# Argentina Open Data Scraper (`parseforge/argentina-datos-gob-ar-scraper`) Actor

Scrapes Argentina's open data portal datos.gob.ar. Returns dataset catalog metadata or full rows from any datastore resource as flat records.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/parseforge/argentina-datos-gob-ar-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [ParseForge](https://apify.com/parseforge) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Other, Education
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $13.00 / 1,000 result items

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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.
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Actors are written with capital "A".

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

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# README

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### Argentina Open Data Scraper

**Scrape Argentina's open data portal, datos.gob.ar, for catalog metadata or full dataset rows.** Get every dataset's title, description, publisher, and resource links, or pull complete records from any datastore resource. No API key required. Export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.

Argentina's official open data portal, datos.gob.ar, hosts thousands of public datasets from government agencies, but browsing and downloading them manually is slow and hard to automate. This scraper reads the public CKAN API directly, so you can list the entire catalog with metadata or pull rows from any specific dataset resource. It returns clean, flat records ready for analysis.

| Who uses it | What they scrape Argentina Open Data for |
|---|---|
| Data journalists | Finding and downloading government datasets for investigative stories |
| Researchers and academics | Building a local archive of Argentine public data for studies |
| Civic tech developers | Monitoring new dataset releases to power transparency apps |
| Business analysts | Pulling economic or demographic data into their models |

### What it does

This Actor collects dataset metadata from the Argentina open data catalog or full rows from a specific datastore resource, and returns each record as a flat row.

- 📋 **Catalog mode:** list all datasets with title, description, publisher, tags, and resource links, optionally filtered by a search term.
- 📊 **Dataset mode:** pull every row from a specific datastore resource by dataset ID and optional resource ID.
- 🔎 **Search filter:** narrow the catalog by keyword across titles, descriptions, and tags.
- ⚙️ **Flexible limits:** set maxItems from 1 to 1,000,000 to control run size.

Results export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML, or straight from the API.

### What you can do with Argentina Open Data data

**📰 Monitor new government data releases.**

A journalist runs catalog mode daily with a search query for 'salud' and gets a list of newly published health datasets to pitch stories.

**📈 Build a local archive of economic indicators.**

An economist pulls rows from the 'indec-precios' dataset to track inflation data over time without manual downloads.

**🗺️ Power a civic transparency app.**

A developer uses dataset mode to fetch budget execution records and feeds them into a public dashboard.

**🔎 Discover datasets by topic.**

A researcher searches the catalog for 'educación' to find all education-related datasets and their publishers.

### Why choose this scraper

|  | What you get |
|---|---|
| **No API key** | Uses the public CKAN API, no registration or token needed |
| **Complete metadata** | Title, description, publisher, tags, license, and resource URLs |
| **Full dataset rows** | Extract all records from any datastore resource |
| **Flat output** | Every record is a simple row, ready for CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML |

### How it compares

No other Store actor targets Argentina Open Data the same way, so the honest comparison is with the alternatives teams actually weigh.

| | Argentina Open Data Scraper | Build it in-house | By hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Setup | Run it now, zero config | Days of engineering | None, but hours per pull |
| When Argentina Open Data changes | Maintained for you | You fix it | You re-learn the page |
| Proxies, retries, anti-bot | Built in | Your problem | Browser only |
| Output | Fixed JSON schema, CSV/Excel export | Whatever you build | Copy-paste |
| Cost | Pay per result | Engineering time | Analyst hours |

### Configure the run

Drive the Actor with a mode, an optional dataset ID and resource ID for row extraction, and an optional search query to filter the catalog. The Input tab lists every parameter.

A first run with the defaults:

```json
{
  "maxItems": 10,
  "mode": "catalog"
}
```

A larger pull:

```json
{
  "maxItems": 200,
  "mode": "catalog"
}
```

### Pricing

Pay-per-result: **$0.01733 per result** collected. You pay only for the results written to your dataset.

| Results collected | Approximate cost |
|---|---|
| 100 results | $1.73 |
| 1,000 results | $17.33 |
| 10,000 results | $173.30 |

New Apify accounts start with $5 in free credit.

### Free users

Free-plan runs return up to 10 results as a preview. [Upgrade your Apify plan](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=vmoqkp) to collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.

