# Finanztip.de Erfahrungen Scraper (`rainminer/finanztip-de-scraper`) Actor

Extract public Finanztip.de Erfahrungen provider profiles — aggregate scores, sentiment breakdowns, products, and optional user experience reviews. Paste provider URLs, export JSON/CSV, and monitor financial services reputation on Apify.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/rainminer/finanztip-de-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [rainminer](https://apify.com/rainminer) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, 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 provider scrapeds

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.

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

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# README

### What does Finanztip.de Erfahrungen Scraper do?

**Finanztip.de Erfahrungen Scraper** exports public provider profiles from [Finanztip Erfahrungen](https://www.finanztip.de/erfahrungen/) — Finanztip’s community portal for bank, broker, and fintech experience reports.

Paste a provider URL such as `https://www.finanztip.de/erfahrungen/ca-consumer-finance/` and get structured records: provider name, logo, description, Finanztip aggregate score, review totals, positive/neutral/negative breakdown, product tags, and profile URL.

Individual experience texts are an **optional add-on** written to a separate **`reviews` dataset**.

### What can you use it for?

- Monitor **customer sentiment** for banks and fintech brands you compare in guides
- Build **provider watchlists** from the Finanztip Erfahrungen directory
- Track **negative review spikes** after product or website changes
- Enrich **competitive research** with real user experience quotes
- Feed **LLM summarization** pipelines with dated review corpora per brand
- Compare **product-level feedback** (Festgeld, Girokonto, etc.) inside one provider
- Archive **public experience reports** for compliance or market research
- Benchmark **Finanztip scores** across similar deposit or credit providers
- Power **alerting** when review volume or negativity crosses a threshold
- Source **testimonial mining** for content teams (public data only)

### How to scrape Finanztip Erfahrungen

1. Open a provider page on Finanztip Erfahrungen, e.g. `https://www.finanztip.de/erfahrungen/ca-consumer-finance/`
2. Paste the URL into **Start URLs**
3. Set **Maximum items** to the number of provider profiles you want (usually `1` for a single profile)
4. Optionally set **Maximum reviews per provider** above `0` to export review texts
5. Run and download JSON, CSV, or Excel

To scrape multiple providers, use the directory URL `https://www.finanztip.de/erfahrungen/` or add `?s=bank` to filter by keyword.

### Input

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `startUrls` | Provider profile URLs (`/erfahrungen/{slug}/`) or directory/search URLs (`/erfahrungen/`, optional `?s=`) |
| `maxItems` | Maximum provider profiles per start URL |
| `maxReviewsPerBusiness` | `0` skips reviews (default); higher values export reviews per provider |
| `proxyConfiguration` | Optional — the site works without a proxy |

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.finanztip.de/erfahrungen/ca-consumer-finance/" }
  ],
  "maxItems": 5,
  "maxReviewsPerBusiness": 10,
  "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false }
}
```

### Output

Providers land in the **default dataset**:

```json
{
  "providerId": 1417,
  "providerSlug": "ca-consumer-finance",
  "providerName": "Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance",
  "headlineName": "Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance (151)",
  "description": "Die Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance ist ein 2010 gegründetes Finanzdienstleistungsunternehmen …",
  "imageUrl": "https://cdn.finanztip.de/images/Anbieter-Bewertungs-Portal/Logos/CA.png",
  "aggregateScore": 29,
  "aggregateReviewCount": 151,
  "positiveReviewCount": 43,
  "neutralReviewCount": 4,
  "negativeReviewCount": 104,
  "products": ["Festgeld"],
  "profileUrl": "https://www.finanztip.de/erfahrungen/ca-consumer-finance/"
}
```

Reviews land in the separate **`reviews` dataset** with reviewer name, sentiment label, product, full text, and date.

### Finanztip score vs sentiment labels

Finanztip publishes an **aggregate score on a 0–100 scale** (`aggregateScore`) alongside counts of **Positiv**, **Neutral**, and **Negativ** experiences. Individual reviews use three sentiment codes (`ratingCode`: 1 positive, 2 neutral, 3 negative) rather than star ratings.

### FAQ

**Do I need a login?** No. Only public Erfahrungen pages are read.

**Why are reviews in a second dataset?** Provider summaries stay in the default dataset; set `maxReviewsPerBusiness` when you need review texts billed separately.

**How do I keep runs cheap?** Leave `maxReviewsPerBusiness` at `0` to export provider profiles only.

**Can I search providers?** Yes. Use `https://www.finanztip.de/erfahrungen/?s=klarna` as a start URL.

### Image Credit

Image credit: [finanztip.de](https://www.finanztip.de/)

# Actor input Schema

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

Finanztip Erfahrungen provider profile URLs (https://www.finanztip.de/erfahrungen/{slug}/) or the provider directory (https://www.finanztip.de/erfahrungen/) with optional ?s= search.

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

Maximum provider profiles per start URL.

## `maxReviewsPerBusiness` (type: `integer`):

Set to 0 to skip review export (default). When greater than 0, export up to this many reviews per provider to the reviews dataset.

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

Optional proxy settings; no proxy is normally required.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.finanztip.de/erfahrungen/ca-consumer-finance/"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 5,
  "maxReviewsPerBusiness": 0,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

No description

## `reviews` (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.finanztip.de/erfahrungen/ca-consumer-finance/"
        }
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": false
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("rainminer/finanztip-de-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.finanztip.de/erfahrungen/ca-consumer-finance/" }],
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": False },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("rainminer/finanztip-de-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.finanztip.de/erfahrungen/ca-consumer-finance/"
    }
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}' |
apify call rainminer/finanztip-de-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,rainminer/finanztip-de-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/H8EfZWJGJtP4W3Or3/builds/vuTUYqKlwLvge2IRu/openapi.json