Udemy Reviews Scraper

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.

21 runs
3 users
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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

  1. Click "Try This Actor" to open it on Apify
  2. Create a free Apify account if you don't have one
  3. Configure the input parameters as needed
  4. 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 maxItems limit.
  • 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.

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

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Actor Information

Developer
api-empire
Pricing
Paid
Total Runs
21
Active Users
3
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