# Google Patents Scraper (`codingfrontend/google-patents-scraper`) Actor

Scrapes patent data from Google Patents including title, patent number, inventor, assignee, filing/publication dates, abstract, link and citations.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/codingfrontend/google-patents-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Coding Frontned](https://apify.com/codingfrontend) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, Automation, Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $4.99 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#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

## Google Patents Scraper

Collect bounded, source-visible patent metadata from public Google Patents search result cards. Every dataset row has an identity derived from an exact Google patent link or Google-hosted patent PDF link and a title visible on the same result card. The Actor does not invent titles, citations, identities, or missing metadata.

### Input

| Field | Required | Default | Limit | Purpose |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `query` | Yes | — | 1–200 characters | Google Patents search query |
| `maxItems` | No | `20` | 1–100 | Maximum stored patent rows |
| `maxPages` | No | `2` | 1–5 | Maximum public result pages inspected |
| `country` | No | — | Two letters | Optional publication-country filter |
| `dateFrom` / `dateTo` | No | — | Valid `YYYYMMDD` dates | Optional priority-date bounds |
| `requestDelayMs` | No | `800` | 0–3000 | Fixed delay before reading a result page |
| `proxyConfiguration` | No | Direct | Explicit only | Optional Apify Proxy configuration |

```json
{
  "query": "solid state battery",
  "maxItems": 20,
  "maxPages": 2,
  "country": "US",
  "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false }
}
```

### Output

The default dataset contains countable patent rows only. Required provenance includes `patentNumber`, `title`, canonical `link`, `sourceSearchUrl`, `extractionMethod`, connection metadata, and `scrapedAt`. Inventors, assignees, dates, abstract, and a Google-hosted PDF link are included only when present on the public result card; absent values are omitted rather than replaced with placeholders.

Run status and bounded diagnostics are written to the `OUTPUT` key. A run that cannot retrieve any complete public patent result fails and stores no diagnostic row in the dataset. Public access can vary by network or Google access policy; proxy use is optional and must be explicitly requested.

### Responsible operation

The Actor uses ordinary browser behavior, one concurrent request, no retries, no persistent sessions, and no browser-property masking. Keep collection rates modest and comply with applicable site terms and law.

# Actor input Schema

## `query` (type: `string`):

A non-empty Google Patents query, up to 200 characters.

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

Maximum countable patent rows stored.

## `maxPages` (type: `integer`):

Maximum public search result pages inspected.

## `country` (type: `string`):

Optional two-letter publication country code, such as US, EP, or WO.

## `dateFrom` (type: `string`):

Optional inclusive priority-date lower bound in YYYYMMDD form.

## `dateTo` (type: `string`):

Optional inclusive priority-date upper bound in YYYYMMDD form.

## `requestDelayMs` (type: `integer`):

Fixed bounded delay before reading each public result page.

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

Optional explicit Apify Proxy configuration. Direct access is the default; no group or country is selected automatically.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "query": "artificial intelligence",
  "maxItems": 20,
  "maxPages": 2,
  "requestDelayMs": 800,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

No description

## `output` (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 = {
    "query": "artificial intelligence",
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": false
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("codingfrontend/google-patents-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 = {
    "query": "artificial intelligence",
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": False },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("codingfrontend/google-patents-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "query": "artificial intelligence",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}' |
apify call codingfrontend/google-patents-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,codingfrontend/google-patents-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/npqC6Np3jM4nGoivE/builds/jJOkXIeDjlcQDcacV/openapi.json