# StackOverflow Scraper | $2.8/1K | Emails & Skills (No Key) (`apivault_labs/stackowerflow-scraper`) Actor Real-time Stack Overflow profile scraper with email and website extraction. Live data, not stale database. Get name, bio, location, reputation, badges, email, website, social links. No API key needed. $0.0028 per profile ($2.8 per 1,000). - **URL**: https://apify.com/apivault\_labs/stackowerflow-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Apivault Labs](https://apify.com/apivault_labs) (community) - **Categories:** Developer tools, Lead generation, Social media - **Stats:** 3 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $2.80 / 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. 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 ## 📊 StackOverflow Scraper | $2.80/1K | Emails & Skills (No Key) Real-time Stack Overflow profile scraper with email and website extraction. Live data — not a stale database. No API key, no browser. ### Why This Actor? | | This Actor | SO API | Database Scrapers | |---|---|---|---| | Data freshness | Real-time | Real-time | Cached, old | | Auth required | No | Yes (API key) | No | | Rate limit | High | 300 req/day (free) | N/A | | Email extraction | Yes (public) | No | Rarely | | Website / Blog | Yes | Yes | Sometimes | | Badges & Reach | Yes | Yes | No | | Social links | Yes (from bio) | No | No | | Field selection | You choose | Fixed | Fixed | | Price per 1K | $2.80 | Free (limited) | $5-20 | ### Key Feature: Developer Emails & Websites Stack Overflow developers often display their email and personal website publicly. This Actor extracts both — perfect for tech recruiting and developer outreach. The official SO API does NOT expose emails. ### Configurable Fields | Field | Default | Description | |-------|---------|-------------| | Username | ✅ | SO display name | | Full Name | ✅ | Full name | | Bio / About | ✅ | Bio with social links (Mastodon, Twitter, etc.) | | Location | ✅ | City, country | | Reputation / Reach | ✅ | Reputation score or people reached | | Answers / Questions | ✅ | Number of answers or questions | | Profile URL | ✅ | Stack Overflow URL | | Email | ✅ | Public email (key feature) | | Website / Blog | ✅ | Personal website or blog | | Specialization | ✅ | Category / tech stack | | Other Metadata | ✅ | Badges, member since, top tags, collectives | ### Input ```json { "profileUrls": [ "https://stackoverflow.com/users/22656/jon-skeet", "https://stackoverflow.com/users/1144035/gordon-linoff" ], "extractEmail": true, "extractWebsite": true, "maxConcurrency": 5 } ```` ### Output ```json { "success": true, "inputUrl": "https://stackoverflow.com/users/22656/jon-skeet", "username": "Jon Skeet", "fullName": "Jon Skeet", "bio": "Author of C# in Depth. Software engineer at Google...", "location": "Reading, United Kingdom", "reputation": 1524323, "answerCount": 35795, "profileUrl": "https://stackoverflow.com/users/22656/jon-skeet", "email": "skeet@pobox.com", "website": "http://csharpindepth.com", "specialization": "Software Engineering", "otherMetadata": "Member for 17 years; 895 gold, 9313 silver, 9352 bronze badges; Reached 425.9m" } ``` Output contains only the fields you enabled. ### Pricing - **$0.0028 per profile** ($2.80 per 1,000 profiles) - Pay only for results — no subscriptions - Free Apify credits cover ~1,780 profiles/month ### Performance - 30-50 seconds per profile (real-time scraping) - Up to 20 concurrent requests - Works on all public Stack Overflow user profiles ### Use Cases - Tech recruiting — find developers with public emails by skill - Developer outreach — contact open source contributors - Talent sourcing — identify top answerers in specific technologies - CRM enrichment — add SO reputation and skills to contacts - Market research — analyze developer expertise distribution ### Notes - Only public profile data is extracted - Email is only returned if the developer has set it as public - Bio often contains social links (Mastodon, Twitter, LinkedIn) - "Reputation" maps to SO reputation score or people reached count - "Other Metadata" includes badges, member since date, top tags, and collectives ### Disclaimer This Actor extracts only publicly available data. Ensure your use complies with applicable laws and Stack Overflow's terms of service. # Actor input Schema ## `profileUrls` (type: `array`): List of Stack Overflow user profile URLs to scrape ## `extractUsername` (type: `boolean`): Extract username / display name ## `extractFullName` (type: `boolean`): Extract full name ## `extractBio` (type: `boolean`): Extract bio, about section, social links ## `extractLocation` (type: `boolean`): Extract location ## `extractFollowers` (type: `boolean`): Extract reputation score or reach ## `extractPosts` (type: `boolean`): Extract number of answers or questions ## `extractProfileUrl` (type: `boolean`): Include profile URL