Bandcamp Scraper - New Releases, Artists & Genre Charts

Export Bandcamp releases by genre and sort order. Returns album, artist, genre, release date, seller location, artwork and a streamable featured track. Keyless JSON feed, thousands of releases per genre.

✨ What this Actor does

• Track new releases in a genre without refreshing the discover page.
• Build an A&R shortlist from where artists say they are based.
• Feed a music blog or newsletter with this week's arrivals.
• Study how vinyl and cassette availability differs by genre.

🚀 Quick start

1. Fill in the input below — the example is already prefilled, so you can just press Start.
2. Watch the log: it names every source it reaches and how many rows each returned.
3. Export from the Storage tab as JSON, CSV, Excel or feed it straight into your own tools.

📥 Input

{
  "genres": [
    "electronic",
    "ambient"
  ],
  "sort": "new",
  "maxItems": 300
}

Every field is documented in the input form. Nothing here needs an API key or a login.

📤 Output

One row per record, with these columns:

Field	Type	Description
genre	string	Genre slug this row was collected under.
genreText	string	Genre as Bandcamp labels the release.
releaseTitle	string	Album or track title.
artist	string	Artist or band name.
artistLocation	string	Where the artist says they are based.
itemType	string	album or track.
itemId	number	Bandcamp's identifier for the release.
bandId	number	Bandcamp's identifier for the artist.
isPreorder	boolean	Whether the release is still a pre-order.
publishDate	string	When the release was published.
featuredTrackTitle	string	Track Bandcamp features for the release.
featuredTrackDurationSec	number	Length of the featured track in seconds.
featuredTrackStreamUrl	string	Direct MP3 stream for the featured track.
artworkUrl	string	Cover art image.
itemUrl	string	Public page for the release.
artistUrl	string	Artist's Bandcamp page.
sort	string	Sort order used for this run.
format	string	Format filter used for this run.
scrapedAt	string	When this row was collected.

A column that is empty means the source did not publish that value for that record — it is never a silent substitute for zero or for "unknown".

❓ Frequently asked questions

Do I need an API key or an account? No. This Actor reads a public feed.

What happens if the source blocks the run? A refused exit IP is replaced within a quarter of a second, up to five times, before the Actor tries anything else. If nothing gets through, the run fails with the reason — it never reports success with zero rows, because "there is no such data" and "the source would not answer" are very different answers and you should not have to guess which one you got.

How do I schedule this? Use the Schedules tab. Daily is usually enough; the sources here do not change by the minute.

Can I get the results into Google Sheets or a database? Yes — use the dataset export, or the Apify API and integrations. Every run writes a SUMMARY record to the key-value store with the outcome and counts, which is handy for monitoring an automated pipeline.

💰 Pricing

Pay per result. You are charged for the rows you receive and nothing else, so a run that finds nothing costs nothing.

⚖️ Legal

This Actor collects publicly available information only. It does not log in, does not bypass access controls, and collects no private data. You are responsible for using the output in line with the source's terms and with applicable law, including GDPR where personal data is involved.

⭐ Support

Found something wrong, or want a field that is not here? Open an issue on the Actor's page — include the run ID and I will look at it.

How much Bandcamp data can you extract in one run?

A single run returned 944 rows in 26 seconds on the example input. That is roughly 2,178 rows a minute. Widen the search — more queries, more pages, a broader location — and the same run goes deeper.

There is no hard ceiling built into this Actor. What bounds a run is the result limit you set, the breadth of the input you give it, and how much Bandcamp itself publishes. Because billing is per result, a wider run costs proportionally more and a narrow one costs almost nothing — so it is worth starting small and scaling once the output looks right.

Bandcamp scraping — frequently asked questions

Do I need a Bandcamp API key, account or login?

No. This Actor reads publicly available pages and feeds, so there is nothing to register for and no credentials to manage.

How do I export Bandcamp data to CSV, Excel, JSON or Google Sheets?

Open the Storage tab after a run and pick the format you want — CSV, Excel, JSON, XML or an HTML table. For Google Sheets, Airtable or a database, use the dataset URL or the Apify API so the sheet refreshes itself on every run.

Can I schedule this Bandcamp scraper to run daily or hourly?

Yes. Use the Schedules tab and pick a cadence. Daily is enough for most tracking work; pick hourly only if the rows you care about really do change that fast.

How many rows can I get, and what does it cost?

See the volume section above for a measured figure. Billing is per result, so you pay for the rows you actually receive and a run that finds nothing costs nothing.

Is scraping Bandcamp legal?

This Actor collects only information that Bandcamp publishes publicly. It does not log in, does not defeat access controls and does not touch private data. You remain responsible for how you use the output, including under GDPR and similar rules where personal data is involved.

What happens if Bandcamp blocks the run or changes its layout?

A refused exit IP is swapped for a fresh one within a quarter of a second and retried, and rate limiting is waited out rather than fought. If nothing gets through, the run fails with the reason instead of reporting success with zero rows — so an empty result always means "no matches", never "the source would not answer".

Can I use this with an AI agent, LangChain or an MCP client?

Yes. The Actor is callable over the Apify API and through Apify's MCP server, so an agent can run it and read the dataset back as a tool call.

How to scrape Bandcamp without an API

Bandcamp has no public bulk export for this data, which normally leaves copy-and-paste or a custom crawler. This Actor is the second one, already built and maintained: it reads the public pages, follows the pagination, and hands back clean rows.

1. Fill in the input below — the example is prefilled, so Start works straight away.
2. Watch the log name each page it walks and how many rows each one returned.
3. Export from Storage, or pull the dataset over the API into your own pipeline.

No API key, no account, no browser extension, no manual copying.

Who uses this Bandcamp scraper, and what for

• Market and pricing analysts tracking how rows on Bandcamp move week to week.
• Sales and growth teams building prospect lists from what Bandcamp publishes.
• Data and ML teams who need a structured corpus rather than screenshots.
• Researchers and journalists who need a dataset they can cite and re-run.
• Operations teams feeding rows into a CRM, a warehouse or a dashboard on a schedule.

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📝 Changelog

2026-09-25

• First release.