# Comic Book Price Scraper - GoCollect Data (`lulzasaur/gocollect-scraper`) Actor Scrape GoCollect for comic book prices, fair market values, grade-based pricing, key issue details, and trending hot comics lists. Supports search, hot comics, and comic detail modes. - **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/gocollect-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [lulz bot](https://apify.com/lulzasaur) (community) - **Categories:** Other - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $5.00 / 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? 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 ## GoCollect Comic Book Price Scraper Scrape publicly available comic book pricing and trending data from [GoCollect](https://gocollect.com), the leading comic book price guide and market tracker. ### What It Scrapes - **Hot Comics** — Weekly trending list with grade-based fair market values (FMV) at grades 2.0, 4.0, 6.0, 8.0, 9.0, 9.2, and 9.6 - **Search** — Find comics by keyword with sale record counts and publication dates - **Comic Detail** — Full metadata per comic: title, publisher, writer, artist, key issue notes, price range from historical sales (via JSON-LD schema), and cover image - **Publisher Browse** — Browse comics associated with a publisher name ### Modes | Mode | Description | |------|-------------| | `hotComics` | Scrape the weekly hot comics trending list | | `search` | Search GoCollect by keyword | | `comicDetail` | Scrape specific comic detail pages by URL | | `publisher` | Browse comics by publisher name | ### Input ```json { "mode": "hotComics", "limit": 10, "comicAge": "all" } ```` ```json { "mode": "search", "searchQuery": "amazing spider-man", "limit": 20 } ``` ```json { "mode": "comicDetail", "comicUrls": [ "https://gocollect.com/comic/spawn-1", "https://gocollect.com/comic/amazing-spider-man-300" ] } ``` ```json { "mode": "publisher", "publisher": "image", "limit": 15 } ``` ### Output Fields #### Hot Comics / Search / Publisher modes | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | `title` | Full comic title including issue number | | `series` | Series name (parsed from title) | | `issueNumber` | Issue number string | | `coverImageUrl` | Cover image URL | | `keyIssueDetails` | Key issue notes (first appearance, origin, etc.) | | `grades` | Object of grade→price (FMV) mappings from the list view | | `rank` | Hot list rank position (hot comics mode only) | | `saleRecordsCount` | Number of historical sale records (search mode) | | `publicationDate` | Publication month/year | | `url` | GoCollect URL for this comic | | `slug` | URL slug identifier | | `scrapedAt` | ISO timestamp | #### Comic Detail mode (additional fields) | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | `publisher` | Publisher name (e.g. "Marvel", "DC", "Image") | | `year` | Publication year (integer) | | `publicationDate` | Full publication date string | | `writer` | Writer(s) | | `artist` | Artist(s) | | `coverArtist` | Cover artist(s) | | `coverPrice` | Original cover price | | `pageCount` | Page count | | `priceRange` | Object with `lowPrice`, `highPrice`, `offerCount` from historical sales | ### Notes - GoCollect requires a paid subscription ($9/mo Pro) for full FMV data, detailed sales history, and grade breakdowns. This scraper only extracts publicly available data. - The hot comics list provides grade-based FMV at 7 grade points (2.0 through 9.6) without a login. - Comic detail pages include price range (low/high) from JSON-LD schema data embedded in the page. - A 1.5-second delay is applied between requests in detail mode to be respectful of the server. ### Pricing Pay-per-result (PPE): $0.005 per result. # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): Scraping mode: hotComics (trending list), search (find comics by keyword), comicDetail (specific comic pages), or publisher (browse by publisher series). ## `searchQuery` (type: `string`): Search term for search mode (e.g. 'amazing spider-man', 'batman', 'x-men'). Only used when mode=search. ## `comicUrls` (type: `array`): Full GoCollect URLs for comic detail pages (e.g. https://gocollect.com/comic/spawn-1). Only used when mode=comicDetail. ## `publisher` (type: `string`): Publisher name for publisher browse mode (e.g. 'marvel', 'dc', 'image'). Only used when mode=publisher. ## `comicAge` (type: `string`): Filter hot comics by age. Only used when mode=hotComics. ## `limit` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of results to return. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Optional proxy settings. GoCollect does not require proxy for public pages. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "hotComics", "comicAge": "all", "limit": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("lulzasaur/gocollect-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${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 = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("lulzasaur/gocollect-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 '{}' | apify call lulzasaur/gocollect-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=lulzasaur/gocollect-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Comic Book Price Scraper - GoCollect Data", "description": "Scrape GoCollect for comic book prices, fair market values, grade-based pricing, key issue details, and trending hot comics lists. Supports search, hot comics, and comic detail modes.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "xIrmW1Rjv9uio7E5v" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/lulzasaur~gocollect-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-lulzasaur-gocollect-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/lulzasaur~gocollect-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-lulzasaur-gocollect-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/lulzasaur~gocollect-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-lulzasaur-gocollect-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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", "properties": { "mode": { "title": "Mode", "enum": [ "hotComics", "search", "comicDetail", "publisher" ], "type": "string", "description": "Scraping mode: hotComics (trending list), search (find comics by keyword), comicDetail (specific comic pages), or publisher (browse by publisher series).", "default": "hotComics" }, "searchQuery": { "title": "Search Query", "type": "string", "description": "Search term for search mode (e.g. 'amazing spider-man', 'batman', 'x-men'). Only used when mode=search." }, "comicUrls": { "title": "Comic URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Full GoCollect URLs for comic detail pages (e.g. https://gocollect.com/comic/spawn-1). Only used when mode=comicDetail.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "publisher": { "title": "Publisher", "type": "string", "description": "Publisher name for publisher browse mode (e.g. 'marvel', 'dc', 'image'). Only used when mode=publisher." }, "comicAge": { "title": "Comic Age Filter (Hot Comics)", "enum": [ "all", "golden-age", "silver-age", "bronze-age", "copper-age", "modern-age" ], "type": "string", "description": "Filter hot comics by age. Only used when mode=hotComics.", "default": "all" }, "limit": { "title": "Max Results", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 500, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of results to return.", "default": 10 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Optional proxy settings. GoCollect does not require proxy for public pages.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": false } } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```