Toolify AI Scraper

Pull the AI-tools directory from Toolify.ai at scale — tool names, taglines, categories, external websites, pricing flags, monthly-traffic estimates, save counts, and directory rank, one clean row per tool. Built for AI-market researchers, directory and newsletter builders, and founders running competitive analysis who need a structured snapshot of the AI-tool landscape without clicking through thousands of listings by hand.

Why This Scraper?

• Four built-in ranking lists in one run — New AIs, Most Saved, Most Used, and AI Apps, each covering 1,000+ tools; mix any combination into a single dataset.
• Reach 20+ Toolify categories by URL — paste any category or ranking page (image generators, coding assistants, chatbots, writing tools, and more) and pull every tool listed, including whole categories the built-in lists never surface. Category pages hold thousands of tools each.
• Up to 200 matches per search keyword — every keyword returns Toolify's full top-200 result set; stack several narrow keywords to blanket an entire niche.
• ~24 structured fields per tool — name, tagline, long summary, external website, categories, pricing flag, popularity, traffic, and ranking, delivered as one flat row ready for a spreadsheet.
• Real demand signals on every tool — estimated monthly visits plus the tool's top traffic region and that region's traffic share, so you can rank by actual usage instead of recency alone.
• Save-count popularity metric — the number of users who bookmarked each tool, a directory-native signal of traction you can sort and filter on.
• Directory rank baked into each row — every tool's position within its source list and the list's total size, ready for "top 50" or "top 100" reporting.
• External website + free-tier flag — the product's destination URL, its display domain, and whether it offers a free tier — the fields that matter for outreach lists and competitive teardowns.

Use Cases

AI Market Research

• Map the fastest-growing AI tools by monthly visits and top region
• Track which categories are getting the most new launches
• Benchmark tool popularity using save counts and traffic estimates
• Build a weekly snapshot of the New AIs list to spot emerging players

Competitive Analysis

• Pull every tool in a category to size up a market you're entering
• Compare a competitor's traffic and save count against category leaders
• Identify free-tier competitors targeting the same audience
• Watch the Most Used list to see who owns real adoption

Content & Directory Building

• Populate your own AI-tool directory or comparison site with names, taglines, categories, and links
• Source curated round-ups ("Top 20 AI writing tools") straight from category pages
• Keep newsletter and blog listicles fresh with the latest New AIs
• Enrich an existing tool database with traffic and popularity metrics

Lead Generation & Outreach

• Build target lists of tools in a specific category with their websites
• Prioritize outreach by traffic size and save count
• Find newly launched tools before they get crowded
• Segment prospects by category and free-vs-paid positioning

Investment & Trend Scouting

• Track month-over-month movers across ranking lists
• Surface high-traffic tools that are still early in their save-count curve
• Scout categories heating up by tool count and launch velocity
• Feed structured AI-tool data into deal-sourcing dashboards

Getting Started

Trending New Tools (Simplest)

Just pick a ranking list and a cap:

{
    "listModes": ["new"],
    "maxResults": 100
}

Search by Keyword

Each keyword runs its own Toolify search and returns up to 200 matches:

{
    "searchQueries": ["image generator", "coding assistant"],
    "maxResults": 200
}

Scrape a Category or Ranking Page

Paste any Toolify category or ranking URL and pull every tool listed:

{
    "startUrls": ["https://www.toolify.ai/category/ai-image-generator"],
    "maxResults": 300
}

Everything at Once

Ranking lists, keyword searches, and pasted URLs all feed into the same result set:

{
    "listModes": ["most_used", "most_saved"],
    "searchQueries": ["chatbot"],
    "startUrls": ["https://www.toolify.ai/category/text-writing"],
    "maxResults": 1000
}

Input Reference

What to Scrape

Provide at least one source. Ranking lists, keyword searches, and pasted URLs are additive — they all flow into a single dataset.

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
listModes	array	["new"]	Which built-in ranking lists to collect: New AIs, Most Saved AIs, Most Used AIs, and AI Apps. Choose one or more.
searchQueries	array	[]	One or more keywords (e.g. "image generator", "logo maker"). Each keyword runs a separate Toolify search and returns its matching tools.
startUrls	array	[]	Toolify.ai page URLs to scrape directly — category pages, ranking pages, or tool-list pages. Every tool on each page is collected.

Options

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
maxResults	integer	100	Maximum number of tools to return in total across all lists, searches, and URLs. Set to 0 for unlimited. Start with 20-50 to preview the data, then increase.

