API / JSON scraper
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API / JSON scraper
1 day trial then $5.00/month - No credit card required now
Scrape any API / JSON URLs directly to the dataset, and return them in CSV, XML, HTML, or Excel formats. Transform and filter the output. Enables you to follow pagination recursively from the payload without the need to visit the HTML page.
You can access the API / JSON scraper programmatically from your own Python applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.
1from apify_client import ApifyClient
2
3# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
5client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")
6
7# Prepare the Actor input
8run_input = {
9 "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://blockchain.info/latestblock" }],
10 "filterMap": """async ({ request, response, addRequest, flattenObjectKeys, context, Apify, _, moment, data, input, customData }) => {
11 return { url: request.url, data };
12}""",
13 "handleError": """async ({ error, request, response, addRequest, _, moment, Apify, input, context }) => {
14
15}""",
16 "customData": {},
17 "proxyConfig": { "useApifyProxy": True },
18 "maxRequestRetries": 4,
19}
20
21# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
22run = client.actor("pocesar/json-downloader").call(run_input=run_input)
23
24# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
25print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
26for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
27 print(item)
28
29# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start
API / JSON scraper API in Python
The Apify API client for Python is the official library that allows you to use API / JSON scraper API in Python, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.
Install the apify-client
pip install apify-client
Other API clients include:
Actor Metrics
16 monthly users
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4 stars
>99% runs succeeded
Created in May 2022
Modified a year ago