# Rumble Scraper | Channels, Videos & Shorts (`thescrapelab/apify-rumble-scraper`) Actor Scrape public Rumble channels, videos, Shorts, and search results with clean structured output. Built for Apify workflows, media monitoring, research, and analytics. - **URL**: https://apify.com/thescrapelab/apify-rumble-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Inus Grobler](https://apify.com/thescrapelab) (community) - **Categories:** SEO tools, Social media, News - **Stats:** 3 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $4.00 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Rumble Scraper Scrape public Rumble channels, videos, Shorts, and search results with Apify. This actor is built for people who need a reliable **Rumble scraper** for content research, media monitoring, lead generation, competitor tracking, trend analysis, or archive workflows. It collects structured data from public Rumble pages and returns export-friendly dataset items that work well in Apify, CSV exports, automations, and downstream data pipelines. ### Why use this scraper - Scrape Rumble channel pages, channel tabs, video pages, Shorts, and search results - Collect titles, descriptions, video URLs, thumbnails, publish times, duration, views, comments, and channel metadata - Export clean flat fields such as `channelName`, `videoUrl`, `sourcePageUrl`, and `sourcePosition` - Enrich results with video detail pages when you need deeper metadata - Run cheaply with `CheerioCrawler` instead of a browser-based crawler - Use Apify Residential proxy by default on Apify cloud for better reliability against Rumble blocking ### Best title `Rumble Scraper | Channels, Videos & Shorts` That is the title now used in the actor metadata because it is clear, keyword-rich, and still readable on Apify. ### What this Rumble scraper collects - Video ID and video slug - Video title and full description - Video URL, embed URL, thumbnail URL, and format - Publish date, listing time text, duration, and duration in seconds - Views, comments, likes, and `engagementCount` when available - Channel name, channel URL, channel follower count, and verification state when visible - Source tracking fields such as `sourceType`, `sourceValue`, `sourcePageUrl`, `sourcePageNumber`, and `sourcePosition` - Fallback indicators such as `detailFetchFailed` and `detailFetchError` when a detail page is blocked ### What you can scrape Accepted `queries` formats: - Rumble channel URLs such as `https://rumble.com/c/NewsmaxTV` - Rumble video URLs - Rumble Shorts URLs - Channel handles such as `@NewsmaxTV` - Explicit channel inputs such as `channel:NewsmaxTV` - Search terms such as `search:technology` For channel queries, the actor scrapes the `/videos` tab by default. Add `shorts` or `livestreams` through `contentTypes` when you want broader coverage. ### Quick start Most runs only need a simple input like this: ```json { "queries": [ "https://rumble.com/c/NewsmaxTV" ], "contentTypes": [ "videos" ], "maxItems": 100, "maxPagesPerSource": 5, "includeVideoDetails": true, "maxConcurrency": 6, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "groups": ["RESIDENTIAL"] } } ```` ### Input guide - `queries`: easiest way to start; accepts channel URLs, video URLs, Shorts URLs, handles, and `search:` terms - `contentTypes`: choose `videos`, `shorts`, or `livestreams` for channel queries - `maxItems`: maximum number of dataset rows to save - `maxPagesPerSource`: how deep pagination should go for each source - `includeVideoDetails`: open each video page for richer output - `maxConcurrency`: start with `4` to `6` on Apify Residential for the best reliability - `proxyConfiguration`: keep Apify Residential enabled on Apify cloud for the most stable runs ### Output fields Each dataset item includes both nested objects and flat export-friendly fields. Main flat fields: - `videoId`, `videoSlug`, `videoUrl`, `title`, `description`, `shortDescription`, `format` - `publishedAt`, `publishedAtText`, `duration`, `durationSeconds` - `viewsCount`, `commentsCount`, `likesCount`, `engagementCount` - `thumbnailUrl`, `embedUrl` - `channelId`, `channelSlug`, `channelName`, `channelUrl`, `channelFollowersCount`, `channelIsVerified` - `sourceType`, `sourceValue`, `sourcePageUrl`, `sourcePageNumber`, `sourcePosition`, `sourceContentType` - `detailFetchFailed`, `detailFetchError`, `scrapedAt` The Apify dataset includes: - `Overview`: a compact view for quick browsing - `Details`: a richer view for exports where you want descriptions and traceability fields visible ### Reliability notes Rumble can block aggressive or low-trust traffic. This actor is tuned to work well on Apify cloud, but reliability still depends