Rakuten Product Scraper - Rakuten Product Data Extraction API for Japan Marketplace Intelligence

Rakuten Product Scraper is a Japan marketplace data API for researching Rakuten Ichiba search results, merchant/shop context, JPY prices, availability, and product ranking. Search Rakuten by keyword and country, then receive a normalized 58-field shopping dataset with titles, prices, currency, images, seller or shop signals, source URLs, query, rank, and Apify processing metadata. Pay-per-result pricing is $0.01 per Actor start plus $0.0051 per product result on the FREE tier.

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Why Choose This API

Rakuten Ichiba Data for Merchant-Led Marketplace Research

🎯 Product Search in One API Call Search Rakuten with keyword, country, and max_results to capture Japan marketplace results where merchant shops, product pages, prices, availability, and ranking can vary by query.

💰 Price Intelligence When Sources Disclose It Capture JPY prices, price text, shop or seller context, product URLs, image URLs, availability, promotion text, and rank when Rakuten exposes those signals publicly.

🌍 Country-Aware Product Coverage Rakuten Product Scraper supports 1 country: Japan. Country routing follows source marketplace behavior instead of applying a fake post-search filter.

🤖 AI-Ready JSON Output Structured records support Rakuten shop analysis, marketplace assortment research, product-feed enrichment, RAG pipelines, pricing dashboards, and Japan ecommerce intelligence.

⚡ Managed Processing and Platform-Aware Collection Request up to max_results records while preserving Rakuten Ichiba's public marketplace behavior. The Actor keeps query, rank, source URL, and shop-related signals for traceability.

📊 58 Data Fields Per Product Extract product intelligence including:

• Product metadata (title, brand, category, description, images)
• Pricing data (price, currency, price text, discount, promotion text)
• Seller and fulfillment data (seller, shipping, delivery, return signals)
• Availability, rating, review, rank, source URL, and processing metadata

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Quick Start Guide

How to Extract Product Data in 3 Steps

Step 1: Configure Your Search

Open Actor Input

Step 2: Run the Actor

Click Start and the scraper will extract product data from the supported shopping source for your selected country.

Step 3: Download Your Data

Export results in JSON format or access via API. Data includes the 58-field product dataset schema, with optional fields populated only when the source platform exposes them.

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Input Parameters

Required Inputs

Parameter	Type	Description	Example Values
keyword	string	Product name, model, brand, or search phrase	"wireless mouse", "wireless earbuds"
country	string	Target country or source market for product search	"Japan"
max_results	integer	Maximum products to request per selected platform or route	10, 100, 10000

Optional Filters and Output Settings

Parameter	Type	Description	Example Values
platforms	not exposed	Single-platform Actor; the source platform is fixed by the Actor	Not applicable
Source optional fields	mixed	Optional output fields such as seller, rating, discount, shipping, and variants are populated only when the source exposes them	seller, rating, shipping_text

Platform Filter Support Matrix

✅ means the current actor applies the input as a source-side request filter or route selector. ❌ means the input is not exposed for that source.

Platform	keyword	country	max_results	platforms	Detail fields
Rakuten	✅	✅	✅	❌	Platform-dependent

platforms Format Options

This single-platform Actor does not expose a platforms input. The source platform is fixed by the Actor, so users should provide only keyword, country, and max_results.

Single-platform behavior:

• Platform selection is not required.
• Passing platforms is not part of the public input schema.
• Use All Shopping Scraper when a multi-platform allowlist is needed.

Search Formatting Best Practices

Product Name or Category:

• "wireless mouse"
• "Smart TV"
• "PlayStation 5"

Brand and Model:

• "Sony WH-1000XM5"
• "iPhone case"
• "Lenovo laptop"

Country Selection:

• Use the separate country parameter for marketplace routing.
• Do not append the country name to keyword unless the source marketplace expects it as part of the product phrase.

Important: Product search ranking is controlled by the source platform. The Actor preserves query, source_url, and rank so users can compare the dataset with the original source behavior.

Supported Countries for Product Scraping

Japan

Country-Aware Platform Routing

The runtime selects product routes from the Actor input and the selected country. Country-specific platforms are used only when the selected country matches the coverage listed below.

Platform route	Country / market routing
Rakuten	Japan

Example Input Configuration

{
  "keyword": "wireless mouse",
  "country": "Japan",
  "max_results": 100
}

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Output Data Schema

Complete Product Listing Data Structure

Each extracted product record uses the shared AgentX shopping dataset structure with 58 normalized fields. Fields are populated only when the source listing, source API, or detail page exposes them reliably.

