**Quora**[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quora#cite_note-5) ([/ˈkwoʊrə/](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English "Help:IPA/English")) is a social [question-and-answer website](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q%26A_software "Q\&A software") and online [knowledge market](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_market "Knowledge market") headquartered in [Mountain View](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_View,_California "Mountain View, California"), [California](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California "California"). It was founded on June 25, 2009,[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quora#cite_note-6) and made available to the public on June 21, 2010.[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quora#cite_note-Kincaid2010-7) Users can collaborate by editing questions and commenting on answers that have been submitted by other users.[\[8\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quora#cite_note-8) As of 2020, the website was visited by 300 million users a month.[\[9\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quora#cite_note-9)
### ❓ About This Actor
Discover insights and trends on Quora like never before with the Quora Explorer. This powerful tool automates the process of extracting data from Quora, enabling you to gather valuable information, analyze trends, and gain deep insights from the platform's vast repository of questions, answers, and discussions. Whether you're a marketer seeking to understand audience sentiment or a researcher exploring user-generated content, this actor streamlines your data extraction process, saving you time and effort while providing comprehensive Quora data at your fingertips.
> ⚠️ **Disclaimer :**
> Starting from not so long ago, to search on Quora requires your `Login session` (cookies). Otherwise this actor will not return any results. *(see "IMPORTANT NOTES")*
### ❓ IMPORTANT NOTES
#### Quora `Search`
Starting from not so long ago, searching on Quora requires your `Login session` (**m-b** and **m-lat** cookies). To obtain your session cookie values please follow this steps :
#### *Google Chrome*
1. Login to **Quora.com**
2. Open Chrome Developer Tools *(Ctrl + Shift + I)*
3. Open **Application** Tab
4. On left panel, go to: `Storage > Cookies > https://www.quora.com`
5. Find cookie named **m-b** and **m-lat**
6. Copy & Paste Here :
**☢️ Advanced Options**
#### Example Cookies
```yaml
{
"query": ["how to scrape quora"],
"limit": 10,
"dev_custom_cookies": [
{ "key": "m-b", "value": "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX" },
{ "key": "m-lat", "value": "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX" }
]
}
```
### ❓ Tutorial
#### 📁 Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|-|-|-|
| `query` | ***string array*** | List of Query, Search Terms or URL |
| `limit` | ***integer*** | Number of results (per-query) |
| `portal` | ***string*** | Portal/Language |
| `filters` | ***object*** | Search filters |
#### 📁 Basic Usage
**Searching answers**
```yaml
{ "query": ["Where are the aliens ?"], "filters.kind": "answer", "limit": 10 }
```
**Using URL**
```yaml
{ "query": ["https://www.quora.com/search?q=Where%20are%20the%20aliens&type=answer"], "limit": 10 }
```
#### 📁 QUORA Query Language (QQL)
```html
[ *`Requires Login Cookies`* | | **question:<*QUESTION\_ID*>**| `question:123456790` | **Question Data** | `/info` | `question:123456790/info` | Question info | | `/answers` | `question:123456790/answers` | Question answers | | `/comments` | `question:123456790/comments` | Question comments | | `/followers` | `question:123456790/followers` | Question followers | | **answer:<*ANSWER\_ID*>** | `answer:123456790` | **Answer Data** | `/info` | `answer:123456790/info` | Answer info | | `/comments` | `answer:123456790/comments` | Answer comments | | `/upvotes` | `answer:123456790/upvotes` | Answer upvoted users | | **@<*USER\_NAME\_OR\_ID*>** | `@elonmusk` or `@1234567890` | ***User Data*** | | `/info` | `@elonmusk/info` | User info | | `/profile` | `@elonmusk/profile` | User profile recent posts | | `/top_profile` | `@elonmusk/top_profile` | User profile top posts | | `/answers` | `@elonmusk/answers` | User recent answer | | `/top_answers` | `@elonmusk/top_answers` | User top answers | | `/questions` | `@elonmusk/questions` | User questions | | `/posts` | `@elonmusk/posts` | User recent posts | | `/top_posts` | `@elonmusk/top_posts` | User top posts | | `/followers` | `@elonmusk/followers` | User followers | | `/following` | `@elonmusk/following` | User following users | | `/spaces` | `@elonmusk/spaces` | User following spaces | | `/topics` | `@elonmusk/topics` | User following topics | | `/following_questions` | `@elonmusk/following_questions` | User following questions | | `/expertise` | `@elonmusk/expertise` | User knows about | |**space:<*SPACE\_NAME\_OR\_ID*>** | `space:apify` | ***Space Data*** `(aka. Tribe)`
example: `https://apify.quora.com` | | `/info` | `space:apify/info` | Space info | | `/posts` | `space:apify/posts` | Space recent posts (default) | | `/top_posts` | `space:apify/top_posts` | Space top posts | | `/questions` | `space:apify/questions` | Space questions | | `/unanswered` | `space:apify/unanswered` | Space unanswered questions | | `/followers` | `space:apify/followers` | Space followers | | `/admins` | `space:apify/admins` | Space admins | | `/moderators` | `space:apify/moderators` | Space moderators | | `/contributors` | `space:apify/contributors` | Space contributors | | **topic:<*TOPIC\_NAME\_OR\_ID*>**| `topic:Technology` | ***Topic Data*** `(aka. Hashtag)` | | **#<*TOPIC\_NAME\_OR\_ID*>** | `#Technology` | | | `/posts` | `#Technology/posts` | | `/answers` | `#Technology/answers` | | `/questions` | `#Technology/questions` | |**https:<*URL*>**| `https://www.quora.com` | ***Start URL*** | | `
# Actor input Schema
## `query` (type: `array`):
💡 Query, Search Terms or URL
## `example` (type: `string`):
💡 QUERY Examples
## `limit` (type: `integer`):
💡 Number of results (per-query)
## `portal` (type: `string`):
💡 Portal / Language
## `content` (type: `string`):
💡 Content output format
## `filters.kind` (type: `string`):
No description
## `filters.user` (type: `string`):
Author ID or Name
## `filters.time` (type: `string`):
No description
## `dev_proxy_config` (type: `object`):
💡 Supported protocol:HTTP(S), SOCKS5
{http|socks5}://{user:pass}@{hostname|ip-address}:portExample:
socks5://example.com:9000
## `dev_custom_headers` (type: `array`):
💡 Additional HTTP Headers
## `dev_custom_cookies` (type: `array`):
💡 Additional HTTP Cookies
## `dev_transform_fields` (type: `array`):
💡 Transform the resulting output. Select only needed fields.For nested object use DOT. For example:
address.streetAddress
For nested array use NUMBER (index of array element starting from index=0). For example:
images.0.url## `dev_dataset_name` (type: `string`): 💡 Save results into custom named Dataset, use mask to customize dataset name
{ACTOR} = actor name
{DATE} = date (YYYYMMDD)
{TIME} = time (HHMMSS)This masks can be used to autogenerate Dataset Name.
example:
data-{DATE}Depending on today date the dataset name will be:
data-20230603default:
data-{ACTOR}-{DATE}-{TIME}
## `dev_dataset_clear` (type: `boolean`):
Clear Dataset before insert/update.
## `dev_no_strip` (type: `boolean`):
💡 Keep/Save empty values (NULL, FALSE, empty ARRAY, empty OBJECT, empty STRING)
## Actor input object example
```json
{
"query": [
"how to travel back in time"
],
"limit": 5,
"dev_custom_cookies": [
{
"key": "m-b",
"value": ""
},
{
"key": "m-lat",
"value": ""
}
]
}
```
# 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 '