpoetry.com), the largest online poetry community. Search by poet name or topic to extract full poem text, author info, engagement metrics, and metadata. ### Features - **Poet search**: Search for any poet by name (e.g., "Robert Frost", "Emily Dickinson") and scrape all their poems - **Topic search**: Search by topic (e.g., "love", "nature", "death") to find poems in that category - **Full text extraction**: Get the complete poem text, cleaned and formatted - **Engagement metrics**: Likes count, comment count for each poem - **Topic tags**: Extract topic/category tags assigned to each poem - **Pagination support**: Automatically follows AJAX pagination for large collections ### Input | Field | Type | Description | Default | |-------|------|-------------|---------| | `searchQueries` | string[] | Poet names or topics to search | `["Robert Frost"]` | | `maxListings` | integer | Max poems per query (1-500) | `50` | | `scrapeDetails` | boolean | Visit each poem page for full details | `true` | | `proxyConfiguration` | object | Optional proxy settings | - | #### Search query format - **Poet names** (contain spaces or uppercase): `"Robert Frost"`, `"Emily Dickinson"`, `"Maya Angelou"` - **Topics** (single lowercase word): `"love"`, `"nature"`, `"death"`, `"hope"`, `"haiku"` ### Output Each poem record contains: | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `title` | string | Poem title | | `author` | string | Author/poet name | | `authorUrl` | string | Link to author's AllPoetry profile | | `poemText` | string | Full poem text (plain text, newlines preserved) | | `form` | string | Poetic form if detected (sonnet, haiku, etc.) | | `topics` | string[] | Topic/category tags | | `likes` | number | Number of likes | | `comments` | number | Number of comments | | `publishedAt` | string | Publication date (ISO 8601) | | `sourceUrl` | string | Direct link to the poem | | `searchQuery` | string | The query that found this poem | | `scrapedAt` | string | When the data was scraped (ISO 8601) | ### Example output ```json { "title": "The Road Not Taken", "author": "Robert Frost", "authorUrl": "https://allpoetry.com/Robert-Frost", "poemText": "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,\nAnd sorry I could not travel both\nAnd be one traveler, long I stood...", "form": null, "topics": null, "likes": 1752, "comments": 27, "publishedAt": "2018-08-31T16:59:42-07:00", "sourceUrl": "https://allpoetry.com/The-Road-Not-Taken", "searchQuery": "Robert Frost", "scrapedAt": "2026-04-26T08:00:00.000Z" } ```` ### Usage tips - Classic/famous poets have their poems listed on profile pages at `allpoetry.com/{Poet-Name}` - Community poets have poems loaded via AJAX pagination - Setting `scrapeDetails: true` visits each poem page individually for the most complete data (likes, comments, form detection) - Setting `scrapeDetails: false` extracts inline data from listing pages (faster, but fewer fields) - Topic searches scrape the most recent poems in that category ### Cost This actor uses pay-per-event pricing. You are charged $0.005 per poem scraped. # Actor input Schema ## `searchQueries` (type: `array`): List of poet names or topics to search for (e.g. \["Robert Frost", "Emily Dickinson", "love", "nature"]). Poet names fetch their poems; single words search by topic. ## `maxListings` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of poems to scrape per search query (1-500). ## `scrapeDetails` (type: `boolean`): Visit each poem's individual page for full text, likes count, and complete metadata. When false, extracts inline previews from listing pages. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Optional proxy configuration for requests. ## Actor input object example ```json { "searchQueries": [ "Robert Frost" ], "maxListings": 50, "scrapeDetails": true } ``` # 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 = { "searchQueries": [ "Robert Frost" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("lulzasaur/allpoetry-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 = { "searchQueries": ["Robert Frost"] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("lulzasaur/allpoetry-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 '{ "searchQueries": [ "Robert Frost" ] }' | apify call lulzasaur/allpoetry-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=lulzasaur/allpoetry-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "AllPoetry Scraper - Poems, Poets & Full Text", "description": "Scrape AllPoetry.com for poems by any poet or topic. Extracts full poem text, author, likes, comments, topics, and more from the largest poetry community.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "qWlUYuq6bwnc3HB5p" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/lulzasaur~allpoetry-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-lulzasaur-allpoetry-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/lulzasaur~allpoetry-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-lulzasaur-allpoetry-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/lulzasaur~allpoetry-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-lulzasaur-allpoetry-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": [ "searchQueries" ], "properties": { "searchQueries": { "title": "Search Queries", "type": "array", "description": "List of poet names or topics to search for (e.g. [\"Robert Frost\", \"Emily Dickinson\", \"love\", \"nature\"]). Poet names fetch their poems; single words search by topic.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxListings": { "title": "Max Poems Per Query", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 500, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of poems to scrape per search query (1-500).", "default": 50 }, "scrapeDetails": { "title": "Scrape Full Poem Details", "type": "boolean", "description": "Visit each poem's individual page for full text, likes count, and complete metadata. When false, extracts inline previews from listing pages.", "default": true }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Optional proxy configuration for requests." } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```