# Kitamura Japan Used Camera & Lens Scraper (`fruitful_quintessence/kitamura-japan-used-camera-scraper`) Actor

Scrape used camera listings from Kitamura, Japan's largest camera chain (300+ stores, 39,000+ items). Brand, model, price, rank, shop, image. For cross-shop comparison with Fujiya, see Japan Used Camera Market Scraper.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/fruitful\_quintessence/kitamura-japan-used-camera-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [atushi ino](https://apify.com/fruitful_quintessence) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.01 / 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?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

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- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Kitamura Japan Used Camera & Lens Scraper

**Japan used camera price monitoring, used lens price monitoring, reseller arbitrage, and Kitamura scraper in one cloud-ready Apify actor.**

This actor scrapes used cameras, lenses, and electronics from [shop.kitamura.jp](https://shop.kitamura.jp) using the site's internal JSON API. It collects stock, prices, product metadata, and more — without needing Playwright or a headless browser.

> 💡 **For cross-shop comparison**, use the [Japan Used Camera Market Scraper](https://apify.com/fruitful_quintessence/japan-used-camera-market-scraper) — it compares Kitamura prices against Fujiya Camera in a single dataset.

### Pitch

- **Japan's largest camera chain**: Kitamura is one of the largest used camera and electronics retailers in Japan (300+ stores nationwide).
- **Direct JSON API access**: Lightweight, fast, and respectful of site resources.
- **Structured JSON output**: Clean data for price monitoring, arbitrage, inventory tracking, or research.

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `searchKeyword` | string | `α7` | Search keyword for used items |
| `maxItems` | integer | 100 | Max items to collect |
| `maxPages` | integer | 2 | Max pages to scrape |

### Output Sample

```json
{
  "productId": "2203280005651",
  "title": "用品各種",
  "price": 2000,
  "maker": "その他",
  "shop": "さいたま・そごう大宮店",
  "category": "カメラアクセサリー・用品",
  "description": "",
  "imageUrl": "https://nc-img.kitamura.jp/2203280005651-1-1.jpg",
  "productUrl": "https://shop.kitamura.jp/ec/prd/2203280005651",
  "janCode": "2500000262807",
  "salesStatus": 1,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-08-10T10:02:13.844784+00:00"
}
```

### Use Cases

- **Price monitoring** — track used camera & lens prices over time
- **Reseller arbitrage** — find underpriced gear before others
- **Inventory tracking** — monitor stock across 300+ Kitamura stores

### Integrations

This actor works with Apify [Connectors](https://apify.com/integrations) — connect results to Slack, Google Sheets, Notion, Supabase, or GitHub with one click (no code needed). You can also trigger it on a [Schedule](https://apify.com/docs/schedules) to monitor prices daily.

### Pricing

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

### Data source notes

Kitamura's public search API (`used_sell_search`). Only factual product information (name, price, brand, stock status) is collected.

# Actor input Schema

## `keyword` (type: `string`):

Search keyword, e.g. LEICA, FUJIFILM, シグマ, ニコン

## `categoryId` (type: `integer`):

Optional category filter from the used camera category list

## `sort` (type: `string`):

Sort order: default, price ascending, price descending, or newest first

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

Maximum number of products to scrape (1-1000)

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

Optional proxy. Recommended when scraping at scale.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keyword": "",
  "sort": "default",
  "maxItems": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyCountry": "JP"
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `productId` (type: `string`):

productId

## `title` (type: `string`):

title

## `price` (type: `string`):

price

## `maker` (type: `string`):

maker

## `shop` (type: `string`):

shop

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

category

## `description` (type: `string`):

description

## `imageUrl` (type: `string`):

imageUrl

## `productUrl` (type: `string`):

productUrl

## `janCode` (type: `string`):

janCode

## `salesStatus` (type: `string`):

salesStatus

## `scrapedAt` (type: `string`):

scrapedAt

# 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 = {
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyCountry": "JP"
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("fruitful_quintessence/kitamura-japan-used-camera-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 = { "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyCountry": "JP",
    } }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("fruitful_quintessence/kitamura-japan-used-camera-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 '{
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyCountry": "JP"
  }
}' |
apify call fruitful_quintessence/kitamura-japan-used-camera-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,fruitful_quintessence/kitamura-japan-used-camera-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/DOiD9y1NAJfLBcAjT/builds/QzmcVS849LUtrk5UJ/openapi.json