# Popshop Live Scraper - Products, Prices, Stock & Live Shows (`abotapi/popshop-live-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Popshop Live products by keyword, including prices, variants and stock availability. Extract live and upcoming shopping shows, seller profiles and top buyer reviews. Supports scheduled monitoring to track product, price, stock and show updates.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/abotapi/popshop-live-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Abot API](https://apify.com/abotapi) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $1.20 / 1,000 records

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## 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.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Popshop Live Scraper - Shows, Sellers, Products & Reviews

Popshop Live Scraper turns Popshop Live, the live-shopping marketplace, into a clean data API. Search product listings by keyword with variants, prices and stock, read live and upcoming shows with full seller profiles, and collect top buyer review cards - then export to JSON, CSV or Excel, or pull the results straight into your app through the API.

### Why This Scraper?

- **Three scopes in one actor.** Product keyword search, discovery shows (live now and upcoming), and top buyer review cards - pick one per run.
- **Variant-level detail.** Every product carries per-variant prices, sale prices and stock counts, plus the seller it belongs to.
- **Seller profiles ride the shows.** Each show row embeds the seller's handle, storefront name, bio, avatar and verified-seller status.
- **Built for schedules.** Incremental mode returns only new and changed records on recurring runs, and a refused run fails loudly instead of returning an empty dataset.
- **Honest scope.** The API keeps seller-order and profile-search endpoints login-only; this actor sticks to the anonymous catalog surface and says so.

### Use Cases

- **Who:** live-commerce analysts - track which sellers run shows, when, and how often across categories.
- **Who:** resellers and bargain hunters - keyword-search listings with prices, sale prices and per-variant stock.
- **Who:** social-commerce researchers - collect seller profiles and buyer review cards for market studies.

### Data You Get

> Sample shape: one row per record (product, show or review card).

| Field | Example |
|---|---|
| `recordId` | popshop:rv9Gf0wO9kHxH7CwJSmn |
| `kind` | products / live / upcoming / review |
| `title` | Fu Overlay Lace Cheongsam Dress In Wine Red/Navy |
| `price` | 259 |
| `discountPrice` | 128 |
| `currency` | USD |
| `status` | active |
| `soldOut` | false |
| `sellerName` | kevinkaipolani |
| `sellerUsername` | kevinkaipolani |
| `sellerBio` | short seller bio where the API embeds it |
| `url` | https://popshop.live/listing/rv9Gf0wO9kHxH7CwJSmn |
| `imageUrls` | \["https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/…", "…"] |
| `variants` | \[{"name": "S", "price": 259, "discountPrice": 128, "quantity": 20}] |
| `upvotes` | 12 |
| `changeType` | NEW |

### How to Use

1. Pick a scope: **Products** (keyword search), **Shows** (live and upcoming discovery), or **Top buyer reviews**.
2. For products and shows, add keywords. For shows you can also filter by category (for example Fashion, Kawaii) or seller handle.
3. Set **Max items** for the run cap (100 by default; 0 runs until the walk ends naturally).
4. Run the actor and export the dataset, or select an MCP connector to send records into your apps.

**Search products:**

```json
{"kind": "products", "queries": ["dress"], "maxItems": 100}
```

**Read shows with a category filter:**

```json
{"kind": "shows", "categories": ["Fashion"], "maxItems": 50}
```

**Filter shows to one seller:**

```json
{"kind": "shows", "sellers": ["farmhouselux"], "maxItems": 50}
```

**Top buyer reviews:**

```json
{"kind": "reviews", "maxItems": 50}
```

#### Run it from your code

**Run it from Python:**

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient
client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("abotapi/popshop-live-scraper").call(run_input={
    "kind": "products",
    "queries": ["dress"],
    "maxItems": 100,
})
items = client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).list_items().items
```

**Run it from JavaScript:**

