Smart Scraper by Example — no selectors, no code
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Smart Scraper by Example — no selectors, no code
Give a URL + an example value you can see on the page (a price, a title, a name). The actor learns the surrounding HTML pattern and extracts every similar item as structured rows. No CSS selectors, no API key.
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Smart Scraper by Example
No CSS selectors. No code. No API key. Give a URL and an example value you can see on the page — the actor figures out the HTML pattern around it and pulls every similar item.
Inspired by autoscraper (MIT) — re-implemented natively in Node.
How it works
- You provide one or more example values (a price, a title, a name) copied from the page.
- For each example, the actor finds it in the HTML and learns the wrapping tag + class.
- It extracts every element matching that rule and zips the fields into rows.
Input
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| startUrls | Pages to scrape (list/category/search pages with repeating items). |
| examples | Values visible on the page, one per line. Label them author: Albert Einstein to name columns. |
| maxItems | Stop after N rows (0 = no limit). |
Example
→ returns one row per quote: { quote, author, sourceUrl }.
Output
One dataset item per extracted row — export to CSV / JSON / Excel from the run's dataset.
Tips
- Works best when each value sits in its own element (a
<span>price, an<h2>/<a>title). - Copy an exact value from the page's visible text (not from an image or a dropdown).
Pay-per-event
The actor calls Actor.charge({ eventName: "item" }) once per extracted row. Define the item
event in Apify Console → your actor → Publication → Monetization → Pay per event (suggested
~$0.001/item). Guarded so it runs fine while monetization is unconfigured.
Run / publish
Scrapes public web content. Use responsibly and within each site's terms.
