🐉 Open5e SRD 5.1 Scraper

🚀 Export the SRD 5.1 tabletop RPG dataset in seconds. Pull 3,200+ monsters, 1,400+ spells, 1,600+ magic items, plus weapons, armor, classes, races, feats, backgrounds, conditions, and rules sections. No login, no API key, no manual JSON wrangling.

🕒 Last updated: 2026-05-21 · 📊 Up to 37 fields per record · 🐉 3,207 monsters · 🪄 1,435 spells · 🗡️ 1,618 magic items

The Open5e SRD Scraper exports the open-licensed System Reference Document 5.1 dataset and returns up to 37 fields per record, including monster stat blocks, spell tables, magic item rarity, class progression, ability scores, saving throws, actions, legendary actions, and source attribution. The underlying dataset is curated by the Open5e community and includes content from the official SRD plus open-licensed expansions such as Tome of Beasts, Creature Codex, Vault of Magic, and Deep Magic.

Coverage spans 11 resource families: 3,207 monsters, 1,435 spells, 1,618 magic items, 68 weapons, 23 armor sets, 12 classes, 20 races, 74 feats, 42 backgrounds, 15 conditions, and 45 rules sections. Records ship with license URLs so you stay compliant with the OGL and CC-BY terms of each contributing book.

🎯 Target Audience	💡 Primary Use Cases
D&D tool builders, VTT (virtual tabletop) developers, game designers, RPG content creators, fan-site indexers, hobby DMs, encounter-balance app authors	Encounter builders, character sheet apps, spellbook UIs, monster lookups, rules wikis, game-design references, prompt seeds for AI dungeon masters

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📋 What the Open5e SRD Scraper does

Eleven resource families in a single Actor:

• 🐉 Monsters. Full stat blocks: HP, AC, six ability scores, saves, skills, senses, languages, damage modifiers, actions, legendary actions.
• 🪄 Spells. Level, school, casting time, range, components, duration, classes that can cast it, higher-level scaling.
• 🗡️ Magic items. Type, rarity, attunement requirement, description.
• ⚔️ Weapons / Armor. Damage dice, properties, AC formulas, stealth disadvantage, cost.
• 🧙 Classes / Races. Hit dice, proficiencies, ASIs, traits, subraces.
• 🎯 Feats / Backgrounds / Conditions. Prerequisites, effects, proficiencies, descriptions.
• 📜 Rules sections. Reference chapters indexed by slug.

Each record includes the source book title and license URL for redistribution compliance.

💡 Why it matters: building a 5e companion app means stitching together a dozen JSON schemas and license terms. Open5e already did the curation; this Actor turns the live dataset into one CSV/JSON pull that your build pipeline can refresh on every release.

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🎬 Full Demo

🚧 Coming soon: a 3-minute walkthrough showing how to go from sign-up to a downloaded dataset.

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⚙️ Input

Input	Type	Default	Behavior
maxItems	integer	10	Records to return. Free plan caps at 10, paid plan at 1,000,000.
resourceType	string	"monsters"	One of 11 resource families.
searchQuery	string	""	Free-text search inside the resource type.
challengeRating	string	""	Monsters only. Examples: "0", "1/4", "5", "20".
spellLevel	integer	null	Spells only. 0 for cantrips, 1-9 for leveled spells.
document	string	""	Restrict to one rules book (SRD, Tome of Beasts, Creature Codex, etc.).

Example: every CR 5 monster from the SRD.

{
    "maxItems": 200,
    "resourceType": "monsters",
    "challengeRating": "5",
    "document": "wotc-srd"
}

Example: 9th-level spells across every book.

{
    "maxItems": 50,
    "resourceType": "spells",
    "spellLevel": 9
}

⚠️ Good to Know: Open5e merges the official Wizards SRD with several open-licensed expansions. Each record's sourceDocument and license fields tell you which book a row came from so you can filter for redistribution-compliant subsets when shipping a public product.

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📊 Output

Record shape varies by resource type. Monsters carry up to 37 fields, spells around 20, magic items 10, and so on. Download as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML.

