# Discogs (`canadesk/discogs`) Actor

Collect Discogs catalog records, artist releases, profiles, collections and marketplace listings.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/canadesk/discogs.md
- **Developed by:** [Canadesk Support](https://apify.com/canadesk) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Videos, E-commerce
- **Features:** Full permissions
- **Stats:** 22 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 5 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.50 / 1,000 discogs results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## 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.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

Collect music catalogue data, public collections and marketplace listings from **Discogs**. Enter IDs, URLs, usernames or a list of queries.

### Features

| **Process** | **What you get** |
| :--- | :--- |
| Artists and labels | Profiles, members and associated releases |
| Releases and masters | Available tracklists, credits, genres, formats and versions |
| Public users | Profiles, inventories, collection folders and collection items |
| Search | Suggestions for artists, releases, masters and labels |
| Marketplace listings | Available sellers, condition, shipping, prices and release statistics |

Fields depend on the selected category and public source response. Marketplace filters apply where supported.

### Quick start

Select **Get → Artist**, enter `855971`, and run the Actor to retrieve Philharmonia Hungarica's profile. Choose **Artist releases** to collect their discography instead.

```json
{
  "process": "get",
  "category": "artistReleases",
  "ids": ["855971"],
  "maximum": 100,
  "proxy": { "useApifyProxy": false }
}
```

For mixed queries, use **Custom input**:

```json
{
  "myids": {
    "input": [
      { "id": "855971", "process": "get", "category": "artist" },
      { "id": "26647", "process": "get", "category": "masterVersions" },
      { "id": "jamescaton", "process": "get", "category": "collectionItemsByFolder" }
    ]
  }
}
```

Custom input overrides the regular ID list. **Maximum** limits results per query; **Maximum total results** limits the whole run.

### Available categories

| Process | Categories |
| --- | --- |
| Get | `artist`, `artistReleases`, `release`, `master`, `masterVersions`, `label`, `labelReleases`, `profile`, `inventory`, `listing`, `collectionFolders`, `collectionFolder`, `collectionItemsByFolder` |
| Search | `artist`, `release`, `master`, `label`, `all` |
| Sell | `release` (release ID), `list` (search term or barcode) |

Sell reads marketplace information; it does not create or modify listings. Collection queries read public folders and the all-items folder. Private records require access that this Actor does not provide.

### Results

Each result identifies its `keyword`, `process` and `category`, with the source fields in `data`. List results contain one record per row while retaining their familiar array or object structure. For example, a master-version result uses `data.versions`, and a marketplace result uses `data.prices` with available statistics.

Export results as JSON, CSV or Excel, or use them in Apify integrations and API workflows.

Website search and marketplace access depend on Discogs verification. If those requests are blocked, try a suitable proxy and, for marketplace requests, your own Discogs cookie. Availability, shipping and market statistics can vary by location.

#### Unsuccessful lookups

Where listed in the Pricing tab, a handled lookup problem that prevents a run from returning any real results produces one clear error record and a single $0.02 unsuccessful-lookup fee, in addition to any listed start fee.

### Pricing

Each valid pay-per-event run with at least one input includes a minimum charge of 100 result units, shared across all inputs in that run. Any placeholder rows are clearly marked and contain no scraped data; filter them out when exporting. Each separate run has its own minimum, including scheduled or API runs. Platform usage is included.

# Actor input Schema

## `process` (type: `string`):

See Information tab.

## `category` (type: `string`):

See Information tab.

## `ids` (type: `array`):

Discogs IDs, public usernames, URLs or search terms. All entries use the selected process and category.

## `myids` (type: `object`):

Optional mixed queries: {"input":\[{"id":"855971","process":"get","category":"artist"}]}. Overrides IDs when nonempty.

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

Maximum real results across all input queries.

## `maximum` (type: `integer`):

Maximum real results per input query. Lists continue across pages when available.

## `sort` (type: `string`):

Only for Sell.

## `sort_order` (type: `string`):

Only for Sell.

## `mediaFormat` (type: `string`):

Only for Sell LIST.

## `shipsFilter` (type: `string`):

Only for Sell. Set to Any (default) for all.

## `mediaConditionFilter` (type: `string`):

Only for Sell.

## `currencyFilter` (type: `string`):

Only for Sell. Set to Any (default) for all.

## `currencyConversion` (type: `string`):

Only for Sell. Will convert the sales total price.

## `mycookie` (type: `string`):

Optional Discogs website cookie for marketplace requests.

## `batch` (type: `integer`):

Retained for existing saved inputs. Requests are paced to respect source limits.

## `delay` (type: `integer`):

Waiting time between requests.

## `proxy` (type: `object`):

Optional proxy for Discogs requests. Direct connections are used by default.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "process": "get",
  "category": "artist",
  "ids": [
    "855971"
  ],
  "myids": {},
  "maxResults": 10000,
  "maximum": 50,
  "sort": "price",
  "sort_order": "asc",
  "mediaFormat": "default",
  "shipsFilter": "default",
  "mediaConditionFilter": "default",
  "currencyFilter": "default",
  "currencyConversion": "ZAR",
  "mycookie": "",
  "batch": 1,
  "delay": 3,
  "proxy": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# 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 = {
    "process": "get",
    "category": "artist",
    "ids": [
        "855971"
    ],
    "myids": {},
    "mycookie": "",
    "proxy": {
        "useApifyProxy": false
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("canadesk/discogs").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 = {
    "process": "get",
    "category": "artist",
    "ids": ["855971"],
    "myids": {},
    "mycookie": "",
    "proxy": { "useApifyProxy": False },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("canadesk/discogs").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 '{
  "process": "get",
  "category": "artist",
  "ids": [
    "855971"
  ],
  "myids": {},
  "mycookie": "",
  "proxy": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}' |
apify call canadesk/discogs --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,canadesk/discogs"
        }
    }
}
```

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/CAg1sd925EUfAZpYc/builds/BSo0bcGCTmTROd3nh/openapi.json