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

Scrape live auction lots from Catawiki - Europe's curated auction marketplace for art, watches, jewellery, classic cars, wine, and collectibles. Search by keyword or browse 16 categories for lot titles, images, bidding times, buy-now prices, and lot URLs.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/catawiki-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, E-commerce, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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?

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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

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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.

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# README

## Catawiki Auction Scraper

Extract live auction lot data from [Catawiki](https://www.catawiki.com) — Europe's leading curated online auction marketplace for art, watches, jewellery, classic cars, wine, coins, comics, and collectibles. Search by keyword or browse any of the 16 top-level categories to get lot titles, images, bidding start times, buy-now prices, and direct lot URLs.

### What does it do?

This actor scrapes Catawiki's public search and category pages, returning:

- **Lot identity** — lot ID, title, subtitle, direct lot URL
- **Pricing** — Buy Now price in EUR (when offered), whether a reserve price has been set
- **Auction timing** — when bidding starts
- **Media** — full-size and thumbnail photos
- **Shipping** — whether free shipping is offered
- **Category** — which of Catawiki's 16 curated categories the lot belongs to

### Input

| Field | Type | Description | Default |
|-------|------|-------------|---------|
| `mode` | Select | `search` or `byCategory` | `search` |
| `searchQuery` | String | Keyword to search for (used with `search` mode) | `watch` |
| `category` | Select | Category to browse (used with `byCategory` mode) — 16 high-volume leaf categories | Watches |
| `maxBuyNowPrice` | Integer | Only include lots with a Buy Now price at or below this amount (EUR) | – |
| `onlyReserveNotSet` | Boolean | Only include lots with no reserve price set | `false` |
| `onlyFreeShipping` | Boolean | Only include lots offering free shipping | `false` |
| `maxItems` | Integer | Maximum lots to return (1–200) | `20` |

**Example Input — search**
```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "searchQuery": "vintage rolex",
  "maxBuyNowPrice": 5000,
  "maxItems": 50
}
````

**Example Input — browse category**

```json
{
  "mode": "byCategory",
  "category": "443-wine",
  "onlyReserveNotSet": true,
  "maxItems": 30
}
```

> Note: `onlyFreeShipping` only applies to `search` mode — Catawiki's category-browsing pages don't expose shipping data. Use it with `mode: search`.

### Output

Each lot record contains fields such as:

```json
{
  "lotId": "104580174",
  "title": "Optima - Swiss Made Watch - OSM434-SRL-1 - No reserve price - Men - 2020+",
  "subtitle": "Quartz - Steel",
  "auctionId": "1264261",
  "imageUrl": "https://assets.catawiki.nl/assets/.../original.jpg",
  "thumbImageUrl": "https://assets.catawiki.nl/assets/.../thumb2.jpg",
  "lotUrl": "https://www.catawiki.com/en/l/104580174-optima-swiss-made-watch",
  "favoriteCount": 3,
  "reservePriceSet": false,
  "biddingStartTime": "2026-06-27T16:00:00+00:00",
  "buyNowPriceEur": 1383,
  "hasFreeShipping": true,
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.catawiki.com/en/s?q=watch",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-01T00:00:00+00:00",
  "recordType": "lot"
}
```

Fields that can't be populated for a given lot (e.g. `buyNowPriceEur` when a lot is auction-only) are omitted rather than returned as null.

### Categories available for `byCategory` mode

Minerals & Meteorites · Modern & Contemporary Art · Japanese Art · Books · Automobilia & Motobilia · Stamps · Comic Books · Bags · Home & Garden Decor · Jewellery · Cameras & Optical Equipment · Football Memorabilia · Model Cars · Pokémon Trading Cards · Watches · Wine

Each option is the highest-volume leaf category under one of Catawiki's 16 top-level departments — Catawiki's top-level department pages are pure navigation and don't list lots directly, so the actor targets the leaf pages that actually contain auction listings.

### FAQs

**Is this free to use?**
Yes. This actor accesses only publicly available Catawiki pages — no account, login, or API key required.

**Does it require cookies or a proxy?**
No. The actor connects directly to catawiki.com with no proxy configuration needed.

**What does "reserve price not set" mean?**
Catawiki sellers can set a minimum reserve price. Lots where no reserve is set often sell below their estimated value, making `onlyReserveNotSet` useful for bargain hunting.

**What currency are prices in?**
Buy Now prices are returned in EUR, matching Catawiki's primary listing currency.

**How many lots can I get per run?**
Up to 200 lots per run via pagination. Increase `maxItems` up to the maximum for larger exports.

**How often is the data updated?**
Each run fetches live data directly from Catawiki. Schedule daily or hourly runs to track new lots as auctions open and close.

