Bandcamp Music Scraper

Pull artists, labels, albums, tracks, and fans from Bandcamp at scale — full discographies, normalized prices, release dates, genre tags, cover art, 30-second preview MP3 links, and supporter lists for every release. Paste a single artist URL and collect their entire catalog, search by keyword across four result kinds, or browse 27 Discover genres by location. Built for music marketers, A&R scouts, playlist curators, and music-data teams who need structured Bandcamp catalog data without clicking through hundreds of release pages by hand.

Why This Scraper?

• Full discography from one URL — paste a single artist or label page and collect every release in their catalog, even hundreds or thousands of titles, with no per-album links to assemble.
• 30-second preview MP3 URLs on every track — each track row carries a direct audio preview link plus duration and track number, ready to feed audio-analysis, fingerprinting, or playlist tools.
• 27 Discover genres with location targeting — browse trending releases from Electronic to Jazz to Ambient, narrowed to a place like Berlin, Tokyo, or Los Angeles, sorted by Best Selling, Newest Arrivals, or Surprise Me.
• Four keyword search modes — one keyword returns matching artists & labels, albums, tracks, or fans — or all kinds at once — so you find catalog data without knowing the URL first.
• Supporter/fan lists most scrapers skip — pull the fans who bought or wishlisted a release (username and profile link), up to 500 per release, a whole Bandcamp entity competitors omit.
• Normalized prices and currencies — every album and track reports a clean major-unit price and 3-letter ISO currency, with name-your-price and free releases clearly flagged as no fixed price.
• Four record types in one dataset — artist/label, album, track, and fan rows share one recordType field with dedicated table views, so you can filter and route each entity cleanly downstream.
• Artist & label profiles in full — name, bio, self-reported location, genre tags, header image, social links, and release count, with a label flag to separate imprints from solo artists.
• *Custom domains and .bandcamp.com alike — point it at a band's own domain or a Bandcamp subdomain and get the same structured catalog either way.

Use Cases

Music Market Research

• Track which releases are best-selling in a genre week over week
• Map a label's full catalog, release cadence, and pricing strategy
• Compare genre trends across cities using location-targeted discovery
• Benchmark independent pricing across albums, tracks, and name-your-price releases

A&R & Talent Scouting

• Surface newest arrivals in a genre to spot rising independent artists early
• Pull an artist's complete discography to assess output and consistency
• Find artists by location to scout regional scenes (e.g. Berlin techno, Tokyo city pop)
• Build watchlists of artists from Artist Recommended Discover picks

Playlist & Catalog Building

• Collect 30-second preview URLs to audition tracks programmatically
• Assemble themed catalogs by genre, location, or keyword search
• Enrich a music database with cover art, release dates, and genre tags
• Source independent tracks for licensing and sync libraries

Fan & Audience Analysis

• Pull supporter lists to understand who backs a release
• Identify superfans who appear across an artist's multiple releases
• Map an artist's audience overlap with peers in the same genre
• Build outreach lists from fan profiles for community-building campaigns

Getting Started

Scrape One Album

The simplest run — paste an album URL and get the release plus its full tracklist:

{
    "startUrls": ["https://machinegirl.bandcamp.com/album/wlfgrl"],
    "maxResults": 50
}

Crawl a Full Discography

Point at an artist or label page to collect every release they have:

{
    "startUrls": ["https://machinegirl.bandcamp.com"],
    "includeTracks": true,
    "maxResults": 500
}

Search by Keyword

Find albums matching a keyword without knowing any URLs:

{
    "searchTerms": ["lo-fi hip hop", "Aphex Twin"],
    "searchType": "albums",
    "maxResults": 100
}

Discover by Genre and Location

Browse the best-selling ambient releases out of Berlin:

{
    "discoverGenre": "ambient",
    "discoverLocation": "berlin",
    "sortBy": "top",
    "maxResults": 200
}

Album with Supporters

Pull one release and the fans who backed it:

{
    "startUrls": ["https://machinegirl.bandcamp.com/album/wlfgrl"],
    "includeFans": true,
    "maxResults": 600
}

Input Reference

What to Scrape

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
startUrls	string[]	["https://machinegirl.bandcamp.com"]	Bandcamp links — the type is auto-detected. An artist or label page collects every release in their discography; an album or track page returns that release. Works for *.bandcamp.com and custom domains.
searchTerms	string[]	[]	Keywords to look up on Bandcamp — an artist name, album title, or genre. Each keyword returns matching results.

