Discogs Music Releases & Artists Scraper

Here is one real result, with every field the actor returns (the tracklist is trimmed from 14 entries to 3 here for readability; the actor returns all of them):

{
  "imageUrl": "https://i.discogs.com/6gMPje3DUKa1LMojsHtGTE5o4fIQon5lYaIJvALlvVM/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:592/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTI4Nzkt/MTIzNjAzNTQ3Mi5q/cGVn.jpeg",
  "title": "Daft Punk - Discovery",
  "type": "release",
  "url": "https://www.discogs.com/release/2879-Daft-Punk-Discovery",
  "id": 2879,
  "artist": "Daft Punk",
  "artistNames": ["Daft Punk"],
  "label": "Virgin",
  "labelNames": ["Virgin"],
  "catalogNumber": "V2940",
  "catalogNumbers": ["V2940", "8496061", "7243 8496061 2"],
  "format": "Vinyl LP Album Stereo",
  "formatDescriptions": ["LP", "Album", "Stereo"],
  "country": "Europe",
  "released": "2001-03-12",
  "genre": "Electronic",
  "genres": ["Electronic"],
  "style": "Disco, House, Electro, French House",
  "styles": ["Disco", "House", "Electro", "French House"],
  "masterId": 26647,
  "communityHave": 28827,
  "communityWant": 22445,
  "ratingAverage": 4.64,
  "ratingCount": 3645,
  "lowestPrice": 45.98,
  "priceCurrency": "USD",
  "numForSale": 127,
  "trackCount": 14,
  "tracklist": [
    { "position": "A1", "title": "One More Time", "duration": "" },
    { "position": "A2", "title": "Aerodynamic", "duration": "" },
    { "position": "B1", "title": "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger", "duration": "" }
  ],
  "profile": null,
  "aliases": null,
  "members": null,
  "artistUrls": null,
  "searchInput": "Daft Punk Discovery",
  "aiSummary": null,
  "observedAt": "2026-08-10T14:32:45.193Z",
  "error": null
}

The most complete Discogs scraper available. It returns every field a Discogs release, master, artist, or label exposes (catalog numbers, formats, genres, styles, community have/want, rating and marketplace price), adds the full tracklist and, for artists, profile, aliases and members, and gives you search-type, year, genre, style, format, country and label filters plus opt-in AI summaries to target exactly the records you need.

📥 Input · 📤 Output · 💰 Pricing · ▶️ Examples

Table of contents

• What it does
• Quickstart
• Input reference
• Output reference
• Example output record
• Run via API and CLI
• Fetch results
• Billing and limits
• FAQ and troubleshooting

What it does

The actor searches Discogs for releases, masters, artists, or labels by query and/or scrapes direct Discogs URLs, applies your filters, and writes one normalized record per entity to the run's dataset. For releases it returns the title, artist, label, catalog numbers, format, country, release date, genres and styles, community have/want counts, average rating and rating count, lowest marketplace price with currency, number for sale, and track count.

With withDetails on (the default), each release is enriched with the full tracklist, cover image, community rating, and lowest marketplace price; artists get their profile, aliases, and members. Missing source values are returned as null, never invented. An optional paid AI add-on writes a concise summary of the artist/label biography, release notes, and tracklist.

Quickstart

Open the actor, paste this into the input, and press Run. It returns up to 10 releases matching "Daft Punk Discovery" with full details.

{
  "searchQueries": ["Daft Punk Discovery"],
  "searchType": "release",
  "maxReleases": 10,
  "withDetails": true
}

Provide search queries, direct Discogs URLs, or both. All filter fields are optional.

Input reference

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description	Example
searchQueries	string[]	no	["Daft Punk Discovery"]	Artist, release, or label names to search. Each query is searched separately.	["Aphex Twin"]
searchType	enum	no	release	Entity kind for searches: release, master, artist, label, or all.	artist
startUrls	string[]	no	(empty)	Direct Discogs URLs to scrape (release, master, artist, or label pages).	["https://www.discogs.com/release/249504"]
year	string	no	(any)	Limit search results to this release year.	2001
genre	string	no	(any)	Limit search results to this genre.	Electronic
style	string	no	(any)	Limit search results to this style.	House
format	string	no	(any)	Limit search results to this format.	Vinyl
country	string	no	(any)	Limit search results to this release country.	UK
label	string	no	(any)	Limit search results to this record label.	Warp Records
maxReleases	integer	no	10	Maximum number of records to collect across all searches and URLs.	50
withDetails	boolean	no	true	Enrich each release with tracklist, cover, rating, and lowest price; artists with profile, aliases, members.	false
withSummary	boolean	no	false	AI add-on. Write a 2-3 sentence summary of the biography, notes, and tracklist. Billed per enriched record on success. Paid plans only.	true

Output reference

One dataset item per entity. Types: string, number, integer, boolean, string[], object[], or null when the source value is absent.

