# PressCity Scraper — Used Printing Equipment (`crawloop/presscity-scraper`) Actor Scrape PressCity used printing presses, postpress, prepress, digital, and packaging machines: specs, year, sheet size, impressions, images, dealer profiles. Category crawl, keyword search, or startUrls. Listings or details mode. Fast HTTP via curl\_cffi. - **URL**: https://apify.com/crawloop/presscity-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Andrej Kiva](https://apify.com/crawloop) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce, Other - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $1.50 / 1,000 scraped presscity details This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. 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/docs.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.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/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 ## PressCity Scraper — Used Print & Packaging Machinery > **Disclaimer:** Unofficial integration for publicly accessible PressCity listings. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by PressCity or its operators. Trademarks belong to their respective owners. > > This Actor is provided **for informational and research purposes only** (market research, dealer intelligence, inventory monitoring, pricing workflows). You are solely responsible for ensuring your use complies with applicable laws, platform terms of use, and your organization's policies. > > No warranty is given as to accuracy, completeness, or continued availability of third-party data. Use at your own risk. Scrape **used graphic, print, and packaging machinery** into clean structured JSON — Heidelberg, Komori, KBA, Manroland, Bobst, Polar, Horizon, and more. Built for B2B workflows: printing equipment dealers, packaging buyers, market comps, and inventory monitoring. Supports **group / category / manufacturer crawls**, **keyword search**, **start URLs**, and **direct machine detail pages**. Choose `listings` mode for fast card-level catalogs or `details` mode for full product pages with technical specs, JSON-LD, image galleries, and optional dealer profile enrichment. Lightweight HTTP extraction with TLS fingerprinting — no headless browser overhead. Residential proxies recommended for production runs. ### When to use this Actor Use the **PressCity Scraper** when you need: - **Machine inventory** across Press, Prepress, Postpress / Bindery, Packaging, Web, Digital, and related groups - **Technical attributes** — manufacturer, model, year, colors, sheet size, perfector, autoplate, impressions / hours, availability - **Equipped options** — feature lists parsed from descriptions (Alcolor, Cptronic, wash-up devices, and more) - **Image galleries** — full-size CDN photos for valuation and catalog enrichment - **Dealer context** — company name and profile URL; optional website, address, and verified badge when `scrapeDealerDetails` is enabled - **Keyword discovery** — search terms such as Heidelberg SM 74 or Bobst without building category URLs by hand Ideal for printing equipment dealers, packaging buyers, market analysts, and data teams tracking used graphic-arts machinery. ### Data pipeline ```` Input Mode Output ───────────────────────── ──────────────────── ────────────────────────── Group / category URL ──► listings (fast cards) ──► title, snippet, image, IDs Keyword search ──► details (full PDP) ──► specs, images, description Direct machine URL ──► ──► manufacturer, dealer fields categories\[] enum Join by manufacturer + model ──► comps & inventory alerts ```` ### Key Features - **Two extraction modes** — `listings` for card-level stubs; `details` for JSON-LD Product + specs table + gallery. - **Print-specific specs** — colors, sheet size, perfector, autoplate, impressions, availability when published. - **Category shortcuts** — optional top-level groups (press, prepress, postpress, packaging, web, digital, …). - **Dealer enrichment** — optional profile fetch (website, address, zip/city, verified seller), cached per dealer. - **Robust URL handling** — resolves canonical machine pages; skips broken legacy card links. - **Fast concurrent HTTP** — Chrome TLS impersonation and parallel detail fetches; residential proxy recommended at scale. ### Input Parameters | Parameter | Type | Default | Description | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | `startUrls` | Array | sample sheetfed URL | Search, group, category, manufacturer, or machine detail URLs. | | `searchKeyword` | String | — | Keyword search (e.g. Heidelberg SM 74). | | `categories` | Array | `[]` | Top-level groups when you do not paste filtered URLs. | | `runMode` | String | `"details"` | `"listings"` (cards) or `"details"` (full PDP). | | `scrapeDealerDetails` | Boolean | `false` | Visit dealer profiles in details mode. | | `maxItems` | Integer | `100` | Maximum machines to return (`0` = unlimited). | | `maxPagesPerUrl` | Integer | `5` | Pagination depth per start URL (`0` = until exhausted). | | `concurrencyLimit` | Integer | `5` | Parallel detail workers (1–20). | | `proxyConfiguration` | Object | Apify Proxy | Residential proxies recommended. | #### Input example — sheetfed details ```json { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://presscity.com/en/search/group/2/press/category/4/sheetfed/" } ], "runMode": "details", "scrapeDealerDetails": false, "maxItems": 100, "maxPagesPerUrl": 5, "concurrencyLimit": 5, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"] } } ```` #### Input example — keyword search ```json { "searchKeyword": "Heidelberg SM 74", "runMode": "details", "maxItems": 50, "maxPagesPerUrl": 3, "concurrencyLimit": 4, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"] } } ``` ### Output Format Each row is pushed to the default dataset. #### Details mode (enriched) | Field | Description | | :--- | :--- | | `id`, `url`, `title` | Machine identifiers | | `reference`, `manufacturer`, `model` | Equipment identity | | `year`, `colors`, `location` | Core listing facts | | `sheetSize`, `impressions`, `perfector`, `hasAutoplate` | Format and configuration | | `availability`, `equippedFeatures` | Shipping window and option list | | `price`, `priceCurrency`, `priceStatus` | Asking price or request-price status | | `group`, `category`, `breadcrumbs` | Taxonomy | | `description`, `images`, `imageUrl` | Free text and gallery | | `dealerName`, `dealerProfileUrl`, `dealerWebsite`, … | Dealer block (enriched when enabled) | | `scrapedAt` | Scrape timestamp (UTC) | #### Example record ```json { "id": "452639-457687", "url": "https://presscity.com/en/machines/heidelberg/452639-457687/heidelberg-sm-52-p.html", "title": "Heidelberg SM 52--P", "reference": "G-022-7707", "manufacturer": "Heidelberg", "model": "SM 52", "year": 1999, "colors": 2, "hasAutoplate": true, "perfector": "1 + 1 / 2 + 0", "sheetSize": "370 x 520 mm.", "location": "Germany", "impressions": "approx. 70 mio", "availability": "07/2026", "priceStatus": "request_price", "group": "Press", "category": "Sheetfed offset", "breadcrumbs": ["Groups", "Press", "Sheetfed offset", "Heidelberg", "SM 52"], "equippedFeatures": ["Autoplate", "Alcolor automatic filmdamping", "Cptronic"], "images": [ "https://cdn.presscity.com/838/800/x800_heidelberg-sm52-12840975.jpg" ], "dealerName": "STC GmbH", "dealerProfileUrl": "https://presscity.com/en/dealers/germany/stc-gmbh/info838.html", "isVerifiedDealer": true, "scrapedAt": "2026-07-22T19:30:00Z" } ``` ### Notes - Most listings are **Request Price** — expect `priceStatus: "request_price"` and a null numeric `price`. - Public enquiry forms use captcha; this Actor does not submit enquiries or scrape private contacts beyond what dealer profiles publish. - Prefer residential proxies for larger crawls; keep concurrency moderate (3–8). - Pagination continues past the short pager UI (pages beyond 5 still return results until empty). # Actor input Schema ## `startUrls` (type: `array`): PressCity URLs to scrape: search/group/category/manufacturer pages, keyword search result pages, or direct machine detail pages (/en/machines/…). Filters applied on-site can be pasted here. ## `searchKeyword` (type: `string`): Optional keyword search (e.g. 'Heidelberg SM 74', 'Bobst'). Builds /en/?q=…\&page=search and paginates via /en/search/search-term/…/page/N/. ## `categories` (type: `array`): Optional top-level PressCity groups to crawl (in addition to startUrls / searchKeyword). ## `runMode` (type: `string`): listings = fast card-level data from search/category pages. details = visit each machine page for specs table, JSON-LD, images, and dealer link. ## `scrapeDealerDetails` (type: `boolean`): When true and runMode is details, visit each dealer profile page for website, address, zip/city, and verified status. Cached per dealer. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum machines to return. 0 = unlimited. ## `maxPagesPerUrl` (type: `integer`): Pagination depth per listing source. 0 = until exhausted. ## `concurrencyLimit` (type: `integer`): Parallel detail-page workers (1–20). ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Optional Apify Proxy. Datacenter is usually enough; residential if you hit rate limits. ## Actor input object example ```json { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://presscity.com/en/search/group/2/press/category/4/sheetfed/" } ], "categories": [], "runMode": "details", "scrapeDealerDetails": false, "maxItems": 100, "maxPagesPerUrl": 5, "concurrencyLimit": 5, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } } ``` # 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 = { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://presscity.com/en/search/group/2/press/category/4/sheetfed/" } ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("crawloop/presscity-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 = { "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://presscity.com/en/search/group/2/press/category/4/sheetfed/" }] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("crawloop/presscity-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 '{ "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://presscity.com/en/search/group/2/press/category/4/sheetfed/" } ] }' | apify call crawloop/presscity-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawloop/presscity-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "PressCity Scraper — Used Printing Equipment", "description": "Scrape PressCity used printing presses, postpress, prepress, digital, and packaging machines: specs, year, sheet size, impressions, images, dealer profiles. Category crawl, keyword search, or startUrls. Listings or details mode. Fast HTTP via curl_cffi.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "pzl6gURqPPGrQqdmi" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/crawloop~presscity-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-crawloop-presscity-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/crawloop~presscity-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-crawloop-presscity-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/crawloop~presscity-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-crawloop-presscity-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", "properties": { "startUrls": { "title": "Start URLs", "type": "array", "description": "PressCity URLs to scrape: search/group/category/manufacturer pages, keyword search result pages, or direct machine detail pages (/en/machines/…). Filters applied on-site can be pasted here.", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "url" ], "properties": { "url": { "type": "string", "title": "URL of a web page", "format": "uri" } } } }, "searchKeyword": { "title": "Search Keyword", "type": "string", "description": "Optional keyword search (e.g. 'Heidelberg SM 74', 'Bobst'). Builds /en/?q=…&page=search and paginates via /en/search/search-term/…/page/N/." }, "categories": { "title": "Equipment Groups", "type": "array", "description": "Optional top-level PressCity groups to crawl (in addition to startUrls / searchKeyword).", "items": { "type": "string", "enum": [ "prepress", "press", "postpress", "packaging", "web", "digital", "material_handling", "large_format", "other" ], "enumTitles": [ "Prepress", "Press", "Postpress / Bindery / Packing", "Cardboard Packaging", "Web", "Digital", "Material Handling", "Large Format Printers", "Other" ] }, "default": [] }, "runMode": { "title": "Run Mode", "enum": [ "listings", "details" ], "type": "string", "description": "listings = fast card-level data from search/category pages. details = visit each machine page for specs table, JSON-LD, images, and dealer link.", "default": "details" }, "scrapeDealerDetails": { "title": "Scrape dealer profile details", "type": "boolean", "description": "When true and runMode is details, visit each dealer profile page for website, address, zip/city, and verified status. Cached per dealer.", "default": false }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Items", "minimum": 0, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum machines to return. 0 = unlimited.", "default": 100 }, "maxPagesPerUrl": { "title": "Max Pages per Start URL / Query", "minimum": 0, "type": "integer", "description": "Pagination depth per listing source. 0 = until exhausted.", "default": 5 }, "concurrencyLimit": { "title": "Max Concurrency", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 20, "type": "integer", "description": "Parallel detail-page workers (1–20).", "default": 5 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Optional Apify Proxy. Datacenter is usually enough; residential if you hit rate limits.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": true } } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```