# Catawiki Auction Lot Scraper (`lulzasaur/catawiki-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Catawiki curated online auctions (art, watches, coins, jewelry, comics, wine, classic cars). Per-lot data: title, current bid (EUR/GBP/USD), expert estimate, category, closing time, seller, location, image, lot URL. Search by query or category URL.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/catawiki-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 $5.00 / 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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Catawiki Auction Lot Scraper

Scrape live auction lots from **[Catawiki](https://www.catawiki.com)** — the curated online marketplace for collectibles: art, watches, coins, stamps, jewelry, comics, wine, classic cars, and more.

Search by free-text query or point it at any Catawiki category/browse URL. Each lot is enriched from its detail page with the **current bid (in EUR / GBP / USD), expert estimate, category, closing time, seller country and rating, the experts who curated it, full specifications, and a summary** — perfect for price research, arbitrage, market monitoring, and collectibles analytics.

### What you get per lot

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `lotId` | Catawiki lot ID |
| `title`, `subtitle`, `summary`, `description` | Lot text |
| `lotUrl` | Direct link to the lot |
| `imageUrl` | Full-resolution lot image |
| `categoryName`, `categoryId`, `categoryUrl` | Lot category |
| `currentBid`, `minBid`, `startBid` | Localized bid amounts |
| `bidEUR`, `bidGBP`, `bidUSD` | Current bid in three currencies |
| `expertEstimate` | Expert price estimate (when published) |
| `reservePriceSet`, `reservePriceMet`, `sold`, `closed` | Auction status flags |
| `biddingStartTime`, `biddingEndTime` | Auction window (ISO) |
| `auctionId`, `auctionTitle`, `auctionUrl` | Parent auction |
| `sellerId`, `sellerShopName`, `sellerCountry`, `sellerScore` | Seller info |
| `experts` | Names of the Catawiki experts who vetted the lot |
| `specifications` | Structured attribute list (brand, material, year, etc.) |
| `favoriteCount`, `hasFreeShipping`, `buyNow` | Extras |
| `scrapedAt` | ISO timestamp of capture |

### Input

```json
{
  "searchQueries": ["rolex", "antique coins", "c/333-watches"],
  "maxResults": 100,
  "scrapeDetails": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"] }
}
```

- **searchQueries** — search terms and/or Catawiki category URLs (`https://www.catawiki.com/en/c/333-watches` or shorthand `c/333-watches`). Each is paginated.
- **maxResults** — cap across all queries. `0` = fetch everything via pagination.
- **scrapeDetails** — `true` (default) enriches each lot from its detail page. Set `false` for a faster list-only scrape.
- **proxyConfiguration** — Catawiki is protected by Akamai bot manager; **RESIDENTIAL** proxy is the default and recommended.

### Output

Records are pushed to the dataset and available as JSON, CSV, Excel, etc.

```json
{
  "lotId": 104420902,
  "title": "Catena - Chronograph Swiss Made Watch - C805SEA5 - No reserve price",
  "categoryName": "Unused Watches",
  "currentBid": 1,
  "bidUSD": 1,
  "biddingEndTime": "2026-06-27T11:43:21.000Z",
  "sellerCountry": "France",
  "sellerScore": 98.4,
  "experts": ["Alfonso Minondo"],
  "auctionTitle": "Unused Watches Auction",
  "lotUrl": "https://www.catawiki.com/en/l/104420902-catena-...",
  "imageUrl": "https://assets.catawiki.nl/assets/.../8d8d901d.jpg",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-06-24T21:50:00.000Z"
}
```

### Notes

- Data is extracted from Catawiki's embedded `__NEXT_DATA__` JSON (no brittle HTML scraping).
- English locale (`www.catawiki.com/en`). Bid amounts returned in EUR, GBP, and USD.
- Use responsibly and in line with Catawiki's Terms of Service.

# Actor input Schema

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

List of search terms (e.g. 'rolex', 'art deco ring', 'classic car') OR Catawiki category/browse URLs (e.g. 'https://www.catawiki.com/en/c/333-watches' or just 'c/333-watches'). Each item is scraped with pagination.

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

Maximum number of lot records to return across all queries. Use 0 to fetch ALL matching lots via pagination (can be thousands). Default 100.

## `scrapeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

When enabled (default), each lot is enriched from its detail page with current bid, multi-currency bid (EUR/GBP/USD), closing time, category, seller country/score, experts, specifications, and summary. Disable for a faster list-only scrape (title, image, lot URL, auction ID).

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

Proxy settings. Catawiki is protected by Akamai bot manager, so RESIDENTIAL proxy is strongly recommended (and is the default).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "rolex",
    "antique coins"
  ],
  "maxResults": 100,
  "scrapeDetails": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

# 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": [
        "rolex",
        "antique coins"
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ]
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("lulzasaur/catawiki-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": [
        "rolex",
        "antique coins",
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("lulzasaur/catawiki-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": [
    "rolex",
    "antique coins"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}' |
apify call lulzasaur/catawiki-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/Ukt3xw5Jis8fnuIB8/builds/aQVElFIn2uePgMJC1/openapi.json