DeviantArt Scraper: Artworks, Artists, Galleries & Comments

DeviantArt Scraper helps you discover artworks, review artist portfolios and organize gallery or favourites collections. Collect descriptions, tags, artist identities, media references and available engagement, then explore comments to support art research, creative sourcing and informed creator partnerships.

Find artwork around a visual theme, compare artists and export selected portfolios or collections. Keep descriptions, previews and audience responses together when building a creative shortlist or research library.

At a glance	Details
📥 Input	Search fields or links to the selected items; see the examples below
📤 Output	One row per artwork, artist profile or comment, depending on the mode
📄 Pagination	Automatic up to maxResults for each input, when more results are available
🔐 Login required	No
⚡ Processing	Multiple inputs per run with automatic retries for temporary errors
💾 Delivery	One complete Apify dataset table; CSV, JSON and Excel export

What the DeviantArt scraper collects 🎨

Search DeviantArt artworks, collect artist galleries and collection folders, or extract artwork details and comments. Export descriptions, tags, media variants, dates, artist profiles and visible statistics for art discovery and creator research.

Collection	What you receive
DeviantArt artwork search scraper	Search public DeviantArt works by keywords and collect artist identity, media metadata and visible statistics.
DeviantArt artwork comments scraper	Collect visible public DeviantArt artwork comments with text, authors, dates, likes and parent references.
DeviantArt artwork details scraper	Extract a public DeviantArt work with description, tags, artist, media variants and available statistics.
DeviantArt gallery and favourites collections scraper	Collect public items from a DeviantArt gallery folder or favourites collection with folder context and media metadata.
DeviantArt artist gallery artworks scraper	Collect public works from a DeviantArt artist gallery, including media metadata, dates and visible statistics.
DeviantArt artist profiles scraper	Extract public DeviantArt artist profiles with biography, website, interests and available audience and artwork counts.

Data can include:

• Artworks: Titles, descriptions, original links and artwork tags.
• Artists: Usernames, biographies, websites, interests and profile links.
• Media: Available image or media variants and dimensions.
• Collections: Gallery or favourites folder context and collected items.
• Activity: Publication dates and available audience or artwork counts.
• Comments: Visible comment text, authors, dates, likes and parent references.

How to scrape DeviantArt 🚀

1. Choose Artwork Search in What to collect, or select another collection mode.
2. Fill in the search fields, or paste links to the items you want to collect.
3. Set the maximum results and any optional filters.
4. Start the Actor and review the collected rows.
5. Export the dataset or connect it to your application.

DeviantArt artwork search scraper — input example

{
  "mode": "artwork_search",
  "searchQueries": [
    "landscape"
  ],
  "maxResults": 10
}

maxResults: 10 means up to 10 results for each input. It does not guarantee that the website has that many matches. You can set the limit as low as 1.

DeviantArt artwork comments scraper — input example

{
  "mode": "artwork_comments",
  "artworkUrls": [
    "https://www.deviantart.com/raphael-lacoste/art/Landscape-341719204"
  ],
  "maxResults": 10
}

DeviantArt artwork details scraper — input example

{
  "mode": "artwork",
  "artworkUrls": [
    "https://www.deviantart.com/mochironmochi/art/Alucard-watercolor-1358230340"
  ],
  "maxResults": 10
}

DeviantArt gallery and favourites collections scraper — input example

{
  "mode": "collection_items",
  "collectionUrls": [
    "https://www.deviantart.com/yuumei/favourites/1195411/featured"
  ],
  "maxResults": 10
}

DeviantArt artist gallery artworks scraper — input example

{
  "mode": "profile_artworks",
  "profileUrls": [
    "https://www.deviantart.com/yuumei"
  ],
  "maxResults": 10
}

DeviantArt artist profiles scraper — input example

{
  "mode": "profile",
  "profileUrls": [
    "https://www.deviantart.com/yuumei"
  ],
  "maxResults": 10
}

DeviantArt data fields and complete output 📦

Field group	Included data
Artworks	Titles, descriptions, original links and artwork tags.
Artists	Usernames, biographies, websites, interests and profile links.
Media	Available image or media variants and dimensions.
Collections	Gallery or favourites folder context and collected items.
Activity	Publication dates and available audience or artwork counts.
Comments	Visible comment text, authors, dates, likes and parent references.

Each collected item is a separate row. input identifies the submitted value and result_type identifies the selected mode. All returned fields appear in one table; columns that do not apply to a mode can be empty.

A complete JSON result is shown for every collection mode below, in the same order as the input examples. Each example includes every field for its mode; text and lists are not shortened. Values are representative and can change.

