Ulule Project Search Scraper: Extract Crowdfunding Campaign Data

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What Is Ulule.com?

Ulule is Europe's leading crowdfunding platform, hosting thousands of creative and entrepreneurial projects spanning technology, design, publishing, and social impact. From indie games to sustainable products, Ulule connects innovative ideas with passionate backers. However, manually browsing and cataloging projects is impractical at scale — the Ulule Project Search Scraper automates this entirely, transforming Ulule's discover pages into structured, analyzable data.

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Overview

The Ulule Project Search Scraper extracts comprehensive project details from Ulule's discovery and search pages, capturing everything from funding progress to backer counts and campaign metadata. It serves:

• Investors & business analysts tracking crowdfunding trends and emerging categories
• Researchers studying innovation ecosystems and creator markets
• Content curators building databases of trending or niche projects
• Developers integrating crowdfunding data into dashboards or aggregator platforms

Key strengths include high-volume scraping (up to 200 items per URL), graceful failure handling via ignore_url_failures, and comprehensive output spanning funding metrics, dates, imagery, and more.

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Input Format

The Actor supports two scraping modes — use only one at a time:

1. Scrape by URLs — scrape data directly from a list of Ulule project list URLs (discover, search results, or category pages).

{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.ulule.com/discover/?offset=120"
  ],
  "max_items_per_url": 200,
  "ignore_url_failures": true
}

2. Scrape by search filters — scrape data using a keyword and additional filters (category, status, country, language, sort order, etc.) instead of providing URLs.

{
  "keyword": "a",
  "category": "art-photo",
  "sort_by": "new",
  "status": "currently",
  "country": "all",
  "language": "fr",
  "page": 1,
  "max_items_per_url": 200
}

There is also a General settings group that applies to both modes.

1. Scrape by URLs

Use this mode when you already have specific project list URLs. When this mode is used, all options in the "Scrape by search filters" section will be disabled.

Field	Type	Default	Description
urls	array	(required)	One or more Ulule project list URLs to scrape (discover, search results, or category pages). You can paste URLs one by one, or use the Bulk edit section to add a prepared list.
ignore_url_failures	boolean	true	If true, the scraper continues running when a URL fails instead of stopping the entire run. Set to false to stop on error.

Tip: Use ?offset=0, ?offset=120, etc., to scrape paginated results sequentially. Combine multiple offset URLs to build comprehensive datasets.

2. Scrape by search filters

Use this mode when you want to search using a keyword and additional filter attributes instead of scraping by URLs. If you use this mode, leave the urls field above empty.

Field	Type	Default	Description
keyword	string	—	The keyword to search for.
sort_by	string ("", amount, popular, new, ending-soon)	—	Sort results by Relevance (empty), Amount, Popular, New, or Ending soon.
category	string	all	Project category — e.g. art-photo, music, technology, games, fashion-design, etc. See the full list of supported categories below.
status	string (all, currently, success, ended)	all	Project funding status: All, Currently funding, Funded, or Ended.
country	string	all	Project country — e.g. FR (France), US (United States), GB (United Kingdom), DE (Germany), etc. See the full list of supported countries below.
language	string (all, en, fr, es, it, nl)	all	Project language: All, English, French, Spanish, Italian, or Dutch.
page	integer	—	The page number to start scraping from.

Supported categories: All, Art & Photo, Charities & Citizen, Childhood & Educ., Comics & manga, Content creation, Crafts & Food, Fashion & Design, Film & Video, Games, Health & Wellness, Heritage, Music, Other projects, Places & Stores, Publishing & Media, Sports, Stage, Technology.

Supported countries: All, France, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Canada, Switzerland, Germany, Réunion, United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Guadeloupe, Luxembourg, Martinique, Portugal, Croatia, Togo, French Guiana, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Senegal, Greece, Morocco, Benin, Latvia, New Caledonia, Sweden, Cuba, Andorra.

3. General settings

Applies to both scraping modes above.

Field	Type	Default	Description
max_items_per_url	integer	20 (max 200)	The maximum number of projects to scrape per URL/search. Increase up to 200 for broader datasets.

