# FGC Tabletop Tournament Scraper - start.gg & Liquipedia (`jungle_synthesizer/startgg-liquipedia-fgc-tabletop-tournament-scraper`) Actor Aggregate FGC, Smash, and tabletop tournament results from start.gg and Liquipedia. Returns tournament name, dates, country, prize pool, entrant count, placement, player handle, and winnings. Built for sponsorship scouts, analytics, and tournament-organiser benchmarking. - **URL**: https://apify.com/jungle\_synthesizer/startgg-liquipedia-fgc-tabletop-tournament-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [BowTiedRaccoon](https://apify.com/jungle_synthesizer) (community) - **Categories:** Sports, Business, Games - **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 ## FGC Tabletop Tournament Scraper - start.gg & Liquipedia Aggregate fighting game (FGC), Smash, and tabletop tournament results from **start.gg** and **Liquipedia**. Returns tournament name, game/format, dates, country, prize pool, entrant count, placement, player handle, and winnings — ideal for sponsorship scouting, community analytics, and tournament-organiser benchmarking. ### What does it do? This actor pulls structured tournament data from two sources: - **start.gg** — Uses the GraphQL API to fetch tournament listings and top standings for any videogame. Requires a free API token from [start.gg/admin/profile/developer](https://start.gg/admin/profile/developer). Supports SF6, Tekken 8, Tekken 7, Smash Ultimate, Melee, KoF XV, Guilty Gear: Strive, and more. - **Liquipedia** — Uses the MediaWiki API (no token required) on the `fighters` and `smash` sub-wikis. Parses tournament infoboxes to extract metadata including name, organizer, prize pool, participant count, city, and country. > **tabletop.tools** is listed as a future source but is currently Cloudflare-protected without JavaScript and is gracefully skipped with a warning. ### Use cases - **Sponsorship scouting** — track prize pools, entrant counts, and top players across the FGC circuit - **Community analytics** — monitor event activity by game, region, or organizer over time - **Tournament-organiser benchmarking** — compare your event's participation and prize pool against comparable events - **Player tracking** — follow a handle's tournament results and placements across games ### Input | Parameter | Type | Required | Description | |-----------|------|----------|-------------| | `sources` | string[] | No | Data sources: `startgg`, `liquipedia`. Defaults to `["liquipedia"]`. | | `games` | string[] | No | Game slugs (see table below). Defaults to `["sf6", "tekken8"]`. | | `dateFrom` | string | No | Filter start on or after (YYYY-MM-DD). | | `dateTo` | string | No | Filter start on or before (YYYY-MM-DD). | | `onlineOnly` | boolean | No | Only return online events. Defaults to false. | | `startggApiToken` | string | For startgg source | Free token from start.gg/admin/profile/developer. | | `maxItems` | integer | No | Maximum records to return. Defaults to 200. | ### Output ```json { "source": "liquipedia", "tournament_id": "61129", "tournament_name": "NorCal Knockout: Round Two", "game_or_format": "sf6", "start_date": "2026-05-16", "city": "Redding, CA", "country": "United States", "is_online": false, "prize_pool_usd": 2110, "participant_count": 111, "placement": null, "player_handle": null, "sponsor": "Redding FGC", "source_url": "https://liquipedia.net/fighters/NorCal_Knockout%2F2026%2FSF6" } ```` When using the `startgg` source with a valid API token, records also include `placement`, `player_handle`, `country_player`, and `team_name`. ### Getting a start.gg API token 1. Sign in at [start.gg](https://start.gg) 2. Go to **Settings → Developer → API Token** 3. Create a new token (free, no credit card required) 4. Paste it into the `startggApiToken` field ### Supported games | Slug | Game | start.gg | Liquipedia | |------|------|-----------|------------| | `sf6` | Street Fighter 6 | Yes | Yes | | `sf5` | Street Fighter V | No | Yes | | `tekken8` | Tekken 8 | Yes | Yes | | `tekken7` | Tekken 7 | Yes | Yes | | `melee` | Super Smash Bros. Melee | Yes | Yes | | `ultimate` | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Yes | Yes | | `kof` | KoF XV | Yes | Yes | | `guilty_gear` | Guilty Gear: Strive | Yes | Yes | ### Rate limits - **start.gg**: 1,000 requests/minute (free tier). This actor uses conservative pagination. - **Liquipedia**: Fair-use policy (~30 s/req max). This actor uses a 1.5-second delay between page fetches, well within documented limits. # 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. ## `sources` (type: `array`): Data sources to scrape. Supported: startgg, liquipedia. ## `games` (type: `array`): Game slugs for start.gg (sf6, tekken8, melee, ultimatemrteamfighter, etc.) or Liquipedia wikis (fighters, smash). For start.gg, use the videogame slugs from start.gg. ## `dateFrom` (type: `string`): ISO date YYYY-MM-DD. Filters tournaments that start on or after this date. ## `dateTo` (type: `string`): ISO date YYYY-MM-DD. Filters tournaments that start on or before this date. ## `onlineOnly` (type: `boolean`): When true, only return online events. ## `startggApiToken` (type: `string`): Required for the startgg source. Get a free token at start.gg/admin/profile/developer. