# Meinungsmeister.de Reviews Scraper (`rainminer/meinungsmeister-de-scraper`) Actor

Extract local business customer reviews from Meinungsmeister.de certificate pages — star ratings, review text, dates, sources, criterion scores, and aggregate reputation data. Paste a certificate URL, export JSON/CSV, schedule runs, and integrate via the Apify API.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/rainminer/meinungsmeister-de-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [rainminer](https://apify.com/rainminer) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Lead generation, AI
- **Stats:** 3 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.90 / 1,000 reviews

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".

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

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# README

### What does Meinungsmeister.de Reviews Scraper do?

**Meinungsmeister.de Reviews Scraper** extracts **local business customer reviews** from [Meinungsmeister.de](https://www.meinungsmeister.de/) certificate pages — Germany's reputation platform for service providers. Paste a Zertifikat URL (for example `https://www.meinungsmeister.de/zertifikat/auto-reifenservice-luther-gmbh-3XpW/`) and export structured review data without coding.

### Why scrape Meinungsmeister.de reviews?

- **Local reputation monitoring** — Track ratings for shops, trades, and service businesses in the DACH region.
- **Multi-channel visibility** — Reviews collected via Meinungsmeister and syndicated to partner directories.
- **Competitive intelligence** — Compare criterion scores (service, friendliness, wait time) across locations.
- **Apify platform** — Schedule runs, export JSON/CSV/Excel, monitor failures, and integrate via API.

### What data can you extract from Meinungsmeister.de?

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| reviewId | Unique review hash |
| businessName | Business name from certificate |
| golocalId | Golocal partner identifier |
| reviewerName | Reviewer name when shown |
| rating | Overall star rating (1–5) |
| text | Review body |
| reviewDate | Review date string |
| source | Review source (e.g. Meinungsmeister) |
| criterionRatings | Sub-scores per criterion |
| ownerResponse | Owner reply when available in API |
| aggregateRating | Certificate average score |
| aggregateReviewCount | Total reviews |
| profileUrl | Certificate page URL |

### How to scrape Meinungsmeister.de reviews

1. Open the Actor in Apify Console.
2. Add one or more **Meinungsmeister certificate URLs** under **Start URLs**.
3. Set **Maximum items** (reviews per URL).
4. Run the Actor and download results from the dataset tab.

### Input

Meinungsmeister.de Reviews Scraper accepts **Start URLs**, **maxItems** (per start URL), and optional **proxy configuration**. See the **Input** tab in Apify Console for details.

### Output example

```json
{
  "reviewId": "71cd3c4e678265393062583d431765cc",
  "businessName": "Auto- und Reifenservice Luther GmbH",
  "golocalId": "3XpW",
  "reviewerName": null,
  "rating": 5,
  "text": "Sehr zufrieden",
  "reviewDate": "18. Oktober 2018",
  "source": "Meinungsmeister",
  "ownerResponse": null,
  "aggregateRating": 4.9,
  "aggregateReviewCount": 48,
  "profileUrl": "https://www.meinungsmeister.de/zertifikat/auto-reifenservice-luther-gmbh-3XpW/"
}
```

You can download the dataset in JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML.

### How much does scraping Meinungsmeister.de cost?

This Actor uses an HTTP crawler (no browser) and **no proxy by default**, keeping compute usage low. A typical test run with 5 reviews per URL usually finishes in under a minute on the Apify free tier.

### FAQ

**Is scraping Meinungsmeister.de legal?**\
Our scrapers collect only **public** review content shown on certificate pages. You are responsible for complying with applicable laws (including GDPR) when processing personal data in reviews.

**Which URLs are supported?**\
Public certificate pages under `/zertifikat/{business-slug}/` or `/zertifikat/zentrale/{uuid}/`.

### Image Credit

Image credit: [meinungsmeister.de](https://www.meinungsmeister.de/)

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Meinungsmeister certificate URLs (e.g. https://www.meinungsmeister.de/zertifikat/auto-reifenservice-luther-gmbh-3XpW/).

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of reviews to return per start URL.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Proxy settings. The scraper works without a proxy in most regions.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.meinungsmeister.de/zertifikat/auto-reifenservice-luther-gmbh-3XpW/"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 5,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (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 = {
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://www.meinungsmeister.de/zertifikat/auto-reifenservice-luther-gmbh-3XpW/"
        }
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": false
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("rainminer/meinungsmeister-de-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 = {
    "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.meinungsmeister.de/zertifikat/auto-reifenservice-luther-gmbh-3XpW/" }],
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": False },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("rainminer/meinungsmeister-de-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 '{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.meinungsmeister.de/zertifikat/auto-reifenservice-luther-gmbh-3XpW/"
    }
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}' |
apify call rainminer/meinungsmeister-de-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/PgJCgbq4x9pgJfAGi/builds/ZWrT2zCMEgq0HCOio/openapi.json