# Global Political Data Scraper (`renoven/global-political-data-scraper`) Actor

Collect structured political and parliamentary data from official sources in France, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and the European Union.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/renoven/global-political-data-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Reno](https://apify.com/renoven) (community)
- **Categories:** News, Other, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 50.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.25 / 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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Global Political Data Scraper

Collect structured political and parliamentary data from official sources across multiple countries.

### Supported sources

- France — National Assembly
- France — Senate
- United States — U.S. Congress
- United Kingdom — UK Parliament
- Germany — Bundestag
- European Union — European Parliament

### Features

- Choose a country or political region
- Choose an official political source
- Set the maximum number of items to collect
- Collect standardized political data
- Export results from the Apify dataset
- Use the Actor manually, through the API, or with scheduled runs

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `region` | String | Country or political region |
| `source` | String | Political institution or official source |
| `congressApiKey` | String | Congress.gov API key, required only for U.S. Congress |
| `maxRequestsPerCrawl` | Integer | Maximum number of items to collect |

### Example input

#### European Parliament

```json
{
  "region": "eu",
  "source": "europarl",
  "maxRequestsPerCrawl": 20
}
```

#### U.S. Congress

```json
{
  "region": "usa",
  "source": "congress",
  "congressApiKey": "YOUR_CONGRESS_GOV_API_KEY",
  "maxRequestsPerCrawl": 20
}
```

The Congress.gov API key is stored as a secret input and is not displayed in plain text.

### Output

Every dataset item uses the following structure:

```json
{
  "country": "European Union",
  "institution": "European Parliament",
  "language": "en",
  "source": "European Parliament Open Data API",
  "title": "Example political document",
  "date": "2026-01-19T23:00:00.000Z",
  "type": "adopted_text",
  "url": "https://data.europarl.europa.eu/example",
  "text": "Example political document",
  "collectedAt": "2026-08-25T10:30:23.000Z"
}
```

### Output fields

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `country` | Country or political region |
| `institution` | Political institution |
| `language` | Detected or configured language |
| `source` | Official source used |
| `title` | Document or page title |
| `date` | Publication or political action date |
| `type` | Type of political content |
| `url` | URL of the original official resource |
| `text` | Extracted text or latest political action |
| `collectedAt` | Date and time when the item was collected |

### How to use

1. Open the **Input** tab.
2. Select a country or political region.
3. Select the corresponding political source.
4. Set the maximum number of items.
5. For U.S. Congress, enter a valid Congress.gov API key.
6. Start the Actor.
7. Open the dataset to view or export the results.

### Source combinations

| Region | Source |
|---|---|
| `france` | `assemblee` |
| `france` | `senat` |
| `usa` | `congress` |
| `uk` | `uk_parliament` |
| `germany` | `bundestag` |
| `eu` | `europarl` |

### Important notes

- The selected source must correspond to the selected country or region.
- Some official websites may temporarily block automated requests.
- Official websites and APIs can change their structure or availability.
- The collection limit represents pages or API items, depending on the source.
- Data remains subject to the terms and availability of each official source.

### Data sources

This Actor collects publicly accessible information from official parliamentary websites and official public APIs.

# Actor input Schema

## `region` (type: `string`):

Select the country or political region to analyze.

## `source` (type: `string`):

Select the official political institution to collect.

## `congressApiKey` (type: `string`):

Official API key required only when U.S. Congress is selected.

## `maxRequestsPerCrawl` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of pages or API records to collect during one run.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "region": "france",
  "source": "assemblee",
  "maxRequestsPerCrawl": 20
}
```

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("renoven/global-political-data-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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("renoven/global-political-data-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 '{}' |
apify call renoven/global-political-data-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,renoven/global-political-data-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/sdN3PaUWHGbMuqhQR/builds/maIr9E4BR8ref82VO/openapi.json