# Bandcamp Scraper — Artists, Albums & Tracks (`hipersoft/bandcamp-scraper`) Actor

Search Bandcamp for artists, albums and tracks and export clean metadata: name, artist, type, URL, tags and location — with optional album details (release date, price, tracklist). One clean row per result as JSON, CSV or Excel.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/hipersoft/bandcamp-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [hiper soft](https://apify.com/hipersoft) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.00075 / item scraped

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Bandcamp Scraper — Artists, Albums & Tracks

Search **Bandcamp** for artists, albums and tracks and export clean metadata. Add keywords, choose a result type, and get one row per result — name, artist, type, URL, tags and location — with optional **album details** (release date, price, currency and full tracklist). Export to **JSON, CSV or Excel**, or pull straight from the API.

Perfect for **music discovery and research, label and artist analysis, catalog building, trend tracking, and building music datasets** for dashboards or LLMs.

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### What you get

One flat, ready-to-use record per result:

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `type` | `artist`, `album` or `track` |
| `name` | Result name |
| `artist` | Artist / band name |
| `url` | Link to the Bandcamp page |
| `location` | Artist location (when available) |
| `tags` | Genre / mood tags |
| `releaseDate` | Release date *(album/track details)* |
| `price` / `currency` | Price *(album/track details)* |
| `trackCount` / `tracks` | Tracklist *(album/track details)* |
| `about` | Description *(album/track details)* |
| `query` | The keyword that produced the row |
| `collectedAt` | When the row was scraped |

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### How to use

```json
{
  "searchQueries": ["aphex twin", "lo-fi hip hop"],
  "searchType": "album",
  "includeDetails": true,
  "maxItems": 200
}
```

- **Search keywords** — each keyword runs its own search.
- **Result type** — All, Artists, Albums, or Tracks.
- **Include album/track details** — add release date, price and tracklist (one extra request per item).
- **Max results** — cap the total (0 = no limit).

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### Example output

```json
{
  "type": "album",
  "name": "Drukqs",
  "artist": "Aphex Twin",
  "url": "https://aphextwin.bandcamp.com/album/drukqs",
  "tags": ["electronic", "idm"],
  "releaseDate": "22 Oct 2001 00:00:00 GMT",
  "trackCount": 30,
  "query": "aphex twin",
  "collectedAt": "2026-09-20T17:00:00.000Z"
}
```

***

### Common use cases

- **Music discovery & research** — find artists, albums and tracks for a genre or query.
- **Label & artist analysis** — pull catalogs, tags and release info.
- **Catalog building** — assemble structured lists of releases.
- **Trend tracking** — monitor genres and tags over time.
- **Datasets** — build clean music metadata sets for analysis or model training.

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### Frequently asked questions

**Do I need any login, account or key?** No. Just add keywords and run.

**Can I limit to albums only?** Yes — set Result type to Albums (or Artists / Tracks).

**Can I get tracklists and prices?** Yes — enable **Include album/track details**.

**Does this download music?** No — it collects public metadata only (titles, artists, tags, prices), not audio.

**What format is the data?** A flat table you can export as JSON, CSV or Excel, or fetch from the Apify API.

***

### Related scrapers

Building a music toolkit? Check out our other content and media scrapers on Apify Store — all with the same clean, one-row-per-item output.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchQueries` (type: `array`):

Artists, albums or tracks to search Bandcamp for — e.g. 'aphex twin', 'lo-fi hip hop', 'boards of canada'. Each keyword runs its own search.

## `searchType` (type: `string`):

Limit results to artists, albums or tracks, or return all types.

## `includeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

For albums and tracks, also fetch the release date, price, currency and full tracklist (one extra request per item).

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

Maximum number of results to collect across all keywords (0 = no limit).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "aphex twin"
  ],
  "searchType": "all",
  "includeDetails": false,
  "maxItems": 100
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

The results as dataset items.

# 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 = {
    "searchQueries": [
        "aphex twin"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("hipersoft/bandcamp-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 = { "searchQueries": ["aphex twin"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("hipersoft/bandcamp-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 '{
  "searchQueries": [
    "aphex twin"
  ]
}' |
apify call hipersoft/bandcamp-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,hipersoft/bandcamp-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/JwU0yOv6ylvT3DgtT/builds/qBMu0KMHjKU1hTz8a/openapi.json