Substack Posts API call Substack Posts Scraper from your code
Looking for a Substack Posts API? EasyAPI’s Substack Posts Scraper runs on Apify: call it like an API, land structured datasets, and pay per result.
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curl -X POST \
"https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/easyapi~substack-posts-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"keywords":["ai"],"maxItems":50}' from apify_client import ApifyClient
client = ApifyClient("<APIFY_TOKEN>")
run = client.actor("easyapi/substack-posts-scraper").call(run_input={
"keywords": [
"ai",
],
"maxItems": 50,
})
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
print(item) import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });
const run = await client.actor('easyapi/substack-posts-scraper').call({
"keywords": [
"ai"
],
"maxItems": 50
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items); Who calls this API
- Developers who want Actor API / webhook access instead of maintaining scrapers
- Data teams that need JSON/CSV exports on a schedule
- Product and research folks validating a source before building in-house
Why use Substack Posts Scraper as your API
- Focused on newsletter post titles, authors and publish dates
- Apify Actor API, schedules and dataset exports out of the box
- Pay-per-result pricing with a live rate on the Actor page
- One integration pattern (Apify API) works for every EasyAPI tool
- From $4.99 / 1k on this landing (as of Oct 2026)
What to look for in an API-style option
Prefer an official API when the source offers one that fits. Otherwise look for a maintained scraper with a clear schema, exports and pricing.
- An official or well-documented API when the source offers one
- If not: a maintained Apify Actor with clear input/output schema
- Export formats (JSON/CSV) and webhook/API hooks for automation
- Transparent usage pricing and run logs
Substack Posts Scraper at a glance
Keyword → newsletter post rows
Scrape Substack posts by keyword into title, author, publication, reactions and podcast fields for content intelligence.
Publication-aware research
Keep post dumps tied to publication context so editorial and GTM teams can map who writes what in a niche.
Cluster with the Substack toolkit
Pair with Publications, Notes, People and Leaderboard Actors when you need a full newsletter map, not one-off posts.
Input fields
keywordsarrayrequiredList of keywords to search for on Substack
maxItemsintegerMaximum number of posts to scrape (default: 50)
proxyConfigurationobjectOptionally, use Apify Proxy or custom HTTP proxy to avoid IP address-based blocking.
{
"keywords": [
"ai"
],
"maxItems": 50
} {
"title": "Example headline",
"link": "https://example.com/article",
"source": "Reuters",
"date": "2 hours ago"
} Straight answers
Is this an official Substack Posts API?
No — it is EasyAPI’s Apify Actor that scrapes public pages into structured data. If the platform offers an official API, prefer that for production compliance needs.
How do I call it like an API?
Run the Actor via the Apify API or console, then fetch the dataset. You can schedule runs and push results with webhooks.
Where is the tool landing?
See Substack Posts Scraper on easyapi.tools and the live Actor on Apify for schema and pricing.
What does Substack Posts Scraper return?
Post-level rows: titles, authors, publication details, reaction signals and related fields when available. Confirm schema on the Actor page.
Posts vs Publications vs Notes — which Actor?
Posts scrapes articles matching your query. Publications maps newsletters. Notes covers short Substack Notes. People/Leaderboard help discover writers and rankings. Start with Posts for content corpora.
Related tools
Also see: Substack Posts Scraper alternatives
- News $2.99 / 1k
Substack Publications Scraper
Scrape detailed publication information from Substack based on keywords.
- News $2.99 / 1k
Substack Notes Scraper
Extract notes and comments from Substack's search results with images, user info, and engagement metrics.
- News $2.99 / 1k
Substack People Scraper
A powerful scraping tool that extracts comprehensive Substack author and publication data using keywords.
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