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DeviantArt Popular Deviations Scraper

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DeviantArt Popular Deviations Scraper

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:

{ "mode": "popular", "maxItems": 100 }

Newest deviations:

{ "mode": "newest", "maxItems": 50 }

Deviations tagged "digital-art":

{ "mode": "tag", "tag": "digital-art", "maxItems": 200 }

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

{
  "deviation_id": "1341768284",
  "title": "ComFusion#1 Spytaro",
  "author_name": "Ry-Spirit",
  "author_url": "https://www.deviantart.com/ry-spirit",
  "category": null,
  "published_date": "Sat, 06 Jun 2026 04:38:21 PDT",
  "description_snippet": "<p><span>Got commissioned to draw a Spyro/Katara fusion!</span></p>",
  "media_url": "https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/...",
  "media_width": 751,
  "media_height": 1064,
  "cc_license": "http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/",
  "rating": "nonadult",
  "deviation_url": "https://www.deviantart.com/ry-spirit/art/ComFusion-1-Spytaro-1341768284"
}

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
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