Best Goodreads scrapers (October 2026)

Books, ratings, reviews and authors. The 6 Goodreads scrapers on the Apify Store with the most users in the last 30 days, out of 23 that match, compared by price, success rate and reviews. Refreshed daily from Apify's public API.

ActorUsers (30d)Success (30d)PriceRatingLast run
2597%$1.50 / 1,000 results –yesterday Run
2391%$2.99 / 1,000 results + $0.090 per run 4.8 (4)yesterday Run
Goodreads Review Scraper 📚by shahidirfanLowest price
11100%$1.00 / 1,000 results 5.0 (2)yesterday Run
10100%$1.90 / 1,000 results 5.0 (7)yesterday Run
Goodreads Scraperby maximedupre
9100%$1.80 / 1,000 results –yesterday Run
891%$2.99 / 1,000 results + $0.090 per run –yesterday Run

How to read this table

Run Goodreads scrapers from your code

Every actor above has the same API. Replace the actor name and your token:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/thescrapelab~Apify-Goodreads-Scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{ ...input... }'

Actors also run on a schedule inside Apify, send results to Google Sheets, Slack, Make, Zapier or n8n, and can be called by AI agents through the Apify MCP server. See how to use scrapers from AI agents.

Frequently asked

Which Goodreads scraper is the most used?

Goodreads Books, ISBN & Reviews Scraper API by thescrapelab had 25 distinct users in the last 30 days, the most of the 6 actors compared here. Its listed price is $1.50 / 1,000 results.

How much does scraping Goodreads cost?

Listed prices range from $1.00 to $2.99 per 1,000 results. The lowest is Goodreads Review Scraper 📚 by shahidirfan. Pay-per-event actors include Apify's compute in the price; free actors charge platform usage instead.

Do I need to write code to scrape Goodreads?

No. Every actor runs from the Apify web console with a form for the input, and results download as JSON, CSV or Excel. Developers can call the same actor through the REST API, and AI agents can run it through the Apify MCP server.

None of these fit?

If you need different fields, another site, or a scraper wired into a bigger automation, request a custom scraper. You get a fixed price within a day.

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