# Spaceflight News Scraper - Space Articles, Blogs & Reports (`ninhothedev/spaceflight-news-scraper`) Actor $0.5/1K 🔥 Fast Spaceflight news scraper! Space articles, blogs & reports — title, site, summary & link. No key. JSON, CSV, Excel or API in seconds. Search & pull thousands for news aggregation & research ⚡ - **URL**: https://apify.com/ninhothedev/spaceflight-news-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [ninhothedev](https://apify.com/ninhothedev) (community) - **Categories:** News, Developer tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 75.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $0.50 / 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/docs.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.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/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 ## Spaceflight News Scraper 🚀 **Scrape spaceflight & space news — articles, blogs and agency reports — with title, news site, summary, image, link, and related launch/event IDs. No API key. Datacenter-friendly. Fast and cheap.** This Actor turns the open **Spaceflight News API (SNAPI v4)** into clean, structured, ready-to-use data on the Apify platform. Track SpaceX, NASA, Artemis, Starship, Blue Origin, ESA, ISRO, CNSA and hundreds of missions across dozens of publishers — in one export. --- ### What it does - Scrapes three content types: **articles**, **blogs**, and **reports**. - **Full-text search** across titles and summaries (`spacex`, `nasa`, `starship`, `artemis`, …). - Filter by a single **news site** (e.g. `SpaceNews`, `NASASpaceflight`, `NASA`). - Returns items **newest-first** with pagination up to 1,000 per run. - **No API key, no login, no proxy required** — plain JSON, runs cheaply on datacenter memory. ### Why use it - 📰 **Space news aggregation** — build a live feed of everything happening in spaceflight. - 🔬 **Research** — collect structured datasets on launches, missions, and agencies. - ✉️ **Newsletters** — auto-fill a weekly space digest with fresh, linkable stories. - 📡 **Media monitoring** — watch mentions of a company, rocket, or program across publishers. ### Input | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `mode` | select | Scraping mode. `news` fetches the chosen content type. | | `type` | select | `articles` (default), `blogs`, or `reports`. | | `search` | string | Optional full-text search, e.g. `spacex`. | | `newsSite` | string | Optional single publisher filter, e.g. `SpaceNews`. | | `maxItems` | integer | Max items to scrape (default 100, max 1000). | #### Example input ```json { "mode": "news", "type": "articles", "search": "spacex", "maxItems": 100 } ```` ### Output One dataset item per news item. All fields are nullable. ```json { "id": 39081, "type": "articles", "title": "Launch Preview: Falcon 9, Starship, and Chinese rockets scheduled to launch", "url": "https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2026/07/launch-preview-072026/", "image_url": "https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/julia-streak-3.jpg", "news_site": "NASASpaceflight", "summary": "After last week's aborted Starship Flight 13 launch, SpaceX is scheduling a new attempt.", "published_at": "2026-07-20T20:53:25+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-20T21:00:13.983259+00:00", "featured": false, "launches": ["72eebd7f-2051-4357-b643-c41246c0be1e"], "events": [], "source": "spaceflightnews", "scraped_at": "2026-07-21T00:00:00+00:00" } ``` `launches` and `events` are lists of Launch Library 2 IDs you can cross-reference with launch/event APIs. ### Pricing Pay-per-result, roughly **$0.50 per 1,000 items**. A typical 100-item run costs a fraction of a cent in compute — great for scheduled monitoring. ### Related actors - [Google News Scraper](https://apify.com/ninhothedev/google-news-scraper) - [GDELT News Scraper](https://apify.com/ninhothedev/gdelt-news-scraper) - [NASA NEO Scraper](https://apify.com/ninhothedev/nasa-neo-scraper) - [Hacker News Scraper](https://apify.com/ninhothedev/hacker-news-scraper) ### FAQ **Do I need an API key?** No. The Spaceflight News API is open and key-less. **How fresh is the data?** Items are ordered newest-first and the source updates continuously. **Can I schedule it?** Yes — use Apify Schedules to run it hourly/daily and append to a dataset or trigger integrations (Slack, Zapier, Make, webhooks). *** *Keywords: spaceflight news scraper, space news API, NASA news scraper, SpaceX news, rocket launch news, space articles dataset, astronomy news, aerospace media monitoring, SNAPI, spaceflight news api.* # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): Scraping mode. 'news' fetches space articles, blogs or reports of the chosen content type, optionally filtered by search term and/or news site. ## `type` (type: `string`): Which content type to scrape from the Spaceflight News API: news 'articles', 'blogs' or agency 'reports'. ## `search` (type: `string`): Optional full-text search across title and summary. Example: 'spacex', 'nasa', 'artemis', 'starship'. Leave empty to fetch the latest items. ## `newsSite` (type: `string`): Optional filter to a single news site / publisher name (e.g. 'NASASpaceflight', 'SpaceNews', 'NASA'). Leave empty to include all sites. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of items to scrape. Results are paginated in pages of 100 and ordered newest-first. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "news", "type": "articles", "search": "spacex", "newsSite": "SpaceNews", "maxItems": 100 } ``` # 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 = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("ninhothedev/spaceflight-news-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 = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("ninhothedev/spaceflight-news-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 '{}' | apify call ninhothedev/spaceflight-news-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=ninhothedev/spaceflight-news-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Spaceflight News Scraper - Space Articles, Blogs & Reports", "description": "$0.5/1K 🔥 Fast Spaceflight news scraper! Space articles, blogs & reports — title, site, summary & link. No key. JSON, CSV, Excel or API in seconds. Search & pull thousands for news aggregation & research ⚡", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "L7IV9aQcC5SKmjftI" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/ninhothedev~spaceflight-news-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-ninhothedev-spaceflight-news-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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/ninhothedev~spaceflight-news-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-ninhothedev-spaceflight-news-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/ninhothedev~spaceflight-news-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-ninhothedev-spaceflight-news-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": [ "mode" ], "properties": { "mode": { "title": "Mode", "enum": [ "news" ], "type": "string", "description": "Scraping mode. 'news' fetches space articles, blogs or reports of the chosen content type, optionally filtered by search term and/or news site.", "default": "news" }, "type": { "title": "Content type", "enum": [ "articles", "blogs", "reports" ], "type": "string", "description": "Which content type to scrape from the Spaceflight News API: news 'articles', 'blogs' or agency 'reports'.", "default": "articles" }, "search": { "title": "Search term", "type": "string", "description": "Optional full-text search across title and summary. Example: 'spacex', 'nasa', 'artemis', 'starship'. Leave empty to fetch the latest items." }, "newsSite": { "title": "News site", "type": "string", "description": "Optional filter to a single news site / publisher name (e.g. 'NASASpaceflight', 'SpaceNews', 'NASA'). Leave empty to include all sites." }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max items", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 1000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of items to scrape. 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