# DKOldies Scraper - Retro Games & Consoles (`lulzasaur/dkoldies-scraper`) Actor

Scrape DKOldies.com retro video games & consoles (NES, SNES, N64, Genesis, GameBoy, PlayStation & more). Get title, platform, condition tiers with per-condition prices, availability, brand, image & URL. Search any title or browse the full catalog. Structured JSON.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/dkoldies-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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#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

## DKOldies Scraper - Retro Games & Consoles

Scrape [DKOldies.com](https://www.dkoldies.com), a retro video game & console retailer (NES, SNES, N64, GameCube, Genesis, GameBoy, PlayStation, Sega and more).

### What it returns

For each product:

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `title` | Product name (e.g. "Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time - N64 Game") |
| `platform` | Derived console/platform (NES, SNES, Nintendo 64, Genesis, GameBoy, …) |
| `itemType` | Game, Console, or Accessory |
| `condition` | Lowest-priced condition tier |
| `conditions` | All condition tiers (e.g. Good Cartridge / Cosmetically Flawed / Complete In Box) with per-tier `price`, `sku`, `inventory`, `inStock` |
| `price` | Base / lowest price (USD) |
| `priceLow` / `priceHigh` | Price range across conditions |
| `brand` | Manufacturer (Nintendo, Sega, Sony, …) |
| `inStock` / `availability` | Stock status |
| `image` | Product image URL |
| `url` | Product page URL |
| `sku`, `productId` | Identifiers |

### Input

- **searchQueries** — titles/keywords to search (e.g. `zelda`, `super mario`, `sonic`). Leave **empty to browse the entire catalog** (35k+ products).
- **platform** — filter by console.
- **itemType** — Game / Console / Accessory.
- **maxResults** — cap per query.
- **minPrice / maxPrice**, **inStockOnly** — additional filters.

### How it works

DKOldies exposes an open, hosted SearchSpring product API (no auth, no proxy required). The actor queries it directly and paginates. Per-condition pricing is parsed from the product option data.

### Use cases

Retro-game price tracking, resale/arbitrage sourcing, market research, and catalog monitoring across classic gaming platforms.

# Actor input Schema

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

Titles/keywords to look up on DKOldies (e.g. 'zelda', 'super mario', 'sonic', 'nintendo 64'). Leave EMPTY to browse the entire catalog.

## `platform` (type: `string`):

Filter results by platform (matched against the derived platform).

## `itemType` (type: `string`):

Filter by item type (game, console/system, or accessory).

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of products to scrape per query (each API page returns up to 100).

## `minPrice` (type: `number`):

Filter: only return products at or above this price (USD).

## `maxPrice` (type: `number`):

Filter: only return products at or below this price (USD).

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

Only return products that are currently in stock.

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

Proxy settings. DKOldies' hosted SearchSpring product API is open and works without proxies.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "zelda",
    "super mario"
  ],
  "platform": "Any",
  "itemType": "Any",
  "maxResults": 200,
  "inStockOnly": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# 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": [
        "zelda",
        "super mario"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("lulzasaur/dkoldies-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": [
        "zelda",
        "super mario",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("lulzasaur/dkoldies-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": [
    "zelda",
    "super mario"
  ]
}' |
apify call lulzasaur/dkoldies-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,lulzasaur/dkoldies-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/Zbs7KEJrqhsZMfOZi/builds/UJtgNT7fP237OG2da/openapi.json