# Camera Equipment Knowledge Base (Wikidata) (`crawlerbros/mpb-scraper`) Actor Look up camera bodies and lenses from Wikidata's open knowledge graph. Returns encyclopedic entries with brand, release year, category, image, Wikipedia link, and QID. Reference/knowledge data only - no prices, conditions, or live listings. - **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/mpb-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community) - **Categories:** Developer tools, MCP servers - **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 0.0% 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 ## Camera Equipment Knowledge Base (Wikidata) Look up camera bodies and lenses from **Wikidata**'s open knowledge graph. Returns encyclopedic reference data about cameras and lenses from Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fujifilm, Leica, Pentax, Olympus, Panasonic, and more. ### Important: Knowledge Base, Not Marketplace This actor returns **reference / encyclopedic** information about camera equipment from Wikidata. It does **not** return live marketplace listings, prices, or used-condition inventory. Use it to enrich product catalogs, build camera databases, or research historical cameras. For live used-camera pricing, you need a dedicated marketplace scraper. ### What You Get For each camera or lens: - `itemId` — Wikidata QID - `title` — Product name (e.g. "Sony Alpha 7 III") - `brand` — Manufacturer - `category` — Mirrorless / DSLR / Lens / Compact / Film Camera / Medium Format - `releaseYear` — Year released - `description` — Wikidata short description - `imageUrl` — Wikimedia Commons image - `wikipediaUrl` — English Wikipedia article - `wikidataUrl` — Wikidata entity URL ### Modes - `search` — free-text Wikidata search (e.g. "Canon EOS R5") - `brand` — list cameras by brand (Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fujifilm, etc.) ### Input ```json {"mode": "search", "searchQuery": "Sony Alpha", "maxItems": 20} ```` ### FAQ **Q: Why don't I see prices or conditions?** A: Wikidata is a reference knowledge base, not a retail marketplace. This actor returns encyclopedic info only. **Q: Do I need an API key?** A: No — Wikidata is free and open. # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): Search mode. ## `searchQuery` (type: `string`): Camera model or keyword to search (e.g. 'Canon EOS', 'Sony Alpha', 'Nikon D850'). ## `brand` (type: `string`): Filter results by brand (e.g. Sony, Canon, Nikon, Fujifilm). ## `category` (type: `string`): Filter by camera category. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of camera records to return. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "search", "searchQuery": "Canon EOS", "brand": "", "category": "", "maxItems": 20 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `equipment` (type: `string`): Dataset containing all scraped equipment 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": "search", "searchQuery": "Canon EOS", "brand": "", "category": "", "maxItems": 20 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/mpb-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": "search", "searchQuery": "Canon EOS", "brand": "", "category": "", "maxItems": 20, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("crawlerbros/mpb-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": "Canon EOS", "brand": "", "category": "", "maxItems": 20 }' | apify call crawlerbros/mpb-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawlerbros/mpb-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Camera Equipment Knowledge Base (Wikidata)", "description": "Look up camera bodies and lenses from Wikidata's open knowledge graph. Returns encyclopedic entries with brand, release year, category, image, Wikipedia link, and QID. Reference/knowledge data only - no prices, conditions, or live listings.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "Df49k9KqRpdjgdbGA" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/crawlerbros~mpb-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-crawlerbros-mpb-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~mpb-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-crawlerbros-mpb-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~mpb-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-crawlerbros-mpb-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": [ "search", "brand" ], "type": "string", "description": "Search mode.", "default": "search" }, "searchQuery": { "title": "Search query", "type": "string", "description": "Camera model or keyword to search (e.g. 'Canon EOS', 'Sony Alpha', 'Nikon D850').", "default": "Canon EOS" }, "brand": { "title": "Brand filter", "enum": [ "", "Canon", "Nikon", "Sony", "Fujifilm", "Olympus", "Leica", "Panasonic", "Pentax", "Hasselblad" ], "type": "string", "description": "Filter results by brand (e.g. Sony, Canon, Nikon, Fujifilm).", "default": "" }, "category": { "title": "Category filter", "enum": [ "", "Mirrorless Camera", "DSLR Camera", "Compact Camera", "Film Camera", "Medium Format Camera", "Lens" ], "type": "string", "description": "Filter by camera category.", "default": "" }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max items", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 100, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of camera records 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": 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