# Epic Games Store Scraper (`crawlerbros/epic-games-scraper`) Actor Scrape the Epic Games Store with current and upcoming free games, catalog search, and featured games. Gets prices, descriptions, thumbnails, promotions and more from the public Epic GraphQL API. No auth, no API key required. - **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/epic-games-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce, Developer tools, Other - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 4 bookmarks - **User rating**: 5.00 out of 5 stars ## 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 ## Epic Games Store Scraper Scrape the Epic Games Store — get current and upcoming free games, search the full catalog, or browse featured/new releases. Returns prices, promotions, descriptions, thumbnails, categories, and more from the public Epic GraphQL and free games APIs. No auth, no API key required. ### What this actor does - **Three modes:** `freeGames`, `search`, `featured` - **Free games tracking:** current free games + upcoming free games with promotion dates - **Full catalog search** with sorting by release date, title, or price - **Featured / new releases** browsing - **Rich promotion data:** isCurrentlyFree, isFutureFree, promotionStartDate, promotionEndDate - **Empty fields are omitted** ### Output per game - `id`, `namespace`, `slug` — Epic internal identifiers - `title`, `description` - `developer`, `publisher` - `originalPrice`, `discountPrice` (float, USD), `currencyCode` - `isFree` (bool), `isOnSale` (bool), `discountPercent` (int) - `isCurrentlyFree` (bool) — currently in a free promotion - `isFutureFree` (bool) — upcoming free promotion - `promotionStartDate`, `promotionEndDate` (YYYY-MM-DD) - `releaseDate` (YYYY-MM-DD), `offerType` - `thumbnailUrl` — best available thumbnail/cover image - `categories`, `tags` - `productUrl` (`https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/`) - `scrapedAt` ### Input | Field | Type | Default | Description | |---|---|---|---| | `mode` | string | `freeGames` | `freeGames` / `search` / `featured` | | `searchQuery` | string | – | Text search query (mode=search) | | `sortBy` | string | `releaseDate` | `releaseDate` / `title` / `price` | | `sortDir` | string | `DESC` | `DESC` (newest first) / `ASC` | | `maxItems` | int | `50` | Hard cap on results (1–1000) | ### Example inputs #### Get current and upcoming free games (default) ```json { "mode": "freeGames", "maxItems": 20 } ```` #### Search for RPG games ```json { "mode": "search", "searchQuery": "role playing", "sortBy": "releaseDate", "sortDir": "DESC", "maxItems": 50 } ``` #### Browse featured / newest releases ```json { "mode": "featured", "sortBy": "releaseDate", "sortDir": "DESC", "maxItems": 100 } ``` ### FAQ **Does this require an Epic Games account or API key?** No. The actor uses Epic's public GraphQL API and the free games promotions endpoint, both freely accessible without authentication. **Does this work with the Apify free plan?** Yes. No proxy or paid plan is required. **How reliable is the free games data?** Very reliable — Epic always has free games running. The freeGames mode is specifically designed for daily testing and never returns empty results. **What are the sentinel dates 1970-01-01 and 2099-01-01?** Epic uses these as placeholder dates for "no release date" or "never expires." This actor filters them out automatically. **Are prices in USD?** Yes, prices are fetched with `country=US` and returned in USD. **What does isFutureFree mean?** The game has an upcoming free promotion scheduled but it hasn't started yet. Check `promotionStartDate` and `promotionEndDate` for the exact window. # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): What to fetch. ## `searchQuery` (type: `string`): Text search query (mode=search only). ## `sortBy` (type: `string`): Sort order for catalog search results. ## `sortDir` (type: `string`): Sort direction. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Hard cap on emitted records (1–1000). ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "freeGames", "sortBy": "releaseDate", "sortDir": "DESC", "maxItems": 50 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `games` (type: `string`): Dataset containing all scraped Epic Games Store game records. # 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": "freeGames", "sortBy": "releaseDate", "sortDir": "DESC", "maxItems": 50 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/epic-games-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": "freeGames", "sortBy": "releaseDate", "sortDir": "DESC", "maxItems": 50, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("crawlerbros/epic-games-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": "freeGames", "sortBy": "releaseDate", "sortDir": "DESC", "maxItems": 50 }' | apify call crawlerbros/epic-games-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawlerbros/epic-games-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Epic Games Store Scraper", "description": "Scrape the Epic Games Store with current and upcoming free games, catalog search, and featured games. Gets prices, descriptions, thumbnails, promotions and more from the public Epic GraphQL API. No auth, no API key required.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "03fZLGRoKvNZe0utI" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/crawlerbros~epic-games-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-crawlerbros-epic-games-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~epic-games-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-crawlerbros-epic-games-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~epic-games-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-crawlerbros-epic-games-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": [ "freeGames", "search", "featured" ], "type": "string", "description": "What to fetch.", "default": "freeGames" }, "searchQuery": { "title": "Search query", "type": "string", "description": "Text search query (mode=search only)." }, "sortBy": { "title": "Sort by", "enum": [ "releaseDate", "title", "price" ], "type": "string", "description": "Sort order for catalog search results.", "default": "releaseDate" }, "sortDir": { "title": "Sort direction", "enum": [ "DESC", "ASC" ], "type": "string", "description": "Sort direction.", "default": "DESC" }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max items", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 1000, "type": "integer", "description": "Hard cap on emitted records (1–1000).", "default": 50 } } }, "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": 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