# KickStarter Projects Scraper (`easyapi/kickstarter-projects-scraper`) Actor

Extract a wealth of data from Kickstarter project search result, including project IDs, photos, names, funding goals, number of backers, and more. Whether you're conducting market research, tracking industry trends, or building a comprehensive Kickstarter database, this scraper has you covered.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/easyapi/kickstarter-projects-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [EasyApi](https://apify.com/easyapi) (community)
- **Categories:** Other, Integrations, Social media
- **Stats:** 4 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $4.99 / 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 web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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".

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- **Any other language** — 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

## Effortlessly Scrape Kickstarter Project Data 💻

**KickStarter Projects Scraper** is a powerful and user-friendly web scraping tool that allows you to extract a wealth of data from Kickstarter project pages. Whether you're conducting market research, tracking industry trends, or building a comprehensive Kickstarter database, this scraper has you covered.

### What Data Can You Extract? 🔍

With KickStarter Projects Scraper, you can extract a wide range of data points, including:

- Project ID
- Project photo
- Project name
- Project blurb
- Funding goal
- Total pledged amount
- Project state (live, successful, failed, etc.)
- Project slug
- Project country
- Project currency
- Deadline
- State change date
- Creation date
- Launch date
- Number of backers
- USD pledged
- Creator name
- Creator URL
- Project location
- Project category
- Video URL
- Spotlight status
- Project URL
- Rewards URL
- Percent funded
- Launch status

### How Can You Use the Extracted Data? 🤔

The data collected by KickStarter Projects Scraper can be invaluable for a variety of use cases, such as:

- 💡 Identifying industry trends and popular project categories
- 🤑 Analyzing successful crowdfunding campaigns to inform your own strategy
- 📊 Conducting market research and competitor analysis
- 🚀 Preparing for or optimizing your own Kickstarter marketing campaigns
- 🧠 Building a comprehensive database of Kickstarter projects for research and analysis

### How to Use KickStarter Projects Scraper 🛠️

Using KickStarter Projects Scraper is a breeze, even if you've never extracted data from the web before. Here's how:

1. Create a free Apify account using your email.
2. Open the KickStarter Projects Scraper.
3. Input the Kickstarter search result URL you want to scrape.
4. Click the "Start" button and wait for the data to be extracted.
5. Download your data in your preferred format (JSON, XML, CSV, Excel, or HTML).

Start exploring the world of Kickstarter with KickStarter Projects Scraper today! 🚀

- ## Input

  A full explanation of an input example in JSON.

  ```
  {
      "searchUrl": "https://www.kickstarter.com/discover/advanced?term=coin&sort=magic&ref=nav_search&seed=2871980",
      "maxLimit": 100
  }
  ```

- ## Output sample

  The results will be wrapped into a dataset which you can always find in the **Storage** tab. Here's an excerpt from the data you'd get if you apply the input parameters above:

  And here is the same data but in JSON. You can choose in which format to download your data: JSON, JSONL, Excel spreadsheet, HTML table, CSV, or XML.

  ```
  [
  {
    "id": 1941540816,
    "photo": "https://i.kickstarter.com/assets/042/759/531/82ccc96cf5cc605a19a3b5d21cbefa46_original.jpg?anim=false&fit=cover&gravity=auto&height=315&origin=ugc&q=92&width=560&sig=w%2BMmgkNrREiYyPhx9UHvBbED5iRxVlZnsDp6UkMcRJE%3D",
    "name": "The World Traveling Challenge Coin Made to Change the World",
    "blurb": "Create the butterfly effect of karma- with the Campaign for Karma, meant to change hands globally",
    "goal": 0,
    "pledged": 0,
    "state": "submitted",
    "slug": "campaign-for-karma",
    "country": "US",
    "currency": "USD",
    "deadline": "1969-12-31 16:00:00",
    "state_changed_at": "2023-09-27 02:50:42",
    "created_at": "2023-09-08 21:20:26",
    "launched_at": "1969-12-31 16:00:00",
    "backers_count": 0,
    "usd_pledged": null,
    "creator_name": "karmacide",
    "creator_url": "https://www.kickstarter.com/profile/karmacide",
    "location": "Honolulu, HI, United States",
    "category": "Digital Art",
    "spotlight": false,
    "project_url": "https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/karmacide/campaign-for-karma?ref=discovery",
    "rewards_url": "https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/karmacide/campaign-for-karma/rewards",
    "percent_funded": 0,
    "is_launched": false
  },
  ...
  ]
  ```

# Actor input Schema

## `searchUrl` (type: `string`):

The kickstarter search url

## `maxLimit` (type: `integer`):

Limit the amount of results you want to scrap

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchUrl": "https://www.kickstarter.com/discover/advanced?term=coin&sort=magic&ref=nav_search&seed=2871980",
  "maxLimit": 10
}
```

# 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 = {
    "searchUrl": "https://www.kickstarter.com/discover/advanced?term=coin&sort=magic&ref=nav_search&seed=2871980",
    "maxLimit": 10
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("easyapi/kickstarter-projects-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 = {
    "searchUrl": "https://www.kickstarter.com/discover/advanced?term=coin&sort=magic&ref=nav_search&seed=2871980",
    "maxLimit": 10,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("easyapi/kickstarter-projects-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 '{
  "searchUrl": "https://www.kickstarter.com/discover/advanced?term=coin&sort=magic&ref=nav_search&seed=2871980",
  "maxLimit": 10
}' |
apify call easyapi/kickstarter-projects-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=easyapi/kickstarter-projects-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/DVqaGMMIH3mwXK5r9/builds/pW4QTLbZ3QJZk7DxJ/openapi.json