Pricing

from $1.00 / 1,000 results

Substack Scraper

Scrape posts from any Substack publication (subdomain or custom domain). Get title, subtitle, description, word count, reactions, restacks, comment counts, tags, authors, and publication metadata.

Pricing

from $1.00 / 1,000 results

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Sheshinmcfly

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Data you get

Per post

Field	Description
postId	Substack post identifier
title / subtitle / description	Post title, subtitle, and summary
slug / url	URL slug and canonical link
postDate	Publish date (ISO 8601)
type	`newsletter`, `podcast`, etc.
audience	`everyone` or `only_paid`
isPaid	Whether the post is paywalled
wordcount	Word count of the post
authors	List of author names
tags	Post tags
sectionName	Newsletter section, if any
reactionCount / reactions	Total reactions and breakdown by emoji
restacks	Number of restacks
commentCount	Number of comments
coverImage	Cover image URL
podcastUrl / podcastDuration	Podcast audio link and duration (if applicable)
bodyHtml	Full post HTML content (optional, opt-in)

Per comment (optional, opt-in — includes nested replies)

Field	Description
commentId / postId	Comment and parent post identifiers
body	Comment text
authorName / authorHandle / authorPhoto	Commenter info
date / editedAt	Comment timestamps
reactionCount / reactions	Reaction counts
restacks	Number of restacks
childrenCount	Number of replies
score	Comment ranking score

Per publication (metadata record)

Field	Description
title	Publication name
description	Publication description
coverImage	Publication cover/social image

How to use

Add one or more publications — use the exact domain the publication uses (e.g. platformer.substack.com for a Substack subdomain, or www.lennysnewsletter.com for a custom domain). Check the publication's own URL in your browser if unsure.
Choose the sort order (newest, top, or pinned).
Set max posts per publication and run.

Use cases

Content research: analyze a newsletter's posting frequency, topics, and engagement over time.
Competitive monitoring: track competitor newsletters' output and reader engagement.
Creator economy analysis: compare reactions, restacks, and comments across publications.
Content archiving: build a structured archive of a publication's posts.
Lead generation: identify active newsletter authors and publications in a niche.

Input

Field	Type	Description
publications	array	Substack domains to scrape (required)
sort	select	`new`, `top`, or `pinned`
maxPostsPerPublication	integer	Max posts per publication (default 50)
includePublicationMetadata	boolean	Output a publication-summary record
includeFullContent	boolean	Fetch full HTML content per post (extra request per post)
includeComments	boolean	Fetch all comments and replies per post (extra request per post)

Output example

{
  "recordType": "post",
  "title": "Why founders should ignore most advice",
  "postDate": "2026-07-01T12:00:00.000Z",
  "wordcount": 2450,
  "reactionCount": 312,
  "restacks": 18,
  "commentCount": 45,
  "isPaid": false,
  "authors": ["Lenny Rachitsky"],
  "url": "https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/example-post"
}

Performance & cost

Runs on lightweight requests (no browser), so it is fast and cheap: dozens to hundreds of posts per publication in seconds.

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-result pricing — you are charged per record returned. See the pricing shown on the actor page.

Keywords

substack scraper, newsletter scraper, substack api, newsletter analytics, content scraper, creator economy data, substack posts, newsletter engagement data

Disclaimer

This actor collects only publicly available post data from Substack. Use the data in compliance with the applicable terms and with data-protection laws in your jurisdiction.

Changelog

Version	Date	Changes
1.0	2026-07-13	Initial release — post archive with full engagement and content metadata

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