pc-part-dataset

README

PC Part Dataset

A dataset of PC parts scraped from PCPartPicker.

Part count: 60,506

Last updated: March 27, 2024

Download

The parts are available in JSON, JSON Lines, and CSV format. You can find them in the ./data directory.

JSON Property Descriptions

Check out API.md for JSON property descriptions of each product category.

Contents

• General

  • CPUs
  • CPU Coolers
  • Motherboards
  • Memory
  • Storage
  • Video Cards
  • Cases
  • Power Supplies
  • Optical Drives
  • Operating Systems
  • Monitors
  • External Storage

• Accessories / Other

  • Case Accessories
  • Case Fans
  • Fan Controllers
  • Thermal Compound
  • UPS Systems

• Expansion Cards / Networking

  • Sound Cards
  • Wired Network Adapters
  • Wireless Network Adapters

• Peripherals

  • Headphones
  • Keyboards
  • Mice
  • Speakers
  • Webcams

Running the Scraper

Warning Make sure to turn on your VPN before running this scraper!

1. Run npm install
2. Run npm run start
3. Wait about 5-10 minutes for the scraper to finish doing its thing.
4. Everything will be emitted to a directory named data-staging.

If you don't want to scrape every part, you can specify individual parts by passing them as arguments. You can find the list of part type IDs in API.md.

Example usage:

# Only get CPUs and video cards
npm run start -- cpu video-card

package.json Scripts

• start => Starts the scraper.
• dev => Starts the scraper without typechecking.
• count => Runs counter.ts; gets the number of parts from ./data-staging/json or argv[1].
• output => Runs output.ts; outputs JSONL and CSV formats to ./data-staging or argv[1].
• zip => Zips the JSON, JSONL, and CSV folders in ./data.

License

MIT