🐱 Cat Breeds Scraper

🚀 Export the global cat breed catalog in seconds. Pull 60 cat breeds with origin, temperament, life span, weight, intelligence, energy, hypoallergenic flags, health notes, and reference images. No API key, no registration, no manual research.

🕒 Last updated: 2026-05-23 · 📊 41 fields per record · 🐱 60 breeds · 🌍 30+ countries of origin · ⭐ 15 behavior scores

The Cat Breeds Scraper exports the complete cat breed catalog with rich, structured records on every recognized breed. Each record carries 41 fields including breed name, country of origin, temperament tags, life span, metric and imperial weights, alt names, breed group, 15 behavioral scores (affection, intelligence, energy, grooming, social needs, vocalization, child- and dog-friendliness), hypoallergenic and special-trait flags, reference image, and links to CFA, Vetstreet, VCA Hospitals, and Wikipedia.

Coverage spans 60 breeds from 30+ countries of origin with strong representation of natural, experimental, hairless, rex, and short-leg classifications. This Actor turns the catalog into a CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML download in minutes.

🎯 Target Audience	💡 Primary Use Cases
Pet-tech startups, veterinary platforms, adoption services, pet-insurance companies, content publishers, voice-assistant teams	Breed-compatibility tools, adoption matching, vet-clinic content, pet-insurance underwriting, education and trivia, content marketing

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📋 What the Cat Breeds Scraper does

Three retrieval modes in a single run:

• 📚 List mode. Paginate through all 60 breeds in one pass.
• 🔍 Search mode. Look up breeds by partial name (e.g. Persian, Maine Coon).
• 🆔 By-ID mode. Fetch specific breeds by their canonical short IDs (e.g. abys, pers, sibe, mcoo, ragd).

Every record returns hero image, identification, origin, temperament, full description, life span, dual-unit weights, 15 behavioral scores on a 1-5 scale, binary trait flags, and reference links.

💡 Why it matters: breed metadata is scattered across club registries (CFA, TICA), encyclopedias, vet sites, and Wikipedia. Stitching them into a clean comparable schema is busywork. This Actor returns one normalized record per breed on demand.

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🎬 Full Demo

🚧 Coming soon: a 3-minute walkthrough showing how to pull the breed catalog into an adoption-matching app.

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⚙️ Input

Input	Type	Default	Behavior
maxItems	integer	10	Records to return. Free plan caps at 10, paid plan at 1,000,000.
mode	string	"list"	One of list, search, byId.
searchQuery	string	""	Breed-name search (when mode is search).
breedIds	array	[]	Breed IDs to fetch (when mode is byId).

Example: full catalog dump.

{
    "maxItems": 60,
    "mode": "list"
}

Example: fetch a hand-picked panel of breeds by ID.

{
    "maxItems": 5,
    "mode": "byId",
    "breedIds": ["abys", "pers", "sibe", "mcoo", "ragd"]
}

⚠️ Good to Know: behavior scores are subjective generalizations sourced from breed clubs and vet experts. Individual cats vary widely. Use the scores for trend analysis and education, not as a substitute for in-person assessment.

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📊 Output

Each breed record contains 41 fields. Download the dataset as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML.

