# Speedtest Global Index Scraper - Internet Speeds (`lulzasaur/speedtest-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Speedtest.net global internet speed rankings. Extract median download/upload speeds and latency by country for fixed and mobile connections.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/speedtest-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [lulz bot](https://apify.com/lulzasaur) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#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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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).
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Speedtest Global Index Scraper

Scrape internet speed rankings from [Speedtest.net Global Index](https://www.speedtest.net/global-index). Extract median download speeds by country for fixed broadband and mobile connections.

### Features

- **Global mode**: Scrape the full country ranking table from the global index
- **Country mode**: Scrape individual country detail pages with download, upload, and latency
- **Connection type**: Filter by fixed broadband or mobile
- **Median speeds**: Extract median download/upload speeds in Mbps
- **Latency**: Ping/latency data in milliseconds (country mode)

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|-------|------|---------|-------------|
| `mode` | string | `"global"` | `"global"` for full rankings, `"country"` for specific country pages. |
| `countries` | string\[] | `[]` | Country names for country mode (e.g. `["United States", "Japan"]`). |
| `connectionType` | string | `"fixed"` | `"fixed"` for broadband, `"mobile"` for cellular. |
| `limit` | integer | `200` | Maximum number of results to return. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | - | Optional proxy settings. |

### Output

Each result includes:

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `rank` | Global ranking position (global mode) |
| `country` | Country name |
| `medianDownload` | Median download speed in Mbps |
| `medianUpload` | Median upload speed in Mbps (country mode) |
| `medianLatency` | Median latency/ping in ms (country mode) |
| `connectionType` | "fixed" or "mobile" |
| `sourceUrl` | Source URL on Speedtest.net |
| `scrapedAt` | ISO timestamp of when the data was scraped |

### Usage Examples

#### Full global rankings (fixed broadband)

```json
{
    "mode": "global",
    "connectionType": "fixed",
    "limit": 200
}
```

#### Mobile speed rankings

```json
{
    "mode": "global",
    "connectionType": "mobile",
    "limit": 100
}
```

#### Specific country details

```json
{
    "mode": "country",
    "countries": ["United States", "Japan", "South Korea", "Germany"],
    "connectionType": "fixed"
}
```

### How It Works

1. **Global mode**: Fetches the Speedtest Global Index page and parses the median ranking table for the selected connection type. Extracts rank, country name, and median download speed from server-rendered HTML tables.

2. **Country mode**: Fetches individual country pages at `/global-index/{country-slug}`. Extracts download, upload, and latency from the result-group elements specific to the selected connection type.

### Notes

- Global mode returns median download speed rankings (upload and latency are only available on country detail pages)
- For complete data including upload and latency, use country mode
- Country names should match Speedtest's naming (e.g. "United States" not "USA")
- Data is updated monthly by Speedtest.net based on speed tests taken worldwide
- Rate limited to 20 requests/minute

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

Mode: 'global' for full rankings, 'country' to scrape specific country detail pages.

## `countries` (type: `array`):

Country names to scrape in 'country' mode (e.g. \["United States", "Japan"]). Ignored in 'global' mode.

## `connectionType` (type: `string`):

Type of internet connection to scrape: 'fixed' for broadband, 'mobile' for cellular.

## `limit` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of country rankings to return.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional proxy configuration for requests.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "global",
  "connectionType": "fixed",
  "limit": 200
}
```

# 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 = {};

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

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("lulzasaur/speedtest-scraper").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 '{}' |
apify call lulzasaur/speedtest-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,lulzasaur/speedtest-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

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/WWMgrakLmjxyc2ArT/builds/yOTFoXgN9GXdENnR8/openapi.json