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Output Format

Sample output

{
  "absolute_url": "https://www.ulule.com/yourhappystudio/",
  "amount_raised": 90,
  "country": "FR",
  "currency": "EUR",
  "date_end": null,
  "date_online": "2026-02-25T11:51:04.436375Z",
  "date_start": "2026-02-25T00:00:00Z",
  "description_yourself": {
    "en": "<figure class=\"image\"><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1600/1200;\" src=\"https://media.ulule.com/presales/5/1/1/7/2/2/227115/8.4TEjL4BTCo.jpg\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\"/></figure><figure class=\"image\"><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1600/900;\" src=\"https://media.ulule.com/presales/5/1/1/7/2/2/227115/photo.vSi6fh1MOb.jpg\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" alt=\"2\"/></figure><figure class=\"image\"><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1200/1600;\" src=\"https://media.ulule.com/presales/5/1/1/7/2/2/227115/9.xPkDDqMRuJ.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" alt=\"!\"/></figure><p>This project is brought to you by <strong>YourHappyStudio: Vladyslav Patrauchan - producer and animdirector of production. Mariana Patrauchan - Lightdirector, shading, render. Anastasia Patrauchan - sound director, voice actress. </strong>We have been working in 3D animation for over nine years and have participated in various projects. We live in Angouleme - France. Now, we feel it’s time to create our own project, inspired by our personal experiences in family life. We believe it will bring meaningful value and joy to everyone!</p><figure class=\"image\"><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1200/1600;\" src=\"https://media.ulule.com/presales/5/1/1/7/2/2/227115/7.57zvWu6566.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" alt=\"WALK / /\"/></figure>"
  },
  "finished": false,
  "goal": 3500,
  "id": 227115,
  "is_featured": false,
  "is_in_extra_time": false,
  "lang": "en",
  "main_image": {
    "extracted_colors": {
      "dark_muted": "#363435",
      "dark_vibrant": "#3744a2",
      "light_muted": "#d3cdba",
      "light_vibrant": "#80c8ef",
      "muted": "#5e809e",
      "vibrant": "#58d3f4"
    },
    "id": 6522859,
    "lang": "en",
    "name": "photo.jpg",
    "type": "main",
    "versions": {
      "2x": {
        "height": 720,
        "url": "https://img-cache.ulule.com/display/7b59aaecfc48937026827626c499f6b0d02238c5/thumbnail/1280x720/presales/5/1/1/7/2/2/227115/photo.NHaKJtS2p7.jpg?q=60",
        "width": 1280
      },
      "full": {
        "height": null,
        "url": "https://media.ulule.com/presales/5/1/1/7/2/2/227115/photo.NHaKJtS2p7.jpg",
        "width": null
      },
      "large": {
        "height": 360,
        "url": "https://img-cache.ulule.com/display/7c88b1a3156ab7f4d5bdc4c0145027c68188acef/thumbnail/640x360/presales/5/1/1/7/2/2/227115/photo.NHaKJtS2p7.jpg",
        "width": 640
      },
      "medium": {
        "height": 145,
        "url": "https://img-cache.ulule.com/display/5de39d055338ac04742a597210611b9bc507a247/thumbnail/258x145/presales/5/1/1/7/2/2/227115/photo.NHaKJtS2p7.jpg",
        "width": 258
      },
      "small": {
        "height": 126,
        "url": "https://img-cache.ulule.com/display/22e5052ea9e2a52c022a0cf19a609f2cec2c43bb/thumbnail/230x126/presales/5/1/1/7/2/2/227115/photo.NHaKJtS2p7.jpg",
        "width": 230
      }
    }
  },
  "main_tag": {
    "absolute_url": "https://www.ulule.com/categories/movies/",
    "id": 4,
    "name": {
      "ca": "Pel·lícules i vídeos",
      "de": "Filme und Videos",
      "en": "Film & Video",
      "es": "Películas y videos",
      "fr": "Film & vidéo",
      "it": "Film & Video",
      "nl": "Film & Video",
      "pt": "Filmes e vídeo"
    },
    "position": 0,
    "slug": "movies"
  },
  "name": {
    "ca": "",
    "de": "",
    "en": "MyFamily",
    "es": "",
    "fr": "",
    "it": "",
    "nl": "",
    "pt": ""
  },
  "nb_products_sold": 0,
  "orders_count": 4,
  "owner": {
