# Sportograf Events Scraper (`rainminer/sportograf-com-scraper`) Actor

Extract race events from Sportograf. Get names, dates, states, banner images, locations, sub-event counts, and event links for endurance sports — no login. Schedule runs, export JSON, CSV, or Excel, and pull the data through the Apify API.

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

## Pricing

from $2.49 / 1,000 event scrapeds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

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

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

### What does Sportograf Events Scraper do?

**Sportograf Events Scraper** extracts **race events** from [Sportograf](https://www.sportograf.com/) — the race photography platform for triathlons, IRONMAN, HYROX, cycling, marathons, and swimming events. Paste the Sportograf homepage (or a national page such as `https://www.sportograf.com/de/`) and export structured event data — name, date, state, banner image, and event link — as JSON, CSV, or Excel, **without writing any code**.

The Actor reads the same **public GraphQL endpoint** the Sportograf web app uses, so it returns clean, structured records reliably and does not need a browser or proxy.

### Why scrape Sportograf?

- **Event monitoring** — Track which races go live for photo sales and when they enter reminder, online, or closed states.
- **Sports market research** — Study event calendars across triathlon, cycling, running, and mass-participation sports.
- **Coverage planning** — Build a list of upcoming events with sub-event counts for photography or media coverage.
- **Price & availability tracking** — Schedule runs and diff the event list between runs.
- **Apify platform** — Schedule runs, export JSON/CSV/Excel, monitor failures, and integrate via API.

### What data can you extract from Sportograf?

| Field       | Description                                          |
| ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| sgId        | Unique Sportograf event id                           |
| name        | Event name (e.g. `IRONMAN 70.3 Melbourne 2026`)      |
| beginsAt    | Event start date (ISO)                               |
| state       | Event state (`online`, `reminder`, ...)              |
| location    | Event location, when published                       |
| eventUrl    | Public event page URL on sportograf.com              |
| imageUrl    | Event banner image URL                               |
| subEvents   | Number of sub-events (disciplines / distances)       |
| language    | Site language of the start URL (`en` / `de`)         |

### Input

| Input            | Description                                                                             |
| ---------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Start URLs**   | `https://www.sportograf.com/en/` or `https://www.sportograf.com/de/` (optionally `?q=`) or a single event page `https://www.sportograf.com/en/event/{id}` |
| **Max events**   | Maximum events per start URL (default 100)                                              |
| **Proxy**        | The public endpoint answers datacenter traffic by default                               |

Add `?q=IRONMAN` to a homepage URL to filter events by name.

### How many results can you get?

Sportograf lists **hundreds of past and upcoming events**. Each listed event is one dataset row; pagination is handled automatically.

### Tips

- **Schedule runs** to snapshot the event list daily and diff new additions.
- Use a **single event URL** to check the current state, banner, and sub-events of one race.
- Export to **CSV or Excel** directly from the dataset view.

### Pricing

This Actor uses **pay-per-event pricing**: you pay only for the events actually returned, one event per charged event. See the **Pricing** tab on the Store for current prices.

### Support

Open an issue in the Actor's issue tracker, or contact `rainminer` on the Apify Store.

# Actor input Schema

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

Sportograf URLs: the homepage (https://www.sportograf.com/en/) or a national page (https://www.sportograf.com/de/) lists all events; an /en/event/{id} URL scrapes that single event. Add ?q=<text> to a homepage URL to filter events by name.

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

Maximum number of events to return per start URL.

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

Apify Proxy configuration. The public GraphQL endpoint answers datacenter traffic by default.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.sportograf.com/en/"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 100,
  "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.sportograf.com/en/"
        }
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": false
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("rainminer/sportograf-com-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.sportograf.com/en/" }],
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": False },
}

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

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,rainminer/sportograf-com-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/p1PRysOygYVU3crcj/builds/Qbwb1vcCrl5RdnKGQ/openapi.json