# JokeAPI Scraper (`lulzasaur/jokeapi-scraper`) Actor

Scrape jokes from JokeAPI across 7 categories including Programming, Pun, and Dark. Filter by type, language, and safety flags. Bulk joke collection for apps and bots.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/jokeapi-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?

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

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# README

## JokeAPI Scraper

Scrape jokes from JokeAPI (v2.jokeapi.dev) across 7 categories including Programming, Pun, and Dark humor. Filter by type, language, and safety flags. Bulk joke collection for apps and bots.

### Features

- **7 categories**: Any, Miscellaneous, Programming, Dark, Pun, Spooky, Christmas
- **2 joke types**: Single (one-liners) and Two-part (setup + delivery)
- **6 languages**: English, German, Czech, Spanish, French, Portuguese
- **Safe mode**: Filter out NSFW, religious, political, racist, sexist, and explicit content
- **Deduplication**: Tracks joke IDs to avoid duplicates across batches
- **Content flags**: Each joke includes detailed safety/content flags

### Output Fields

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `id` | Unique joke ID from JokeAPI |
| `category` | Joke category (Misc, Programming, Dark, Pun, Spooky, Christmas) |
| `type` | `single` or `twopart` |
| `joke` | Full joke text (for single-type jokes) |
| `setup` | Setup line (for two-part jokes) |
| `delivery` | Punchline (for two-part jokes) |
| `lang` | Language code (en, de, cs, es, fr, pt) |
| `safe` | Whether the joke is safe for all audiences |
| `flags` | Object with nsfw, religious, political, racist, sexist, explicit booleans |
| `scrapedAt` | ISO timestamp |

### Input Options

- **Category**: Any, Misc, Programming, Dark, Pun, Spooky, or Christmas
- **Joke Type**: Any, Single (one-liner), or Two-part (setup + delivery)
- **Language**: English, German, Czech, Spanish, French, Portuguese
- **Safe Mode**: Toggle to filter inappropriate content
- **Limit**: 1 to 500 jokes (default 50)

### Use Cases

- **Chatbots**: Add humor to Discord, Slack, or Telegram bots
- **Apps**: Build joke-of-the-day features
- **Content creation**: Generate joke content for social media
- **Developer tools**: Programming jokes for loading screens and error pages
- **Entertainment**: Build joke databases for party games

### Example Output

```json
{
  "id": 168,
  "category": "Programming",
  "type": "twopart",
  "joke": null,
  "setup": "Why do programmers prefer dark mode?",
  "delivery": "Because light attracts bugs.",
  "lang": "en",
  "safe": true,
  "flags": {
    "nsfw": false,
    "religious": false,
    "political": false,
    "racist": false,
    "sexist": false,
    "explicit": false
  },
  "scrapedAt": "2026-04-26T12:00:00.000Z"
}
```

### Notes

JokeAPI returns up to 10 jokes per request. The scraper automatically paginates to reach your desired limit. Jokes are deduplicated by ID so you get unique results even across large batches.

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### Run on Apify

This scraper runs on the [Apify platform](https://apify.com/?fpr=lulzasaur) — a full-stack web scraping and automation cloud. Sign up for a free account to get started with 30-day trial of all features.

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# Actor input Schema

## `category` (type: `string`):

Joke category to fetch.

## `jokeType` (type: `string`):

Type of jokes to fetch.

## `language` (type: `string`):

Language for jokes.

## `safeMode` (type: `boolean`):

Enable safe mode to filter out NSFW, religious, political, racist, sexist, and explicit jokes.

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

Maximum number of jokes to fetch (1-500).

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

Optional proxy to use.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "category": "Any",
  "jokeType": "any",
  "language": "en",
  "safeMode": false,
  "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/jokeapi-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/jokeapi-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/jokeapi-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,lulzasaur/jokeapi-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/gsC8iYeEz7DhEOzU4/builds/SOqrbzazaX5Khh2pd/openapi.json