Outpost.be Scraper — TCG Card Prices & Stock

Extract trading card, sealed product and board game listings from outpost.be, the webshop of the Belgian Outpost game centers, with the price and stock of every card condition. Covers Magic: The Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Riftbound, board games, accessories and roleplaying games. No API key or account required.

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Why this scraper?

🃏 Price and stock per condition

Every card comes with its NM/M, EX/GD, SP/P, HP and PR offers: price, stock count and SKU for each, plus flat priceNM … stockPR columns for spreadsheets.

🗂️ Whole sets in one go

Pick a game and the scraper reads its collections (card sets, sealed product, board game families) newest first, or narrow down with a set name such as "Black Bolt" or "Commander".

🔎 Search, sets or single products

Use the shop's own search, a list of games, or paste any catalog, set, search or product URL.

✨ Rich card data

Set, rarity and rarity code, language, finish (foil, holofoil, reverse holofoil …), MTG colours, Pokémon energy types, unique graded or scanned copies with front and back scan images.

📖 Full product pages on request

Turn on Fetch product pages for card text with mana symbols, type line, artist, collector number, Yu-Gi-Oh! level, attribute and ATK/DEF, Pokémon HP and evolution stage, flavour text, release date, image gallery, and for board games the publisher, genre, player count and description.

📈 Price and stock monitoring

Every row is compared with earlier runs: NEW, PRICE_DROP, PRICE_INCREASE, BACK_IN_STOCK, SOLD_OUT, STOCK_CHANGE or UNCHANGED, with the previous price and stock. Schedule it with Only new or changed products for a daily alert feed.

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Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
catalogs	array	[]	Games to scrape: magic, yugioh, pokemon, riftbound, boardgames, accessories, roleplaying, other. With no catalog, search or URL, the newest Pokémon sets are used.
maxCollectionsPerCatalog	integer	3	Number of collections (sets) per game, newest first. Collections with no matching products are skipped (up to 4× this number are checked). 0 reads every collection.
collectionFilter	array	[]	Only collections whose name or group contains one of these words, e.g. "Black Bolt", "Scarlet & Violet", "Booster".
searchQueries	array	[]	Terms for the shop search, e.g. "charizard", "OP12".
startUrls	array	[]	Outpost.be catalog, collection, search or product URLs. A product URL always returns the full product-page record and is billed as a product with details.
inStockOnly	boolean	false	Only products with at least one condition in stock.
rarities	array	[]	Only these rarities, by name or code, e.g. "Mythic", "SIR".
languages	array	[]	Only cards in these languages, e.g. "English", "Japanese".
minPrice	integer	(empty)	Minimum lowest price in EUR.
maxPrice	integer	(empty)	Maximum lowest price in EUR.
fetchDetails	boolean	false	Also read each product page (slower, billed as a product with details).
onlyChanges	boolean	false	Only return new products and products whose price or stock changed since earlier runs.
maxItems	integer	50	Maximum number of products. 0 means no limit.

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Output schema

Every field is present on every record. Values the shop does not publish for a product are null (or an empty array).

