🎵 Discogs Scraper

Whether you're a record collector tracking vinyl releases, a music researcher analyzing label catalogs, or a retailer building inventory databases, this tool makes it easy to collect structured music data from the world's largest music database and marketplace.

The Discogs Scraper collects music releases, artists, and labels with titles, years, genres, styles, formats, labels, barcodes, and community data. Filter by type, year, country, genre, style, and format.

✨ What Does It Do

• 📋 Release data - collect titles, years, countries, labels, catalog numbers, and barcodes for music releases
• 🎨 Artist search - find artists and bands across all genres and decades
• 🏷️ Label search - discover record labels and their catalogs
• 🎸 Genre and style filters - narrow results by genre (Rock, Jazz, Electronic) and sub-style (Grunge, Bebop, Techno)
• 💿 Format filtering - search by format: Vinyl, CD, Cassette, Digital, and more
• 👥 Community data - see how many collectors have or want each release

🔧 Input

• Search Query - search for artists, albums, or labels (e.g., 'pink floyd', 'abbey road')
• Max Items - how many items to collect (free users get 10 items, paid users up to 1,000,000)
• Type - search for releases, artists, or labels
• Year - filter by release year or year range (e.g., '1991' or '1990-1995')
• Country - filter by country of release (e.g., 'US', 'UK', 'Germany')
• Genre - filter by genre (e.g., 'Rock', 'Jazz', 'Electronic')
• Style - filter by sub-style (e.g., 'Grunge', 'Bebop', 'Techno')
• Format - filter by format (e.g., 'Vinyl', 'CD', 'Cassette')

{
    "query": "pink floyd",
    "maxItems": 50,
    "type": "release",
    "genre": "Rock",
    "format": "Vinyl"
}

📊 Output

Each record includes up to 20+ data fields. Download as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

Field	Description
🔗 uri	Release page on Discogs
🖼️ coverImage	Album cover art
📋 title	Release title
📅 year	Release year
🌍 country	Country of release
💿 format	Format (Vinyl, CD, etc.)
🏷️ label	Record label
🔢 catalogNumber	Catalog number
📊 barcode	Barcode identifiers
🎸 genre	Genre tags
🎨 style	Style/sub-genre tags
👥 communityHave	Number of collectors who have it
💰 communityWant	Number of collectors who want it

{
    "id": 1124115,
    "type": "release",
    "title": "Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon",
    "year": "1973",
    "country": "US",
    "format": ["Vinyl", "LP", "Album"],
    "label": ["Harvest"],
    "catalogNumber": "SMAS-11163",
    "barcode": [],
    "genre": ["Rock"],
    "style": ["Prog Rock", "Classic Rock"],
    "uri": "https://www.discogs.com/release/1124115",
    "coverImage": "https://i.discogs.com/...",
    "communityHave": 15000,
    "communityWant": 5000,
    "scrapedAt": "2026-04-09T12:00:00.000Z"
}

💎 Why Choose the Discogs Scraper?

Feature	Our Tool	Manual Discogs Search
Batch collection	✅ Up to 1M releases	❌ Browse one at a time
Multiple filters	✅ Genre, style, year, country, format	⚠️ Limited search
Community stats	✅ Have/want counts included	⚠️ Click each release
Structured output	✅ JSON, CSV, Excel	❌ Web pages only
Automated scheduling	✅ Daily/weekly monitoring	❌ Manual visits
Barcode data	✅ Included automatically	⚠️ Buried in details

📋 How to Use

1. Sign Up - Create a free account w/ $5 credit
2. Configure - enter your search query, set filters, and specify how many items you want
3. Run It - click "Start" and get structured music data in seconds

No coding, no setup, no manual browsing required.

🎯 Business Use Cases

• 💿 Record collectors - track rare vinyl releases, monitor community demand, and discover new additions
• 🏪 Record stores - build inventory databases with catalog numbers, barcodes, and pricing signals
• 📊 Music researchers - analyze release trends by genre, decade, country, and format
• 🎵 Music journalists - research artist discographies and label catalogs for articles and reviews
• 📱 App developers - build music discovery tools with rich metadata and cover art
• 🏷️ Label managers - monitor your catalog presence and collector interest across releases

❓ FAQ

🎵 What is Discogs? Discogs is the world's largest music database and marketplace, with over 16 million releases cataloged by a community of contributors. It covers all genres, formats, and countries.

💿 What types can I search for? You can search for releases (albums, singles, compilations), artists (bands, solo artists), or labels (record companies).

📅 Can I search by year range? Yes. Enter a single year like '1991' or a range like '1990-1995' in the Year field.

👥 What are the community have/want numbers? These show how many Discogs users own a release ("have") and how many are looking for it ("want"). High want-to-have ratios often indicate rare or sought-after pressings.

🌍 Can I filter by country? Yes. Enter country names like 'US', 'UK', 'Germany', 'Japan', etc. to find releases from specific countries.

🔗 Integrate Discogs Scraper with any app

• Make - Automate music data workflows
• Zapier - Get alerts for new releases matching your criteria
• Slack - Get notified in your team channel
• Google Drive - Export music data to spreadsheets
• Webhooks - Trigger actions when runs complete

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🆘 Need Help?

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⚠️ Disclaimer

This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Discogs or Zink Media, Inc. It accesses only publicly available data.