# Gaming & Esports Viral Trend Intelligence (`complex_intricate_networks/gaming-trend-intelligence-scraper`) Actor

Scrape real-time viral trends for Fortnite, GTA VI, COD & more. Get sentiment-analyzed data from YouTube & Reddit to fuel your gaming content strategy.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/complex\_intricate\_networks/gaming-trend-intelligence-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [CIN](https://apify.com/complex_intricate_networks) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, AI, Open source
- **Stats:** 3 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $5.00 / 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.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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?

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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

## 🎮 Gaming & Esports Viral Trend Intelligence Scraper

Maximize your gaming content reach with the **Gaming Trend Intelligence Scraper**. This lightweight, high-performance Apify actor aggregates real-time viral data across multiple platforms to identify exactly what the gaming community is talking about *right now*.

### 🚀 Why Use This Scraper?

In the fast-paced gaming industry, being late to a trend means losing millions of views. This tool is designed for **YouTubers, Esports Organizations, and Gaming News Outlets** who need a unified feed of "The Meta," industry drama, and community sentiment.

#### Key Features:

- **Multi-Platform Aggregation:** Pulls the hottest discussions and videos from **YouTube** and **Reddit** simultaneously.
- **Built-in Sentiment Analysis:** Automatically categorizes trends into **Positive/Hype, Negative/Critical, or Official News**.
- **Duplicate-Free Results:** Smart filtering ensures 100+ unique links per run—no more scrolling through the same video twice.
- **Lightweight & Fast:** Built using optimized JSON-parsing (no heavy browsers), keeping your Apify compute costs at a minimum.
- **Clean Data Output:** Returns structured, SEO-friendly titles with HTML entities (like `\u0026`) automatically repaired.

### 🎯 Target Audience

- **Content Creators:** Find the next "insane glitch" or "new season leak" before it goes mainstream.
- **B2B Lead Gen:** Identify trending topics to build newsletter magnets or sponsorship reports.
- **Market Researchers:** Track community sentiment regarding game patches, layoffs, or new releases (e.g., GTA VI).

### 🛠️ How to Use

1. **Select Game:** Choose from a dropdown of top titles (Fortnite, COD, GTA VI, etc.).
2. **Set Limit:** Choose how many unique trends you want to extract (Default: 100).
3. **Run & Export:** Get your data in JSON, CSV, or Excel format.

### 📊 Output Data Structure

The actor provides a clean dataset including:

- **Platform:** (YouTube / Reddit)
- **Title:** Cleaned and decoded video/post title.
- **Sentiment:** AI-powered categorization (Hype, Critical, News).
- **Link:** Direct URL to the content.
- **Type:** (Video / Discussion).

### 💡 Pro Tip

Connect this actor to **Make.com** or **Zapier** to send daily "Viral Alerts" directly to your Discord or Slack channel!

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**Build with high viral potential in mind. Start tracking the meta today.**

# Actor input Schema

## `gameTitle` (type: `string`):

Select which trending game you want to analyze.

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

The total number of unique results to collect (min 100).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "gameTitle": "Fortnite",
  "maxItems": 100
}
```

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("complex_intricate_networks/gaming-trend-intelligence-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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("complex_intricate_networks/gaming-trend-intelligence-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 '{}' |
apify call complex_intricate_networks/gaming-trend-intelligence-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,complex_intricate_networks/gaming-trend-intelligence-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/elzhoaMd1ydyGs0Hh/builds/dDeqgAQUfAFUm8ob9/openapi.json