# SMK Denmark Collection Scraper (`parseforge/smk-denmark-collection-scraper`) Actor

Scrapes artworks from the SMK Denmark collection by search term, artist, or public domain filter. Returns each artwork as a flat row with title, artist, date, image URL, and public domain flag.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/parseforge/smk-denmark-collection-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [ParseForge](https://apify.com/parseforge) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Integrations, Education
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 89.7% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $7.50 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

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

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# README

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### SMK Denmark Collection Scraper

**Scrape the SMK Denmark collection by artist, search term, or public domain status, up to a million artworks per run.** Every artwork comes with its title, artist, date, image URL, and public domain flag. No API key or login. Export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.

SMK Open's collection API requires an API key and rate-limits you. This reads the public collection search directly, filtered by artist, query, image availability, or public domain status, and returns each match in one fixed schema. The Statens Museum for Kunst collection is one of Denmark's largest art collections, and this scraper makes it accessible for research, analysis, and app development.

| Who uses it | What they scrape SMK Open for |
|---|---|
| Art historians | Which works by a given artist are in the SMK collection |
| Data journalists | How many public domain artworks are available for a topic |
| App developers | Building a gallery app with SMK images and metadata |
| Researchers | Analyzing the collection by date, artist, or subject |
| Educators | Finding public domain images for teaching materials |

### What it does

This Actor collects artworks from the SMK Denmark collection by search term, artist name, or public domain filter, and returns each one as a flat row.

- 🔍 **Search by term:** free-text query across titles, artists, and descriptions.
- 🎨 **Filter by artist:** narrow results to a specific artist name.
- 🖼️ **Image-only mode:** return only works with a usable image URL.
- 📜 **Public domain filter:** restrict results to works you can reuse freely.
- 📊 **Flat output:** every artwork is one row, ready for CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.

Results export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML, or straight from the API.

### What you can do with SMK Open data

**📚 Build a research dataset.**

An art historian runs the Actor with an artist name to compile every work by that artist in the SMK collection, then exports to CSV for analysis.

**🖼️ Create a public domain gallery.**

A developer filters by public domain and has image to collect freely reusable artworks, then uses the image URLs to build a web gallery.

**📈 Track collection trends.**

A data journalist runs the Actor with a broad query and analyzes the dates and artists to report on what the museum collects.

**🎓 Prepare teaching materials.**

An educator searches for a topic like 'landscape' with public domain only, then downloads the images for classroom use.

**🔎 Audit an artist's presence.**

A curator checks how many works by a contemporary artist are in the collection, using the artist filter and exporting the list.

### Why choose this scraper

|  | What you get |
|---|---|
| **No API key** | Uses the public SMK Open search, no registration or key needed |
| **Public domain flag** | Know immediately if you can reuse the image |
| **Image URLs** | Direct links to the artwork images for download or display |
| **Flexible filters** | Combine query, artist, and flags to target exactly what you need |
| **Scalable** | Collect up to a million artworks per run |

### How it compares

No other Store actor targets SMK Open the same way, so the honest comparison is with the alternatives teams actually weigh.

| | SMK Denmark Collection Scraper | Build it in-house | By hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Setup | Run it now, zero config | Days of engineering | None, but hours per pull |
| When SMK Open changes | Maintained for you | You fix it | You re-learn the page |
| Proxies, retries, anti-bot | Built in | Your problem | Browser only |
| Output | Fixed JSON schema, CSV/Excel export | Whatever you build | Copy-paste |
| Cost | Pay per result | Engineering time | Analyst hours |

### Configure the run

Drive the Actor from a search term, an artist name, and the public domain or image flags, alone or together, and filters run as each artwork is read so only matches reach your dataset. The Input tab lists every parameter.

