# Kickstarter Scraper: Projects, Funding & Backers (`mystique-lab/kickstarter-scraper`) Actor

Export Kickstarter projects by keyword, category, country or status: goal, pledged, % funded, backers, deadline, creator and links. Live, successful or upcoming crowdfunding campaigns. No login. $0.80 per 1,000 projects, no start fee.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/mystique-lab/kickstarter-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Mystique Lab](https://apify.com/mystique-lab) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$0.80 / 1,000 projects

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?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## 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.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Kickstarter Scraper: Projects, Funding & Backers

Export Kickstarter projects by keyword, category, country or status. Each row has the funding goal, amount pledged, % funded, backers, deadline, creator, location and links. No login needed.

**Price: $0.80 per 1,000 projects. No start fee.** You only pay for projects saved.

### What you can use it for

- **Product research:** see which products in your market get funded, and by how much.
- **Lead lists:** find creators running live campaigns, for manufacturing, marketing, PR or fulfillment offers.
- **Competitor tracking:** watch new launches in your category every day.
- **Investors and analysts:** track funding trends by category and country.
- **Deal and gadget sites:** a daily feed of new or trending campaigns.

### Input

| Field | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Search terms | Words to search for. Each term is a separate search. Leave empty to browse everything. | board game |
| Project status | Live, successful, upcoming or all | Live |
| Sort by | Newest, popularity, most funded, most backed, ending soon, Kickstarter's picks | Newest |
| Category ID | Kickstarter category number, e.g. 16 Technology, 12 Games, 34 Tabletop Games, 9 Fashion, 7 Design | empty |
| Country | 2-letter creator country, e.g. US, GB, DE | empty |
| Minimum % funded | e.g. 100 for fully funded projects only | 0 |
| Max projects | Stop after this many in total | 100 |

### Output example

```json
{
  "name": "Example Board Game", "state": "live", "category": "Tabletop Games", "parentCategory": "Games",
  "goal": 20000, "pledged": 54120, "currency": "USD", "usdPledged": 54120, "percentFunded": 270.6,
  "backers": 812, "staffPick": true, "country": "US", "location": "Austin, TX",
  "creatorName": "Example Studio", "url": "https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/123/example",
  "launchedAt": "2026-10-01T15:00:00.000Z", "deadline": "2026-11-01T15:00:00.000Z"
}
```

You can download the results as JSON, CSV or Excel, or get them through the API.

### FAQ

**How many projects can I get?** Kickstarter shows up to about 2,400 projects per search and sort. To get more, use several search terms, categories or sort orders.

**How fast is it?** Usually about 100 projects in 43 seconds, and 1,000 projects in 6 to 9 minutes. The scraper paces its requests so Kickstarter doesn't block it. If Kickstarter asks it to slow down, it waits and tries again, so some runs take a few minutes longer.

**Why are amounts in different currencies?** `pledged` and `goal` are in the project's own currency. `usdPledged` is converted to US dollars.

**Can I schedule it?** Yes. Use an Apify schedule with "Newest" and "Live" to get new campaigns every day.

**What if a page fails?** The scraper retries several times. If a page still fails, it saves a free error row, and you are only charged for projects saved.

**Is it legal?** It only collects public project data. Use it in line with Kickstarter's terms and the privacy laws that apply to you.

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# Actor input Schema

## `searchTerms` (type: `array`):

Words to search Kickstarter for, like "board game" or "3d printer". Leave empty to browse all projects.

## `state` (type: `string`):

Which projects to include.

## `sort` (type: `string`):

Order Kickstarter returns projects in.

## `categoryId` (type: `string`):

Optional Kickstarter category number. Examples: 16 Technology, 12 Games, 34 Tabletop Games, 9 Fashion, 7 Design, 11 Film, 14 Music, 10 Food.

## `country` (type: `string`):

Optional 2-letter country code of the creator, like US, GB or DE.

## `minPercentFunded` (type: `integer`):

Skip projects below this funding percentage (100 = fully funded).

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many projects in total. Kickstarter shows at most about 2,400 projects per search.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchTerms": [
    "board game"
  ],
  "state": "live",
  "sort": "newest",
  "minPercentFunded": 0,
  "maxItems": 100
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `projects` (type: `string`):

No description

## `summary` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 = {
    "searchTerms": [
        "board game"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("mystique-lab/kickstarter-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 = { "searchTerms": ["board game"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("mystique-lab/kickstarter-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 '{
  "searchTerms": [
    "board game"
  ]
}' |
apify call mystique-lab/kickstarter-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,mystique-lab/kickstarter-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/QHEpjElU5eacsXadX/builds/osvbCwpm72sQN9WqI/openapi.json