douban
by kuaima
A simple scraper to fetch the current top 10 book list from Douban Books, perfect for trend monitoring and data projects.
Opens on Apify.com
About douban
Need to pull the latest bestseller data from Douban Books? This actor is a straightforward, no-fuss scraper that grabs the current top 10 book list from the popular Chinese review site. I've used it to quickly populate databases for side projects and content research without having to write a single line of code. It's perfect for anyone who wants to monitor literary trends, gather data for analysis, or just keep a live feed of what's popular on Douban. The setup is minimal—just run it, and it fetches the titles, authors, ratings, and links directly from the Douban Books homepage. Think of it as your quick-access tool for a snapshot of China's reading habits. For more advanced scraping, like getting full book details or historical lists, you'll want to check out the 'douban-book-pro' actor. But for a simple, reliable way to get that top 10 list, this one does the job cleanly and efficiently.
What does this actor do?
douban 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
Douban Actor
This Apify actor scrapes public data from Douban, a Chinese media platform. It currently supports extracting book information from 豆瓣读书 (book.douban.com).
Key Features
- Scrapes Douban Book Data: Extracts details like titles, ratings, author information, and publication data from book listing pages.
- Handles Pagination: Automatically crawls through multiple pages of search results or lists.
- Structured Output: Returns clean, structured data in JSON format for easy integration and analysis.
How to Use
- Configure Input: In the actor's input configuration, specify the starting Douban URL(s). This is typically a search results page or a category listing (e.g.,
https://book.douban.com/tag/小说). - Run the Actor: Start the run. The actor will navigate from the start URL, scrape the visible book data, and follow pagination links to collect data from subsequent pages.
- Get Output: Once finished, you can download the dataset in JSON, CSV, or other formats from the Apify console. The data will contain the scraped fields for each book.
Input / Output
Input (Configuration):
The primary input is the start URL. You can provide one or more URLs in the actor's input field under a configuration like startUrls.
Example input value:
https://book.douban.com/tag/编程
Output (Dataset):
The actor outputs a dataset where each item represents a scraped book. Typical fields include:
title: The book's title.rating: The average user score.author: Author(s) of the book.publisher: Publishing house.publish_date: Publication date.price: Book price.url: Link to the book's detail page on Douban.cover_image: URL of the book cover image.
The data is stored in the Apify dataset associated with the actor run and can be accessed via the Apify API or downloaded directly from the console.
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?
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- Developer
- kuaima
- Pricing
- Paid
- Total Runs
- 951
- Active Users
- 18
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