Quora Search Scraper

Quora Search Scraper

Quora Search Scraper helps you find and scrape public Quora question pages from search terms, or scrape direct public Quora question, profile, topic, space, and post URLs. Enter a topic such as python programming, machine learning careers, or any supported public Quora URL, and the Actor saves structured rows you can export, schedule, or use through the Apify API.

The Actor is built for public research workflows: content research, question discovery, SEO research, audience research, market research, and finding real questions people ask around a topic. It returns source URLs, titles, visible topic labels, full loaded answer or post text when available, author details, entity metadata, engagement metrics, media URLs, and scrape metadata.

This is not a logged-in Quora account automation tool. It only works with public Quora pages that can be opened without a Quora account. Private profiles, restricted answers, native logged-in Quora search results, and Quora+ paywalled content are not accessible.

What This Quora Scraper Does

Use this Actor when you need public Quora question and answer data without manually searching, opening pages, copying URLs, and collecting text by hand.

For each search term, the Actor discovers indexed public Quora URLs for the selected result type and date range, opens the matching pages, and saves public rows. The default search type finds question pages and loaded answers. You can also search for indexed profiles, topics, spaces, or all supported page types, or skip discovery and paste direct public Quora question, profile, topic, space, or post URLs when you already know which pages you want.

Good use cases include:

• Finding public Quora questions around a keyword, niche, product, or audience.
• Collecting question URLs, answer text, and topics for SEO briefs or content calendars.
• Researching how people phrase problems, objections, and buying questions.
• Building a dataset of public Quora questions, answers, topics, profiles, spaces, and posts for analysis.
• Monitoring new research topics by scheduling repeat Apify runs.

What Data You Get

Each saved dataset item is a public Quora question, answer, profile, topic, space, or post row. Rows include:

• contentType - question, answer, profile, topic, space, or post.
• query - search term that discovered the question, or null for direct URL runs.
• sourceTarget - original search term or URL you entered.
• sourceTargetType - query or url.
• discoveryRank - rank in the discovered public Quora URL list.
• title - Quora question, entity, or post title.
• url - canonical public Quora URL for the row.
• questionSlug - path slug from the URL.
• topics - visible topic labels from the question page.
• questionId - Quora numeric question ID when available.
• answerId - Quora numeric answer ID for answer rows.
• answerRank - answer position in the loaded public answer list.
• answerText - full public answer text for answer rows.
• answerUrl - direct public Quora answer URL.
• answerAuthorName - answer author name.
• answerAuthorUrl - public Quora profile URL for the answer author.
• answerAuthorCredential - visible credential attached to the answer when available.
• answerAuthorProfileImageUrl - visible profile image URL for the answer author.
• upvotes, commentsCount, sharesCount, and viewsCount - visible answer engagement metrics.
• answerCreatedAt and answerUpdatedAt - answer timestamps when available.
• isAiAnswer - whether Quora marks the answer author as an AI account.
• mediaUrls - public media URLs embedded in answer content.
• entityId, entityName, entityUrl, entityDescription, and entityImageUrl - profile, topic, or space metadata for entity and post rows.
• followerCount, memberCount, contributorCount, and postCount - visible entity metrics when available.
• postId, postText, postUrl, postAuthorName, postAuthorUrl, postAuthorCredential, postCreatedAt, and postUpdatedAt - public post details for post rows.
• scrapeStatus - scrape status for the page.
• scrapedAt - UTC timestamp when the row was saved.

How To Run It

1. Open the Actor input.
2. Add one or more search terms, such as python programming or machine learning careers.
3. Optionally paste public Quora question, profile, topic, space, or post URLs in the same field.
4. Set the row limit.
5. Run the Actor and open the dataset.

The default input is sized for a quick first run. For larger research jobs, raise the result limit and add several related search terms.

Input

{
  "targets": ["python programming", "machine learning careers"],
  "searchType": "question",
  "dateRange": "any",
  "maxResults": 25,
  "maxDiscoveryResultsPerQuery": 20,
  "deduplicateQuestions": true
}

To search indexed public profiles, topics, spaces, or all supported Quora pages, set searchType:

{
  "targets": ["python programming"],
  "searchType": "all",
  "dateRange": "month",
  "maxResults": 25
}

You can also scrape direct public Quora URLs:

{
  "targets": [
    "https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-learn-Python",
    "https://www.quora.com/topic/Python-programming-language-1",
    "https://humanity.quora.com/"
  ],
  "maxResults": 25
}

Output Example

{
  "contentType": "answer",
  "query": "machine learning careers",
  "sourceTarget": "machine learning careers",
  "sourceTargetType": "query",
  "discoveryRank": 2,
  "title": "What are the possible careers in machine learning?",
  "url": "https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-possible-careers-in-machine-learning/answer/Example-Author",
  "questionSlug": "What-are-the-possible-careers-in-machine-learning",
  "topics": ["Machine Learning", "Data Science"],
  "questionId": 123456789,
  "answerId": 987654321,
  "answerRank": 1,
  "answerText": "Machine learning careers include research engineering, applied ML engineering, data science, analytics, and MLOps roles...",
  "answerUrl": "https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-possible-careers-in-machine-learning/answer/Example-Author",
  "answerAuthorName": "Harsh Gupta",
  "answerAuthorUrl": "https://www.quora.com/profile/Example-Author",
  "answerAuthorCredential": "Machine learning engineer",
  "upvotes": 42,
  "commentsCount": 3,
  "sharesCount": 1,
  "viewsCount": 12000,
  "answerCreatedAt": "2026-05-21T22:31:21.766Z",
  "isAiAnswer": false,
  "mediaUrls": [],
  "scrapeStatus": "scraped",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-21T22:31:21.766Z"
}

Pricing

This Actor uses pay-per-event pricing. A small actor-start charge applies when a run starts, and each saved public Quora row is charged as a quora-result event. The current target price is $0.00085 per saved result, or $0.85 per 1,000 results, across all tiers. You only pay row events for rows saved to the dataset.

Limits And Caveats

Quora Search Scraper works with public Quora pages and loaded public answers or posts. It does not log in to Quora, bypass private access, scrape Quora+ paywalled content, or return restricted answers. If a page is not publicly visible, it will not be saved as a scraped row.

Keyword mode discovers public Quora URLs from indexed web results. The date range uses the search engine's public index freshness filter. It is designed to find relevant public pages, not to reproduce Quora's logged-in native search experience exactly.

Output fields depend on what is visible in each public payload. Some pages may not expose answer text, post text, author credentials, media, topic lists, entity descriptions, or engagement metrics.

FAQ

Can I scrape private Quora profiles or restricted answers?

No. The Actor only saves public Quora pages and loaded public answers or posts that can be opened without a Quora account. Private profiles, restricted answers, logged-in-only results, and Quora+ paywalled content are not accessible.

Can I use direct Quora URLs?

Yes. Paste public Quora question, profile, topic, space, or post URLs into the same input field as search terms. Direct URLs are useful when you already have a list of pages and want structured output rows.

Does this use Quora's logged-in search?

No. Search-term mode discovers indexed public Quora URLs and then scrapes the public pages directly. This keeps the Actor focused on public pages and avoids asking for Quora cookies or account credentials.

Can I export the results?

Yes. Apify datasets can be exported as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, RSS, or HTML, and you can access results through the Apify API, webhooks, integrations, or scheduled runs.

Changelog

• 0.1: Added direct public profile, topic, space, and post URL scraping; saved full answer and post rows with author, engagement, entity, and media fields; added search result type and date range controls; lowered pay-per-result pricing.
• 0.0: Initial release.