# Paid posts of a Substack newsletter from this year

**Use case:** 

To see what a newsletter puts behind its paywall, set Free or paid to paid and a start date. This example lists The Pragmatic Engineer's paid posts since 1 January 2026 with title, date, the free preview text and engagement. The filter fills the limit, so asking for 50 returns 50 when the archive has them.

## Input

```json
{
  "urls": [
    "https://newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com"
  ],
  "maxPosts": 50,
  "audienceFilter": "paid",
  "typeFilter": "all",
  "dateFrom": "2026-01-01",
  "sortBy": "newest",
  "includeContent": true,
  "contentFormat": "both",
  "includeComments": false,
  "includeFacepile": false,
  "maxNotesPerHandle": 50
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "title": {
    "label": "Title",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "author": {
    "label": "Author",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "publishedAt": {
    "label": "Published",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "wordCount": {
    "label": "Words",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "readingTimeMinutes": {
    "label": "Read mins",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "reactionCount": {
    "label": "Reactions",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "commentCount": {
    "label": "Comments",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "isPaywalled": {
    "label": "Paid",
    "format": "boolean"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Substack Scraper: Posts, Comments & Notes Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Paid posts of a Substack newsletter from this year". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/91h8nrAdPi0VoyN8v) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Paid posts of a Substack newsletter from this year" task

The Substack Scraper: Posts, Comments & Notes Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like newsletter, post or profile links, max posts per newsletter, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Paid posts of a Substack newsletter from this year" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as title, author, published, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Paid posts of a Substack newsletter from this year" task via API](https://apify.com/sourabhbgp/substack-scraper.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Substack Scraper: Posts, Comments & Notes](https://apify.com/sourabhbgp/substack-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/sourabhbgp/substack-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/sourabhbgp/substack-scraper.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).