MarketWatch Scraper

Scrape public MarketWatch quote and news pages into structured dataset records for market research, monitoring, and downstream analysis.

Extracted fields

Record	Fields
Quote	symbol, companyName, price, change, changePercent, currency, url
Article	headline, description, publishedAt, author, imageUrl, url

Input

Use symbols for quote pages such as AAPL, startUrls for public MarketWatch pages, or searchQueries for MarketWatch search pages. mode can be quote, news, or auto. The Actor accepts only MarketWatch URLs and never bypasses authentication, paywalls, CAPTCHA, or access controls.

Set useApifyProxy when direct access is challenged. Alternatively, provide dataImpulseProxyUrl as a secret input in the form http://USERNAME:PASSWORD@gw.dataimpulse.com:823. The Actor never logs the proxy URL. Results are capped with maxResults and maxPages.

Output and failure behavior

Each valid result is written as one default-dataset item. Run diagnostics are saved in the SUMMARY key-value record. A challenge is reported as blocked with zero fabricated results; a page without an extractable record is reported as empty or as a warning. MarketWatch may restrict automated access, so successful container completion does not guarantee a result.

Pay per event

• Actor start: $0.0001 per GB-minute event, with the default 2 GB run using about $0.0002 for startup.
• MarketWatch record: $0.001 per dataset item.

For example, a run returning 10 records has an event subtotal of $0.0101, excluding any optional platform/proxy usage charged by Apify.

Compliance

Use this Actor only for public pages and in accordance with MarketWatch terms, robots directives, applicable law, and your data-use rights. Do not submit credentials, cookies, or personal data.

Use cases

• Monitor public articles and build research or alerting datasets.
• Build public prospect lists and qualify organizations or professionals before responsible outreach.
• Run a one-off research job and export the structured result as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or RSS from Apify.
• Schedule the same input to monitor changes over time and send completed datasets to a webhook or integration.
• Feed schema-shaped records into a database, spreadsheet, BI tool, or AI workflow with the source URL retained for verification.

Input example

{
  "symbols": [
    "AAPL"
  ],
  "startUrls": [],
  "mode": "auto",
  "searchQueries": [],
  "maxResults": 50,
  "maxPages": 20,
  "useApifyProxy": false,
  "proxyGroups": [
    "RESIDENTIAL"
  ]
}

Run MarketWatch Scraper with the Apify API

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });
const run = await client.actor('muhammadafzal/marketwatch-scraper').call({
  "symbols": [
    "AAPL"
  ],
  "startUrls": [],
  "mode": "auto",
  "searchQueries": [],
  "maxResults": 50,
  "maxPages": 20,
  "useApifyProxy": false,
  "proxyGroups": [
    "RESIDENTIAL"
  ]
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

You can also run the Actor from Apify Console, schedules, webhooks, the REST API, Make, Zapier, n8n, or the hosted Apify MCP server.

Pricing and cost control

This Actor uses pay-per-event pricing. Charges follow the live event definitions shown below.

Event	Price (USD)	When it is charged
apify-default-dataset-item	$0.001	One structured MarketWatch quote or news article record written to the default dataset.
apify-actor-start	$0.0001	Charged when the Actor starts running. Number of events charged depends on Actor memory (one event per GB, minimum one event).

For example, 100 apify-default-dataset-item events cost $0.1, plus any enabled Actor-start event. Empty or failed work should be checked in the run log and dataset before reuse.

Support

When reporting a problem, include the Actor run ID, a redacted input, the expected result, and a small public example URL when applicable. Do not post API tokens, cookies, credentials, or personal data in an issue.

Frequently asked questions

Can I schedule MarketWatch Scraper?

Yes. Use an Apify schedule to run the same saved input at a chosen interval, then connect a webhook or integration to process the dataset when the run finishes.

How should I test a new input?

Begin with the prefilled example or a small limit. Confirm that the output fields, source coverage, runtime, and live charges match your workflow before increasing the scope.

How do I export the results?

Open the run's default dataset in Apify Console and export JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or RSS. Applications can retrieve the same records through the Apify API client or REST dataset endpoint.

Can an AI agent call this Actor?

Yes. Add muhammadafzal/marketwatch-scraper through the hosted Apify MCP server or call it through the API. The Actor's input and dataset schemas help agents construct valid requests and interpret returned records.