# Unstop Scraper - Hackathons, Competitions & Internships (`thirdwatch/unstop-scraper`) Actor

Export Unstop hackathons, competitions, quizzes, scholarships, internships and jobs: organiser, prizes, deadlines, team size, eligibility, skills, salary, registrations and full description.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/thirdwatch/unstop-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Thirdwatch](https://apify.com/thirdwatch) (community)
- **Categories:** Jobs, Education
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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# README

## Unstop Scraper

> Export Unstop hackathons, competitions, quizzes, scholarships, internships and jobs — organiser, prize pool, deadlines, team size, eligibility, skills, salary, registrations and the full description.

### What you get

Unstop, formerly Dare2Compete, is India's largest platform for student competitions, hackathons and campus hiring. This Actor exports any of its sections as structured rows, with or without a search term, for open, closed or all opportunities.

Each row carries the full opportunity: organiser and its Unstop page, online or offline mode and city, registration window and final deadline, team size, who is eligible, the skills and work areas it is tagged with, every prize with its cash value and the total prize pool, any registration fee, and live view and registration counts. Internships and jobs also get salary or stipend as numbers with currency and period, work type and full-time or part-time status. The description comes as clean text and as the original HTML.

### Unstop hackathon and competition data without an account

No Unstop login is needed. The Actor reads the same public listings anyone can browse.

### Output fields

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `id`, `title`, `url`, `short_url` | Unstop opportunity id, title and links |
| `opportunity_type`, `subtype` | `hackathons`, `competitions`, `quizzes`, `internships`, `jobs`, `scholarships`, `workshops` or `conferences`, plus Unstop's finer subtype |
| `status`, `registration_open` | Listing status and whether registration is open |
| `organisation_name`, `organisation_id`, `organisation_url`, `logo_url` | The college or company running it |
| `mode`, `city`, `state`, `country`, `locations` | `online`, `offline` or `hybrid`, and where it takes place or where the role is based |
| `registration_start`, `registration_deadline`, `end_date`, `days_left` | Registration window and final date |
| `team_size_min`, `team_size_max` | Team size allowed |
| `eligibility` | Who can take part, such as Engineering Students or Fresher |
| `skills`, `work_functions`, `tags` | Skills and work areas the opportunity is tagged with |
| `prizes` | Every prize: rank, cash, currency, certificate, interview offer, other rewards |
| `total_prize_cash`, `prize_currency` | Sum of cash prizes |
| `registration_fee`, `is_paid_registration` | Entry fee, when there is one |
| `views_count`, `registrations_count` | Live popularity |
| `festival_name`, `festival_url` | The college fest it belongs to, if any |
| `salary_min`, `salary_max`, `salary_currency`, `salary_period`, `salary_disclosed`, `is_unpaid` | Pay for internships and jobs |
| `work_type`, `timing`, `experience_min_years`, `experience_max_years` | `wfh`, `in_office` or `hybrid`; full or part time; experience asked |
| `description`, `description_html` | Full description as text and as HTML |
| `approved_at`, `updated_at` | When it was published and last changed |
| `search_type`, `search_term`, `scraped_at`, `source` | The search that produced the row, and collection time |

### Example output

```json
{
  "id": 1765780,
  "title": "Webforge AI",
  "opportunity_type": "hackathons",
  "subtype": "online_coding_challenge",
  "url": "https://unstop.com/hackathons/webforge-ai-st-vincent-pallotti-college-of-engineering-and-technology-nagpur-1765780",
  "registration_open": true,
  "organisation_name": "St Vincent pallotti college of engineering and technology nagpur",
  "mode": "hybrid",
  "city": "Nagpur",
  "state": "Maharashtra",
  "country": "India",
  "registration_deadline": "2026-10-22T00:00:00+05:30",
  "end_date": "2026-10-24T16:00:00+05:30",
  "team_size_min": 2,
  "team_size_max": 3,
  "eligibility": ["Engineering Students", "Postgraduate", "Undergraduate"],
  "skills": ["Artificial Intelligence (AI)", "JavaScript", "HTML", "Problem Solving"],
  "prizes": [
    {"rank": "1st", "cash": 4000, "currency": "INR", "certificate": true, "pre_placement_interview": false, "other_rewards": null},
    {"rank": "2nd", "cash": 2500, "currency": "INR", "certificate": true, "pre_placement_interview": false, "other_rewards": null},
    {"rank": "3rd", "cash": 1000, "currency": "INR", "certificate": true, "pre_placement_interview": false, "other_rewards": null},
    {"rank": "Consolation", "cash": 500, "currency": "INR", "certificate": true, "pre_placement_interview": false, "other_rewards": null}
  ],
  "total_prize_cash": 8000,
  "prize_currency": "INR",
  "registration_fee": 100,
  "views_count": 4927,
  "registrations_count": 6,
  "source": "Unstop"
}
```

