MLB Search Results Scraper 🎯⚾ ## Features ✨ - Scrapes video search results from MLB.com official website - Supports custom search queries - Handles pagination automatically - Built-in stealth and anti-detection mechanisms - Random delays and user agent rotation - Efficient data collection with request interception ## Use Cases 🎯 - Sports content analysis - Baseball video content aggregation - Player highlights collection - Sports media research - Content curation for baseball fans ## Input Parameters 📝 | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | searchUrls | Array | List of MLB.com search URLs to scrape | | maxItems | Integer | Maximum number of items to collect (optional) | ## Output Format 📊 The actor outputs detailed information about each video result, including: - Title - Description - Video URL - Thumbnail - Publication date - Duration - View count - Related metadata ## Usage Tips 💡 1. Use specific search terms in the URL for targeted results 2. Adjust maxItems based on your data needs 3. Monitor the run console for real-time progress 4. Results are saved in structured JSON format ## Limitations ⚠️ - Respects MLB.com's terms of service - Rate limiting and random delays implemented - Maximum recommended items per run: 1000 ### Input Example A full explanation of an input example in JSON. { "searchUrls": ["https://www.mlb.com/search?q=abbott&filter=video"], "maxItems": 60 } ### Output sample The results will be wrapped into a dataset which you can always find in the Storage tab. Here's an excerpt from the data you'd get if you apply the input parameters above: And here is the same data but in JSON. You can choose in which format to download your data: JSON, JSONL, Excel spreadsheet, HTML table, CSV, or XML. [ { "title": "Buck Farmer against the Pirates", "url": "https://www.mlb.com/video/andrew-abbott-against-the-pirates", "lastUpdatedDate": 1724436651130, "contentDate": 1724365845126, "teamCode": null, "teamFileCode": [], "teamName": [], "playerName": [ "Andrew Abbott" ], "homeTeamCode": "pit", "awayTeamCode": "cin", "gameDateTime": "2024-08-23T22:40:00Z", "gamePk": "745460", "gameTitle": "2024/08/23 cin@pit", "taxonomy": [ "data-visualization" ], "contentType": "video", "entityId": "4200e904-b772-4320-8133-9ebfb31e57e5", "culture": "en-us", "thumbnailUrl": "https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/w_250,h_250,c_thumb,g_auto,q_auto,f_jpg/mlb/bs3daoifxlnpg7kpd1ww", "templateUrl": "https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/{formatInstructions}/mlb/bs3daoifxlnpg7kpd1ww", "playerId": [ 671096 ], "description": "Hits against Farmer in their last three matchups", "blurb": "Buck Farmer against the Pirates", "duration": "00:00:11", "objectID": "b693e544-d0bf-4fb0-8e1d-d44efda99106" }, ... ]