# ACI.it Press Releases Scraper (`rainminer/aci-it-scraper`) Actor

Scrape public ACI Italy press releases and news archives. Export title, date, category, excerpt, and full article text to JSON or CSV for automotive policy and mobility research.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/rainminer/aci-it-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [rainminer](https://apify.com/rainminer) (community)
- **Categories:** Other, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.49 / 1,000 articles

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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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.
Actors are written with capital "A".

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

### What does ACI Italy News Scraper do?

**ACI Italy News Scraper** extracts **public news and press releases** from [aci.it](https://www.aci.it/) and [aci.gov.it](https://aci.gov.it/) — the Automobile Club d'Italia. Paste an archive URL (for example `https://www.aci.it/comunicati/`) or a single article URL and export structured content — **title, date, excerpt, image, and full article text** — without writing any code.

Run it on the **Apify platform** to schedule crawls, export JSON/CSV/Excel, rotate proxies, monitor failures, and integrate results via API.

### Why scrape aci.it?

- **Mobility news monitoring** — Track ACI press releases on road safety, vehicle market, and club services.
- **Media intelligence** — Collect official Italian automobile club announcements for research or reporting.
- **Content aggregation** — Build feeds from ACI comunicati and notizie archives.
- **Competitive research** — Monitor public messaging from Italy's national automobile club.
- **Data pipelines** — Feed structured article data into dashboards, alerts, or CMS tools.

### How to use ACI Italy News Scraper

1. Open the Actor in Apify Console.
2. Add one or more **aci.it archive or article URLs** under **Start URLs**.
3. Set **Maximum items** (articles per start URL).
4. Run the Actor and download the results from the **Dataset** tab.

### Input

ACI Italy News Scraper accepts **Start URLs**, **maxItems** (per start URL), and an optional **proxy configuration**. See the **Input** tab in Apify Console for details.

Supported start URLs:

- Archive pages: `https://www.aci.it/comunicati/`, `https://www.aci.it/notizie/`
- Article pages: `https://aci.gov.it/comunicati-stampa/{slug}/`, `https://www.aci.it/senza-categoria/{slug}/`

### Output

Each result is a structured article object. You can download the dataset in **JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML**.

```json
{
  "id": "aci-istat-gli-incidenti-stradali-2025",
  "title": "ACI-ISTAT: gli incidenti stradali 2025",
  "excerpt": "Nel 2025 calano le vittime: per la prima volta dal 2021 il numero scende sotto 3mila",
  "content": "LA RUSSA (ACI): Messaggio chiaro e incoraggiante...",
  "publishedAt": "2026-07-24T09:00:02+00:00",
  "publishedAtText": "24 Luglio 2026",
  "category": "Comunicati",
  "image": "https://aci.gov.it/app/uploads/2026/07/example.jpg",
  "url": "https://aci.gov.it/comunicati-stampa/aci-istat-gli-incidenti-stradali-2025/",
  "searchUrl": "https://www.aci.it/comunicati/"
}
```

### What data can you extract from aci.it?

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| id | Article slug identifier |
| title | Article headline |
| excerpt | Short summary or lead paragraph |
| content | Full article body text |
| publishedAt | ISO publication date |
| publishedAtText | Human-readable date as shown on page |
| category | Article category (e.g. Comunicati, Notizie) |
| image | Featured image URL |
| url | Public article URL |
| searchUrl | Source archive URL for articles found via search |

### How much does it cost to scrape aci.it?

This Actor uses a lightweight **HTTP crawler (no browser)** and **no proxy by default**, keeping compute usage low. A typical test run with a handful of articles per archive URL usually finishes in under a few minutes on the Apify free tier. Larger crawls scale with pagination depth and article count.

### Tips and advanced options

- Use `https://www.aci.it/comunicati/` for official press releases.
- Use `https://www.aci.it/notizie/` for mobility and club news.
- Increase **maxItems** to follow additional archive pages when available.

### FAQ, disclaimers, and support

**Is scraping aci.it legal?**\
This Actor collects only **public** news and press release content shown on aci.it and aci.gov.it. You are responsible for complying with applicable laws when processing any data.

**Which URLs are supported?**\
Public archive pages under `/comunicati/` and `/notizie/`, plus individual article pages on aci.it and aci.gov.it.

**Something not working?**\
Use the **Issues** tab to report bugs or request features.

### Image Credit

Image credit: [aci.it](https://www.aci.it/)

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

aci.it archive URLs (e.g. https://www.aci.it/comunicati/ or https://www.aci.it/notizie/) or individual article URLs.

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

Maximum number of articles to return per start URL.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Proxy settings. The scraper works without a proxy in most regions.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.aci.it/comunicati/"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 5,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# 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 = {
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://www.aci.it/comunicati/"
        }
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": false
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("rainminer/aci-it-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 = {
    "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.aci.it/comunicati/" }],
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": False },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("rainminer/aci-it-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 '{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.aci.it/comunicati/"
    }
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}' |
apify call rainminer/aci-it-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,rainminer/aci-it-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/kWTXGXaa5fZaZ2OqS/builds/KMawo8g9JuzWyARQG/openapi.json