# Norman's Rare Guitars Scraper - Vintage Guitar Inventory (`lulzasaur/normansrareguitars-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Norman's Rare Guitars (LA's famous vintage guitar shop). Get title, brand, model, year, condition, price, availability, SKU, images and URL for every listing. Filter by keyword, category, brand or price sort. For vintage guitar price tracking, dealers and collectors.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/normansrareguitars-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 listing scrapeds

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

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# README

## Norman's Rare Guitars Scraper

Scrape the full inventory of **Norman's Rare Guitars** — the world-famous vintage guitar shop in Tarzana, Los Angeles (as seen with countless touring pros and on the Norman's Rare Guitars YouTube channel). Get structured data for every guitar, amp and accessory: **title, brand, model, year, condition, price, availability, SKU, handedness, images and product URL**.

### What you get

Each dataset record contains:

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `title` | Full listing title (e.g. "1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard, Sunburst") |
| `brand` | Brand (Fender, Gibson, Martin, Gretsch, Rickenbacker, ...) |
| `model` | Model (Stratocaster, Les Paul Custom, ES-335, D-18, ...) |
| `year` / `yearRange` | Year of manufacture |
| `condition` | `USED` or `NEW` |
| `price` / `originalPrice` / `currency` | Asking price in USD (plus original price when discounted) |
| `availability` / `isAvailable` / `stockLevel` | In stock vs sold |
| `sku` | Store SKU |
| `handedness` | RIGHT\_HANDED / LEFT\_HANDED |
| `listedAt` | When the listing went live |
| `url` | Direct product page URL |
| `image` / `images` | Product photos |
| `description`, `countryOfOrigin`, `materials` | With **Scrape Item Details** enabled: full description, country of origin, and body/neck/fretboard/top/back woods |

### Input

- **Search Keywords** — one or more keywords (`Stratocaster`, `Les Paul`, `1959`...). Leave empty to browse the entire catalog.
- **Category** — Electric Guitars, Acoustic Guitars, Bass Guitars, Amplifiers, and more.
- **Brand** — exact brand filter (e.g. `Fender`).
- **In-Stock Only** — turn off to include sold listings for sold-price research.
- **Sort Order** — newest, oldest, price low→high, price high→low.
- **Max Items** — cap the number of results (0 = unlimited).
- **Scrape Item Details** — enrich each record with description, country of origin and tonewood materials.

### Example input

```json
{
    "searchQueries": ["Stratocaster"],
    "category": "Electric Guitars",
    "inStockOnly": true,
    "sort": "PRICE_ASC",
    "maxItems": 50
}
```

### Example output

```json
{
    "title": "Gibson 60th Anniversary 1961 Les Paul SG Custom With Sideways Vibrola 2021, Polaris White",
    "brand": "Gibson",
    "model": "60th Anniversary 1961 Les Paul SG Custom With Sideways Vibrola",
    "year": 2021,
    "yearRange": "2021",
    "condition": "USED",
    "price": 4200,
    "currency": "USD",
    "availability": "In Stock",
    "sku": "GS650-N",
    "handedness": "RIGHT_HANDED",
    "url": "https://normansrareguitars.com/shop/gibson-60th-anniversary-1961-les-paul-sg-custom-with-sideways-vibrola-2021-polaris-white",
    "image": "https://backend.cartervintage.com/sized-images/.../productThumb.jpeg"
}
```

### Use cases

- **Vintage guitar price tracking** — monitor asking prices on rare Fenders, Gibsons and Martins over time.
- **Dealer & collector research** — get alerted when a specific model/year hits the market.
- **Market analytics** — compare Norman's pricing against Reverb, Carter Vintage and auction results.
- **Sold-price comps** — include sold listings to build a comp database.

### Notes

- No login or proxy required by default; the actor reads the store's public product API.
- Pagination is handled automatically; runs finish in seconds for typical inputs.
- This actor is not affiliated with Norman's Rare Guitars. Use the data responsibly and respect the store's terms of service.

# Actor input Schema

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

Keywords to search the inventory (e.g. 'Stratocaster', 'Les Paul', '1959'). Leave EMPTY to browse the entire catalog.

## `category` (type: `string`):

Filter by category. Leave as 'Any' to include all categories.

## `brand` (type: `string`):

Filter by exact brand name (e.g. 'Fender', 'Gibson', 'Martin', 'Gretsch', 'Rickenbacker'). Leave empty for all brands.

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

Only return listings currently in stock. Turn OFF to also include sold/unavailable listings (useful for sold-price research).

## `sort` (type: `string`):

How to sort results.

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

Maximum number of listings to scrape across all queries. Set to 0 for unlimited (walks the whole catalog).

## `scrapeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Fetch each item's detail record to add full description, country of origin and materials (body/neck/fretboard/top/back woods). Slower — one extra request per item.

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

Proxy settings. The Norman's Rare Guitars backend is open and works with NO proxy by default. Enable a proxy only if you hit rate limits.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [],
  "category": "Electric Guitars",
  "brand": "",
  "inStockOnly": true,
  "sort": "LISTING_TIME_DESC",
  "maxItems": 25,
  "scrapeDetails": 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": [],
    "category": "Electric Guitars",
    "maxItems": 25
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("lulzasaur/normansrareguitars-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": [],
    "category": "Electric Guitars",
    "maxItems": 25,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("lulzasaur/normansrareguitars-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": [],
  "category": "Electric Guitars",
  "maxItems": 25
}' |
apify call lulzasaur/normansrareguitars-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,lulzasaur/normansrareguitars-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/XF7nMie16hh3wUdzn/builds/518jg9ePYqMbDxFB6/openapi.json