**Can I combine search and category filters?**
Not in a single run — the `mode` field selects one approach per run. Run the actor twice (once per mode) if you need both.

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

Search by keyword, or browse a specific category.

## `searchQuery` (type: `string`):

Keyword to search for (used when mode = Search by keyword).

## `category` (type: `string`):

Category to browse (used when mode = Browse by category).

## `maxBuyNowPrice` (type: `integer`):

Only include lots with a Buy Now price at or below this amount. Lots without a Buy Now option are always included.

## `onlyReserveNotSet` (type: `boolean`):

Only include lots where the reserve price has not been set (typically sell for less).

## `onlyFreeShipping` (type: `boolean`):

Only include lots that offer free shipping. Only supported with mode = Search by keyword — Catawiki's category-browsing pages don't expose shipping data.

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

Maximum number of lots to return (1-200, default 20).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "searchQuery": "watch",
  "category": "333-watches",
  "onlyReserveNotSet": false,
  "onlyFreeShipping": false,
  "maxItems": 20
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `lots` (type: `string`):

Dataset of auction lots scraped from Catawiki.com.

# 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 = {
    "mode": "search",
    "searchQuery": "watch",
    "category": "333-watches",
    "onlyReserveNotSet": false,
    "onlyFreeShipping": false,
    "maxItems": 20
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/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 = {
    "mode": "search",
    "searchQuery": "watch",
    "category": "333-watches",
    "onlyReserveNotSet": False,
    "onlyFreeShipping": False,
    "maxItems": 20,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("crawlerbros/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 '{
  "mode": "search",
  "searchQuery": "watch",
  "category": "333-watches",
  "onlyReserveNotSet": false,
  "onlyFreeShipping": false,
  "maxItems": 20
}' |
apify call crawlerbros/catawiki-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
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    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "Catawiki Auction Scraper",
        "description": "Scrape live auction lots from Catawiki - Europe's curated auction marketplace for art, watches, jewellery, classic cars, wine, and collectibles. Search by keyword or browse 16 categories for lot titles, images, bidding times, buy-now prices, and lot URLs.",
        "version": "1.0",
        "x-build-id": "dKx2xaiD3RF6juTgZ"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
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                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
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                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
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                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
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                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/crawlerbros~catawiki-scraper/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-crawlerbros-catawiki-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
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                        "name": "token",
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                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
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                                "schema": {
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                    }
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            }
        },
        "/acts/crawlerbros~catawiki-scraper/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-crawlerbros-catawiki-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": {
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                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
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                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
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                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
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                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
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    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                    "mode"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "mode": {
                        "title": "Mode",
                        "enum": [
                            "search",
                            "byCategory"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Search by keyword, or browse a specific category.",
                        "default": "search"
                    },
                    "searchQuery": {
                        "title": "Search Query",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Keyword to search for (used when mode = Search by keyword).",
                        "default": "watch"
                    },
                    "category": {
                        "title": "Category",
                        "enum": [
                            "865-minerals-meteorites",
                            "117-modern-contemporary-art",
                            "1261-japanese-art",
                            "141-books",
                            "873-automobilia-motobilia",
                            "187-stamps",
                            "153-comic-books",
                            "1117-bags",
                            "9-home-garden-decor",
                            "313-jewellery",
                            "251-cameras-optical-equipment",
                            "1644-football-memorabilia",
                            "379-model-cars",
                            "724-pokemon",
                            "333-watches",
                            "443-wine"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Category to browse (used when mode = Browse by category).",
                        "default": "333-watches"
                    },
                    "maxBuyNowPrice": {
                        "title": "Max Buy-Now Price (EUR)",
                        "minimum": 0,
                        "maximum": 1000000,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Only include lots with a Buy Now price at or below this amount. Lots without a Buy Now option are always included."
                    },
                    "onlyReserveNotSet": {
                        "title": "Only lots with no reserve price",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "Only include lots where the reserve price has not been set (typically sell for less).",
                        "default": false
                    },
                    "onlyFreeShipping": {
                        "title": "Only lots with free shipping",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "Only include lots that offer free shipping. Only supported with mode = Search by keyword — Catawiki's category-browsing pages don't expose shipping data.",
                        "default": false
                    },
                    "maxItems": {
                        "title": "Max Lots",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 200,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Maximum number of lots to return (1-200, default 20).",
                        "default": 20
                    }
                }
            },
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                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "finishedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
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                            },
                            "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "READY"
                            },
                            "meta": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
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                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
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                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
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                                        "type": "integer",
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                                    "computeUnits": {
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                                        "example": 0
                                    }
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                            "options": {
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                    }
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            }
        }
    }
}
```