🧾 Schema (monsters)

Field	Type	Example
🖼️ imageUrl	string | null	Token art when available
🐉 resourceType	string	"monsters"
🆔 slug	string	"a-mi-kuk"
🏷️ name	string	"A-mi-kuk"
⚔️ challengeRating	string	"7"
💗 hitPoints	number	115
🛡️ armorClass	number	14
📏 size	string	"Huge"
🧬 type	string	"Aberration"
🧭 alignment	string	"chaotic evil"
🏃 speed	object	{"walk": 30, "swim": 40, "burrow": 20}
💪 abilityScores	object	STR/DEX/CON/INT/WIS/CHA
🛡️ savingThrows	object	Per-stat save bonuses
🧠 senses	string	"darkvision 60 ft., tremorsense 30 ft., passive Perception 15"
🗣️ languages	string	"understands Common but can't speak"
⚡ damageResistances / damageImmunities / damageVulnerabilities	string | null	Damage type modifiers
🚫 conditionImmunities	string | null	Status immunities
🎯 actions / legendaryActions / specialAbilities	object[] | null	Stat-block entries
📜 sourceDocument	string	"Tome of Beasts 2"
🔗 sourceUrl	string	Open5e page
🕒 scrapedAt	ISO 8601	Collection timestamp

📦 Sample records

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✨ Why choose this Actor

	Capability
🐉	Eleven resource families. One Actor returns monsters, spells, magic items, weapons, armor, classes, races, feats, backgrounds, conditions, and rules sections.
📜	License-clean attribution. Each record includes sourceDocument and license for OGL/CC-BY redistribution.
🎯	Flexible filters. Search query, challenge rating, spell level, and source document combine freely.
⚡	Fast. 10 monsters in under 5 seconds, 1,000 spells in under a minute.
📊	Deep stat blocks. Monsters expose six ability scores, saves, senses, actions, legendary actions, and special abilities.
🔁	Always fresh. Every run reflects the latest Open5e dataset, including new monster and spell pulls.
🚫	No authentication. Open SRD data. No login or token required.

📊 The SRD 5.1 and its open-licensed expansions are the backbone of most independent 5e-compatible games and tools shipping today.

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📈 How it compares to alternatives

Approach	Cost	Coverage	Refresh	Filters	Setup
⭐ Open5e SRD Scraper (this Actor)	$5 free credit, then pay-per-use	3,200 monsters · 1,400 spells · 1,600 items	Live per run	type, query, CR, spell level, document	⚡ 2 min
Manual page scraping	Free	Per-record	Manual	None	🐢 Tedious
Bundled SRD JSON dumps	Free	Stale, SRD only	Rarely	None	🕒 Variable
Commercial 5e content libraries	Subscription	Variable	Variable	Many	⏳ Long signup

Pick this Actor when you want the canonical open 5e dataset in CSV/JSON without writing a crawler or stitching multiple repos together.

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🚀 How to use

1. 📝 Sign up. Create a free account with $5 credit (takes 2 minutes).
2. 🌐 Open the Actor. Go to the Open5e SRD Scraper page on the Apify Store.
3. 🎯 Set input. Pick a resource type, optionally add a query, CR, spell level, or source document.
4. 🚀 Run it. Click Start and let the Actor collect your data.
5. 📥 Download. Grab your results in the Dataset tab as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML.

⏱️ Total time from signup to downloaded dataset: 3-5 minutes. No coding required.