Search Filters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
searchType	select	All Types	Which kind of result your keywords return: All Types, Artists & Labels, Albums, Tracks, or Fans. Applies only to Search Keywords.

Discovery Filters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
discoverGenre	select	None	Browse trending releases in one of 27 genres (Electronic, Rock, Metal, Hip-Hop / Rap, Experimental, Ambient, Jazz, and more). Leave as None to skip genre discovery.
discoverLocation	string	""	Narrow genre discovery to a place such as berlin, tokyo, or los angeles. Leave empty for worldwide results. Applies only when a genre is selected.
sortBy	select	Best Selling	Order for genre discovery: Best Selling, Newest Arrivals, or Surprise Me.

Options

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
maxResults	integer	100	Maximum results across all URLs, searches, and discovery. Set to 0 for unlimited. Start with 10–50 to test, then increase.
includeTracks	boolean	true	For each album, also return its full tracklist with titles, durations, track numbers, and 30-second preview links. Turn off for a lighter, album-only dataset.
includeFans	boolean	false	For each album, also return the fans who bought or wishlisted it. Capped at 500 supporters per release to keep runs predictable. Leave off unless you need supporter data.

Output

Every row carries a recordType field — artist, album, track, or fan — so you can filter each entity cleanly downstream.

Artist / Label (recordType: "artist")

{
    "recordType": "artist",
    "name": "Machine Girl",
    "isLabel": false,
    "bio": "Machine Girl is an American electronic music duo from Long Island, New York.",
    "location": "Long Island, NY",
    "imageUrl": "https://f4.bcbits.com/img/0012345678_10.jpg",
    "tags": [],
    "socialLinks": {
        "instagram": "https://instagram.com/machinegirlmusic",
        "twitter": "https://twitter.com/machinegirlz"
    },
    "numAlbums": 14,
    "url": "https://machinegirl.bandcamp.com"
}

Field	Type	Description
recordType	string	Always "artist"
name	string	Artist or label name
isLabel	boolean	true when the page is a label/imprint
bio	string	Profile bio / about text
location	string	Self-reported location
imageUrl	string	Header / avatar image URL
tags	string[]	Genre tags
socialLinks	object	External links keyed by site (website, instagram, twitter, youtube, etc.)
numAlbums	number	Number of releases in the discography
url	string	Profile URL

Album (recordType: "album")

{
    "recordType": "album",
    "title": "WLFGRL",
    "artist": "Machine Girl",
    "type": "album",
    "url": "https://machinegirl.bandcamp.com/album/wlfgrl",
    "imageUrl": "https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0012345678_10.jpg",
    "releaseDate": "21 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMT",
    "priceAmount": 7.0,
    "currency": "USD",
    "downloadAvailable": true,
    "tags": ["breakcore", "electronic", "hardcore"],
    "numTracks": 11
}

Field	Type	Description
recordType	string	"album"
title	string	Album title
artist	string	Artist or label name
type	string	Release type label from Bandcamp
url	string	Release URL
imageUrl	string	Cover art URL
releaseDate	string	Release date
priceAmount	number	Price as a major-unit float; null for name-your-price or free
currency	string	3-letter ISO currency code
downloadAvailable	boolean	Whether a digital download is offered
tags	string[]	Genre tags
numTracks	number	Number of tracks on the release

Track (recordType: "track")

Emitted for each track on an album when includeTracks is on, and for any track URL or track search hit.

{
    "recordType": "track",
    "title": "Ghost",
    "artist": "Machine Girl",
    "type": "track",
    "url": "https://machinegirl.bandcamp.com/track/ghost",
    "duration": 184.5,
    "trackNumber": 3,
    "previewUrl": "https://t4.bcbits.com/stream/abc123/mp3-128/456789",
    "albumTitle": "WLFGRL",
    "albumUrl": "https://machinegirl.bandcamp.com/album/wlfgrl",
    "currency": "USD",
    "tags": ["breakcore", "electronic"]
}

Field	Type	Description
recordType	string	"track"
title	string	Track title
artist	string	Artist name
type	string	Always "track"
url	string	Track URL
duration	number	Track length in seconds
trackNumber	number	Position on the album (empty for a standalone single)
previewUrl	string	Direct 30-second preview MP3 URL
albumTitle	string	Parent album title (empty for a standalone single)
albumUrl	string	Parent album URL (empty for a standalone single)
currency	string	Price currency inherited from the release
tags	string[]	Genre tags inherited from the release

Fan / Supporter (recordType: "fan")

Emitted when Include Supporters is on (one row per supporter of a release, capped at 500 per release) and when you search with Search For set to Fans.

