Content Similarity Finder

Content Similarity Finder

by fiery_dream

Find duplicate and similar content with advanced fuzzy matching algorithms. Perfect for data cleaning and deduplication.

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About Content Similarity Finder

Find duplicate and similar content with advanced fuzzy matching algorithms. Perfect for data cleaning and deduplication.

What does this actor do?

Content Similarity Finder 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

Content Similarity & Duplicate Finder > Find duplicate and similar content with advanced fuzzy matching algorithms. Perfect for data cleaning and deduplication. ## 🎯 What It Does Content Similarity Finder detects duplicate and near-duplicate content using multiple similarity algorithms: cosine similarity, Levenshtein distance, fuzzy matching, and Jaccard similarity. ## ✨ Key Features - Multiple Algorithms: Cosine, Levenshtein, Fuzzy, Jaccard - Configurable Threshold: Set minimum similarity (0-100%) - Smart Normalization: Case-insensitive, whitespace handling - Duplicate Grouping: Cluster similar items together - Fast Processing: Optimized for large datasets ## 🚀 Quick Start json { "content": [ {"id": "1", "text": "The quick brown fox jumps"}, {"id": "2", "text": "A quick brown fox jumps"}, {"id": "3", "text": "Completely different text"} ], "similarityThreshold": 0.8, "algorithms": { "cosine": true, "levenshtein": true, "fuzzy": true, "jaccard": true } } ## 📥 Input - content: Array of items with id and text fields - similarityThreshold: 0-1 (0.8 = 80% similar minimum) - algorithms: Enable/disable cosine, levenshtein, fuzzy, jaccard - caseSensitive: Treat case as significant (default: false) - ignoreWhitespace: Normalize whitespace (default: true) - minLength: Skip texts shorter than this - groupByDuplicate: Cluster similar items (default: true) ## 📤 Output ### Similarity Matches json { "item1": "1", "item2": "2", "text1": "The quick brown fox", "text2": "A quick brown fox", "similarity": 0.89, "algorithm": "cosine" } ### Duplicate Groups (if groupByDuplicate: true) json { "totalGroups": 1, "groups": [ { "groupId": "group_1", "members": ["1", "2"], "size": 2 } ] } ## 🛠 Use Cases - Data Deduplication: Remove duplicate entries from databases - Plagiarism Detection: Find copied content - Content Moderation: Detect spam or repeated messages - SEO Analysis: Find duplicate website content - Data Cleaning: Merge similar records ## 📊 Algorithms - Cosine Similarity: Best for semantic similarity (TF-IDF based) - Levenshtein Distance: Best for typos, minor edits - Fuzzy Matching: Best for approximate string matching - Jaccard Similarity: Best for word overlap comparison ## 📄 License MIT License --- Clean data, better insights 🔍

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
fiery_dream
Pricing
Paid
Total Runs
14
Active Users
2
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