Rakuten Japan Email Scraper

Overview

This actor scrapes email addresses from Rakuten Japan listings based on user-defined keywords. It's designed for lead generation, market research, and data aggregation, outputting structured contact data.

Key Features

• Keyword & Location Filtering: Search with specific keywords and optionally filter results by location (e.g., "Tokyo").
• Platform-Specific: Scrapes exclusively from Rakuten Japan.
• Custom Domain Filtering: Limit results to emails from specified domains (default is @gmail.com).
• Proxy Support: Configure proxies via proxyConfiguration to avoid rate-limiting during large-scale scraping runs.

Input Parameters

Configure the actor using the following JSON input structure:

{
  "keywords": ["example", "keyword"],
  "location": "Tokyo",
  "platform": "Rakuten Japan",
  "customDomains": ["@gmail.com"],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}

• keywords: (Required) An array of search terms (e.g., ["john", "marketing"]).
• location: (Optional) A string to geographically filter results.
• platform: Automatically set to "Rakuten Japan".
• customDomains: An array of email domains to target (e.g., ["@gmail.com", "@company.co.jp"]).
• proxyConfiguration: (Optional) Enables proxy use, recommended for high-volume scraping.

Output Structure

The actor returns an array of objects in JSON, CSV, or Excel format. Each object contains:

{
  "keyword": "john",
  "title": "John's Electronics Store",
  "description": "Contact us at johnstore@gmail.com",
  "url": "https://www.rakuten.co.jp/store/johns-electronics",
  "email": "johnstore@gmail.com"
}

• keyword: The search term that yielded this result.
• title: The name of the store or listing.
• description: The text snippet containing the extracted email.
• url: Source URL on Rakuten Japan.
• email: The extracted email address.

How to Use

1. Set Input: Provide your keywords array and any optional parameters like location or customDomains.
2. Run the Actor: Start the run. For large jobs, enable proxyConfiguration.
3. Get Results: Once finished, download the dataset from the actor's run output. Use the structured data for outreach, CRM integration, or analysis.