Mercari Japan Scraper | Fast & Reliable | $4 / 1k

Slug: fatihtahta/mercari-japan-scraper
Price: $4.00 per 1,000 saved listings

Collect up-to-date product data from Mercari Japan without touching a browser. Feed this actor any search or category URL and it delivers structured listings ready for pricing analysis, product sourcing, and competitive tracking.

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🛍️ Why use this actor?

• Japan-focused marketplace coverage — Capture items from Japan’s largest peer-to-peer marketplace, including hard-to-find categories and niche collectibles.
• Actionable listing insights — Each item includes price, condition, seller metrics, and timestamps so you can compare deals or monitor trends.
• Translation-friendly fields — Outputs are normalized and ready for translation pipelines or cross-border resale workflows.
• Flexible exports — Download the dataset as JSON, CSV, Excel, or connect it to your own automations through the Apify API.
• Pay only for results — Billing is based on successfully saved listings, ideal for both one-off pulls and recurring jobs.

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🧠 Ideal use cases

• E-commerce arbitrage: Track price gaps between Mercari Japan and other marketplaces.
• Market research: Monitor demand, new releases, and second-hand pricing in specific categories.
• Inventory scouting: Surface deals or rare items in real time with repeated runs.
• Analytics & dashboards: Feed clean data into BI tools for historical trend analysis.

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📥 Input configuration

Configure the actor from the Input tab. Key fields include:

• startUrls (array of strings, required) — One or more Mercari Japan URLs (search results, categories, brand pages, etc.).
• query (string, optional) — Keyword to search directly on Mercari Japan when you don’t have a URL.
• maxItems (number, default 1000) — Maximum listings to save across all sources.
• minPrice / maxPrice (number, optional) — Filter listings by price range (JPY).
• includeSoldOut (boolean, default false) — Toggle to capture sold listings alongside active offers.
• proxyConfiguration (object, optional) — Leave as default unless you need to override proxy settings.

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🧪 Example input

{
  "startUrls": [
    "https://jp.mercari.com/search?keyword=nintendo+switch"
  ],
  "maxItems": 250,
}

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📦 Output fields

Each saved listing typically includes:

• title — Product title in Japanese.
• price — Current price (JPY).
• currency — Currency code (e.g., JPY).
• itemUrl — Direct link to the listing.
• images[] — Array of image URLs.
• condition — Seller-provided condition label.
• status — Availability flag (e.g., available, sold).
• likes — Number of likes/favorites.
• seller — { name, rating, transactionCount }.
• shippingFee — Whether shipping is included or additional.
• createdAt / updatedAt — Listing timestamps when available.

All fields are packaged in a structured dataset you can download or consume programmatically via the Apify API.

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▶️ How to run

1. Open Mercari Japan Scraper | Fast & Reliable | $4 / 1k in Apify.
2. Add your startUrls or keyword query in the Input tab.
3. Adjust filters like maxItems, price range, or sold listings.
4. Click Start.
5. Monitor progress in the Run view and download results from Dataset in your preferred format.

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💰 Pricing

• $4.00 per 1,000 saved listings.
• Only saved dataset items count toward billing.

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⚖️ Legal & responsible use

This actor consolidates publicly available marketplace information. Depending on your region and use case, scraped data may include personal data (e.g., seller usernames). Make sure you have a lawful basis, comply with relevant regulations (GDPR/CCPA), and respect Mercari’s terms and local policies when using the data.

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❓ Support

Need help, custom filters, or higher-volume runs? Open an issue on the actor’s Issues tab in Apify Console. Support requests are monitored around the clock.

Happy sourcing,
Fatih