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Substack Leaderboards Scraper πŸ“ˆπŸ“₯ - Cheap

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Substack Leaderboards Scraper πŸ“ˆπŸ“₯ - Cheap

Substack Leaderboards Scraper πŸ“ˆπŸ“₯ - Cheap

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πŸ” Scrape Substack Leaderboards Easily Enter a leaderboard URL (e.g. /browse/business) to collect top newsletters with author name, handle, bio, publication title, domain & more πŸ…πŸ“Š Perfect for lead gen, influencer research, and automation with tools like Google Sheets ⚑🧩

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πŸ† Substack Leaderboards Scraper πŸ“ˆπŸ“₯

The Substack Leaderboards Scraper is your ultimate tool for extracting structured data from the Substack discovery pages, such as the

πŸ” What It Does

Point it at a leaderboard URL (like /browse/business) and get:

βœ… Clean, structured data on top Substack publications βœ… Full author metadata: name, handle, photo, bio, social links βœ… Embedded publication info: domain, title, and creation dates βœ… Data you can use for analytics, outreach, rankings, or dashboards βœ… Ready-to-use JSON for CRM enrichment or market research

πŸ“„ Output Fields

FieldDescription
idUnique user ID on Substack
nameName of the creator
handleSubstack handle (e.g. @honest-broker)
previous_namePrevious display name if changed
photo_urlProfile photo URL
bioAuthor bio
profile_set_up_atWhen the profile was created (ISO timestamp)
reader_installed_atWhen the user installed the reader (if available)
publicationUsersArray of publication-user relationships and roles
twitter_screen_nameTwitter/X handle
is_guestBoolean β€” is this user a guest contributor?
bestseller_tierBestseller status (e.g. top writer tier)
statusObject containing status info like subscriberTier, badge, etc.
primary_publicationObject with full publication data (domain, logo, payments, etc.)

πŸ›  How to Use the Scraper

πŸ“₯ Provide the leaderboard URL you want to scrape (e.g. /browse/business)

πŸ”’ Optionally define the maximum number of items to extract

πŸš€ Run the scraper and get structured leaderboard data in JSON format!

πŸ’° Pricing

This scraper uses a pay-per-month model. You’re only charged for successful results.

  • Price: $19.49 per month.

If you're interested in other social media (Facebook, YouTube, Pinterest & more) or real estate Actors:


πŸ’‘ Use Cases

πŸ“ˆ Market Research β€” Identify the top Substack publications in your niche

🧩 Lead Generation β€” Collect high-quality contacts in newsletter ecosystems

πŸ“Š Competitive Analysis β€” Monitor growth and positioning of creators

πŸ” Influencer Discovery β€” Spot rising voices and high-engagement writers

πŸ“¬ CRM Enrichment β€” Add detailed Substack profile data to your contacts

πŸ“₯ Input Schema

Input example :

{
"url": "https://substack.com/browse/business",
"maxitems": 30
}

Input Fields:

FieldTypeDescription
urlstringπŸ“ Full URL of the leaderboard (e.g. /browse/business)
maxitemsintegerπŸ”’ Maximum number of publications to extract

⚠️ Note: Substack leaderboards typically list between 30 and 40 items, depending on the category. Setting a higher maxitems value won’t return more results if the source page is limited.

Output

{
"id": 4937458,
"name": "Ted Gioia",
"handle": "tedgioia",
"previous_name": "N/A",
"photo_url": "https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67f10f9b-75d1-4b43-ba5e-96eb435dd4f5_400x400.jpeg",
"bio": "Ted Gioia is author of The Honest Broker on Substack (https://www.honest-broker.com)β€”a frank and opinionated guide to music, books, media, and culture. He is author of 12 books, and previously served on the faculty at Stanford.",
"profile_set_up_at": "2021-05-13T16:07:28.353Z",
"reader_installed_at": "2022-02-18T23:17:14.231Z",
"publicationUsers": [
{
"id": 84674,
"user_id": 4937458,
"publication_id": 296132,
"role": "admin",
"public": true,
"is_primary": true,
"publication": {
"id": 296132,
"name": "The Honest Broker",
"subdomain": "tedgioia",
"custom_domain": "www.honest-broker.com",
"custom_domain_optional": false,
"hero_text": "A trustworthy guide to music, books, arts, media & culture by Ted Gioia",
"logo_url": "https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4b9b1c6d-1d25-4039-8b7e-dd5f2858bdee_600x600.png",
"author_id": 4937458,
"primary_user_id": 4937458,
"theme_var_background_pop": "#45D800",
"created_at": "2021-02-24T05:12:42.216Z",
"email_from_name": "Ted Gioia ",
"copyright": "Ted Gioia",
"founding_plan_name": "Founding Member",
"community_enabled": true,
"invite_only": false,
"payments_state": "enabled",
"language": "N/A",
"explicit": false,
"homepage_type": "N/A",
"is_personal_mode": false
}
}
],
"twitter_screen_name": "tedgioia",
"is_guest": false,
"bestseller_tier": "N/A",
"status": {
"bestsellerTier": "N/A",
"subscriberTier": 10,
"leaderboard": "N/A",
"vip": false,
"badge": {
"type": "subscriber",
"tier": 10,
"accent_colors": "N/A"
}
},
"primary_publication": {
"id": 296132,
"subdomain": "tedgioia",
"custom_domain": "www.honest-broker.com",
"custom_domain_optional": false,
"name": "The Honest Broker",
"logo_url": "https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4b9b1c6d-1d25-4039-8b7e-dd5f2858bdee_600x600.png",
"author_id": 4937458,
"user_id": 4937458,
"handles_enabled": false,
"explicit": false,
"is_personal_mode": false,
"payments_state": "enabled",
"pledges_enabled": false
}
}

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