Sohu Phone Number Scraper

Sohu Phone Number Scraper

📞 Turn Sohu into a phone lead list. Sohu Phone Number Scraper searches sohu.com by keyword and country, checks every number against the country's numbering plan, and exports de-duplicated CSV, JSON or Excel.

🔍 Sohu Phone Number Scraper – Overview

Looking for phone numbers on Sohu? Sohu Phone Number Scraper searches Sohu portal and news pages for the keywords you choose and returns each valid number as one clean dataset row. Because Sohu is a Chinese internet portal, it is a useful place to look for contact data on Chinese editors, marketers and advertisers.

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

✅ Sohu Phone Number Scraper at a glance

• Source: public pages on Sohu (sohu.com)
• Default country: China (+86)
• Prefilled keywords: editor, marketer
• Default limit: 5 phone numbers per keyword (maximum 10,000)
• Output: one dataset row per phone number from Sohu, in JSON, CSV or Excel

✨ Sohu Phone Number Scraper – Key Features

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

• Keyword search on Sohu: Sohu Phone Number Scraper runs one keyword or a long list, each searched separately.
• 194 countries, one or many: numbers found on Sohu are validated against each selected dial code and numbering plan.
• City targeting on Sohu: add places such as Beijing or Shanghai, each searched on its own.
• Three number modes: WhatsApp, call or booking, or any number published on Sohu.
• 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 Sohu.
• Optional extras: line type, carrier, area, formats, WhatsApp links, profile details and emails for Sohu leads.
• Only new leads: remember earlier runs and keep a do-not-call list, so you never pay twice for the same lead from Sohu.
• Cost control: per-keyword and total limits, page caps, 1 to 10 parallel searches.
• API and scheduling: run Sohu Phone Number Scraper through the Apify API or on a schedule.

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

🚀 Sohu Phone Number Scraper – How to Use It

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

• Step 1 – Open Sohu Phone Number Scraper on the Apify Store and go to the Input tab.
• Step 2 – Add keywords to Sohu Phone Number Scraper, such as editor or marketer.
• Step 3 – Choose a country, such as China (+86), and optionally add cities like Beijing.
• Step 4 – Pick the number mode for Sohu and set Max Phone Numbers.
• Step 5 – Add filters and extras for Sohu if you need them.
• Step 6 – Run Sohu 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 Sohu phone numbers for a city or region?

Sohu Phone Number Scraper searches every keyword with every place in Cities or regions, such as Beijing and Shanghai. 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 Sohu Phone Number Scraper find WhatsApp or booking numbers on Sohu?

Yes. Sohu 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.

💡 Sohu Phone Number Scraper – Use Cases

Typical ways to use Sohu Phone Number Scraper:

• Find advertisers and editors whose numbers appear on Sohu pages.
• Build a China media contact list.
• Collect portal lines shown on Sohu.
• Send contacts from Sohu to your CRM or dialler as CSV, JSON or Excel, with duplicates already removed.
• Compare sellers, studios or offices on Sohu across several countries in one run.

📌 Sohu Phone Number Scraper reads public pages on Sohu. Review the numbers and follow local marketing and privacy rules before you contact anyone.

⚙️ Sohu Phone Number Scraper – Input

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

Field	What it does
keywords	Required. Words to search for on Sohu, one search each. Default: editor, marketer.
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: China (+86).
additionalCountries	More countries searched on Sohu in the same run. Default: none.
locations	Cities or regions searched on Sohu with every keyword. Default: none.
contactIntent	whatsapp, callOrBooking or anyNumber. Default: whatsapp.
resultsFreshness	Pages on Sohu indexed in the past day, week, month or year. Default: any.
maxPhoneNumbers	Numbers to collect from Sohu, 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 Sohu 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 sohu.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 Sohu 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: sohu-phone-history.
excludePhoneNumbers	Do-not-call list. +4470* skips a range. Default: none.
excludeAccounts	Usernames or profile links on Sohu 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 Sohu Phone Number Scraper run, then tighten the filters.

🧪 Sample input for Sohu Phone Number Scraper

This example searches Sohu for editor and marketer in Beijing and Shanghai, looks for call or booking numbers, keeps any type of number, keeps pages indexed in the past month and skips fake-looking numbers, and remembers numbers between runs.

{
  "keywords": ["editor", "marketer"],
  "country": "China (+86)",
  "locations": ["Beijing", "Shanghai"],
  "contactIntent": "callOrBooking",
  "resultsFreshness": "month",
  "maxPhoneNumbers": 50,
  "maxTotalPhoneNumbers": 200,
  "phoneNumberType": "any",
  "skipFakeNumbers": true,
  "addNumberDetails": true,
  "skipPreviouslyFoundNumbers": true,
  "historyStoreName": "sohu-phone-history"
}

📦 Sohu Phone Number Scraper – Output and Data Fields

Sohu Phone Number Scraper saves one dataset row per phone number, together with the page on Sohu 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 +861012345678.
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 Sohu.
description	Snippet that contained the number.
url	Link to the page on Sohu.
platform	Sohu.
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 +86 10 1234 5678.
phoneNational	Number details: such as 010 1234 5678.
whatsappLink	Number details: click-to-chat link such as https://wa.me/861012345678.
username	Profile details: account name from the address or title.
pageType	Profile details: profile (sohu.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 Sohu Phone Number Scraper keeps the keyword and country, so lists from different runs can be merged safely.

🧾 Sample output

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

{
  "phone_number": "+861012345678",
  "country": "China",
  "dial_code": "+86",
  "keyword": "editor",
  "location": "Beijing",
  "title": "Example Studio - Sohu",
  "description": "12.4K followers. Call +86 10 1234 5678 to book or ask a question - hello@example.com",
  "url": "https://www.sohu.com/examplebrand",
  "platform": "Sohu",
  "proxyGroups": ["<automatic>"],
  "phoneType": "landline",
  "carrier": null,
  "numberArea": "Beijing",
  "phoneInternational": "+86 10 1234 5678",
  "phoneNational": "010 1234 5678",
  "whatsappLink": "https://wa.me/861012345678",
  "username": "examplebrand",
  "pageType": "profile",
  "followersCount": 12400,
  "influencerTier": "micro",
  "emails": ["hello@example.com"]
}

💰 Pricing

💰 The Actor bills per result: each phone number from Sohu 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 Sohu 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 Sohu 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 Sohu.
• Thin results? Add related keywords, switch to Any number, or raise the page depth and idle-page limits.
• Profile filters expect sohu.com/name addresses. Leave Profile pages only off when pages on Sohu use longer addresses.
• Follower filters need a visible count. Results from Sohu without one are skipped while a follower filter is on.
• Schedule Sohu 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 Sohu and respect local rules.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

❔ What does Sohu Phone Number Scraper do?

Sohu Phone Number Scraper searches public pages on Sohu 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 Sohu Phone Number Scraper target one country or city on Sohu?

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

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

Yes. Switch on number details and Sohu 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 Sohu Phone Number Scraper need a login or API key for Sohu?

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

📤 Can I export Sohu phone numbers to Excel, CSV or JSON?

Yes. Download the dataset as JSON, CSV or Excel from the Storage tab, or fetch it through the Apify API for your CRM or dialler.

⚖️ Is it legal to scrape phone numbers from Sohu?

Sohu Phone Number Scraper reads publicly visible text on Sohu 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 Sohu Phone Number Scraper? Use the Issues tab on the Actor page, or write to the address below.

• contact me by email : alphascraper69@gmail.com