# Scryfall Scraper: Magic Card Search & Prices (`naimurhasanrwd/scryfall-cards-scraper`) Actor

Search Magic: The Gathering cards via the public Scryfall API: oracle text, mana cost, rarity, set and market prices. No login, no proxy, no browser.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/naimurhasanrwd/scryfall-cards-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Naimur Hasan](https://apify.com/naimurhasanrwd) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

Pay per usage

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Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-usage

## 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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Scryfall Scraper

Searches Magic: The Gathering cards through the public Scryfall API and
returns oracle text, mana cost, rarity, set and market prices. No login, no
proxy, no browser.

### Input

| Field | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| `query` | string | Required. Scryfall search syntax, e.g. `c:red cmc<=2`, `set:mh3 r:mythic`. Default `lightning bolt`. |
| `maxItems` | integer | Cap on cards returned. Default `30`. |

### Output

One row per card: `id`, `name`, `setName`, `setCode`, `collectorNumber`,
`releasedAt`, `typeLine`, `manaCost`, `cmc`, `colors`, `colorIdentity`,
`rarity`, `oracleText`, `priceUsd`, `priceUsdFoil`, `priceEur`,
`legalCommander`, `legalModern`, `imageUrl`, `scryfallUri`.

### Notes

- **Double-faced cards carry no top-level `oracle_text` or image.** Both live
  under `card_faces` instead, so a naive mapping silently returns null for
  every transforming or split card. Text from both faces is joined with `//`
  and the image falls back to the first face that has one.
- Prices arrive as strings (`"1.46"`) and are frequently `null` for cards with
  no market data; they are converted to numbers so the dataset sorts and
  charts numerically.
- Scryfall asks API clients to identify themselves and to space requests out,
  so this Actor sends a `User-Agent` and waits between pages.
- The query is full Scryfall syntax, not a plain name match — that is what
  makes queries like `c:red cmc<=2 f:modern` possible.

# Actor input Schema

## `query` (type: `string`):

Scryfall search syntax, e.g. 'lightning bolt', 'c:red cmc<=2', 'set:mh3 r:mythic'

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

Cap on cards returned. Scryfall pages 175 at a time.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "query": "lightning bolt",
  "maxItems": 30
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `items` (type: `string`):

Every card the run matched.

# 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 = {
    "query": "lightning bolt"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("naimurhasanrwd/scryfall-cards-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 = { "query": "lightning bolt" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("naimurhasanrwd/scryfall-cards-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 '{
  "query": "lightning bolt"
}' |
apify call naimurhasanrwd/scryfall-cards-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,naimurhasanrwd/scryfall-cards-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/VLL7rL6mPq98RHpGw/builds/EWzJqEohECsoCGyf4/openapi.json