Always present

Field	Type	Description
id	string	Unique product key, {refType}-{refId}
refType	string	Product type in the shop: magic, pokemon, ygo, boardgames, other …
refId	string	Product number within its type
url	string	Product page URL
name	string	Product or card name
productKind	string	Listing layout: Magic: The Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Board game, Accessory / sealed product …
game	string	Game the card belongs to (null for accessories and other games)
catalogId	integer	Shop catalog number (null for search and product-page results)
catalogName	string	Shop catalog name, e.g. "Pokémon"
collectionId	integer	Collection (set) number
collectionName	string	Collection name, e.g. "Black Bolt"
collectionGroup	string	Heading the collection sits under, e.g. "Scarlet & Violet", "Expansions (Foil)"
setName	string	Set printed on the listing
rarity	string	Rarity name, e.g. "Mythic", "Special Illustration Rare"
rarityCode	string	Shop rarity code, e.g. M, SIR
language	string	Card language; for sealed product, the language named in the product title (null when the title names none)
finish	string	Foil, Non-foil, Normal, Holofoil, Reverse Holofoil, Cosmo Holofoil, Shatterfoil …
isFoil	boolean	True for any foil or holo finish
isUnique	boolean	True for a one-of-a-kind copy sold with its own scans
colors	array	Magic colours (White, Blue, Black, Red, Green, Colorless)
energyTypes	array	Pokémon energy types (Fire, Water …)
imageUrl	string	Listing thumbnail
imageUrlLarge	string	Full-size image
extraImageUrls	array	Additional images (e.g. card back)
scanFrontUrl	string	Original front scan (unique copies only)
scanBackUrl	string	Original back scan (unique copies only)
playTime	string	Board game duration, e.g. "30 minutes"
playersMin	integer	Board game minimum players
playersMax	integer	Board game maximum players
minAge	integer	Board game minimum age
listPrice	number	Price shown in the listing header (EUR)
price	number	Near Mint price, or the single price of a sealed product (EUR)
currency	string	Always EUR
offers	array	One entry per condition: condition, conditionCode, conditionName, skuId, price, stock, inStock, isPreorder, availability
conditionsListed	array	Conditions with a price
conditionsInStock	array	Conditions currently in stock
priceNM / priceEX / priceSP / priceHP / pricePR	number	Price per condition (null when not offered)
stockNM / stockEX / stockSP / stockHP / stockPR	integer	Stock per condition
lowestPrice	number	Lowest listed price over all conditions
highestPrice	number	Highest listed price over all conditions
lowestPriceInStock	number	Lowest price of a condition that is in stock
totalStock	integer	Units in stock over all conditions
inStock	boolean	At least one condition in stock
isPreorder	boolean	Sold as a pre-order
availability	string	IN_STOCK, OUT_OF_STOCK or PREORDER
searchQuery	string	Search term that found the product (search results only)
sourceUrl	string	Shop page the product was read from
pageTitle	string	Title of that page
detailFetched	boolean	True when the product page was read
changeStatus	string	NEW, PRICE_DROP, PRICE_INCREASE, BACK_IN_STOCK, SOLD_OUT, STOCK_CHANGE, UNCHANGED
firstSeenAt	string	When this product was first returned by the actor
previousPrice	number	Price in the previous run (null for new products)
priceChange	number	Price difference with the previous run
previousTotalStock	integer	Total stock in the previous run
contentHash	string	Stable 16-character hash of id and name
source	string	Always outpost.be
scrapedAt	string	ISO timestamp of extraction

With fetchDetails: true

Field	Type	Description
cardName	string	Name as printed on the product page
typeLine	string	Card type, e.g. "Land - Planet", "Trainer - Tool"
manaCost	string	Magic mana cost in {2}{W} notation
rulesText	string	Card text with symbols as {T}, {W} …
rulesTextHtml	string	Card text as published (HTML)
flavorText	string	Flavour text
powerToughness	string	Power/toughness where published
hitPoints	integer	Pokémon HP (unique Pokémon copies)
evolution	string	Pokémon evolution stage (unique Pokémon copies)
level	integer	Yu-Gi-Oh! monster level / rank
monsterAttribute	string	Yu-Gi-Oh! attribute (Light, Dark …)
attackDefense	string	Yu-Gi-Oh! ATK / DEF (or Link rating)
isFirstEdition	boolean	True for Yu-Gi-Oh! 1st Edition prints (null otherwise)
artist	string	Card artist
collectorNumber	string	Collector number
specialProperties	array	Special printing properties, e.g. "Foil"
releaseDate	string	Release date, YYYY-MM-DD
releaseDateText	string	Release date as published
skuIds	array	All SKUs of the product
detailImageUrl	string	Main product-page image
imageGallery	array	All product-page images
publisher	string	Board game publisher
genre	string	Board game genre
demoAvailable	boolean	Board game can be demoed in the game centers
descriptionHtml	string	Product description (HTML)
descriptionText	string	Product description (plain text)
descriptionMarkdown	string	Product description (Markdown)
otherAttributes	object	Any further attribute the product page lists