🧾 Schema

Field	Type	Example
🖼️ imageUrl	string	"https://cdn2.thecatapi.com/images/0XYAs4lBE.jpg"
🆔 id	string	"abys"
🐱 name	string	"Abyssinian"
🌍 origin	string	"Egypt"
🏳️ countryCode	string	"EG"
🎭 temperament	string	"Active, Energetic, Independent, Intelligent, Gentle"
📝 description	string	"The Abyssinian is easy to care for..."
⏳ lifeSpan	string	"14 - 15"
⚖️ weightImperial	string	"7 - 10"
⚖️ weightMetric	string	"3 - 5"
🏷️ altNames	string	""
👥 breedGroup	string	"Natural"
🧠 adaptability	number	5
❤️ affectionLevel	number	5
👶 childFriendly	number	3
🐶 dogFriendly	number	4
⚡ energyLevel	number	5
🛁 grooming	number	1
🩺 healthIssues	number	2
🧠 intelligence	number	5
🐾 sheddingLevel	number	2
🤝 socialNeeds	number	5
👋 strangerFriendly	number	5
🔊 vocalisation	number	1
🤧 hypoallergenic	number	0
🧪 experimental	number	0
🪒 hairless	number	0
🌿 natural	number	1
🦄 rare	number	0
🌀 rex	number	0
🐈 suppressedTail	number	0
🦵 shortLegs	number	0
🏠 indoor	number	0
🧎 lap	number	1
🔗 cfaUrl	string | null	"http://cfa.org/Breeds/BreedsAB/Abyssinian.aspx"
🔗 vetstreetUrl	string | null	"http://www.vetstreet.com/cats/abyssinian"
🔗 vcahospitalsUrl	string | null	"https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/cat-breeds/abyssinian"
🔗 wikipediaUrl	string | null	"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abyssinian_(cat)"
🆔 referenceImageId	string | null	"0XYAs4lBE"
🕒 scrapedAt	ISO 8601	"2026-05-23T00:00:00.000Z"

📦 Sample records

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✨ Why choose this Actor

	Capability
🐱	Complete catalog. All 60 recognized breeds in one normalized schema.
📊	15 behavior scores. Affection, intelligence, energy, grooming, social, vocal, child- and dog-friendliness, hypoallergenic flag, and more.
🌍	Origin and country code. Map breed heritage with ISO country codes.
🔗	Authoritative references. Direct links to CFA, Vetstreet, VCA Hospitals, and Wikipedia for every breed.
🖼️	Reference image included. Hero photo URL ready for product cards and apps.
⚡	Fast. Full catalog in under 30 seconds.
🚫	No authentication. Works against the public cat breed API. No login or key needed.

📊 Structured pet metadata is the foundation of every modern pet-tech app. Owners pick by temperament, vets surface by health risk, insurers price by breed group.

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📈 How it compares to alternatives

Approach	Cost	Coverage	Refresh	Filters	Setup
⭐ Cat Breeds Scraper (this Actor)	$5 free credit, then pay-per-use	60 breeds, 41 fields each	Live per run	list, search, by ID	⚡ 2 min
Manual Wikipedia stitching	Free	Inconsistent	Live	None	🐢 Days
Breed-club websites	Free	Per-club only	Mixed	Custom scraping	⏳ Hours per source
Generic pet APIs	Varies	Mixed	Mixed	Often paid	🕒 Variable

Pick this Actor when you want one clean breed schema instead of stitching multiple sources.

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🚀 How to use

1. 📝 Sign up. Create a free account with $5 credit (takes 2 minutes).
2. 🌐 Open the Actor. Go to the Cat Breeds Scraper page on the Apify Store.
3. 🎯 Set input. Pick a mode (list, search, or by ID) and set maxItems.
4. 🚀 Run it. Click Start and the Actor collects the breed records.
5. 📥 Download. Grab your results in the Dataset tab as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML.

⏱️ Total time from signup to downloaded dataset: 3-5 minutes. No coding required.

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💼 Business use cases

🐾 Pet-Tech & Adoption Platforms Breed autocomplete with canonical IDs Adoption-matching by temperament and lifestyle fit Breed-compatibility wizards for first-time owners Lifestyle quizzes with weighted score inputs	🩺 Veterinary & Insurance Breed-specific health-risk filters for clinics Underwriting tables keyed off breed group and life span Wellness-program content with reference links Onboarding flows that prefill breed metadata
📰 Content & Media Breed-spotlight articles with images and stats "Best cat breeds for X" listicles with real data Newsletter content pipelines auto-populated by breed Voice-assistant skills for pet-care questions	🛒 E-commerce & Pet Retail Product recommendations keyed to breed traits Diet and grooming filters by breed score Cross-sell tools matching toys to energy level Subscription-box personalization

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🔌 Automating Cat Breeds Scraper

Control the scraper programmatically for scheduled runs and pipeline integrations:

• 🟢 Node.js. Install the apify-client NPM package.
• 🐍 Python. Use the apify-client PyPI package.
• 📚 See the Apify API documentation for full details.

