# MTGMintCard Scraper - Magic Singles Prices (`lulzasaur/mtgmintcard-scraper`) Actor

Scrape MTGMintCard (mtgmintcard.com) Magic: The Gathering singles. Search by card name or browse by set code to get name, set/edition, condition, price (USD), foil, stock quantity, card type, image and URL. Prefill 'Lightning Bolt' or set 'mh3'. SSR HTML, no login, no proxy.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/mtgmintcard-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

## MTGMintCard Scraper

Scrape **[MTGMintCard](https://www.mtgmintcard.com/)** — a long-running Magic: The Gathering singles retailer — for live card listings: **card name, set/edition, condition, price (USD), foil, stock quantity, card type, image and product URL**.

Search by card name, browse whole sets by set code, or both. Each card can list multiple condition variants (e.g. NM and PLD) and each becomes its own row with its own price and stock.

### What it does

- **Card-name search** — e.g. `Lightning Bolt`, `Ragavan`. Returns every matching printing/condition across all sets (regular, foil and graded printings all appear).
- **Set browsing** — give a set code (found in the URL `mtgmintcard.com/mtg/singles/<code>`), e.g. `mh3`, `eld`, `ltr`, `blb`, and the actor paginates through the full set. With **Include Foil** on it also crawls the foil printings.
- Server-rendered HTML — no login, no proxy required.

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `searchQueries` | array of strings | Card names to search (e.g. `["Lightning Bolt", "Ragavan"]`). |
| `setCodes` | array of strings | Set codes to browse in full (e.g. `["mh3", "eld"]`). |
| `includeFoil` | boolean | Also crawl foil (`eng-foil`) variants when browsing sets. Default `true`. |
| `maxItems` | integer | Max singles per query/set. Default `200`. |
| `onlyInStock` | boolean | Only return listings that currently have stock. Default `false`. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | Optional proxy. Usually not needed. |

Provide `searchQueries`, `setCodes`, or both. If neither is given, it defaults to searching `Lightning Bolt`.

#### Example input

```json
{
  "searchQueries": ["Lightning Bolt", "Ragavan"],
  "setCodes": ["mh3"],
  "includeFoil": true,
  "maxItems": 200,
  "onlyInStock": false
}
```

### Output

Each dataset item is one card-condition listing:

```json
{
  "productId": "662413",
  "name": "Lightning Bolt",
  "game": "Magic: The Gathering",
  "set": "Masters 25",
  "setCode": "a25",
  "cardType": "Instant",
  "condition": "PLD",
  "finish": "regular",
  "foil": false,
  "price": 209.99,
  "currency": "USD",
  "priceText": "$209.99",
  "inStock": true,
  "stockQuantity": 3,
  "availability": "In Stock",
  "image": "https://www.mtgmintcard.com/images/mtg/singles/a25/eng-reg/LIGHTNING-BOLT.jpg",
  "url": "https://www.mtgmintcard.com/mtg/singles/a25/eng-reg/lightning-bolt",
  "searchQuery": "Lightning Bolt",
  "setBrowsed": null,
  "source": "mtgmintcard.com",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-08-11T06:43:42.000Z"
}
```

#### Field notes

- `condition` — grade code used by the store (e.g. `NM` near mint, `PLD` played).
- `finish` — `regular`, `foil` or `graded` (derived from the listing variant).
- `stockQuantity` — max purchasable quantity exposed by the store (may be capped by the site).
- `price` is in **USD**.

### Use cases

- Track MTG single prices for arbitrage against TCGplayer / Card Kingdom / Cardmarket.
- Monitor stock and price changes on specific cards.
- Build set-level price datasets for deck-building and collection valuation.

### Notes

The actor is QA-safe: it never throws on empty input, enforces a wall-clock deadline, and if nothing is found it writes a `DIAGNOSTIC` record to the key-value store instead of billing an error row. Please scrape responsibly and respect MTGMintCard's Terms of Service.

# Actor input Schema

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

Magic card names to search on MTGMintCard (e.g. 'Lightning Bolt', 'Ragavan'). Each query returns matching singles with price, condition, foil and stock. Leave empty to only crawl the set codes below.

## `setCodes` (type: `array`):

MTGMintCard set codes to browse in full, e.g. 'mh3', 'eld', 'ltr', 'blb'. Find the code in the set page URL (mtgmintcard.com/mtg/singles/<code>). Each set is paginated through in order.

## `includeFoil` (type: `boolean`):

For set-code browsing, also crawl the foil (eng-foil) variant of each set in addition to regular (eng-reg). Card-name searches already include both.

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

Maximum number of singles to return per search query or set code.

## `onlyInStock` (type: `boolean`):

Only return singles that currently have a price / stock available.

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

Proxy settings. MTGMintCard serves plain SSR HTML and usually works without a proxy; enable Apify Proxy only if you hit rate limits.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "Lightning Bolt"
  ],
  "setCodes": [],
  "includeFoil": true,
  "maxItems": 200,
  "onlyInStock": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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": [
        "Lightning Bolt"
    ],
    "setCodes": []
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("lulzasaur/mtgmintcard-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": ["Lightning Bolt"],
    "setCodes": [],
}

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

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,lulzasaur/mtgmintcard-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/g2j2p59jtqeYquKwH/builds/VehobpPRIhKaHohvW/openapi.json