Output

Each result is one flat row per AI tool. Here is a representative result from the Most Used list:

{
    "toolId": 22760,
    "name": "ChatGPT",
    "handle": "chatgpt",
    "toolifyUrl": "https://www.toolify.ai/tool/chatgpt",
    "website": "https://chat.openai.com",
    "websiteName": "openai.com",
    "description": "AI-powered conversational assistant for writing, coding, and analysis",
    "summary": "ChatGPT is a conversational AI that answers questions, drafts content, and helps with coding across a wide range of everyday and professional tasks.",
    "logoUrl": "https://cdn.toolify.ai/logos/chatgpt.png",
    "imageUrl": "https://cdn.toolify.ai/covers/chatgpt.png",
    "categoryNames": ["AI Chatbot", "Writing Assistants", "AI Productivity Tools"],
    "categoryHandles": ["ai-chatbot", "writing-assistants", "ai-productivity-tools"],
    "isFree": true,
    "isAd": false,
    "collectedCount": 18452,
    "monthVisitedCount": 3200000000,
    "trafficTopRegion": "US",
    "trafficTopRegionValue": 0.18,
    "rank": 1,
    "totalInList": 1039,
    "listMode": "most_used",
    "keyword": null,
    "sourceUrl": "https://www.toolify.ai/most-used",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-07-22T14:30:00Z"
}

Core Fields

Field	Type	Description
toolId	integer	Toolify's internal tool identifier
name	string	Tool name
handle	string	URL slug for the tool
toolifyUrl	string	Link to the tool's Toolify.ai page
website	string	The tool's external product website
websiteName	string	Display domain of the website
description	string	Short tagline
summary	string	Longer description of what the tool does
logoUrl	string	Logo image URL
imageUrl	string	Preview/screenshot image URL
categoryNames	array	Human-readable category names (typically 3-10)
categoryHandles	array	Category slugs matching categoryNames
isFree	boolean	Whether the tool offers a free tier
isAd	boolean	Whether the listing is a sponsored placement

Popularity & Traffic

Field	Type	Description
collectedCount	integer	Number of users who saved/bookmarked the tool
monthVisitedCount	integer	Estimated monthly visits to the tool
trafficTopRegion	string	Country sending the most traffic (e.g. "US")
trafficTopRegionValue	number	Share of traffic from the top region (0-1)

Ranking & Source

Field	Type	Description
rank	integer	The tool's position within its source list
totalInList	integer	Total number of tools in that source list
listMode	string	Where the row came from: new, most_saved, most_used, apps, search, or url
keyword	string	The search keyword, when the row came from a search (otherwise null)
sourceUrl	string	The list, category, ranking, or search page the row came from
scrapedAt	string	ISO 8601 timestamp of extraction

Tips for Best Results

• Start small — set maxResults to 20-50 on your first run to confirm the data matches your needs, then scale up.
• Combine sources freely — ranking lists, keyword searches, and pasted URLs all merge into one dataset, so you can build a broad list in a single run.
• Stack narrow keywords to beat the 200-per-keyword ceiling — each keyword returns at most Toolify's top 200 matches, so "ai video editor" and "ai video generator" as two keywords cover far more than one broad "video" search.
• Use category URLs to go beyond the built-in lists — pasting a /category/... URL unlocks entire segments (and thousands of tools) that the four ranking lists never expose.
• Prefer category pages over "Best…" ranking pages for full data — curated "Best…" ranking pages are a thin snapshot (name, handle, and monthly visits only); category pages return the complete field set including website, categories, and traffic region.
• Sort after export — monthVisitedCount and collectedCount are the two strongest signals for ranking tools by real traction once your data is in a spreadsheet.
• Pick the list that matches your goal — use Most Used for adoption leaders, Most Saved for community favorites, and New AIs to catch fresh launches early.

Pricing

From $0.80 per 1,000 results — a flat, predictable rate that undercuts comparable AI-directory scrapers. Bronze, Silver, and Gold subscribers pay progressively less; the table below shows the total cost at each discount tier.

Results	No discount	Bronze	Silver	Gold
100	$0.095	$0.090	$0.085	$0.080
1,000	$0.95	$0.90	$0.85	$0.80
10,000	$9.50	$9.00	$8.50	$8.00
100,000	$95.00	$90.00	$85.00	$80.00

A "result" is any AI-tool row in the output dataset. No compute or time-based charges — you pay per result, plus a small fixed per-run start fee.

Integrations

Export data in JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or RSS. Connect to 1,500+ apps via:

• Zapier / Make / n8n — Workflow automation
• Google Sheets — Direct spreadsheet export
• Slack / Email — Notifications on new results
• Webhooks — Trigger custom APIs on run completion
• Apify API — Full programmatic access

Legal & Ethical Use

This actor is designed for legitimate market research, competitive analysis, and directory building. Users are responsible for complying with applicable laws and Toolify.ai's Terms of Service. Only collect publicly available directory data, and do not use extracted data for spam, harassment, or any unlawful purpose.