# Reverb Scraper - Music Gear Listings & Prices (`jongoose/reverb-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Reverb music-gear listings via Reverb's public API: price (amount + currency), shipping, make/model/year/finish, normalized condition, seller/shop, categories, photos and the canonical reverb.com URL. Search by keyword & condition or paste a Reverb URL.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/jongoose/reverb-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [James Scott](https://apify.com/jongoose) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Lead generation
- **Features:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 10 total users, 4 monthly users, 91.4% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $1.80 / 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.

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

## Reverb Scraper - Music Gear Listings & Prices

Scrape [Reverb](https://reverb.com) music-gear listings - guitars, basses, pedals, synths,
amps, drums and pro audio - straight from Reverb's **documented public REST API**. Search
by keyword and condition, or paste a Reverb search URL, and get clean, structured JSON for
every listing: price, shipping, make/model/year/finish, condition, seller, categories,
photos and the canonical listing URL.

### Why this Actor

- **Real API, not brittle HTML.** Pulls from `https://api.reverb.com/api/listings` (HAL+JSON,
  API version 3.0). No CSS selectors to rot, no headless browser, no per-listing detail
  requests - fast and cheap.
- **Rich, normalized fields.** Price split into amount + currency, condition normalized to a
  human label *and* a machine slug, shipping resolved to a USD figure, plus category paths,
  photos, offers-enabled and the canonical `reverb.com/item/...` URL.
- **Precise targeting.** Keyword `query` + `condition` filter, or paste your own Reverb
  search URL (marketplace or API) and let the Actor lift the parameters out of it.
- **Clean pagination & dedup.** Follows the API's `_links.next` and de-duplicates by listing
  id, so you get exactly `maxItems` unique listings.

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `startUrls` | array | Reverb search URLs (`api.reverb.com/api/listings...` or `reverb.com/marketplace?query=...`). If empty, `query` + `condition` are used. |
| `query` | string | Keyword search, e.g. `fender stratocaster`. Empty query browses all live listings. |
| `condition` | enum | `all` (default), `used`, or `new`. |
| `maxItems` | integer | Stop after this many listings (default 100). |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | Proxy settings. Defaults to Apify Proxy (datacenter) - Reverb's public API is open, so no residential proxy is needed. |

#### Input example

```json
{
    "query": "fender telecaster",
    "condition": "used",
    "maxItems": 200,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true }
}
```

Or with a pasted search URL:

```json
{
    "startUrls": [
        { "url": "https://reverb.com/marketplace?query=tube%20screamer&condition=used" }
    ],
    "maxItems": 100
}
```

### Output fields

Each dataset record contains:

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `id` | Reverb listing id (numeric). Dedup key. |
| `title` | Listing title. |
| `make` | Brand / manufacturer (e.g. `Fender`). |
| `model` | Model name. |
| `year` | Model year as an integer when Reverb provides a plausible 4-digit year, else `null`. |
| `finish` | Colour / finish (may be empty). |
| `condition` | Normalized human condition label (e.g. `Excellent`, `Brand New`). |
| `conditionSlug` | Machine-readable condition slug (e.g. `excellent`, `brand-new`). |
| `price` | `{ "amount": <float>, "currency": "USD" }`. |
| `priceDisplay` | Formatted price string (e.g. `$1,899.52`). |
| `shippingPrice` | Shipping cost as a number (US rate preferred; `0.0` when free expedited shipping). |
| `shippingCurrency` | Currency of `shippingPrice`. |
| `freeExpeditedShipping` | Boolean. |
| `isSold` | `true` when the listing state is sold/ended (public search returns live listings). |
| `soldPrice` | Sold price when present, else `null`. |
| `state` | Listing state slug (e.g. `live`). |
| `sellerName` / `shopName` | Reverb shop name. |
| `shopSlug` | Shop URL slug. |
| `preferredSeller` | Boolean - Reverb "Preferred Seller" flag. |
| `location` | Seller location when Reverb includes it, else `null` (the public search index does not expose per-listing location). |
| `photoUrl` | Primary photo URL. |
| `url` | Canonical `reverb.com/item/...` listing URL. |
| `categories` | List of category paths (e.g. `["Electric Guitars / Solid Body"]`). |
| `createdAt` / `publishedAt` | ISO 8601 timestamps. |
| `offersEnabled` | Boolean - whether the seller accepts offers. |
| `auction` | Boolean. |
| `sku` | Seller SKU when present. |
| `originalPrice` | Original / pre-drop price when present. |
| `listingCurrency` | Seller's native listing currency. |
| `inventory` | Available quantity. |
| `scrapedFrom` | Always `reverb.com`. |

### Notes on data source

- **Endpoint:** `https://api.reverb.com/api/listings?query=<q>&condition=<used|new>&per_page=50`,
  sent with headers `Accept: application/hal+json` and `Accept-Version: 3.0`. Public listing
  search works **without an OAuth token**.
- **Pagination:** the response's `_links.next.href` is followed until it runs out or `maxItems`
  is reached.
- **Scope:** the public search index returns **live** listings; per-listing seller location and
  sold prices are not exposed there and are emitted best-effort (`null` when absent).

### Legal / usage

Public marketplace data for research; not a consumer report, not for FCRA purposes. Respect
Reverb's Terms of Service and use the data responsibly.

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

One or more Reverb URLs. Paste a reverb.com marketplace search (its filters - keyword, condition, price, year, etc. - are kept), a brand page (reverb.com/brand/fender), a category page (reverb.com/c/electric-guitars or /c/electric-guitars/solid-body), a single item (reverb.com/item/...), or an api.reverb.com/api/listings URL. Leave empty to use Search query instead.

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

Keyword search, e.g. "fender stratocaster", "tube screamer", "moog". Used when no Start URL is provided. Leave empty to browse all live listings.

## `condition` (type: `string`):

Filter by item condition. "All" returns both used and new listings.

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

Stop after collecting this many listings.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Reverb's public API is open, so Apify's default (datacenter) proxy is enough - no residential proxy needed.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [],
  "query": "stratocaster",
  "condition": "all",
  "maxItems": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# 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 = {
    "startUrls": [],
    "query": "stratocaster"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("jongoose/reverb-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 = {
    "startUrls": [],
    "query": "stratocaster",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("jongoose/reverb-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 '{
  "startUrls": [],
  "query": "stratocaster"
}' |
apify call jongoose/reverb-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,jongoose/reverb-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/LZnhF6YQNGvq2iYWG/builds/xoAPk9ZXnGiVqarzM/openapi.json