# Polymarket Leaderboard Scraper (`parsebird/polymarket-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Polymarket leaderboard rankings with full trader profiles. Extract wallet addresses, usernames, profit/loss, volume, positions, recent trades, bios, and social links. Filter by time range, category, and ranking type.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/parsebird/polymarket-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [ParseBird](https://apify.com/parsebird) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation
- **Features:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 158 total users, 11 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.49 / 1,000 polymarket leaderboard profiles

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

### Polymarket Leaderboard Scraper

Scrape the [Polymarket](https://polymarket.com/leaderboard) leaderboard and get full trader profiles with wallet addresses, profit/loss, volume, open positions, and recent trades. Filter by time range, category, and ranking type. Fast API-based scraping — no browser needed.

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<td style="border-left:4px solid #1a73e8;padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600">Extract Polymarket's top traders with wallet addresses, P&L, volume, open positions, and trade history — powered by public APIs for maximum speed and reliability.</td>
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<span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0.5px">ParseBird Polymarket Suite</span>
<span style="color:#B3D4FC;font-size:13px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;Prediction market data at scale</span>
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<img src="https://images.apifyusercontent.com/FvtDT2GPpeRU2OgMpr8xr79hDUyGkrxsq7g7EVIMYc4/rs:fill:250:250/cb:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9hcGlmeS1pbWFnZS11cGxvYWRzLXByb2QuczMudXMtZWFzdC0xLmFtYXpvbmF3cy5jb20vc2ZucEJvV2tRWE1rU1V2ZnQtYWN0b3ItRXhORXRlb1M3VkZlZEdkWXktaUlZa3NROHpmWS1pY29uLWJsdWUucG5n.webp" width="20" height="20" style="vertical-align:middle"> &nbsp;<a href="https://apify.com/parsebird/polymarket-scraper" style="color:#1a73e8;text-decoration:none;font-weight:700;font-size:13px">Leaderboard</a><br>
<span style="color:#1a73e8;font-size:11px;font-weight:600">&#10148; You are here</span>
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<span style="color:#78716C;font-size:11px">Prices, volume, liquidity, outcomes</span>
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<img src="https://images.apifyusercontent.com/Ee-oYZpuEuTvCbtwYFPvCBw-ZmaUheRmmbw4RZ-L75E/rs:fill:250:250/cb:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9hcGlmeS1pbWFnZS11cGxvYWRzLXByb2QuczMudXMtZWFzdC0xLmFtYXpvbmF3cy5jb20vc2ZucEJvV2tRWE1rU1V2ZnQtYWN0b3ItbDN4bkFhVGc1aXZtYmI3ZUMtcW9CWUNkNTFIVi1VbnRpdGxlZF9kZXNpZ25fJTI4MTglMjkucG5n.webp" width="20" height="20" style="vertical-align:middle"> &nbsp;<a href="https://apify.com/parsebird/polymarket-rewards-scraper" style="color:#1C1917;text-decoration:none;font-weight:700;font-size:13px">Rewards</a><br>
<span style="color:#78716C;font-size:11px">Daily reward rates, spreads, competitiveness</span>
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##### Copy to your AI assistant

Copy this block into ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, or any LLM to start using this actor.

```
parsebird/polymarket-scraper on Apify. Call: ApifyClient("TOKEN").actor("parsebird/polymarket-scraper").call(run_input={...}), then client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).list_items().items for results. Key inputs: timeRange (string, "DAY"/"WEEK"/"MONTH"/"ALL", default "MONTH"), category (string, "OVERALL"/"POLITICS"/"SPORTS"/"CRYPTO"/"FINANCE"/"CULTURE"/"MENTIONS"/"WEATHER"/"ECONOMICS"/"TECH", default "OVERALL"), leaderboardType (string, "PNL"/"VOL", default "PNL"), maxResults (integer, 1-1000, default 20), includePositions (boolean, default true), includeActivity (boolean, default true). Full actor spec: fetch build via GET https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/parsebird~polymarket-scraper (Bearer TOKEN). Get token: https://console.apify.com/account/integrations
```

### What does Polymarket Leaderboard Scraper do?

This Actor scrapes Polymarket's leaderboard rankings and enriches each trader with detailed profile data. It uses Polymarket's public REST APIs directly — no browser needed — making it fast, reliable, and cost-effective.

