Gutefrage.net Q&A Community Scraper

What does Gutefrage.net Scraper do?

Gutefrage.net Scraper extracts public questions and answers from gutefrage.net — the largest German-language Q&A community. Paste a question list URL or a single question URL and export structured Q&A data without coding.

Why scrape Gutefrage.net?

• Community insights — Capture real questions and answers across everyday topics in German.
• Research & NLP — Build datasets of question titles, bodies, authors, and answer threads.
• Trend monitoring — Track popular questions and engagement (votes, answer counts).
• Apify platform — Schedule runs, export JSON/CSV/Excel, monitor failures, and integrate via API.

What data can you extract from Gutefrage.net?

Field	Description
id	Question slug identifier
title	Question title
body	Question body text
author	Public username of the asker
authorUrl	Profile URL when available
answerCount	Number of answers
votes	Question upvote count when available
dateCreated	Question creation date
answers	Array of answers (text, author, votes, date)
url	Public question URL
searchUrl	Source list URL when found via search

How to scrape Gutefrage.net

1. Open the Actor in Apify Console.
2. Add one or more gutefrage.net URLs under Start URLs.
3. Set Maximum items (questions per start URL).
4. Enable residential proxies for reliable access past Cloudflare.
5. Run the Actor and download results from the dataset tab.

Input

Gutefrage.net Scraper accepts Start URLs, maxItems (per start URL), and proxy configuration. See the Input tab in Apify Console for details.

Supported start URLs:

• Popular questions: https://www.gutefrage.net/fragen/beliebte/1/30
• Question lists: https://www.gutefrage.net/fragen
• Tag pages: https://www.gutefrage.net/tag/{tag}/1
• Question detail: https://www.gutefrage.net/frage/{slug}

Only public Q&A content is scraped — no login required.

Output example

{
  "id": "ist-das-normal-ich-hasse-es-wenn-sich-das-essen-beruehrt",
  "title": "Ist das normal? Ich hasse es wenn sich das Essen berührt?",
  "body": "Ist es normal das ich mein Essen so portioniere dass es sich nicht berührt??",
  "author": "pandagirl16",
  "answerCount": 26,
  "votes": 12,
  "answers": [
    {
      "text": "Es ist nicht ungewöhnlich, dass du dein Essen lieber sortierst.",
      "author": "Shascha",
      "votes": 2
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.gutefrage.net/frage/ist-das-normal-ich-hasse-es-wenn-sich-das-essen-beruehrt"
}

You can download the dataset in JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML.

Tips

• Keep maxItems small for test runs (3–5).
• Use German residential proxies if Cloudflare challenges appear.
• Answers are capped per question when a thread is very large.

Is it legal to scrape Gutefrage.net?

Public web data is generally fair to extract for personal or research use. Respect gutefrage.net terms of service, robots rules, and applicable privacy laws. Do not scrape private or login-only content. When unsure, seek legal advice.

Image Credit

Image credit: gutefrage.net