Whatnot Scraper – Extract Seller, Search & Category Data
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Whatnot Scraper – Extract Seller, Search & Category Data
Scrape Whatnot.com at scale – search results, seller profiles, reviews, live shows, shop listings, auctions, category leaderboards & more. Fast, reliable and no auth required. Export as JSON, CSV, XML or Excel. Search by keyword or URL, analyze sellers in bulk, or browse and deep-into any category.
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Whatnot Scraper - Search Results, Seller Data, Reviews and Leaderboards
Scrape structured data from Whatnot.com — the live shopping marketplace for collectibles, trading cards, sneakers, fashion, and more. This Apify Actor lets you extract search results, seller profiles, seller listings, live shows, reviews, category data, trending categories, and seller leaderboards — all without any authentication or API key.
Built for speed and reliability. Handles pagination, rate limits, and large-scale extractions automatically so you get clean, structured JSON data out of the box.
✨ Features
- Search Scraper — Search Whatnot by keyword or URL. Supports multiple search queries and URLs in a single run. Filter by vertical (livestreams, products, users, categories).
- Seller Data Extraction — Pull seller profiles, active and past shows, shop listings, and reviews for any Whatnot seller.
- Category Explorer — Browse all Whatnot categories, get live and upcoming shows per category, discover trending categories, and deep-dive into any category with full show listings.
- Seller Leaderboards — Extract ranked seller leaderboards by category (daily, weekly, or live).
- Category Analytics — Get viewer counts, livestream counts, subcategories, and available filters/sorts for any category.
- Category Discovery Pipeline — Automatically discover all categories, fetch details for each, then retrieve live shows — all in one run.
- Bulk Seller Extraction — Extract profiles, shows, reviews, and listings for hundreds of sellers in a single execution.
- No Authentication Required — All data is fetched from Whatnot's public API. No login, cookies, or API keys needed.
- Proxy Support — Built-in Apify proxy integration for reliable large-scale runs.
🚀 Quick Start
- Open the Whatnot Scraper on Apify Console.
- Click Try or Start with default input.
- Choose a Mode:
- Search — enter one or more search queries or Whatnot search URLs.
- Seller — enter one or more Whatnot usernames or user IDs.
- Category — browse categories, view live/upcoming shows, explore trending categories, or deep-dive into specific categories.
- Click Run and download your data as JSON, CSV, XML, or Excel.
📋 Use Cases
- Market Research — Analyze what sellers are listing, what's trending, and pricing patterns across categories.
- Competitive Intelligence — Monitor seller activity, show schedules, and product catalogs.
- Inventory Tracking — Track buy-it-now and auction listings for specific products or categories.
- Lead Generation — Extract seller profiles and contact data for outreach or partnership discovery.
- Content Curation — Discover trending categories, popular shows, and top sellers for content ideas.
- Data Archiving — Build a historical record of Whatnot's marketplace activity over time.
🧩 Modes Overview
| Mode | Description |
|---|---|
| Search | Search by URL(s) or text query(ies). Returns matching livestreams, products, users, and listings. Supports multiple search verticals. |
| Seller | Extract seller profile, active/upcoming shows, reviews, and shop listings. Supports multiple sellers per run. |
| Category — List | List all Whatnot categories with viewer counts and subcategories. |
| Category — Live Shows | Get live and upcoming shows for one or more categories. Filter by show status. |
| Category — Deep Dive | Full show listings for a category with automatic multi-page pagination. |
| Category — Analytics | Category metadata, subcategories, viewer/livestream counts, and available filter/sort options. |
| Trending Categories | Ranked list of categories sorted by viewer count or title. |
| Seller Leaderboard | Ranked seller leaderboards per category (daily, weekly, or live). |
| Seller Summary | Composite output — seller profile + shows + reviews + listings in one result. |
| Seller Bulk | Same as Seller Summary, but for multiple sellers. |
| Category Discovery | Pipeline: discover all categories → fetch details → get live shows for each. |
⚙️ Input Configuration
The actor accepts a wide range of inputs depending on the selected mode. Key settings include:
- Mode — Choose between Search, Seller, or Category modes.
- Search URLs / Queries — One or more Whatnot URLs or text queries to search.
- Search Vertical — Filter by livestreams, products, users, categories, or all. (not applied for url search)
- Usernames / User IDs — One or more Whatnot sellers to scrape.
- Categories — Select categories by human-readable name (e.g. "Trading Card Games (All)"). You can add more based category ids, but I have already included almost every category.
- Include/Exclude Toggles — Fine-tune what data to extract (listings, livestreams, products, users). This will only be applied to query search, not url search.
- Proxy Configuration — Optional Apify proxy settings for large-scale runs.
