QueryTracker Literary Agent Directory Scraper

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Extract literary agent profiles from QueryTracker — the #1 querying-author platform with no Apify competitors. Scrapes agent name, agency, genres, query status (open/closed), query method, social links, agency website, and profile last-updated date from every public /agent/<id> profile page.

QueryTracker's public profile pages expose agent data without a login. Premium-tier fields (per-user query history, full response statistics) are member-gated and are not scraped.

Features

• Enumerates agents by sequential numeric ID across the full QueryTracker namespace (IDs 4901–21852+, ~2,000 active profiles)
• Skips non-existent agent IDs gracefully — no errors, no wasted PPE charges
• Extracts all publicly-visible fields: name, agency, website, genres (fiction and nonfiction sub-genres), query status, query method, Twitter/social links, and last-updated date
• Detects open vs. closed query status from the profile page without any member login
• Configurable start/end ID range so you can scrape a slice or the full directory
• Polite crawl rate (5 concurrent requests) — no proxy required, no Cloudflare, no CAPTCHA

Who Uses Literary Agent Data?

• Query-CRM builders — import the full agent directory into your tool so authors can track which agents they have queried
• Author-services platforms — match manuscripts to agents by genre and query status
• Literary data resellers and enrichment pipelines — combine with Poets & Writers data for a complete agent intelligence layer
• Academic and market researchers — analyze genre coverage, query method distribution, and open-vs-closed rates across the agent market
• Book startup founders — build genre-specific agent shortlists for recommendation features

How It Works

1. The actor generates candidate URLs for each numeric agent ID in your configured range (default 4901–5000 for fast runs; full range 4901–21852 for bulk scrapes).
2. Each page is fetched with a Cheerio HTML crawler — no JavaScript rendering needed, all profile data is server-rendered.
3. Pages that return "Agent Not Found" are silently skipped; only real agent profiles produce output records.
4. Data is extracted from structured sections: General (website, socials), Query Methods, Genres, and Profile History (last update).

Input

Quick start: 10 agents from the default range

{
"startId":4901,
"endId":4950,
"maxItems":10,
"sp_intended_usage":"Building an agent directory",
"sp_improvement_suggestions":""
}

Full directory crawl

{
"startId":4901,
"endId":21852,
"maxItems":0,
"sp_intended_usage":"Full directory export",
"sp_improvement_suggestions":""
}

Single agent by ID

{
"startId":4901,
"endId":4901,
"maxItems":1,
"sp_intended_usage":"Spot check",
"sp_improvement_suggestions":""
}

Input Parameters

Output

Each record represents one public agent profile on QueryTracker:

{
"agent_id":"4901",
"agent_name":"Ms. Alice Speilburg",
"agency":"Speilburg Literary Agency",
"agency_website":"http://speilburgliterary.com",
"genres":"Action/Adventure, Crime/Police, Fantasy, Historical, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thrillers/Suspense",
"is_accepting_queries":false,
"query_method":"QueryManager",
"response_stats_summary":"",
"bio":"",
"profile_url":"https://querytracker.net/agent/4901",
"social_links":"https://twitter.com/alicespeilburg",
"last_updated":"05/16/2026 - Closed to queries."
}

Output Fields

Note on member-gated fields: QueryTracker shows response statistics (average response days, reply rate) and agent bios only to logged-in members. The response_stats_summary and bio fields are intentionally empty — only public data is scraped per QueryTracker's access model.

ID Range Guide

QueryTracker uses a sparse numeric namespace. Not all IDs in a range correspond to active agents — the actor skips "Agent Not Found" pages automatically. Typical yield:

For a full directory export, set endId: 21852 and maxItems: 0.

Legal Note

QueryTracker's public /agent/<id> profile pages are freely accessible without authentication. This actor scrapes only the information visible to any anonymous visitor. Premium-tier fields are not scraped. Always review QueryTracker's terms of service before using scraped data commercially.