# Doyle Auctions Scraper (`crawlerbros/doyle-auctions-scraper`) Actor Scrape Doyle Auctions (doyle.com) - one of the world's leading fine art, jewelry, silver, coins, and decorative arts auction houses. Search past auction results, browse auction lots by category, and get detailed lot metadata including estimates, sold prices, images, and more. - **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/doyle-auctions-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, NaN 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? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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? 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. 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 In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). 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. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Doyle Auctions Scraper Scrape **Doyle Auctions** (doyle.com) — one of New York's premier auction houses for fine art, jewelry, silver, decorative arts, coins, Asian works of art, books, and prints. Search past auction results by keyword or browse the most recent auction lots with full metadata: lot IDs, titles, estimates, sold prices, images, and direct links. No API key, no proxy, no login required. Pure HTTP-based extraction. ### What this actor does - **Search auction results** by keyword across all past Doyle auctions - **Browse recent lots** for an overview of what Doyle has sold - **Filter by category** — fine art, jewelry, silver, furniture, decorations, coins, Asian works of art, books & manuscripts, prints - **Captures sold prices** (hammer prices), pre-sale estimates, lot images, and direct lot URLs - **Empty fields are omitted** — clean output, no null values ### Output per lot | Field | Type | Description | |---|---|---| | `lotId` | string | Unique lot identifier from Doyle's system | | `lotNumber` | string | Lot number within the auction | | `title` | string | Lot title / description | | `imageUrl` | string | Direct URL to the lot image | | `estimateLow` | integer | Pre-sale low estimate in USD | | `estimateHigh` | integer | Pre-sale high estimate in USD | | `soldPrice` | integer | Final hammer price in USD | | `currency` | string | Always `USD` when estimates/sold present | | `lotUrl` | string | Direct link to the lot detail page | | `scrapedAt` | string | ISO 8601 timestamp of when the record was scraped | ### Input | Field | Type | Default | Description | |---|---|---|---| | `mode` | string | `searchLots` | `searchLots` — search by keyword; `browseLots` — browse recent results | | `query` | string | `painting` | Keyword to search (required for `searchLots`) | | `category` | string | _(all)_ | Category filter: `fine-art`, `jewelry`, `silver`, `furniture`, `decorations`, `coins`, `asian-works-of-art`, `books`, `prints` | | `maxItems` | integer | `20` | Maximum number of lots to return (1–1000) | #### Example: search for silver lots ```json { "mode": "searchLots", "query": "sterling silver", "category": "silver", "maxItems": 50 } ```` #### Example: browse recent auction results ```json { "mode": "browseLots", "maxItems": 100 } ``` #### Example: find jewelry by keyword ```json { "mode": "searchLots", "query": "diamond ring", "category": "jewelry", "maxItems": 30 } ``` ### Use cases - **Art market research** — track realized prices for specific artists, styles, or periods - **Auction intelligence** — monitor Doyle's sales history for competitive analysis - **Valuation benchmarking** — compare estimates vs. sold prices to understand market trends - **Collection management** — search past results to establish provenance and value history - **Investment research** — analyze price trends in jewelry, silver, fine art categories - **Academic research** — gather auction data for art market studies and publications - **Data aggregation** — combine with other auction house scrapers for cross-house market analysis ### FAQ **What is Doyle Auctions?** Doyle is a New York-based auction house founded in 1962, specializing in fine art, jewelry, silver, furniture, decorative arts, coins, Asian works of art, books, and prints. It holds regular live and online-only auctions. **How many results can I get per run?** Up to 1,000 lots per run (set `maxItems`). Doyle's search returns paginated results; the actor iterates pages automatically. **What does `browseLots` do vs `searchLots`?** `searchLots` searches Doyle's full auction archive by keyword. `browseLots` returns lots from the most recent available auction results pages without a keyword filter. **Are the prices in the output hammer prices or including buyer's premium?** Sold prices are as displayed on Doyle's results pages, which typically reflect the hammer price. Buyer's premium is not included. **How fresh is the data?** Results reflect what is publicly accessible on doyle.com at the time of the run. Doyle publishes results shortly after each auction closes. **What happens if a lot has no sold price?** The `soldPrice` field is omitted for unsold lots or lots where no result has been posted yet. Similarly, `estimateLow`/`estimateHigh` are omitted if not available. **Do I need a Doyle account or API key?** No. This actor uses Doyle's public website and requires no credentials. **Is there a risk of getting blocked?** The actor uses browser-impersonation headers and polite retry logic to minimize disruption. For large runs, using Apify's residential proxy is recommended. # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): What to scrape. ## `query` (type: `string`): Keyword to search for (mode=searchLots). E.g. 'painting', 'jewelry', 'silver'. ## `category` (type: `string`): Filter results by category. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of lots to return. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "searchLots", "query": "painting", "category": "", "maxItems": 20 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `lots` (type: `string`): Dataset containing all scraped Doyle auction lots. # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "mode": "searchLots", "query": "painting", "category": "", "maxItems": 20 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/doyle-auctions-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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "mode": "searchLots", "query": "painting", "category": "", "maxItems": 20, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("crawlerbros/doyle-auctions-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": "searchLots", "query": "painting", "category": "", "maxItems": 20 }' | apify call crawlerbros/doyle-auctions-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawlerbros/doyle-auctions-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Doyle Auctions Scraper", "description": "Scrape Doyle Auctions (doyle.com) - one of the world's leading fine art, jewelry, silver, coins, and decorative arts auction houses. Search past auction results, browse auction lots by category, and get detailed lot metadata including estimates, sold prices, images, and more.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "MSa6V0dFtjtIKJGkm" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/crawlerbros~doyle-auctions-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-crawlerbros-doyle-auctions-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~doyle-auctions-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-crawlerbros-doyle-auctions-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~doyle-auctions-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-crawlerbros-doyle-auctions-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "mode" ], "properties": { "mode": { "title": "Mode", "enum": [ "searchLots", "browseLots" ], "type": "string", "description": "What to scrape.", "default": "searchLots" }, "query": { "title": "Search query", "type": "string", "description": "Keyword to search for (mode=searchLots). E.g. 'painting', 'jewelry', 'silver'.", "default": "painting" }, "category": { "title": "Category filter", "enum": [ "", "fine-art", "jewelry", "silver", "furniture", "decorations", "coins", "asian-works-of-art", "books", "prints" ], "type": "string", "description": "Filter results by category.", "default": "" }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max items", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 1000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of lots to return.", "default": 20 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```