# JJ Games Scraper - Retro & Used Video Games (`lulzasaur/jjgames-scraper`) Actor

Scrape JJGames.com (PriceCharting's retail store) retro/used video games, consoles & accessories. Get title, platform, condition (Loose/Boxed/Complete/New), price, UPC, stock status, image & URL. Search 9,000+ NES, SNES, N64, PlayStation, Sega, Xbox products. Structured JSON.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/jjgames-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?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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?

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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.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
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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

## JJ Games Scraper - Retro & Used Video Games

Scrape [JJGames.com](https://www.jjgames.com) — the retail store run by the PriceCharting team, selling 9,000+ retro and used video games, consoles, and accessories (NES, SNES, Nintendo 64, GameCube, Game Boy, Sega Genesis, Dreamcast, Saturn, PlayStation 1-4, Xbox, Atari and more).

Search any game title or browse the entire catalog. Every record includes title, platform, condition/packaging (Loose / Boxed / Complete / New), price, UPC, stock status, image and product URL as clean structured JSON — perfect for price tracking, reseller arbitrage, PriceCharting comparisons, market research, and inventory monitoring.

### Features

- **Keyword search** — look up any game, console, or accessory by name
- **Browse-all mode** — leave queries empty to walk the full catalog
- **Server-side filters** — platform (30+ consoles incl. Famicom/Super Famicom imports), in-stock only, min/max price
- **Condition parsing** — Loose / Boxed / Complete / New packaging plus label-quality grade (Acceptable, Good, Excellent...) parsed from every listing
- **Rich records** — price, compare-at price, sale flag, UPC, quantity in stock, category, created/updated dates
- **Fast & cheap** — hits the store's own open product API (100 products/request), no proxies or browser needed

### Input

```json
{
    "searchQueries": ["zelda", "mario"],
    "platform": "Super Nintendo",
    "inStockOnly": true,
    "maxResults": 200
}
```

Leave `searchQueries` empty to browse the whole catalog. Use `platform` for a console filter, or `categoryId` (advanced) to target any store category by its numeric ID (visible in store URLs, e.g. `/#!/Super-Nintendo/c/134792516`).

### Output

```json
{
    "productId": "484746869",
    "sku": "7254-LG",
    "title": "Zelda Link to the Past - Loose - Super Nintendo",
    "baseTitle": "Zelda Link to the Past",
    "platform": "Super Nintendo",
    "packaging": "Loose",
    "condition": "Used",
    "upc": "045496830397",
    "price": 45.99,
    "currency": "USD",
    "inStock": true,
    "quantity": 1,
    "availability": "In Stock",
    "categoryId": 134792516,
    "image": "https://d2j6dbq0eux0bg.cloudfront.net/images/75878022/....jpg",
    "url": "https://www.jjgames.com/#!/Zelda-Link-to-the-Past-Loose-Super-Nintendo/p/484746869",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-08-03T20:00:00.000Z"
}
```

### Use Cases

- **Price tracking** — monitor retro game prices from the same team that runs PriceCharting
- **Reseller arbitrage** — compare JJ Games buy prices against eBay/PriceCharting comps by UPC
- **Collection tools** — pull condition-specific (Loose vs Complete vs New) pricing for any title
- **Inventory alerts** — poll `inStockOnly` for grail listings coming back in stock
- **Market research** — full-catalog snapshots across 30+ platforms

### FAQ

**Do I need proxies?** No — the store's product API is open and returns data directly.

**How fresh is the data?** Live — every run queries the store's current catalog, prices, and stock levels.

**What does `packaging` mean?** JJ Games lists each copy variant separately: `Loose` (cartridge/disc only), `Boxed` (with box, no manual), `Complete` (CIB), or `New` (sealed). `condition` is the store's Used/New flag, and `grade` (when present) is the cosmetic label grade.

# Actor input Schema

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

Titles/keywords to look up on JJ Games (e.g. 'zelda', 'mario kart', 'sonic'). Leave EMPTY to browse the entire catalog (~9,000+ products).

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

Filter results by platform category (server-side filter, includes subcategories).

## `categoryId` (type: `integer`):

Scrape a specific JJ Games category by its numeric Ecwid category ID (overrides Platform). Find IDs in the store URLs, e.g. /#!/Super-Nintendo/c/134792516.

## `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, server-side).

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

Filter: only return products at or below this price (USD, server-side).

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

Only return products that are currently in stock (server-side filter).

## `sortBy` (type: `string`):

Result ordering.

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

Proxy settings. JJ Games' Ecwid product API is open and works without proxies.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "zelda",
    "mario"
  ],
  "platform": "Any",
  "maxResults": 200,
  "inStockOnly": false,
  "sortBy": "RELEVANCE",
  "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",
        "mario"
    ]
};

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

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

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,lulzasaur/jjgames-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/w1XpQ8pzERdkLfEeI/builds/2NY1MN0GT4MQMDb5N/openapi.json