Dreamstime Scraper — download counts, keywords and best sellers

Dreamstime Scraper exports Dreamstime search results with each image's download count, Dreamstime level, full keyword list, contributor and publish date. A keyword summary shows what actually sells: best sellers, typical download counts, and the keywords best-selling images use.

Dreamstime is one of the few stock agencies that shows per-image download counts, which makes it a rare source of real stock-photo sales data.

What can this Actor do?

• ⬇️ Download counts for every result (as shown on Dreamstime).
• 🏷️ Full keyword lists of each image, to learn how best sellers are keyworded.
• 🏆 Best sellers per keyword: the 10 most-downloaded results with links.
• 📊 Keyword research summary: median and top-10% downloads, level mix, upload years, top keywords and top contributors by downloads.
• 🖼️ Photos, illustrations or videos, up to thousands of results per keyword.

What data can I get?

Field	Description
title, description, url, thumbnailUrl	The image
downloads	Download count shown by Dreamstime
level	Dreamstime level 0–5 (rises with sales)
keywords, keywordCount	The contributor's keywords
contributor, datePublished	Who uploaded it and when

Keyword summary rows add downloadsMedian, downloadsP90, levelMix, uploadYearMix, topKeywordsByDownloads, topContributorsByDownloads and bestSellers.

How to use Dreamstime Scraper

1. Click Try for free and sign in (new Apify accounts get free monthly credit).
2. Enter search queries, e.g. coffee shop, halloween.
3. Keep Fetch downloads, level & keywords on. That's what makes the sales data possible.
4. Click Start, then open the Output tab. The keyword summary row for each query comes last.

Input example

{
  "queries": ["coffee shop", "halloween"],
  "mediaType": "all",
  "maxItemsPerQuery": 80
}

Output example

Keyword summary:

{
  "type": "keyword-summary",
  "query": "coffee shop",
  "totalResults": 761842,
  "sampleSize": 160,
  "downloadsMedian": 19,
  "downloadsP90": 111,
  "topKeywordsByDownloads": [ { "keyword": "coffee", "downloads": 5927, "usedBy": 159 }, { "keyword": "shop", "downloads": 5872, "usedBy": 157 } ],
  "bestSellers": [
    { "title": "Wood table top Bar with blur night cafe background", "downloads": 388, "url": "https://www.dreamstime.com/wood-table-top-bar-blur-night-cafe-background-wood-table-top-bar-blur-night-cafe-background-lifestyle-celebration-image112760783" }
  ]
}

Result:

{
  "type": "item",
  "query": "coffee shop",
  "rank": 3,
  "title": "A vector illustration of people working in a coffee shop",
  "downloads": 32,
  "level": 5,
  "contributor": "Artisticco Llc",
  "datePublished": "2014-03-21",
  "keywordCount": 37,
  "keywords": ["barista", "beverage", "business", "cafe", "cartoon", "coffee"],
  "url": "https://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photography-people-working-coffee-shop-vector-illustration-image38898182"
}

How much does it cost?

You pay only for results: $0.003 per result with download stats ($3 per 1,000), $0.001 per search-only result, and $0.003 per keyword summary. Proxies are included and there's no start fee.

Tips and limits

• 40–240 results per keyword is plenty for research.
• Dreamstime hides stats on very recent uploads (usually images without sales yet). They come back with statsShown: false and downloads: null, and the summary reports their share as shareWithoutStats.
• Runs are paced to stay friendly to Dreamstime. Large runs take a few minutes.

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FAQ

Is it legal to scrape this data?

This Actor collects only publicly available data that anyone can see in a browser without logging in. It doesn't access accounts or private data. You're responsible for how you use the data: check the website's terms and the laws that apply to you, especially if you store personal information.

Can I use it with the API, Python, Google Sheets or Zapier?

Yes. You can start runs and fetch results through the Apify API or the official Python and JavaScript clients, and send results to Google Sheets, Zapier, Make, n8n or a webhook.

Can I run it on a schedule?

Yes. In Apify Console, open Schedules to run it hourly, daily or weekly, and get the new data automatically.

Something isn't working, or I need a feature

Open an issue in the Issues tab. Issues get a quick reply, and feature requests are welcome. Custom scraping work is also possible; mention it in an issue.