# DeviantArt Scraper: Artworks, Artists, Galleries & Comments (`scrapingmonkey/deviantart-scraper`) Actor

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.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapingmonkey/deviantart-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [ScrapingMonkey](https://apify.com/scrapingmonkey) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.00 / 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.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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# README

**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

```json
{
  "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

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

#### DeviantArt artwork details scraper — input example

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

#### DeviantArt gallery and favourites collections scraper — input example

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

#### DeviantArt artist gallery artworks scraper — input example

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

#### DeviantArt artist profiles scraper — input example

```json
{
  "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

```json
{
  "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,
  "media.base_url": "https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/bd06eb47-b5eb-40b4-9276-667510ccf25c/dmqc5kd-64d90ca1-e085-449e-b3ff-9a709aec3339.png",
  "media.pretty_name": "landscape_painting_7__by_chromaforge_dmqc5kd",
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    "300W",
    "375W",
    "414W",
    "250T",
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    "400T",
    "preview",
    "social_preview",
    "fullview",
    "92S",
    "125S"
  ],
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    "/v1/fill/w_300,h_168,q_70,strp/<prettyName>-200h.jpg",
    "/v1/fit/w_300,h_718,q_70,strp/<prettyName>-300w.jpg",
    "/v1/fit/w_375,h_210,q_70,strp/<prettyName>-375w.jpg",
    "/v1/fit/w_414,h_232,q_70,strp/<prettyName>-414w.jpg",
    "/v1/fill/w_446,h_250,q_70,strp/<prettyName>-250t.jpg",
    "/v1/fill/w_625,h_350,q_70,strp/<prettyName>-350t.jpg",
    "/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",
    "/v1/crop/w_125,h_125,x_25,y_0,scl_0.076593137254902,q_70,strp/<prettyName>-125s.jpg"
  ]
}
```

#### DeviantArt artwork comments scraper — complete JSON result

```json
{
  "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

```json
{
  "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",
  "author.uuid": "94af6821-c0c8-4459-8a8f-c34a11d997fb",
  "author.username": "MochironMochi",
  "author.url": "https://www.deviantart.com/MochironMochi",
  "author.avatar_url": "https://a.deviantart.net/avatars-big/m/o/mochironmochi.jpg?4",
  "author.type": "regular",
  "author.is_group": false,
  "source_profile": "mochironmochi",
  "short_url": "http://fav.me/dmgnl8k",
  "title": "Alucard watercolor",
  "published_at": "2026-07-19T08:55:26-0700",
  "statistics.comments": 11,
  "statistics.favourites": 268,
  "statistics.views": 1984667,
  "statistics.downloads": 4,
  "license": "none",
  "is_mature": false,
  "is_ai_generated": false,
  "is_ai_use_disallowed": true,
  "is_daily_deviation": true,
  "is_journal": false,
  "is_video": false,
  "media.base_url": "https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/94af6821-c0c8-4459-8a8f-c34a11d997fb/dmgnl8k-2f30ef11-6831-4ab8-a4d9-1f587daa1ecd.jpg",
  "media.pretty_name": "alucard_watercolor_by_mochironmochi_dmgnl8k",
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  ],
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    "/v1/crop/w_281,h_400,x_0,y_0,scl_0.562,q_70,strp/<prettyName>-400t.jpg",
    "/v1/fill/w_500,h_713,q_75,strp/<prettyName>-fullview.jpg",
    "/v1/fill/w_500,h_713,q_75,strp/<prettyName>-fullview.jpg",
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  "uuid": "2BC15057-2DB4-CD97-AE54-29204E2F86A2",
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    "fanart",
    "alucard",
    "castlevania",
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  ],
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    "https://www.deviantart.com/tag/traditionalart",
    "https://www.deviantart.com/tag/vampire",
    "https://www.deviantart.com/tag/fanart",
    "https://www.deviantart.com/tag/alucard",
    "https://www.deviantart.com/tag/castlevania",
    "https://www.deviantart.com/tag/castlevaniafanart"
  ],
  "description_text": "Traditional fanart i made a while ago <3",
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  "description_excerpt": "Traditional fanart i made a while ago",
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}
```

#### DeviantArt gallery and favourites collections scraper — complete JSON result

