# JokeAPI Scraper (`crawlerbros/jokeapi-scraper`) Actor Scrape jokes from JokeAPI (v2.jokeapi.dev). Filter by category, joke type (single or two-part), language, and blacklist flags. Returns joke text, category, flags, and safe/NSFW classification. No API key required. - **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/jokeapi-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community) - **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools, Integrations - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $3.00 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. 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 ## JokeAPI Scraper Scrape jokes from [JokeAPI](https://jokeapi.dev) — a free, categorized joke API. No API key required. ### Features - Fetch jokes from 6 categories: **Programming, Misc, Dark, Pun, Spooky, Christmas** - Filter by joke **type** (single-line or two-part setup/delivery) - Filter by **language** (EN, DE, ES, FR, PT, CS) - **Safe mode** to exclude NSFW/offensive content - Returns both raw parts and combined joke text ### Input | Field | Type | Description | |---|---|---| | `categories` | multi-select | Categories to include | | `jokeType` | select | `any`, `single`, `twopart` | | `language` | select | Language code (default: `en`) | | `safeMode` | boolean | Safe mode (default: true) | | `maxJokes` | integer | Max jokes to fetch (default: 50) | ### Output | Field | Description | |---|---| | `jokeId` | JokeAPI unique ID | | `category` | Joke category | | `jokeType` | `"single"` or `"twopart"` | | `joke` | Full joke text (combined for twopart) | | `setup` | Setup line (twopart jokes) | | `delivery` | Punchline (twopart jokes) | | `language` | Language code | | `flags` | Active content flags | | `isSafe` | Whether joke is marked safe | | `scrapedAt` | ISO timestamp | | `recordType` | Always `"joke"` | ### FAQ **How many jokes are available?** JokeAPI has 400+ jokes across all categories and languages. **Is this family-friendly?** Enable `safeMode: true` (default) to get only clean jokes. # Actor input Schema ## `categories` (type: `array`): Joke categories to include. Leave empty for all categories. ## `jokeType` (type: `string`): Filter by joke structure type. ## `language` (type: `string`): Language of the jokes. ## `safeMode` (type: `boolean`): Only return jokes that are safe for all audiences (no NSFW, explicit, or dark content). ## `maxJokes` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of jokes to fetch. ## Actor input object example ```json { "categories": [ "Programming", "Misc", "Pun" ], "jokeType": "any", "language": "en", "safeMode": true, "maxJokes": 50 } ```` # Actor output Schema ## `items` (type: `string`): Dataset containing all scraped records. # 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 = { "categories": [ "Programming", "Misc", "Pun" ], "jokeType": "any", "language": "en", "safeMode": true, "maxJokes": 50 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/jokeapi-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 = { "categories": [ "Programming", "Misc", "Pun", ], "jokeType": "any", "language": "en", "safeMode": True, "maxJokes": 50, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("crawlerbros/jokeapi-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 '{ "categories": [ "Programming", "Misc", "Pun" ], "jokeType": "any", "language": "en", "safeMode": true, "maxJokes": 50 }' | apify call crawlerbros/jokeapi-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawlerbros/jokeapi-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "JokeAPI Scraper", "description": "Scrape jokes from JokeAPI (v2.jokeapi.dev). Filter by category, joke type (single or two-part), language, and blacklist flags. Returns joke text, category, flags, and safe/NSFW classification. No API key required.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "J8Iz8AVv77hVpEDjn" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/crawlerbros~jokeapi-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-crawlerbros-jokeapi-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~jokeapi-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-crawlerbros-jokeapi-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~jokeapi-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-crawlerbros-jokeapi-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "categories": { "title": "Categories", "type": "array", "description": "Joke categories to include. Leave empty for all categories.", "items": { "type": "string", "enum": [ "Programming", "Misc", "Dark", "Pun", "Spooky", "Christmas" ] }, "default": [ "Programming", "Misc", "Pun" ] }, "jokeType": { "title": "Joke type", "enum": [ "any", "single", "twopart" ], "type": "string", "description": "Filter by joke structure type.", "default": "any" }, "language": { "title": "Language", "enum": [ "en", "cs", "de", "es", "fr", "pt" ], "type": "string", "description": "Language of the jokes.", "default": "en" }, "safeMode": { "title": "Safe mode", "type": "boolean", "description": "Only return jokes that are safe for all audiences (no NSFW, explicit, or dark content).", "default": true }, "maxJokes": { "title": "Max jokes", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 500, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of jokes to fetch.", "default": 50 } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```