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DeviantArt Popular Deviations Scraper
Scrape popular, newest, or tag-filtered deviations from DeviantArt's official RSS feed. Returns artwork metadata including title, author, media URL, rating, and CC license.
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Scrape popular, newest, or tag-filtered deviations from DeviantArt's official RSS backstage feed (backend.deviantart.com/rss.xml). Returns rich artwork metadata including title, author, media URL, dimensions, content rating, and Creative Commons license info.
Why this actor?
- Uses the official, syndication-designed RSS endpoint — more durable than DOM scraping
- Surfaces the Creative Commons license for each deviation (when present)
- Supports three query modes: popular trending, newest, and tag/search queries
- Returns media dimensions and direct high-resolution media URLs (by reference, not rehosted)
- No authentication, no proxy required — clean public feed
Input
| Field | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
mode | string | Yes | popular | Query mode: popular (trending), newest, or tag (by tag/keyword) |
tag | string | No | digital-art | Tag or search term (only used when mode = tag) |
maxItems | integer | No | 50 | Maximum number of deviations to return (0 = no limit) |
Example inputs
Trending popular deviations:
Newest deviations:
Deviations tagged "digital-art":
Output
Each record represents one deviation:
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
deviation_id | string | Numeric deviation ID (from the deviation URL) |
title | string | Artwork title |
author_name | string | Artist display name |
author_url | string | Artist profile URL on DeviantArt |
category | string | Category/keywords (populated for tag searches) |
published_date | string | Publication date (RFC 2822 format) |
description_snippet | string | HTML summary from the feed (truncated at 500 chars) |
media_url | string | Full-size media URL (reference only — not rehosted) |
media_width | number | Full-size image width in pixels |
media_height | number | Full-size image height in pixels |
cc_license | string | Creative Commons license URL (when present) |
rating | string | Content rating: nonadult or adult |
deviation_url | string | Canonical URL of the deviation on DeviantArt |
Sample record
Technical notes
- Source:
backend.deviantart.com/rss.xml— the official DeviantArt RSS backstage, stable and syndication-intended - Pagination: Offset-based (60 items/page), follows
atom:link rel="next"automatically - Proxy: None required — the RSS feed is public and returns 200 without any IP-based restrictions
- Anti-bot: None detected — clean public endpoint
- Copyright: Media URLs are returned by reference only; no content is rehosted or reproduced