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of placement records to return. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): No description ## 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...", "sources": [ "startgg", "liquipedia" ], "games": [ "sf6", "tekken8" ], "onlineOnly": false, "maxItems": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } } ``` # 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...", "sources": [ "startgg", "liquipedia" ], "games": [ "sf6", "tekken8" ], "dateFrom": "", "dateTo": "", "onlineOnly": false, "startggApiToken": "", "maxItems": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/startgg-liquipedia-fgc-tabletop-tournament-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...", "sources": [ "startgg", "liquipedia", ], "games": [ "sf6", "tekken8", ], "dateFrom": "", "dateTo": "", "onlineOnly": False, "startggApiToken": "", "maxItems": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": False }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/startgg-liquipedia-fgc-tabletop-tournament-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...", "sources": [ "startgg", "liquipedia" ], "games": [ "sf6", "tekken8" ], "dateFrom": "", "dateTo": "", "onlineOnly": false, "startggApiToken": "", "maxItems": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } }' | apify call jungle_synthesizer/startgg-liquipedia-fgc-tabletop-tournament-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=jungle_synthesizer/startgg-liquipedia-fgc-tabletop-tournament-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "FGC Tabletop Tournament Scraper - start.gg & Liquipedia", "description": "Aggregate FGC, Smash, and tabletop tournament results from start.gg and Liquipedia. Returns tournament name, dates, country, prize pool, entrant count, placement, player handle, and winnings. Built for sponsorship scouts, analytics, and tournament-organiser benchmarking.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "UeYNT12mhz2iUCTmN" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~startgg-liquipedia-fgc-tabletop-tournament-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-jungle_synthesizer-startgg-liquipedia-fgc-tabletop-tournament-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~startgg-liquipedia-fgc-tabletop-tournament-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-jungle_synthesizer-startgg-liquipedia-fgc-tabletop-tournament-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~startgg-liquipedia-fgc-tabletop-tournament-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-jungle_synthesizer-startgg-liquipedia-fgc-tabletop-tournament-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": [ "sp_intended_usage", "sp_improvement_suggestions" ], "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." }, "sources": { "title": "Sources", "type": "array", "description": "Data sources to scrape. Supported: startgg, liquipedia.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "games": { "title": "Games / Formats", "type": "array", "description": "Game slugs for start.gg (sf6, tekken8, melee, ultimatemrteamfighter, etc.) or Liquipedia wikis (fighters, smash). For start.gg, use the videogame slugs from start.gg.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "dateFrom": { "title": "Date From", "type": "string", "description": "ISO date YYYY-MM-DD. Filters tournaments that start on or after this date." }, "dateTo": { "title": "Date To", "type": "string", "description": "ISO date YYYY-MM-DD. Filters tournaments that start on or before this date." }, "onlineOnly": { "title": "Online Only", "type": "boolean", "description": "When true, only return online events.", "default": false }, "startggApiToken": { "title": "start.gg API Token", "type": "string", "description": "Required for the startgg source. Get a free token at start.gg/admin/profile/developer." }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Items", "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of placement records to return.", "default": 10 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "" } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```