Medium Phone Number Scraper

Medium Phone Number Scraper

📞 Medium Phone Number Scraper collects public phone numbers of writers, bloggers and publication editors from Medium. Search by keyword, country and city, validate each number, and export clean CSV, JSON or Excel data.

🔍 Medium Phone Number Scraper – Overview

Medium Phone Number Scraper is an Apify Actor that finds public phone numbers on Medium and saves them as a structured phone lead list. Medium is a publishing platform for writers and publications, and its public pages sometimes show a call, booking or WhatsApp number in the title or description. Medium Phone Number Scraper is built to find contact numbers of writers, bloggers and publication editors.

Medium Phone Number Scraper validates every number against the numbering plan of the country you select and removes duplicates. Logging in to Medium is not required, and results export to CSV, JSON or Excel for your CRM, dialler or WhatsApp outreach. Medium Phone Number Scraper suits lead generation, sales prospecting and market research.

✅ Medium Phone Number Scraper at a glance

• Source: public pages on Medium (medium.com)
• Default country: United States (+1)
• Prefilled keywords: writer, blogger
• Default limit: 5 phone numbers per keyword (maximum 10,000)
• Output: one dataset row per phone number from Medium, in JSON, CSV or Excel

✨ Medium Phone Number Scraper – Key Features

Medium Phone Number Scraper combines wide country coverage with practical filters:

• Keyword search on Medium: Medium Phone Number Scraper runs one keyword or a long list, each searched separately.
• 194 countries, one or many: numbers found on Medium are validated against each selected dial code and numbering plan.
• City targeting on Medium: add places such as San Francisco or New York, each searched on its own.
• Three number modes: WhatsApp, call or booking, or any number published on Medium.
• Number filters: mobile or landline, area-code prefixes, fake and premium-rate removal.
• Profile and text filters: profile pages only, follower range, include and exclude words, one number per account on Medium.
• Optional extras: line type, carrier, area, formats, WhatsApp links, profile details and emails for Medium leads.
• Only new leads: remember earlier runs and keep a do-not-call list, so you never pay twice for the same lead from Medium.
• Cost control: per-keyword and total limits, page caps, 1 to 10 parallel searches.
• API and scheduling: run Medium Phone Number Scraper through the Apify API or on a schedule.

💡 Why use Medium Phone Number Scraper? One repeatable run replaces manual searching on Medium: validated numbers, no duplicates, data ready for your CRM or dialler.

🚀 Medium Phone Number Scraper – How to Use It

Follow these steps to run Medium Phone Number Scraper from the Apify Console:

• Step 1 – Open Medium Phone Number Scraper on the Apify Store and go to the Input tab.
• Step 2 – Add keywords to Medium Phone Number Scraper, such as writer or blogger.
• Step 3 – Choose a country, such as United States (+1), and optionally add cities like San Francisco to narrow your search on Medium.
• Step 4 – Pick the number mode and set Max Phone Numbers.
• Step 5 – Add filters and extras for Medium if you need them.
• Step 6 – Run Medium Phone Number Scraper and export the dataset as JSON, CSV or Excel, or read it through the API.

While it runs, the status message shows how many searches have finished and how many phone numbers were saved.

🔎 How to scrape Medium phone numbers for a city or region?

Medium Phone Number Scraper searches every keyword with every place in Cities or regions, such as San Francisco and New York. The selected country still decides the dial code. Two keywords and two cities make four searches, so add a total limit for long lists.

💬 Can Medium Phone Number Scraper find WhatsApp or booking numbers on Medium?

Yes. Medium Phone Number Scraper offers three modes: WhatsApp numbers (the default), call or booking numbers, and any number without a contact word. Choose mobile numbers when you plan WhatsApp or SMS outreach.

💡 Medium Phone Number Scraper – Use Cases

Typical ways to use Medium Phone Number Scraper:

• Reach writers and publication owners who share a business number on Medium pages.
• Build a content-creator list by topic keyword.
• Find independent publishers open to sponsorships.
• Keep a refreshed call list of writers, bloggers and publication editors by scheduling Medium Phone Number Scraper and skipping numbers from earlier runs.
• Compare sellers, studios or offices on Medium across several countries in one run.

