# WebLink Scraper (`ruturaj04/weblinkscraper`) Actor

This Actor Scraps or extract all links present in single domain its crawls all pages and gets list of third partly along current URL endpoints to analyze what's hidden links are present in domains.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/ruturaj04/weblinkscraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Ruturaj Sharbidre](https://apify.com/ruturaj04) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, Automation, Other
- **Stats:** 4 total users, 0 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?

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

## Deep Link Crawler Pro

A powerful Python-based web crawler designed for Apify. It uses Playwright to render JavaScript and extract links from HTML, scripts, CSS, and other sources.

### Features

- **Deep Crawling**: Follows links recursively up to a specified depth.
- **JavaScript Rendering**: Uses Playwright to execute JS and find dynamic links.
- **Advanced Filtering**: Include/Exclude by file extension, regex patterns, or domain.
- **Multiple Sources**: Extracts from `<a>` tags, `src` attributes, plain text regex, and more.
- **Structured Output**: Saves data in JSON, CSV, and TXT formats, organized by domain.

### Installation

1. **Clone the repository:**
   ```bash
   git clone <repository_url>
   cd WebLinkScraper
   ```

2. **Install dependencies:**
   ```bash
   pip install -r requirements.txt
   playwright install
   ```

### Usage

#### Local Testing

You can run the crawler locally using the provided test script:

```bash
python tests/test_local_crawl.py
```

Or run the main module (requires mocking Apify input or setting environment variables):

```bash
python -m src.main
```

#### Apify Deployment

1. **Push to Apify:**
   Use the Apify CLI:
   ```bash
   apify push
   ```

2. **Configuration (Input):**
   The Actor accepts the following input:

   ```json
   {
       "startUrls": ["https://example.com/"],
       "maxDepth": 3,
       "maxPagesPerDomain": 1000,
       "includeExtensions": ".pdf,.doc",
       "excludeExtensions": ".png,.jpg,.css",
       "outputFormat": ["CSV", "JSON"]
   }
   ```

### Input Parameters

- `startUrls`: List of URLs to start crawling.
- `maxDepth`: Maximum recursion depth (default: 3).
- `maxPagesPerDomain`: Limit pages per domain to avoid getting stuck.
- `includeExtensions`: Comma-separated list of extensions to include (whitelist).
- `excludeExtensions`: Comma-separated list of extensions to exclude (blacklist).
- `csvFile`: Upload a CSV file containing URLs to crawl.

### Output

Results are saved in the `results/` directory (locally) or the default Key-Value Store (Apify).

Structure:

```
results/
├── example.com/
│   ├── links.txt
│   ├── links.csv
│   └── links.json
└── ...
```

### License

Author : Ruturaj Sharbidre

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Enter URLs to crawl (one per line) or upload CSV

## `csvFile` (type: `string`):

Upload CSV with URLs column

## `maxDepth` (type: `integer`):

The maximum depth of the crawl. 1 means start URLs only.

## `maxPagesPerDomain` (type: `integer`):

Limit the number of pages crawled per domain.

## `includeExtensions` (type: `string`):

Comma-separated (e.g., .pdf,.doc,.zip). Leave empty for all.

## `excludeExtensions` (type: `string`):

Comma-separated (e.g., .png,.jpg,.css,.js)

## `excludeExternalLinks` (type: `boolean`):

If enabled, the crawler will not follow links to other domains.

## `validateLinks` (type: `boolean`):

If enabled, perform a HEAD request to validate if links are broken.

## `outputFormat` (type: `array`):

Select the formats for the output files.

## `removeDuplicates` (type: `boolean`):

If enabled, duplicate URLs will be removed from the output.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "maxDepth": 3,
  "maxPagesPerDomain": 1000,
  "excludeExternalLinks": false,
  "validateLinks": false,
  "outputFormat": [
    "CSV",
    "TXT"
  ],
  "removeDuplicates": true
}
```

# 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("ruturaj04/weblinkscraper").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("ruturaj04/weblinkscraper").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 ruturaj04/weblinkscraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,ruturaj04/weblinkscraper"
        }
    }
}

```

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/52PivH5yiibcpNcXB/builds/afNgDzZyQJCgHbIWd/openapi.json