Axios Articles Scraper

Axios Articles Scraper

Scrape Axios articles by topic, up to a million per run, with full body text and metadata. Pull every article from the global RSS feed, filtered by politics, business, technology, health, and more. Export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.

Axios publishes hundreds of articles a day across a dozen verticals, but there is no official API to pull them in bulk. This actor reads the public Axios RSS feed directly, lets you pick a topic, and returns each matching article in a clean, flat row. No API key, no rate-limit headaches, the articles you need.

Who uses it	What they scrape Axios for
Media analysts	Track which stories Axios is prioritizing in a given topic area this week.
Content marketers	Monitor Axios coverage of a competitor or industry to inform their own editorial calendar.
Researchers	Build a corpus of Axios articles on a single subject for qualitative or quantitative analysis.
Newsletter curators	Pull the latest Axios articles on a beat to include in a daily roundup.

What it does

This Actor collects Axios articles from the global RSS feed, filtered by a topic you select, and returns each article as a flat row with its title, link, publication date, and full body text.

• 📰 Topic filter: Choose from politics, business, technology, health, science, sports, world, energy and environment, media trends, hard truths, events, or newsletters.
• 📏 Volume control: Set a maximum number of articles per run, from a single article up to one million.
• 📄 Full body text: Each row includes the complete article body, not a snippet or summary.
• ⚡ RSS-based speed: Reads the public feed directly, so a run finishes in seconds for typical volumes.

Results export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML, or straight from the API.

What you can do with Axios data

📈 Monitor a news beat.

A media analyst runs the actor daily on the technology topic to chart which companies and narratives Axios is covering most.

📋 Feed a newsletter.

A newsletter curator pulls the latest 20 politics articles each morning and drops the CSV into their publishing tool.

🔍 Build a research dataset.

A graduate student collects six months of Axios health articles to study framing of public-health topics.

🏢 Track industry coverage.

A communications lead scrapes the business topic weekly to see how Axios is reporting on their sector.

Why choose this scraper

	What you get
No API key required	Reads the public Axios RSS feed, so you never register an app or manage tokens.
Fixed flat schema	Every article arrives with the same columns, ready for a database or spreadsheet.
Full body text	You get the complete article text, not a truncated preview.
Topic presets	Twelve predefined topics cover every major Axios vertical.

How it compares

No other Store actor targets Axios the same way, so the honest comparison is with the alternatives teams actually weigh.

	Axios Articles Scraper	Build it in-house	By hand
Setup	Run it now, zero config	Days of engineering	None, but hours per pull
When Axios changes	Maintained for you	You fix it	You re-learn the page
Proxies, retries, anti-bot	Built in	Your problem	Browser only
Output	Fixed JSON schema, CSV/Excel export	Whatever you build	Copy-paste
Cost	Pay per result	Engineering time	Analyst hours

Configure the run

Drive the Actor by selecting a topic from the dropdown and setting a maximum article count; the filter runs as each article is read so only matches reach your dataset. The Input tab lists every parameter.

A first run with the defaults:

{
 "maxItems": 10
}

A larger pull:

{
 "maxItems": 200
}

Pricing

Pay-per-result: $0.021 per result collected. You pay only for the results written to your dataset.

Results collected	Approximate cost
100 results	$2.10
1,000 results	$21.00
10,000 results	$210.00

New Apify accounts start with $5 in free credit.

Free users

Free-plan runs return up to 10 results as a preview. Upgrade your Apify plan to collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.

Run it

1. Create a free Apify account with $5 in credit.
2. Open the Axios Articles Scraper.
3. Set your inputs and any filters, then click Start.
4. Export the results as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML from the Dataset tab.

Run it programmatically through the Apify API (run-sync-get-dataset-items) or the ApifyClient for JavaScript and Python.

Use with AI agents (MCP)

Give an AI agent live access to Axios through the Model Context Protocol. Add the Actor to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client:

$claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=parseforge/axios-articles-scraper"

Then prompt it in plain language to run the scraper and read back the results.

Troubleshooting

Why am I getting fewer articles than the maxItems I set?

The actor can only return articles that are currently in the RSS feed for your chosen topic. If the feed contains fewer articles than your maxItems value, you will receive all available articles. Try a broader topic or check back later.

The run finished but my dataset is empty.

Confirm you selected a valid topic from the dropdown. If the topic is correct, the RSS feed may temporarily have no articles for that category. Wait a few minutes and run the actor again.

I need article text but the body field looks short or missing.

The actor returns whatever content Axios includes in its RSS feed for each article. Some articles may have shorter feed descriptions. Check the sample output to see the typical field length.

Can I get articles from a specific Axios newsletter like Axios AM or PM?

The actor reads the main Axios RSS feed. If a specific newsletter has its own public RSS feed, you could use a generic RSS scraper. This actor is limited to the topics listed in the input dropdown.

FAQ

Question	Answer
Where does the data come from?	The actor reads the public Axios RSS feed at axios.com/axios/rss. It does not scrape the website directly, so it is fast and lightweight.
Can I get articles older than what is in the RSS feed?	No. The RSS feed contains only recent articles. The actor cannot retrieve historical articles that have already left the feed.
Does this actor require an Axios account or API key?	No. It reads the publicly available RSS feed, so no login, account, or key is needed.
What format is the output?	You can export the dataset as CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML directly from the Apify run console.
Can I filter by keyword inside the article body?	The actor filters by Axios topic category only. If you need full-text keyword filtering, you can apply it to the exported dataset in your own tool.
How many articles can I get in one run?	You set the maximum, from 1 up to 1,000,000. The actual number depends on how many articles are currently in the feed for your chosen topic.
Does the actor include article images or author names?	The actor returns the fields available in the RSS feed. Check the sample output in the Data fields tab to see the exact columns.
Can I scrape multiple topics at once?	Each run targets one topic. To collect multiple topics, run the actor once per topic, either manually or by scheduling separate runs.
How often is the RSS feed updated?	Axios updates its RSS feed continuously throughout the day. Running the actor on a schedule gives you near-real-time coverage.
Is this an official Axios product?	No. This is an unofficial scraper built on the public RSS feed and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Axios Media Inc.

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⚠️ Disclaimer. This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Axios Media Inc. It collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for using the collected data in compliance with the source's terms of service and applicable data-protection laws, including GDPR, CCPA, and PIPL. Do not use it to collect personal data unlawfully.