# RareMaps Product Scraper: Prices, Creators & Map Details (`nezha/rare-maps-product-scraper`) Actor

Turn RareMaps category pages into structured product datasets with stock numbers, titles, prices, creators, dates, dimensions, conditions, images, and product URLs. Export rare map inventory data to CSV, Excel, or JSON.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/nezha/rare-maps-product-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [nezha](https://apify.com/nezha) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Marketing, Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$1.50 / 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?

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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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- **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

## RareMaps Product Scraper: Prices, Creators & Map Details

Turn RareMaps category pages into structured rare map inventory datasets in minutes.

### What this Actor does

This Actor helps collectors, researchers, dealers, and ecommerce teams collect product data from public RareMaps category pages without manually opening listings. Paste one or more category URLs, choose how many records you need, then export stock numbers, titles, prices, creators, dates, dimensions, conditions, images, and product URLs to CSV, Excel, or JSON.

### Output preview

| Stock # | Title | Price | Creator | Place | Date | Condition | Product URL |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 93614 | Spectacular Set of Wall Maps of the Continents... | $950,000.00 | VISSCHER II, Nicolaes | Amsterdam | 1677 - 1682 circa | VG | https://raremaps.com/gallery/detail/93614 |
| 108197 | Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula | $750,000.00 | DE WIT, Frederick | Amsterdam | 1660 circa | See Description | https://raremaps.com/gallery/detail/108197/... |
| 107759 | Incunable Mappamundi | $450,000.00 | SCHEDEL, Hartmann | Nuremberg | 1493 | VG | https://raremaps.com/gallery/detail/107759/... |

Typical fields include:

- product identity: `stockNumber`, `title`, `productUrl`, `imageUrl`, `smallImageUrl`
- pricing and availability: `price`, `isForSale`
- map metadata: `creators`, `creator1`, `creator2`, `issuePlace`, `issueYear`, `dimensions`, `condition`
- listing context: `categoryUrl`, `listingPageUrl`, `currentPage`, `crawledAt`

<details>
<summary>Show full example JSON record</summary>

```json
{
  "categoryUrl": "https://www.raremaps.com/category/Maps/World/World",
  "listingPageUrl": "https://www.raremaps.com/category/Maps/World/World?page=1",
  "currentPage": 1,
  "stockNumber": "93614",
  "title": "[Spectacular Set of Wall Maps of the Continents Dedicated to King Charles II of England, &c.]",
  "productUrl": "https://raremaps.com/gallery/detail/93614",
  "price": "$950,000.00",
  "imageUrl": "https://storage.googleapis.com/raremaps/img/medium/93614.jpg",
  "smallImageUrl": "https://storage.googleapis.com/raremaps/img/small/93614.jpg",
  "creators": ["VISSCHER II, Nicolaes", "ALLARD, Hugo"],
  "creator1": "VISSCHER II, Nicolaes",
  "creator2": "ALLARD, Hugo",
  "creator3": null,
  "creator4": null,
  "issuePlace": "Amsterdam",
  "issueYear": "1677 - 1682 circa",
  "dimensions": "71.5 x 55.5 inches (approximate sizes for each map)",
  "condition": "VG",
  "description": "The Height of Dutch Decorative Cartography...",
  "isForSale": true,
  "crawledAt": "2026-07-01T10:30:00.000Z"
}
```

</details>

### Quick start

1. Set `maxItems`. The default is `20` for a fast preview.
2. Paste one or more `categoryUrls`, such as `https://www.raremaps.com/category/Maps/World/World`.
3. Keep `maxPages: 1` for the first run.
4. Click **Run**.
5. Download the dataset as CSV, Excel, or JSON.

### Use cases

**Rare map catalog research**\
Build a spreadsheet of inventory records with prices, creators, issue years, and product links.

**Price and availability monitoring**\
Track public listing prices and sale availability across RareMaps categories over time.

**Collection and market analysis**\
Compare creators, map dates, places, conditions, and category inventory density.

### Example input

```json
{
  "maxItems": 100,
  "categoryUrls": ["https://www.raremaps.com/category/Maps/World/World"],
  "maxPages": 3,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "countryCode": "US"
  }
}
```

### Pricing

The Actor is intended for result-based pricing. One result means one saved product record in the dataset.

### Practical notes

- Default input is intentionally small so Apify's automated quality checks and first-time previews can finish quickly.
- This Actor reads publicly visible category inventory data. It does not require a RareMaps account or API key.
- Some optional fields, such as dimensions, condition, or multiple creators, may be missing on individual listings.

# Actor input Schema

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

Maximum number of product records to save. Default is 20 for a fast preview. For production runs, set this value deliberately based on the catalog size you need.

## `categoryUrls` (type: `array`):

One or more RareMaps category URLs, such as https://www.raremaps.com/category/Maps/World/World.

## `maxPages` (type: `integer`):

Maximum category pages to scan per category. Keep this at 1 for preview runs, then raise it for larger catalogs.

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

Optional Apify proxy configuration. A US proxy can improve consistency for RareMaps pages.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "maxItems": 20,
  "categoryUrls": [
    "https://www.raremaps.com/category/Maps/World/World"
  ],
  "maxPages": 1,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "countryCode": "US"
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

Structured RareMaps product records.

## `outputSummary` (type: `string`):

Input settings and run statistics for the extraction.

## `failedRequests` (type: `string`):

Category pages that failed during the run.

# 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 = {
    "maxItems": 20,
    "categoryUrls": [
        "https://www.raremaps.com/category/Maps/World/World"
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "countryCode": "US"
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("nezha/rare-maps-product-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 = {
    "maxItems": 20,
    "categoryUrls": ["https://www.raremaps.com/category/Maps/World/World"],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "countryCode": "US",
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("nezha/rare-maps-product-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 '{
  "maxItems": 20,
  "categoryUrls": [
    "https://www.raremaps.com/category/Maps/World/World"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "countryCode": "US"
  }
}' |
apify call nezha/rare-maps-product-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=nezha/rare-maps-product-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/awPQTktW1GjP9M0HE/builds/hlwIc1AM8TS6VETsM/openapi.json