# SimilarWeb Data Extractor — Website Traffic & Analytics (`rastriq/similarweb-data-extractor`) Actor
Extract website traffic estimates and analytics data from SimilarWeb. Get monthly visits, bounce rate, pages per visit, traffic sources, top countries, and competitor analysis. No SimilarWeb subscription required. Essential for competitive intelligence and market research.
- **URL**: https://apify.com/rastriq/similarweb-data-extractor.md
- **Developed by:** [Rastriq — Structured data from the world](https://apify.com/rastriq) (community)
- **Categories:** SEO tools, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: 5.00 out of 5 stars
## Pricing
from $1.00 / 1,000 results
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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event
## What's an Apify Actor?
Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases.
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".
## How to integrate an Actor?
If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.
In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md):
```bash
npm install apify-client
```
In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md):
```bash
pip install apify-client
```
In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md):
````bash
# MacOS / Linux
curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash
# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash
In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md).
If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).
For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.
For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).
# README
## SimilarWeb Data Extractor
Extract website analytics, rankings, trends, and more from SimilarWeb — **no API key needed**.
Most SimilarWeb scrapers on Apify only do domain analytics. This Actor gives you **4 tools in one**, covering 5 SimilarWeb endpoints.
### What you get
#### Option 1 — Domain Analytics
Enter any domains and get their full profile:
- **Rankings** — global, country, and category rank
- **Traffic** — total visits, bounce rate, pages/visit, visit duration, 3-month history
- **Traffic sources** — direct, organic search, paid search, social, referrals, email, display ads, and AI traffic
- **Top keywords** — search terms driving traffic, with volume and CPC
- **AI traffic** — which chatbots (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity) send traffic, how much, and what prompts users ask
- **Competitors** — similar websites by audience overlap
#### Option 2 — Top 50 Websites Ranking
Get the top 50 websites by traffic for any country and/or category. 37 countries and 25 categories available as dropdowns — no guessing.
#### Option 3 — Trending Websites
Which websites are rising, falling, entering, or leaving the top 100. Filter by country.
#### Option 4 — Universal Search
Search SimilarWeb like its search bar. Returns matches across 5 types: Websites, Keywords, iOS Apps, Android Apps, and Companies.
#### Bonus — E-commerce Data
For major e-commerce sites (Amazon, eBay, Walmart…), toggle on to also get top products, brands, subcategories, and revenue estimates.
### How to use
Click **Start** with the default input to try it — it analyzes google.com and amazon.com.
The 4 options are independent. Enable only what you need:
- **Option 1** — enter domains (e.g. `google.com`, `amazon.com`)
- **Option 2** — toggle on → top 50 websites for a country/category
- **Option 3** — toggle on → trending websites
- **Option 4** — enter search terms
Countries and categories are selectable from dropdowns.
### Output
Each result has a `_type` field telling you what it is: `domain_analytics`, `top_websites`, `trends`, `shopper_data`, or `universal_search`.
### Performance
Domains are processed **in parallel** (5 at a time). Approximate times:
- 10 domains → ~10 seconds
- 100 domains → ~1 minute
- 1,000 domains → ~10 minutes
No residential proxies needed — datacenter proxies work fine. Platform cost is less than $0.01 for 10 dom
## end
# Actor input Schema
## `domains` (type: `array`):
One domain per line, without https://.
## `includeShopperData` (type: `boolean`):
Also fetch top products, brands, and revenue for each domain above.
Only works for major e-commerce sites (Amazon, eBay, Walmart...).
## `includeTopWebsites` (type: `boolean`):
Fetch the top 50 websites ranked by traffic.
## `country` (type: `string`):
Also used by Option 3 (Trending) below.
## `category` (type: `string`):
Filter by website category.
## `includeTrends` (type: `boolean`):
Fetch rising, falling, new-in, and dropped-out websites.
## `searchTerms` (type: `array`):
One term per line. Example: artificial intelligence
## `delayBetweenRequests` (type: `number`):
Seconds between API calls to avoid rate limiting. Requests run in parallel (5 at a time), this delay applies per request.
## `debugMode` (type: `boolean`):
Log extra details (response sizes, raw payloads).