    "absolute_url": "https://www.ulule.com/users/vpatrauchan1976/",
    "avatar": {
      "name": "2.png",
      "value": "avatars/2026/02/18/2.6kMoaXoTsF.png",
      "versions": {
        "128x128": {
          "height": 128,
          "url": "https://img-cache.ulule.com/display/03c80e9f0b7f3468faeb545189bbd96714bcbed1/thumbnail/128x128/avatars/2026/02/18/2.6kMoaXoTsF.png",
          "width": 128
        },
        "180x180": {
          "height": 180,
          "url": "https://img-cache.ulule.com/display/fb1d2298133e047a189b3734bb176286d6cf37f3/thumbnail/180x180/avatars/2026/02/18/2.6kMoaXoTsF.png",
          "width": 180
        },
        "20x20": {
          "height": 20,
          "url": "https://img-cache.ulule.com/display/9f76448dbec524c03a6e151f05011e03044ea5e3/thumbnail/20x20/avatars/2026/02/18/2.6kMoaXoTsF.png",
          "width": 20
        },
        "230x230": {
          "height": 230,
          "url": "https://img-cache.ulule.com/display/e0fa9fd07890df2d35056beb0a2665b8f35a7980/thumbnail/230x230/avatars/2026/02/18/2.6kMoaXoTsF.png",
          "width": 230
        },
        "290x290": {
          "height": 290,
          "url": "https://img-cache.ulule.com/display/3aafe7fdefd8e51a96abfd9f77abd4621a607506/thumbnail/290x290/avatars/2026/02/18/2.6kMoaXoTsF.png",
          "width": 290
        },
        "30x30": {
          "height": 30,
          "url": "https://img-cache.ulule.com/display/93a30a9edd14bba8af6bf92dd94053eb0867d845/thumbnail/30x30/avatars/2026/02/18/2.6kMoaXoTsF.png",
          "width": 30
        },
        "40x40": {
          "height": 40,
          "url": "https://img-cache.ulule.com/display/6bba5e6eb37664379083dd551a4696318a52dfa4/thumbnail/40x40/avatars/2026/02/18/2.6kMoaXoTsF.png",
          "width": 40
        },
        "55x55": {
          "height": 55,
          "url": "https://img-cache.ulule.com/display/272b14e948fd2b3e1f4dc7ffec37861e3a430025/thumbnail/55x55/avatars/2026/02/18/2.6kMoaXoTsF.png",
          "width": 55
        },
        "75x75": {
          "height": 75,
          "url": "https://img-cache.ulule.com/display/785c34c9b7adc5b486b5b6e9c28cc0e62c50ab83/thumbnail/75x75/avatars/2026/02/18/2.6kMoaXoTsF.png",
          "width": 75
        },
        "90x90": {
          "height": 90,
          "url": "https://img-cache.ulule.com/display/89609971a8245ae780339c5d0f5a03fb867daacd/thumbnail/90x90/avatars/2026/02/18/2.6kMoaXoTsF.png",
          "width": 90
        },
        "full": {
          "height": null,
          "url": "https://media.ulule.com/avatars/2026/02/18/2.6kMoaXoTsF.png",
          "width": null
        }
      }
    },
    "first_name": "Vladyslav",
    "id": 6784003,
    "last_name": "Patrauchan",
    "name": "YourHappyStudio",
    "screenname": "YourHappyStudio",
    "username": "vpatrauchan1976"
  },
  "partnerships": [
    {
      "id": 243984,
      "is_default": true,
      "is_support": false,
      "is_winner": false,
      "partner": {
        "id": 2,
        "is_default": true,
        "logo": {
          "versions": {
            "full": {
              "height": null,
              "url": "https://media.ulule.com/partners/brand-ulule.daa45029a9f5.png",
              "width": null
            }
          }
        },
        "name": "Ulule",
        "ribbon": null,
        "ribbon_winner": null,
        "slug": "ulule",
        "type": "partner",
        "url": "http://www.ulule.com/",
        "user_id": 5499
      }
    }
  ],
  "percent": 2,
  "show_subscriptions_amount": false,
  "show_subscriptions_count": false,
  "slug": "yourhappystudio",
  "status": "online",
  "subscriptions_count": 0,
  "subtitle": {
    "ca": "",
    "de": "",
    "en": "My Family is a 3D animated series about a real family: mom, dad, three children, grandfather and grandmother.",
    "es": "",
    "fr": "",
    "it": "",
    "nl": "",
    "pt": ""
  },
  "supporters_count": 4,
  "type": "donation",
  "user_role": null,
  "from_url": "https://www.ulule.com/discover/?offset=120&ajax=true"
}