### Run it

1. [Create a free Apify account with $5 in credit](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=vmoqkp).
2. Open the [Argentina Open Data Scraper](https://apify.com/parseforge/argentina-datos-gob-ar-scraper?fpr=vmoqkp).
3. Set your inputs and any filters, then click **Start**.
4. Export the results as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML from the **Dataset** tab.

Run it programmatically through the [Apify API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2) (`run-sync-get-dataset-items`) or the [ApifyClient](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js) for JavaScript and Python.

### Use with AI agents (MCP)

Give an AI agent live access to Argentina Open Data through the Model Context Protocol. Add the Actor to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client:

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=parseforge/argentina-datos-gob-ar-scraper"
```

Then prompt it in plain language to run the scraper and read back the results.

### Troubleshooting

**Why am I getting no results?**

Check your searchQuery in catalog mode. If you are in dataset mode, verify that the datasetId is correct and that the dataset has a datastore resource.

**The run fails with an error about dataset ID.**

Make sure you are using the dataset slug or ID from the catalog, not the full URL. Run catalog mode to confirm the ID.

**I only get a few records even though maxItems is high.**

The dataset may have fewer rows than maxItems, or the resource may not be a datastore. Check the resource format in the catalog.

**The output is missing some fields.**

Different datasets have different schemas. The Actor returns all fields present in the resource, but some may be empty for certain records.

### FAQ

| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Do I need an API key to scrape datos.gob.ar? | No. The Actor uses the public CKAN API, which does not require authentication for read operations. |
| What is the difference between catalog mode and dataset mode? | Catalog mode lists dataset metadata such as title, description, and publisher. Dataset mode pulls the actual rows from a specific datastore resource. |
| How do I find the dataset ID for dataset mode? | Run catalog mode first and look at the 'id' field of the dataset you want. You can also use the slug from the dataset URL, for example 'smn-pronostico'. |
| What if a dataset has multiple resources? | By default the Actor uses the first resource. You can specify a resourceId to select a different one. |
| Can I filter the catalog by keyword? | Yes, use the searchQuery input to filter by title, description, or tags. |
| How many records can I get in one run? | You can set maxItems from 1 to 1,000,000. The Actor stops after reaching that number. |
| What output formats are supported? | The Actor returns data in the Apify dataset, which you can export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML. |
| Is this scraper legal? | Yes, datos.gob.ar is a public open data portal, and the data is published under open licenses. Always check the license of each dataset for specific terms. |
| Can I schedule this Actor to run automatically? | Yes, you can set up a schedule in Apify to run it daily, weekly, or at any interval. |
| Does it handle pagination? | Yes, the Actor automatically follows pagination to collect up to maxItems records. |

### Related actors

Browse the full [ParseForge collection](https://apify.com/parseforge?fpr=vmoqkp) for more scrapers.

🆘 **Need help?** Email parseforge@protonmail.com with your run ID, your input, and what you expected.

⚠️ **Disclaimer.** This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Gobierno de la República Argentina. It collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for using the collected data in compliance with the source's terms of service and applicable data-protection laws, including GDPR, CCPA, and PIPL. Do not use it to collect personal data unlawfully.

# Actor input Schema

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

How many datasets to collect per run.

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

'catalog' lists all available datasets with metadata; 'dataset' pulls rows from a specific datastore resource.

## `datasetId` (type: `string`):

Dataset identifier (slug) from the catalog. Example: smn-pronostico.

## `resourceId` (type: `string`):

Resource identifier (UUID) inside the dataset. If omitted, the first resource is used.

## `searchQuery` (type: `string`):

Filter the catalog by keyword (title, description, tags).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "maxItems": 10,
  "mode": "catalog"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (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 = {
    "maxItems": 10,
    "mode": "catalog"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("parseforge/argentina-datos-gob-ar-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 = {
    "maxItems": 10,
    "mode": "catalog",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("parseforge/argentina-datos-gob-ar-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 '{
  "maxItems": 10,
  "mode": "catalog"
}' |
apify call parseforge/argentina-datos-gob-ar-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,parseforge/argentina-datos-gob-ar-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/GcK93wY10QhGNTMmn/builds/x7emwQI9k6TjLNh4Q/openapi.json