on input type and concurrency. - Channel URLs and direct video URLs are the most reliable sources - Public Rumble search can self-redirect or block more often than channel pages - Apify Residential proxy is the safest default for production runs - Higher concurrency can increase retries, `403` responses, and upstream proxy errors If you want the most stable runs, use: - `contentTypes: ["videos"]` - `maxConcurrency: 4` to `6` - `includeVideoDetails: true` - `proxyConfiguration.groups: ["RESIDENTIAL"]` If you want the cheapest runs, use: - `includeVideoDetails: false` - smaller `maxPagesPerSource` - direct channel URLs instead of search terms ### Cost and speed This scraper uses Crawlee's `CheerioCrawler`, so it downloads HTML directly instead of launching a browser. That keeps it faster and cheaper than a browser-based approach. Typical request pattern: - one listing request per page - one extra request per saved item when `includeVideoDetails` is enabled For lower cost: - scrape only `videos` - reduce `maxPagesPerSource` - turn off `includeVideoDetails` if listing-level data is enough ### Local development ```bash npm install npm start ``` Local input lives in `storage/key_value_stores/default/INPUT.json`. Useful checks: ```bash npm run lint npm test npm audit --omit=dev ``` ### Deploy to Apify ```bash apify login apify push ``` The actor configuration is in `.actor/actor.json`, and the input UI is in `.actor/input_schema.json`. ### Use cases - Scrape Rumble videos for market research - Monitor creator channels on Rumble - Track political media, news clips, or brand mentions - Collect Rumble metadata for analytics pipelines - Export Rumble results to CSV, webhooks, or Apify integrations ### Limits This actor only targets publicly available Rumble pages. It does not log in, bypass paywalls, or access private user data. # Actor input Schema ## `queries` (type: `array`): The easiest input. Paste Rumble channel/video/short URLs, channel handles like @NewsmaxTV, or keywords. Prefix keywords with search: to make the intent explicit. ## `contentTypes` (type: `array`): When a query is a channel or handle, choose which channel tabs to scrape. Videos is the fastest high-yield default. Add Shorts or livestreams for broader coverage. ## `startUrls` (type: `array`): Optional advanced input for Rumble URLs. Supports channel pages, channel tabs, category/listing pages, direct video URLs, and Shorts URLs. ## `searchTerms` (type: `array`): Optional search terms. Each term creates a Rumble video search URL. Search may require Apify Proxy because Rumble can self-redirect search pages on some networks. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of video records to save to the dataset. ## `maxPagesPerSource` (type: `integer`): Maximum listing pages to follow per start URL or search term. ## `includeVideoDetails` (type: `boolean`): Recommended. Opens each video page to enrich results with description, publish date, duration, embed URL, dimensions, and structured metadata. ## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`): How many pages to request in parallel. A value around 4 to 6 is the most reliable starting point for Rumble on Residential proxy. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Apify proxy settings. This scraper defaults to Apify Residential on Apify cloud because Rumble often blocks datacenter IPs with 403 responses. ## Actor input object example ```json { "queries": [ "https://rumble.com/v2n8po6-newsmax-tv-live-real-news-for-real-people.html", "https://rumble.com/v6yb354-x456b-newsmax-0831-expert-mass-shooters-pick-soft-targets-gun-free-zones-wa.html" ], "contentTypes": [ "videos" ], "startUrls": [], "searchTerms": [], "maxItems": 1, "maxPagesPerSource": 1, "includeVideoDetails": true, "maxConcurrency": 2, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "groups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): Default dataset containing one item per scraped Rumble video or short. ## `summary` (type: `string`): Key-value store record with counts, timing, and normalized input settings. # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "queries": [ "https://rumble.com/v2n8po6-newsmax-tv-live-real-news-for-real-people.html", "https://rumble.com/v6yb354-x456b-newsmax-0831-expert-mass-shooters-pick-soft-targets-gun-free-zones-wa.html" ], "startUrls": [], "searchTerms": [], "maxItems": 1, "maxPagesPerSource": 1, "includeVideoDetails": false, "maxConcurrency": 2, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "groups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("thescrapelab/apify-rumble-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "queries": [ "https://rumble.com/v2n8po6-newsmax-tv-live-real-news-for-real-people.html", "https://rumble.com/v6yb354-x456b-newsmax-0831-expert-mass-shooters-pick-soft-targets-gun-free-zones-wa.html", ], "startUrls": [], "searchTerms": [], "maxItems": 1, "maxPagesPerSource": 1, "includeVideoDetails": False, "maxConcurrency": 2, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True, "groups": ["RESIDENTIAL"], }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("thescrapelab/apify-rumble-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "queries": [ "https://rumble.com/v2n8po6-newsmax-tv-live-real-news-for-real-people.html", "https://rumble.com/v6yb354-x456b-newsmax-0831-expert-mass-shooters-pick-soft-targets-gun-free-zones-wa.html" ], "startUrls": [], "searchTerms": [], "maxItems": 1, "maxPagesPerSource": 1, "includeVideoDetails": false, "maxConcurrency": 2, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "groups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } }' | apify call thescrapelab/apify-rumble-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=thescrapelab/apify-rumble-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Rumble Scraper | Channels, Videos & Shorts", "description": "Scrape public Rumble channels, videos, Shorts, and search results with clean structured output. Built for Apify workflows, media monitoring, research, and analytics.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "1vERkhpz7GoqZLclt" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/thescrapelab~apify-rumble-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-thescrapelab-apify-rumble-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/thescrapelab~apify-rumble-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-thescrapelab-apify-rumble-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/thescrapelab~apify-rumble-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-thescrapelab-apify-rumble-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "queries": { "title": "What to scrape", "type": "array", "description": "The easiest input. Paste Rumble channel/video/short URLs, channel handles like @NewsmaxTV, or keywords. Prefix keywords with search: to make the intent explicit.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "contentTypes": { "title": "Channel content types", "uniqueItems": true, "type": "array", "description": "When a query is a channel or handle, choose which channel tabs to scrape. Videos is the fastest high-yield default. Add Shorts or livestreams for broader coverage.", "items": { "type": "string", "enum": [ "videos", "shorts", "livestreams" ], "enumTitles": [ "Videos", "Shorts", "Livestreams" ] }, "default": [ "videos" ] }, "startUrls": { "title": "Advanced start URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Optional advanced input for Rumble URLs. Supports channel pages, channel tabs, category/listing pages, direct video URLs, and Shorts URLs.", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "url" ], "properties": { "url": { "type": "string", "title": "URL of a web page", "format": "uri" } } } }, "searchTerms": { "title": "Advanced search terms", "type": "array", "description": "Optional search terms. Each term creates a Rumble video search URL. Search may require Apify Proxy because Rumble can self-redirect search pages on some networks.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxItems": { "title": "Maximum videos", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 10000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of video records to save to the dataset.", "default": 100 }, "maxPagesPerSource": { "title": "Maximum pages per source", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 500, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum listing pages to follow per start URL or search term.", "default": 5 }, "includeVideoDetails": { "title": "Open video detail pages", "type": "boolean", "description": "Recommended. Opens each video page to enrich results with description, publish date, duration, embed URL, dimensions, and structured metadata.", "default": true }, "maxConcurrency": { "title": "Maximum concurrency", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 50, "type": "integer", "description": "How many pages to request in parallel. A value around 4 to 6 is the most reliable starting point for Rumble on Residential proxy.", "default": 6 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Apify proxy settings. This scraper defaults to Apify Residential on Apify cloud because Rumble often blocks datacenter IPs with 403 responses.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": true, "groups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```