# TCG Card Scraper — Magic, Pokémon & More with Prices (`crawlerbros/tcgplayer-scraper`) Actor

Scrape trading card data and prices from Scryfall (MTG) and the Pokémon TCG API. Search cards by name, browse by set, or look up by ID. Returns card details, rarity, set info, market prices (USD/EUR), legalities, and TCGplayer purchase links.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/tcgplayer-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, E-commerce, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 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

## TCG Card Scraper — Magic, Pokémon & More with Prices

Scrape trading card data and market prices from two best-in-class public APIs:

- **Magic: The Gathering** — powered by [Scryfall](https://scryfall.com/), the most comprehensive MTG card database with real-time prices
- **Pokémon TCG** — powered by the [official Pokémon TCG API](https://pokemontcg.io/), with card art, legalities, and market prices

No API key required. No proxy needed. Works on Apify free plan.

### What data does it return?

Each record includes:
- **Card identity**: name, set, collector number, rarity, type line, mana cost
- **Artwork**: image URLs (normal, large) for every card
- **Prices**: USD market, foil prices, EUR prices (Cardmarket), MTGO tix
- **Purchase links**: direct TCGplayer product URLs, Cardmarket links
- **Legalities**: which formats the card is legal in
- **Game-specific fields**: power/toughness (MTG), HP/type/attacks (Pokémon)

### Input options

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `mode` | select | `searchCards`, `browseBySet`, or `getCardById` |
| `game` | select | `mtg` (Scryfall) or `pokemon` (Pokémon TCG API) |
| `query` | string | Card name or Scryfall syntax (e.g. `t:creature r:rare`) |
| `setCode` | string | Set code to browse (e.g. `lea`, `base1`) |
| `cardIds` | array | Scryfall UUIDs or Pokémon card IDs |
| `rarity` | select | Filter by rarity (common/uncommon/rare/mythic/special) |
| `includeImageUrls` | boolean | Include image URLs in output (default: true) |
| `maxItems` | integer | Max records to emit (1–10000, default: 100) |

### Modes

#### searchCards (default)
Search cards by name or advanced query string.

**MTG examples:**
- `lightning bolt` — find all printings of Lightning Bolt
- `t:dragon r:rare` — rare dragon creatures
- `c:red o:damage` — red cards with "damage" in oracle text

**Pokémon example:**
- `pikachu` — all Pikachu printings
- `charizard` — all Charizard cards

#### browseBySet
Browse all cards in a specific set.

- MTG: use set codes like `lea` (Alpha), `m21` (Core Set 2021), `khm` (Kaldheim)
- Pokémon: use IDs like `base1`, `swsh1`, `sv1`

#### getCardById
Look up specific cards by their unique ID.

- MTG: Scryfall UUID (e.g. `5963eef1-1022-42b1-8a0c-fc9850bfc2a3`)
- Pokémon: card ID (e.g. `xy1-1`, `basep-1`)

### Sample output (MTG)

```json
{
  "cardId": "abc123",
  "name": "Lightning Bolt",
  "game": "Magic: The Gathering",
  "setCode": "lea",
  "setName": "Limited Edition Alpha",
  "rarity": "common",
  "typeLine": "Instant",
  "manaCost": "{R}",
  "oracleText": "Lightning Bolt deals 3 damage to any target.",
  "artist": "Christopher Rush",
  "priceUsd": 1.50,
  "priceUsdFoil": 12.00,
  "tcgplayerUrl": "https://partner.tcgplayer.com/c/...",
  "imageUrl": "https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/...",
  "legalFormats": ["modern", "legacy", "vintage", "commander"],
  "recordType": "card",
  "sourceUrl": "https://scryfall.com/card/...",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-01-01T00:00:00+00:00"
}
````

### Sample output (Pokémon)

```json
{
  "cardId": "basep-1",
  "name": "Pikachu",
  "game": "Pokémon TCG",
  "supertype": "Pokémon",
  "setName": "Wizards Black Star Promos",
  "rarity": "Promo",
  "hp": "60",
  "types": ["Lightning"],
  "attackNames": ["Growl", "Thundershock"],
  "price_holofoil_market": 14.50,
  "priceEur": 12.50,
  "tcgplayerUrl": "https://prices.pokemontcg.io/tcgplayer/basep-1",
  "imageUrl": "https://images.pokemontcg.io/basep/1.png",
  "recordType": "card",
  "sourceUrl": "https://prices.pokemontcg.io/tcgplayer/basep-1",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-01-01T00:00:00+00:00"
}
```

### FAQ

**Does this use the TCGplayer API directly?**
No. TCGplayer's API requires a registered API key. Instead, this actor uses Scryfall (MTG) and the official Pokémon TCG API — both fully free, no registration required. Every MTG record includes a direct TCGplayer purchase URL from Scryfall's `purchase_uris`.