{
    "recordType": "fan",
    "username": "musiclover42",
    "name": "Alex R.",
    "url": "https://bandcamp.com/musiclover42",
    "releaseTitle": "WLFGRL",
    "releaseArtist": "Machine Girl",
    "releaseUrl": "https://machinegirl.bandcamp.com/album/wlfgrl"
}

Field	Type	Description
recordType	string	"fan"
username	string	Fan handle
name	string	Display name
url	string	Fan profile URL
releaseTitle	string	Release the fan supports (empty for fans found via a keyword search, which aren't tied to a release)
releaseArtist	string	Artist of the supported release (empty for keyword-search fans)
releaseUrl	string	URL of the supported release (empty for keyword-search fans)

Tips for Best Results

• Start small. Set maxResults to 10–50 on your first run to confirm the data matches your needs, then scale up. A single artist URL can fan out into hundreds of releases.
• Leave Include Supporters off unless you need fan lists. Popular releases have thousands of supporters; even capped at 500 per release, fan rows can dominate a large run. Turn it on only when audience data is the goal.
• Turn off Include Track Listings for a lighter catalog. When you only need album-level pricing and metadata, switching it off skips per-track rows and keeps runs lean.
• Use Newest Arrivals for A&R scouting. Setting sortBy to Newest surfaces fresh releases in a genre — the fastest way to spot rising independent artists before they break.
• Pair a genre with a location to scout regional scenes. Discovery accepts a place name like berlin or tokyo alongside any of the 27 genres, so you can map a city's sound at a glance.
• Combine inputs in one run. Mix several artist URLs, a few search keywords, and a genre discovery in a single invocation — pay for one start and get everything in one dataset.
• Filter by recordType downstream. Each run mixes artists, albums, tracks, and fans; split by recordType to load each entity into the right table or sheet.

Pricing

No compute or time-based charges — you pay per result, plus a small fixed per-run start fee. Pricing is by record type, so tracks and supporters cost a fraction of full albums and artist profiles. Bronze, Silver, and Gold subscribers pay progressively less; Gold is the everyday advertised price and the discount applies automatically on your account.

Record type	No discount	Bronze	Silver	Gold
Artist / label	$14.40	$13.55	$12.75	$12.00
Album	$14.40	$13.55	$12.75	$12.00
Track	$4.80	$4.50	$4.25	$4.00
Fan / supporter	$2.40	$2.30	$2.15	$2.00

Prices are per 1,000 results of that type. Tracks ride along inside albums and supporters are optional, so you control the mix and the cost.

Example Run Costs (Gold pricing)

What you run	Results produced	Cost
100 albums, no track listings	100 albums	$1.20
100 albums + ~10 tracks each	100 albums + 1,000 tracks	~$5.20
1,000 tracks via search	1,000 tracks	$4.00
50 artists + full discographies (~20 albums, ~10 tracks each)	50 artists + 1,000 albums + 10,000 tracks	~$52.60
1 popular release + 500 supporters	1 album + 500 fans	~$1.01

A "result" is any row in the output dataset. Track rows and supporter rows are billed at their own lower per-1,000 rates, so a run that skips track listings or supporters costs less. Platform fees (compute, storage) are additional and depend on your Apify plan.

Integrations

Export data in JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or RSS. Connect to 1,500+ apps via:

• Zapier / Make / n8n — Workflow automation
• Google Sheets — Direct spreadsheet export
• Slack / Email — Notifications on new results
• Webhooks — Trigger custom APIs on run completion
• Apify API — Full programmatic access

Legal & Ethical Use

This actor is designed for legitimate music market research, catalog analysis, A&R scouting, and audience intelligence. Users are responsible for complying with applicable laws and Bandcamp's terms of service, including making reasonable-rate requests and respecting copyright and usage rules for any audio, artwork, or text retrieved. Treat fan and supporter data as personal information: do not use it for spam, harassment, or any unlawful purpose.