# BigWeb Scraper - Japanese MTG & TCG Singles Prices (JPY) (`lulzasaur/bigweb-scraper`) Actor

Scrape BigWeb (bigweb.co.jp), one of Japan's largest MTG/TCG singles retailers. Get JPY prices, stock, rarity, condition, foil status, language and images for MTG, Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh, One Piece and 25+ games. Search by card name (English works for MTG) or dump entire sets by cardset ID.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/bigweb-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [lulz bot](https://apify.com/lulzasaur) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $10.00 / 1,000 results

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?

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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.
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".

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## BigWeb Scraper — Japanese MTG & TCG Singles Prices (JPY)

Scrape **BigWeb (bigweb.co.jp)**, one of Japan's largest trading card singles retailers, for real-time **JPY prices, stock, rarity, condition, foil status and language** across Magic: The Gathering, Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh, One Piece, Duel Masters and 25+ other card games.

Japanese singles frequently trade well below Western market prices — BigWeb data is a goldmine for arbitrage tracking, market research and price comparison against TCGPlayer, Cardmarket or Hareruya.

### What it does

- Search any supported game by **card name** — MTG works in **English** ("ragavan", "lightning bolt") or Japanese; Japanese-origin games (Pokemon, One Piece, Yu-Gi-Oh...) use Japanese names (ピカチュウ)
- Dump **entire sets** by BigWeb cardset ID (find IDs at `https://api.bigweb.co.jp/cardsets?game_id=1`)
- Each result is a distinct listing per **condition / foil / language** variant with its own price and stock
- Optional in-stock-only filter (BigWeb keeps sold-out listings with their last price — useful for price history)

### Output example

```json
{
    "listingId": 3180393,
    "name": "Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer",
    "nameJa": "敏捷なこそ泥、ラガバン",
    "game": "mtg",
    "setName": "モダンホライゾン2_ブースターファン",
    "setCode": "MH2_BF",
    "cardsetId": 6987,
    "rarity": "M",
    "rarityJa": "神話レア",
    "condition": "NM",
    "conditionJa": "FOILニアミント",
    "isFoil": true,
    "language": "Japanese",
    "languageCode": "JP",
    "priceJpy": 8500,
    "currency": "JPY",
    "stock": 2,
    "availability": "In Stock",
    "imageUrl": "https://image.bigweb.co.jp/new/imgc/031/803/3180393.jpg",
    "url": "https://www.bigweb.co.jp/ja/products/mtg/cardViewer/3180393",
    "searchQuery": "ragavan",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-08-09T12:00:00.000Z"
}
```

### Input

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `game` | Game section (MTG, Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh, One Piece, Lorcana, ...) |
| `searchQueries` | Card names — English works for MTG, Japanese for JP-origin games |
| `cardsetIds` | Optional: dump whole sets by numeric cardset ID |
| `inStockOnly` | Skip sold-out listings |
| `maxItems` | Cap total records (default 300) |

### Use cases

- **Arbitrage**: compare Japanese singles prices vs TCGPlayer / Cardmarket in real time
- **Price tracking**: schedule runs to build JPY price history per card/condition/foil
- **Inventory sourcing**: find in-stock Japanese-language copies for import
- **Market research**: rarity/price distribution across sets and games

### Notes

- Sold-out listings are included by default (with `availability: "Sold Out"`) since their last price is valuable signal; set `inStockOnly` to skip them
- Foil status is derived from BigWeb's condition label (e.g. `FOILニアミント`)
- Prices are JPY integers, no tax/shipping included

# Actor input Schema

## `game` (type: `string`):

BigWeb game section. MTG card names can be searched in ENGLISH or Japanese; most other games are Japanese-name only (e.g. ピカチュウ for Pikachu).

## `searchQueries` (type: `array`):

Card names to search. For MTG both English ("ragavan", "lightning bolt") and Japanese names work. For Japanese-origin games (Pokemon, One Piece, Yu-Gi-Oh...) use Japanese card names.

## `cardsetIds` (type: `array`):

Dump entire sets by BigWeb numeric cardset ID instead of (or in addition to) keyword search — e.g. 6986 = Modern Horizons 2. Get IDs from https://api.bigweb.co.jp/cardsets?game\_id=1 (name + code + id per set).

## `inStockOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Skip sold-out listings (BigWeb keeps sold-out cards in search results with their last price).

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of card records to push across all queries and sets.

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

BigWeb's JSON API is open and works without a proxy. Only set this if your runs start getting blocked.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "game": "1",
  "searchQueries": [
    "ragavan"
  ],
  "cardsetIds": [],
  "inStockOnly": false,
  "maxItems": 300
}
```

# 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 = {
    "searchQueries": [
        "ragavan"
    ]
};

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

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "searchQueries": ["ragavan"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("lulzasaur/bigweb-scraper").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 '{
  "searchQueries": [
    "ragavan"
  ]
}' |
apify call lulzasaur/bigweb-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,lulzasaur/bigweb-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

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/ub2m35sl4q6PiyK2j/builds/6tTURqqThdvPnXcDS/openapi.json