# Japan Used Camera Market — Cross-Shop Price Comparison (`fruitful_quintessence/japan-used-camera-market-scraper`) Actor

- **URL**: https://apify.com/fruitful\_quintessence/japan-used-camera-market-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [atushi ino](https://apify.com/fruitful_quintessence) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 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.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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

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# README

## Japan Used Camera Market — Cross-Shop Price Comparison

**Compare used camera & lens prices across Japan's largest used-camera retailers in a single dataset.**

Scrapes listings from **Kitamura (キタムラ)** — Japan's biggest used-camera chain (300+ stores) — and **Fujiya Camera (フジヤカメラ)** — Tokyo's legendary used-camera specialist (since 1938). Each item is tagged with its `source` and `shop` so you can compare prices for the same model across shops.

### Why this is useful

- **Cross-shop price comparison** — the same lens/camera often differs by 10-30% between shops
- **Resale arbitrage** — find underpriced gear at one shop, sell at another
- **Price monitoring** — track market moves for your gear before buying/selling
- **Full market scan** — one run covers all camera categories: mirrorless, DSLR, rangefinder, medium format, compact, and lenses

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `searchKeyword` | string | `α7` | Keyword filter (empty = full market scan) |
| `maxItems` | integer | 100 | Max items to collect |
| `maxPages` | integer | 2 | Max pages per source |
| `sources` | string | `kitamura,fujiya` | Comma-separated source list |

### Output fields

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `productId` | Product ID at source shop |
| `title` | Product title |
| `price` | Price in JPY |
| `brand` | Brand / maker |
| `shop` | Source shop name |
| `category` | Category label |
| `condition` | Condition (`中古` for used) |
| `source` | `kitamura` or `fujiya` |
| `imageUrl` | Product image URL |
| `productUrl` | Product page URL |
| `scrapedAt` | Scrape timestamp |

### Output sample

```json
{
  "productId": "2445650064817",
  "title": "ソニー α7III ボディ [ILCE-7M3]",
  "price": 130600,
  "brand": "ソニー",
  "shop": "東京・二子玉川店",
  "category": [
    "ミラーレス一眼:メーカーで選ぶ:ソニー",
    "ミラーレス一眼:センサーサイズで選ぶ:フルサイズ以上",
    "ミラーレス一眼:本体質量で選ぶ:300g～"
  ],
  "imageUrl": "https://nc-img.kitamura.jp/2445650064817-1-1.jpg",
  "productUrl": "https://shop.kitamura.jp/ec/prd/2445650064817",
  "condition": "",
  "source": "kitamura",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-08-10T09:54:24.973364+00:00"
}
```

The `source` + `shop` fields let you compare the same model across shops: run once with `searchKeyword: "α7"` and get Kitamura and Fujiya prices side by side.

### Pricing

Pay per event — $0.00005/run + **$0.002/item**.

### Data source notes

- **Kitamura**: official public search API (`used_sell_search`), 300+ store chain, ~40k used items
- **Fujiya Camera**: server-side rendered category pages (used section), 486+ used items in camera categories alone

Both sources are public web data; only factual product information (name, price, brand, stock status) is collected.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchKeyword` (type: `string`):

カメラ名・レンズ名などを指定（空欄で全カテゴリ対象）

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

取得する最大商品数

## `maxPages` (type: `integer`):

各ソースで取得する最大ページ数

## `sources` (type: `string`):

カンマ区切りで指定（kitamura,fujiya）

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Apifyプロキシ設定（自動）

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchKeyword": "α7",
  "maxItems": 100,
  "maxPages": 2,
  "sources": "kitamura,fujiya",
  "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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "searchKeyword": "α7"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("fruitful_quintessence/japan-used-camera-market-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 = { "searchKeyword": "α7" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("fruitful_quintessence/japan-used-camera-market-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "searchKeyword": "α7"
}' |
apify call fruitful_quintessence/japan-used-camera-market-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,fruitful_quintessence/japan-used-camera-market-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/mQaZFo6up4YZKepC3/builds/zAEt12rihKvyrIfy9/openapi.json