🚀 Kickstarter Projects Scraper

🚀 Export Kickstarter crowdfunding project data in seconds. No API key needed. No login required. Just hit run and get structured JSON, CSV, or Excel - instantly.

🕒 Last updated: 2026-05-21 - 📊 15 fields per record - 676,000+ projects - Global coverage

The Kickstarter Projects Scraper extracts live crowdfunding data from Kickstarter.com - the world's largest crowdfunding platform. Every record is scraped in real-time from Kickstarter's own data, so you always get current funding status, backer counts, and deadlines.

With over 676,000 indexed projects spanning technology, games, design, film, music, and more, this scraper gives researchers, investors, journalists, and marketers direct access to the pulse of the innovation economy - without ever opening a browser.

Coverage

676,000+ projects across 16 top-level categories (Art, Comics, Crafts, Dance, Design, Fashion, Film & Video, Food, Games, Journalism, Music, Photography, Publishing, Technology, Theater). Each record includes 15 structured fields: funding goal, amount pledged, backer count, percent funded, days remaining, project status (live, successful, failed), creator name, location, and project image.

Who uses this	Why
VCs and angel investors	Track emerging projects before they go viral
Market researchers	Analyze crowdfunding trends by category
Journalists and writers	Find compelling stories in real funding data
Competitive intelligence teams	Monitor competitor product launches
E-commerce entrepreneurs	Identify validated products and demand signals
Academic researchers	Study consumer behavior and innovation patterns

📋 What the Kickstarter Scraper does

• Searches Kickstarter projects by keyword, category, and sort order
• Extracts funding goal, pledged amount, backer count, and percent funded
• Captures project status (live, successful, failed), days left, and deadline
• Returns creator name, location, project blurb, and image URL
• Paginates automatically to collect up to 1,000,000 records
• Outputs clean JSON/CSV/Excel ready for analysis

💡 Why it matters: Kickstarter data is a leading indicator of consumer demand. Projects that get funded signal real market validation - before any retail launch, press coverage, or distribution. This scraper gives you that signal at scale.

🎬 Full Demo

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⚙️ Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
search	string	technology	Keyword to search for projects
maxItems	number	10	Max records to collect (1 to 1,000,000)
category	select	(all)	Filter by Kickstarter category
sort	select	magic	Sort order for results

Example - Search for board games:

{
    "search": "board game",
    "category": "games",
    "sort": "most_funded",
    "maxItems": 100
}

Example - Browse all technology projects sorted by newest:

{
    "search": "",
    "category": "technology",
    "sort": "newest",
    "maxItems": 500
}

⚠️ Good to Know: Free users are limited to 10 items per run. Create a free account w/ $5 credit and upgrade to unlock up to 1,000,000 items per run.

📊 Output

Field	Type	Description
🖼️ imageUrl	string	Project cover image URL
📝 title	string	Project title
👤 creator	string	Creator or company name
🏷️ category	string	Kickstarter category (e.g., Software, Gadgets)
🔗 url	string	Direct project URL
💰 goal	number	Funding goal in project currency
💵 pledged	number	Total amount pledged
👥 backers	number	Number of backers
📈 percentFunded	number	Percent of goal reached
⏳ daysLeft	number	Days remaining (0 if ended)
🟢 status	string	Project status: live, successful, failed, canceled
📍 location	string	Creator location (city, country)
💬 blurb	string	Short project description
🕐 scrapedAt	string	ISO timestamp of when data was collected
❌ error	string	Error message if extraction failed

Sample records:

[
  {
    "imageUrl": "https://i.kickstarter.com/assets/053/298/439/982493efc3d5741e989115c9090e72f0_original.png?anim=false&fit=cover&gravity=auto&height=315&origin=ugc&q=92&v=1775888636&width=560&sig=He5RSxsE3YA1j0jBt8Hgv01BEYVzU%2FHeEjT9xCA9lCY%3D",
    "title": "3P Touch: The Future of Video Commerce",
    "creator": "Seilas D. Phillips, MBA",
    "category": "Software",
    "url": "https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/3ptouchceo/3p-touch-the-future-of-video-commerce",
    "goal": 50000,
    "pledged": 0,
    "backers": 0,
    "percentFunded": 0,
    "daysLeft": 19,
    "status": "live",
    "location": "Pasadena, CA",
    "blurb": "Patented technology that lets viewers push pause and purchase instantly-transforming streaming into interactive commerce.",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-05-21T23:32:11.953Z",
    "error": null
  },
  {
    "imageUrl": "https://i.kickstarter.com/assets/053/280/588/...",
    "title": "Banala Sleep Pro: Fall Asleep Faster. Sleep Deeper.",
    "creator": "Banala Life",
    "category": "Hardware",
    "url": "https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/banalalife/banala-sleep-pro",
    "goal": 5000,
    "pledged": 62216,
    "backers": 213,
    "percentFunded": 1244.32,
    "daysLeft": 22,
    "status": "live",
    "location": "Pittsburgh, PA",
    "blurb": "Fall asleep faster, sleep deeper, and wake up energized with drug-free sleep technology.",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-05-21T23:32:11.953Z",
    "error": null
  }
]