⚙️ Medium Phone Number Scraper – Input

Medium Phone Number Scraper needs only two fields: keywords and country. Everything else is optional and tunes how Medium is searched.

Field	What it does
keywords	Required. Words to search for on Medium, one search each. Default: writer, blogger.
perKeywordMaxContacts	Max Phone Numbers applies per keyword (off: one total for the run). Default: on.
country	Required. Dial code and numbering plan used to validate numbers. Default: United States (+1).
additionalCountries	More countries searched on Medium in the same run. Default: none.
locations	Cities or regions searched on Medium with every keyword. Default: none.
contactIntent	whatsapp, callOrBooking or anyNumber. Default: whatsapp.
resultsFreshness	Pages on Medium indexed in the past day, week, month or year. Default: any.
maxPhoneNumbers	Numbers to collect from Medium, 1 to 10,000. Default: 5.
maxTotalPhoneNumbers	Hard stop for the whole run. 0 means none. Default: 0.
maxConcurrentSearches	Parallel searches, 1 to 10. Default: 5.
phoneNumberType	any, mobile or landline. Default: any.
onePhonePerProfile	Keep the first number per account on Medium only. Default: off.
onlyAreaCodes	Keep only prefixes such as +44 20. Default: none.
skipFakeNumbers	Drop sequential, repeated and premium-rate numbers. Default: off.
profilesOnly	Keep only profile pages like medium.com/name. Default: off.
minFollowers	Minimum followers. 0 is off. Default: 0.
maxFollowers	Maximum followers. 0 is off. Default: 0.
includeWords	Words required in the title or description. Default: none.
includeWordsMatch	any or all of the include words. Default: any.
excludeWords	Skip results from Medium containing these words. Default: none.
addNumberDetails	Adds line type, carrier, area, formats and WhatsApp link. Default: off.
addProfileDetails	Adds username, page type, followers and tier. Default: off.
extractEmails	Adds emails found next to the number. Default: off.
skipPreviouslyFoundNumbers	Skip numbers saved by earlier runs. Default: off.
historyStoreName	History name: lowercase letters, numbers, hyphens. Default: medium-phone-history.
excludePhoneNumbers	Do-not-call list. +4470* skips a range. Default: none.
excludeAccounts	Usernames or profile links on Medium to skip. Default: none.
maxPagesPerSearch	Result pages per search. 0 is automatic. Default: 0.
stopAfterIdlePages	End a search after this many pages without new numbers. Default: 3.
proxyConfiguration	Optional. The default suits most runs. Default: automatic.

Leave the optional fields at their defaults for a first Medium Phone Number Scraper run, then tighten the filters.

🧪 Sample input for Medium Phone Number Scraper

This example searches Medium for writer and blogger in San Francisco and New York, looks for WhatsApp numbers, keeps mobile numbers only, adds profile details, and remembers numbers between runs.

{
  "keywords": ["writer", "blogger"],
  "country": "United States (+1)",
  "locations": ["San Francisco", "New York"],
  "contactIntent": "whatsapp",
  "maxPhoneNumbers": 50,
  "maxTotalPhoneNumbers": 200,
  "phoneNumberType": "mobile",
  "addNumberDetails": true,
  "addProfileDetails": true,
  "skipPreviouslyFoundNumbers": true,
  "historyStoreName": "medium-phone-history"
}

📦 Medium Phone Number Scraper – Output and Data Fields

Medium Phone Number Scraper saves one dataset row per phone number, together with the page on Medium it came from. Optional fields appear only when their option is on. Run totals are also saved to a SUMMARY record in the key-value store.

Field	Meaning
phone_number	Number in international E.164 format, such as +12015550123.
country	Country the number was validated for.
dial_code	Dial code of that country.
keyword	Keyword of the search that found it.
location	City or region searched (only with Cities or regions).
title	Title of the result on Medium.
description	Snippet that contained the number.
url	Link to the page on Medium.
platform	Medium.
proxyGroups	Technical field, filled in automatically.
phoneType	Number details: mobile, landline, voip, toll-free or unknown.
carrier	Number details: original network, when known.
numberArea	Number details: city or region of a landline, when known.
phoneInternational	Number details: such as +1 201-555-0123.
phoneNational	Number details: such as (201) 555-0123.
whatsappLink	Number details: click-to-chat link such as https://wa.me/12015550123.
username	Profile details: account name from the address or title.
pageType	Profile details: profile (medium.com/name), post, reel or other.
followersCount	Profile details: followers shown in the result, else empty.
influencerTier	Profile details: nano, micro, macro or mega.
emails	Extract emails: addresses found in the same snippet.

