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Randall Stillwell 1b2182da09 feat(pricing): wire Lorcast (Lorcana) + TCGdex (Pokemon) + docs 
- lib/card-import/lorcana-bulk.js: Lorcast per-card pricing via api.lorcast.com/v0/cards/search (10 req/sec, 110ms delay, 429 retry) as cross-check to Foilio feed
- lib/card-import/pokemon-bulk.js: TCGdex pricing (already wired via lib/pricing/tcgdex-client.js)
- test/lib/card-import-lorcana-bulk.test.js: new price fields in mapper
- docs/project/pricing-api-research-20260915.md: final verified source matrix
- docs/DOKPLOY_DEPLOY.md: pricing API env vars
2026-09-16 11:57:23 -05:00

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Pricing API research spike — 2026-09-15

Status: MTG OK (Scryfall prices.usd → current_price/market_price). Lorcana / Pokémon were showing $0.00 because import jobs didn't map price fields.

Sources verified

Game Source Endpoint Free? Auth Price fields Status
MTG Scryfall api.scryfall.com/cards/{id} ✅ None prices.usd, usd_foil Working (lib/card-import/mtg.js)
Lorcana Lorcast api.lorcast.com/v0/cards/search?q=NAME+set:CODE ✅ None prices.usd, prices.usd_foil, tcgplayer_id, purchase_uris Wired — 10 req/sec, 110ms delay
Lorcana lorcana-api.com api.lorcana-api.com/bulk/cards ✅ None None (21 fields, no price) Bulk card data only
Lorcana Foilio hourly feed ✅ None usd_low, usd_market Wired (existing)
Pokémon TCGdex api.tcgdex.net/v2/en/cards/{localId} ✅ None pricing.tcgplayer.* (low/mid/market USD) + Cardmarket EUR Wired — lib/pricing/tcgdex-client.js

Sources checked and rejected / paid

Source Game Verdict
TCGplayer API All Paid / locked down (no new dev keys)
lorcana-prices.com (RapidAPI tcggopro/api/lorcana-prices-api) Lorcana Paid (RapidAPI key)
Scrydex (pokemon-tcg.io → acquired) Pokémon Paid API
TCG API (tcgapi.dev) 54 games Free tier 100 req/day; needs account
poketrace.com Pokémon No working API endpoint found
tcgdex.dev (docs site) Pokémon SPA docs; actual API is api.tcgdex.net

Wiring summary

  • Lorcana (lib/card-import/lorcana-bulk.js):
    • Bulk card data from lorcana-api.com/bulk/cards (no prices)
    • Prices enriched two ways: (1) Foilio hourly feed (existing), (2) Lorcast per-card search (new) with 110ms rate-limit delay, retry on 429
  • Pokémon (lib/card-import/pokemon-bulk.js):
    • Card data from pokemon-tcg-data GitHub JSON
    • Prices enriched from TCGdex via lib/pricing/tcgdex-client.js (TCGPlayer USD primary, Cardmarket EUR fallback)