# PriceCharting Scraper - Video Game & Card Prices (`lulzasaur/pricecharting-scraper`) Actor Scrape video game, trading card, and comic prices from PriceCharting.com. Get loose, CIB, and new prices with market data. Supports games, Pokemon, MTG, Yu-Gi-Oh, and comics. - **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/pricecharting-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [lulz bot](https://apify.com/lulzasaur) (community) - **Categories:** Other - **Stats:** 8 total users, 3 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 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? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## PriceCharting Scraper Scrape video game, trading card, comic book, Funko Pop, LEGO, and coin prices from [PriceCharting.com](https://www.pricecharting.com). Get current market prices across multiple conditions plus full historical price chart data spanning years of price trends. ### Features - **Multi-query search** across video games, trading cards (Pokemon, MTG, Yu-Gi-Oh), comics, Funko Pops, LEGO sets, and coins - **Current prices** for all conditions: Loose, CIB (Complete in Box), New, Graded, Box Only, Manual Only - **Historical price data** extracted from embedded VGPC chart data — track price trends over months and years - **Product metadata** including genre, publisher, release date, ASIN, ePID codes - **Category filtering** — narrow results to video games, trading cards, comics, toys, or coins - **Two scraping modes**: fast search-only or detailed per-product scraping with full price history - **Pay-per-event pricing** — you only pay for results you get ### Input | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `searchQueries` | String[] | Search terms (e.g. "super mario bros", "charizard") | | `maxListings` | Integer | Max products per query (1-100, default 100) | | `scrapeDetails` | Boolean | Visit detail pages for price history + metadata (default: false) | | `category` | Select | Filter: all, video-games, trading-cards, comics, toys, coins | | `proxyConfiguration` | Object | Optional proxy settings | ### Output #### Search-only mode (scrapeDetails: false) Fast — extracts data from search results page only: ```json { "title": "Super Mario Bros 3", "platform": "NES", "loosePrice": 17.84, "completePrice": 64.72, "newPrice": 651.37, "gradedPrice": null, "imageUrl": "https://storage.googleapis.com/images.pricecharting.com/.../240.jpg", "productUrl": "https://www.pricecharting.com/game/nes/super-mario-bros-3", "searchQuery": "super mario bros", "scrapedAt": "2026-04-25T12:00:00.000Z" } ```` #### Detail mode (scrapeDetails: true) Richer data with price history from each product page: ```json { "title": "Super Mario Bros", "platform": "NES", "category": "video-games", "productId": "9889", "asin": "B00004SVV7", "epid": "4444", "loosePrice": 16.57, "completePrice": 184.75, "newPrice": 3434.09, "gradedPrice": 21174.68, "boxOnlyPrice": 103.38, "manualOnlyPrice": 23.67, "priceHistory": { "loose": [ { "date": "2007-10-01", "price": 4.99 }, { "date": "2008-01-01", "price": 5.49 } ], "cib": [...], "new": [...], "graded": [...] }, "productUrl": "https://www.pricecharting.com/game/nes/super-mario-bros", "searchQuery": "super mario bros", "scrapedAt": "2026-04-25T12:00:00.000Z" } ``` ### Use Cases - **Price tracking** — monitor collectible values over time - **Arbitrage** — compare PriceCharting prices against eBay, Mercari, etc. - **Collection valuation** — calculate total collection worth across platforms - **Market research** — analyze price trends for specific game consoles or card sets - **Investment analysis** — identify appreciating collectibles using historical chart data - **Inventory pricing** — auto-price game store or card shop inventory ### How It Works 1. Searches PriceCharting for each query (up to 100 results per search) 2. In search-only mode, extracts loose/CIB/new prices directly from search results 3. In detail mode, visits each product page to extract all 6 price conditions plus full historical VGPC chart data 4. Historical prices are parsed from the embedded `VGPC.chart_data` JavaScript object containing timestamped price arrays ### Notes - PriceCharting returns up to 100 results per search query - Historical prices are in USD. Zero-value entries are filtered out. - Price history spans from ~2007 to present depending on the product - Chart data prices are stored in cents and converted to dollars - No proxies typically needed — PriceCharting has no anti-bot protection # Actor input Schema ## `searchQueries` (type: `array`): List of search terms to scrape (e.g. 'super mario bros', 'charizard', 'batman #1'). Each query returns up to 100 results from PriceCharting search. ## `maxListings` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of product listings to scrape per search query. PriceCharting returns up to 100 results per search. ## `scrapeDetails` (type: `boolean`): If enabled, visits each product's detail page to extract graded/box/manual prices, full historical price chart data, genre, publisher, release date, and ASIN/ePID. Slower but much richer data. ## `category` (type: `string`): Filter results by category. Use 'all' for no filtering. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Proxy settings. PriceCharting is SSR with no anti-bot protection, so proxies are usually not needed. ## Actor input object example ```json { "searchQueries": [ "super mario bros" ], "maxListings": 100, "scrapeDetails": false, "category": "all", "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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "searchQueries": [ "super mario bros" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("lulzasaur/pricecharting-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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "searchQueries": ["super mario bros"] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("lulzasaur/pricecharting-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": [ "super mario bros" ] }' | apify call lulzasaur/pricecharting-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=lulzasaur/pricecharting-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "PriceCharting Scraper - Video Game & Card Prices", "description": "Scrape video game, trading card, and comic prices from PriceCharting.com. Get loose, CIB, and new prices with market data. Supports games, Pokemon, MTG, Yu-Gi-Oh, and comics.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "kEsOL23zysrq3mDNd" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/lulzasaur~pricecharting-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-lulzasaur-pricecharting-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/lulzasaur~pricecharting-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-lulzasaur-pricecharting-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/lulzasaur~pricecharting-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-lulzasaur-pricecharting-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "searchQueries" ], "properties": { "searchQueries": { "title": "Search Queries", "type": "array", "description": "List of search terms to scrape (e.g. 'super mario bros', 'charizard', 'batman #1'). Each query returns up to 100 results from PriceCharting search.", "default": [ "super mario bros" ], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxListings": { "title": "Max Listings per Query", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 100, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of product listings to scrape per search query. PriceCharting returns up to 100 results per search.", "default": 100 }, "scrapeDetails": { "title": "Scrape Detail Pages", "type": "boolean", "description": "If enabled, visits each product's detail page to extract graded/box/manual prices, full historical price chart data, genre, publisher, release date, and ASIN/ePID. Slower but much richer data.", "default": false }, "category": { "title": "Category Filter", "enum": [ "all", "video-games", "trading-cards", "comics", "toys", "coins" ], "type": "string", "description": "Filter results by category. Use 'all' for no filtering.", "default": "all" }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Proxy settings. PriceCharting is SSR with no anti-bot protection, so proxies are usually not needed.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": false } } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```