# TCG Card Price API — Cardmarket and TCGplayer (`unfenced-group/tcg-card-price-api`) Actor

Price any trading card on Cardmarket (EUR) and TCGplayer (USD) in one call: every printing, TCGplayer market price, recent sales and 30-day trend, the matched Cardmarket trend and averages, and the EU vs US price gap. 17 games. HTTP API or batch.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/unfenced-group/tcg-card-price-api.md
- **Developed by:** [Unfenced Group](https://apify.com/unfenced-group) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $0.01 / 1,000 results

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# README

## TCG Card Price API — Cardmarket and TCGplayer

![TCG Card Price API](https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/mfgPT9SfqXfyzcyXL/records/banner.png)

Get the price of any trading card on both Cardmarket (Europe, EUR) and TCGplayer (United States, USD) in one call: every printing of the card, its TCGplayer market price, recent sales and 30-day trend, the matching Cardmarket trend and averages, and the price gap between the two markets. Covers Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, Lorcana and 12 more games. No API key required.

***

### Why this API?

#### 🌍 Two markets, one answer

TCGplayer and Cardmarket are the reference prices for the US and Europe. Each result carries both, side by side, for the same printing.

#### 🎯 The right printing, not just the right name

A Charizard ex exists in dozens of printings worth anywhere from one euro to hundreds. Each result is one specific printing (set, collector number, rarity), and the Cardmarket product is matched to that printing, not to the name.

#### 🔎 Honest matching

Every result says how its Cardmarket product was matched and how sure the match is. When two Cardmarket products could be the same printing, the result lists both with their prices instead of picking one. A wrong pairing never produces a price gap.

#### 🧾 Real sales, not only asking prices

The five most recent TCGplayer sales (date, condition, price, shipping) and the 30-day Near Mint market-price trend with units sold come with each printing.

#### 💶 Price gap included

The Cardmarket premium over TCGplayer is worked out at the day's ECB exchange rate, for every printing where both prices are trustworthy.

#### ⚡ Built for apps and agents

Call it over HTTP and get JSON back in seconds, or run it as a normal actor. Same fields, same price.

***

### Call this actor over HTTP

Besides normal runs, this actor exposes a REST API that answers each request in seconds with JSON. There is no run to start and no dataset to fetch afterwards, which suits apps, automations and AI agents that need one answer at a time. The full interactive reference is on the **Endpoints** tab.

| Endpoint | Returns | Billed as |
|---|---|---|
| `GET /price?game=…&card=…` | Every matching printing with prices from both markets (up to 25) | Per printing |

Authenticate with your Apify API token in the `Authorization` header:

```bash
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>" \
  "https://unfenced-group--tcg-card-price-api.apify.actor/price?game=pokemon&card=Charizard%20ex&set=Obsidian%20Flames"
```

Every response has the shape `{ "count": N, "items": [...] }`, with the same fields as the dataset records below, billed at the same price as a normal run. Errors and cards that match nothing return no data and are never billed. POST with a JSON body works the same as GET.

***

### Input parameters

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `game` | string | `"pokemon"` | Trading card game: `pokemon`, `magic`, `yugioh`, `onepiece`, `lorcana`, `digimon`, `fleshandblood`, `starwarsunlimited`, `dragonballsuper`, `riftbound`, `finalfantasy`, `weissschwarz`, `cardfightvanguard`, `forceofwill`, `battlespiritssaga`, `cyberpunk`, `starwarsdestiny`. |
| `card` | string | (required) | Card name as printed, e.g. `Charizard ex`. |
| `set` | string | (empty) | Only printings from sets whose name contains this text, e.g. `Obsidian Flames`. |
| `number` | string | (empty) | Only the printing with this collector number or card code, e.g. `223/197`, `223` or `OP06-118`. |
| `maxResults` | integer | `5` | Maximum number of printings to return (1 to 25). |
| `includeSales` | boolean | `true` | Add the 5 most recent TCGplayer sales to each printing. |
| `includeTrend` | boolean | `true` | Add the 30-day TCGplayer Near Mint market-price trend to each printing. |

***

### Output schema

One record per card printing. Fields a source does not publish for a printing are `null`, never omitted.