### Input parameters

| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `opportunityTypes` | No | Any of `hackathons` (default), `competitions`, `quizzes`, `internships`, `jobs`, `scholarships`, `workshops`, `conferences` |
| `searchTerms` | No | Keywords matched against titles, such as `AI` or `python`; each runs against each type |
| `status` | No | `open` (default) for opportunities still taking registrations, `closed`, or `all` |
| `maxResults` | No | Opportunities saved per type and search term combination; defaults to 10 |

### Unstop data export use cases

- **Students and student communities** can keep a live list of open hackathons and competitions with prize pools and deadlines.
- **Career and edtech apps** can add Unstop internships and campus jobs to their feeds, with stipend and eligibility.
- **Employer branding and campus hiring teams** can see which companies run hiring challenges, at what prize level and with how many registrations.
- **College fest organisers and sponsors** can benchmark prize pools, entry fees and turnout for comparable events.

### Limitations

Search terms are matched by Unstop against titles, so a term finds "Python Developer" but not a listing that mentions Python only in its description. Prize values are whatever the organiser entered; non-cash prizes appear in `other_rewards` and are not counted in `total_prize_cash`. Many jobs do not show a salary, and those leave the salary fields empty with `salary_disclosed` false. Experience ranges are rarely filled by employers. `city` is set only for offline and hybrid events; online events and most jobs leave it empty, and jobs list their cities in `locations` instead. The `all` status includes past opportunities, so it can return several thousand rows per type.

### Compared to alternatives

Other Unstop Actors focus on jobs and internships. This one covers every Unstop section — hackathons, competitions, quizzes, scholarships, workshops and conferences as well as jobs and internships — and returns structured prizes with a computed prize pool, registration fee, team size, eligibility and live registration counts in every row, with the full description included at no extra step.

### Related Actors

- [Internshala Scraper](https://apify.com/thirdwatch/internshala-scraper) — internships and fresher jobs from India's largest internship board
- [Naukri Jobs Scraper](https://apify.com/thirdwatch/naukri-jobs-scraper) — jobs from India's largest job board

### FAQ

#### Do I need an Unstop account?

No. Only public listings are read.

#### How do I get only hackathons that are still open?

Leave `opportunityTypes` as `hackathons` and `status` as `open`, which are the defaults.

#### Can I get everything Unstop lists in one run?

Select every type, leave search terms empty and raise `maxResults`. Open opportunities across all sections run to a few thousand rows.

Last verified: 2026-10

More scrapers at [thirdwatch.dev](https://thirdwatch.dev).

# Actor input Schema

## `opportunityTypes` (type: `array`):

Which Unstop sections to export. Each type runs as its own search.

## `searchTerms` (type: `array`):

Optional keywords matched against opportunity titles, such as AI, python or marketing. Each term runs against each type. Leave empty to list everything.

## `status` (type: `string`):

Open opportunities are still taking registrations. Closed ones have passed their deadline. All returns both, newest first.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Upper limit of opportunities saved for each type and search term combination.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "opportunityTypes": [
    "hackathons"
  ],
  "searchTerms": [],
  "status": "open",
  "maxResults": 10
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "opportunityTypes": [
        "hackathons"
    ],
    "maxResults": 10
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("thirdwatch/unstop-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "opportunityTypes": ["hackathons"],
    "maxResults": 10,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("thirdwatch/unstop-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "opportunityTypes": [
    "hackathons"
  ],
  "maxResults": 10
}' |
apify call thirdwatch/unstop-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,thirdwatch/unstop-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/ww9fN8O6Kzl3h58Hi/builds/XN6wWW4X4gyck2vzL/openapi.json