# Cat Facts & Breeds Scraper (`lulzasaur/catfacts-scraper`) Actor

Scrape cat facts and breed data from CatFact.ninja. Get random cat facts or browse cat breeds with country of origin, coat type, and pattern details. Paginated results.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/catfacts-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [lulz bot](https://apify.com/lulzasaur) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $10.00 / 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?

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?

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
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- **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`.
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- **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

## Cat Facts & Breeds Scraper

Scrape cat facts and breed information from CatFact.ninja. Get random cat facts or browse detailed breed data including country of origin, coat type, and patterns.

### Modes

#### Cat Facts

Get a collection of interesting cat facts. Each fact includes the text and character length.

#### Cat Breeds

Browse cat breed information with:

- Breed name
- Country of origin
- Origin type (Natural, Crossbreed, Mutation, etc.)
- Coat type (Short, Long, Semi-long, Rex, Hairless)
- Pattern (Solid, Tabby, Colorpoint, Bicolor, etc.)

### Output Fields

#### Facts Mode

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `fact` | The cat fact text |
| `length` | Character length of the fact |
| `scrapedAt` | ISO timestamp |

#### Breeds Mode

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `breed` | Breed name |
| `country` | Country of origin |
| `origin` | Origin type (Natural, Crossbreed, etc.) |
| `coat` | Coat type (Short, Long, etc.) |
| `pattern` | Color pattern |
| `scrapedAt` | ISO timestamp |

### Input Options

- **Mode**: Choose between "facts" or "breeds"
- **Max Results**: Limit number of items (default 50, max 1000)

### Use Cases

- **Pet apps**: Populate cat-themed apps with fun facts
- **Education**: Cat breed reference data for pet education sites
- **Content generation**: Fun facts for social media, newsletters, or chatbots
- **Data analysis**: Analyze cat breed distributions by country, coat type, etc.

### Example Output (Facts)

```json
{
  "fact": "A group of cats is called a clowder.",
  "length": 36,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-04-26T12:00:00.000Z"
}
```

### Example Output (Breeds)

```json
{
  "breed": "Abyssinian",
  "country": "Ethiopia",
  "origin": "Natural",
  "coat": "Short",
  "pattern": "Ticked",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-04-26T12:00:00.000Z"
}
```

***

### Run on Apify

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# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

What to scrape: cat facts or cat breeds.

## `limit` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of items to return.

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

Optional proxy to use.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "facts",
  "limit": 50
}
```

# 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("lulzasaur/catfacts-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("lulzasaur/catfacts-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 lulzasaur/catfacts-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,lulzasaur/catfacts-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/HPPjEQG7rRkRwGpD0/builds/5slZiX15lXhapyi0o/openapi.json