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `game` | string | Game name, e.g. `Pokémon`. |
| `gameSlug` | string | Game as passed in the input. |
| `query` | string | The card name you searched for. |
| `name` | string | TCGplayer product name of this printing. |
| `cardName` | string | Card name without number or printing label. |
| `setName` | string | Set (expansion) of this printing. |
| `number` | string | Collector number or card code. |
| `rarity` | string | Rarity of this printing. |
| `tcgplayerMarketUsd` | number | TCGplayer market price in USD. |
| `cardmarketTrendEur` | number | Cardmarket trend price in EUR (null if no Cardmarket match). |
| `cardmarketPremiumPct` | number | How much higher (+) or lower (−) Cardmarket is than TCGplayer, in percent (null when not comparable). |
| `matchMethod` | string | How the Cardmarket product was found: `exact-id`, `card-code`, `name-text`, `name-set`, `version-order`, `ambiguous` or `none`. |
| `matchConfidence` | string | `exact`, `high`, `medium`, `ambiguous` or `none`. |
| `tcgplayer.productId` | integer | TCGplayer product id. |
| `tcgplayer.url` | string | TCGplayer product page. |
| `tcgplayer.marketPriceUsd` | number | Market price (recent sales based). |
| `tcgplayer.lowestPriceUsd` | number | Lowest current listing. |
| `tcgplayer.lowestPriceWithShippingUsd` | number | Lowest current listing including shipping. |
| `tcgplayer.medianListedPriceUsd` | number | Median current listing price (null when not published). |
| `tcgplayer.listings` | integer | Number of current listings. |
| `tcgplayer.foilOnly` | boolean | True when the printing only exists as foil. |
| `tcgplayer.printings[]` | array | Market price and median listing per printing type (`Normal`, `Foil`). |
| `tcgplayer.recentSales[]` | array | Up to 5 latest sales: `date`, `condition`, `printing`, `language`, `quantity`, `priceUsd`, `shippingUsd`. |
| `tcgplayer.trend30d` | object | Near Mint 30-day trend: `printing`, `fromDate`, `toDate`, `marketPriceThenUsd`, `marketPriceNowUsd`, `changePct`, `quantitySold`, `transactions`. |
| `cardmarket.idProduct` | integer | Cardmarket product id. |
| `cardmarket.name` | string | Cardmarket product name. |
| `cardmarket.expansionName` | string | Cardmarket set name. |
| `cardmarket.priceGuideDate` | string | Date of the Cardmarket price guide used. |
| `cardmarket.trendEur` | number | Trend price. |
| `cardmarket.lowEur` | number | Lowest current offer. |
| `cardmarket.avgEur` | number | Average sell price. |
| `cardmarket.avg1DayEur` / `avg7DayEur` / `avg30DayEur` | number | 1, 7 and 30-day average sell price. |
| `cardmarket.variantType` | string | `reverseHolo` (Pokémon) or `foil` (other games) when Cardmarket prices that variant separately. |
| `cardmarket.variantTrendEur` / `variantLowEur` | number | Trend and lowest price of that variant. |
| `cardmarket.momentum7Pct` / `momentum30Pct` | number | Trend against the 7 and 30-day average, in percent. |
| `cardmarket.searchUrl` | string | Cardmarket search link for the card. |
| `cardmarketCandidates[]` | array | When the match is `ambiguous`: every possible Cardmarket product with the same price fields. Empty otherwise. |
| `comparison` | object | `usdToEur`, `fxDate`, `tcgplayerMarketEur`, `cardmarketTrendEur`, `cardmarketPremiumPct`. Null when the two prices are not comparable. |
| `source` | string | `tcgplayer.com + cardmarket.com`. |
| `scrapedAt` | string | Time of the lookup (ISO 8601). |

#### Example record

```json
{
  "game": "Pokémon",
  "gameSlug": "pokemon",
  "query": "Charizard ex",
  "name": "Charizard ex - 228/197",
  "cardName": "Charizard ex",
  "setName": "SV03: Obsidian Flames",
  "number": "228/197",
  "rarity": "Hyper Rare",
  "tcgplayerMarketUsd": 34.89,
  "cardmarketTrendEur": 27.13,
  "cardmarketPremiumPct": -13,
  "matchMethod": "version-order",
  "matchConfidence": "medium",
  "tcgplayer": {
    "productId": 509989,
    "url": "https://www.tcgplayer.com/product/509989/pokemon-sv03-obsidian-flames-charizard-ex-228-197",
    "currency": "USD",
    "marketPriceUsd": 34.89,
    "lowestPriceUsd": 20.7,
    "lowestPriceWithShippingUsd": 20.7,
    "medianListedPriceUsd": null,
    "listings": 234,
    "foilOnly": true,
    "printings": [{ "printing": "Foil", "marketPriceUsd": 34.89, "listedMedianUsd": 36.31 }],
    "recentSales": [
      { "date": "2026-10-14T03:57:20.990Z", "condition": "Near Mint", "printing": "Holofoil", "language": "English", "quantity": 1, "priceUsd": 31.6, "shippingUsd": 0 }
    ],
    "trend30d": { "printing": "Holofoil", "condition": "Near Mint", "fromDate": "2026-09-15", "toDate": "2026-10-14", "marketPriceThenUsd": 31.77, "marketPriceNowUsd": 34.89, "changePct": 9.8, "quantitySold": 242, "transactions": 204 }
  },
  "cardmarket": {
    "idProduct": 725308,
    "name": "Charizard ex [Infernal Reign | Burning Darkness]",
    "expansionName": "Obsidian Flames",
    "idExpansion": 5385,
    "priceGuideDate": "2026-10-14",
    "currency": "EUR",
    "trendEur": 27.13,
    "lowEur": 17,
    "avgEur": 26.64,
    "avg1DayEur": 22.75,
    "avg7DayEur": 27.25,
    "avg30DayEur": 26.7,
    "variantType": "reverseHolo",
    "variantTrendEur": null,
    "variantLowEur": null,
    "momentum7Pct": -0.4,
    "momentum30Pct": 1.6,
    "searchUrl": "https://www.cardmarket.com/en/Pokemon/Products/Search?searchString=Charizard%20ex"
  },
  "cardmarketCandidates": [],
  "comparison": { "usdToEur": 0.89381, "fxDate": "2026-10-13", "tcgplayerMarketEur": 31.19, "cardmarketTrendEur": 27.13, "cardmarketPremiumPct": -13 },
  "source": "tcgplayer.com + cardmarket.com",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-14T07:03:46.441Z"
}
```

