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Figshare Research Data Scraper
Export open research data from Figshare. 6M+ datasets, papers, figures, posters, and code from universities and publishers worldwide. Search by keyword, item type, institution, or category. Pull titles, authors, DOIs, download counts, licenses, file metadata, and citations.
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🚀 Figshare Research Data Scraper
🚀 Export 6M+ research datasets, papers, figures from Figshare. Filter by keyword, type, institution, category.
🕒 Last updated: 2026-04-24 · 📊 11+ fields per record · 🔍 5 filters · 🚫 No auth required
Export open research data from Figshare. 6M+ datasets, papers, figures, posters, and code from universities and publishers worldwide. Search by keyword, item type, institution, or category.
Pull titles, authors, DOIs, download counts.
📋 What the Figshare Research Data Scraper does
- 🎯 Targeted filtering. Use the input schema to narrow results to what you need.
- 📦 Structured output. Clean, typed records with every field documented.
- 🔄 Live data. Every run fetches fresh data at runtime, no cached responses.
- 🔌 Easy integration. Consume via Apify API, webhooks, or direct dataset export.
- 📊 Scale on demand. Run once or run on a schedule, the same way.
💡 Why it matters: teams that rely on this source no longer need to babysit a custom crawler. Set up your filters once, get updated data on demand.
⚙️ Input
Send a JSON body with any of the documented input fields. All fields are optional unless the schema marks them required.
| Field | Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
maxItems | integer | Max Items | Free users: Limited to 10 items (preview). Paid users: Optional, max 1,000,000 |
search | string | Search Query | Free text search across titles and descriptions. |
itemType | integer | Item Type | Filter by Figshare item type. 1=Figure, 2=Media, 3=Dataset, 4=Fileset, 5=Poster, 6=Paper, 7=Presentation, 8=Thesis, 9=Code, 10=Metadata, 11=Preprint, 13=Book, 14=Chapter. |
categoryId | integer | Category ID | Figshare category ID. See https://docs.figshare.com/#private_list_categories. |
institutionId | integer | Institution ID | Restrict results to an institutional repository. |
publishedSince | string | Published Since (YYYY-MM-DD) | Only include items published on or after this date. |
⚠️ Good to Know: free users are limited to 10 items per run for preview purposes. Upgrade to Apify paid plans for higher limits.
📊 Output
The dataset returns one structured record per item. Each record includes identifiers, descriptive fields, and a link back to the source. Consume the dataset as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or RSS via the Apify console or API.
💼 Business use cases
📊 Analysts and researchers
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🛠️ Engineers and operators
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🎯 Growth and sales teams
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🧪 Product and data teams
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🌟 Beyond business use cases
Data like this powers more than commercial workflows. The same structured records support research, education, civic projects, and personal initiatives.
🎓 Research and academia
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🎨 Personal and creative
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🤝 Non-profit and civic
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🧪 Experimentation
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✨ Why choose this Actor
| Capability | |
|---|---|
| 🎯 | Built for the job. Scoped specifically to this data source so you skip the parser engineering entirely. |
| 🔖 | Structured output. Clean, typed fields ready for analysis, dashboards, or downstream pipelines. |
| ⚡ | Fast. Optimized request patterns return results in seconds, not minutes. |
| 🔁 | Always fresh. Every run pulls live data, so the dataset reflects the source as of run time. |
| 🌐 | No infra to manage. Apify handles proxies, retries, scaling, scheduling, and storage. |
| 🛡️ | Reliable. Battle-tested across many runs and edge cases, with graceful error handling. |
| 🚫 | No code required. Configure in the UI, run from CLI, schedule via cron, or call from any language with the Apify SDK. |
📊 Production-grade structured data without the engineering overhead of building and maintaining your own scraper.
📈 How it compares to alternatives
| Approach | Cost | Coverage | Refresh | Filters | Setup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ⭐ Figshare Research Data Scraper (this Actor) | $5 free credit, then pay-per-use | Full source coverage | Live per run | Source-native filters supported | ⚡ 2 min |
| Build your own scraper | Engineering hours | Full once built | Whenever you maintain it | Custom code | 🐢 Days to weeks |
| Paid managed APIs | $$$ monthly | Vendor-defined | Live | Vendor-defined | ⏳ Hours |
| Third-party data dumps | Varies | Subset, often stale | Periodic | None | 🕒 Variable |
Pick this Actor when you want broad coverage, server-side filtering, and no pipeline maintenance.
🚀 How to use
- 📝 Create a free account. Sign up at console.apify.com to get $5 in credits.
- 🔍 Open the actor. Paste your filters into the input schema in the Apify console.
- ▶️ Click Start. Wait a few seconds for the first records to land.
- 📤 Export the data. Download JSON/CSV or pipe to webhooks, Google Sheets, or Zapier.
- 🔄 Schedule it. Apify Schedules let you rerun on a cron cadence for free.
⏱️ Total time to first data: about 60 seconds.
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
🔍 What does the Figshare Research Data do?
Export open research data from Figshare. 6M+ datasets, papers, figures, posters, and code from universities and publishers worldwide. Search by keyword, item type, institution, or category. Pull titles, authors, DOIs, download counts.. Pass your filters via the input schema and run the actor.
🛠️ How do I get started?
Open the actor in Apify, fill in the input fields, and click Start. The dataset appears on your run page within seconds.
💰 How much does it cost?
Free Apify users can run the actor and preview up to 10 records. Paid plans remove the preview cap. See the Apify pricing page for details.
📅 How fresh is the data?
Every run scrapes live from the source at runtime. No cached responses, no pre-loaded dumps. You get the snapshot visible to the source when the actor starts.
🗂️ What filters are supported?
The input schema exposes search, itemType, categoryId, institutionId, publishedSince. Combine them to narrow results. If a filter is empty, the default ordering from the source is used.
🔐 Do I need an API key, account, or authentication?
No. The actor runs against public endpoints using Apify residential proxies. You just need your Apify account to launch the run.
🧾 What fields are returned per record?
Each record includes the primary identifiers, descriptive fields, URLs to the source page, and any structured data the source exposes. Exact fields depend on the source and are documented in the output schema.
⚡ How fast is a run?
Most runs return a first batch of records within a minute. Throughput depends on source rate limits and the number of filters stacked, not on Apify.
📤 Can I export the dataset?
Yes. Apify exposes the dataset as JSON, CSV, XML, Excel, or RSS via the UI or API. You can also stream new records into webhooks, Google Sheets, Airtable, and more.
🧭 Can I schedule recurring runs?
Yes. Apify Schedules let you run this actor on a cron cadence and deliver fresh data to your destination. No extra code is required.
🛡️ Is scraping this source legal for commercial use?
This actor only retrieves publicly available information. You are responsible for complying with the source website terms and any applicable privacy and competition rules in your jurisdiction.
🤝 What if a run fails or returns fewer items than expected?
Open the run log for the exact error. Most failures come from source rate limits or filter combinations with no matches. Retry with a broader filter or contact support via the Tally form below.
🔌 Integrate with any app
Connect the Figshare Research Data Scraper to cloud services via Apify integrations:
- Make - visual automation builder
- Zapier - 5000+ app connectors
- Google Sheets - pipe rows directly
- Airbyte - ingest into data warehouses
- Slack - receive run alerts
- HTTP webhooks - custom downstream
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⚠️ Disclaimer: This actor retrieves data from publicly available sources. You are responsible for complying with the source website's terms of service and applicable laws in your jurisdiction. ParseForge is not affiliated with the data source.
