# Instacart Scraper - Grocery Prices, Products & Stores

**Use case:** 

Scrape Instacart products and compare grocery prices, unit prices and stock across stores serving any US location.

## Input

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "queries": [
    "organic milk"
  ],
  "retailers": [
    "costco",
    "safeway"
  ],
  "urls": [
    "https://www.instacart.com/store/costco/s?k=greek+yogurt",
    "https://www.instacart.com/store/costco/products/19208138"
  ],
  "includeDepartments": false,
  "postalCode": "10001",
  "latitude": 40.7484,
  "longitude": -73.9857,
  "sortBy": "bestMatch",
  "inStockOnly": false,
  "onSaleOnly": false,
  "fetchDetails": false,
  "maxItems": 20,
  "incrementalMode": false,
  "emitUnchanged": false,
  "emitExpired": false,
  "proxy": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
  },
  "maxNotifyListings": 50
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "name": {
    "label": "Product"
  },
  "changeType": {
    "label": "Change"
  },
  "brand": {
    "label": "Brand"
  },
  "priceString": {
    "label": "Price"
  },
  "price": {
    "label": "Price (number)"
  },
  "fullPrice": {
    "label": "Regular price"
  },
  "unitPriceString": {
    "label": "Unit price"
  },
  "onSale": {
    "label": "On sale"
  },
  "size": {
    "label": "Size"
  },
  "available": {
    "label": "In stock"
  },
  "stockLevelLabel": {
    "label": "Stock level"
  },
  "category": {
    "label": "Category"
  },
  "retailerName": {
    "label": "Store"
  },
  "serviceType": {
    "label": "Service"
  },
  "storeAddress": {
    "label": "Store address"
  },
  "dietaryAttributes": {
    "label": "Dietary"
  },
  "productId": {
    "label": "Product id"
  },
  "image": {
    "label": "Image",
    "format": "image"
  },
  "productUrl": {
    "label": "Product link",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "searchQuery": {
    "label": "Keyword"
  },
  "changedFields": {
    "label": "Changed fields"
  },
  "firstSeenAt": {
    "label": "First seen"
  },
  "lastSeenAt": {
    "label": "Last seen"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Instacart Scraper - Grocery Prices, Products & Stores](https://apify.com/abotapi/instacart-grocery-price-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/abotapi/instacart-grocery-price-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


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