# BrickLink Scraper - LEGO Catalog & Price Guide (`jongoose/bricklink-scraper`) Actor Scrape the BrickLink LEGO catalog + price guide: item no, name, type, category, image, and current-market New/Used min, average, qty-average & max prices with quantities and seller counts. Search by keyword and item type (Set/Part/Minifig/Book). No account or API key. - **URL**: https://apify.com/jongoose/bricklink-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [James Scott](https://apify.com/jongoose) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce, Lead generation - **Stats:** 3 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $1.00 / 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? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## BrickLink Scraper - LEGO Catalog & Price Guide Scrape the **BrickLink** LEGO catalog and its **price guide** into clean, structured data - no BrickLink account or API key required. For every catalog item you get its identity (number, name, type, category, image) plus the **current-market price guide**: New and Used **min / average / qty-average / max** prices, quantities and seller counts, computed from every live listing. ### What you get (per item) - **Item number** (`75300-1`, `3001`, `sw0599`), **name**, **type** (Set / Part / Minifig / Book / Gear / ...), **BrickLink category id** - Canonical **catalog URL** and **image URL** - **Currency** (`USD` - all prices are BrickLink's US$-normalized figures) - **New** price guide: `newMinPrice`, `newAvgPrice`, `newQtyAvgPrice`, `newMaxPrice`, `newTotalQty`, `newLots`, `newSellerCount` - **Used** price guide: `usedMinPrice`, `usedAvgPrice`, `usedQtyAvgPrice`, `usedMaxPrice`, `usedTotalQty`, `usedLots`, `usedSellerCount` - `priceGuideSource` - `current_market` when the detailed per-item price guide was fetched, else `search_summary` (min/max/qty only) The New/Used min-average-qty-average-max figures mirror BrickLink's **"Current Items for Sale"** price-guide tables - the numbers resellers price against day to day. ### Input - **Search keyword** - e.g. `star wars`, `millennium falcon`, `75300`, or a part number like `3001`. - **Item type** - Set, Part, Minifig, Book, Gear, Catalog, Instruction, or **Any** (scans Set/Part/Minifig/Book). - **BrickLink search URLs** - or paste catalog/search URLs; the keyword is read from each URL's `?q=` parameter. - **Fetch detailed price guide per item** - ON (default) computes exact averages from every live listing (one extra bounded request per item); OFF keeps only the search min/max/qty summary (faster/cheaper). - **Max items** caps the run. #### Example input ```json { "query": "star wars", "itemType": "S", "priceGuideDetail": true, "maxItems": 200, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } } ```` #### Example output record (real, live) ```json { "itemNo": "75407-1", "itemName": "Brick-Built Star Wars Logo", "itemType": "Set", "itemTypeCode": "S", "categoryId": "65.169", "yearReleased": null, "url": "https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=75407-1", "imageUrl": "https://img.bricklink.com/ItemImage/SN/0/75407-1.png", "currency": "USD", "newMinPrice": 38.34, "newAvgPrice": 67.1586, "newQtyAvgPrice": 65.4792, "newMaxPrice": 120.55, "newTotalQty": 272, "newLots": 104, "newSellerCount": 101, "usedMinPrice": 29.99, "usedAvgPrice": 41.268, "usedQtyAvgPrice": 41.268, "usedMaxPrice": 57.16, "usedTotalQty": 5, "usedLots": 5, "usedSellerCount": 4, "priceGuideSource": "current_market", "priceGuideSampled": false, "soldPriceGuide": null, "scrapedFrom": "bricklink.com" } ``` ### How it works - **Search** - `GET /ajax/clone/search/searchproduct.ajax` paginates the catalog for your keyword + item type. Each row already carries a current New/Used min-max-qty-seller summary. - **Price guide** - for each item, one bounded `GET /ajax/clone/catalogifs.ajax` pulls the whole current for-sale book (up to 500 listings, price-sorted), and the actor computes the New/Used min/avg/qty-avg/max/total-qty/lots. Both are BrickLink's own internal JSON handlers, so the actor parses **structured JSON, not brittle CSS**, and runs on Apify's default **datacenter** proxy (no pricey residential proxy). ### Known limitation - historical "sold" data BrickLink's **"Last 6 Months Sold"** price-guide quadrants live only on the classic `catalogPG.asp` page, which is protected by an **AWS WAF JavaScript challenge** and cannot be reached by a plain HTTP client. This actor therefore captures the **current-market** price guide (live listings) and emits `soldPriceGuide` as `null`. Adding sold data would require a headless browser to solve the WAF challenge and mint an `aws-waf-token` cookie before calling `catalogPG.asp`; it is intentionally out of scope for this JSON-only, proxy-light actor. `yearReleased` is likewise only on the WAF-gated detail page and is emitted as `null`; `categoryId` is BrickLink's stable catalog category identifier (name resolution also requires the gated catalog). ### Why this actor - **Real price intelligence:** New/Used averages, ranges, quantities and seller depth for any LEGO set, part or minifig. - **Fast + cheap:** BrickLink's own JSON, one bounded