Platzi Courses Listing By Keyword

An Apify actor that scrapes live course data from Platzi.com based on search keywords. It's built in Python and turns the platform into a structured data source for analysis and integration.

Overview

This actor performs targeted searches on Platzi's course catalog. You provide keywords (like "react" or "python"), and it returns detailed, structured information for each matching course. It's useful for automating research that would otherwise require manual browsing.

Key Features

• Keyword Search: Finds courses by topic or technology.
• Comprehensive Data: Extracts titles, descriptions, instructors, ratings, duration, difficulty, tags, and more.
• Optimized Performance: Built with httpx and Apify SDK for reliable, asynchronous scraping.
• Free Tier Support: Works within Apify's free account limits (1 keyword, 10 results max). Premium accounts have no restrictions.

How to Use

1. Go to the actor page on Apify and click "Try actor".
2. Provide your input parameters as JSON (see below).
3. Run the actor. Results will be available as structured JSON in the Dataset tab.

Input

The actor requires a single input parameter:

{
  "keywords": ["react", "javascript", "python"]
}

• keywords (array of strings, required): The search terms to find relevant courses.

Note: Free Apify accounts are limited to 1 keyword and 10 results maximum.

Output

The actor outputs an array of course objects. Each object contains detailed metadata. Here's an example of a single course entry:

{
  "id": 12345,
  "title": "Curso de React.js",
  "description": "Aprende React.js desde cero hasta nivel avanzado...",
  "object_level": "beginner",
  "teacher": "Juan Pérez",
  "url": "https://platzi.com/cursos/react/",
  "true_review_score": 4.8,
  "true_review_count": 1250,
  "duration_minutes": 1800,
  "tags": ["react", "javascript", "frontend"],
  "extraction_datetime": "2024-01-20T12:00:00Z",
  "input": {
    "keywords": ["react"],
    "search_keyword": "react"
  }
}

Common Use Cases:
* Market research on trending tech skills.
* Competitive analysis of course offerings.
* Identifying content gaps for your own platform.
* SEO and keyword research for educational content.

Limitations & Legal:
* This scraper only works with Platzi.com.
* Use it responsibly and in compliance with Platzi's Terms of Service.
* Built-in delays help avoid blocks, but excessive requests may trigger rate limiting.