SimilarWeb Data Extractor — Website Traffic, Rankings & E-commerce Intelligence

Extract website traffic rankings, trending sites, e-commerce shopper data, and universal search results from SimilarWeb — no API key or subscription required.

Try it free — your first $5 of usage is on Apify. No credit card required.

🔍 What is SimilarWeb Data Extractor?

SimilarWeb Data Extractor is an unofficial SimilarWeb API that extracts competitive intelligence data from SimilarWeb's public endpoints — rankings, traffic trends, e-commerce insights, and entity search across 37 countries and 25 categories.

Use SimilarWeb Data Extractor to:

• Rank websites by traffic — get the top 50 sites in any country and category with bounce rate, pages/visit, and session duration
• Track trending sites — discover which websites are rising, falling, entering, or leaving the top 100
• Analyze e-commerce performance — extract revenue estimates, top products, top brands, and category breakdowns for major online retailers
• Search across entities — find websites, keywords, apps, companies, and technologies in a single query
• Automate competitive monitoring — schedule daily/weekly runs and integrate via API, Make, or Zapier

See real records before you run it

A public sample dataset is open — no account, no token:

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📊 Four extraction modes

Mode	What it delivers	Use case
📈 Top Websites Ranking	Top 50 sites by traffic for any country + category — bounce rate, pages/visit, session duration	Market sizing, competitive benchmarking
🔥 Trending Websites	Rising, falling, entering, and leaving the top 100	Trend monitoring, early-mover detection
🛒 E-commerce Shopper Data	Revenue estimates, top products, top brands, category breakdowns	E-commerce market research
🔎 Universal Search	Websites, keywords, iOS/Android apps, companies, technologies matching a query	Entity discovery, lead generation

SimilarWeb Data Extractor runs all four modes in parallel in a single run — enable the ones you need.

📋 What data does SimilarWeb Data Extractor extract?

Top Websites Ranking

Field	Type	Description
country	string	Country filter applied
category	string	Category filter applied
snapshotDate	date	Data period
sites[].domain	string	Website domain
sites[].rankChange	number	Position change since last period
sites[].pagesPerVisit	number	Average pages viewed per visit
sites[].bounceRate	number	Bounce rate (0–1)
sites[].visitsAvgDurationFormatted	string	Average session duration (HH:MM:SS)

E-commerce Shopper Data

Field	Type	Description
domain	string	E-commerce website
revenue	object	Revenue estimate and YoY change
topProducts	array	Top products by views — name, category, brand, views, YoY change
topBrands	array	Top brands by share
topSubCategories	array	Top product subcategories
currency	string	Revenue currency

Trending Websites

Field	Type	Description
increasingWebsites	array	Sites climbing the rankings — domain, rank, change
decreasingWebsites	array	Sites losing positions
inWebsites	array	New entries in the top 100
outWebsites	array	Sites that dropped out of the top 100

Universal Search

Field	Type	Description
term	string	Search query
websites	array	Matching websites
keywords	array	Related keywords
apps	object	iOS and Android apps
companies	array	Matching companies
technologies	array	Technologies used

Browse sample data — see exactly what you'll get before running.

📦 Output example

Here's a real top websites ranking for e-commerce in Spain:

{
  "_type": "top_websites",
  "country": "spain",
  "category": "e-commerce-and-shopping",
  "snapshotDate": "2026-07-01T00:00:00+00:00",
  "countryAlpha2Code": "ES",
  "sites": [
    {
      "domain": "amazon.es",
      "rankChange": 0,
      "pagesPerVisit": 8.41,
      "bounceRate": 0.29,
      "visitsAvgDurationFormatted": "00:05:57"
    },
    {
      "domain": "elcorteingles.es",
      "rankChange": 1,
      "pagesPerVisit": 7.95,
      "bounceRate": 0.34,
      "visitsAvgDurationFormatted": "00:04:06"
    },
    {
      "domain": "aliexpress.com",
      "rankChange": -1,
      "pagesPerVisit": 4.62,
      "bounceRate": 0.43,
      "visitsAvgDurationFormatted": "00:03:59"
    }
  ]
}

And here's an e-commerce shopper data result for amazon.es:

{
  "_type": "shopper_data",
  "domain": "amazon.es",
  "currency": "$",
  "revenue": {
    "revenue": 50613416606,
    "revenueChange": 0.16
  },
  "topProducts": [
    {
      "productName": "Apple AirPods Pro 3 Wireless Earbuds",
      "productCategory": "Electronics > Headphones > Earbud Headphones",
      "brand": "Apple",
      "productViews": 1952026
    }
  ],
  "topBrands": [
    { "name": "Apple", "share": 0.08 },
    { "name": "Samsung", "share": 0.05 }
  ]
}

Download results in JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or HTML from the Output tab, or pull them via API.

