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Guild Wars 2 Items Scraper
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Scrapes Guild Wars 2 item details by ID or full catalog walk in five languages. Returns each item as a flat row with name, description, and full data payload.
- Total users
- 2
- Monthly active
- 1
- Total runs
- 55
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- Last modified
- 12 days ago
Overview
Guild Wars 2 Items Scraper
Scrape Guild Wars 2 item data for any item ID, in five languages, without API keys. Pull names, descriptions, and full details for market analysis, wiki projects, or collection tracking.
The official Guild Wars 2 API requires an API key and has rate limits, slowing down bulk collection of the item catalog. This scraper reads public item data directly, so you can pull details by specific item IDs or stream the entire known catalog. Every returned item is flattened into one consistent row, perfect for spreadsheets and databases.
| Who uses it | What they scrape Guild Wars 2 for |
|---|---|
| Market analysts | Monitor supply and demand trends for materials, skins, and gear in the Trading Post. |
| Wiki maintainers | Populate and update item databases with localized names and descriptions across five languages. |
| Guild leaders and community managers | Build loot tables and reward checklists from the complete item catalog for events. |
| Collectors and completionists | Track acquisition progress for miniatures, weapon skins, and rare items by ID. |
What it does
This Actor collects Guild Wars 2 item details by ID or catalog walk, and returns each item as a flat row with its name, description, and full data payload.
- ๐ฏ Targeted IDs: Provide a list of exact item IDs and get back only those records, fast.
- ๐ Full catalog walk: Omit the ID list and the scraper increments through all known items from ID 1 upward.
- ๐ Multi-language output: Fetch names and descriptions in English, Spanish, German, French, or Chinese with one setting.
- ๐ฆ Flat row output: Each item arrives as a single flat object, clean for CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML export.
Results export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML, or straight from the API.
What you can do with Guild Wars 2 data
๐ Analyze market supply and demand.
A market analyst pulls the latest stats for popular crafting materials and skins to spot pricing trends before the next patch.
๐ Build and maintain an item wiki.
A wiki editor scrapes the complete item catalog in German and French to populate missing translations for an EU fan wiki.
๐ฎ Create loot tables for community events.
A guild officer captures every rare weapon skin ID, then filters them into a checklist for a server-wide scavenger hunt.
๐ Track personal collection completion.
A completionist fetches all miniature and finisher IDs to cross-reference with their account and plan the next purchase.
Why choose this scraper
| What you get | |
|---|---|
| No API key required | Scrape item data without registering an application or managing OAuth tokens. |
| Multi-language support | Collect item names and descriptions in any of five supported languages for international projects. |
| Full catalog reach | Walk from ID 1 to the latest item, collecting up to a million entries per paid run. |
| Consistent flat schema | Get one predictable row per item, ready for direct import into sheets or databases. |
How it compares
No other Store actor targets Guild Wars 2 the same way, so the honest comparison is with the alternatives teams actually weigh.
| Guild Wars 2 Items Scraper | Build it in-house | By hand | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Setup | Run it now, zero config | Days of engineering | None, but hours per pull |
| When Guild Wars 2 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 with a list of specific item IDs, or leave the list empty to walk the full catalog from start to finish. The language selector and maxItems limit are applied as the run progresses so only matching items land in your dataset. The Input tab lists every parameter.
A first run with the defaults:
{
"itemIds": [],
"maxItems": 10
}
A larger pull:
{
"itemIds": [],
"maxItems": 200
}
Pricing
Pay-per-result: $0.021 per result collected. You pay only for the results written to your dataset.
| Results collected | Approximate cost |
|---|---|
| 100 results | $2.10 |
| 1,000 results | $21.00 |
| 10,000 results | $210.00 |
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 to collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.
Run it
- Create a free Apify account with $5 in credit.
- Open the Guild Wars 2 Items Scraper.
- Set your inputs and any filters, then click Start.
- Export the results as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML from the Dataset tab.
Run it programmatically through the Apify API (run-sync-get-dataset-items) or the ApifyClient for JavaScript and Python.
Use with AI agents (MCP)
Give an AI agent live access to Guild Wars 2 through the Model Context Protocol. Add the Actor to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client:
claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=parseforge/guildwars2-items-scraper"
Then prompt it in plain language to run the scraper and read back the results.
Troubleshooting
Why can I only collect 10 items?
Free accounts are limited to 10 items as a preview. Upgrade to a paid Apify plan to raise the maxItems limit up to 1,000,000.
I entered a valid item ID but got no data.
Some ID ranges are empty or reserved. Try a known valid ID like 24 (a basic salvage kit) to confirm the Actor is working, then check your ID list.
The run is slow when walking the full catalog.
Each item requires one network request. Use a list of specific IDs to speed things up, or set maxItems to a smaller batch and resume later.
Some Chinese characters show up as question marks in my CSV.
Open the CSV in a modern editor that supports UTF-8 encoding, or export to JSON or Excel, which preserve the Unicode characters natively.
FAQ
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Do I need a Guild Wars 2 API key? | No. This Actor scrapes the public item feeds directly and does not require any account registration or API key. |
| How many items can I scrape in one run? | Free users can scrape up to 10 items per run as a preview. Paid users can collect up to 1,000,000 items per run. |
| Can I get item names in French or Spanish? | Yes, the language selector supports English, Spanish, German, French, and Chinese. The names and descriptions will be returned in your chosen language. |
| What if I only want a few specific items? | Add their IDs to the 'Specific Item IDs' list. The Actor will fetch only those and ignore the rest. |
| How do I scrape the entire item catalog? | Leave the item IDs field empty and set maxItems to a high number. The Actor will start at ID 1 and walk upward until it hits your limit. |
| What fields are returned for each item? | The dataset includes the localized name, description, item type flags, rarity, and all raw metadata returned by the official feed, flattened into one row. |
| Can I export the scraped items to Excel? | Yes. Like all Apify Actors, you can export your results to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML from your dataset tab. |
| Does this get Trading Post prices? | This Actor collects the static item definition data. For live Trading Post prices, a separate commerce scraper would be needed. |
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๐ Need help? Email parseforge@protonmail.com with your run ID, your input, and what you expected.
โ ๏ธ Disclaimer. This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by ArenaNet, LLC. 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.
Input
| Field | Type | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| itemIds | array | Optional. A list of specific GW2 item IDs to fetch (for example 24, 56, 74). Leave empty to walk the full item catalog in ID order. | [] |
| language | string (5 options) | Language for item names and descriptions. | en |
| maxItems | integer | Free users are limited to 10 items (preview). Paid users can collect up to 1,000,000. | 10 |
Pricing
from $19.00 per 1,000 results
| Charged for | What it is | Price each |
|---|---|---|
| result | Single result in the default dataset. | $0.019 to $0.021 |
Tiered: the lower figure is the price on a higher Apify plan. Billing and the free credit live on Apify.
API
One POST returns the dataset directly. Same shape for every scraper in the library, so swapping the slug is the only change.
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/parseforge~guildwars2-items-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"helloWorld": 123
}' Examples
Input that runs as-is.
{
"helloWorld": 123
} Reviews
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Issues
We build and maintain this scraper, so a problem with it comes to us. Report it on the Apify listing and the thread stays attached to the scraper where the next person can find it: open an issue.
Broken and urgent, or you would rather not post in public? Write to parseforge@protonmail.com and it reaches the people who wrote it.