SEO teams
Cross-engine checks
Favorable to scraping
Export Yahoo results for target queries, compare domains against the Google SERP scraper, and keep row-level evidence for reporting.
Search Engine$50Free
Yahoo Recherche Scraper
The Yahoo Recherche scraper turns Yahoo Search result pages into a structured CSV without code. It opens a finite list of Yahoo URLs, waits for organic listings, handles common consent prompts, and exports keyword, current page, source path, result title, result URL, and description fields for SEO research, competitor discovery, and search results monitoring.
Output
CSV
Columns
6
Starter pages
10
Source
Yahoo Search
Template
Free
At a glance
A local Yahoo SERP export for repeatable research
Captures organic result rows
Use it to scrape Yahoo Search pages for a keyword and preserve the fields analysts actually need: query, page number, visible source path, headline, outbound URL, and snippet text.
Avoids unbounded pagination loops
The starter workflow uses an explicit Yahoo URL list for pages 1 through 10, with b=1, b=11, and onward. That keeps the run finite instead of trusting an always-present next link.
Exports a clean spreadsheet
The output file is yahoo_recherche_scraper.csv, written in append mode with headers. Open it in Excel, Google Sheets, BI tools, or your own QA scripts.
Runs under your control
The browser session and CSV stay on your machine unless you move the file yourself. That makes it practical for teams avoiding cloud-only Yahoo SERP scraper tools.
Who uses it
Built for Yahoo results checks and competitor discovery
Market researchers
Source discovery
Favorable to scraping
Collect source paths and result URLs around a market, product, or brand keyword, then group rows by domain, page number, or snippet language before outreach.
Agencies
Client snapshots
Favorable to scraping
Replace manual copy-paste sessions with a repeatable local workflow when clients ask to download Yahoo results for audits, monitoring, or content gap reviews.
How to use
Navigate, wait, loop, and export structured rows
The bundled automation starts with ten Yahoo Search URLs for the keyword Octoparse, using the p= query parameter for the keyword and the b= offset for each result page. Swap the p= value for your own keyword, duplicate the URL pattern for more pages, or provide a curated URL list for approved monitoring runs.
1
Download and import
Download the hosted template JSON from this page, import it into UScraper, and open the workflow canvas.
2
Set keywords and page depth
Edit the Navigate block URLs so each Yahoo Search URL contains the keyword and result offset you want to collect.
3
Confirm waits and consent handling
The workflow waits for page load, checks for common consent buttons, clicks when needed, then pauses briefly so delayed result markup can finish rendering.
4
Export organic rows
Structured Export reads each Yahoo result container and appends the six configured columns to yahoo_recherche_scraper.csv.
5
Loop through the URL list
Loop Continue advances through the finite Navigate URL list and stops when the list is exhausted.
Output preview
What the Yahoo Recherche CSV contains
yahoo_recherche_scraper.csvColumn
mot_cle
The keyword pulled from the Yahoo URL, such as Octoparse.
Column
page_actuel
The inferred page number based on Yahoo's b= offset.
Column
source_path
Visible citation text or a cleaned destination host and path.
Column
titre_resultat
The organic result headline.
Column
url_resultat
The decoded target URL when Yahoo wraps outbound links.
Column
description
The first useful snippet text found inside the result row.
Sample rows
2 of many
| mot_cle | page_actuel | source_path | titre_resultat | url_resultat | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Octoparse | 1 | octoparse.com | Octoparse - No-code web scraping tool | Build web scraping workflows with templates, visual actions, and structured exports for analysis. | |
| Octoparse | 7 | example.com > comparison | Octoparse alternatives for research teams | Review of scraping tools, export formats, pricing models, and use cases for operations teams. |
Headers are included; each page in the URL list appends more organic rows.
Use this with sibling templates when research spans more than one engine: the Yahoo Search Scraper for the English Yahoo template, the Bing Search Results Scraper for Bing-backed SERPs, and the DuckDuckGo Search Results Scraper for privacy-oriented checks.
Frequently asked questions
Automating Yahoo Search can be restricted by Yahoo terms, robots directives, snippet copyrights, privacy obligations, and local laws. Use modest volume, respect access controls, avoid republishing restricted excerpts, and get legal advice before using the output in commercial datasets.
Before you run
Practical limits and maintenance notes
Keep these guardrails in view
Rate limits
Run measured batches instead of aggressive loops
Search engines can show verification or unusual-traffic screens when requests are too fast or too repetitive. Start with a short URL list, watch the first run, and increase waits if pages load slowly.
Layout drift
Selectors may need updates after Yahoo changes the SERP
The template targets common Yahoo organic result containers and decodes wrapped outbound links where possible. If exports become empty after a page redesign, update the row selector and column extraction rules before scaling again.
Policy
Respect Yahoo terms and robots guidance
Review Yahoo terms, robots instructions, and internal acceptable-use rules before commercial use. A local workflow helps with custody, but it does not change your legal or contractual responsibilities.
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$50Free
What's Included
- Template JSON file ready to import
- Pre-configured scraping nodes
- Works with UScraper desktop app
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