Is there a way to retrieve Year Released for all the parts in a set inventory?
I would like to see at a glance if sets contain newer parts , or parts which
are no longer made etc.
Thanks.
Not directly.
You could download the set inventory (does not contain the years, but does contain
the part ids and quantities) and the parts catalog (can contain the years releases
data if you specify that during download). Then you need to do some matching
in a spreadsheet program to combine the two tables.
However: the "Year Released" data as contained in Bricklink's parts
database does NOT mean that that particular version is released in that year;
it means the earliest/latest release year of sets containing that part in it's
regular or alternate section.
Is there a way to retrieve Year Released for all the parts in a set inventory?
I would like to see at a glance if sets contain newer parts , or parts which
are no longer made etc.
Thanks.
Not directly.
You could download the set inventory (does not contain the years, but does contain
the part ids and quantities) and the parts catalog (can contain the years releases
data if you specify that during download). Then you need to do some matching
in a spreadsheet program to combine the two tables.
However: the "Year Released" data as contained in Bricklink's parts
database does NOT mean that that particular version is released in that year;
it means the earliest/latest release year of sets containing that part in it's
regular or alternate section.
Thanks - actually the parts catalogue is missing the Year column when selected
- not sure if that is a bug
That would be really useful as I could import that into a database - my alternative
is to do masses of API calls - one for each part in a set - and I suspect they
won't like that .. I haven't found a document on acceptable use / rate
limiting but I will take another look.
Is there a way to retrieve Year Released for all the parts in a set inventory?
I would like to see at a glance if sets contain newer parts , or parts which
are no longer made etc.
Thanks.
Not directly.
You could download the set inventory (does not contain the years, but does contain
the part ids and quantities) and the parts catalog (can contain the years releases
data if you specify that during download). Then you need to do some matching
in a spreadsheet program to combine the two tables.
However: the "Year Released" data as contained in Bricklink's parts
database does NOT mean that that particular version is released in that year;
it means the earliest/latest release year of sets containing that part in it's
regular or alternate section.
Thanks - actually the parts catalogue is missing the Year column when selected
- not sure if that is a bug
That would be really useful as I could import that into a database - my alternative
is to do masses of API calls - one for each part in a set - and I suspect they
won't like that .. I haven't found a document on acceptable use / rate
limiting but I will take another look.
5k/day is the limit for api calls, it’s used up with the combination of browsing
and 3rd party applications
Is there a way to retrieve Year Released for all the parts in a set inventory?
I would like to see at a glance if sets contain newer parts , or parts which
are no longer made etc.
Thanks.
Not directly.
You could download the set inventory (does not contain the years, but does contain
the part ids and quantities) and the parts catalog (can contain the years releases
data if you specify that during download). Then you need to do some matching
in a spreadsheet program to combine the two tables.
However: the "Year Released" data as contained in Bricklink's parts
database does NOT mean that that particular version is released in that year;
it means the earliest/latest release year of sets containing that part in it's
regular or alternate section.
Thanks - actually the parts catalogue is missing the Year column when selected
- not sure if that is a bug
That would be really useful as I could import that into a database - my alternative
is to do masses of API calls - one for each part in a set - and I suspect they
won't like that .. I haven't found a document on acceptable use / rate
limiting but I will take another look.
Oops, sorry for the wrong advice. The explanation still holds, but the Parts
table indeed does not contain a Year column in the download. I should have double
checked rather than writing from memory.
Maybe you could use https://www.bricklink.com/catalogSearch.asp?v=C the advanced
catalog search, show as 'Year Summary' and copy the lists from those
(many) pages per year, or focus on a single year directly. Note that the Terms
do not really like web scraping.
Is there a way to retrieve Year Released for all the parts in a set inventory?
I would like to see at a glance if sets contain newer parts , or parts which
are no longer made etc.
Thanks.
Not directly.
You could download the set inventory (does not contain the years, but does contain
the part ids and quantities) and the parts catalog (can contain the years releases
data if you specify that during download). Then you need to do some matching
in a spreadsheet program to combine the two tables.
However: the "Year Released" data as contained in Bricklink's parts
database does NOT mean that that particular version is released in that year;
it means the earliest/latest release year of sets containing that part in it's
regular or alternate section.
Thanks - actually the parts catalogue is missing the Year column when selected
- not sure if that is a bug
That would be really useful as I could import that into a database - my alternative
is to do masses of API calls - one for each part in a set - and I suspect they
won't like that .. I haven't found a document on acceptable use / rate
limiting but I will take another look.
Oops, sorry for the wrong advice. The explanation still holds, but the Parts
table indeed does not contain a Year column in the download. I should have double
checked rather than writing from memory.
Maybe you could use https://www.bricklink.com/catalogSearch.asp?v=C the advanced
catalog search, show as 'Year Summary' and copy the lists from those
(many) pages per year, or focus on a single year directly. Note that the Terms
do not really like web scraping.
I do not know where the Year column has gone - I asked Robert who develops Brickstore
where his year data comes from and he said from that Parts download .. ! I felt
like an idiot because I could not see it at all.
That advanced search however is a good idea thanks. I am trying to stock up on
wedges, brackets etc released in the last 10 years or so - so in a way that could
be just as useful as looking up parts via sets.
Is there a way to retrieve Year Released for all the parts in a set inventory?
I would like to see at a glance if sets contain newer parts , or parts which
are no longer made etc.
Thanks.
Not directly.
You could download the set inventory (does not contain the years, but does contain
the part ids and quantities) and the parts catalog (can contain the years releases
data if you specify that during download). Then you need to do some matching
in a spreadsheet program to combine the two tables.
However: the "Year Released" data as contained in Bricklink's parts
database does NOT mean that that particular version is released in that year;
it means the earliest/latest release year of sets containing that part in it's
regular or alternate section.
Thanks - actually the parts catalogue is missing the Year column when selected
- not sure if that is a bug
That would be really useful as I could import that into a database - my alternative
is to do masses of API calls - one for each part in a set - and I suspect they
won't like that .. I haven't found a document on acceptable use / rate
limiting but I will take another look.
Oops, sorry for the wrong advice. The explanation still holds, but the Parts
table indeed does not contain a Year column in the download. I should have double
checked rather than writing from memory.
Maybe you could use https://www.bricklink.com/catalogSearch.asp?v=C the advanced
catalog search, show as 'Year Summary' and copy the lists from those
(many) pages per year, or focus on a single year directly. Note that the Terms
do not really like web scraping.
I do not know where the Year column has gone - I asked Robert who develops Brickstore
where his year data comes from and he said from that Parts download .. ! I felt
like an idiot because I could not see it at all.
That advanced search however is a good idea thanks. I am trying to stock up on
wedges, brackets etc released in the last 10 years or so - so in a way that could
be just as useful as looking up parts via sets.
yes this is quite useful to simply see what new wedge plates, brackets etc have
been released in the last 10 years say:
(Just because it’s a thread I haven’t yet participated in )
Besides the issue raised by hpoort—that the dates come from the sets and are
thus inaccurate—, there’s also the issue that this info doesn’t take colour into
account.
I don’t think you said why you want the dates but that can be a big issue.
France, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Netherlands, Groningen
Canada, Ontario
)