A first run with the defaults:

```json
{
  "maxItems": 10
}
```

A larger pull:

```json
{
  "maxItems": 200
}
```

### Pricing

Pay-per-result: **$0.0085 per result** collected. You pay only for the results written to your dataset.

| Results collected | Approximate cost |
|---|---|
| 100 results | $0.85 |
| 1,000 results | $8.50 |
| 10,000 results | $85.00 |

New Apify accounts start with $5 in free credit.

### Free users

Free-plan runs return up to 10 results as a preview. [Upgrade your Apify plan](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=vmoqkp) to collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.

### Run it

1. [Create a free Apify account with $5 in credit](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=vmoqkp).
2. Open the [SMK Denmark Collection Scraper](https://apify.com/parseforge/smk-denmark-collection-scraper?fpr=vmoqkp).
3. Set your inputs and any filters, then click **Start**.
4. Export the results as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML from the **Dataset** tab.

Run it programmatically through the [Apify API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2) (`run-sync-get-dataset-items`) or the [ApifyClient](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js) for JavaScript and Python.

### Use with AI agents (MCP)

Give an AI agent live access to SMK Open through the Model Context Protocol. Add the Actor to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client:

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=parseforge/smk-denmark-collection-scraper"
```

Then prompt it in plain language to run the scraper and read back the results.

### Troubleshooting

**Why am I getting no results?**

Check your search term or artist name for typos. Also, if 'Has image' or 'Public domain only' is enabled, many works may be filtered out. Try disabling those filters.

**The run is slow.**

Reduce the maximum number of artworks or narrow your filters. The SMK Open search can be slow for broad queries.

**Some artworks are missing image URLs.**

Not all works in the collection have digitized images. Enable 'Has image' to skip those without images.

**I get an error about too many requests.**

The Actor includes automatic retries, but if you run many concurrent instances, you may hit rate limits. Reduce concurrency or run sequentially.

### FAQ

| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Do I need an API key for SMK Open? | No. This Actor uses the public collection search, so no API key or registration is required. |
| Can I filter by public domain? | Yes. Set the public domain flag to true to return only works that are in the public domain. |
| How do I get only artworks with images? | Enable the 'Has image' option. The Actor will skip works without a usable image URL. |
| What output formats are supported? | You can export the results to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML from the dataset. |
| Can I search by artist name? | Yes. Use the artist field to filter by a specific artist, such as 'Hammershoi'. |
| Is there a limit on how many artworks I can collect? | You can set the maximum number of artworks per run, up to one million. |
| Does the scraper return image URLs? | Yes, each artwork row includes the image URL when available. |
| Can I combine filters? | Yes. You can combine a search term, artist name, and the public domain or image flags in one run. |
| What is SMK Open? | SMK Open is the digital collection of Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark's national gallery. |
| Is the data in English or Danish? | The collection metadata is primarily in Danish, but some fields may have English translations. |

### Related actors

Browse the full [ParseForge collection](https://apify.com/parseforge?fpr=vmoqkp) for more scrapers.

🆘 **Need help?** Email parseforge@protonmail.com with your run ID, your input, and what you expected.

⚠️ **Disclaimer.** This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Statens Museum for Kunst. It collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for using the collected data in compliance with the source's terms of service and applicable data-protection laws, including GDPR, CCPA, and PIPL. Do not use it to collect personal data unlawfully.

# Actor input Schema

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

How many artworks to collect per run.

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

Free-text query (e.g. Hammershoi, landscape, portrait).

## `artist` (type: `string`):

Filter by artist name.

## `hasImage` (type: `boolean`):

Only return works with a usable image.

## `publicDomain` (type: `boolean`):

Only return public domain works.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "maxItems": 10,
  "hasImage": 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 = {
    "maxItems": 10
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("parseforge/smk-denmark-collection-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 = { "maxItems": 10 }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("parseforge/smk-denmark-collection-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 '{
  "maxItems": 10
}' |
apify call parseforge/smk-denmark-collection-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,parseforge/smk-denmark-collection-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/sjwc8rtpR4WqzKRpl/builds/oDSQIdYRaabw1B865/openapi.json