# Catawiki Search Scraper (`codingfrontend/catawiki-search-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Catawiki auction search results. Extract lot titles, descriptions, estimates, images, categories, and auction details. Perfect for auction data analysis and market research.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/codingfrontend/catawiki-search-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Coding Frontned](https://apify.com/codingfrontend) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $4.99 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
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- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## Catawiki Search Scraper

Extract auction lots rendered in Catawiki's public search-page hydration data. The Actor uses bounded direct HTTPS requests and returns only fields present in that public response.

It does not launch a browser, spoof fingerprints, wait for bot protection to pass, use proxy rotation, solve CAPTCHAs, or bypass Akamai, WAF, login, rate, device, paywall, or geographic controls. An access denial creates one explicit diagnostic row and a failed run.

### Input

- `query`: required public search phrase, 1–100 characters.
- `maxItems`: global unique-lot cap, default 25 and maximum 100.
- `maxPages`: page cap, default 1 and maximum 3.
- `requestDelayMs`: 500–10,000 ms between requests.
- `requestTimeoutMs`: 5–60 seconds per request.
- `maxAttempts`: one or two transient-only attempts; access denials are never retried.

```json
{"query":"rolex","maxItems":10,"maxPages":1,"maxAttempts":1}
```

### Output and failure behavior

When Catawiki provides an accessible public search document, the Actor parses `__NEXT_DATA__` and can return stable lot ID, title, description, lot URL, image, category, displayed bid/estimate text, query and response provenance. Blank optional values are omitted.

When public content is unavailable, the dataset contains only a `diagnostic` row with `dataAvailable: false`, `found: false`, target URL, bounded error code/message, boundary flag, HTTP/content/byte/attempt evidence, and source provenance. The run fails and does not fabricate or publish partial lots. The named `OUTPUT` record summarizes status, stored items, unique lot IDs, pages, requests, and duration.

During the 2026-08-31 QA run, direct Catawiki search requests returned a small HTTP 403 Access Denied page before any public lot data. This is represented as an access boundary, not as an empty successful scrape.

### Local development

```text
npm ci
npm test
apify validate-schema
apify run --purge --input-file qa-inputs/local-boundary.json
npm run validate -- storage/datasets/default --allow-diagnostic
```

Only publicly rendered data is eligible for extraction. Review Catawiki's terms and applicable law. For support, include the search URL, HTTP status, and diagnostic code without sharing credentials.

# Actor input Schema

## `query` (type: `string`):

Public lot-search phrase.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Global unique-lot cap.

## `maxPages` (type: `integer`):

Pagination safety cap.

## `requestDelayMs` (type: `integer`):

Minimum spacing between public requests.

## `requestTimeoutMs` (type: `integer`):

Per-request timeout.

## `maxAttempts` (type: `integer`):

One or two attempts for transient failures; access denials are never retried.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "query": "rolex",
  "maxItems": 25,
  "maxPages": 1,
  "requestDelayMs": 750,
  "requestTimeoutMs": 20000,
  "maxAttempts": 1
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

Dataset containing public lots or a diagnostic row.

# 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 = {
    "query": "rolex"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("codingfrontend/catawiki-search-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 = { "query": "rolex" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("codingfrontend/catawiki-search-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 '{
  "query": "rolex"
}' |
apify call codingfrontend/catawiki-search-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,codingfrontend/catawiki-search-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/tLcnCSb0rcmLm4DjV/builds/l83z53dqeuPIVpwCw/openapi.json