For each trader on the leaderboard, the scraper collects:

- **Leaderboard data** — rank, wallet address, username, profile image, P\&L, volume, verified badge, X (Twitter) handle
- **Profile enrichment** — display name, bio, join date, profile URL
- **Portfolio value** — total current positions value
- **Open positions** (optional) — market title, outcome, size, avg price, current value, cash P\&L, percent P\&L
- **Recent trades** (optional) — last 10 trades with market title, outcome, side, size, price, USDC size, timestamp

### Why scrape Polymarket?

- **Trading intelligence** — Track the top-performing traders on the world's largest prediction market and analyze their strategies
- **Portfolio analysis** — Study what positions the best traders hold, their entry prices, and current P\&L
- **Market research** — Identify trending markets by seeing where top traders are placing bets
- **Wallet tracking** — Get wallet addresses of top traders for on-chain analysis and copy-trading
- **Social discovery** — Find X (Twitter) handles and profiles of influential prediction market traders
- **Data enrichment** — Feed trader data into your own analytics platform, dashboard, or trading tools
- **Academic research** — Study prediction market behavior, trader performance, and market efficiency

### How to use

1. Go to the [Polymarket Leaderboard Scraper](https://apify.com/parsebird/polymarket-scraper) page on Apify Store
2. Click **Try for free**
3. Configure your input:
   - **Time Range** — Today, This Week, This Month, or All Time
   - **Category** — All Categories, Politics, Sports, Crypto, Finance, Culture, etc.
   - **Leaderboard Type** — Rank by Profit/Loss or Volume
   - **Max Results** — How many traders to scrape (1–1000)
   - **Include Positions** — Fetch current open positions for each trader
   - **Include Recent Trades** — Fetch last 10 trades for each trader
4. Click **Start** and wait for the run to finish
5. Download your data in JSON, CSV, Excel, or connect via API

### Input parameters

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|-----------|------|---------|-------------|
| `timeRange` | enum | `MONTH` | Leaderboard time period: `DAY` (today), `WEEK`, `MONTH`, `ALL` |
| `category` | enum | `OVERALL` | Market category: `OVERALL`, `POLITICS`, `SPORTS`, `CRYPTO`, `FINANCE`, `CULTURE`, `MENTIONS`, `WEATHER`, `ECONOMICS`, `TECH` |
| `leaderboardType` | enum | `PNL` | Rank by profit/loss (`PNL`) or trading volume (`VOL`) |
| `maxResults` | integer | `20` | Number of traders to scrape (1–1000) |
| `includePositions` | boolean | `true` | Fetch current open positions for each trader |
| `includeActivity` | boolean | `true` | Fetch last 10 trades for each trader |

### Output data

Each result represents one trader with the following fields:

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `rank` | number | Leaderboard position |
| `walletAddress` | string | Trader's proxy wallet address |
| `username` | string | Polymarket username |
| `displayName` | string | Display name from profile |
| `profileImage` | string | Profile image URL |
| `xUsername` | string | X (Twitter) handle |
| `verifiedBadge` | boolean | Whether the trader is verified |
| `profitLoss` | number | Profit/loss for the selected time period |
| `volume` | number | Trading volume for the selected time period |
| `positionsValue` | number | Total current portfolio value |
| `bio` | string | Profile bio text |
| `joinedAt` | string | Account creation date |
| `profileUrl` | string | Full Polymarket profile URL |
| `positions` | array | Current open positions (if enabled) |
| `recentTrades` | array | Last 10 trades (if enabled) |
| `scrapedAt` | string | ISO timestamp of when the data was scraped |

#### Positions array fields

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `title` | string | Market question title |
| `outcome` | string | Position outcome (Yes/No) |
| `size` | number | Position size |
| `avgPrice` | number | Average entry price |
| `currentValue` | number | Current position value |
| `cashPnl` | number | Cash profit/loss |
| `percentPnl` | number | Percentage profit/loss |
| `curPrice` | number | Current market price |
| `eventSlug` | string | Market event slug |

#### Recent trades array fields

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `title` | string | Market question title |
| `outcome` | string | Trade outcome (Yes/No) |
| `side` | string | Trade side (BUY/SELL) |
| `size` | number | Trade size |
| `price` | number | Trade price |
| `usdcSize` | number | Trade value in USDC |
| `timestamp` | string | Trade timestamp |
| `eventSlug` | string | Market event slug |

