Yandex data API: the official API or an Apify Actor?
Yandex has an official API with limited access. 4 Apify Actors in this catalogue return Yandex data over HTTP too: send the input to Apify's run-sync endpoint with your token and get the records back as JSON, from $0.40 a run plus $0.99 per 1,000 results at Store prices (plus platform usage).
Side by side
| Yandex Search API and Maps API | Apify Actors (4) | |
|---|---|---|
| Access | Limited access | Apify API token (any account) |
| What you get | Yandex offers paid search and maps APIs through its developer program, with access and quotas managed per service. | Rows defined by each Actor's published schema; up to 52 fields per record |
| Price | Paid API access; see the official price pages for current rates. | From $0.40 a run plus $0.99 per 1,000 results (Store price, Free plan), plus platform usage |
| Limits | Request quotas and commercial-use conditions apply. | Synchronous calls wait up to 300 s; longer runs go asynchronous |
| Docs | Yandex Search API and Maps API | Apify API: run-sync |
Official API facts checked 2026-11-09. Yandex data is subject to Yandex terms and API agreements; not legal advice.
Which Actor for which job
All of them list $0.99 per 1,000 results on the Store, plus a start fee per run.
| Actor | Returns | Fields include | Call it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yandex Maps Business Search, Details & Reviews Scraper | One dataset containing Yandex Maps place records (recordType=place) and review records (recordType=review). Empty fields are… | placeId, name, address | run-sync · Apify |
| Yandex Market Price & Seller Offer Comparison Scraper | Yandex Market products with pricing and seller-offer data, plus product and seller reviews. Products have recordType=product… | productId, marketSku, name | run-sync · Apify |
| Yandex News Story Clusters Across Russia & the CIS | Story clusters and their linked articles from Yandex News / Dzen News, including source counts, topics, images and publication… | storyId, persistentId, headline | run-sync · Apify |
| Yandex SERP & Knowledge Graph Scraper | Yandex search pages or flat result rows with organic results, ads, knowledge graph and AI answers, inline images and videos… | page, domain, total_results_text | run-sync · Apify |
Call Yandex News Story Clusters Across Russia & the CIS
The call waits for the run and returns the records as JSON. Swap the Actor ID for any Actor in the table. Set APIFY_TOKEN first; runs bill to that account.
curl
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/vexaloom-labs~yandex-news-story-clusters-across-russia/run-sync-get-dataset-items" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"mode":"searchNews","searchQueries":["Яндекс"],"category":"politics","maxStories":3,"sortOrder":"newest","timeRange":"any","includeDetails":true,"includeArticles":true,"maxArticlesPerStory":3}' Install: pip install "apify-client>=3"
Python
import os
from apify_client import ApifyClient
client = ApifyClient(os.environ["APIFY_TOKEN"])
run_input = {
"mode": "searchNews",
"searchQueries": [
"Яндекс",
],
"category": "politics",
"maxStories": 3,
"sortOrder": "newest",
"timeRange": "any",
"includeDetails": True,
"includeArticles": True,
"maxArticlesPerStory": 3,
}
run = client.actor("vexaloom-labs/yandex-news-story-clusters-across-russia").call(run_input=run_input)
if run is None:
raise RuntimeError("The Actor run could not be started")
print(run.status, "dataset", run.default_dataset_id)
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
print(item) Install: npm install apify-client
JavaScript
import { ApifyClient } from "apify-client";
const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });
const input = {
"mode": "searchNews",
"searchQueries": [
"Яндекс"
],
"category": "politics",
"maxStories": 3,
"sortOrder": "newest",
"timeRange": "any",
"includeDetails": true,
"includeArticles": true,
"maxArticlesPerStory": 3
};
const run = await client.actor("vexaloom-labs/yandex-news-story-clusters-across-russia").call(input);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items.length, items[0]); Generated from the Actor's published schema and checked, not executed.
Same data, other routes
- Yandex MCP server: these Actors as tools in Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, VS Code and Codex.
- Every Actor with a one-request API
When a call fails
Why does the workflow or script stop with HTTP 408?
The synchronous endpoint waits at most 300 seconds. After that it answers 408 while the run keeps going in Apify. Lower the result limit, or start the run asynchronously, wait for it to finish and then read its dataset.
Source: Apify API: run Actor synchronously and get dataset items
What do 400, 401, 402 and 403 from the Apify API mean?
Read error.type in the response body. 400 is invalid Actor input. 401 (user-or-token-not-found) means a token reached Apify but it is wrong or revoked. 402 with x402-payment-required means no token reached Apify at all: the n8n credential or the Authorization: Bearer header is missing, and Apify is offering its pay-per-run x402 route for agents instead; any other 402 is an exhausted usage limit on the account that pays for the run. 403 is a token without permission for that Actor or storage.
Source: Apify API: authentication; Apify documentation: agentic payments with x402; Apify API: run Actor synchronously and get dataset items
Why does starting an Actor through the API return run information instead of scraped results?
The Run Actor endpoint starts the Actor and immediately returns a Run object without waiting for completion. For results stored in the default dataset, pass the response's defaultDatasetId to Get dataset items; to wait and receive output directly, use the synchronous endpoint for dataset items or a key-value store record.
Source: Apify Run Actor API
Why are rows and hidden fields missing from my Apify dataset export?
The clean parameter enables both skipEmpty and skipHidden, removing empty items and fields whose names begin with #. This can produce fewer items than the requested limit; to retain those rows and fields, disable clean and ensure skipEmpty and skipHidden are also disabled.
Source: Apify Get dataset items API
Questions
Is there an official Yandex API?
Yandex offers paid search and maps APIs through its developer program, with access and quotas managed per service. Paid API access; see the official price pages for current rates.
How much does Yandex data cost through an Apify Actor?
The Actors listed here charge from $0.40 a run plus $0.99 per 1,000 results on the Apify Store (Free plan), checked 2026-11-12, billed to the Apify account whose token makes the call. Actor start events and platform usage can add to that.
Can I get Yandex data as JSON in one HTTP request?
Yes, through Apify's run-sync-get-dataset-items endpoint: POST the Actor input with your token and the response is the dataset as JSON. It waits up to 300 seconds; longer runs need the asynchronous run endpoint.
Can an AI agent use the same Yandex data?
Yes. The Yandex MCP page bundles these Actors into one Apify MCP URL for Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, VS Code and Codex.
Is it allowed to collect Yandex data?
Yandex data is subject to Yandex terms and API agreements; not legal advice. Read Yandex's terms before you build on the data.
Sources
- Yandex Search API and Maps API documentation, checked 2026-11-09
- Yandex Search API and Maps API pricing
- Apify API: run Actor synchronously, checked 2026-11-11
- Yandex terms