Example record

{
  "id": "magic-145171",
  "refType": "magic",
  "refId": "145171",
  "url": "https://www.outpost.be/website/index.php?option=com_outpostshop&view=detail&reftype=magic&refid=145171&Itemid=4",
  "name": "All-Fates Scroll",
  "productKind": "Magic: The Gathering",
  "game": "Magic: The Gathering",
  "catalogId": 1,
  "catalogName": "Magic: The Gathering",
  "collectionId": 129604589,
  "collectionName": "Edge of Eternities",
  "collectionGroup": "Expansions",
  "setName": "Edge of Eternities",
  "rarity": "Uncommon",
  "rarityCode": "U",
  "language": "English",
  "finish": "Non-foil",
  "isFoil": false,
  "isUnique": false,
  "colors": [
    "Colorless"
  ],
  "energyTypes": [],
  "imageUrl": "https://central.outpost.be/webo/media/product/product-89078_1_thumb.webp?d=1784035309",
  "imageUrlLarge": "https://central.outpost.be/webo/media/product/product-89078_1.webp?d=1784035309",
  "extraImageUrls": [],
  "scanFrontUrl": null,
  "scanBackUrl": null,
  "playTime": null,
  "playersMin": null,
  "playersMax": null,
  "minAge": null,
  "listPrice": 0.46,
  "currency": "EUR",
  "offers": [
    {
      "condition": "NM/M",
      "conditionCode": "NM",
      "conditionName": "Near Mint / Mint",
      "skuId": "1114034",
      "price": 0.39,
      "stock": 4,
      "inStock": true,
      "isPreorder": false,
      "availability": "IN_STOCK"
    },
    {
      "condition": "EX/GD",
      "conditionCode": "EX",
      "conditionName": "Excellent / Good",
      "skuId": "1114035",
      "price": 0.36,
      "stock": 0,
      "inStock": false,
      "isPreorder": false,
      "availability": "OUT_OF_STOCK"
    },
    {
      "condition": "SP/P",
      "conditionCode": "SP",
      "conditionName": "Slightly Played / Played",
      "skuId": "1114036",
      "price": 0.46,
      "stock": 0,
      "inStock": false,
      "isPreorder": false,
      "availability": "OUT_OF_STOCK"
    },
    {
      "condition": "HP",
      "conditionCode": "HP",
      "conditionName": "Heavily Played",
      "skuId": "1114037",
      "price": 0.4,
      "stock": 0,
      "inStock": false,
      "isPreorder": false,
      "availability": "OUT_OF_STOCK"
    },
    {
      "condition": "PR",
      "conditionCode": "PR",
      "conditionName": "Poor",
      "skuId": "1114038",
      "price": 0.34,
      "stock": 0,
      "inStock": false,
      "isPreorder": false,
      "availability": "OUT_OF_STOCK"
    }
  ],
  "searchQuery": null,
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.outpost.be/website/index.php?option=com_outpostshop&Itemid=4&view=productlist&catalogid=1&collectionid=129604589",
  "pageTitle": "Magic: The Gathering, Edge of Eternities",
  "conditionsListed": [
    "NM/M",
    "EX/GD",
    "SP/P",
    "HP",
    "PR"
  ],
  "conditionsInStock": [
    "NM/M"
  ],
  "totalStock": 4,
  "inStock": true,
  "isPreorder": false,
  "availability": "IN_STOCK",
  "lowestPrice": 0.34,
  "highestPrice": 0.46,
  "lowestPriceInStock": 0.39,
  "priceNM": 0.39,
  "stockNM": 4,
  "priceEX": 0.36,
  "stockEX": 0,
  "priceSP": 0.46,
  "stockSP": 0,
  "priceHP": 0.4,
  "stockHP": 0,
  "pricePR": 0.34,
  "stockPR": 0,
  "price": 0.39,
  "detailFetched": true,
  "manaCost": "{3}",
  "rulesText": "{T}: Add one mana of any color.\n{7}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw X cards, where X is the number of differently named lands you control.",
  "rulesTextHtml": "<img src=\"images/referenceimages/icons/magic_tap.png\">: Add one mana of any color.<br> <img src=\"images/referenceimages/icons/magic_7.png\">, <img src=\"images/referenceimages/icons/magic_tap.png\">, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw X cards, where X is the number of differently named lands you control.",
  "cardName": "All-Fates Scroll",
  "typeLine": "Artifact",
  "artist": "Sam Guay",
  "flavorText": "For navigating that which was, is, and will be.",
  "releaseDateText": "1 August 2025",
  "otherAttributes": {},
  "detailImageUrl": "https://central.outpost.be/webo/media/product/product-89078_1.webp?d=1784035309",
  "imageGallery": [
    "https://central.outpost.be/webo/media/product/product-89078_1.webp?d=1784035309"
  ],
  "releaseDate": "2025-08-01",
  "skuIds": [
    "1114034",
    "1114035",
    "1114036",
    "1114037",
    "1114038"
  ],
  "specialProperties": null,
  "collectorNumber": null,
  "powerToughness": null,
  "hitPoints": null,
  "evolution": null,
  "publisher": null,
  "genre": null,
  "demoAvailable": null,
  "descriptionHtml": null,
  "descriptionText": null,
  "descriptionMarkdown": null,
  "contentHash": "9dbb256cdc7152d1",
  "source": "outpost.be",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-09-15T12:52:16.552Z",
  "firstSeenAt": "2026-09-15T12:52:16.552Z",
  "previousPrice": null,
  "priceChange": null,
  "previousTotalStock": null,
  "changeStatus": "NEW",
  "level": null,
  "monsterAttribute": null,
  "attackDefense": null,
  "isFirstEdition": null
}

