Forocoches Forum Scraper 📊

Scrape Spain's largest Spanish-speaking forum — forocoches.com. Extract threads, posts, users, replies, and engagement metrics. Built for market research, sentiment analysis, brand monitoring, and lead generation.

🎯 No browser required. Uses fast HTTP requests + Cloudflare/Varnish cache. 5-10× cheaper than browser-based scrapers.

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What you can scrape

Mode	Output
forum_threads	List of threads in a subforum (titles, authors, reply counts, views) + optionally first-page posts
thread_posts	Full post content from specific thread URLs, with replies across pages

Subforums supported (28+ verified)

• 2 General · 4 Coches · 11 Compra-Venta Motor
• 17 Electrónica · 43 Videojuegos · 94 Criptomonedas · 57 InverForo
• 23 Empleo · 27 Viajes · 95 Basket · 93 Oposiciones
• Any forum ID works — full list at https://forocoches.com/foro/

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Input

{
  "mode": "forum_threads",
  "forumId": 2,
  "maxPages": 3,
  "maxThreads": 100,
  "includePostContent": true,
  "maxPostsPerThread": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false }
}

Full schema: see .actor/input_schema.json in the Actor console.

Field reference

Field	Type	Default	Description
mode	enum	forum_threads	forum_threads or thread_posts
forumId	integer	2	Subforum ID (only for forum_threads mode)
threadUrls	string[]	[]	Thread URLs (only for thread_posts mode, max 50)
maxPages	integer	3	Max pages per forum/thread (each page = ~30 items)
maxThreads	integer	100	Cap threads in forum_threads mode
includePostContent	boolean	true	Extract post text in forum mode (slower but richer)
maxPostsPerThread	integer	100	Cap posts per thread
proxyConfiguration	object	{}	Optional Apify Proxy

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Output

Each dataset item is either a thread summary or a post.

Thread example

{
  "itemType": "thread",
  "threadId": 10732383,
  "title": "¿Creeis que las Paraguayas son las latinas mas hermosas del mundo?",
  "forumId": 2,
  "forumName": "General",
  "author": "IKEA",
  "authorId": 884267,
  "replyCount": 231,
  "viewCount": 15420,
  "threadDate": "2026-07-04T21:26:07+00:00",
  "lastPostDate": "2026-07-05T17:35:41+00:00",
  "url": "https://forocoches.com/foro/showthread.php?t=10732383"
}

Post example

{
  "itemType": "post",
  "threadId": 10732383,
  "postId": 515349950,
  "author": "IKEA",
  "authorId": 884267,
  "authorPostCount": 810,
  "authorRegistrationDate": "Jun 2024",
  "content": "🤔🤔🤔🤔",
  "contentLength": 8,
  "imageCount": 0,
  "quoteCount": 0,
  "postDate": "23:26",
  "url": "https://forocoches.com/foro/showthread.php?t=10732383&p=515349950#post515349950"
}

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Pricing

Pay per event:

Event	Cost
Thread extracted	$0.003
Post extracted	$0.002

ℹ️ Apify's platform usage (compute units) is passed through to you — no markup. You only pay the per-event fee on top of CU.

Example: scraping a forum with 100 threads × 50 posts each = 100 × $0.003 + 5000 × $0.002 = $0.30 + $10.00 = $10.30 per run (plus CU which is typically <$1).

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Use cases

1. 🎯 Brand monitoring — track mentions of your product/brand across popular threads in real-time
2. 💼 Lead generation — users post "looking for X service" in relevant subforums; extract those
3. 📊 Market research — sentiment analysis on Spanish-speaking car/tech/crypto communities
4. 🤖 LLM training data — rich Spanish conversational data for fine-tuning models
5. 🔍 Trend discovery — see what topics are blowing up before they hit mainstream media
6. 📰 Journalism — track breaking stories discussed in real-time

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Limits & best practices

• Default rate limiting: 1-2 req/s. The Actor waits 0.5-1s between requests to stay polite.
• Use proxies for large runs: If scraping >500 threads, enable Apify Proxy to avoid IP throttling.
• Data retention: Default Apify plan keeps datasets 7 days. Export promptly.
• Post dates are relative: Forocoches shows "Hoy HH:MM" / "Ayer HH:MM" instead of full timestamps. For precise dates, combine with thread metadata from the JSON-LD.
• Private/authenticated content: This scraper only handles public content. It does not log in.

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Technical notes

• Engine: Python 3.11 + httpx (HTTP/2) + Apify SDK v3
• No browser: 5-10× faster and cheaper than Playwright scrapers
• Retries: 3 attempts with exponential backoff on 429/503
• Memory: ~256 MB typical, max 512 MB recommended
• Build time: ~30s

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Changelog

• 0.1.0 (2026-07-05) — Initial release. forum_threads + thread_posts modes. 28+ verified subforums.

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Support

• 🐛 Report issues: Apify Console → this Actor → Issues tab
• 💬 Questions: Apify Discord #tikitakaclaw channel
• 📧 Author: @tikitakaclaw on Apify

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License

This Actor is provided as-is. You are responsible for complying with Forocoches' terms of service and applicable laws. Be a good citizen — don't hammer the site, respect rate limits, and use scraped data ethically.