What it does
It puts live journalist source requests in one feed - pulled from SourceBottle call-outs and #journorequest posts on Bluesky and Mastodon. Filter by your topics, sort by deadline, and schedule daily runs that return only new requests. No HARO account, no Qwoted login, no API keys.
📦 What data you get
Every run returns these fields per record, exportable as CSV, JSON or Excel.
📊 Sample output from a real run
5 records from a real Journalist Request Finder - HARO Alternative for Digital PR run, captured 2026-10-20. The table shows 6 of the 20 fields each record has; that run returned 200 records.
| Source | Request | From | Posted | Days left | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluesky | Wanted right now: Business school career expert for AI and human skills article. Deadline 29 Sept, 18:00.... | Journalist | 2026-09-26 | 6 | bsky.app |
| Bluesky | Exclusive #JournoRequest for Industry Experts! Attention experts! We've just posted a media request for... | Journalist | 2026-09-28 | 7 | bsky.app |
| Bluesky | 🔥 Calling All Experts – #JournoRequest! 🔥 A UK-based neuroscientist is wanted for The Telegraph feature on... | Journalist | 2026-09-28 | 7 | bsky.app |
| Bluesky | Wanted right now: Case study: former heavy energy drink user with health issues (SWNS). Deadline 5 Oct... | Journalist | 2026-10-05 | 15 | bsky.app |
| Bluesky | 📰 Hot Off the Press! #JournoRequest Alert 📰 We have a fresh media request for Health or skin expert needed to... | Journalist | 2026-10-06 | 15 | bsky.app |
Show one full record as JSON
{
"source": "Bluesky",
"requestId": "bluesky:at://did:plc:celop7booimdq4vscvg4nzrs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwgphfhftf2y",
"title": "Wanted right now: Business school career expert for AI and human skills article. Deadline 29 Sept, 18:00....",
"summary": "Wanted right now: Business school career expert for AI and human skills article. Deadline 29 Sept, 18:00. #JournoRequest - the brief and how to reply: https://www.thesourceradar.com/r/cmuign5nh00247pdis7275jhy",
"url": "https://bsky.app/profile/thesourceradar.bsky.social/post/3mwgphfhftf2y",
"industry": "#journorequest",
"requesterName": "t***",
"requesterType": "Journalist",
"authorHandle": "***@thesourceradar.bsky.social",
"authorUrl": "https://bsky.app/profile/thesourceradar.bsky.social",
"datePosted": "2026-09-26T16:30:43.400000+00:00",
"datePostedText": "2026-09-26T16:30:43.400Z",
"deadline": null,
"deadlineText": null,
"daysLeft": 6,
"isOpen": true,
"matchedKeywords": [
"AI",
"business"
],
"language": "en",
"isNew": false,
"scrapedAt": "2026-10-20T16:11:22.184158+00:00"
}Download this sample (JSON) · Prices and listings change daily, so your run returns current data. Personal details are masked here, but a real run returns them in full.
🎯 Who uses it
Find journalists asking for sources in your niche and pitch before the deadline.
Monitor requests daily for every client topic in one feed.
Earn authoritative backlinks by answering live media requests.
🚀 How to run it
- Create a free Apify account
Click "Run this actor on Apify" above and sign up - you get $5 of credit instantly, no credit card required.
- Enter your input
Paste the target URL or search terms into the actor's input form in the Apify console.
- Set a result limit and click Run
The limit controls your cost. Pagination, rotating proxies and anti-bot handling all happen in the cloud.
- Export or automate
Download JSON, CSV or Excel, or connect a webhook, schedule or the API to push results into your own workflow.
🧪 Ready-made Journalist Request Finder - HARO Alternative for Digital PR examples
2 preset tasks I published inside this actor. Each one opens with the input already filled in: run it as-is, or change a filter and save it as your own task.
Daily alerts for new media requests in your niche
Scans all three free sources for requests mentioning cybersecurity, AI or fintech, drops anything off topic, and returns only requests not seen in a previous run. Schedule it every morning and the pitch queue view is your to do list, with deadline and outlet on each row.
Find journalist requests about SaaS and marketing
Collects live source requests from SourceBottle and Bluesky that mention SaaS, marketing or small business, keeps only those whose deadline has not passed, and ranks them most pitchable first. The free HARO replacement for founders and PR teams chasing backlinks and quotes.
🔁 Automate Journalist Request Finder - HARO Alternative for Digital PR with n8n
A free n8n workflow I published for this actor. It runs on a schedule, skips what it already sent you, saves every new result to Google Sheets and sends an alert.
Score journalist requests and draft press pitches with OpenAI
This n8n workflow collects open journalist source requests every morning at 8:00, has OpenAI score each one against your real expertise, saves every request to Google Sheets and sends a drafted pitch to Telegram for the few worth answering.
💵 What it costs
❓ Questions about Journalist Request Finder - HARO Alternative for Digital PR
Where do the requests come from?
SourceBottle call-outs plus #journorequest posts on Bluesky and Mastodon, merged into one feed.
Do I need a HARO or Qwoted account?
No - it needs no HARO account, no Qwoted login and no API keys.
Can I get only new requests?
Yes - scheduled daily runs return only requests new since your last run.
💬 Need different data from Journalist Request Finder - HARO Alternative for Digital PR?
Missing a field, need another website, or have an idea for a new actor? Tell me here. I read every request myself and reply within 24 hours. Popular requests get built as public actors.
🔗 Often used together
📖 Guides that use Journalist Request Finder - HARO Alternative for Digital PR
Try it with your own URL
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