**How many cards can I scrape?**
Up to 10,000 per run. Scryfall has 100,000+ card entries; the Pokémon TCG API has 15,000+ cards.

**Are prices real-time?**
Scryfall updates prices daily from TCGplayer. Pokémon TCG API prices are updated regularly from TCGplayer and Cardmarket.

**What Scryfall search syntax can I use?**
Full Scryfall syntax is supported: `t:creature`, `c:red`, `r:mythic`, `e:khm`, `o:"flying"`, `cmc<=3`, etc. See [Scryfall search syntax](https://scryfall.com/docs/syntax).

**Can I get all printings of a card?**
Yes — Scryfall returns all prints by default when you search by name. Use `browseBySet` mode to get every card in a specific edition.

**Is this free to use?**
Yes. Both Scryfall and the Pokémon TCG API are free public APIs with generous rate limits. No Apify proxy credits are consumed.

# Actor input Schema

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

What to fetch.

## `game` (type: `string`):

Which card game to search. MTG uses Scryfall; Pokémon uses the official Pokémon TCG API.

## `query` (type: `string`):

Card name or search text. For MTG use Scryfall syntax (e.g. 't:creature r:rare'). For Pokémon use 'name:pikachu'.

## `setCode` (type: `string`):

Set code to browse. MTG example: 'lea' (Alpha), 'khm' (Kaldheim). Pokémon example: 'base1', 'swsh1'.

## `cardIds` (type: `array`):

Card IDs to look up. MTG: Scryfall UUID (e.g. '5963eef1-...'). Pokémon: card ID (e.g. 'xy1-1').

## `rarity` (type: `string`):

Only return cards of this rarity.

## `includeImageUrls` (type: `boolean`):

Include card image URLs in the output (normal, large, PNG sizes for MTG).

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

Hard cap on number of records emitted.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "searchCards",
  "game": "mtg",
  "query": "goblin",
  "rarity": "",
  "includeImageUrls": true,
  "maxItems": 100
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `cards` (type: `string`):

Dataset containing all scraped trading card 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "mode": "searchCards",
    "game": "mtg",
    "query": "goblin",
    "rarity": "",
    "includeImageUrls": true,
    "maxItems": 100
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/tcgplayer-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": "searchCards",
    "game": "mtg",
    "query": "goblin",
    "rarity": "",
    "includeImageUrls": True,
    "maxItems": 100,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("crawlerbros/tcgplayer-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": "searchCards",
  "game": "mtg",
  "query": "goblin",
  "rarity": "",
  "includeImageUrls": true,
  "maxItems": 100
}' |
apify call crawlerbros/tcgplayer-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "TCG Card Scraper — Magic, Pokémon & More with Prices",
        "description": "Scrape trading card data and prices from Scryfall (MTG) and the Pokémon TCG API. Search cards by name, browse by set, or look up by ID. Returns card details, rarity, set info, market prices (USD/EUR), legalities, and TCGplayer purchase links.",
        "version": "1.0",
        "x-build-id": "yvwa6lIbSjt0mPhpP"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/crawlerbros~tcgplayer-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-crawlerbros-tcgplayer-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": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/crawlerbros~tcgplayer-scraper/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-crawlerbros-tcgplayer-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$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": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/crawlerbros~tcgplayer-scraper/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-crawlerbros-tcgplayer-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$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": [
                            "searchCards",
                            "browseBySet",
                            "getCardById"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "What to fetch.",
                        "default": "searchCards"
                    },
                    "game": {
                        "title": "Card Game",
                        "enum": [
                            "mtg",
                            "pokemon"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Which card game to search. MTG uses Scryfall; Pokémon uses the official Pokémon TCG API.",
                        "default": "mtg"
                    },
                    "query": {
                        "title": "Card name / search query",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Card name or search text. For MTG use Scryfall syntax (e.g. 't:creature r:rare'). For Pokémon use 'name:pikachu'."
                    },
                    "setCode": {
                        "title": "Set code (mode=browseBySet)",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Set code to browse. MTG example: 'lea' (Alpha), 'khm' (Kaldheim). Pokémon example: 'base1', 'swsh1'."
                    },
                    "cardIds": {
                        "title": "Card IDs (mode=getCardById)",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "Card IDs to look up. MTG: Scryfall UUID (e.g. '5963eef1-...'). Pokémon: card ID (e.g. 'xy1-1').",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "rarity": {
                        "title": "Rarity filter",
                        "enum": [
                            "",
                            "common",
                            "uncommon",
                            "rare",
                            "mythic",
                            "special",
                            "bonus"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Only return cards of this rarity.",
                        "default": ""
                    },
                    "includeImageUrls": {
                        "title": "Include image URLs",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "Include card image URLs in the output (normal, large, PNG sizes for MTG).",
                        "default": true
                    },
                    "maxItems": {
                        "title": "Max items",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 10000,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Hard cap on number of records emitted.",
                        "default": 100
                    }
                }
            },
            "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
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```