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💼 Business use cases

🧙 VTT and tabletop tools Bulk-import monsters into Foundry, Roll20, or custom VTTs Sync spellbooks with the latest open content releases Build encounter generators with CR-filtered queries Power character sheet apps with race/class/feat data	📱 Companion apps Spell-lookup PWAs for players at the table Monster manuals for offline DM reference Magic-item generators tied to rarity tiers Random encounter generators by environment
🎲 Game design and content Reference base monsters when designing third-party 5e content Compare class hit dice and proficiencies across editions Generate license-clean monster taxonomy for fan wikis Seed AI dungeon-master prompts with vetted stat blocks	🛒 Marketplaces and aggregators Build searchable 5e content catalogs Score and rank content by completeness or popularity Aggregate cross-book lookups (SRD + Tome of Beasts + Creature Codex) Power 5e SaaS dashboards for DMs and publishers

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🔌 Automating Open5e SRD Scraper

Control the scraper programmatically for scheduled runs and pipeline integrations:

• 🟢 Node.js. Install the apify-client NPM package.
• 🐍 Python. Use the apify-client PyPI package.
• 📚 See the Apify documentation for full details.

The Apify Schedules feature lets you trigger this Actor on any cron interval. Weekly refreshes keep your VTT or app aligned with new Open5e content drops.

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🌟 Beyond business use cases

Data like this powers more than commercial workflows. The same structured records support research, education, civic projects, and personal initiatives.

🎓 Research and academia Game-studies coursework with reproducible 5e content pulls Quantitative analysis of monster CR distribution or spell schools Computational linguistics on RPG corpus text Game-design teaching materials with worked examples	🎨 Personal and creative Side projects: encounter generators, spell-card printers Custom DM screens and player handouts Personal homebrew databases that import the open base Hobby blogs and YouTube content with sourced stat blocks
🤝 Non-profit and civic Accessibility-focused 5e companion apps for visually impaired players Open-source community wikis with proper attribution Free educational RPG kits for schools and libraries Translation projects to make 5e content multilingual	🧪 Experimentation Train RPG-themed language models on clean stat blocks Prompt engineering for AI dungeon masters and NPC dialogue Agent pipelines that plan encounters and balance parties Hackathon projects for AI-powered tabletop tooling

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• 💬 ChatGPT
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

🧩 How does it work?

Pick a resource type, optionally narrow by query, challenge rating, spell level, or source document, click Start, and the Actor walks the open Open5e dataset and emits one structured record per entry.

📏 How accurate is the data?

Records mirror the live Open5e database. The community curators maintain parity with the published source books and patch known errata. For tournament play, validate against the official printed source.

🔁 How often is the dataset refreshed?

Open5e ships updates as new open-licensed content arrives. Every run of this Actor pulls live, so your dataset reflects the latest curation.

📜 What is the SRD?

The System Reference Document is the subset of 5e content released by Wizards of the Coast under the Open Gaming License (and later CC-BY). Open5e bundles the SRD with several other open-licensed books such as Tome of Beasts and Creature Codex.

⏰ Can I schedule regular runs?

Yes. Use Apify Schedules to run this Actor on any cron interval (daily, weekly, monthly) and keep a downstream VTT or companion app in sync.

⚖️ Is this data legal to use?

Yes within the OGL or CC-BY terms (depending on source book). The license field per record links to the relevant license text so you can stay compliant.

💼 Can I use this data commercially?

Yes for open-licensed content. Read each record's license URL carefully; the OGL and CC-BY have different attribution rules.

💳 Do I need a paid Apify plan to use this Actor?

No. The free Apify plan is enough for testing and small runs (10 records per run). A paid plan lifts the limit and gives you access to scheduling and higher concurrency.

🔁 What happens if a run fails or gets interrupted?

Apify automatically retries transient errors. Partial datasets are preserved so you never lose progress.

🎲 Can I get just the official SRD without expansions?

Yes. Set document to wotc-srd to restrict the run to the official Wizards SRD.

🆘 What if I need help?

Our support team is here to help. Contact us through the Apify platform or use the Tally form linked below.

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🔌 Integrate with any app

Open5e SRD Scraper connects to any cloud service via Apify integrations:

• Make - Automate multi-step workflows
• Zapier - Connect with 5,000+ apps
• Slack - Get run notifications in your channels
• Airbyte - Pipe RPG data into your warehouse
• GitHub - Trigger runs from commits and releases
• Google Drive - Export datasets straight to Sheets

You can also use webhooks to trigger downstream actions when a run finishes. Refresh your VTT package or companion app database on each new dataset drop.

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