# TabletopFinder Scraper - European Board Game Database (`lulzasaur/tabletopfinder-scraper`) Actor Scrape board game data from tabletopfinder.eu. Get game names, designers, publishers, player counts, play times, prices, descriptions, and tags from Europe's board game price comparison site. - **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/tabletopfinder-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, NaN 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/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 ## TabletopFinder Scraper Scrape board game data from [TabletopFinder.eu](https://www.tabletopfinder.eu/) -- Europe's board game database and price comparison site with 10,000+ games. ### What data can you extract? From listing pages (fast, basic info): - Game name and URL - Cover image With **Scrape Full Details** enabled (slower, comprehensive): - Game name, designer(s), publisher(s) - Player count (min/max), play time, minimum age - Release year - Description - Categories and game mechanic tags (dice, cards, trade, build, etc.) - Price range across European retailers (low/high in EUR) - Number of store offers - Cover image and page URL ### Input parameters | Parameter | Type | Default | Description | |-----------|------|---------|-------------| | `searchQueries` | string[] | `[]` | Board game names or terms to search. Leave empty to browse all games. | | `maxListings` | integer | `100` | Maximum number of games to scrape (1-10000). | | `scrapeDetails` | boolean | `false` | Visit each game's detail page for full data (designer, publisher, description, pricing, tags). | | `proxyConfiguration` | object | - | Optional proxy settings. | ### Example input #### Browse all games with details ```json { "maxListings": 50, "scrapeDetails": true } ```` #### Search for specific games ```json { "searchQueries": ["catan", "ticket to ride"], "maxListings": 20, "scrapeDetails": true } ``` ### Output example ```json { "name": "Catan", "designer": "Klaus Teuber", "publisher": "999 Games, Asmodee, Devir, Kosmos, Mayfair Games, Catan Studio", "playerCount": { "min": 3, "max": 4 }, "playTime": "75 min", "age": null, "year": 1995, "categories": ["Board games", "Strategy games"], "mechanics": ["dice", "tiles", "build", "hexes", "resources", "trade", "roads", "cities"], "description": "Settlers discovered new island; colonists collect resources...", "rating": null, "priceFrom": 21.99, "priceTo": 1339, "offerCount": 111, "imageUrl": "https://cdn.anyfinder.eu/assets/TQVlQcgs2sDGuWxfrmEjfaATjQU5393zDSWpzOEi0UsVQVDjnHuigy2m6wUPzuee", "url": "https://www.tabletopfinder.eu/en/boardgame/56/catan", "searchQuery": "catan", "scrapedAt": "2026-04-25T12:00:00.000Z" } ``` ### Notes - TabletopFinder uses Livewire (Laravel) for its search interface, so URL-based search filtering has limited effectiveness. The scraper browses the main game listing which includes all 10,000+ games. - Enable `scrapeDetails` for rich data; without it, only basic info (name, image, URL) is extracted from listing cards. - Listing pages show ~48 games each. The scraper automatically paginates. - Price data comes from JSON-LD structured data on game detail pages and reflects offers from multiple European retailers. - Game tags (mechanics) include terms like: dice, cards, trade, build, hexes, resources, etc. ### Cost estimation - **Listing only** (scrapeDetails: false): ~1 request per 48 games. 100 games = ~3 requests. - **With details** (scrapeDetails: true): 1 listing request + 1 detail request per game. 100 games = ~103 requests. - Uses pay-per-event billing. Each scraped item costs $0.005. # Actor input Schema ## `searchQueries` (type: `array`): Board game names or terms to search for (e.g. "catan", "strategy"). Leave empty to browse all games. ## `maxListings` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of games to scrape (1-10000). Each listing page has ~48 games. ## `scrapeDetails` (type: `boolean`): Visit each game's detail page for full info: designer, publisher, description, tags, pricing. Slower but much richer data. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Optional proxy configuration for requests. ## Actor input object example ```json { "searchQueries": [ "catan" ], "maxListings": 100, "scrapeDetails": false } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "searchQueries": [ "catan" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("lulzasaur/tabletopfinder-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${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 = { "searchQueries": ["catan"] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("lulzasaur/tabletopfinder-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 '{ "searchQueries": [ "catan" ] }' | apify call lulzasaur/tabletopfinder-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=lulzasaur/tabletopfinder-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "TabletopFinder Scraper - European Board Game Database", "description": "Scrape board game data from tabletopfinder.eu. Get game names, designers, publishers, player counts, play times, prices, descriptions, and tags from Europe's board game price comparison site.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "fXIgd4vLnKKQhFtFD" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/lulzasaur~tabletopfinder-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-lulzasaur-tabletopfinder-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/lulzasaur~tabletopfinder-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-lulzasaur-tabletopfinder-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/lulzasaur~tabletopfinder-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-lulzasaur-tabletopfinder-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "searchQueries": { "title": "Search Queries", "type": "array", "description": "Board game names or terms to search for (e.g. \"catan\", \"strategy\"). Leave empty to browse all games.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxListings": { "title": "Max Listings", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 10000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of games to scrape (1-10000). Each listing page has ~48 games.", "default": 100 }, "scrapeDetails": { "title": "Scrape Full Details", "type": "boolean", "description": "Visit each game's detail page for full info: designer, publisher, description, tags, pricing. Slower but much richer data.", "default": false }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Optional proxy configuration for requests." } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```