Kickstarter Scraper

Scrape Kickstarter projects by keyword, category or search link. Get each project's funding goal, amount pledged, % funded, backers, average pledge, launch date and deadline, category, location and creator, ready for spreadsheets and dashboards.

What does Kickstarter Scraper do?

Kickstarter Scraper collects crowdfunding projects from Kickstarter. It covers live campaigns, successfully funded projects and everything in between. Every project becomes a clean, structured row, and amounts are also converted to USD so you can compare projects directly.

It runs on the Apify platform, so you also get API access, scheduled runs, integrations (Google Sheets, Slack, Zapier, Make, webhooks), proxy rotation and run monitoring.

Why use Kickstarter Scraper?

• Product and market research: see which product ideas get funded, how much they raise and what backers pay on average.
• Lead generation: find creators with live or freshly funded campaigns. They're a natural fit for manufacturers, fulfilment, marketing and PR services.
• Competitor tracking: watch campaigns in your niche and how fast they fund.
• Investment and trend analysis: build datasets of funding performance by category, country and time.
• Launch planning: benchmark goals, pledge levels and campaign lengths before launching your own.

How to scrape Kickstarter projects

1. Open the Input tab.
2. Add keywords (board game) or paste Kickstarter discover links from your browser.
3. Pick a category, status and sort order, or keep the defaults.
4. Click Start. Projects appear in the Output tab as they're collected.
5. Download the results as JSON, CSV, Excel or HTML, or pull them through the API.

Input

Field	Description
searches	Keywords or Kickstarter discover or category links. Leave empty to browse with filters only.
category	Art, Comics, Design, Games, Technology and more.
status	All, live, or successfully funded.
sortBy	Recommended, most popular, newest, ending soon, most funded, or most backed.
maxProjectsPerSearch	Maximum projects per search (0 = all, up to 2,400). Default 100.

{
    "searches": ["board game", "https://www.kickstarter.com/discover/advanced?category_id=16&sort=most_funded&state=successful"],
    "status": "live",
    "sortBy": "end_date",
    "maxProjectsPerSearch": 300
}

Output

Each project is its own row. You can download the dataset in various formats such as JSON, HTML, CSV, or Excel.

{
    "entityType": "project",
    "searchTerm": "board game",
    "projectId": 982513622,
    "name": "Hex Moon: The Board Game",
    "blurb": "A last-man-standing board game for 3-5 players featuring vampires, fairies, angels, knights, and witches!",
    "url": "https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1427350483/hex-moon-the-board-game",
    "imageUrl": "https://i.kickstarter.com/assets/054/129/089/e09e505ef718146bae51212f0747fb07_original.jpg",
    "state": "live",
    "category": "Tabletop Games",
    "parentCategory": "Games",
    "goal": 2500.0,
    "pledged": 837.0,
    "currency": "USD",
    "pledgedUsd": 837.0,
    "percentFunded": 33.48,
    "backers": 18,
    "averagePledge": 46.5,
    "launchedAt": "2026-09-18T22:04:16+00:00",
    "deadline": "2026-10-18T22:04:16+00:00",
    "staffPick": false,
    "country": "US",
    "location": "Provo, UT",
    "creatorName": "Devon Thurgood",
    "creatorUrl": "https://www.kickstarter.com/profile/1427350483"
}

Data fields

Field	What it means
name, blurb, url, imageUrl	Project title, short pitch, link and cover image
state	live, successful, failed, canceled or submitted
category, parentCategory	Subcategory and main category
goal, pledged, currency	Funding goal and amount pledged in the project's currency
pledgedUsd	Amount pledged converted to USD
percentFunded, backers, averagePledge	Funding performance
launchedAt, deadline, createdAt	Campaign timeline
staffPick	Featured as a "Project We Love"
country, location	Where the project is based
creatorName, creatorUrl	Who runs the campaign

Dataset views

• Projects: overview with image, status, funding and creator.
• Funding: goals, pledges, backers and timeline.
• Creators & locations: who is behind each project and where.

How many results will I get?

You get one row per project, up to 2,400 per search (Kickstarter's own limit). For more coverage, split a broad search by category, status or sort order.

Tips

• Find campaigns about to end: set status to Live and sort by "Ending soon".
• Find the biggest hits: set status to Successfully funded and sort by "Most funded".
• Daily monitoring: schedule a run sorted by "Newest" to collect every new launch in your category.
• Compare across currencies: use pledgedUsd, which puts every project in the same currency.

FAQ

Is it legal to scrape Kickstarter? The actor collects only publicly visible project information. You are responsible for how you use the data. Consult a lawyer if you're unsure about your use case.

Why do I get at most 2,400 projects per search? Kickstarter itself shows at most 200 pages of results per search. Split broad searches into narrower ones to get more.

Can I get creator emails? No. Kickstarter doesn't show creator emails publicly. Use the creator profile link to find their website and socials.

Something missing or broken? Open an issue in the Issues tab and we'll look at it quickly. Need a custom version? Get in touch through the same tab.

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