Yahoo Auctions Japan Scraper

Disclaimer: Unofficial tool — not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by LY Corporation or Yahoo Japan. Data is read from publicly accessible listing pages only. No login. You are responsible for complying with applicable law and the site’s terms. No warranty on accuracy or availability. Provided for informational and research use.

Scrape Yahoo Auctions Japan open bids and sold prices by keyword. Export JPY price, bid count, buy-now price, end time, seller, and photos as JSON. This is a Yahoo Auctions Japan scraper and an unofficial Yahoo Auctions API alternative for resale comps.

Best for: resellers who price Japan auction inventory before listing it elsewhere.

Yahoo Auctions Japan	Mercari Japan	eBay sold	eBay live
Yahoo Auctions Japan Scraper ◄── you are here	Mercari Japan Scraper	eBay Sold Listings Scraper	eBay Active Listings Scraper

Vinted	Depop	Poshmark sold
Vinted Monitor	Depop Monitor	Poshmark Sold Listings Scraper

When to use this Actor

• Open bids — current price, bid count, buy-now, and time left for a keyword
• Sold comps — closed auctions with the final price in yen
• Both in one run — set status to open and sold
• Python, Node.js, or MCP — one dataset, no browser

When not to use this Actor

• Yahoo Finance, Yahoo News, or Yahoo Mail — this Actor reads auctions only
• Buyer messages or account data — not collected
• A flea-market-only catalog — flea rows can appear inside auction search, but this is not a separate flea Actor
• Runs from an EEA or UK IP with proxy off — Yahoo Japan does not serve those regions

Key features

• Keyword or search URL — closed-search URLs are read as sold
• Open, sold, or both — sold rows are the comp; open rows are the live auction
• Bids and buy-now — current price, optional buy-now, bid count, end time
• Seller on the card — seller id, and on sold rows the rating and seller type
• HTTP only — Japan residential proxy is the default because Yahoo Japan blocks EEA and UK IPs

Input

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
searchTerms	Array	—	Keywords. Up to 10 per run
startUrls	Array	—	Yahoo Auctions Japan search URLs
status	String	open	open, sold, or both
sort	String	newest	newest, ending, price_asc, price_desc, or recommended
maxItems	Integer	40	Cap per keyword and status (1–300)
proxyConfiguration	Object	Japan residential	Required outside Japan. Leave the default on

Input example

{
    "searchTerms": ["nintendo switch"],
    "status": "sold",
    "sort": "newest",
    "maxItems": 40,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
        "apifyProxyCountry": "JP"
    }
}

Output

Each dataset row is one auction. Prices are integers in JPY. Open endTime is UTC. Sold endTime is the site timestamp.

Field	Description
auctionId	Auction id
url	Public auction URL
title	Listing title
price / currency	Current bid or sold price, and JPY
buyNowPrice	Buy-it-now price when the card has one
bidCount	Number of bids
endTime	Auction end time
status	open or sold
condition	Condition code on sold listings
category	Category name or id
sellerId / sellerRating / sellerType	Seller fields present on the card
shippingFee / freeShipping	Shipping when the card shows it
isFleaMarket	Flea-market flag
imageUrl	Primary image
source	Keyword or URL
scrapedAt	When the row was parsed

Output example

{
    "auctionId": "w1245431595",
    "url": "https://auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/w1245431595",
    "title": "Nintendo Switch",
    "price": 16500,
    "buyNowPrice": 28900,
    "currency": "JPY",
    "bidCount": 45,
    "endTime": "2026-09-25T14:21:16Z",
    "status": "open",
    "sellerId": "B2ieD61CS6417r5Ke9u5G993MbZfj",
    "shippingFee": 1230,
    "freeShipping": false,
    "isFleaMarket": false,
    "source": "nintendo switch",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-09-25T09:00:00Z"
}

Use cases

• Japan auction comps before buying inventory to resell
• Live bid watch — newest open auctions for a keyword
• Sold price check — closed auctions for the same keyword
• Cross-market compare — take the title into Mercari Japan or eBay sold

Integration examples

Node.js

import { ApifyClient } from "apify-client";

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });
const run = await client.actor("crawloop/yahoo-auctions-japan-scraper").call({
    searchTerms: ["nintendo switch"],
    status: "sold",
    maxItems: 40,
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

Python

import os
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient(os.environ["APIFY_TOKEN"])
run = client.actor("crawloop/yahoo-auctions-japan-scraper").call(run_input={
    "searchTerms": ["nintendo switch"],
    "status": "sold",
    "maxItems": 40,
})
items = client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).list_items().items
print(items)

cURL

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/crawloop~yahoo-auctions-japan-scraper/runs?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"searchTerms":["nintendo switch"],"status":"sold","maxItems":40}'

MCP and AI assistants

Use this Actor from AI tools via Apify MCP. Connect your Apify account, then call this Actor by its Store name crawloop/yahoo-auctions-japan-scraper.

Example prompts:

• "Run Yahoo Auctions Japan Scraper for sold Nintendo Switch listings and return price, bid count, and URL as JSON"
• "Scrape open Yahoo Auctions Japan listings for the keyword 'rolex' and list the lowest current bids"
• "Take the Yahoo Auctions Japan sold prices, then run Mercari Japan Scraper for the same keyword and compare the comps"

Suite next step

After a Yahoo Auctions Japan sold sample, run Mercari Japan Scraper on the same keyword for fixed-price Japan comps. For completed sales outside Japan, run eBay Sold Listings Scraper.

FAQ

Does this Yahoo Auctions Japan scraper include sold prices?

Yes. Set status to sold or both. Sold rows use the closed-auction price in JPY.

Do I need a proxy?

Yes, unless the run already starts in Japan. Yahoo Japan does not serve the EEA or the UK. The default is Apify residential proxy in Japan.

Is this the official Yahoo Auctions API?

No. It is an unofficial scraper for public auction cards. It does not log in and it does not read private account data.

Can I scrape Yahoo Finance with this Actor?

No. Keywords are auction searches only.

Related Actors

• Mercari Japan Scraper — Mercari Japan on-sale and sold listings
• eBay Sold Listings Scraper — completed eBay sales
• eBay Active Listings Scraper — live eBay asking prices
• Vinted Monitor — new Vinted listings