Browse sample records — see exactly what you'll get before running.

🚀 How to use SimilarWeb Data Extractor

1. Create a free Apify account at apify.com — your first $5 is free
2. Open SimilarWeb Data Extractor and click Try for free
3. Toggle on the modes you need — Top Websites, Trends, E-commerce, or Universal Search
4. Select a country and category for rankings, or enter domains for e-commerce data
5. Click Start — most queries complete in under 15 seconds
6. Preview your data in the Output tab
7. Export in JSON, CSV, or Excel — or connect via API, Make, or Zapier

Tip: Click Start with defaults to get the top e-commerce websites in Spain plus a universal search — takes under 10 seconds.

⚙️ Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
includeTopWebsites	boolean	false	Fetch top 50 websites by traffic for a country + category
country	select	worldwide	Country filter — 37 countries available (Spain, USA, UK, Germany, France, etc.)
category	select	all	Industry category — 25 options (E-commerce, Finance, News, Technology, etc.)
includeTrends	boolean	false	Fetch trending websites — rising, falling, entering, leaving top 100
shopperDomains	array	—	E-commerce domains to analyze (e.g., amazon.es, pccomponentes.com)
searchTerms	array	—	Universal search queries — returns websites, keywords, apps, companies
delayBetweenRequests	integer	1	Seconds between API requests — increase if rate-limited
debugMode	boolean	false	Enable verbose logging for troubleshooting

💰 How much does it cost to use SimilarWeb Data Extractor?

$1.00 per 1,000 results (+ $0.005 per start). Your $5 free trial credit covers ~4,900 results.

💡 Use cases

• Competitive intelligence — discover the top 50 websites in any country and category, and track which are rising or falling
• E-commerce market research — analyze revenue, top products, and brand share for major online retailers
• Market sizing — identify the leading websites in any country and category for opportunity analysis
• Trend monitoring — track which websites are gaining or losing traffic in any market
• Entity discovery — search across websites, keywords, apps, and companies in a single query
• Lead generation — find websites in specific verticals and geographies for outreach

🔗 Integrations & scheduling

• Schedule daily or weekly runs from the Apify Console for automated data collection
• Push results to Google Sheets, Slack, Zapier, Make, webhooks, or any database
• Fetch datasets via the Apify REST API or the official JavaScript/Python clients
• Use Apify integrations to connect to 200+ apps

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Copy to your AI assistant

Tell your agent to call this actor with the right input parameters. The output is structured JSON — no parsing needed.

About the data

This actor is part of Rastriq's competitive intelligence coverage. See the normalised output fields, the full source list and the use cases behind it: Competitive Intelligence.

❓ FAQ

Is scraping SimilarWeb legal?

SimilarWeb Data Extractor only accesses publicly available data from SimilarWeb's public endpoints. It does not use any API keys, log in, or bypass paywalls. You are responsible for using the extracted data in compliance with SimilarWeb's Terms of Service and applicable data protection laws.

Does SimilarWeb Data Extractor require a login or API key?

No. SimilarWeb Data Extractor works with public data only — no login, API key, or SimilarWeb subscription required.

What countries are supported?

37 countries: Spain, United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Australia, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, and 23 more. Select "Worldwide" for global rankings.

What categories are available?

25 industry categories including E-commerce & Shopping, Finance, News & Media, Technology, Travel, Health, Education, Food & Drink, Sports, Automotive, and more.

How fast is SimilarWeb Data Extractor?

Most queries complete in under 15 seconds. Each mode (Top Websites, Trends, Shopper Data, Universal Search) makes just one API call, so a full run with all four modes finishes in seconds.

Can I get historical data?

SimilarWeb Data Extractor returns the most recent snapshot available (typically the previous month). For historical trends, schedule recurring runs and compare datasets over time.

Do I need residential proxies?

No. SimilarWeb Data Extractor works with datacenter proxies out of the box — no residential proxies needed.

What export formats are supported?

JSON, CSV, Excel (XLSX), XML, and HTML table. You can also push data directly to Google Sheets or any webhook endpoint.