## Actor input object example
```json
{
"domains": [
"google.com",
"amazon.com"
],
"includeShopperData": false,
"includeTopWebsites": false,
"country": "",
"category": "",
"includeTrends": false,
"delayBetweenRequests": 1,
"debugMode": false
}
````
# Actor output Schema
## `results` (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 '' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
token: '',
});
// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
"domains": [
"google.com",
"amazon.com"
]
};
// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("rastriq/similarweb-data-extractor").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 '' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("")
# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "domains": [
"google.com",
"amazon.com",
] }
# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("rastriq/similarweb-data-extractor").call(run_input=run_input)
# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
print(item)
# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start
```
## CLI example
```bash
echo '{
"domains": [
"google.com",
"amazon.com"
]
}' |
apify call rastriq/similarweb-data-extractor --silent --output-dataset
```
## MCP server setup
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=rastriq/similarweb-data-extractor",
"--header",
"Authorization: Bearer "
]
}
}
}
```
## OpenAPI specification
```json
{
"openapi": "3.0.1",
"info": {
"title": "SimilarWeb Data Extractor — Website Traffic & Analytics",
"description": "Extract website traffic estimates and analytics data from SimilarWeb. Get monthly visits, bounce rate, pages per visit, traffic sources, top countries, and competitor analysis. No SimilarWeb subscription required. Essential for competitive intelligence and market research.",
"version": "0.1",
"x-build-id": "05BtLh6bkvw40QNu9"
},
"servers": [
{
"url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
}
],
"paths": {
"/acts/rastriq~similarweb-data-extractor/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-rastriq-similarweb-data-extractor",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK"
}
}
}
},
"/acts/rastriq~similarweb-data-extractor/runs": {
"post": {
"operationId": "runs-sync-rastriq-similarweb-data-extractor",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
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}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
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},
"/acts/rastriq~similarweb-data-extractor/run-sync": {
"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-rastriq-similarweb-data-extractor",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK"
}
}
}
}
},
"components": {
"schemas": {
"inputSchema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"domains": {
"title": "Domains",
"type": "array",
"description": "One domain per line, without https://.",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"includeShopperData": {
"title": "Include e-commerce data",
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Also fetch top products, brands, and revenue for each domain above.
Only works for major e-commerce sites (Amazon, eBay, Walmart...).",
"default": false
},
"includeTopWebsites": {
"title": "Enable",
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Fetch the top 50 websites ranked by traffic.",
"default": false
},
"country": {
"title": "Country",
"enum": [
"",
"spain",
"united-states",
"united-kingdom",
"germany",
"france",
"italy",
"brazil",
"mexico",
"argentina",
"colombia",
"chile",
"japan",
"india",
"canada",
"australia",
"netherlands",
"portugal",
"turkey",
"poland",
"sweden",
"switzerland",
"belgium",
"austria",
"russia",
"south-korea",
"china",
"indonesia",
"thailand",
"philippines",
"vietnam",
"egypt",
"south-africa",
"nigeria",
"saudi-arabia",
"united-arab-emirates",
"israel"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "Also used by Option 3 (Trending) below.",
"default": ""
},
"category": {
"title": "Category",
"enum": [
"",
"arts-and-entertainment",
"business-and-consumer-services",
"community-and-society",
"computers-electronics-and-technology",
"e-commerce-and-shopping",
"education",
"finance",
"food-and-drink",
"gambling",
"games",
"health",
"heavy-industry-and-engineering",
"hobbies-and-leisure",
"home-and-garden",
"jobs-and-career",
"law-and-government",
"lifestyle",
"news-and-media",
"pets-and-animals",
"reference-materials",
"science-and-education",
"sports",
"travel-and-tourism",
"vehicles"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "Filter by website category.",
"default": ""
},
"includeTrends": {
"title": "Enable",
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Fetch rising, falling, new-in, and dropped-out websites.",
"default": false
},
"searchTerms": {
"title": "Search terms",
"type": "array",
"description": "One term per line. Example: artificial intelligence",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"delayBetweenRequests": {
"title": "Delay between requests (seconds)",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 30,
"type": "number",
"description": "Seconds between API calls to avoid rate limiting. Requests run in parallel (5 at a time), this delay applies per request.",
"default": 1
},
"debugMode": {
"title": "Debug mode",
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Log extra details (response sizes, raw payloads).",
"default": false
}
}
},
"runsResponseSchema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"data": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"actId": {
"type": "string"
},
"userId": {
"type": "string"
},
"startedAt": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
},
"finishedAt": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
},
"status": {
"type": "string",
"example": "READY"
},
"meta": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"origin": {
"type": "string",
"example": "API"
},
"userAgent": {
"type": "string"
}
}
},
"stats": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"inputBodyLen": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 2000
},
"rebootCount": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"restartCount": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"resurrectCount": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"computeUnits": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
}
}
},
"options": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"build": {
"type": "string",
"example": "latest"
},
"timeoutSecs": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 300
},
"memoryMbytes": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 1024
},
"diskMbytes": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 2048
}
}
},
"buildId": {
"type": "string"
},
"defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
"type": "string"
},
"defaultDatasetId": {
"type": "string"
},
"defaultRequestQueueId": {
"type": "string"
},
"buildNumber": {
"type": "string",
"example": "1.0.0"
},
"containerUrl": {
"type": "string"
},
"usage": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 1
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"PROXY_SERPS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
}
}
},
"usageTotalUsd": {
"type": "number",
"example": 0.00005
},
"usageUsd": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
"type": "number",
"example": 0.00005
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"PROXY_SERPS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
```