# Futurepedia Scraper - AI Tools, Ratings, Pricing & Leads (`scrapesage/futurepedia-scraper`) Actor

Scrape the Futurepedia AI tools directory: names, ratings, review counts, pricing models + full pricing tiers, categories, logos, and each tool's own website & social links. Optional website enrichment turns every tool into a B2B lead (emails, phones). Monitor mode returns only newly added AI tools.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapesage/futurepedia-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Scrape Sage](https://apify.com/scrapesage) (community)
- **Categories:** AI, Lead generation, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 ai tool scrapeds

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?

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and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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Actors are written with capital "A".

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

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# README

## Futurepedia Scraper — AI Tools, Ratings, Pricing & Leads

Extract the **[Futurepedia](https://www.futurepedia.io) AI tools directory** as clean, structured data — the fields other scrapers leave empty: **star rating, review count, pricing model + the full pricing tiers, categories, logo, and each tool's own website & social links**. Optionally turn every tool into a **ready-to-contact B2B lead** by crawling its website for **emails, phones, and socials**. Or run **monitor mode** to get only the **newly launched AI tools** since your last run.

No login, no API key, no browser — fast HTTP extraction of the world's largest curated AI‑tools directory.

### Why this Futurepedia scraper?

Most "AI tools" scrapers just grab a name and a link. This actor ships the **richest dataset in the category** — the data buyers actually use to build directories, newsletters, market maps, and outreach lists:

| Data | Typical scrapers | This actor |
|---|---|---|
| Tool name, slug, Futurepedia URL | ✅ | ✅ |
| Star rating + review count | ❌ | ✅ |
| Pricing model (Free / Freemium / Paid …) | partial | ✅ |
| **Full pricing tiers** (plan names + prices) | ❌ | ✅ |
| Categories / tags | partial | ✅ |
| **Tool's own website** (external) | ❌ | ✅ |
| Social links (X, LinkedIn, YouTube, …) | ❌ | ✅ |
| Logo image | ❌ | ✅ |
| **Contact emails + phones** (from the tool's site) | ❌ | ✅ opt-in |
| Lead score (0–100) | ❌ | ✅ |
| **Monitor mode** — only newly added tools | ❌ | ✅ |

### Use cases

- **AI market intelligence** — map the AI landscape by category, pricing, and rating; track how fast new tools launch and how they price.
- **Lead generation** — every AI tool is a company. Filter by category and rating, then reach the makers directly with `website`, `socialLinks`, and (opt-in) `contactEmails` / `contactPhones`. Prioritize with `leadScore`.
- **Build & enrich directories** — power your own AI‑tools directory, newsletter, or comparison site with structured, deduplicated records.
- **Trend & launch monitoring** — schedule a daily run in **monitor mode** to get a clean feed of *just* the new AI tools (perfect for "new AI tools this week" newsletters and alerts).
- **Competitive research** — see which tools rank in a category, their pricing tiers, and their ratings at a glance.

### How to use

1. [Sign up for Apify](https://console.apify.com/sign-up) — the free plan is enough to try this actor.
2. Open the **Futurepedia Scraper**, enter search keywords or categories (or leave empty to grab the newest tools), and click **Start**.
3. Watch results stream into the dataset table.
4. **Export** as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or RSS — or pull results programmatically via the [Apify API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2).

### Input

```json
{
    "searchQueries": ["video", "voice"],
    "categories": ["image-generators", "productivity"],
    "maxResults": 200,
    "includeToolDetails": true,
    "enrichLeads": true,
    "minRating": 4,
    "monitorMode": false
}
```

- **searchQueries** — keywords matched against the full Futurepedia tool index (e.g. `chatbot`, `seo`, `voice`).
- **categories** — Futurepedia category slugs (`image-generators`, `text-generators`, `video`, `audio-generators`, `productivity`, `chatbots`, `ai-agents`, `marketing`, `design`, `coding`, `business`, `research-assistant`, `social-media`, …).
- **startUrls** — direct tool pages (`/tool/<slug>`) or category pages (`/ai-tools/<category>`).
- **scrapeAllTools** — sweep the entire directory (newest first), capped by `maxResults`.
- **includeToolDetails** *(default true)* — full rich record per tool. Turn off for a fast, cheap list of names + URLs.
- **enrichLeads** *(default false)* — crawl each tool's website (home + a contact/about page) for emails, phones, and extra socials.
- **minRating / pricingModels / hasWebsiteOnly** — filters.
- **monitorMode** *(default false)* — output only newly added or changed tools (state kept in a key-value store).
- **maxResults** *(default 100)* — cap across all inputs; `0` = no limit.