```json
{
  "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",
  "author.uuid": "90c4f833-31cd-4178-a26c-0292b6bf8231",
  "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",
  "statistics.comments": 2,
  "statistics.favourites": 35,
  "statistics.views": 21373,
  "statistics.downloads": 0,
  "license": "none",
  "is_mature": false,
  "is_ai_generated": false,
  "is_ai_use_disallowed": true,
  "is_daily_deviation": false,
  "is_journal": false,
  "is_video": false,
  "media.base_url": "https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/90c4f833-31cd-4178-a26c-0292b6bf8231/deot4pv-de731181-14c1-4b55-983f-ef14a803d192.png",
  "media.pretty_name": "link_click_comic_dump_by_sunmaya_deot4pv",
  "media.variants.type": [
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    "414W",
    "250T",
    "350T",
    "400T",
    "preview",
    "social_preview",
    "fullview",
    "92S",
    "125S"
  ],
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    "/v1/fit/w_375,h_555,q_70,strp/<prettyName>-375w.jpg",
    "/v1/fit/w_414,h_613,q_70,strp/<prettyName>-414w.jpg",
    "/v1/fill/w_169,h_250,q_70,strp/<prettyName>-250t.jpg",
    "/v1/crop/w_236,h_350,x_0,y_0,scl_0.091329479768786,q_70,strp/<prettyName>-350t.jpg",
    "/v1/fill/w_270,h_400,q_70,strp/<prettyName>-400t.jpg",
    "/v1/fill/w_735,h_1088,q_70,strp/<prettyName>-pre.jpg",
    "/v1/fill/w_735,h_1088,q_70,strp/<prettyName>-pre.jpg",
    "/v1/fill/w_1280,h_1895,q_80,strp/<prettyName>-fullview.jpg",
    "/v1/crop/w_92,h_92,x_0,y_11,scl_0.035452793834297,q_70,strp/<prettyName>-92s.jpg",
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  ],
  "collection.id": "1195411",
  "collection.name": "Featured",
  "collection.type": "collection",
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  "collection.description_text": "",
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  "collection.owner.uuid": "454c2ed9-5cc2-484f-8449-167203bd7623",
  "collection.owner.username": "yuumei",
  "collection.owner.url": "https://www.deviantart.com/yuumei",
  "collection.owner.avatar_url": "https://a.deviantart.net/avatars-big/y/u/yuumei.jpg?6",
  "collection.owner.type": "senior",
  "collection.owner.is_group": false
}
```

#### DeviantArt artist gallery artworks scraper — complete JSON result

```json
{
  "result_type": "profile_artworks",
  "input": "yuumei",
  "status": "success",
  "type": "image",
  "id": "1322836704",
  "url": "https://www.deviantart.com/yuumei/art/Star-Projector-Kickstarter-now-live%21-1322836704",
  "author.id": "391409",
  "author.uuid": "454c2ed9-5cc2-484f-8449-167203bd7623",
  "author.username": "yuumei",
  "author.url": "https://www.deviantart.com/yuumei",
  "author.avatar_url": "https://a.deviantart.net/avatars-big/y/u/yuumei.jpg?6",
  "author.type": "senior",
  "author.is_group": false,
  "source_profile": "yuumei",
  "short_url": "http://fav.me/dlvkzc0",
  "title": "Star Projector Kickstarter now live!",
  "published_at": "2026-04-17T11:27:35-0700",
  "statistics.comments": 16,
  "statistics.favourites": 426,
  "statistics.views": 68575,
  "statistics.downloads": 14,
  "license": "none",
  "is_mature": false,
  "is_ai_generated": false,
  "is_ai_use_disallowed": true,
  "is_daily_deviation": false,
  "is_journal": false,
  "is_video": false,
  "media.base_url": "https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/454c2ed9-5cc2-484f-8449-167203bd7623/dlvkzc0-39f6cc21-7be0-450a-9b2f-b7fcff50fbc7.jpg",
  "media.pretty_name": "star_projector_kickstarter_now_live__by_yuumei_dlvkzc0",
  "media.variants.type": [
    "150",
    "200H",
    "300W",
    "375W",
    "414W",
    "250T",
    "350T",
    "400T",
    "preview",
    "social_preview",
    "fullview",
    "92S",
    "125S"
  ],
  "media.variants.width": [
    100,
    133,
    300,
    375,
    414,
    167,
    233,
    267,
    730,
    730,
    1080,
    92,
    125
  ],
  "media.variants.height": [
    150,
    200,
    450,
    563,
    621,
    250,
    350,
    400,
    1095,
    1095,
    1620,
    92,
    125
  ],
  "media.variants.size_bytes": [
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    1249877,
    null,
    1249877,
    null,
    null
  ],
  "media.variants.path": [
    "/v1/fit/w_150,h_150,q_70,strp/<prettyName>-150.jpg",
    "/v1/fill/w_133,h_200,q_70,strp/<prettyName>-200h.jpg",
    "/v1/fit/w_300,h_900,q_70,strp/<prettyName>-300w.jpg",
    "/v1/fit/w_375,h_563,q_70,strp/<prettyName>-375w.jpg",
    "/v1/fit/w_414,h_621,q_70,strp/<prettyName>-414w.jpg",
    "/v1/crop/w_167,h_250,x_0,y_0,scl_0.15462962962963,q_70,strp/<prettyName>-250t.jpg",
    "/v1/fill/w_233,h_350,q_70,strp/<prettyName>-350t.jpg",
    "/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

```json
{
  "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.