DeviantArt artwork search scraper — complete JSON result

{
  "result_type": "artwork_search",
  "input": "landscape",
  "status": "success",
  "type": "image",
  "id": "1374492973",
  "url": "https://www.deviantart.com/chromaforge/art/Landscape-Painting-%287%29-1374492973",
  "author.id": "116391013",
  "author.uuid": "bd06eb47-b5eb-40b4-9276-667510ccf25c",
  "author.username": "ChromaForge",
  "author.url": "https://www.deviantart.com/ChromaForge",
  "author.avatar_url": "https://a.deviantart.net/avatars-big/c/h/chromaforge.jpg?6",
  "author.type": "core_plus",
  "author.is_group": false,
  "source_profile": null,
  "short_url": "http://fav.me/dmqc5kd",
  "title": "Landscape Painting (7)",
  "published_at": "2026-09-01T15:00:13-0700",
  "statistics.comments": 2,
  "statistics.favourites": 137,
  "statistics.views": 97979,
  "statistics.downloads": 0,
  "license": "none",
  "is_mature": false,
  "is_ai_generated": true,
  "is_ai_use_disallowed": false,
  "is_daily_deviation": false,
  "is_journal": false,
  "is_video": false,
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  "media.pretty_name": "landscape_painting_7__by_chromaforge_dmqc5kd",
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    "fullview",
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    "/v1/fit/w_375,h_210,q_70,strp/<prettyName>-375w.jpg",
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    "/v1/fill/w_714,h_400,q_70,strp/<prettyName>-400t.jpg",
    "/v1/fill/w_1194,h_669,q_70,strp/<prettyName>-pre.jpg",
    "/v1/fill/w_1194,h_669,q_70,strp/<prettyName>-pre.jpg",
    "/v1/fill/w_1280,h_718,q_80,strp/<prettyName>-fullview.jpg",
    "/v1/crop/w_92,h_92,x_18,y_0,scl_0.056372549019608,q_70,strp/<prettyName>-92s.jpg",
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}

DeviantArt artwork comments scraper — complete JSON result

{
  "result_type": "artwork_comments",
  "input": "https://www.deviantart.com/raphael-lacoste/art/Landscape-341719204",
  "status": "success",
  "type": "comment",
  "id": "5266035990",
  "url": null,
  "artwork_id": "341719204",
  "parent_id": null,
  "is_reply": false,
  "posted_at": "2026-02-14T16:04:15-0800",
  "edited_at": null,
  "text": "The way you've captured Iceland's raw, elemental power is phenomenal! Those monumental peaks and winding river channels evoke the feeling of standing at the edge of something ancient and untamed. In mid-February, this piece feels like a bridge between winter's grip and spring's promise—the light breaking through storm clouds, hinting at warmth returning to these vast, frozen expanses. Your ability to create such depth and atmosphere is truly inspiring! 🏔️✨",
  "text_html": null,
  "text_format": "tiptap",
  "excerpt": "The way you've captured Iceland's raw, elemental power is phenomenal! Those monumental peaks and winding river channels evoke the feeling of standing at the edge of something ancient and untamed. In mid-February, this piece feels like a bridge between winter's grip and spring's promise—the light breaking through storm clouds, hinting at warmth returning to these vast, frozen expanses. Your ability to create such depth and atmosphere is truly inspiring! 🏔️✨",
  "likes_count": 0,
  "replies_count": 0,
  "author.id": "103890522",
  "author.uuid": "ff22fa7c-f557-429c-8824-c9477aef85ce",
  "author.username": "FuransuNoEdosan",
  "author.url": "https://www.deviantart.com/FuransuNoEdosan",
  "author.avatar_url": "https://a.deviantart.net/avatars-big/f/u/furansunoedosan.png?6",
  "author.type": "core_pro_plus",
  "author.is_group": false
}

DeviantArt artwork details scraper — complete JSON result

{
  "result_type": "artwork",
  "input": "https://www.deviantart.com/mochironmochi/art/Alucard-watercolor-1358230340",
  "status": "success",
  "type": "image",
  "id": "1358230340",
  "url": "https://www.deviantart.com/mochironmochi/art/Alucard-watercolor-1358230340",
  "author.id": "85086985",
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  "author.username": "MochironMochi",
  "author.url": "https://www.deviantart.com/MochironMochi",
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  "title": "Alucard watercolor",
  "published_at": "2026-07-19T08:55:26-0700",
  "statistics.comments": 11,
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  "statistics.downloads": 4,
  "license": "none",
  "is_mature": false,
  "is_ai_generated": false,
  "is_ai_use_disallowed": true,
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DeviantArt gallery and favourites collections scraper — complete JSON result

