Unity Asset Store Scraper

Scrape the Unity Asset Store — 120,000+ 3D/2D models, VFX, audio packs, editor tools, templates and add-ons for the Unity game engine. Search by keyword, browse by category, filter by price or publisher, sort by rating/price/release date. HTTP-only via the Asset Store's public search API. No auth, no proxy required.

What this actor does

• Two modes: search (keyword + filter browse) and byIds (direct product ID lookup)
• Full filter surface: 9 top-level categories, 126 subcategories (full 2/3/4-level taxonomy), price (free/paid), publisher, 6 sort orders (including best-selling)
• Rich per-asset detail: price + live sale price, rating, review count, publisher, engine-version compatibility, tags, first-published date, last-updated date, thumbnail
• Empty fields are omitted

Output per asset

• productId, title, publisher, publisherId
• category, categoryPath (full breadcrumb, e.g. 3d > environments > urban)
• price, currentPrice (post-discount, if on sale), isFree
• onSale, salePrice
• rating (0-5), ratingCount
• thumbnailUrl
• description, shortDescription
• tags[] — descriptive keywords (genre, style, use-case)
• minUnityVersion — minimum compatible Unity engine version (e.g. 2022.3)
• firstPublishedAt — original publish date
• lastUpdated — most recent revision date
• detailUrl / sourceUrl — Asset Store package page
• recordType: "asset", scrapedAt

Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
mode	string	search	search / byIds
searchQuery	string	– (prefill car)	Keyword search
category	select	–	3D, 2D, Audio, Tools, VFX, Templates, Add-Ons, Essentials, AI / SDK
subcategory	select	–	126 fine-grained subcategories across the full taxonomy depth (e.g. 3D > Vehicles, 3D > Characters > Animals > Birds, Tools > Physics); overrides category if both are set
priceFilter	select	any	any / free / paid
publisher	string	–	Exact publisher display name
sortBy	select	relevance	relevance / priceLowToHigh / priceHighToLow / rating / releaseDate (recently updated) / bestSelling
minRating	integer	–	Drop assets rated below this (0-5)
assetIds	array	–	Product IDs or full package URLs (mode=byIds)
maxItems	integer	20	Hard cap (1-500)
proxyConfiguration	proxy	off	Optional AUTO-group fallback if rate-limited

Example: free VFX assets, newest first

{
  "mode": "search",
  "category": "vfx",
  "priceFilter": "free",
  "sortBy": "releaseDate",
  "maxItems": 30
}

Example: keyword search in a price range mindset (paid only, top rated)

{
  "mode": "search",
  "searchQuery": "character controller",
  "priceFilter": "paid",
  "sortBy": "rating",
  "maxItems": 25
}

Example: lookup specific assets

{
  "mode": "byIds",
  "assetIds": ["206584", "95214"]
}

Use cases

• Game dev tooling discovery — find character controllers, VFX packs and editor tools for a Unity project
• Market research — compare pricing and ratings across publishers in a category
• Competitive analysis — track a publisher's full catalog and pricing
• Curated lists — build "best free VFX assets" or "top-rated audio packs" roundups
• Engine-compatibility audits — check minUnityVersion before adopting an asset

FAQ

What's the Unity Asset Store? The official marketplace for the Unity game engine — models, tools, audio, VFX, templates and more, both free and paid.

Does price include active sale discounts? price is the regular list price; currentPrice is the live, possibly-discounted price when onSale is true.

Why is rating/ratingCount sometimes missing? Assets with no reviews yet have no rating on the Asset Store — this is real upstream data, not a scraper bug.

What's minUnityVersion? The minimum Unity engine version the publisher declares compatibility with, formatted YYYY.MINOR (e.g. 2022.3).

What's the difference between firstPublishedAt and lastUpdated? firstPublishedAt is the asset's original release date; lastUpdated is the most recent revision (they're identical for assets that have never been updated since launch). sortBy=releaseDate sorts by lastUpdated (i.e. "recently touched"), matching the Asset Store's own default "newest" ordering.

Can I search without a keyword? Yes — leave searchQuery empty and use category/priceFilter/publisher to browse.

How fresh is the data? Real-time — every request hits the Asset Store's live search backend.

Why does detailUrl redirect instead of loading directly? The Asset Store issues a redirect from the short /packages/package/{id} form to the full SEO slug URL (e.g. /packages/templates/systems/platformer-project-206584) — this is standard on the live site itself, confirmed to resolve with 200 OK for normal browser requests (the server's redirect endpoint just doesn't answer HEAD requests, only GET).