✨ Why choose this Actor

Feature	Details
🔴 Real-time data	Every run fetches live data - no stale cache
🌐 Full coverage	676,000+ projects across all categories
🔍 Flexible search	Keyword, category, and sort order filters
⚡ Fast collection	100 items in under 30 seconds
📦 Ready to export	JSON, CSV, Excel, XML out of the box
🔌 API-ready	Connect directly via Apify API

📈 How it compares to alternatives

Feature	This Actor	Manual browsing	Other scrapers
Real-time data	Yes	Yes	Varies
Bulk export	Up to 1M items	No	Limited
All categories	Yes	Manual	Varies
Structured JSON	Yes	No	Varies
Pagination	Automatic	Manual	Varies
No login required	Yes	Yes	Varies

🚀 How to use

1. Create a free Apify account (includes $5 credit)
2. Go to the Kickstarter Projects Scraper page
3. Click Try for free
4. Enter your search keyword, select a category, set maxItems
5. Click Save & Run
6. Download your dataset as JSON, CSV, or Excel

💼 Business use cases

Investment and Market Research

Identify which product categories are getting funded and at what rate. Track funding velocity, average goal size, and backer conversion. Build signals for early-stage investment screening.

Competitive Intelligence

Monitor competitors launching crowdfunding campaigns before mainstream press picks them up. Track backer counts and funding progress as leading indicators of product-market fit.

E-commerce and Product Sourcing

Find validated products with real consumer demand before they hit retail. Filter by category, sort by most funded, and identify the next trending item in your niche.

Journalism and Content Creation

Discover compelling stories in real crowdfunding data. Find projects with unusual funding patterns, interesting creators, or surprising locations. Export 500 projects in seconds for analysis.

🔌 Automating Kickstarter Scraper

Connect this scraper to your favorite tools:

• Make (Integromat) - Trigger a run on a schedule, send new projects to a Google Sheet
• Zapier - Push funded projects to Slack, Notion, or Airtable
• Slack - Get a daily digest of top-funded technology projects
• Google Sheets - Auto-update a funding tracker every morning

All connections use the Apify API - no code required.

🌟 Beyond business use cases

Academic Research

Study innovation diffusion, funding patterns by geography, and the relationship between project quality signals and funding success.

Non-profit and Social Impact

Track social impact projects - identify which causes are attracting backer support and how funding has shifted over time.

Creative Exploration

Discover niche creative projects in film, music, theater, and art that haven't made mainstream press yet.

Personal Investment Tracking

Build a personal watchlist of projects you want to back - monitor their progress and get alerted when they fund.

🤖 Ask an AI assistant about this scraper

You can ask an AI assistant (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini) to help you analyze the data:

"Here is Kickstarter data from the technology category. Which projects have the highest backer-to-goal ratio? What patterns do you see in successful projects?"

Export the dataset as JSON, paste it into your AI tool, and start asking questions.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Does this require a Kickstarter account? No. All data is publicly available without login.

How current is the data? Every run fetches live data. There is no caching - you always get real-time funding status.

How many projects can I export? Free users: up to 10 items per run. Paid users: up to 1,000,000.

What categories are available? Art, Comics, Crafts, Dance, Design, Fashion, Film & Video, Food, Games, Journalism, Music, Photography, Publishing, Technology, Theater - and "All Categories" for cross-category searches.

What sort orders are available? Recommended (magic), Newest, End Date (soonest ending first), Most Funded, Most Backed.

What does percentFunded mean? The percentage of the funding goal reached. A value of 1244 means the project raised 1,244% of its goal (over 12x funded).

What does daysLeft = 0 mean? The project's deadline has passed. Check status to see if it was successful or failed.

What statuses are possible? live (actively running), successful (funded and ended), failed (ended without reaching goal), canceled (creator canceled).

Can I filter by location? Not directly - location is a field in the output. You can filter by location after export using Excel, Python, or your preferred tool.

Can I run this on a schedule? Yes. Use Apify's built-in scheduling to run daily, weekly, or on any cron schedule.

Is the data suitable for machine learning? Yes. The structured output with consistent numeric fields (goal, pledged, backers, percentFunded) is well-suited for ML analysis.

🔌 Integrate with any app

Connect your Kickstarter data to:

Google Sheets - Airtable - Notion - Slack - Zapier - Make (Integromat) - Power BI - Tableau - Python (pandas) - R - Excel - PostgreSQL - MongoDB - BigQuery - Snowflake - S3 - Webhook

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This scraper accesses only publicly available data on Kickstarter.com. Use in accordance with Kickstarter's terms of service and applicable laws. ParseForge is not affiliated with Kickstarter PBC.