# Dickblick Art Supplies Catalog Scraper (`jungle_synthesizer/dickblick-art-supplies-catalog-scraper`) Actor Scrape the complete Dick Blick art supplies catalog — product names, brands, variants, pricing, availability, ratings, and categories — from dickblick.com. Supports full-catalog sitemap mode and BYO product URL list for targeted runs. - **URL**: https://apify.com/jungle\_synthesizer/dickblick-art-supplies-catalog-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [BowTiedRaccoon](https://apify.com/jungle_synthesizer) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per event 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 ## Dickblick Art Supplies Catalog Scraper Scrape the complete Dick Blick art supplies catalog from dickblick.com. Extracts product names, brands, variants, pricing, availability, ratings, and breadcrumb categories using server-rendered JSON-LD data. ### What data does it collect? Each record is one product group (a product page with all its size/color variants): | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `sku` | string | First variant SKU | | `product_name` | string | Product group name | | `brand` | string | Brand name (Winsor & Newton, Golden, Crayola, etc.) | | `category` | string | Top-level category from breadcrumb | | `subcategory` | string | Second-level category | | `item_options` | string | Pipe-separated variant summary: `sku\|name\|color\|size\|price\|currency\|availability` (one per line for multi-variant products) | | `list_price` | number | Lowest variant price (USD) | | `sale_price` | number | Same as list_price (Dick Blick does not expose markdown/original price in structured data) | | `currency` | string | Price currency (`USD`) | | `in_stock` | boolean | True if any variant is InStock or LimitedAvailability | | `rating` | number | Aggregate star rating (0-5) | | `review_count` | number | Total review count | | `product_description` | string | Product description text | | `image_url` | string | Primary product image URL | | `product_url` | string | Canonical product page URL | ### How to use it #### Full catalog (default) Leave `Product URLs` empty and set `Max Items`. The scraper walks the Dick Blick sitemap index and collects `/products/` URLs, scraping up to `maxItems` product groups. The full catalog contains approximately 60k product group pages. ```json { "maxItems": 100, "sp_intended_usage": "price monitoring" } ```` #### Targeted product list Supply specific product page URLs to scrape only those products: ```json { "productUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.dickblick.com/products/winsor-newton-professional-watercolor-tubes/" }, { "url": "https://www.dickblick.com/products/golden-heavy-body-acrylic-paint/" } ], "maxItems": 10, "sp_intended_usage": "price monitoring" } ``` ### Input parameters | Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | |-----------|------|----------|---------|-------------| | `maxItems` | integer | Yes | 10 | Maximum number of product groups to scrape (0 = unlimited) | | `productUrls` | array | No | — | Specific product page URLs. If provided, skips sitemap discovery. | ### Notes - Data is extracted from server-rendered JSON-LD `ProductGroup` schemas — no JavaScript rendering required. - Products without variants (books, single-SKU items) may have null `sku`, `in_stock`, and `item_options`. - Some products lack breadcrumb category data; `category` and `subcategory` may be null for those. - Dick Blick's JSON-LD does not include original/strike-through pricing, so `sale_price` equals `list_price`. # Actor input Schema ## `sp_intended_usage` (type: `string`): Please describe how you plan to use the data extracted by this crawler. ## `sp_improvement_suggestions` (type: `string`): Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements. ## `sp_contact` (type: `string`): Provide your email address so we can get in touch with you. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of product groups to scrape (0 = unlimited). Default is 10 for testing. ## `productUrls` (type: `array`): Optional list of specific dickblick.com product page URLs to scrape. If provided, skips sitemap discovery and scrapes only these URLs. ## Actor input object example ```json { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "maxItems": 10, "productUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.dickblick.com/products/speedball-night-glo-fabric-screen-print-ink/" }, { "url": "https://www.dickblick.com/products/jovi-plastilina-modeling-clay/" } ] } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): No description # 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 = { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "maxItems": 10, "productUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.dickblick.com/products/speedball-night-glo-fabric-screen-print-ink/" }, { "url": "https://www.dickblick.com/products/jovi-plastilina-modeling-clay/" } ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/dickblick-art-supplies-catalog-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 = { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "maxItems": 10, "productUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.dickblick.com/products/speedball-night-glo-fabric-screen-print-ink/" }, { "url": "https://www.dickblick.com/products/jovi-plastilina-modeling-clay/" }, ], } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/dickblick-art-supplies-catalog-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 '{ "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "maxItems": 10, "productUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.dickblick.com/products/speedball-night-glo-fabric-screen-print-ink/" }, { "url": "https://www.dickblick.com/products/jovi-plastilina-modeling-clay/" } ] }' | apify call jungle_synthesizer/dickblick-art-supplies-catalog-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=jungle_synthesizer/dickblick-art-supplies-catalog-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Dickblick Art Supplies Catalog Scraper", "description": "Scrape the complete Dick Blick art supplies catalog — product names, brands, variants, pricing, availability, ratings, and categories — from dickblick.com. Supports full-catalog sitemap mode and BYO product URL list for targeted runs.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "dLvpVJsS8kJgxo3hS" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~dickblick-art-supplies-catalog-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-jungle_synthesizer-dickblick-art-supplies-catalog-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/jungle_synthesizer~dickblick-art-supplies-catalog-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-jungle_synthesizer-dickblick-art-supplies-catalog-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/jungle_synthesizer~dickblick-art-supplies-catalog-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-jungle_synthesizer-dickblick-art-supplies-catalog-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", "required": [ "maxItems" ], "properties": { "sp_intended_usage": { "title": "What is the intended usage of this data?", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Please describe how you plan to use the data extracted by this crawler." }, "sp_improvement_suggestions": { "title": "How can we improve this crawler for you?", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements." }, "sp_contact": { "title": "Contact Email", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Provide your email address so we can get in touch with you." }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Items", "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of product groups to scrape (0 = unlimited). Default is 10 for testing.", "default": 10 }, "productUrls": { "title": "Product URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Optional list of specific dickblick.com product page URLs to scrape. If provided, skips sitemap discovery and scrapes only these URLs.", "items": { "type": "string" } } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```