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DeviantArt Popular Deviations Scraper

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DeviantArt Popular Deviations Scraper

DeviantArt Popular Deviations Scraper

Scrape popular, newest, or tag-filtered deviations from DeviantArt's official RSS feed. Returns artwork metadata including title, author, media URL, rating, and CC license.

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Scrape popular, newest, or tag-filtered deviations from DeviantArt's official RSS backstage feed (backend.deviantart.com/rss.xml). Returns rich artwork metadata including title, author, media URL, dimensions, content rating, and Creative Commons license info.

Why this actor?

  • Uses the official, syndication-designed RSS endpoint — more durable than DOM scraping
  • Surfaces the Creative Commons license for each deviation (when present)
  • Supports three query modes: popular trending, newest, and tag/search queries
  • Returns media dimensions and direct high-resolution media URLs (by reference, not rehosted)

Input

FieldTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
modestringYespopularQuery mode: popular (trending), newest, or tag (by tag/keyword)
tagstringNodigital-artTag or search term (only used when mode = tag)
maxItemsintegerNo50Maximum number of deviations to return (0 = no limit)

Example inputs

Trending popular deviations:

{ "mode": "popular", "maxItems": 100 }

Newest deviations:

{ "mode": "newest", "maxItems": 50 }

Deviations tagged "digital-art":

{ "mode": "tag", "tag": "digital-art", "maxItems": 200 }

Output

Each record represents one deviation:

FieldTypeDescription
deviation_idstringNumeric deviation ID (from the deviation URL)
titlestringArtwork title
author_namestringArtist display name
author_urlstringArtist profile URL on DeviantArt
published_datestringPublication date (RFC 2822 format)
description_snippetstringHTML summary from the feed (truncated at 500 chars)
media_urlstringFull-size media URL (reference only — not rehosted)
media_widthnumberFull-size image width in pixels
media_heightnumberFull-size image height in pixels
cc_licensestringCreative Commons license URL (when present)
ratingstringContent rating: nonadult or adult
deviation_urlstringCanonical URL of the deviation on DeviantArt

Sample record

{
"deviation_id": "1341768284",
"title": "ComFusion#1 Spytaro",
"author_name": "Ry-Spirit",
"author_url": "https://www.deviantart.com/ry-spirit",
"published_date": "Sat, 06 Jun 2026 04:38:21 PDT",
"description_snippet": "<p><span>Got commissioned to draw a Spyro/Katara fusion!</span></p>",
"media_url": "https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/...",
"media_width": 751,
"media_height": 1064,
"cc_license": "http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/",
"rating": "nonadult",
"deviation_url": "https://www.deviantart.com/ry-spirit/art/ComFusion-1-Spytaro-1341768284"
}

Technical notes

  • Source: backend.deviantart.com/rss.xml — the official DeviantArt RSS backstage, stable and syndication-intended
  • Pagination: Offset-based (60 items/page), follows atom:link rel="next" automatically
  • Setup: none — the feed is public and unrestricted
  • Anti-bot: Rare edge blips are retried automatically; no ongoing anti-bot handling required
  • Copyright: Media URLs are returned by reference only; no content is rehosted or reproduced