Is there an API for Brickset?

Brickset does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 5 maintained endpoints for brickset.com. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.

How do I scrape Brickset data?

POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when brickset.com changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.

Do I need a Brickset account?

No. Every Brickset action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.

What does the Brickset API cost?

Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.

Entertainment

Brickset API

brickset.com

Brickset - LEGO set catalog with search, theme and year filters.

Actions: 5
Category: Entertainment
Login: Not required
Output: JSON

Get an API key Wire API reference

Call the Brickset API

Submit a task, then poll the job until it settles. This example runs act_brickset_com_browse_navigation.

curl -X POST https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task \
  -H "X-API-Key: $ANAKIN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "action_id": "act_brickset_com_browse_navigation",
    "params": {}
  }'

5 actions on brickset.com

Read

Browse Navigation
act_brickset_com_browse_navigationread1 credit / call
Returns the browse hub with links to themes, years, tags, and set sections.
Browse Sets Page
act_brickset_com_browse_sets_pageread1 credit / call
Returns the sets browse index of available LEGO themes and years.
Filtered Set Listing
act_brickset_com_set_listing_filteredread2 credits / call
Returns LEGO sets filtered by theme and release year.
theme_slug
string · required
year
string · required
Homepage New Sets
act_brickset_com_homepage_new_setsread2 credits / call
Returns recently added LEGO sets with set numbers, titles, themes, and years.
cache_buster
string · required
Set Tags Index
act_brickset_com_set_tags_indexread1 credit / call
Returns the full tag and theme index with set counts per theme.

Brickset API questions

Is there an API for Brickset?: Brickset does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 5 maintained endpoints for brickset.com. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.
How do I scrape Brickset data?: POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when brickset.com changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.
Do I need a Brickset account?: No. Every Brickset action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.
What does the Brickset API cost?: Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.