# Etsy Search Scraper — Keyword, Market & Category Listings (`publicrecords/etsy-search-scraper`) Actor

Live Etsy search as rows: id, title, price, rating, reviews, badges, shop, rank. Keyword, market, or category URL. Apify residential proxy by default (passthrough, no markup); $6 per 1,000 listing rows; nothing charged on blocked pages.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/publicrecords/etsy-search-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Public Records](https://apify.com/publicrecords) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $6.00 / 1,000 listing rows

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Etsy Search Scraper — Keyword, Market & Category Listings

Live Etsy search results as clean rows. Give it keywords, `/market/` phrases or category URLs and get every listing on the first N pages: listing id and URL, title, price and currency, rating, review count, Bestseller / Popular now / Star Seller / Etsy's Pick badges, free shipping, whether the slot was an ad, the shop name, and the exact rank position per page.

### What you get

One row per listing per input, in the order Etsy showed them:

| field | example |
|---|---|
| `query`, `surface`, `page`, `position` | `ceramic mug`, `search`, `1`, `3` |
| `listing_id`, `url`, `title` | `4296141840`, `https://www.etsy.com/listing/4296141840/...`, `Coffee Mug - KJ Pottery` |
| `price`, `currency` | `57.0`, `$` |
| `rating_value`, `review_count`, `review_count_approx` | `4.9`, `3800`, `true` (Etsy showed "3.8k") |
| `bestseller`, `popular_now`, `star_seller`, `etsys_pick`, `free_shipping` | booleans |
| `is_ad` | `true` / `false` / `null` (unknown on that surface) |
| `shop_name`, `shop_id`, `shop_url` | `KJPottery`, `7825028`, `https://www.etsy.com/shop/KJPottery` |

Up to 20 pages per input (Etsy's own cap). This version returns the 12 fully rendered listings per search page; a coming version adds the remaining lazy-loaded listings per page.

### Inputs

- **Search keywords** — each keyword lands on Etsy's `/market/` page, then pages through Etsy's own search API.
- **Market phrases** — Etsy's `/market/` pages; any phrase resolves. Supports Etsy's filters (bestsellers, Star Sellers, free shipping, on sale, digital, ship-to country).
- **Category URLs** — e.g. `https://www.etsy.com/c/jewelry/necklaces`.

### Proxy and pricing

Works out of the box on **Apify residential proxy** (default: `useApifyProxy: true`, `apifyProxyGroups: ['RESIDENTIAL']`). Apify bills residential proxy usage to your Apify account — **no proxy markup** on our PPE. Or plug in your own residential proxy if you prefer. Plain datacenter egress is often challenged by Etsy.

If a page is challenged, the run reports `blocked_on_your_proxy` for that path and **that page is not charged**. You pay `actor-start` ($0.005) plus one `listing-row` event per listing delivered ($0.006, i.e. $6 per 1,000). Nothing else.

### Limits and honesty

- `review_count` is exact when Etsy shows an exact number and rounded (flagged `review_count_approx`) when Etsy shows "3.8k".
- `is_ad` comes from Etsy's own result-slot list; where a surface has none it is `null`, not guessed.
- Results reflect what Etsy shows a logged-out visitor from the proxy region's egress.

### Want sales over time, not a snapshot?

Our companion Actor **Etsy Shop Sales Tracker** serves daily shop sales counters with history and breakout flags from a hosted panel — no proxy needed.

# Actor input Schema

## `queries` (type: `array`):

Keywords to search, one per line (e.g. ceramic mug). Each keyword lands on Etsy's /market page, then pages through Etsy's own search API (12 full listing rows per page in this version).

## `marketPhrases` (type: `array`):

Phrases for Etsy's /market/ pages (any phrase resolves). Example: personalized dog collar

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

Etsy category pages, e.g. https://www.etsy.com/c/jewelry/necklaces (no query string).

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

Pages per input, 1–20 (Etsy's own cap is 20).

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

Stop after this many listing rows across all inputs.

## `is_best_seller` (type: `boolean`):

Only return listings marked Bestseller.

## `is_star_seller` (type: `boolean`):

Only return listings from Star Seller shops.

## `free_shipping` (type: `boolean`):

Only return listings with free shipping.

## `is_discounted` (type: `boolean`):

Only return listings currently on sale.

## `instant_download` (type: `boolean`):

Only return digital download listings.

## `ship_to` (type: `string`):

Two-letter code, e.g. US, GB, DE.

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

Etsy blocks datacenter IPs. Default: Apify Proxy RESIDENTIAL (you pay Apify's proxy usage). Your own residential proxy works too. A blocked page is never charged.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "queries": [
    "ceramic mug"
  ],
  "maxPages": 5,
  "maxItems": 0,
  "is_best_seller": false,
  "is_star_seller": false,
  "free_shipping": false,
  "is_discounted": false,
  "instant_download": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (type: `string`):

Default dataset: one row per listing in Etsy display order.

# 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 = {
    "queries": [
        "ceramic mug"
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ]
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("publicrecords/etsy-search-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 = {
    "queries": ["ceramic mug"],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("publicrecords/etsy-search-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 '{
  "queries": [
    "ceramic mug"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}' |
apify call publicrecords/etsy-search-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,publicrecords/etsy-search-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/JbNpPvG1Z7YtM9onP/builds/hHgHrqvbX2fUcdCf7/openapi.json