Every row from Medium Phone Number Scraper keeps the keyword and country, so lists from different runs can be merged safely.

🧾 Sample output

Sample record from Medium Phone Number Scraper with every option switched on (illustrative values):

{
  "phone_number": "+12015550123",
  "country": "United States",
  "dial_code": "+1",
  "keyword": "writer",
  "location": "San Francisco",
  "title": "Example Studio - Medium",
  "description": "12.4K followers. Call +1 201-555-0123 to book or ask a question - hello@example.com",
  "url": "https://www.medium.com/examplebrand",
  "platform": "Medium",
  "proxyGroups": ["<automatic>"],
  "phoneType": "landline or mobile",
  "carrier": null,
  "numberArea": "New Jersey",
  "phoneInternational": "+1 201-555-0123",
  "phoneNational": "(201) 555-0123",
  "whatsappLink": "https://wa.me/12015550123",
  "username": "examplebrand",
  "pageType": "profile",
  "followersCount": 12400,
  "influencerTier": "micro",
  "emails": ["hello@example.com"]
}

💰 Pricing

💰 Medium Phone Number Scraper bills per result: each phone number from Medium saved to the dataset is one result. Numbers removed by a filter, skip list, history or limit are not saved and not charged. See the Pricing tab on the Actor page for the current rate.

Free Apify accounts receive up to 20 rows per run with Medium Phone Number Scraper. Max Phone Numbers, the total limit and the maximum cost per run keep spending predictable, and the run stops cleanly when a limit is reached.

🛠️ Tips and Best Practices

• Start small with Medium Phone Number Scraper. Keep the default of 5 numbers per keyword for a test run, then raise Max Phone Numbers.
• Match mode and type. Pair WhatsApp mode with mobile numbers, and call or booking mode with landlines when you search Medium.
• Thin results? Add related keywords, switch to Any number, or raise the page depth and idle-page limits for Medium.
• Profile filters expect medium.com/name addresses. Leave Profile pages only off when pages on Medium use longer addresses.
• Follower filters need a visible count. Results from Medium without one are skipped while a follower filter is on.
• Schedule Medium Phone Number Scraper. Turn on Skip phone numbers found in earlier runs to receive only new leads.
• Large runs. Raise the run timeout in Run options. The default is 3,600 seconds.
• Review before outreach. Snippets can be cut off, so check numbers from Medium and respect local rules.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

❔ What does Medium Phone Number Scraper do?

Medium Phone Number Scraper searches public pages on Medium for phone numbers that match your keywords and country, validates them and saves them as dataset rows. Export the data as CSV, JSON or Excel.

🌍 Can Medium Phone Number Scraper target one country or city on Medium?

Yes. Medium Phone Number Scraper accepts one of 194 countries, optionally more, and a list of cities. Each combination is searched separately, and numbers found on Medium are validated for the country they belong to.

📱 Can Medium Phone Number Scraper add WhatsApp links to the numbers it finds on Medium?

Yes. Switch on number details and Medium Phone Number Scraper adds a click-to-chat link to each row, plus line type, carrier and area when known. The link opens a chat but does not prove that the number has a WhatsApp account.

🔐 Does Medium Phone Number Scraper need a login or API key for Medium?

No. Medium Phone Number Scraper works without logging in to Medium, so you need no cookies, passwords or API keys. You only need an Apify account.

🔁 How can I avoid duplicates and numbers I already have?

Duplicates are removed automatically within a run. For scheduled searches, switch on Skip phone numbers found in earlier runs, and add a do-not-call list or accounts on Medium to skip.

⚖️ Is it legal to scrape phone numbers from Medium?

Medium Phone Number Scraper reads publicly visible text on Medium only, but phone numbers can be personal data. Check the rules that apply to you, such as GDPR, PECR or do-not-call registries. This is not legal advice.

🤝 Support

Questions, feature ideas or a custom version of Medium Phone Number Scraper? Use the Issues tab on the Actor page, or write to the address below.

• contact me by email : alphascraper69@gmail.com