### Output

One record per AI tool (`type: "tool"`):

```json
{
    "type": "tool",
    "name": "Notion AI",
    "slug": "notion-ai",
    "url": "https://www.futurepedia.io/tool/notion-ai",
    "website": "https://affiliate.notion.so",
    "logo": "https://cdn2.futurepedia.io/....png",
    "tagline": "Enhance productivity with AI-driven content generation and analysis.",
    "description": "Enhance productivity with AI-driven content generation and analysis.",
    "rating": 4.7,
    "reviewCount": 3,
    "pricingModel": "Freemium",
    "pricingTiers": [
        "Free Trial: limited free trial to explore the tool.",
        "AI Add-On: $8 per member per month billed annually or $12 monthly."
    ],
    "startingPriceUsd": 8,
    "categories": ["productivity", "writing-generators"],
    "socialLinks": [
        { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/notionhq" }
    ],
    "isVerified": false,
    "isFeatured": false,
    "addedAt": "2026-06-30T12:00:00.000Z",
    "leadScore": 78,
    "contactEmails": ["press@makenotion.com"],
    "contactPhones": [],
    "discoverySource": "directory",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-07-02T04:00:00.000Z"
}
```

### Automate & schedule

Run this actor on autopilot and pull results into your own stack:

- **[Apify API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2)** — start runs, fetch datasets, and manage schedules over REST.
- **[apify-client for JavaScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/)** and **[apify-client for Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/)** — official SDKs.
- **[Schedules](https://docs.apify.com/platform/schedules)** — run it daily/weekly and pair it with **monitor mode** to capture only newly launched AI tools; perfect for newsletters and lead pipelines.
- **[Webhooks](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/webhooks)** — trigger downstream actions (CRM import, Slack alert, email sequence) the moment a run finishes.

```js
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'MY_APIFY_TOKEN' });

const run = await client.actor('scrapesage/futurepedia-scraper').call({
    categories: ['image-generators'],
    maxResults: 200,
    enrichLeads: true,
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(`Got ${items.length} AI tools & leads`);
```

### Integrate with any app

Connect the dataset to 5,000+ apps — no code required:

- **[Make](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/make)** — multi-step automation scenarios.
- **[Zapier](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/zapier)** — push new AI‑tool leads straight into your CRM.
- **[Slack](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/slack)** — get pinged when a monitored category gets a new tool.
- **[Google Drive / Sheets](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/drive)** — auto-export every run to a spreadsheet.
- **[Airbyte](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/airbyte)** — pipe results into your data warehouse.
- **[GitHub](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/github)** — trigger runs from commits or releases.

### Use with AI assistants (MCP)

The output is clean, LLM-ready JSON. You can call this actor from Claude, ChatGPT, or any agent framework through the **[Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp)** — ask your assistant to "find the newest AI video tools with a rating above 4 and list their websites" and let it run this scraper for you.

### Agent-ready: autonomous payments (x402 & Skyfire)

This actor is **agent-ready** — AI agents can discover it, run it, and **pay for it autonomously**, with no Apify account and no human in the loop. It uses [pay-per-event](https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/publishing/monetize/pay-per-event) pricing and [limited permissions](https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/development/permissions), so it qualifies for Apify's agentic-payment standards:

- **[x402](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/x402)** — an open, HTTP-native payment protocol. Agents pay per run in USDC on the Base network directly through the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp) — no account, no API key.
- **[Skyfire](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/skyfire)** — agent-to-service payments for fully autonomous AI-agent workflows.

Building an AI agent, MCP tool, or autonomous data pipeline? This scraper is ready to plug in and pay as it goes.

### More scrapers from scrapesage

Build a complete **AI / tech lead‑gen and market‑intelligence stack**:

- **[Product Hunt Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapesage/product-hunt-scraper)** — daily launches, makers, and upvotes.
- **[GitHub Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapesage/github-scraper)** — repos, developers, and contact leads.
- **[Hugging Face Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapesage/hugging-face-scraper)** — models, datasets, spaces, and creator leads.
- **[Chrome Web Store Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapesage/chrome-web-store-scraper)** — extensions and developer leads.
- **[Shopify App Store Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapesage/shopify-app-store-scraper)** — apps, reviews, and developer leads.
- **[Website Contact Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapesage/website-contact-scraper)** — emails, phones, and socials from any website.
- **[LinkedIn Company Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapesage/linkedin-company-scraper)** — firmographics and B2B leads.
- **[Google Ads Transparency Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapesage/google-ads-transparency-scraper)** — who's advertising what on Google.

### Tips

- **Newest tools first**: leave the input empty (or use `scrapeAllTools`) — the directory is swept newest‑first, so the first records are the latest launches.
- **Recurring monitoring**: combine [Schedules](https://docs.apify.com/platform/schedules) with `monitorMode` to get only newly added AI tools each day.
- **Emails**: turn on `enrichLeads`. Futurepedia never publishes emails — the actor visits the tool's own website (the same page a human would) to find publicly listed contacts.
- **Cost control**: keep `includeToolDetails` on for rich data, or turn it off for a cheap URL list; `enrichLeads` only runs for tools that actually have a website.