The Apify Schedules feature lets you trigger this Actor on any cron interval. A weekly refresh is plenty for breed catalogs since the underlying data changes slowly.

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🌟 Beyond business use cases

Structured breed data has reach well beyond commercial workflows. The same records support research, education, civic projects, and personal initiatives.

🎓 Research and academia Companion-animal welfare studies with comparable metrics Genetics-of-temperament course datasets Veterinary education modules with reference photos Behavioral-science survey instruments	🎨 Personal and creative Pet portrait projects organized by breed Indie pet-care apps and chatbots Cat-themed Notion dashboards and trackers Trivia decks for hobbyists and breeders
🤝 Non-profit and civic Shelter intake tagging with consistent breed labels Adoption-fair printable breed cards Rescue-org websites with rich breed pages Volunteer training packs for shelter staff	🧪 Experimentation Train recommender systems for pet-product apps Build LLM tools that answer breed questions reliably Prototype computer-vision pipelines with breed labels Test classifier accuracy on breed-photo datasets

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🤖 Ask an AI assistant about this scraper

Open a ready-to-send prompt about this ParseForge actor in the AI of your choice:

• 💬 ChatGPT
• 🧠 Claude
• 🔍 Perplexity
• 🅒 Copilot

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

🧩 How does it work?

Pick a mode (list, search, or by ID), set maxItems, click Start, and the Actor pulls live breed records from the public catalog and emits one clean structured record per breed.

📏 How accurate is the data?

Breed names, origins, life spans, and weights are based on widely cited breed-club references. Behavior scores are 1-5 generalizations and should be treated as trends, not guarantees. Individual cats vary.

🔁 How often is the dataset refreshed?

The catalog updates as the underlying source publishes new breeds and revisions. Every run pulls live data, so updates appear immediately.

🐱 How many breeds are covered?

60 cat breeds, spanning natural, hybrid, hairless, rex, short-leg, and experimental groups.

🤧 How is the hypoallergenic flag determined?

It is a binary flag on each record indicating that the breed produces less of the Fel d 1 protein that triggers most cat allergies. Hypoallergenic does not mean allergen-free; severely allergic owners should still meet a cat in person first.

⏰ Can I schedule regular runs?

Yes. Use Apify Schedules to refresh the catalog weekly or monthly. Breed metadata changes slowly, so a weekly cadence is usually enough.

⚖️ Is this data legal to use?

Breed metadata from the public source is widely reused in pet apps, shelters, and content sites. Verify attribution requirements for any reference image URLs you embed downstream.

💳 Do I need a paid Apify plan to use this Actor?

No. The free Apify plan is enough for testing and small runs (10 records per run). A paid plan unlocks the full 60-breed catalog and scheduling.

🔁 What happens if a run fails or gets interrupted?

Apify automatically retries transient errors. If a run still fails, inspect the log, fix the input, and re-run. Partial datasets from failed runs are preserved.

🐶 Is there a companion dog-breed scraper?

Not yet. Use the contact form below to request one if your use case needs both species.

🆘 What if I need help?

Our support team is here to help. Contact us through the Apify platform or use the Tally form linked below.

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🔌 Integrate with any app

Cat Breeds Scraper connects to any cloud service via Apify integrations:

• Make - Automate multi-step workflows
• Zapier - Connect with 5,000+ apps
• Slack - Get run notifications in your channels
• Airbyte - Pipe breed catalog into your warehouse
• GitHub - Trigger runs from commits and releases
• Google Drive - Export datasets straight to Sheets

You can also use webhooks to trigger downstream actions when a run finishes. Push the catalog into your pet-app backend or alert your team in Slack on data refresh.

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🆘 Need Help? Open our contact form to request a new scraper, propose a custom data project, or report an issue.

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⚠️ Disclaimer: this Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by TheCatAPI, CFA, Vetstreet, VCA Hospitals, or Wikipedia. All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. Only publicly available breed catalog data is collected.