Pixiv Artwork Search Scraper

Pixiv Artwork Search Scraper — Find public Pixiv illustrations and manga by tag. Export titles, creators, tags, preview links, dimensions and dates as individual artwork records. Add supported inputs and start a run to get structured public data without providing a Pixiv account.

Search public Pixiv works for the landscape tag. Export titles, creators, tags and preview links to build a visual reference shortlist for manual review.

At a glance	Details
📥 Input	Exact artwork tags or Pixiv /tags/TAG/artworks URLs. Newest general-audience results are collected.
📤 Output	One artwork per success row, with source input retained
📄 Pagination	pagesPerSearch limits result pages per input, with a default of 1. The source may end sooner.
🔐 Login required	No
⚡ Processing	Up to 5 HTTP requests concurrently with automatic retries
💾 Delivery	One Apify dataset view, useful flat columns and complete nested JSON

What the pixiv artwork search scraper collects 📊

Find public Pixiv illustrations and manga by tag. Export titles, creators, tags, preview links, dimensions and dates as individual artwork records.

Data can include:

• Source identity and public links
• Available id, url, title, description, type code, author id, author name, author url
• Original input retained with every result
• One consistent success or failed record format

How to collect artworks from Pixiv 🚀

1. Enter one or more supported inputs in inputList.
2. Set the result-page budget for each input.
3. Start the Actor.
4. Open the Artworks dataset view and review the individual records.
5. Export the dataset or retrieve it from your application.

{
  "inputList": [
    "landscape"
  ],
  "pagesPerSearch": 1
}

pagesPerSearch limits result pages per input, with a default of 1. The source may end sooner.

Pixiv artworks data and complete output 📦

Field	Type	Meaning
status	string	Result status: success or failed.
input	string	Original submitted input.
id	string or null	Stable ID of the result entity, retained as a string.
url	string or null	Public source URL of the result entity.
title	string or null	Public title supplied by the source.
description	string or null	Public description in plain text when exposed by this endpoint.
type	string or null	Type when exposed by the public response.
type_code	integer or null	Pixiv artwork type: 0 illustration, 1 manga, 2 ugoira.
author_id	string or null	Author id supplied by the source.
author_name	string or null	Author name when exposed by the public response.
author_url	string or null	Available author URL.
author_avatar_url	string or null	Available author avatar URL.
thumbnail_url	string or null	Available thumbnail URL.
width	integer or null	Image width in pixels when supplied.
height	integer or null	Image height in pixels when supplied.
image_count	integer or null	Number of images in the artwork, not the scraper pagination budget.
tags	array or null	Tags supplied by the website, kept in the parent row.
created_at	string or null	Source publication or comment time. Comment timestamps retain the source format and do not invent a timezone.
updated_at	string or null	Source update timestamp when available.
ai_type	integer or null	AI classification code supplied by Pixiv; no independent content classification is performed.
is_original	boolean or null	Is original when exposed by the public response.
is_masked	boolean or null	Whether the source masks this card; absent values remain null.
restriction	integer or null	Restriction when exposed by the public response.
age_restriction	integer or null	Age restriction when exposed by the public response.

Nested arrays and media references stay in their parent record. Downloading source media files is not part of this Actor.

Every top-level output field appears in these complete examples. The success example is normalized from a public response. Long strings and arrays are shortened here; the Actor keeps the complete available values. Values are a snapshot and can change. Nested arrays remain inside their parent result.

Representative success result with every output field (long text and arrays shortened for readability):

{
  "status": "success",
  "input": "landscape",
  "id": "149562235",
  "url": "https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/149562235",
  "title": "oc [Luna] Mystical forest",
  "description": "",
  "type": "illustration",
  "type_code": 0,
  "author_id": "24695400",
  "author_name": "BacMaple19091",
  "author_url": "https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/24695400",
  "author_avatar_url": "https://i.pximg.net/user-profile/img/2026/09/03/04/30/53/29288916_c6a36315565a17166b9b73a9bd511b7e_50.jpg",
  "thumbnail_url": "https://i.pximg.net/c/250x250_80_a2/img-master/img/2026/09/12/07/30/50/149562235_p0_square1200.jpg",
  "width": 349,
  "height": 244,
  "image_count": 1,
  "tags": [
    "watercolor",
    "oc",
    "landscape"
  ],
  "created_at": "2026-09-12T07:30:50+09:00",
  "updated_at": "2026-09-12T07:30:50+09:00",
  "ai_type": 1,
  "is_original": false,
  "is_masked": false,
  "restriction": 0,
  "age_restriction": 0
}

Complete failed result:

{
  "status": "failed",
  "input": "invalid input",
  "id": null,
  "url": null,
  "title": null,
  "description": null,
  "type": null,
  "type_code": null,
  "author_id": null,
  "author_name": null,
  "author_url": null,
  "author_avatar_url": null,
  "thumbnail_url": null,
  "width": null,
  "height": null,
  "image_count": null,
  "tags": null,
  "created_at": null,
  "updated_at": null,
  "ai_type": null,
  "is_original": null,
  "is_masked": null,
  "restriction": null,
  "age_restriction": null
}

A failed row preserves input, sets status to failed, and sets every other top-level field to null. The run log records the reason. Optional successful fields can be null or empty when Pixiv does not supply them. Object fields are exposed through useful columns in the single Artworks view; arrays are not expanded into extra result rows.