request per item, default datacenter proxy. - **Durable:** structured JSON handlers, not CSS selectors. - Export as JSON, CSV, or Excel, or pull via the Apify API. Great for **LEGO resellers, collectors and analysts** doing pricing, sell-through and inventory-valuation research. This is public catalog data provided for research; it is **not** affiliated with or endorsed by BrickLink or the LEGO Group. # Actor input Schema ## `query` (type: `string`): Keyword to search the BrickLink catalog for, e.g. "star wars", "75300", "millennium falcon", or a part number like "3001". Leave empty (and provide no Start URLs) to browse the whole catalog for the chosen item type. ## `itemType` (type: `string`): Which BrickLink catalog type to search. Choose "Any" to scan Sets, Parts, Minifigs and Books. ## `startUrls` (type: `array`): Optional. Paste one or more BrickLink search/catalog URLs; a keyword is derived from each URL's ?q= parameter or its last path segment. Leave empty to search by the Keyword above. ## `priceGuideDetail` (type: `boolean`): ON (recommended): make one extra bounded request per item to compute exact current-market New/Used min, average, qty-average and max prices from every live listing. OFF: faster/cheaper - keep only the min/max/qty summary that comes with search results (no averages). ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Stop after collecting this many catalog items. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): BrickLink's catalog JSON works fine through Apify's default (datacenter) proxy - no residential proxy needed. ## Actor input object example ```json { "query": "star wars", "itemType": "S", "startUrls": [], "priceGuideDetail": true, "maxItems": 100, "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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "query": "star wars", "startUrls": [] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("jongoose/bricklink-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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "query": "star wars", "startUrls": [], } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("jongoose/bricklink-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "query": "star wars", "startUrls": [] }' | apify call jongoose/bricklink-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=jongoose/bricklink-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "BrickLink Scraper - LEGO Catalog & Price Guide", "description": "Scrape the BrickLink LEGO catalog + price guide: item no, name, type, category, image, and current-market New/Used min, average, qty-average & max prices with quantities and seller counts. Search by keyword and item type (Set/Part/Minifig/Book). No account or API key.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "wCeOh7p0gia8dOfiU" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/jongoose~bricklink-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-jongoose-bricklink-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/jongoose~bricklink-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-jongoose-bricklink-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/jongoose~bricklink-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-jongoose-bricklink-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "query": { "title": "Search keyword", "type": "string", "description": "Keyword to search the BrickLink catalog for, e.g. \"star wars\", \"75300\", \"millennium falcon\", or a part number like \"3001\". Leave empty (and provide no Start URLs) to browse the whole catalog for the chosen item type." }, "itemType": { "title": "Item type", "enum": [ "S", "P", "M", "B", "G", "C", "I", "any" ], "type": "string", "description": "Which BrickLink catalog type to search. Choose \"Any\" to scan Sets, Parts, Minifigs and Books.", "default": "S" }, "startUrls": { "title": "BrickLink search URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Optional. Paste one or more BrickLink search/catalog URLs; a keyword is derived from each URL's ?q= parameter or its last path segment. Leave empty to search by the Keyword above.", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "url" ], "properties": { "url": { "type": "string", "title": "URL of a web page", "format": "uri" } } } }, "priceGuideDetail": { "title": "Fetch detailed price guide per item", "type": "boolean", "description": "ON (recommended): make one extra bounded request per item to compute exact current-market New/Used min, average, qty-average and max prices from every live listing. OFF: faster/cheaper - keep only the min/max/qty summary that comes with search results (no averages).", "default": true }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max items", "minimum": 1, "type": "integer", "description": "Stop after collecting this many catalog items.", "default": 100 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy", "type": "object", "description": "BrickLink's catalog JSON works fine through Apify's default (datacenter) proxy - no residential proxy needed.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": true } } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```