# Drouot Scraper (`dadhalfdev/drouot-scraper`) Actor

Scrape auction lots from drouot.com. Use filters (category, locale) or paste a category/sale/lot URL — the URL wins when set. Returns estimates, sale info, auctioneer contacts when available, and photos.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/dadhalfdev/drouot-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Marco Rodrigues](https://apify.com/dadhalfdev) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
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

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## 🏛️ Drouot Scraper

Want auction lots from [Drouot.com](https://drouot.com/) without clicking through catalogues? This scraper makes it easy.

Use **structured filters** (category + locale) — structured filters work better for AI agents — **or** paste an **`input_url`** from your browser once you've already opened a category, sale, or lot. When `input_url` is set it overrides the filters below. Either way, you get clean CSV/JSON with estimates, sale metadata, photos, and auctioneer contacts when Drouot exposes them.

### 💡 Perfect for...

- **Collectors & Dealers:** Track paintings, jewellery, watches, and furniture coming up for sale.
- **Auction Houses:** Monitor competitor catalogues and estimates across the Drouot network.
- **Market Research:** Analyze estimate bands and sale calendars by category.
- **Data Analysts:** Export structured Drouot lot data for dashboards and valuation models.
- **🤖 AI Agents:** Power bots and OpenClaw workflows with live Drouot catalogue results.
- **📚 RAG Systems:** Feed lot descriptions and estimates into retrieval pipelines.
- **🔗 AI Workflows:** Plug into LangChain, AutoGPT, CrewAI, and similar stacks.

### ✨ Why you'll love this scraper

- 🔗 **Input URL or Filters:** Paste a Drouot category (`/c/`), sale (`/v/`), lot (`/l/`), or upcoming auctions (`/auctions/future`) URL — or use structured filters (better for AI agents). `input_url` always wins when set.
- 🎯 **Website-Matched Categories:** Category ids match Drouot’s own `/en/c/{id}/{slug}` routes (e.g. `626` = paintings).
- 📄 **Structured JSON:** Reads SvelteKit `__data.json` pages — fast HTTP, no browser required.
- 🖼️ **Photos:** Builds CDN image URLs from lot photo paths.
- 🌍 **Locales:** `en`, `fr`, `de`, `es`, `it`, `zh`.

### 📦 What's inside the data?

For every **lot**, you will get:

- **Core Details:** `id`, `url`, `lot_number`, `title`, `description`, `record_type`
- **Estimates / Bids:** `estimate_low`, `estimate_high`, `currency`, `current_bid`, `next_bid`, `result`, `sale_fees_percent`
- **Sale:** `sale_id`, `sale_url`, `sale_title`, `sale_status`, `sale_type`, `sale_date`, `timezone`
- **Auctioneer / Venue:** `auctioneer_id`, `auctioneer_name`, `auctioneer_email`, `auctioneer_phone`, `city`, `address`
- **Media:** `image_url`, `images`

For **upcoming sales** mode (`scrape_mode=sales` or `/auctions/future` URL): sale calendar rows with `lot_count`, fees, venue, and auctioneer contacts.

### 🚀 Quick start

**Option A — Input URL**

1. Open [Drouot.com](https://drouot.com/), open a category or sale — e.g. `https://drouot.com/en/c/626/paintings`.
2. Paste it into `input_url`.
3. Set `max_lots` and click **Start**.

**Option B — Structured filters (better for AI agents)**

1. Leave `input_url` empty.
2. Set `scrape_mode` to Lots by category, pick a category (e.g. Paintings), and locale.
3. Set `max_lots` (up to 2000) and click **Start**.

Export CSV, Excel, or JSON when done.

***

#### Tech details for developers 🧑‍💻

**Input Example (filters):**

```json
{
  "scrape_mode": "lots",
  "category": "626",
  "locale": "en",
  "max_lots": 100
}
```

**Input Example (URL override):**

```json
{
  "input_url": "https://drouot.com/en/v/183859-day-3-of-three-day-general-auction-jewellery-watches",
  "max_lots": 50
}
```

**Output Example:**

```json
{
  "id": "34505818",
  "url": "https://drouot.com/en/l/34505818-alfred-arthur-brunel-de-neuville-1852-1941-still-life-with",
  "record_type": "lot",
  "lot_number": 498,
  "title": "Alfred Arthur BRUNEL DE NEUVILLE (1852–1941)",
  "estimate_low": 500,
  "estimate_high": 800,
  "currency": "EUR",
  "sale_id": "183216",
  "sale_fees_percent": 25,
  "image_url": "https://cdn.drouot.com/d/image/lot?size=ftall&path=244/183216/..."
}
```

# Actor input Schema

## `input_url` (type: `string`):

Optional. Paste a Drouot category (/c/), sale (/v/), lot (/l/), or upcoming auctions (/auctions/future) URL to override the filters below. Must be left empty to use category / scrape\_mode filters (better for AI agents).

## `scrape_mode` (type: `string`):

Lots by category (default) or upcoming auction sales. Ignored when input\_url is set.

## `category` (type: `string`):

Drouot category id (same ids as /en/c/{id}/...). Ignored when input\_url is set or scrape\_mode is Upcoming sales.

## `locale` (type: `string`):

Site language path (/en, /fr, …). Ignored when input\_url is set (locale is taken from the URL).

## `max_lots` (type: `integer`):

How many lots (or upcoming sales) to return (1–2000).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "scrape_mode": "lots",
  "category": "626",
  "locale": "en",
  "max_lots": 50
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (type: `string`):

Table view of scraped items using the dataset 'overview' view.

## `results` (type: `string`):

All scraped items from the default dataset without view transformation.

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("dadhalfdev/drouot-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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("dadhalfdev/drouot-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 '{}' |
apify call dadhalfdev/drouot-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/B5qZW5mNRFX43YuLv/builds/V9esibSAJv3tJaTHJ/openapi.json