# Discogs Physical Music & Vinyl Marketplace Scraper (`lepone31/discogs-pricing-radar`) Actor

Scrape vinyl records, rare CDs, marketplace formats, catalog numbers, and collector demand signals (want/have ratio) from Discogs in under 1 second with 0 proxy cost.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lepone31/discogs-pricing-radar.md
- **Developed by:** [Cedric poma](https://apify.com/lepone31) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Business, Automation
- **Security:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

Pay per usage

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Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-usage

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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.
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Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## 🎵 Discogs Physical Music & Vinyl Marketplace Pricing Scraper

Extract vinyl records, rare CDs, cassette editions, catalog numbers, and collector supply/demand ratios (`wantCount` vs `haveCount`) from **Discogs** in under **1 second** with **zero proxy costs**.

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### 🌟 Why Use Discogs Pricing Radar?

The physical music collector market (vinyl records, limited editions, vintage pressings) is a booming multi-billion dollar e-commerce and arbitrage ecosystem. This Actor connects directly to the Discogs database to deliver:

- **Arbitrage & Rarity Signals:** The `demandRatio` (`wantCount / haveCount`) instantly spots rare pressings that sell at high premiums on eBay and Vinted.
- **Exact Pressing Identification:** Extract catalog numbers (`catno`), release country, year, and record labels.
- **Format Filtering:** Seamlessly filter by Vinyl (LP, 12", 45 RPM), CD, or Cassette.
- **AI Agent Ready:** Built for automated resale bots, music intelligence, and inventory pricing benchmarks.

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### ⚡ Performance & Zero-Proxy Advantage

- **Blazing Fast:** Executes in **0.3s to 0.9s** using Discogs' official search API.
- **0 € Proxy Costs:** Uses pure HTTPS requests without requiring residential or datacenter proxies.
- **Low Memory Footprint:** Runs comfortably on 256MB to 512MB RAM.

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### 📥 Input Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `query` | String | `"Daft Punk"` | Artist name, album title, or catalog number. |
| `format` | String | `"vinyl"` | Physical format (`vinyl`, `cd`, `cassette`, `all`). |
| `genre` | String | `""` | Optional genre filter (`Electronic`, `Rock`, `Jazz`). |
| `year` | String | `""` | Optional release year (e.g. `1997`, `2024`). |
| `max_items` | Integer | `30` | Maximum number of releases to return (1 to 100). |
| `discogs_token` | String | `""` | (Optional) Personal Discogs token for high-volume runs. |

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### 📤 Output Format

Each record in the dataset contains normalized release intelligence:

```json
{
  "releaseId": 4589210,
  "title": "Daft Punk - Random Access Memories",
  "formats": ["Vinyl", "2xLP", "Album", "180 Gram"],
  "primaryFormat": "Vinyl",
  "country": "US",
  "year": "2013",
  "genres": ["Electronic", "Funk / Soul", "Pop"],
  "styles": ["Disco", "Synth-pop"],
  "labels": ["Columbia", "Daft Life Ltd."],
  "barcodes": ["888837168618"],
  "catno": "88883716861",
  "wantCount": 42510,
  "haveCount": 38200,
  "demandRatio": 1.11,
  "coverImage": "https://i.discogs.com/...",
  "url": "https://www.discogs.com/release/4589210-Daft-Punk-Random-Access-Memories",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-11-03T10:35:00Z"
}
```

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### 💰 Pay-Per-Event (PPE) Pricing

- **$0.0030 per item extracted**
- Only pay for successful music releases returned. Zero fixed subscription fee.

# Actor input Schema

## `query` (type: `string`):

Artist name, album title, or catalog number (e.g. 'Daft Punk', 'Pink Floyd', 'Miles Davis', 'Taylor Swift').

## `format` (type: `string`):

Filter by physical media format.

## `genre` (type: `string`):

Optional genre filter (e.g. 'Electronic', 'Rock', 'Jazz', 'Hip Hop').

## `year` (type: `string`):

Optional release year (e.g. '2024', '1997', '1973').

## `max_items` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of music releases to extract (1 to 100).

## `discogs_token` (type: `string`):

Optional free personal Discogs token for increased rate limits (60 req/min vs 25 req/min).

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional proxy settings. By default, queries run direct without proxy (0 € proxy cost).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "query": "Daft Punk",
  "format": "vinyl",
  "genre": "",
  "year": "",
  "max_items": 30
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("lepone31/discogs-pricing-radar").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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("lepone31/discogs-pricing-radar").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call lepone31/discogs-pricing-radar --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,lepone31/discogs-pricing-radar"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/T75n8GQ11PRTO91hy/builds/zjUabdm6GOfD6S862/openapi.json