ICODrops Scraper

Overview

This actor scrapes structured ICO (Initial Coin Offering) project data from ICODrops.com. It extracts details on upcoming, active, and ended cryptocurrency projects for market research, investment analysis, or integration into other systems. Data can be downloaded as JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML.

Key Features

• Comprehensive Data Extraction: Pulls detailed project information including name, ticker, funds raised, valuation, investors, and launch dates.
• Category Support: Scrapes specific ICO types: UPCOMING, ACTIVE, or ENDED.
• Ecosystem Details: Captures partnership information, including partner names and logos.
• Performance & Reliability: Includes configurable rate limiting, random delays, and proxy support to avoid blocks.
• Structured Output: Provides clean, consistent data in a defined JSON schema.

How to Use

1. Run the actor on Apify.
2. Configure the input parameters (see below).
3. Start the actor. It will navigate ICODrops.com and collect the data.
4. Download the resulting dataset from the actor's storage in your preferred format.

Input Parameters

Configure the scrape using these main options in the actor's input:

{
  "maxItems": 100,
  "type": "UPCOMING"
}

• startUrls (Optional): Array of URLs to start scraping from.
• maxItems: Maximum number of ICO projects to scrape. Default is 100.
• type: Type of ICOs to scrape. Must be "UPCOMING", "ACTIVE", or "ENDED".
• useRandomDelays: When true, adds random delays between requests to improve reliability.
• proxyConfiguration: Apify Proxy configuration object to help avoid IP blocking.

Output Data

The actor outputs an array of items, where each item is a structured object representing one ICO project.

Example Output Item:

{
  "name": "Project Name",
  "ticker": "TKR",
  "round": "Seed/Private/Public",
  "total_raised": "$1,000,000",
  "pre_valuation": "$10,000,000",
  "investors": "Notable Investors",
  "ecosystem": [
    { "name": "Partner Name", "logo": "https://example.com/logo.png" }
  ],
  "categories": "DeFi, NFT, Gaming",
  "date": "June 2024",
  "logo": "https://example.com/project-logo.png",
  "url": "https://icodrops.com/project-name",
  "roi": "2.5x"
}

Core fields (always included): name, ticker, total_raised, pre_valuation, investors, ecosystem, categories, date, logo, url.
Additional fields (context-dependent): roi (for ended ICOs), detailed round information.

Integrations & Automation

You can connect this actor's output to other services using Apify's integrations or webhooks. Supported platforms include:
* Make (Integromat), Zapier
* Google Drive, Google Sheets
* Slack, Discord
* Airbyte, GitHub

Set up a webhook to trigger automated workflows when a scrape finishes.