# World Bank Indicator Scraper (`enfex/world-bank-indicator-scraper`) Actor

Scrape bounded World Bank Indicators API observations for explicit countries, one indicator, and a date range.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/enfex/world-bank-indicator-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Marcel K](https://apify.com/enfex) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Education
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

$4.00 / 1,000 scraped world bank indicator queries

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

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## World Bank Indicator Scraper

Scrape one bounded query from the official World Bank Indicators API for explicit ISO alpha-3 countries, a documented indicator code, and a selected year range.

### Input

Use an indicator such as `SP.POP.TOTL`, country codes such as `USA`/`DEU`, and a bounded year range. The Actor returns at most 50 normalized observations.

### Price

**$0.004 per `scraped-world-bank-indicator-query` query.** One run makes one fixed-host API request.

### Source, attribution, and limits

The World Bank Terms permit commercial and noncommercial use under CC BY 4.0 unless an indicator’s metadata says otherwise. This Actor preserves a World Bank attribution field, does not use World Bank marks, and does not imply endorsement. Verify the license/attribution in the specific indicator metadata before downstream reuse. The output contains aggregate country/indicator observations only, not personal profiles or decisions about individuals.

# Actor input Schema

## `countryCodes` (type: `array`):

One to ten ISO alpha-3 country codes, for example USA or DEU.

## `indicatorCode` (type: `string`):

A documented World Bank Indicator API code, for example SP.POP.TOTL.

## `startYear` (type: `integer`):

First year of the inclusive indicator range, from 1960 onward.

## `endYear` (type: `integer`):

Last year of the inclusive indicator range.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum normalized aggregate observations returned by the one query.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "countryCodes": [
    "USA"
  ],
  "indicatorCode": "SP.POP.TOTL",
  "startYear": 2020,
  "endYear": 2024,
  "maxResults": 10
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 = {
    "countryCodes": [
        "USA"
    ],
    "indicatorCode": "SP.POP.TOTL"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("enfex/world-bank-indicator-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 = {
    "countryCodes": ["USA"],
    "indicatorCode": "SP.POP.TOTL",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("enfex/world-bank-indicator-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 '{
  "countryCodes": [
    "USA"
  ],
  "indicatorCode": "SP.POP.TOTL"
}' |
apify call enfex/world-bank-indicator-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/tIVXzaT7tHYgM8jlD/builds/n3WmXZzqW2spai8gA/openapi.json