# AppSumo Scraper (`crawlerbros/appsumo-scraper`) Actor

Scrape AppSumo software deals from direct product URLs or AppSumo search queries. Extract pricing, discount data, features, plan terms, review snippets, FAQ-style questions, and deal status.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/appsumo-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Developer tools, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## AppSumo Scraper

Scrape AppSumo software deals from direct deal URLs, AppSumo search queries, curated collections, or top-level categories.

### What it does

This actor extracts structured AppSumo deal data, including:

- Deal title and slug
- Current and original pricing
- Discount percentage
- Deal status and availability
- Product partner and destination URL
- Features and plan terms
- Review summary and top review snippets
- Top public questions
- Category and taxonomy fields

### Modes (any combination)

- **Deal URLs** — direct AppSumo product URLs (`/products/<slug>/`).
- **Search queries** — AppSumo full-text search (`/software/?query=...`).
- **Category** — top-level AppSumo category browse (Software, Courses & Learning, Templates, Creative Resources).
- **Collection** — curated AppSumo lists (New, Ending soon, Free deals).

All modes can be combined in a single run; results are deduped on canonical product URL.

### Sort options

`recommended`, `newest`, `ending-soon`, `rating`, `price-asc`, `price-desc`.

### Inputs

| Input | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| `dealUrls` | array | Direct deal URLs |
| `searchQueries` | array | Free-text search keywords |
| `categorySlug` | enum | Top-level category (optional) |
| `collection` | enum | Curated collection (optional) |
| `sortBy` | enum | Sort order (default: recommended) |
| `searchPages` | integer | Pages per query/category/collection (1–20) |
| `maxItems` | integer | Cap on emitted deals (1–500) |
| `useProxy` | boolean | Optional Apify proxy (default: off) |
| `autoEscalateOnBlock` | boolean | Auto-rotate sessions on block (default: on) |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | Apify proxy configuration (used when `useProxy` is true) |

### Use cases

- Monitor software lifetime deals
- Track pricing and discount changes
- Research AppSumo positioning by category
- Build internal deal intelligence datasets

### Limitations

- AppSumo's JSON `__NEXT_DATA__` payload is the source of truth for product detail, so a deal that is no longer in stock may yield a thinner record.
- Per-deal review counts are sourced from the embedded reviews-summary block; a separate paginated reviews API endpoint is not exposed by AppSumo without authenticated session cookies.

### Notes

- This actor is HTTP-first and does not require cookies.
- Empty values are omitted from output records.

# Actor input Schema

## `dealUrls` (type: `array`):

Direct AppSumo deal URLs, e.g. https://appsumo.com/products/tidycal/.

## `searchQueries` (type: `array`):

Search terms to run against the AppSumo catalog, e.g. `calendar`, `crm`, `seo`.

## `categorySlug` (type: `string`):

(Optional) Top-level AppSumo category to browse. Leave empty to skip category browse.

## `collection` (type: `string`):

(Optional) Curated AppSumo collection to browse.

## `sortBy` (type: `string`):

Sort order applied to AppSumo search/category/collection browse.

## `searchPages` (type: `integer`):

How many AppSumo result pages to scan for each search query, category, or collection.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Hard cap on emitted AppSumo deals.

## `useProxy` (type: `boolean`):

Route requests through Apify proxy. AppSumo serves datacenter IPs reliably so proxy is off by default.

## `autoEscalateOnBlock` (type: `boolean`):

If AppSumo starts returning blocks/timeouts, automatically retry with rotating sessions.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Proxy configuration used when `useProxy` is true.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "dealUrls": [
    "https://appsumo.com/products/tidycal/"
  ],
  "searchQueries": [],
  "categorySlug": "",
  "collection": "",
  "sortBy": "recommended",
  "searchPages": 1,
  "maxItems": 25,
  "useProxy": false,
  "autoEscalateOnBlock": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `deals` (type: `string`):

Dataset containing AppSumo deal records.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "dealUrls": [
        "https://appsumo.com/products/tidycal/"
    ],
    "searchQueries": [],
    "searchPages": 1,
    "maxItems": 25,
    "useProxy": false,
    "autoEscalateOnBlock": true,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ]
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/appsumo-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "dealUrls": ["https://appsumo.com/products/tidycal/"],
    "searchQueries": [],
    "searchPages": 1,
    "maxItems": 25,
    "useProxy": False,
    "autoEscalateOnBlock": True,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("crawlerbros/appsumo-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "dealUrls": [
    "https://appsumo.com/products/tidycal/"
  ],
  "searchQueries": [],
  "searchPages": 1,
  "maxItems": 25,
  "useProxy": false,
  "autoEscalateOnBlock": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}' |
apify call crawlerbros/appsumo-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawlerbros/appsumo-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/zegcdCy71feUqeFym/builds/sg6TLnhudODr8aGU3/openapi.json