#### Example output

```json
{
    "rank": 1,
    "walletAddress": "0x1234...abcd",
    "username": "toptrader",
    "displayName": "Top Trader",
    "profileImage": "https://polymarket-upload.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/...",
    "xUsername": "toptrader_x",
    "verifiedBadge": true,
    "profitLoss": 125000.50,
    "volume": 500000.00,
    "positionsValue": 75000.00,
    "bio": "Full-time prediction market trader",
    "joinedAt": "2023-06-15T12:00:00.000Z",
    "profileUrl": "https://polymarket.com/@toptrader",
    "positions": [
        {
            "title": "Will Bitcoin hit $100k by end of 2026?",
            "outcome": "Yes",
            "size": 1000,
            "avgPrice": 0.65,
            "currentValue": 750.00,
            "cashPnl": 100.00,
            "percentPnl": 15.38,
            "curPrice": 0.75,
            "eventSlug": "bitcoin-100k-2026"
        }
    ],
    "recentTrades": [
        {
            "title": "US Presidential Election 2028 Winner",
            "outcome": "Yes",
            "side": "BUY",
            "size": 500,
            "price": 0.42,
            "usdcSize": 210.00,
            "timestamp": "2026-03-27T14:30:00.000Z",
            "eventSlug": "us-presidential-election-2028"
        }
    ],
    "scrapedAt": "2026-03-28T10:00:00.000Z"
}
```

### Use with the Apify API

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")

run = client.actor("parsebird/polymarket-scraper").call(run_input={
    "timeRange": "WEEK",
    "category": "POLITICS",
    "leaderboardType": "PNL",
    "maxResults": 50,
    "includePositions": True,
    "includeActivity": True,
})

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(f"#{item['rank']} {item.get('username', 'N/A')} — P&L: ${item.get('profitLoss', 0):,.2f}")
```

### Pricing

This Actor uses **Pay-per-event** pricing:

| Event | Cost | Rate |
|-------|------|------|
| `pm-leaderboard-profile` | $0.00149 | $1.49 per 1,000 traders |

Each trader profile scraped incurs one charge — this includes leaderboard rank, profile enrichment, positions, and activity data.

**Cost examples:**

- 20 traders (default): $0.03
- 100 traders: $0.15
- 500 traders: $0.75
- 1,000 traders: $1.49

You only pay for the traders actually returned.

### Tips and best practices

- **Start small** — Set `maxResults` to 10–20 for your first run to verify the output format meets your needs.
- **Disable enrichment for speed** — Set `includePositions` and `includeActivity` to `false` if you only need basic leaderboard data. This significantly reduces API calls and run time.
- **Time range matters** — The `DAY` time range may return fewer traders than `ALL`. Adjust `maxResults` accordingly.
- **Rate limits** — The scraper respects Polymarket's API rate limits (1,000 req/10s general, 150 req/10s for positions). Concurrency is capped internally.
- **No browser needed** — This Actor uses Polymarket's public REST APIs directly, so it's fast and doesn't require Playwright or residential proxies.
- **Scheduling** — Set up daily or weekly runs to track leaderboard changes and trader performance over time.

### Integrations

Connect this Actor to your workflow:

- **Google Sheets** — Export results directly
- **Webhooks** — Trigger actions when new data arrives
- **API** — Access data programmatically via the Apify API
- **Zapier / Make** — Automate downstream workflows

### Limitations

- Polymarket leaderboard data is based on their public APIs, which may have slight delays compared to real-time on-chain data.
- The `positions` endpoint has a stricter rate limit (150 req/10s). For large scrapes (500+ traders), the scraper automatically throttles to stay within limits.
- Some traders may not have profile data (bio, display name, X handle) if they haven't set up their Polymarket profile.
- Portfolio value reflects the current snapshot and may change rapidly during active trading hours.

# Changelog

This Actor's version history is a separate document: https://apify.com/parsebird/polymarket-scraper/changelog.md

# Actor input Schema

## `timeRange` (type: `string`):

Leaderboard time period. DAY = today, WEEK = this week, MONTH = this month, ALL = all time.

## `category` (type: `string`):

Market category to filter the leaderboard. OVERALL includes all categories.

## `leaderboardType` (type: `string`):

Rank traders by profit/loss (PNL) or trading volume (VOL).

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of traders to scrape from the leaderboard (1-1000).

## `includePositions` (type: `boolean`):

Fetch current open positions for each trader. Adds position details like market title, outcome, size, average price, current value, and PnL.

## `includeActivity` (type: `boolean`):

Fetch the last 10 trades for each trader. Adds trade details like market title, outcome, side (buy/sell), size, price, and timestamp.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "timeRange": "MONTH",
  "category": "OVERALL",
  "leaderboardType": "PNL",
  "maxResults": 20,
  "includePositions": true,
  "includeActivity": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("parsebird/polymarket-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("parsebird/polymarket-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call parsebird/polymarket-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,parsebird/polymarket-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/ExNEteoS7VFedGdYy/builds/jEMkvfZOHRyCXKdDk/openapi.json