{
  "result_type": "collection_items",
  "input": "https://www.deviantart.com/yuumei/favourites/1195411/featured",
  "status": "success",
  "type": "image",
  "id": "888196387",
  "url": "https://www.deviantart.com/sunmaya/art/Link-click-comic-dump-888196387",
  "author.id": "68403148",
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  "author.username": "Sunmaya",
  "author.url": "https://www.deviantart.com/Sunmaya",
  "author.avatar_url": "https://a.deviantart.net/avatars-big/s/u/sunmaya.jpg?8",
  "author.type": "regular",
  "author.is_group": false,
  "source_profile": "yuumei",
  "short_url": "http://fav.me/deot4pv",
  "title": "Link click comic dump",
  "published_at": "2021-08-08T09:59:58-0700",
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}

DeviantArt artist gallery artworks scraper — complete JSON result

{
  "result_type": "profile_artworks",
  "input": "yuumei",
  "status": "success",
  "type": "image",
  "id": "1322836704",
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    "/v1/crop/w_267,h_400,x_0,y_0,scl_0.24722222222222,q_70,strp/<prettyName>-400t.jpg",
    "/v1/fill/w_730,h_1095,q_70,strp/<prettyName>-pre.jpg",
    "/v1/fill/w_730,h_1095,q_70,strp/<prettyName>-pre.jpg",
    null,
    "/v1/crop/w_92,h_92,x_0,y_12,scl_0.085185185185185,q_70,strp/<prettyName>-92s.jpg",
    "/v1/crop/w_125,h_125,x_0,y_16,scl_0.11574074074074,q_70,strp/<prettyName>-125s.jpg"
  ]
}

DeviantArt artist profiles scraper — complete JSON result

{
  "result_type": "profile",
  "input": "yuumei",
  "status": "success",
  "type": "profile",
  "id": "391409",
  "url": "https://www.deviantart.com/yuumei",
  "statistics.favourites": 2561,
  "uuid": "454c2ed9-5cc2-484f-8449-167203bd7623",
  "description_text": "The art and ramblings of a disillusioned idealist. I'm a digital artist, graphic novelist, and UC Berkeley grad with a focus on environmentalism and cyber activism. I've illustrated and authored numerous graphic novels and plushed a few books. I'm currently working on the Axent Wear cat ear headphones that I designed.When I'm not drawing away or dealing with the unpleasant business side of running a headphones company, I enjoy sculpting, hiking, and experimenting with aquaponics.",
  "description_html": "<p>The art and ramblings of a disillusioned idealist. <br><br>I&#039;m a digital artist, graphic novelist, and UC Berkeley grad with a focus on environmentalism and cyber activism. <br>I&#039;ve illustrated and authored numerous graphic novels and plushed a few books. I&#039;m currently working on the Axent Wear cat ear headphones that I designed.<br><br>When I&#039;m not drawing away or dealing with the unpleasant business side of running a headphones company, I enjoy sculpting, hiking, and experimenting with aquaponics.</p>",
  "description_format": "writer",
  "description_excerpt": "",
  "username": "yuumei",
  "avatar_url": "https://a.deviantart.net/avatars-big/y/u/yuumei.jpg?6",
  "account_type": "senior",
  "is_group": false,
  "tagline": "She who must not be named",
  "website": "YuumeiArt.com",
  "country": "United States",
  "country_code": "us",
  "is_artist": true,
  "interests.id": [
    "1",
    "2",
    "3",
    "4",
    "5",
    "6",
    "7",
    "9",
    "10"
  ],
  "interests.label": [
    "Favorite visual artist",
    "Favorite movies",
    "Favorite TV shows",
    "Favorite bands / musical artists",
    "Favorite books",
    "Favorite writers",
    "Favorite games",
    "Tools of the Trade",
    "Other Interests"
  ],
  "interests.value": [
    "(idea) Nono Inukai + Rin Seina, Obata",
    "The End of Evangelion, FMA movie, Princess Mononoke, Inherit the Wind, V for Vendetta",
    "Death Note, FMA, NGE, Ghost in the Shell, Eden of the East, Paranoia Agent",
    "30 Seconds to Mars, Radwimps, Yuki Kajiura, Bjork, Johann Pachelbel",
    "The Mysterious Stranger, Biology text books lol",
    "Mark Twain",
    "mind games!",
    "Wacom Intuos 4 tablet, Paint Tool SAI, Photoshop, pencil, ball point pen, water color, paper, hands",
    "animal, anime, art, science, nature, food, sleep, FSM"
  ],
  "social_links.type": [],
  "social_links.url": [],
  "social_links.label": [],
  "statistics.artworks": 852,
  "statistics.watchers": 398623,
  "statistics.watching": 196,
  "statistics.page_views": 22805092,
  "statistics.comments_received": 36188,
  "statistics.comments_made": 11205
}

Images, tags and other lists stay with their parent result instead of creating extra rows. Invalid or unavailable inputs, inputs with no results, and requests that fail after all retries produce a row with status: failed. At most one failed row is saved per input; it includes error_code and error_message explaining the outcome. A normal end of pagination after collected results does not add a failed row.