Input requirements and pagination settings ⚙️

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Rules
inputList	array of strings	Yes	None	Exact artwork tags or Pixiv /tags/TAG/artworks URLs. Newest general-audience results are collected. At least 1 item.
pagesPerSearch	integer	No	1	Maximum result pages per input. Setup requests do not count as pages. Stops when the source has no next page or repeats a continuation. Actual rows per page can vary. Minimum 1.

Exact artwork tags or Pixiv /tags/TAG/artworks URLs. Newest general-audience results are collected.

Examples of supported inputs: landscape.

Duplicate normalized inputs are processed once. Within the collection for one source input, repeated records are removed while distinct interactions or objects remain separate. The same object returned for different source inputs retains its source relationship.

The first result page counts as page 1. Public-page preparation and metadata lookups do not consume result pages. Collection stops at your page budget or the end of the available list. A short page alone does not mean that the list has ended.

Pixiv artworks use cases 🎯

Find landscape artwork references on Pixiv

Search public Pixiv works for the landscape tag. Export titles, creators, tags and preview links to build a visual reference shortlist for manual review.

Research landscape tag vocabulary on Pixiv

Collect public Pixiv works matching a selected art tag. Review their returned tag arrays and source links to study related vocabulary in your own analysis.

Discover Pixiv creators through character artwork

Search Pixiv public artwork for a character tag. Keep creator identifiers and profile links to shortlist artists before collecting selected profiles.

Pricing and saved-result behavior 💰

Check the Actor’s Pricing tab for the active pricing model and current rate. Store settings can change, so this README does not claim a fixed price or runtime.

Under dataset-item pricing:

• Each successful result represents one artwork for its source input.
• An invalid or unavailable input, an input with no accessible results, or an exhausted request can produce a failed row.
• Retry attempts and supporting requests do not create extra dataset rows by themselves.
• Nested media, profile information and other arrays remain part of their parent row.
• A normal empty continuation after earlier successes creates no additional row.
• Saved failed rows are not assumed to be free; check their treatment in the active pricing configuration.

More inputs and larger page budgets can produce more saved rows. Start with a small run and check actual usage before increasing the workload.

Pixiv artworks API 🔌

Replace $ACTOR_ID with the identifier shown in this Actor’s API tab and $APIFY_TOKEN with your Apify token.

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/$ACTOR_ID/runs?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"inputList":["landscape"],"pagesPerSearch":1}'

Download the dataset in JSON, CSV, Excel or other formats available in the Console, or retrieve it through the Apify API. Use schedules, webhooks and Apify integrations to connect results to Google Sheets, Make, Zapier, cloud storage or your own application. These connections are configured separately by the user.

Reliability, retries, and public-data limits ⚠️

Collection uses pure HTTP with up to five concurrent requests. Invalid syntax and confirmed missing, removed or unavailable targets stop without unnecessary retries. Temporary network or proxy failures, timeouts, blocking responses, malformed data, throttling and server errors allow up to five total attempts per request.

Successful earlier pages remain saved if a later request fails. A normal end after saved results is not retried. An input with no accessible results can receive a failed row; that alone does not prove that its underlying source does not exist. An exhausted later request can add a failed row while preserving previous output.

Exact-tag matching, newest order, general-audience search only. The website exposes at most 10 result pages for this search. Search cards do not include the full description or artwork engagement metrics.

Pixiv controls public availability, ranking and optional fields. Result counts can be affected by duplicates, removed content and changes during a run. A page budget is a collection limit, not a promise of exhaustive coverage.

An invalid string within a valid input list does not stop other inputs. Invalid overall configuration, such as a non-string list item or a wrong page-count type, exits before source requests. Startup failures, unavailable dataset storage or an unrecoverable result-save error can still stop the whole run. A failed save is not retried as a new scraping request.

Frequently asked questions ❓

What does one Pixiv Artwork Search Scraper result represent?

Each successful row represents one artwork. The source input is retained, and nested fields stay in the same row.

Which source limits apply?

Exact-tag matching, newest order, general-audience search only. The website exposes at most 10 result pages for this search. Search cards do not include the full description or artwork engagement metrics.

Does it download media files?

No. Where available, the Actor returns media URLs and metadata within the result row.

Does it require a Pixiv account or personal cookies?

No. You do not need to provide a Pixiv account, password or personal session cookie. Collection uses HTTP without opening a browser.

What happens to invalid or unavailable inputs?

Invalid individual inputs are recorded as failed without a source request. Confirmed missing or unavailable targets stop without unnecessary retries. Temporary failures allow up to five total attempts per request; other inputs and earlier saved results remain available.

Can I export results or run the same input again?

Yes. Export the default dataset or retrieve it through the Apify API. You can create an Apify schedule and connect completed runs to your own workflow.

Support, responsible use, and related actors 🛟

For a reproducible issue, use the Actor’s Issues tab and provide the run ID, approximate time, a safe public input, expected behavior and actual result. Include the mode or page budget when relevant. Never share access tokens, personal cookies or proxy credentials.

Use public data responsibly and follow applicable privacy, copyright, contractual and platform requirements before storing, analyzing or redistributing collected information.