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Examples

Newest Pokémon sets, English cards in stock:

{
  "catalogs": ["pokemon"],
  "maxCollectionsPerCatalog": 3,
  "languages": ["English"],
  "inStockOnly": true,
  "maxItems": 500
}

Every Magic card from one set, with full card text:

{
  "catalogs": ["magic"],
  "collectionFilter": ["Edge of Eternities"],
  "maxCollectionsPerCatalog": 0,
  "fetchDetails": true,
  "maxItems": 0
}

Search for high-value Charizard cards:

{
  "searchQueries": ["charizard"],
  "minPrice": 50,
  "maxItems": 100
}

Scrape specific shop pages:

{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.outpost.be/website/index.php?option=com_outpostshop&Itemid=4&view=productlist&catalogid=11&collectionid=132965674" },
    { "url": "https://www.outpost.be/website/index.php?option=com_outpostshop&view=detail&reftype=boardgames&refid=9217&Itemid=4" }
  ],
  "maxItems": 0
}

Daily price-drop and restock feed (schedule it):

{
  "catalogs": ["pokemon", "magic"],
  "maxCollectionsPerCatalog": 10,
  "onlyChanges": true,
  "maxItems": 0
}

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💰 Pricing

$2.00 per 1,000 products. You only pay for products delivered to your dataset. Failed retries are never charged.

Products	Cost
100	~$0.20
1,000	~$2.00
10,000	~$20.00
100,000	~$200.00

With Fetch product pages on, each product is billed at $2.99 per 1,000.

Flat-rate alternatives typically charge $29–$49/month regardless of usage.

Subscription tiers lower the product rate to $1.90 (Silver) and $1.80 (Gold, Platinum and Diamond) per 1,000. Use Max products to control your spend exactly.

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Performance

Run size	Typical time
50 products (default)	2–4 minutes
One full set (200–1,700 products)	1–2 minutes
A whole game catalog (Magic: ~750 collections)	about 1–1.5 hours; raise the run timeout
1,000 products with product pages	60–100 minutes

Whole sets load in one request each, so list-only runs are fast. Product pages are read one by one, about 10–15 per minute; raise the run timeout for large detail runs.

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Known limitations

• "Newest" collections are the ones most recently added to the shop, which can include announced sets that list no products yet; those are skipped automatically.
• The same collection can appear under several headings (board games are listed by genre, family and publisher); products are returned once per run.
• Collector number, artist and release date come from the product page, so they need Fetch product pages. Not every product page lists every attribute.
• Prices are the shop's own sell prices in EUR; the shop does not publish buy-list prices.
• The shop refuses very broad search terms (for example "dragon") and returns no list; use a more specific term, or the catalogs input with a collection filter.

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Technical details

• Source: outpost.be — webshop of the Outpost game centers in Antwerp, Ghent and Brussels
• Coverage: Magic: The Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Riftbound, board games, accessories, roleplaying and other games
• Memory: 1024 MB
• Change tracking: key-value store outpost-be-scraper-history, 180-day memory
• Retry: automatic retry on network errors with exponential backoff

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