Input requirements and collection settings ⚙️

Setting	What to enter
What to collect (mode)	Choose the information to collect.
Maximum results per search or link (maxResults)	Collect up to this many results for each search or link. Minimum: 1.
Search keywords (searchQueries)	Enter one search phrase per line. For Artwork Search.
Artwork links (artworkUrls)	Paste one link per line. Example: https://www.deviantart.com/raphael-lacoste/art/Landscape-341719204 For Artwork Comments, Artwork.
Collection links (collectionUrls)	Paste one link per line. Example: https://www.deviantart.com/yuumei/favourites/1195411/featured For Collection Items.
Profile links (profileUrls)	Paste one link per line. Example: https://www.deviantart.com/yuumei For Profile Artworks, Profile.

Collection mode	Fields to use
Artwork Comments	Artwork links
Artwork	Artwork links
Artwork Search	Search keywords
Collection Items	Collection links
Profile Artworks	Profile links
Profile	Profile links

The result limit applies separately to each search or supplied link. Collection ends earlier when no more matching results are available.

DeviantArt scraping use cases 🎯

Artist sourcing

Find illustrators and visual artists whose published work matches a creative brief.

Visual theme research

Collect works around a subject and compare styles and descriptions.

Portfolio review

Export an artist’s gallery for a structured creative review.

Collection analysis

Study public favourites and gallery folders to understand curation themes.

Artwork feedback

Read visible comments to identify audience reactions to selected works.

Pricing and saved-result behavior 💰

See the Actor's Pricing tab for the active pricing model and current rate. Store settings may change, so this README does not claim a fixed cost.

Under dataset-item pricing:

• Each collected item saved in the dataset is one result.
• Images, tags and other values attached to that item do not create additional rows.
• Automatic retry attempts do not create extra dataset rows.
• A saved failed row is also one billable dataset item, including invalid inputs, unavailable items, no results, or exhausted retries. At most one failed row is saved per input, including when some results were already collected.
• maxResults caps all saved rows for each input, including its failed row. Repeated copies of the same input are processed once. More inputs or a higher limit can produce more saved results.

DeviantArt scraper API and integrations 🔌

Replace $ACTOR_ID with the ID shown in the Actor API tab and $APIFY_TOKEN with your token.

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/$ACTOR_ID/runs?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"mode":"artwork_search","searchQueries":["landscape"],"maxResults":10}'

Use schedules for recurring collection, webhooks for completion notifications, and Apify integrations for Google Sheets, Make, Zapier, cloud storage, a CRM or your own application.

Reliability, retries, and public-data limits ⚠️

Temporary connection errors, timeouts and access restrictions are retried automatically, up to five attempts. Invalid inputs save a failed row without an HTTP request; confirmed unavailable items save a failed row without unnecessary retries. Exhausted retries also save a failed row. Results already collected remain available if a later request fails, and normal pagination completion adds no error row. Collection also stops after two consecutive fully processed pages add no new results, even if the website provides another cursor. Required detail lookups are completed before checking a page; new results reset the counter, and independent reply branches are checked separately. Failures while initializing the Actor, saving data or scheduling requests stop the run instead of being reported as a failed website result.

Only visible public artworks and comments are included; restricted content is not unlocked.

Media references do not transfer artwork usage rights.

DeviantArt controls which information is publicly available. Removed, private or restricted items may be unavailable, and optional values can be null or empty. A run can still fail if the results cannot be saved.

Frequently asked questions ❓

Does it require an account on DeviantArt?

No. You do not need to provide an account, password or login cookies. Only publicly available information is collected.

How does maxResults work?

It limits the number of saved results separately for every input. The minimum is 1. With maxResults set to 10, each input returns at most 10 available results. A detail lookup normally returns one record per input.

Can I collect a favourites folder?

Collection Items supports public gallery folders and favourites collections.

Does it include comments on an artwork?

Yes. Artwork Comments collects the visible public comments and their available parent references.

Why are some fields empty?

The website may not publish that value, or the field may belong to a different collection mode. Missing values remain null or empty instead of being guessed.

Can I export the results to a spreadsheet?

Yes. Download CSV, Excel or JSON from the Apify dataset. All returned fields are included in the same results table.

Support and responsible use 🛟

For a reproducible issue, share the run ID, selected mode, result limit and a safe public example through the support channel. Never disclose access tokens, passwords or proxy credentials.

Use public DeviantArt information lawfully and responsibly. Follow applicable privacy, copyright, data-protection, contractual and platform requirements when storing, analyzing or redistributing results.