Substack Scraper
by uncleken
Substack Scraper is a tool designed to extract and archive public content from Substack publications without requiring authentication or API keys.
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About Substack Scraper
Substack Scraper is a tool designed to extract and archive public content from Substack publications without requiring authentication or API keys.
What does this actor do?
Substack 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
Substack scraper This actor scrape the latest post data under url /archive. ## Output document The extracted document will be stored in a dataset named after the scraping channel. json { "channel": "doclachjames", "url": "https://doclachjames.substack.com/p/research-review-heavy-strength-vs", "author": { "name": "Dr Lachlan James", "url": "https://substack.com/@doclachjames", "description": "Dr Lachlan James, Associate Professor of Sport Science at La Trobe University, has 60+ peer-reviewed papers. He leads ForceLab, providing strength science solutions via consultancy, staff development, and mentorship for high-performance sport.", "image": { "contentUrl": "https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_Um0!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F30a91181-3ada-468d-b67d-55164e7527c3_933x933.jpeg", "thumbnailUrl": "https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_Um0!,w_128,h_128,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F30a91181-3ada-468d-b67d-55164e7527c3_933x933.jpeg" } }, "is_accessible_for_free": false, "published_date": "2025-03-26T18:52:51.000Z", "post": { "audience": "only_paid", "audience_before_archived": null, "canonical_url": "https://doclachjames.substack.com/p/research-review-heavy-strength-vs", "default_comment_sort": null, "editor_v2": false, "exempt_from_archive_paywall": false, "free_unlock_required": false, "id": 159934866, 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href=\"https://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/fulltext/2024/09000/pairwise_comparison_of_heavy_dynamic_strength_and.19.aspx?casa_token=39u_MSPphcEAAAAA:P95q8Y3FLehsNm2cJLicz4l-2dkZDbGMZZM47vZOUc5kiw-mtyNU3Zs8-rZTXM-G15RGHGMKfYZAp4HTfocMBiOLcMTIPO_QqQ\">Stutter, L. R., Huynh, M., Driller, M. W., Davids, C. J., & James, L. P. (2024). Pairwise Comparison of Heavy Dynamic Strength and Fast Dynamic Strength Interventions on Sprint Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Anal…</a></p>", "truncated_body_text": "In this video I review a recent systematic review and meta-analysis published by one of my PhD students, Mr Luke Stutter.", "wordcount": 66, "postTags": [], "postCountryBlocks": [], "headlineTest": null, "reaction": null, "reaction_count": 1, "comment_count": 0, "child_comment_count": 0, "is_geoblocked": false, "hidden": true, "hasCashtag": false, "text_content": "In this video I review a recent systematic review and meta-analysis published by one of my PhD students, Mr Luke Stutter. Citation: Stutter, L. R., Huynh, M., Driller, M. W., Davids, C. J., & James, L. P. (2024). Pairwise Comparison of Heavy Dynamic Strength and Fast Dynamic Strength Interventions on Sprint Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Anal…" }, "images": [ { "url": "https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/159934866/356fdd80-120b-42c6-942f-fa65579f03cf/transcoded-00001.png" } ] }
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- Developer
- uncleken
- Pricing
- Paid
- Total Runs
- 41
- Active Users
- 3
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