# Web Search Scraper (`yesintelligent/web-search-scraper`) Actor

Advanced web search scraper and data extraction API that delivers real-time search results with comprehensive content snippets. Perfect for research, competitive analysis, content discovery, and automated information gathering. Extract structured data from web searches with high accuracy and speed.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/yesintelligent/web-search-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [yesintelligent](https://apify.com/yesintelligent) (community)
- **Categories:** AI, Developer tools, Automation
- **Stats:** 14 total users, 1 monthly users, 84.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.01 / 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

## Web Search & Data Extraction API

### Description

This advanced web search scraper and data extraction API delivers real-time search results with comprehensive content snippets. Perfect for research, competitive analysis, content discovery, and automated information gathering. Extract structured data from web searches with high accuracy and speed.

### Key Features

- Real-time web search results
- Comprehensive content extraction
- Structured data output
- Proxy support for reliable scraping
- Pay-per-event pricing model

### Use Cases

- **Research & Analysis**: Academic research, market research, and competitive intelligence
- **Content Discovery**: Find relevant content for blogs, newsletters, and content marketing
- **Business Intelligence**: Monitor industry trends, competitor activities, and market changes
- **Knowledge Base Building**: Automatically collect and organize information on specific topics
- **News Monitoring**: Track mentions of brands, products, or topics across the web

### Input Parameters

- `query` (string, required): The search query to look up on the web
- `proxyConfig` (object, optional): Proxy configuration to avoid IP blocking

### Output Format

The actor returns search results with the following fields:

- `query`: The original search query
- `title`: Title of the search result
- `url`: URL of the search result
- `content`: Content/snippet of the search result

### Getting Started

1. Enter your search query in the "Search Query" field
2. Configure proxy settings if needed
3. Click "Run" to start the search

### Pricing

This Actor uses pay-per-event pricing:

| Event | Price | Description |
|-------|-------|-------------|
| Actor Start | $0.00005 | Charged once per run |
| Search Executed | $0.002 | Per search query processed |

**Example Costs:**

- 100 searches: ~$0.20
- 1,000 searches: ~$2.00
- 10,000 searches: ~$20.00

### Tips for Best Results

- Use specific, well-defined search queries for better results
- Enable proxy configuration for high-volume searches
- Monitor your usage to optimize costs

# Actor input Schema

## `query` (type: `string`):

The search query to look up on the web

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "query": "Latest advancements in AI technology"
}
```

# 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 = {
    "query": "Latest advancements in AI technology"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("yesintelligent/web-search-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 = { "query": "Latest advancements in AI technology" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("yesintelligent/web-search-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 '{
  "query": "Latest advancements in AI technology"
}' |
apify call yesintelligent/web-search-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,yesintelligent/web-search-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/h9gfzs5KOnxdjQiBO/builds/RANU2k9bIbFqQQrOd/openapi.json