Product Metadata Fields

Field	Type	Description
main_image	string/null	Primary product image URL
image_urls	array/null	Deduplicated product image URLs
title	string/null	Product title
brand	string/null	Product brand
category, breadcrumbs	string/array/null	Product category and breadcrumb path
description, features, specifications	string/array/object/null	Product content and detail-page fields

Offer & Availability Details

Field	Type	Description
stock_status, stock_text	string/null	Normalized and original availability text
sales_text, buy_limit	string/integer/null	Demand or purchase-limit signals
rating, review_count	number/integer/null	Public rating and review signals
sponsored	boolean/null	Whether the source marks the result as sponsored

Pricing Information

Field	Type	Description
price	number/null	Current numeric price
was_price	number/null	Original or strikethrough price
currency	string/null	ISO currency code or source currency signal
price_text	string/null	Original price text for verification
discount_pct, discount_text, promo_text, installment_text	mixed/null	Discount, promotion, coupon, and installment signals

Seller Data

Field	Type	Description
seller, seller_url, seller_score	string/number/null	Seller, shop, or marketplace signals
shipping_text, shipping_cost	string/number/null	Shipping text and numeric shipping cost when available
delivery_text, pickup_text, return_text, return_days, warranty_text	mixed/null	Delivery, pickup, return, and warranty signals
platform, site, country, product_url, source_url, query, rank	mixed/null	Source traceability fields for query-to-result audits

Example JSON Output

{
  "main_image": "https://thumbnail.image.rakuten.co.jp/@0_mall/example/item.jpg",
  "image_urls": [
    "https://thumbnail.image.rakuten.co.jp/@0_mall/example/item.jpg"
  ],
  "title": "Wireless Mouse Silent Bluetooth 2.4GHz",
  "brand": "Elecom",
  "category": "Electronics",
  "description": "Example Rakuten product record for README documentation.",
  "features": [
    "Source-linked product row",
    "Normalized AgentX shopping schema"
  ],
  "product_id": "EXAMPLE-001",
  "price": 2480.0,
  "currency": "JPY",
  "price_text": "JPY 2,480",
  "stock_status": "in_stock",
  "stock_text": "In stock",
  "rating": 4.6,
  "review_count": 1248,
  "seller": "Rakuten Shop",
  "platform": "Rakuten",
  "site": "rakuten.co.jp",
  "country": "Japan",
  "product_url": "https://item.rakuten.co.jp/example-shop/example-item/",
  "source_url": "https://search.rakuten.co.jp/search/mall/wireless+mouse/",
  "query": "wireless mouse",
  "rank": 1,
  "sponsored": false,
  "processor": "https://apify.com/agentx/rakuten-product-scraper",
  "processed_at": "2026-06-29T00:00:00+00:00"
}

Export Formats

Export results as JSON, JSONL, CSV, Excel, XML, RSS, or access records programmatically through the Apify dataset API.

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Integration Examples

Actor ID for Platform Integration

• Actor ID: agentx/rakuten-product-scraper
• REST API path: agentx~rakuten-product-scraper
• Actor URL: https://apify.com/agentx/rakuten-product-scraper

Ⓜ️ Make.com Setup:

Use the Apify module, select agentx/rakuten-product-scraper, pass the JSON input, then map dataset items into your spreadsheet, pricing database, product feed, or alert workflow.

🎱 N8N.io Setup:

Use the Apify node or HTTP Request node to run the Actor, then fetch defaultDatasetId items for downstream automation.

Python Integration Example

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")

# Prepare Actor input
run_input = {"keyword": "wireless mouse", "country": "Japan", "max_results": 100}

# Run the Actor and wait for completion
run = client.actor("agentx/rakuten-product-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch results from dataset
items = client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).list_items().items
for item in items:
    print(item.get("title"), item.get("price"), item.get("currency"))

JavaScript/Node.js Integration

import { ApifyClient } from "apify-client";

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: "YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" });
const run = await client.actor("agentx/rakuten-product-scraper").call({"keyword": "wireless mouse", "country": "Japan", "max_results": 100});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => console.log(item.title, item.price, item.currency));

JSON-LD Metadata

{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "SoftwareApplication",
  "name": "Rakuten Product Scraper",
  "applicationCategory": "BusinessApplication",
  "operatingSystem": "Cloud",
  "url": "https://apify.com/agentx/rakuten-product-scraper",
  "provider": {
    "@type": "Organization",
    "name": "AgentX",
    "url": "https://apify.com/agentx"
  },
  "offers": {
    "@type": "Offer",
    "price": 0.0051,
    "priceCurrency": "USD",
    "description": "Pay-per-result event pricing"
  }
}

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Pricing & Cost Calculator

Transparent Pay-Per-Use Model

Rakuten Product Scraper uses pay-per-event pricing. apify-actor-start is charged at $0.01 when the Actor starts. The dataset billing event is result: FREE tier $0.0051 per delivered product record, and GOLD/PLATINUM/DIAMOND $0.00459 per delivered product record.

Cost Examples

Delivered product records	FREE-tier result cost	Notes
100	$0.51	Small validation run
1,000	$5.10	Standard category or keyword run
10,000	$51.00	Large export before account-tier discounts

Pricing Scope

Pricing applies to delivered dataset records. The final result count can be lower than max_results when the source platform returns fewer public products, reaches a source-side boundary, or omits usable product rows.

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Use Cases & Applications

Ecommerce & Marketplace Intelligence

Track Rakuten Ichiba product prices, shop signals, images, availability text, product URLs, and marketplace rank for Japan ecommerce analysis.