Field	Type	Description
imageUrl	string	Cover / primary image URL.
title	string	Release or entity title.
type	string	Entity type: release, master, artist, or label.
url	string	Canonical Discogs URL.
id	integer	Discogs numeric ID (unique per entity).
artist	string	Primary artist name (releases).
artistNames	string[]	All credited artist names.
label	string	Primary label name (releases).
labelNames	string[]	All label names.
catalogNumber	string	Primary catalog number.
catalogNumbers	string[]	All catalog numbers.
format	string	Full format string.
formatDescriptions	string[]	Format descriptors, for example LP, Album.
country	string	Release country.
released	string	Release date or year.
genre	string	Primary genre.
genres	string[]	All genres.
style	string	Styles joined as text.
styles	string[]	All styles.
masterId	integer	Master release ID when applicable, else null.
communityHave	integer	Number of users who have this release.
communityWant	integer	Number of users who want this release.
ratingAverage	number	Average community rating.
ratingCount	integer	Number of community ratings.
lowestPrice	number	Lowest marketplace price (with details on), else null.
priceCurrency	string	Currency of the lowest price.
numForSale	integer	Copies currently for sale.
trackCount	integer	Number of tracks.
tracklist	object[]	Tracklist with position, title, duration (with details on).
profile	string	Artist/label profile text (with details on), else null.
aliases	string[]	Artist aliases (with details on), else null.
members	string[]	Band members (with details on), else null.
artistUrls	string[]	External artist links (with details on), else null.
searchInput	string	The query or URL that produced this record.
aiSummary	string	AI summary (opt-in), else null.
observedAt	string	ISO 8601 timestamp of when the record was collected.
error	string	Present only on a failed item; carries the failure reason.

Example output record

Real record from a live run (input {"searchQueries": ["Daft Punk Discovery"], "searchType": "release", "maxReleases": 10, "withDetails": true}), with tracklist trimmed to 2 entries for brevity:

{
  "title": "Daft Punk - Discovery",
  "type": "release",
  "url": "https://www.discogs.com/release/2879-Daft-Punk-Discovery",
  "id": 2879,
  "artist": "Daft Punk",
  "label": "Virgin",
  "catalogNumber": "V2940",
  "catalogNumbers": ["V2940", "8496061", "7243 8496061 2"],
  "format": "Vinyl LP Album Stereo",
  "country": "Europe",
  "released": "2001-03-12",
  "genres": ["Electronic"],
  "styles": ["Disco", "House", "Electro", "French House"],
  "masterId": 26647,
  "communityHave": 28827,
  "communityWant": 22445,
  "ratingAverage": 4.64,
  "ratingCount": 3645,
  "lowestPrice": 45.98,
  "priceCurrency": "USD",
  "numForSale": 127,
  "trackCount": 14,
  "tracklist": [
    { "position": "A1", "title": "One More Time", "duration": "" },
    { "position": "B1", "title": "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger", "duration": "" }
  ],
  "searchInput": "Daft Punk Discovery",
  "aiSummary": null,
  "observedAt": "2026-08-10T14:32:45.193Z",
  "error": null
}

Run via API and CLI

Start a run and wait for it to finish, then read the dataset. Replace <TOKEN> with your Apify API token.

Run synchronously and get dataset items in one call:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/scrapers_lat~discogs-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"searchQueries":["Daft Punk Discovery"],"searchType":"release","maxReleases":10,"withDetails":true}'

Start a run asynchronously:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/scrapers_lat~discogs-scraper/runs?token=<TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"searchQueries":["Aphex Twin"],"searchType":"artist","genre":"Electronic","maxReleases":100}'

Apify CLI:

apify call scrapers_lat/discogs-scraper \
  --input '{"startUrls":["https://www.discogs.com/release/249504"]}'

Fetch results

Every run writes to a dataset. Fetch items as JSON, CSV, or Excel by changing format:

# JSON
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?token=<TOKEN>&clean=true&format=json"

# CSV
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?token=<TOKEN>&clean=true&format=csv"

# Paginate large datasets
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?token=<TOKEN>&offset=1000&limit=1000"

<DATASET_ID> is returned as defaultDatasetId in the run object. Use offset and limit to page through large result sets. clean=true drops empty and internal fields.

Billing and limits

• Pay per result. You are charged per record returned (result event). See the pricing tab for the current per-result price.
• Details and AI add-ons are billed separately. Detail enrichment and the AI summary each charge only when they succeed and only when enabled.
• No charge on failure. If a run errors, the actor writes an item with a populated error field and does not charge for it. Empty runs cost nothing.
• Spend cap respected. Set maxTotalChargeUsd on the run; once reached, the actor stops emitting and charging further billable results.
• Free Apify plans are capped at 25 records per run. AI summaries are paid plans only. Upgrade for higher limits.

FAQ and troubleshooting

How do I search artists or labels instead of releases? Set searchType to artist or label (or all for every type). Artist records include profile, aliases, and members when withDetails is on.

Can I scrape a specific Discogs page? Yes. Put the release, master, artist, or label URL in startUrls. You can combine URLs and search queries in one run.

Why is lowestPrice null? Either withDetails was off, or no copies are currently listed in the marketplace. Missing source values are returned as null, never invented.

What do communityHave and communityWant mean? They are the number of Discogs users who have the release in their collection versus their wantlist, a useful demand signal.

Is this an official Discogs tool? No. This actor is independent and has no affiliation with Discogs. It reads only data that is publicly available on the site. Use it in accordance with the source's terms.

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Independent tool, not affiliated with Discogs. Accesses only publicly available data. Use in accordance with the source's terms of service.