# 9GAG Media Downloader (`w3crawler/9gag-media-downloader`) Actor Extract and download high-quality images and videos from 9GAG posts. Supports hot, trending, fresh feeds and search. Provides detailed metadata including upvotes, comments, tags, and media URLs. - **URL**: https://apify.com/w3crawler/9gag-media-downloader.md - **Developed by:** [w3crawler](https://apify.com/w3crawler) (community) - **Categories:** Social media, Videos, Automation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per usage This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage ## 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 ## 9GAG Media Downloader Collect posts, images, and videos from **9GAG** — including direct download URLs for photos and HD videos. Browse hot, trending, or fresh feeds, search by keyword, or target specific tags. Every post comes with engagement metrics (upvotes, comments), creator info, and full media links ready for download. ### What You Can Do With This - **Download viral images and videos in bulk** — collect direct media URLs (photo and HD video) from any 9GAG feed - **Monitor trending entertainment content** — check what's going viral right now on hot and trending feeds - **Search for specific topics** — find all posts matching a keyword or belonging to a tag (e.g. "anime", "gaming", "funny cats") - **Analyse engagement metrics** — collect upvote, downvote, and comment counts for research or content strategy - **Build a media dataset** — export image/video URLs and post metadata to CSV for content curation projects ### What Data You Get | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | `postId` | Unique 9GAG post ID | | `title` | Post title or caption | | `url` | Link to the post on 9GAG | | `mediaType` | Content type: `photo` or `video` | | `imageUrl` | Full-resolution image URL (for photo posts) | | `imageWidth` | Image width in pixels | | `imageHeight` | Image height in pixels | | `thumbnailUrl` | Thumbnail image URL | | `videoUrl` | Standard video URL (mp4, for video posts) | | `videoHdUrl` | HD video URL (higher quality) | | `videoDuration` | Video duration in seconds | | `hasAudio` | Whether the video has audio | | `upvotes` | Number of upvotes | | `downvotes` | Number of downvotes | | `commentsCount` | Number of comments | | `tags` | Array of content tags (e.g. ["funny", "cats", "animals"]) | | `creatorUsername` | Creator's 9GAG username | | `creatorFullName` | Creator's display name | | `section` | Feed section the post came from (hot, trending, fresh) | | `isNsfw` | Whether the post is marked as NSFW | | `createdTs` | Unix timestamp when the post was created | | `scrapedAt` | Date and time of the scrape | #### Sample Output ```json { "postId": "aXbY9Kp", "title": "When you finally fix that bug after 3 days", "url": "https://9gag.com/gag/aXbY9Kp", "mediaType": "photo", "imageUrl": "https://img-9gag-fun.9cache.com/photo/aXbY9Kp_700b.jpg", "imageWidth": 700, "imageHeight": 522, "thumbnailUrl": "https://img-9gag-fun.9cache.com/photo/aXbY9Kp_460c.jpg", "upvotes": 48392, "downvotes": 512, "commentsCount": 847, "tags": ["programming", "meme", "developer"], "section": "hot", "isNsfw": false, "createdTs": 1716019200, "scrapedAt": "2025-05-19T13:00:00.000Z" } ```` ### How to Use 1. Choose a **Section**: `hot` for what's popular right now, `trending` for fast-rising posts, `fresh` for newest uploads, or `search` to find posts on a specific topic 2. If using `search`, enter your keyword in the **Query** field 3. To focus on a topic (e.g. gaming, anime), add one or more **Tags** 4. Set **Max Items** to how many posts you want to collect 5. Click **Start** and download results as JSON, CSV, or Excel — use the **Media Download Links** view for direct photo/video URLs ### Input Options | Field | Type | Default | Required | Description | |-------|------|---------|----------|-------------| | `section` | string | `hot` | | Which 9GAG feed to browse: `hot`, `trending`, `fresh`, or `search` | | `query` | string | — | | Search keyword (required only when section is `search`) | | `tags` | array | — | | Filter by tag name (e.g. `anime`, `funny`, `gaming`) | | `startUrls` | array | — | | Specific 9GAG post or section URLs to scrape directly | | `maxItems` | integer | `50` | | Maximum number of posts to collect | | `proxyConfiguration` | object | Apify Residential | | Proxy settings — Residential proxy recommended | ### Tips for Best Results - **Use the "Media Download Links" view** in the results table to see and copy direct image and video URLs - **Search for niche topics** by combining `section: "search"` with a specific keyword - **Use Tags** when you want posts from a specific 9GAG community (tags like `anime`, `dank-memes`, `cute`) - **Set maxItems to 10–50** for quick trending content checks; use higher values for building datasets # Actor input Schema ## `section` (type: `string`): Which 9GAG feed to scrape. ## `query` (type: `string`): Search query (only used when section = 'search'). ## `tags` (type: `array`): Filter by 9GAG tags (e.g. 'anime', 'funny', 'gaming'). Leave empty for all posts. ## `startUrls` (type: `array`): Direct 9GAG post URLs or section URLs to scrape (overrides section/query if set). ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of posts to extract. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Proxy settings for the scraper. ## Actor input object example ```json { "section": "hot", "query": "funny cats", "tags": [ "funny", "anime", "gaming" ], "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://9gag.com/hot" } ], "maxItems": 50, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } } ``` # 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 = { "section": "hot", "query": "funny cats", "maxItems": 50, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("w3crawler/9gag-media-downloader").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 = { "section": "hot", "query": "funny cats", "maxItems": 50, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("w3crawler/9gag-media-downloader").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 '{ "section": "hot", "query": "funny cats", "maxItems": 50, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } }' | apify call w3crawler/9gag-media-downloader --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=w3crawler/9gag-media-downloader", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "9GAG Media Downloader", "description": "Extract and download high-quality images and videos from 9GAG posts. Supports hot, trending, fresh feeds and search. Provides detailed metadata including upvotes, comments, tags, and media URLs.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "de3NIbjMZV1czOTHo" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/w3crawler~9gag-media-downloader/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-w3crawler-9gag-media-downloader", "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/w3crawler~9gag-media-downloader/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-w3crawler-9gag-media-downloader", "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/w3crawler~9gag-media-downloader/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-w3crawler-9gag-media-downloader", "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": { "section": { "title": "Section / Feed", "enum": [ "hot", "trending", "fresh", "search" ], "type": "string", "description": "Which 9GAG feed to scrape.", "default": "hot" }, "query": { "title": "Search Query", "type": "string", "description": "Search query (only used when section = 'search')." }, "tags": { "title": "Tag Filter", "type": "array", "description": "Filter by 9GAG tags (e.g. 'anime', 'funny', 'gaming'). Leave empty for all posts.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "startUrls": { "title": "Start URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Direct 9GAG post URLs or section URLs to scrape (overrides section/query if set).", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "url" ], "properties": { "url": { "type": "string", "title": "URL of a web page", "format": "uri" } } } }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Posts", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 1000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of posts to extract.", "default": 50 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Proxy settings for the scraper." } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```