Market Research & Business Intelligence

Compare Japanese marketplace assortment, shop-level offer visibility, JPY price bands, ranking changes, and repeated keyword behavior on Rakuten Ichiba.

AI & Machine Learning Applications

Feed Rakuten product rows into Japan marketplace dashboards, shop analysis, catalog matching, RAG systems, recommendation workflows, and AI shopping tools.

Pricing & Assortment Analytics

Schedule repeated Japan runs for the same keyword to monitor JPY price movement, shop visibility, stock text, promotion changes, and rank shifts.

Product Feed & Catalog Enrichment

Use Rakuten titles, images, URLs, seller/shop signals, JPY price fields, availability text, and query/rank metadata to enrich Japanese product catalogs.

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FAQ

What product platforms does Rakuten Product Scraper support?

Rakuten Product Scraper supports the Rakuten route for Japan, focused on Rakuten Ichiba-style merchant listings, shop context, product prices, and public search ranking.

How many products can Rakuten Product Scraper extract per selected platform?

max_results is the requested upper bound for Rakuten rows. The final count can be lower when Rakuten returns fewer public listings, changes pagination, or exposes fewer usable product cards.

Which countries are supported?

Supported countries are defined by the Actor input schema: Japan.

How fresh is the product data?

The Actor reads current public search/listing responses at run time. Marketplace ranking, availability, price, and seller signals can change between runs.

What data format does the scraper output?

The default Apify dataset can be exported as JSON, JSONL, CSV, Excel, XML, RSS, or consumed through the dataset API.

Can I integrate this with my existing tools?

Yes. Use the Apify Client SDK, REST API, Make, n8n, Zapier-style workflows, webhooks, or direct dataset exports.

Is the scraper compatible with AI frameworks?

Yes. The normalized JSON dataset is suitable for LangChain, CrewAI, AutoGPT, RAG pipelines, and custom shopping agents.

How do I handle limited source availability?

Use query, source_url, platform, site, country, rank, and processed_at to verify what the source returned for that run.

Why do some search results seem unrelated to my search terms?

Rakuten Ichiba search is merchant-driven and can mix shop listings, promotions, availability, and marketplace ranking signals. The Actor preserves the source ranking instead of rewriting it.

Why are some price fields empty?

Some source listings hide prices, require selection, show unavailable products, or expose price only on detail pages. Optional fields remain empty when the source does not expose them reliably.

What if no products are found?

Try a broader keyword, confirm the selected country is supported, and check whether the same query returns public results on the source marketplace.

Can I get seller or shop information?

Seller and shop fields are populated when Rakuten exposes them publicly. Some product cards may provide shop context, while others may expose only listing-level details.

How accurate is rating data?

Rating and review fields reflect the public values exposed by the source at run time. They should be treated as marketplace-provided signals.

How are platform-specific failures handled?

The Actor keeps source-specific failures isolated where possible. Use run logs, source_url, and dataset counts to diagnose source-side blocks or empty responses.

Why do different platforms show different product counts?

Rakuten product counts depend on keyword breadth, shop availability, public pagination, promotion mix, and source-side result limits. The Actor preserves those differences for realistic Japan marketplace data.

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SEO Keywords & Search Terms

Primary Keywords

Rakuten Product Scraper, Rakuten scraper, Rakuten Ichiba product data API, Japan marketplace scraper

Long-Tail Keywords

scrape Rakuten Ichiba products, Rakuten Japan price dataset, Rakuten shop product data, Rakuten Product Scraper Apify API

Industry Terms

Japan marketplace intelligence, Rakuten shop analysis, JPY price monitoring, product feed enrichment, catalog analytics

Location-Based Keywords

Rakuten Japan product data, Rakuten Ichiba scraper, Japan ecommerce marketplace data, Rakuten price tracking

Use Case Keywords

Rakuten shop monitoring, Japan competitor price tracking, marketplace assortment analytics, product catalog enrichment, AI shopping data

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Trust & Certifications

Rakuten Product Scraper is maintained by AgentX and runs on Apify infrastructure. The output keeps source URLs, query values, platform names, country, rank, and processing timestamps so users can audit the relationship between input and dataset rows.

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Legal & Compliance

Data Rights & Usage

Use exported product data according to applicable laws, marketplace terms, and your own compliance requirements. The Actor returns public product/search information and does not grant resale or intellectual-property rights.

Privacy Compliance

The Actor is built for product and listing data, not private account data, checkout data, or personal shopper profiles.

Platform Terms of Service

Rakuten Product Scraper respects source-platform public responses. Platform ranking, availability, pricing, and result limits can change independently of the Actor.

Enterprise Support

For high-volume usage, dedicated workflows, or compliance review, contact AgentX through the Apify Actor page or publisher profile.

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Support & Community

• Actor page: https://apify.com/agentx/rakuten-product-scraper
• Publisher page: https://apify.com/agentx
• Use Apify run logs and dataset previews to verify query, country, source_url, and rank when diagnosing result differences.

Last updated: 2026-06-29. Maintained by AgentX.