# Elm Packages Registry Scraper (`parseforge/elm-packages-scraper`) Actor Search packages published on the Elm package registry by keyword. Each package returns the name, summary, author, license, latest version, and a link to its documentation page. Useful for dependency research, tracking releases, and mapping the Elm front end ecosystem across authors. - **URL**: https://apify.com/parseforge/elm-packages-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [ParseForge](https://apify.com/parseforge) (community) - **Categories:** Developer tools, Automation, Other - **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 96.6% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $19.00 / 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. 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 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". ## 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. - **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use). - **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`. - **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`. - **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`. - **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 ![ParseForge Banner](https://github.com/ParseForge/apify-assets/blob/ad35ccc13ddd068b9d6cba33f323962e39aed5b2/banner.jpg?raw=true) ## Elm Packages Scraper 📦
Scrape the Elm language package registry for package names, summaries, licenses, versions, and authors — clean structured fields ready as CSV, JSON, JSONL, Excel, or XML for downstream pipelines.
##### Copy to your AI assistant Copy this block into ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, or any LLM to start using this actor. ``` parseforge/elm-packages-scraper on Apify. Call: ApifyClient("TOKEN").actor("parseforge/elm-packages-scraper").call(run_input={...}), then client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).list_items().items for results. Key inputs: searchQuery (string, default ""), maxItems (integer, default 10). Full actor spec: fetch build via GET https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/parseforge~elm-packages-scraper (Bearer TOKEN). Get token: https://console.apify.com/account/integrations ``` Explore the whole Elm ecosystem in seconds. No code. No logins. Just type a keyword like http or json, press run, and get a clean list of Elm packages you can open in Excel. ### Why this helps ⚡ - **Save hours:** Skip browsing package.elm-lang.org page by page. - **Find the right library:** Search names and summaries for exactly what you need. - **Compare at a glance:** See license, version, and author side by side. - **Ready for Excel/CRM:** Download results as CSV or JSON from Apify. - **Runs on a schedule:** Set it to track the Elm registry daily or weekly. ### Who it's for 👥 - Elm developers picking dependencies for a new project - Open-source maintainers and researchers mapping the Elm ecosystem - Data teams building package indexes or license audits ### What you get 📦 - **Complete package data:** Name, one-line summary, and author for every match - **Version info:** The latest published version string for each package - **License details:** The SPDX license identifier so you can filter by terms - **Direct links:** A ready-to-open package documentation URL and a run timestamp ### 📊 Elm registry data fields Each package record includes: `name`, `summary`, `license`, `version`, `author`, `packageUrl`, `scrapedAt` and an `error` field. All 8 field names come from a real production run, so what you see here is what lands in your dataset. > ⚠️ **Good to know:** you only need an Apify account; no Elm or GitHub login is required. Every run pulls the live Elm package registry, so results reflect the catalog at run time. Only publicly published package metadata is collected. ### 🚀 How to use 1. 📝 **Sign up.** [Create a free account](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=vmoqkp) (takes 2 minutes). 2. 🎯 **Set input.** Configure the input fields in the form (or paste a JSON), then set `maxItems`. 3. 🚀 **Run it.** Click **Start** and let the Actor collect your data. 4. 📥 **Download.** Grab your results in the **Dataset** tab as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML. ### 🔗 Recommended Actors - [**🔍 Google Search Scraper**](https://apify.com/parseforge/google-search-scraper) - Multi-engine SERP results with country and language targeting - [**🗺️ Nominatim OSM Scraper**](https://apify.com/parseforge/nominatim-osm-scraper) - Geocode addresses via OpenStreetMap - [**📊 Indexmundi Scraper**](https://apify.com/parseforge/indexmundi-scraper) - Global demographic and economic indicators - [**📰 RAG Web Browser**](https://apify.com/parseforge/rag-web-browser) - Crawl and extract clean text from any URL for AI retrieval - [**🌐 Website Content Crawler**](https://apify.com/parseforge/website-content-crawler) - Crawl entire sites and export structured content > 💡 **Pro Tip:** browse the complete [ParseForge collection](https://apify.com/parseforge) for more reference-data scrapers. ### 🆘 Need Help? If you hit a bug, have questions about setup, or need a scraper we haven't built yet, open our [contact form](https://tally.so/r/BzdKgA) or write to parseforge@protonmail.com. We also take on paid custom data projects. For faster answers, join our [Discord](https://parseforge.co/discord). It's the best place to get support and suggest new actors. # Actor input Schema ## `searchQuery` (type: `string`): Optional. Case-insensitive substring matched against each package's name and summary (for example json, http, parser). Leave empty to list all Elm packages. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Free users: Limited to 10 items (preview). Paid users: Optional, max 1,000,000 ## Actor input object example ```json { "maxItems": 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "searchQuery": "", "maxItems": 10 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("parseforge/elm-packages-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 = { "searchQuery": "", "maxItems": 10, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("parseforge/elm-packages-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 '{ "searchQuery": "", "maxItems": 10 }' | apify call parseforge/elm-packages-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=parseforge/elm-packages-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/VEaCPilGKXcnn1MqB/builds/McBGrSRjfsjA0JXmA/openapi.json