```js
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN' });
const run = await client.actor('abotapi/popshop-live-scraper').call({
  kind: 'products', queries: ['dress'], maxItems: 100,
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
```

#### Tips

- The web app is a single-page shell, so pasted product or listing links carry no data; only seller links (popshop.live/seller-name) resolve, as a Shows filter.
- Product prices of -1 mean "price on request" - the variant prices carry the real numbers.

### Send results into your apps (MCP connectors)

Optionally send records into the apps you already use through MCP connectors: set **MCP connectors** (for example a Notion database) and cap the export with **Max items to export per connector**. The export is a gated side channel: it never changes the dataset.

| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
| `mcpConnectors` | Connector ids to export to (empty = no export). |
| `notionParentPageUrl` | URL or id of the Notion parent page (required for the Notion connector). |
| `maxNotifyListings` | Cap on records written to each connector per run. |

### Input Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `kind` | string | `products` | What to scrape: products, shows, or top buyer reviews. |
| `queries` | array | - | Keywords for products and shows, one entry per paged search. |
| `categories` | array | - | Category names or codes for shows (for example Fashion, Kawaii). |
| `sellers` | array | - | Seller handles to filter shows by. |
| `urls` | array | - | Seller links (popshop.live/name); other links fail loud. |
| `showStatus` | string | `all` | Shows: all discovery rows, live now, or upcoming. |
| `pageSize` | integer | `40` | Page size for paged searches (API caps at 40). |
| `maxItems` | integer | `20` | The single cap on the run: stop after this many records. |
| `proxy` | object | shared datacenter | Leave the default for the cheapest run. Use residential if runs fail. |
| `resumeFromRunId` | string | - | Paste a previous run ID or dataset ID to continue a large crawl without returning or charging for records already collected there. |
| `incrementalMode` | boolean | `false` | Track changes across scheduled runs; suppress and never bill unchanged records. |
| `stateKey` | string | - | Optional name for the incremental baseline. |
| `emitUnchanged` | boolean | `false` | Also return unchanged records, marked and billed. |
| `emitExpired` | boolean | `false` | Also return disappeared records, marked and billed. |
| `ignoreFieldsForChanges` | array | - | Extra top-level fields excluded from change detection. |
| `mcpConnectors` | array | - | Connector ids to export to (empty = no export). |
| `notionParentPageUrl` | string | - | URL or id of the Notion parent page (required for the Notion connector). |
| `maxNotifyListings` | integer | `50` | Cap on records written to each connector per run. |

### Output Example

> Sample shape: one product row, from a live record.

**Live record: Fu Overlay Lace Cheongsam Dress**

