# Medium Scraper (`romy/medium-scraper`) Actor

Medium Scraper is an advanced scraper that allows you to access and extract content from Medium, even for articles that usually require a subscription. This scraper uses bypass techniques to circumvent the "Subscribe now for uninterrupted access" restriction imposed by Medium.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/romy/medium-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Romy](https://apify.com/romy) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Other, News
- **Stats:** 15 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 2 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$30.00 / 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?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **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`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **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

## Medium Scraper

Medium Scraper is an advanced scraper that allows you to access and extract content from Medium, even for articles that usually require a subscription. This scraper uses bypass techniques to circumvent the "Subscribe now for uninterrupted access" restriction imposed by Medium.

### 🎯 Features

- **Bypass Paywall**: Access articles without a subscription.
- **Complete Data Extraction**: Includes title, author, publication date, and full article content.
- **Structured Output Format**: JSON format for easy further analysis.

### 🚀 How to Use

1. **Run the Scraper**: Use the Apify Console or API to run the scraper.
2. **Get Results**: Once scraping is complete, the data will be available in JSON format.

### ℹ️ How To Get Post Id

1. First, take the URL for example `https://medium.com/@mchklt/how-i-got-rce-on-redbull-from-recon-cve-2025-30406-f0e702d131ce`
2. take the ID after the last dash `f0e702d131ce`

### 📌 Example Output

![EBU1046c.png](https://i.imghippo.com/files/EBU1046c.png)

```json
{
  "actor_input": {
    "post_id": "f0e702d131ce"
  },
  "__typename": "Post",
  "id": "f0e702d131ce",
  "readingTime": 1.4037735849056603,
  "creator": {
    "__typename": "User",
    "id": "e601ac360603",
    "imageId": "1*xki-w5VRkdrYr4S8ZKsGrg.png",
    "username": "mchklt",
    "name": "ABDELKARIM MOUCHQUELITA",
    "bio": "in allah we trust, the rest we test. www.mchklt.com",
    "tippingLink": "https://ko-fi.com/mchklt",
    "viewerEdge": {
      "isUser": false,
      "isFollowing": false,
      "isBlocking": false,
      "isMuting": false
    },
    "socialStats": {
      "followingCount": 67,
      "followerCount": 1070
    },
    "newsletterV3": {
      "__typename": "NewsletterV3",
      "id": "3b917b51d021",
      "viewerEdge": {
        "id": "newsletterId:3b917b51d021-viewerId:lo_82c01b889cb1",
        "isSubscribed": false
      }
    },
    "isFollowing": null,
    "mediumMemberAt": 0,
    "twitterScreenName": "mchklt"
  },
  "collection": null,
  "isLocked": true,
  "firstPublishedAt": 1753990580549,
  "latestPublishedVersion": "ca1f6002bf9c",
  "title": "How I got RCE on redbull from recon (CVE-2025–30406)",
  "visibility": "LOCKED",
  "postResponses": {
    "count": 7
  },
  "clapCount": 606,
  "viewerEdge": {
    "clapCount": 0
  },
  "detectedLanguage": "en",
  "mediumUrl": "https://mchklt.medium.com/how-i-got-rce-on-redbull-from-recon-cve-2025-30406-f0e702d131ce",
  "updatedAt": 1757777866950,
  "allowResponses": true,
  "isProxyPost": false,
  "isSeries": false,
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    "id": "1*jzbO2qU2j5tonqVYwy-wCg.png"
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  "inResponseToMediaResource": null,
  "inResponseToEntityType": null,
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  "previewContent": {
    "subtitle": "CVE-2025–30406 ViewState Exploit"
  },
  "pinnedByCreatorAt": 1757777866950,
  "linkMetadataList": [
    {
      "url": "https://x.com/mchklt",
      "alts": []
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/mchklt/CVE-2025-30406",
      "alts": []
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/mchklt/Nmap-Bomber",
      "alts": []
    },
    {
      "url": "https://mchklt.medium.com/how-i-got-rce-on-redbull-from-recon-cve-2025-30406-f0e702d131ce?sk=a00c1f4234f53568b203b26499e2c185",
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        {
          "type": "ANDROID_APPLINK",
          "url": "medium://p/f0e702d131ce"
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        {
          "type": "IOS_APPLINK",
          "url": "medium://p/f0e702d131ce"
        }
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      "alts": []
    }
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          "__typename": "Paragraph",
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      "__typename": "Tag",
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      "__typename": "Tag",
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```

### 🛠️ Support

If you encounter any issues or have questions, please reach out via the Apify Console or the Apify community forum.

# Actor input Schema

## `post_id` (type: `string`):

Post Id of Medium

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "post_id": "f0e702d131ce"
}
```

# 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 = {
    "post_id": "f0e702d131ce"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("romy/medium-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 = { "post_id": "f0e702d131ce" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("romy/medium-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 '{
  "post_id": "f0e702d131ce"
}' |
apify call romy/medium-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,romy/medium-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/rqlUw7OVkUMpZTx0R/builds/pApkMeajJWU2VO8ZX/openapi.json