in output ## `extractEmail` (type: `boolean`): Extract public email (many devs have it visible) ## `extractWebsite` (type: `boolean`): Extract website or blog URL ## `extractCategory` (type: `boolean`): Extract specialization or category ## `extractMetadata` (type: `boolean`): Extract badges, member since, top tags, collectives ## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`): Number of parallel requests (recommended: 5-10) ## `timeout` (type: `integer`): Max wait time per profile ## Actor input object example ```json { "profileUrls": [ "https://stackoverflow.com/users/22656/jon-skeet" ], "extractUsername": true, "extractFullName": true, "extractBio": true, "extractLocation": true, "extractFollowers": true, "extractPosts": true, "extractProfileUrl": true, "extractEmail": true, "extractWebsite": true, "extractCategory": true, "extractMetadata": true, "maxConcurrency": 5, "timeout": 90 } ``` # 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 = { "profileUrls": [ "https://stackoverflow.com/users/22656/jon-skeet" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("apivault_labs/stackowerflow-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 = { "profileUrls": ["https://stackoverflow.com/users/22656/jon-skeet"] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("apivault_labs/stackowerflow-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 '{ "profileUrls": [ "https://stackoverflow.com/users/22656/jon-skeet" ] }' | apify call apivault_labs/stackowerflow-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=apivault_labs/stackowerflow-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "StackOverflow Scraper | $2.8/1K | Emails & Skills (No Key)", "description": "Real-time Stack Overflow profile scraper with email and website extraction. Live data, not stale database. Get name, bio, location, reputation, badges, email, website, social links. No API key needed. $0.0028 per profile ($2.8 per 1,000).", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "r60Cagy7ab7KlpMl6" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/apivault_labs~stackowerflow-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-apivault_labs-stackowerflow-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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/apivault_labs~stackowerflow-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-apivault_labs-stackowerflow-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/apivault_labs~stackowerflow-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-apivault_labs-stackowerflow-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", "required": [ "profileUrls" ], "properties": { "profileUrls": { "title": "Stack Overflow Profile URLs", "type": "array", "description": "List of Stack Overflow user profile URLs to scrape", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "extractUsername": { "title": "Username", "type": "boolean", "description": "Extract username / display name", "default": true }, "extractFullName": { "title": "Full Name", "type": "boolean", "description": "Extract full name", "default": true }, "extractBio": { "title": "Bio / About", "type": "boolean", "description": "Extract bio, about section, social links", "default": true }, "extractLocation": { "title": "Location", "type": "boolean", "description": "Extract location", "default": true }, "extractFollowers": { "title": "Reputation / Reach", "type": "boolean", "description": "Extract reputation score or reach", "default": true }, "extractPosts": { "title": "Answer / Question Count", "type": "boolean", "description": "Extract number of answers or questions", "default": true }, "extractProfileUrl": { "title": "Profile URL", "type": "boolean", "description": "Include profile URL in output", "default": true }, "extractEmail": { "title": "Email", "type": "boolean", "description": "Extract public email (many devs have it visible)", "default": true }, "extractWebsite": { "title": "Website / Blog", "type": "boolean", "description": "Extract website or blog URL", "default": true }, "extractCategory": { "title": "Category / Specialization", "type": "boolean", "description": "Extract specialization or category", "default": true }, "extractMetadata": { "title": "Other Metadata (badges, member since, tags)", "type": "boolean", "description": "Extract badges, member since, top tags, collectives", "default": true }, "maxConcurrency": { "title": "Max Concurrency", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 20, "type": "integer", "description": "Number of parallel requests (recommended: 5-10)", "default": 5 }, "timeout": { "title": "Timeout per profile (seconds)", "minimum": 30, "maximum": 300, "type": "integer", "description": "Max wait time per profile", "default": 90 } } }, "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": 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