# Cardhoarder Scraper - MTGO Magic Online Card Prices (`lulzasaur/cardhoarder-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Cardhoarder for Magic: The Gathering Online (MTGO) singles prices in event tickets (tix/USD). Get card name, set, foil/nonfoil, sell & buylist price, stock, image, and card page URL for any card search.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/cardhoarder-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [lulz bot](https://apify.com/lulzasaur) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $10.00 / 1,000 results

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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Cardhoarder Scraper - MTGO Magic Online Card Prices

Scrape **Cardhoarder** ([cardhoarder.com](https://www.cardhoarder.com)) for **Magic: The Gathering Online (MTGO)** singles pricing. Cardhoarder is one of the largest MTGO singles stores, and its prices are quoted in **event tickets (tix)**, which trade roughly 1:1 with USD. This gives you a distinct *digital* MTG price signal, separate from paper-card marketplaces.

### What it does

Give it a list of card names and it returns every matching MTGO printing with:

- **name** — card name
- **setName** / **setCode** — the MTGO set the printing belongs to
- **collectorNumber** — collector / set number
- **isFoil** / **finish** — foil vs nonfoil (MTGO tracks these separately)
- **priceTix** / **priceUsd** — sell price in event tickets (tix ≈ USD)
- **buylistTix** — Cardhoarder buylist (buy) price
- **quantityForPurchase** / **inStock** — current stock
- **type** — primary card type (e.g. creature, artifact)
- **isForRent** / **isBuylisted** — rental & buylist availability flags
- **legalFormats** — restricted/banned play formats (when available)
- **imageUrl** — high-res card image
- **scryfallId** — Scryfall UUID for cross-referencing
- **url** — Cardhoarder card page

### Input

```json
{
    "searchQueries": ["ragavan", "black lotus"],
    "maxListings": 60,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false }
}
```

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|-------|------|---------|-------------|
| `searchQueries` | string\[] | `["ragavan"]` | MTGO card names to search |
| `maxListings` | integer | `60` | Max printings per query (paged 60 at a time) |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | `{ "useApifyProxy": false }` | Optional proxy settings |

### Output (sample)

```json
{
    "name": "Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer",
    "setName": "Modern Horizons 2",
    "setCode": "MH2",
    "collectorNumber": "138",
    "isFoil": false,
    "finish": "nonfoil",
    "priceTix": 12.01,
    "priceUsd": 12.01,
    "buylistTix": 8.58,
    "type": "creature",
    "quantityForPurchase": 4,
    "inStock": true,
    "imageUrl": "https://.../front/672.jpg",
    "scryfallId": "a71d1ec3-2d7a-4749-8936-8bf7a8b83d84",
    "url": "https://www.cardhoarder.com/cards/139949",
    "searchQuery": "ragavan"
}
```

### Use cases

- Track MTGO singles prices for arbitrage vs paper (Cardmarket, TCGplayer)
- Monitor tix price movements around set releases and format shakeups
- Feed MTGO deck-cost calculators and price-alert bots
- Compare foil vs nonfoil MTGO premiums

### Notes

- Prices are in MTGO **event tickets (tix)**; 1 tix ≈ 1 USD. `priceUsd` mirrors `priceTix`.
- `rarity` is not exposed by Cardhoarder's search API and is returned as `null`.
- Data is sourced from Cardhoarder's public card-search JSON endpoint.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchQueries` (type: `array`):

Magic: The Gathering Online (MTGO) card names to search on Cardhoarder (e.g. 'ragavan', 'black lotus'). Each query returns all matching printings.

## `maxListings` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of card printings to collect per search query (paged 60 at a time).

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Proxy settings. Cardhoarder sits behind Cloudflare; the actor uses browser-like TLS fingerprints and works without a proxy in most cases. Enable Apify Proxy if you hit intermittent challenges.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "ragavan"
  ],
  "maxListings": 60,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (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 = {
    "searchQueries": [
        "ragavan"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("lulzasaur/cardhoarder-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 = { "searchQueries": ["ragavan"] }

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

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

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

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "searchQueries": [
    "ragavan"
  ]
}' |
apify call lulzasaur/cardhoarder-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=lulzasaur/cardhoarder-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/qkgrIxBqmpsPCcWse/builds/f5TzbhGZf7Pm2AmuZ/openapi.json