#### How the Cardmarket match works

| `matchMethod` | Confidence | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| `exact-id` | exact | Magic: both product ids are published together by Scryfall. |
| `card-code` | high | The printed card code (e.g. `OP06-118`) matches. |
| `name-text` | high | Pokémon: same name, same attacks and abilities, same set. |
| `name-set` | high | Same name and same set, with only one product on Cardmarket. |
| `version-order` | medium | Several printings of the card in one set (e.g. regular, full art, special illustration), paired in collector-number order. |
| `ambiguous` | ambiguous | More than one Cardmarket product fits. They are listed in `cardmarketCandidates` and no price gap is given. |
| `none` | none | No Cardmarket product found for this printing. |

***

### Examples

**Every printing of a card in one set:**

```json
{ "game": "pokemon", "card": "Charizard ex", "set": "Obsidian Flames", "maxResults": 10 }
```

**One exact printing by collector number:**

```json
{ "game": "pokemon", "card": "Umbreon VMAX", "number": "215/203", "maxResults": 1 }
```

**A One Piece card by code, without sales history:**

```json
{ "game": "onepiece", "card": "Roronoa Zoro", "number": "OP06-118", "includeSales": false }
```

**Magic: compare all printings of a staple:**

```json
{ "game": "magic", "card": "Lightning Bolt", "maxResults": 25 }
```

***

### 💰 Pricing

**$0.004 per card printing** — you only pay for printings returned. Errors and lookups that find nothing are never charged. One request for one card usually returns 1 to 5 printings.

| Usage | Cost |
|---|---|
| one printing | ~$0.00 |
| a typical card lookup | ~$0.02 |
| 100 printings | ~$0.40 |
| 1,000 printings | ~$4.00 |

Subscription tiers lower the rate further, down to $0.003 per card printing at the highest tier. A run start costs $0.00005 and each dataset item $0.00001; HTTP requests are billed per card printing only.

***

### Performance

| Request | Typical time |
|---|---|
| One card over HTTP | 2–5 seconds |
| One card as a normal run | 10–15 seconds (includes start-up) |

***

### Known limitations

- Cardmarket publishes one product per printing but no collector numbers, so printings that share a name in one set are matched in collector-number order (`version-order`). When the counts on both sites differ, the result is marked `ambiguous` and lists every candidate rather than guessing.
- Cardmarket's price guide covers a card in every language and condition it is offered in; TCGplayer's market price is mostly English copies. Treat the premium as indicative, especially for vintage and non-English-heavy games.
- No price gap is given for cards under €0.50 on either side, or where one price is below a tenth of the other.
- TCGplayer-only products (for example Japanese Pokémon) and Cardmarket-only games are not covered.
- Cardmarket prices are daily; TCGplayer prices are live.

***

### Technical details

- **Sources:** tcgplayer.com (US marketplace) and cardmarket.com (European marketplace, daily price guide); Scryfall for Magic id pairs; ECB reference rate for USD → EUR.
- **Coverage:** 17 trading card games, every printing listed on TCGplayer.
- **Retry:** automatic retry on network errors with exponential backoff.

***

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# Actor input Schema

## `game` (type: `string`):

Trading card game the card belongs to. Example: pokemon.

## `card` (type: `string`):

Name of the card to price, as printed. Example: Charizard ex. Every matching printing is returned, up to Max results.

## `set` (type: `string`):

Optional. Only printings from sets whose name contains this text. Example: Obsidian Flames.

## `number` (type: `string`):

Optional. Only the printing with this collector number or card code. Examples: 223/197, 223, OP06-118.

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

Maximum number of card printings to return (1 to 25). Each printing is one result.

## `includeSales` (type: `boolean`):

Add the 5 most recent TCGplayer sales (date, condition, price, shipping) to each result.

## `includeTrend` (type: `boolean`):

Add TCGplayer's 30-day Near Mint market-price trend and units sold to each result.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "game": "pokemon",
  "card": "Charizard ex",
  "maxResults": 5,
  "includeSales": true,
  "includeTrend": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

No description

# 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 = {
    "game": "pokemon",
    "card": "Charizard ex",
    "maxResults": 5
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("unfenced-group/tcg-card-price-api").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 = {
    "game": "pokemon",
    "card": "Charizard ex",
    "maxResults": 5,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("unfenced-group/tcg-card-price-api").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 '{
  "game": "pokemon",
  "card": "Charizard ex",
  "maxResults": 5
}' |
apify call unfenced-group/tcg-card-price-api --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,unfenced-group/tcg-card-price-api"
        }
    }
}
```

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/C3ErJTwMumxe6BIYV/builds/XplNX7LHvWjWt79tl/openapi.json