```bash
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.

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

Choose the information to collect.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Collect up to this many results for each search or link. Minimum: 1.

## `searchQueries` (type: `array`):

Enter one search phrase per line. For Artwork Search.

## `artworkUrls` (type: `array`):

Paste one link per line. Example: https://www.deviantart.com/raphael-lacoste/art/Landscape-341719204 For Artwork Comments, Artwork.

## `collectionUrls` (type: `array`):

Paste one link per line. Example: https://www.deviantart.com/yuumei/favourites/1195411/featured For Collection Items.

## `profileUrls` (type: `array`):

Paste one link per line. Example: https://www.deviantart.com/yuumei For Profile Artworks, Profile.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "artwork_search",
  "maxResults": 10,
  "searchQueries": [
    "landscape"
  ],
  "artworkUrls": [
    "https://www.deviantart.com/raphael-lacoste/art/Landscape-341719204"
  ],
  "collectionUrls": [
    "https://www.deviantart.com/yuumei/favourites/1195411/featured"
  ],
  "profileUrls": [
    "https://www.deviantart.com/yuumei"
  ]
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Collected entities and failed input outcomes, with all available fields and error explanations in one dataset.

# 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 = {
    "mode": "artwork_search",
    "maxResults": 10,
    "searchQueries": [
        "landscape"
    ],
    "artworkUrls": [
        "https://www.deviantart.com/raphael-lacoste/art/Landscape-341719204"
    ],
    "collectionUrls": [
        "https://www.deviantart.com/yuumei/favourites/1195411/featured"
    ],
    "profileUrls": [
        "https://www.deviantart.com/yuumei"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapingmonkey/deviantart-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 = {
    "mode": "artwork_search",
    "maxResults": 10,
    "searchQueries": ["landscape"],
    "artworkUrls": ["https://www.deviantart.com/raphael-lacoste/art/Landscape-341719204"],
    "collectionUrls": ["https://www.deviantart.com/yuumei/favourites/1195411/featured"],
    "profileUrls": ["https://www.deviantart.com/yuumei"],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapingmonkey/deviantart-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 '{
  "mode": "artwork_search",
  "maxResults": 10,
  "searchQueries": [
    "landscape"
  ],
  "artworkUrls": [
    "https://www.deviantart.com/raphael-lacoste/art/Landscape-341719204"
  ],
  "collectionUrls": [
    "https://www.deviantart.com/yuumei/favourites/1195411/featured"
  ],
  "profileUrls": [
    "https://www.deviantart.com/yuumei"
  ]
}' |
apify call scrapingmonkey/deviantart-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,scrapingmonkey/deviantart-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/vYovQhDChuF5sEtJA/builds/ZKA1G8mULpfAWhJ9G/openapi.json