# Comic Book Price Scraper - GoCollect Data (`lulzasaur/gocollect-scraper`) Actor

Public GoCollect hot comics, ranks, available grade prices and issue metadata. Search titles or supply comic URLs. Export results as JSON, CSV or Excel for recurring market research.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/gocollect-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [lulz bot](https://apify.com/lulzasaur) (community)
- **Categories:** Other
- **Features:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 15 total users, 4 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $10.00 / 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

## GoCollect comic prices and hot comics

Get public GoCollect comic listings, trending ranks, issue metadata and available price fields as structured data. Use a small search to identify comics, or collect the current hot-comics list for a market-research snapshot.

### Try the hot-comics list

```json
{"mode":"hotComics","limit":10}
```

The Output table shows title, rank, available grade prices, source link and collection time. Grade prices are only returned when exposed by the public page. A missing price is not zero.

### Find an issue

```json
{"mode":"search","searchQuery":"amazing spider-man","limit":10}
```

Search results include available sale-record counts and publication information. Check the issue and variant, then use the returned URLs in detail mode:

```json
{"mode":"comicDetail","comicUrls":["https://gocollect.com/comic/amazing-spider-man-300"],"limit":1}
```

Detail mode adds public creator and publisher metadata, key-issue notes, and any price range present in structured page data. A historical low/high sale range is not the fair market value of a specific grade.

### Use the results again

Download JSON, CSV or Excel from the completed run. Save a search or hot-list input as an Apify task to collect periodic snapshots. Retain `url`, `slug` and `scrapedAt` so you can compare the same issue across exports. Scheduled runs incur the normal charges. The Actor does not store a separate price-history database.

For API use, run `lulzasaur/gocollect-scraper`, wait for completion and retrieve the run's `defaultDatasetId`. [Apify's run and dataset guide](https://help.apify.com/en/articles/3224035-run-actor-task-and-retrieve-data-via-api) covers the request flow. Keep credentials in your client or request header.

### Modes and coverage

| Mode | Result |
| --- | --- |
| `hotComics` | Current public hot list, ranks and available `grades` price object. |
| `search` | First-page keyword matches and available sales-count/date metadata. |
| `comicDetail` | Metadata and available public price fields from supplied URLs. |
| `publisher` | Keyword search using the publisher text. This is not a strict publisher filter. |

`limit` caps returned rows. Search and hot-list modes only parse the initial page, so a larger limit does not guarantee more results. The legacy `comicAge` and `proxyConfiguration` inputs are not applied by this version. No login or paid GoCollect account is used, and subscriber-only sales history is not included.

The three Output views organize trending prices, search results and issue details. The full JSON retains every returned field; export field selection is independent of the table view. Null fields mean the public page did not provide a parsed value. Inspect results before using them in pricing decisions.

### Pricing

The current result price is $0.01 per returned row, plus the small Actor Start charge shown on the Pricing tab. Ten rows are $0.10 in result charges. Start with a small `limit` and set a maximum charge. The live Pricing tab is authoritative.

For graded-supply research, see [CGC Comic Census](https://apify.com/lulzasaur/cgc-census-scraper). Match the issue, printing and variant carefully because the sources do not share IDs. For help, use this Actor's Issues tab and include a small input example with no credentials.

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

Scraping mode: hotComics (trending list), search (find comics by keyword), comicDetail (specific comic pages), or publisher (browse by publisher series).

## `searchQuery` (type: `string`):

Search term for search mode (e.g. 'amazing spider-man', 'batman', 'x-men'). Only used when mode=search.

## `comicUrls` (type: `array`):

Full GoCollect URLs for comic detail pages (e.g. https://gocollect.com/comic/spawn-1). Only used when mode=comicDetail.

## `publisher` (type: `string`):

Keyword search using publisher text; this is not a strict publisher filter.

## `comicAge` (type: `string`):

Kept for existing saved inputs. This version returns the public all-ages page and does not apply this field.

## `limit` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of results to return.

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

Legacy input retained for saved tasks. This version makes direct requests and does not apply this configuration.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "hotComics",
  "comicAge": "all",
  "limit": 10,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("lulzasaur/gocollect-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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("lulzasaur/gocollect-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 '{}' |
apify call lulzasaur/gocollect-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,lulzasaur/gocollect-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/C3bLBSqAHRyaSrNP1/builds/aDo8JcOW7mlpu1agn/openapi.json