Udemy Reviews Scraper
by api-empire
Scrape Udemy course reviews for sentiment analysis and market research. Get reviewer names, ratings, dates, and comments delivered in structured data formats.
Opens on Apify.com
About Udemy Reviews Scraper
Need to understand what real students think about Udemy courses? I built this scraper because I got tired of manually checking reviews for market research. It pulls all the crucial data from any Udemy course page: the reviewer's name, their star rating, the date they posted, their full comment text, and the core course information. You get clean, structured data ready for analysis in JSON, CSV, or any other format you prefer. I use it primarily for two things. First, for sentiment analysis—you can quickly gauge overall student satisfaction and spot recurring praises or complaints. Second, for tracking how a course's perceived quality changes over time, which is gold for competitive research. It runs reliably on Apify's platform, so you can set it to check your key courses on a schedule and automate the entire insight-gathering process. It's straightforward to configure, handles large numbers of reviews efficiently, and just gives you the data without any fuss. Perfect for developers, marketers, or instructors who need data-driven answers about course performance.
What does this actor do?
Udemy Reviews Scraper is a web scraping and automation tool available on the Apify platform. It's designed to help you extract data and automate tasks efficiently in the cloud.
Key Features
- Cloud-based execution - no local setup required
- Scalable infrastructure for large-scale operations
- API access for integration with your applications
- Built-in proxy rotation and anti-blocking measures
- Scheduled runs and webhooks for automation
How to Use
- Click "Try This Actor" to open it on Apify
- Create a free Apify account if you don't have one
- Configure the input parameters as needed
- Run the actor and download your results
Documentation
Udemy Reviews Scraper
An Apify actor that automatically scrapes and structures course reviews from Udemy. It collects ratings, timestamps, user details, and instructor replies, outputting clean JSON or CSV for analysis.
Overview
This tool automates the collection of student feedback from Udemy course pages. It's built for developers, researchers, and educators who need structured review data at scale—useful for comparing courses, tracking engagement, or analyzing trends. Data is normalized and ready for import into databases, BI tools, or custom scripts.
Key Features
- Review Extraction: Pulls full review text, ratings, timestamps, and usernames.
- Instructor Replies: Captures instructor responses when available.
- Scalable Pagination: Handles unlimited review pages with a configurable
maxItemslimit. - Reliable Operation: Built-in proxy rotation, random delays, and rate-limit handling to reduce detection risk.
- Resumable Runs: Supports checkpointing to pause and continue scraping without data loss.
- Multi-URL Processing: Can queue and process multiple course URLs in a single run.
- Structured Output: Data is normalized into consistent fields (ISO dates, UTF-8 text, etc.) with PII handling considerations.
How to Use
Run the actor on Apify, via the API, or using the Apify CLI. Provide one or more Udemy course URLs as input.
Basic Input Example (JSON):
{
"startUrls": ["https://www.udemy.com/course/python-for-beginners/"],
"maxItems": 1000
}
Configure optional parameters like maxItems to limit results, or enable proxy rotation for larger jobs.
Input/Output
Input: Requires startUrls (array of Udemy course URLs). Key optional parameters:
* maxItems: Total reviews to scrape per course.
* proxyConfiguration: Use Apify Proxy for rotation.
Output: Returns an array of review objects. Each item includes fields such as:
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
review_id |
Integer | Unique review identifier. |
content |
String | The review text. |
rating |
Float | Rating from 1 to 5. |
username |
String | Reviewer's username/handle. |
created_at |
DateTime | Review creation time (ISO 8601, UTC). |
instructor_response |
String | Instructor's reply, if present. |
course_url |
String | Source course URL. |
helpful_votes |
Integer | Count of "helpful" upvotes. |
Data is available in JSON or CSV format via the Apify dataset.
Categories
Common Use Cases
Market Research
Gather competitive intelligence and market data
Lead Generation
Extract contact information for sales outreach
Price Monitoring
Track competitor pricing and product changes
Content Aggregation
Collect and organize content from multiple sources
Ready to Get Started?
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- Developer
- api-empire
- Pricing
- Paid
- Total Runs
- 21
- Active Users
- 3
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