The Sun Scraper
by hanatsai
Extract and monitor news data from The Sun. Filter by author, topic, or date, and download structured results for analysis, research, or automation.
Opens on Apify.com
About The Sun Scraper
Need to pull reliable, structured news data from The Sun's website without the headache? I built The Sun Scraper for exactly that. It acts as an unofficial API, letting you extract full articles, headlines, and metadata on the fly. You can track how stories are performing, see what's trending, and even use the data to help verify facts and spot inconsistencies—super useful for media monitoring or research. I always filter the results by author, topic, or date range to get precisely what I need, avoiding the clutter. Running a scrape gives you clean, ready-to-use data that you can preview right in the platform or download as JSON, CSV, or other standard formats for your databases or apps. It saves me hours of manual work and handles the site's structure so I don't have to. If you're analyzing media trends, building a news aggregator, or just need a steady stream of UK news content, this scraper is a solid, straightforward solution.
What does this actor do?
The Sun 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
The Sun Scraper
Overview
The Sun Scraper extracts structured article data from the-sun.com. It automatically identifies article pages and scrapes detailed information from them. You can run it to scrape the entire site or target specific sections. The scraped data is provided in multiple formats via the Apify platform.
Key Features
- Smart Extraction: Uses an algorithm to detect article pages and extract rich metadata (like headline, author, date, content).
- Full-site or Targeted Scraping: Can crawl the entire website or be limited to specific categories using custom start URLs.
- Multiple Export Formats: Download results as JSON, CSV, XML, HTML, or Excel for use in applications, spreadsheets, or reports.
- Cost-Effective: Runs cheaply, with significant data extraction possible even on Apify's free plan.
- Customizable: Based on the Smart Article Extractor, which can be adapted for other news websites.
How to Use
- Click Try for free on the actor's page.
- Configure Input: Use the default start URLs to scrape the entire site, or replace them to target specific sections (e.g., a sports category).
- Set Limits: Optionally, define the maximum number of articles to scrape.
- ​Start Run: Click Start to launch the scraper.
- Get Data: Once finished, preview and export your dataset from the Dataset tab in the Apify Console.
Input/Output
Input Configuration:
* Start URLs: The list of pages to start scraping from (defaults to the main site).
* Max Items: A cap on the total number of articles to extract.
Output Data:
The actor outputs structured data for each article. A typical result includes fields such as:
* url - The article URL
* title - The headline
* author - Article author(s)
* datePublished - Publication date
* content - Full article text/HTML
* image - Main image URL
The dataset can be downloaded directly as JSON, CSV, XML, HTML, or Excel.
Notes on Legality & Use
Web scraping is generally legal, but be mindful of regulations like GDPR that protect personal data. Only scrape personal information if you have a legitimate purpose.
Most website content is copyrighted. If you plan to republish scraped article content, review The Sun's terms of use. For a detailed discussion, read Apify's blog post: is web scraping legal?
Use Cases & Pricing
Scraping news data can be used for analyzing social media trends, monitoring article popularity, tracking ad performance, or fact-checking. See how it's applied in marketing and media or research and education.
The actor is inexpensive to run. All Apify plans include monthly usage credits that apply to this scraper. For large volumes, check the paid plans.
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?
Try The Sun Scraper now on Apify. Free tier available with no credit card required.
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- Developer
- hanatsai
- Pricing
- Paid
- Total Runs
- 1,266
- Active Users
- 7
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