Crowd Supply Scraper

Scrape crowdfunding hardware campaigns from Crowd Supply — a platform specializing in open-source hardware, electronics, and maker projects. Fetches campaign data including funding status, amount raised, backer count, creator info, and project details. No login required.

Features

• Browse Campaigns — Fetch all project campaigns from the Crowd Supply sitemap
• Browse by Category — Filter campaigns by hardware category (maker-diy, robotics, audio, etc.)
• Search Campaigns — Search campaigns by project name, creator, or description keyword
• Extracts project name, creator, funding status, amount raised, percent funded, backers, update count, image, and description
• Omit-empty output — no null fields in any record

Input

Field	Type	Description	Default
mode	Select	browseCampaigns, browseCategory, or searchCampaigns	browseCampaigns
categorySlug	Select	Category to browse (e.g. maker-diy, robotics, audio-and-music)	—
searchQuery	String	Keyword to search campaigns (e.g. raspberry pi, open source, sensor)	—
maxItems	Integer	Maximum number of campaigns to return (1–500)	50

Available Categories

audio-and-music, cameras-and-lenses, computer-hardware-and-peripherals, electronics-components, gaming, health-and-fitness, industrial-tools, leds, maker-diy, networking, open-source-hardware, prosthetics, raspberry-pi, robotics, security-and-privacy, software-defined-radio, wearables, wireless

Output

Each record contains:

Field	Type	Description
projectName	String	Campaign/project name
projectSlug	String	URL slug
creatorSlug	String	Creator/company URL slug
creator	String	Creator or company name
projectUrl	String	Direct URL to the campaign page
fundingStatus	String	Status: Funded!, In Stock, Pre-order Now, Order Now, Coming Soon
amountRaised	String	Total amount raised (e.g. $32,458)
percentFunded	Integer	Funding percentage (e.g. 200)
backers	Integer	Number of backers
updateCount	Integer	Number of campaign updates posted
description	String	Campaign description
imageUrl	String	Campaign cover image URL
creatorWebsite	String	Creator's external website URL
category	String	Hardware category slug
source	String	Always crowdsupply.com
scrapedAt	String	ISO 8601 timestamp when scraped

Example Output

{
  "projectName": "Open Gadget Pro",
  "projectSlug": "open-gadget-pro",
  "creatorSlug": "maker-labs",
  "creator": "Maker Labs Technologies",
  "projectUrl": "https://www.crowdsupply.com/maker-labs/open-gadget-pro",
  "fundingStatus": "Funded!",
  "amountRaised": "$32,458",
  "percentFunded": 200,
  "backers": 134,
  "updateCount": 10,
  "description": "An open source hardware gadget for makers everywhere.",
  "imageUrl": "https://cdn.crowdsupply.com/img/open-gadget-pro.jpg",
  "source": "crowdsupply.com",
  "scrapedAt": "2025-06-02T12:00:00+00:00"
}

Use Cases

• Track open-source hardware crowdfunding campaigns and funding status
• Monitor new hardware launches in categories like robotics, SDR, or maker-diy
• Research crowdfunding success rates and backer engagement for hardware products
• Build a hardware product discovery tool or trend monitor

FAQ

Does this require a Crowd Supply account? No. All data comes from Crowd Supply's public sitemap and project pages.

How many campaigns are available? The Crowd Supply sitemap lists thousands of project URLs. Use maxItems to limit results.

What does "Funded!" mean? The campaign met or exceeded its funding goal. "In Stock" means the product is available for purchase. "Coming Soon" means it hasn't launched yet.

Can I scrape a specific category like robotics? Yes — use browseCategory mode and set categorySlug to robotics (or any supported category).

What is Crowd Supply? Crowd Supply is a crowdfunding platform focused on open-source hardware, electronics, and maker projects. It's known for supporting high-quality, community-driven hardware campaigns.