Each scraped project returns a rich record with 30+ fields:

Identification & URLs

Field	Meaning
ID	Unique internal Ulule identifier for the project
Name	Official project title displayed on Ulule
Slug	URL-friendly version of the name (used in the project's web address)
Absolute URL	Full web link to the project's detail page
Type	Project category type (e.g., "product", "video", "game", "book")

Campaign Basics

Field	Meaning
Subtitle	Secondary tagline or short description
Description Yourself	Creator's personal pitch or bio summary
Main Tag	Primary category tag (e.g., "#Technology", "#Design")
Main Image	URL of the project's featured cover image
Status	Current campaign status (e.g., "active", "successful", "failed")
Finished	Boolean flag indicating if the campaign has closed

Funding Metrics

Field	Meaning
Goal	Target funding amount in the campaign's currency
Amount Raised	Total funds secured so far
Percent	Funding progress as a percentage (Amount Raised / Goal × 100)
Currency	Currency code (e.g., EUR, USD, GBP)
Number Of Products Sold	Count of reward tiers or product units purchased
Orders Count	Total number of backer transactions
Supporters Count	Total number of unique backers supporting the project

Subscription & Partner Data

Field	Meaning
Show Subscriptions Amount	Total revenue from subscription/recurring pledges
Show Subscriptions Count	Number of active subscriptions
Partnerships	Brands or organizations partnering with the project

Timeline & Location

Field	Meaning
Date Start	Project launch date (when campaign went live)
Date Online	Alternative timestamp for public availability
Date End	Campaign deadline or closing date
Language	Primary language of the project listing
Country	Country of the project creator or campaign focus

Flags & Status

Field	Meaning
Is Featured	Boolean flag—true if Ulule has featured the project on its homepage/newsletter
Is In Extra Time	Boolean flag—true if the campaign exceeded its deadline and is in a grace period
User Role	Creator's account type or role (e.g., "creator", "verified")
Owner	Project creator's name or username

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How to Use

1. Identify list pages — Navigate to Ulule's discover page or use category/search filters. Copy the URL with query parameters.
   • Example: https://www.ulule.com/discover/?offset=0
2. Configure pagination — To scrape multiple pages, add URLs with different offset values (e.g., offset=0, offset=120, offset=240).
3. Set item limits — Adjust max_items_per_url based on your needs (max 200 per page).
4. Handle failures — Enable ignore_url_failures: true for large batch runs to skip problematic URLs gracefully.
5. Run and export — Start the scraper and download results as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

Best practices:

• Use offset pagination to systematically cover all projects
• Filter by category URL to focus on specific industries
• Run during off-peak hours to minimize Ulule server load
• Respect Ulule's Terms of Service and robots.txt guidelines

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Use Cases & Business Value

• Market intelligence: Monitor emerging product categories and funding trends across Europe
• Investor scouting: Identify promising projects or creators for follow-on investment
• Content strategy: Discover trending ideas and underrepresented niches worth covering
• Academic research: Analyze crowdfunding success rates, creator demographics, or reward structures
• BI & dashboards: Feed live project data into Tableau, Power BI, or Looker for real-time monitoring

The Ulule Project Search Scraper transforms scattered campaign listings into clean datasets, eliminating manual collection and enabling data-driven insights across the crowdfunding landscape.

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Conclusion

The Ulule Project Search Scraper unlocks the full potential of Europe's largest crowdfunding ecosystem. Whether tracking market trends, scouting investment opportunities, or conducting research, this scraper delivers detailed, structured project data at scale. Combine it with analysis tools to uncover patterns, identify winners, and stay ahead in the crowdfunding space.