# Star City Games Scraper - MTG Singles Prices (`lulzasaur/starcitygames-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Star City Games (starcitygames.com) for Magic: The Gathering singles. Get retail price by condition, foil/non-foil finish, set, rarity, collector number, stock quantity, SKU, card type, mana cost, image and product URL from the open HawkSearch catalog API.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/starcitygames-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
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## Pricing

from $10.00 / 1,000 results

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Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

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# README

## Star City Games Scraper — MTG Singles Prices

Scrape [Star City Games](https://starcitygames.com) (starcitygames.com), one of the largest Magic: The Gathering singles retailers, for real-time retail pricing and inventory.

Give it card names and get back every matching printing with its condition-level price, finish, set, rarity, collector number and live stock quantity — a distinct MTG retail-price signal alongside TCGPlayer, Cardmarket and Card Kingdom.

### What it does

- Searches Star City Games' catalog for each card name you provide
- Pulls data directly from the site's open HawkSearch catalog API (fast JSON, no browser)
- Paginates automatically up to your `maxListings` limit
- Returns one row per printing/variant with per-condition pricing

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `searchQueries` | array of strings | Card names to search, e.g. `["ragavan", "black lotus"]` |
| `maxListings` | integer | Max printings to return per query (0 = unlimited). Default 100. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | Optional. API is open, so a proxy is usually not needed. |

#### Example

```json
{
    "searchQueries": ["ragavan", "black lotus"],
    "maxListings": 100
}
```

### Output

Each dataset item represents one card printing:

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `productId` | Star City Games product id |
| `sku` | Product SKU (e.g. `SGL-MTG-MH2-138-ENN`) |
| `name` | Card name |
| `setName` | Set / edition |
| `rarity` | Rarity (Common, Uncommon, Rare, Mythic Rare, …) |
| `collectorNumber` | Collector number |
| `finish` | Finish (Foil / Non-foil) |
| `foil` | Boolean — true if a foil printing |
| `language` | Card language |
| `cardType` | Card type line |
| `manaCost`, `manaValue`, `colorIdentity`, `artist` | Card metadata |
| `conditions` | Array of `{ condition, language, price, onSale, salePrice, qtyAvailable, sku }` |
| `lowestPrice` | Lowest in-stock price across conditions |
| `totalQtyAvailable` | Total units in stock |
| `inStock` | Boolean |
| `imageUrl` | Card image |
| `url` | Product page URL |
| `searchQuery` | The query that produced this row |
| `source` | Always `starcitygames.com` |
| `scrapedAt` | ISO timestamp |

### Notes

- Star City Games typically lists one condition per SKU (Near Mint or Played), so most rows have a single entry in `conditions`.
- Prices are USD.
- This is an unofficial scraper and is not affiliated with Star City Games. Respect their Terms of Service and use responsibly.

# Actor input Schema

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

Card names to search on Star City Games (e.g. 'ragavan', 'black lotus', 'sol ring'). Each query returns matching Magic: The Gathering singles with per-condition retail prices, finish, set, rarity and stock.

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

Maximum number of card printings to return per search query (0 = unlimited). The HawkSearch API returns up to 96 results per page and the scraper paginates automatically.

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

Proxy settings. Star City Games' HawkSearch API is open and returns JSON directly, so a proxy is usually not needed. Enable Apify Proxy only if you hit rate limits.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "ragavan"
  ],
  "maxListings": 100,
  "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/starcitygames-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/starcitygames-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/starcitygames-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/5wMGudbJSVoSgcSsT/builds/hb5d3uTiN2yQ3G75m/openapi.json