```json
{
  "recordId": "popshop:rv9Gf0wO9kHxH7CwJSmn",
  "title": "Fu Overlay Lace Cheongsam Dress In Wine Red/Navy",
  "price": 259,
  "discountPrice": 128,
  "currency": "USD",
  "status": "active",
  "sellerName": "kevinkaipolani",
  "url": "https://popshop.live/listing/rv9Gf0wO9kHxH7CwJSmn"
}
```

### Plan Requirement

This actor runs on any Apify plan. The default shared connection keeps costs low; if runs fail with connection errors, switch the proxy group to residential and try again.

### FAQ

#### How much does it cost?

The actor is pay per event: a start fee per run plus a per-record fee for every product, show or review returned. Exact prices are on the actor's Pricing tab. `Max items` is the cost lever: a run's record count is bounded by it.

#### Is it legal to scrape Popshop Live?

The actor reads the marketplace's public catalog surfaces: the same product search, show discovery and top-review data any visitor sees without an account. It does not access accounts, orders or checkout. You are responsible for using the data in line with the site's terms of use, privacy law such as GDPR or CCPA, and applicable regulations; personal data of identifiable individuals requires a lawful basis.

#### Can I get only new or changed items on a schedule?

Yes. Turn on **Incremental mode** and schedule the actor. The first run returns everything matching as NEW; later runs return only NEW and UPDATED records. Price moves, stock changes and new shows all count as changes. Use **State key** to keep a monitoring campaign stable, and **Emit unchanged** or **Emit expired** only if you also want those rows (they return and bill extra rows).

#### Why did a run fail with a PERMISSION_DENIED message?

Some Popshop endpoints (seller order listings, profile searches) are login-only. This actor sticks to the anonymous catalog surface; if you scope a run into a login-only area it fails loud with that explanation instead of returning an empty dataset.

#### Why did my run fail instead of returning an empty dataset?

A run that never got a single readable answer fails loudly with a connection message instead of reporting an empty catalog: an empty dataset always means the search genuinely matched nothing.

#### Can I use it with AI agents or MCP?

Yes. Every record is plain JSON over the dataset API, and the MCP connector export sends rows straight into tools like Notion. Point an agent at the dataset items endpoint with the input above.

### 🔗 More scrapers you might like

Pair this actor with these related scrapers from the same team:

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### 💬 Support & custom scrapers

- 🐞 **Found a bug or a missing field?** Open a ticket on the [Issues tab](https://apify.com/abotapi/popshop-live-scraper/issues/open). We usually reply within hours.
- 🛠️ **Need another site, extra fields or a private build?** Email <contact@abotapi.com> or message [Telegram @abotapi](https://t.me/abotapi).
- ⭐ **Enjoying it?** A quick review on the actor page helps other users find it.

# Actor input Schema

## `kind` (type: `string`):

Products searches listings by keyword. Shows reads live and upcoming shows (with the seller profile embedded). Reviews reads top buyer review cards. A seller's review cards carry media shout-outs; Popshop publishes no numeric ratings.

## `queries` (type: `array`):

Only used for Products and Shows. One entry per keyword (for example dress, sneakers, kawaii). Each entry becomes its own paged search.

## `categories` (type: `array`):

Only used for Shows. Category names or url codes (for example Fashion, Kawaii, designer-toys). Unknown names are skipped with the available list logged.

## `sellers` (type: `array`):

Only used for Shows. Seller vanity names (popshop.live/<name>) to filter the discovery rows by. Also accepts pasted seller links in URLs below.

## `urls` (type: `array`):

Seller vanity links (popshop.live/<name>) act as a Shows filter. The web app is a single-page shell: product and listing links carry no data, so only seller links resolve.

## `showStatus` (type: `string`):

Only used for Shows. Live reads the currently-streaming shows; All reads live plus upcoming discovery rows.

## `pageSize` (type: `integer`):

Page size for paged searches (products, shows). The API caps this at 40.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

The single cap on the run: stop after collecting this many records. Set 0 for no cap.

## `proxy` (type: `object`):

Leave the default for the cheapest run: the API serves the ordinary shared connection. If runs fail with connection errors, switch to residential.

## `resumeFromRunId` (type: `string`):

Paste a previous run ID or dataset ID to continue that interrupted run without returning or charging for records already collected there. For recurring monitoring of the same scope, use Recurring updates below instead.

## `incrementalMode` (type: `boolean`):

Turn this on for daily or recurring monitoring. The first run returns all matching records as NEW. Later runs return only NEW and UPDATED records.

## `stateKey` (type: `string`):

Optional. Name this monitoring campaign to keep its memory stable. Leave empty to key the memory on this run setup automatically.

## `emitUnchanged` (type: `boolean`):

Off by default. Turn on to also return records that have not changed since the last run, marked UNCHANGED. This returns and bills extra rows you already have.

## `emitExpired` (type: `boolean`):

Off by default. Turn on to also return records that were present before but are no longer found, marked EXPIRED. Only produced when a run covered its whole setup.

## `ignoreFieldsForChanges` (type: `array`):

Output field names that should NOT mark a record as UPDATED. scrapedAt is always ignored because it is stamped fresh on every fetch.

## `mcpConnectors` (type: `array`):

Optionally send records into the apps you already use through MCP connectors. Empty means no export.

## `notionParentPageUrl` (type: `string`):

URL or id of the Notion page under which record pages are created. Required to enable the Notion connector.

## `maxNotifyListings` (type: `integer`):

Cap on records written to each connector per run. Does not affect the dataset.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "kind": "products",
  "queries": [
    "dress"
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Fashion"
  ],
  "urls": [
    "https://popshop.live/farmhouselux",
    "https://popshop.live/kevinkaipolani"
  ],
  "showStatus": "all",
  "pageSize": 40,
  "maxItems": 20,
  "proxy": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  },
  "incrementalMode": false,
  "emitUnchanged": false,
  "emitExpired": false,
  "maxNotifyListings": 50
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (type: `string`):

No description

## `products` (type: `string`):

No description

## `shows` (type: `string`):

No description

## `reviews` (type: `string`):

No description

## `changes` (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 = {
    "kind": "products",
    "queries": [
        "dress"
    ],
    "categories": [
        "Fashion"
    ],
    "urls": [
        "https://popshop.live/farmhouselux",
        "https://popshop.live/kevinkaipolani"
    ],
    "showStatus": "all",
    "pageSize": 40,
    "maxItems": 20,
    "proxy": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    },
    "incrementalMode": false,
    "emitUnchanged": false,
    "emitExpired": false,
    "maxNotifyListings": 50
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("abotapi/popshop-live-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 = {
    "kind": "products",
    "queries": ["dress"],
    "categories": ["Fashion"],
    "urls": [
        "https://popshop.live/farmhouselux",
        "https://popshop.live/kevinkaipolani",
    ],
    "showStatus": "all",
    "pageSize": 40,
    "maxItems": 20,
    "proxy": { "useApifyProxy": True },
    "incrementalMode": False,
    "emitUnchanged": False,
    "emitExpired": False,
    "maxNotifyListings": 50,
}

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

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

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

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "kind": "products",
  "queries": [
    "dress"
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Fashion"
  ],
  "urls": [
    "https://popshop.live/farmhouselux",
    "https://popshop.live/kevinkaipolani"
  ],
  "showStatus": "all",
  "pageSize": 40,
  "maxItems": 20,
  "proxy": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  },
  "incrementalMode": false,
  "emitUnchanged": false,
  "emitExpired": false,
  "maxNotifyListings": 50
}' |
apify call abotapi/popshop-live-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,abotapi/popshop-live-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/nofitoi8ApgY8ogHP/builds/e8W8SuD1XBd1lk2vW/openapi.json