Yahoo Search Scraper

Scrapes Yahoo Search for a query and returns ranked web results with titles, links, snippets, domains, rich-result fields, and search context when available.

What this Actor collects

The Actor creates one dataset item per Yahoo web result, preserving ranking and page information for visibility analysis.

• Uses the input limits and filters below to control the crawl.
• Stores source-backed fields defined by the 30-field dataset schema.
• Optional rich-result and presentation fields are populated only when Yahoo exposes them.

Use cases

• Search and competitor research
• Ranking and visibility monitoring
• Dataset and workflow enrichment

Input

Provide input in JSON. Fields marked required must be supplied; source-specific alternatives and constraints are described in the field text.

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
query	string	Yes	—	The search query to look up on Yahoo Search.
maxItems	integer	No	50	Maximum number of search results to scrape.
country	string	No	"lang_en"	Yahoo country code for localized results (e.g. 'us', 'gb', 'in', 'de'). Sets the vl parameter.
language	string	No	"en"	Yahoo search language code. Used in the hl parameter (e.g. 'en', 'de', 'fr').
safeSearch	string	No	"moderate"	Safety filter: strict, moderate, or off.
timeRange	string	No	""	Time filter: d, w, or m; empty means no time filter.
proxyConfiguration	object	No	—	Proxy settings. Residential proxies are recommended for reliable results.

Example input

{
  "query": "machine learning",
  "maxItems": 50,
  "country": "us",
  "language": "en",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  },
  "safeSearch": "moderate"
}

Output

The default dataset contains one item per search result. Rich-result fields such as ratings, prices, dates, sitelinks, and thumbnails appear only when Yahoo supplies them.

Field	Type	Description
position	integer	Position
title	string	Title
link	string	URL
displayedUrl	string	Displayed URL
domain	string	Domain
snippet	string	Snippet
publishedAt	string	Published At
rating	number	Rating
ratingCount	integer	Rating Count
price	string	Price (raw)
priceNumeric	number	Price (numeric)
currency	string	Currency
richResultType	string	Rich Result Type
page	integer	Page
searchQuery	string	Query
country	string	Country

Example dataset item

This compact example is a subset of one item in local Actor storage; every displayed value is unmodified.

{
  "position": 1,
  "title": "Machine Learning Tutorial - GeeksforGeeks",
  "link": "https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/machine-learning/machine-learning/",
  "domain": "geeksforgeeks.org",
  "snippet": "Jun 5, 2026 · Machine learning is a branch of Artificial Intelligence that focuses on developing models and algorithms that let computers learn from data without being explicitly programmed for every task. In simple words, ML teaches systems to think and understand like humans by learning from the data.",
  "page": 1,
  "searchQuery": "machine learning",
  "type": "organic",
  "favicon": "https://s.yimg.com/pv/static/search_favicon/images/32x32_7eae5aac8b7f7402.png",
  "language": "en",
  "searchUrl": "https://search.yahoo.com/search?p=machine+learning&b=1&vl=us&hl=en",
  "searchMetadata": {
    "engine": "yahoo",
    "market": "en",
    "language": "en",
    "page": 1,
    "resultType": "organic",
    "query": "machine learning",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-07-23T12:32:57.836Z"
  }
}

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