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DigitalOcean Marketplace Scraper - Cloud App Catalog Data

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DigitalOcean Marketplace Scraper

Extract the complete catalog of apps, 1-Click Droplets, Kubernetes deployments, and add-ons from the DigitalOcean Marketplace. Each record includes the app name, vendor, category, description, pricing model, bundled software, and direct URL — ready for competitive intelligence, market analysis, or cloud-stack research.

What You Get

Field Description
app_name App or droplet name
slug URL slug (e.g. wordpress, prometheus-kubernetes)
vendor Publisher or vendor name
category Marketplace category (1-Click Apps, Kubernetes Apps, Add-ons)
tagline Short summary of the app
description Full description (HTML stripped)
pricing_model Free, Paid, or BYOL
rating Average rating (when available)
review_count Number of reviews (when available)
software_included Comma-separated list of bundled software components
app_url Canonical app detail URL

Usage

Scrape the full catalog

Leave all filters blank to retrieve all ~386 apps and add-ons:

{
  "maxItems": 0
}

Filter by category

Set category to one of: 1-Click Apps, Kubernetes Apps, Add-ons, Droplets, Databases, CMS, Developer Tools, Security, Analytics.

{
  "category": "Kubernetes Apps",
  "maxItems": 50
}

Filter for add-ons only

{
  "category": "Add-ons",
  "maxItems": 0
}

Input Schema

Field Type Default Description
category string (empty = all) Filter by marketplace category
maxItems integer 200 Max apps to return. 0 for unlimited.

Coverage

The DigitalOcean Marketplace sitemap lists approximately 386 app/add-on detail pages, covering:

  • 1-Click Droplets — pre-configured server images (WordPress, LAMP, Ghost, etc.)
  • Kubernetes Apps — Helm chart deployments (Prometheus, cert-manager, etc.)
  • Add-ons — SaaS integrations (third-party services billed through DigitalOcean)

Use Cases

  • ISV competitive intelligence — track which 1-Click apps are available and who publishes them
  • Cloud-stack research — discover vetted open-source stacks available on DigitalOcean infrastructure
  • Marketplace monitoring — periodically scrape to detect new app listings or removed ones
  • Pricing model analysis — compare Free vs Paid vs BYOL distribution across categories

Performance

Full catalog scrape (~386 URLs) typically completes in under 2 minutes. Memory usage stays under 256 MB.