# Similarweb Traffic & Audience Scraper (`parselab/similarweb-traffic-scraper`) Actor

Get Similarweb traffic, ranking, demographics, social networks, tech stack and top competitors for any domain. No login required.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/parselab/similarweb-traffic-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Alonso Garcia](https://apify.com/parselab) (community)
- **Categories:** Marketing, SEO tools, Business
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $33.75 / 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.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## 📈 Similarweb Website Traffic & Audience Scraper

> Get Similarweb's estimated traffic, ranking, audience and competitor data for any domain — no login, no paid Similarweb account required.

### What it does

For each domain you provide, this actor opens `similarweb.com/website/{domain}/` in a real (stealth) browser,
lets it pass Similarweb's bot-detection challenge, and extracts the full dataset embedded in the page — the
same numbers you'd see on the website: global/country/category rank, estimated monthly visits and MoM change,
bounce rate, pages/visit, average visit duration, top traffic countries, age/gender breakdown, dominant traffic
channel, top competitor domains, and basic company info (founded year, HQ, employee/revenue range).

### Why a browser (no proxy though)

Similarweb sits behind AWS WAF Bot Control. A plain HTTP request gets `202 Accepted` and never returns content —
it requires a browser that can execute the challenge's JavaScript. This actor uses Camoufox (a hardened,
fingerprint-resistant Firefox) via Playwright to pass it. No residential proxy is used or required.

### Data limitation (source-side, not a bug)

Similarweb only reveals the exact percentage for the **single dominant traffic channel** to anonymous viewers;
the rest only show relative rank, not percentage. That's why the output has `topTrafficChannel` +
`topTrafficChannelShare` (one number) plus `trafficChannelRanking` (ordered list) instead of a percentage per
channel — shipping five always-null percentage fields would be misleading.

### Input

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `maxItems` | Max domains to process. Free users limited to 10. |
| `domains` | List of domains, e.g. `["google.com", "openai.com"]`. |

### Output fields

`domain`, `companyName`, `description`, `globalRank`, `countryRank`, `countryCode`, `categoryRank`,
`monthlyVisits`, `monthlyVisitsChange`, `bounceRate`, `pagesPerVisit`, `avgVisitDuration`, `topCountry`,
`topCountryShare`, `genderMale`, `genderFemale`, `topTrafficChannel`, `topTrafficChannelShare`,
`trafficChannelRanking`, `topCompetitors`, `topCountries`, `ageDistribution`, `companyYearFounded`,
`companyHeadquarters`, `companyEmployeesRange`, `companyRevenueRange`, `scrapedAt`, `error`.

### Disclaimer

This actor collects publicly available estimated data shown on Similarweb.com. It is not affiliated with,
endorsed by, or sponsored by Similarweb. Traffic figures are Similarweb's own estimates, not verified
first-party analytics. Use of the collected data must comply with Similarweb's Terms of Service and applicable
law.

# Actor input Schema

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Free users: Limited to 10 items (preview). Paid users: Optional, max 1,000,000. One item = one domain.

## `domains` (type: `array`):

List of domains to look up (e.g. \['google.com', 'openai.com']). Protocol/path not needed.

## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`):

How many domains to process in parallel. Each parallel worker launches its own separate browser (its own fingerprint/identity) so concurrent requests don't look like one bot swarm to Similarweb's bot detection. Higher is faster but uses more memory. Default 8, max 20.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "maxItems": 10,
  "domains": [
    "google.com",
    "openai.com",
    "wikipedia.org"
  ],
  "maxConcurrency": 8
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "maxItems": 10,
    "domains": [
        "google.com",
        "openai.com",
        "wikipedia.org"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("parselab/similarweb-traffic-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "maxItems": 10,
    "domains": [
        "google.com",
        "openai.com",
        "wikipedia.org",
    ],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("parselab/similarweb-traffic-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "maxItems": 10,
  "domains": [
    "google.com",
    "openai.com",
    "wikipedia.org"
  ]
}' |
apify call parselab/similarweb-traffic-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,parselab/similarweb-traffic-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/HkZbRuFmTLOd9we2k/builds/jv5Xza4ps6w8fclNw/openapi.json