# Lensrentals Gear Catalog & Used Pricing Scraper (`jungle_synthesizer/lensrentals-gear-catalog-used-pricing-scraper`) Actor Scrapes the full Lensrentals gear catalog including rental pricing, used-gear sale prices, condition grades, and the site's proprietary heat rank (popularity/demand signal). The only structured source of photography gear rental + used-sale pricing data not blocked by Cloudflare. - **URL**: https://apify.com/jungle\_synthesizer/lensrentals-gear-catalog-used-pricing-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 ## Lensrentals Gear Catalog & Used Pricing Scraper Scrapes the full Lensrentals gear catalog, extracting rental pricing, used-gear sale prices, condition grades, and the site's proprietary **heat rank** — a demand and popularity signal based on how often each item is rented. Lensrentals is the only major photography gear rental platform not protected by Cloudflare, making it the only reliable structured source of photography gear rental pricing and used-gear sale prices available via web scraping. ### What You Get Each record includes: | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | `product_name` | Full product name (e.g. Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8L IS) | | `brand` | Manufacturer brand | | `category` | Gear category: `camera`, `lens`, `lighting`, `cine`, `accessory`, `other` | | `permalink` | URL slug for the product | | `rental_price_week_usd` | 7-day rental price in USD | | `rental_price_day_usd` | 1-day/overnight rental price in USD | | `for_sale` | Whether the item has an active used-gear sale listing | | `used_sale_price_usd` | Lowest current used-gear sale price in USD | | `condition` | Overall condition grade of the cheapest sale listing | | `availability` | Rental availability status | | `heat_rank` | Catalog position sorted by popularity (1 = most demanded) | | `product_url` | Link to the rental page | | `buy_url` | Link to the used-sale page | | `image_ref_url` | Product image URL | | `scrapedAt` | Timestamp of when the record was scraped | ### Use Cases - **Repricing & arbitrage**: Monitor used-gear sale prices against market comparisons for buying/selling decisions - **Rental price benchmarking**: Compare rental rates across the photography gear market - **Demand trend analysis**: Use `heat_rank` as a proxy for rental demand — high heat = high demand = strong price support - **Gear recommendation engines**: Combine popularity (heat rank) + pricing to recommend gear for purchase or rental budgets - **Market research**: Track pricing trends for specific camera/lens mounts or brands over time ### Input Options | Parameter | Type | Default | Description | |-----------|------|---------|-------------| | `maxItems` | integer | — | Maximum number of items to scrape. Leave blank to scrape the full catalog (~5,400 items) | | `forSaleOnly` | boolean | `true` | When `true`, only returns items with active used-gear sale listings (includes sale price + condition). When `false`, returns all rental catalog items | ### Sample Output ```json { "product_name": "Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8L IS", "brand": "Canon", "category": "lens", "permalink": "canon-rf-24-70mm-f2.8l-is", "rental_price_week_usd": 94, "rental_price_day_usd": 0, "for_sale": true, "used_sale_price_usd": 2129, "condition": "Very good", "availability": "Available Today", "heat_rank": 1, "product_url": "https://www.lensrentals.com/rent/canon-rf-24-70mm-f2.8l-is", "buy_url": "https://www.lensrentals.com/buy/canon-rf-24-70mm-f2.8l-is", "image_ref_url": "https://www.lensrentals.com/img/43/099477492850", "scrapedAt": "2026-05-21T16:30:00.000Z" } ```` ### Notes - The catalog contains approximately 7,100+ rental SKUs. With `forSaleOnly: true`, ~5,400 items have active sale listings. - `heat_rank` reflects the catalog's built-in popularity sort — rank 1 is the most-rented item in the catalog. - The site enforces rate limits during high-volume scraping. The actor uses polite concurrency (5 concurrent requests) with automatic backoff. - Used sale prices and condition grades are fetched from individual product detail pages, so a full scrape requires two HTTP requests per item. # 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 catalog items to scrape. Leave blank to scrape the full catalog (~5,400 items sorted by popularity). ## `forSaleOnly` (type: `boolean`): When true (default), only return items that have at least one used-gear sale listing with a price. When false, return all catalog items including rental-only gear. ## 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, "forSaleOnly": true } ``` # 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, "forSaleOnly": true }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/lensrentals-gear-catalog-used-pricing-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, "forSaleOnly": True, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/lensrentals-gear-catalog-used-pricing-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, "forSaleOnly": true }' | apify call jungle_synthesizer/lensrentals-gear-catalog-used-pricing-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=jungle_synthesizer/lensrentals-gear-catalog-used-pricing-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Lensrentals Gear Catalog & Used Pricing Scraper", "description": "Scrapes the full Lensrentals gear catalog including rental pricing, used-gear sale prices, condition grades, and the site's proprietary heat rank (popularity/demand signal). The only structured source of photography gear rental + used-sale pricing data not blocked by Cloudflare.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "buPs17DvMBKmr6TKq" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~lensrentals-gear-catalog-used-pricing-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-jungle_synthesizer-lensrentals-gear-catalog-used-pricing-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~lensrentals-gear-catalog-used-pricing-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-jungle_synthesizer-lensrentals-gear-catalog-used-pricing-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~lensrentals-gear-catalog-used-pricing-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-jungle_synthesizer-lensrentals-gear-catalog-used-pricing-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": { "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 catalog items to scrape. Leave blank to scrape the full catalog (~5,400 items sorted by popularity)." }, "forSaleOnly": { "title": "For Sale Only", "type": "boolean", "description": "When true (default), only return items that have at least one used-gear sale listing with a price. When false, return all catalog items including rental-only gear.", "default": 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 } } } } } } } } } } ```