### FAQ

**How many AI tools can it scrape?** The whole live Futurepedia directory (well over a thousand tools) plus anything new that appears — set `maxResults: 0` to get everything, or cap it for a quick sample.

**Where do the emails come from?** Never from Futurepedia (it doesn't publish them). With `enrichLeads` on, the actor visits each tool's own public website and extracts publicly listed contact emails and phones — the same data a human visitor sees.

**Can I get only new tools?** Yes — turn on `monitorMode`. The actor remembers tools from previous runs and outputs only newly added or changed ones. Pair it with a daily [Schedule](https://docs.apify.com/platform/schedules).

**Can I export to Google Sheets, CSV, or Excel?** Yes — one click in the dataset view, or automatically on every run via the [Google Drive integration](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/drive).

**A field is null — why?** Some tools genuinely don't publish a review count, a dollar price (free/contact‑for‑pricing), social links, or an external website. Fields are `null` only when the data doesn't exist on the page, never because the scraper skipped them.

**Is scraping Futurepedia legal?** This actor collects publicly available data only. You are responsible for using the data in compliance with applicable laws (GDPR/CCPA for personal data) and Futurepedia's terms.

### Need help?

Open an issue on the actor's **Issues** tab, or visit the [Apify help center](https://help.apify.com/). Feature requests are welcome — this actor is actively maintained.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchQueries` (type: `array`):

Keywords to match AI tools by, e.g. <code>video</code>, <code>chatbot</code>, <code>voice</code>, <code>seo</code>. Matched against the full Futurepedia tool index. Leave empty to browse by category or scrape the newest tools.

## `categories` (type: `array`):

Futurepedia category slugs to browse (from <code>futurepedia.io/ai-tools/\<category></code>): <code>productivity</code>, <code>image-generators</code>, <code>text-generators</code>, <code>video</code>, <code>audio-generators</code>, <code>chatbots</code>, <code>ai-agents</code>, <code>marketing</code>, <code>design</code>, <code>coding</code>, <code>business</code>, <code>research-assistant</code>, <code>social-media</code>, and more.

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

Direct Futurepedia URLs: tool pages (<code>/tool/\<slug></code>) or category pages (<code>/ai-tools/\<category></code>). Used in addition to search queries and categories.

## `scrapeAllTools` (type: `boolean`):

Sweep every AI tool in the Futurepedia directory (newest first), capped by <b>Max results</b>. Ignores search queries and categories.

## `includeToolDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Fetch each tool's page for the rich record (rating, review count, pricing model + tiers, categories, website, socials, logo). Turn OFF for a fast, cheap list of tool names + URLs only.

## `enrichLeads` (type: `boolean`):

Crawl each tool's own website (home + a contact/about page, max 2 pages) for contact emails, phone numbers, and extra social links. Futurepedia doesn't publish emails — this is the only way to get them. Adds a couple of fetches per tool.

## `minRating` (type: `integer`):

Only keep tools with a Futurepedia rating at or above this value (0–5). 0 = no filter.

## `pricingModels` (type: `array`):

Only keep tools whose pricing model matches one of these (e.g. <code>Free</code>, <code>Freemium</code>, <code>Free Trial</code>, <code>Paid</code>). Leave empty for all.

## `hasWebsiteOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Skip tools whose external website could not be found (useful when using the data for outreach).

## `monitorMode` (type: `boolean`):

Remember tools seen in previous runs (in a key-value store) and only output tools that are newly added or whose rating/pricing/category changed. Perfect for a scheduled daily "new AI tools" feed. Complements the Apify Scheduler — schedule the run, monitor mode dedupes the results.

## `monitorStoreName` (type: `string`):

Named key-value store that holds the 'seen tools' state for monitor mode. Use a unique name per watch list.

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

Maximum number of tools to output across all queries/categories. Set 0 for no limit (scrape everything — can be slow and costly).

## `concurrency` (type: `integer`):

How many tool pages to fetch in parallel (1–8). Higher is faster but heavier on the source.

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

Proxies to use. Residential (US) is strongly recommended — Futurepedia occasionally flaps a Cloudflare interstitial on datacenter IPs.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "video"
  ],
  "scrapeAllTools": false,
  "includeToolDetails": true,
  "enrichLeads": false,
  "minRating": 0,
  "hasWebsiteOnly": false,
  "monitorMode": false,
  "monitorStoreName": "futurepedia-scraper-monitor",
  "maxResults": 100,
  "concurrency": 5,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

All scraped AI tool records (with optional lead-enrichment fields) as JSON items in the default dataset.

# 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 = {
    "searchQueries": [
        "video"
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapesage/futurepedia-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 = {
    "searchQueries": ["video"],
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapesage/futurepedia-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 '{
  "searchQueries": [
    "video"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call scrapesage/futurepedia-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/p4pUocpC0zpDvBT0M/builds/OJiIXPjvak7QZkuaU/openapi.json