Woolworths AU Scraper — Prices, Specials, Barcodes

Recorded run: 5 products from 1 search term in 11 seconds (2026-10-22, build 1.0.11, run fHvMFNaIggxgpvS45). A bounded canary sample, not a full-catalogue benchmark.

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Woolworths Australia product prices, specials, unit prices, barcodes, ingredients and nutrition from woolworths.com.au, by keyword, category URL or stockcode.

Source	Market	From	Standout fields
Woolworths (woolworths.com.au)	Australia	$1.50 / 1,000 products	price / wasPrice, cupPrice, barcode, nutrition

✅ Why choose this scraper

Woolworths prices and specials in one row

price, wasPrice, savingsAmount, isOnSpecial, isHalfPrice and isEdrSpecial come back together on every product row, with instorePrice and instoreIsOnSpecial alongside.

Woolworths unit prices for pack-size comparison

cupPrice, cupMeasure and cupString (for example "$9.90 / 1L") are on basic rows, next to packageSize.

Woolworths barcodes on basic rows

barcode (GTIN) is returned on search and category rows without a detail request; the 2026-10-22 canary row carried "9300662892908".

Woolworths ingredients, allergens and nutrition

With includeDetails: true or a stockcode, rows add ingredients, allergenContains, allergenStatement, nutrition (per serving and per 100 g/mL), healthStarRating, countryOfOrigin and 10 more fields: 45 product fields on detail rows, 29 on basic rows.

Measured on a schedule

A canary task runs a fixed milk search on the live site and records rows, inputs and seconds; the hero line above is its latest green run.

⚠️ Worth knowing up front

• There is no store, postcode or delivery-area selector. Prices are the public online catalogue, not a quote for a specific shop.
• isAvailable, isInStock and supplyLimit are passed through from Woolworths. They are not store stock counts.
• ingredients, allergenContains, nutrition, department, category, aisle, ratings and the other detail fields come only on detail rows and can be null; nutrition is an empty array when Woolworths publishes none. An empty allergen value does not mean the product is allergen-free.
• Products are de-duplicated by stockcode across inputs: a product found by an earlier query is not emitted again. maxItemsPerQuery caps tiles per query before de-duplication, so a run can return fewer rows than the cap.
• A category URL that does not match the Woolworths category tree is skipped with a log warning; a stockcode that does not resolve returns no row and is not charged. A search with no matches returns no rows.
• A blocked request is retried 4 times on a fresh session. If it still fails, or the run deadline arrives, the run stops with the rows already delivered and a PARTIAL, BLOCKED or TIME_LIMIT status row. There is no resume state: a rerun starts over and charges again.
• The 2026-10-22 canary ran with no proxy input (Apify Proxy's default pool). The input prefill uses Apify residential proxies in AU.
• Blocked runs, invalid input and the run deadline return a free status row ("recordType": "status") that says what happened.

⚡ Try the example

This actor has no free preview; the example below costs about $0.02 (10 products).

Open the actor's input page, switch to JSON, paste this and start the run:

{
  "searchTerms": ["milk"],
  "maxItemsPerQuery": 10,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "AU"
  }
}

Add "onlySpecials": true for discounted products only, or "includeDetails": true for ingredients and nutrition.

⚙️ Input

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
searchTerms	array	— (prefill: ["milk"])	Keywords such as milk or weet-bix. One collection per term.
categoryUrls	array	—	Woolworths browse URLs such as https://www.woolworths.com.au/shop/browse/fruit-veg, or the path alone. Every page of the category is walked up to the cap.
stockcodes	array	—	Numeric stockcodes (6052122) or Woolworths product URLs. Always returns detail rows; stockcodes that do not resolve are not charged.
maxItemsPerQuery	integer	100	Tiles per search term or category. 0 removes the cap.
onlySpecials	boolean	false	Keep only products on special. Applies to search terms and categories, not to stockcodes.
includeDetails	boolean	false	Add ingredients, allergens, nutrition and health star rating to search and category rows (one extra request per product, charged as product-detail; a failed lookup keeps the basic row at the product price).
sortType	select	TraderRelevance	TraderRelevance, PriceAsc, PriceDesc, Name, CUPAsc (unit price low to high), CUPDesc.
proxyConfiguration	proxy	— (prefill: residential AU)	Proxy settings. API callers should pass them explicitly.
feedback	string	—	Optional note to the developer: what is missing or wrong. Logged; never changes the output.

At least one of searchTerms, categoryUrls or stockcodes is required.

🧱 Stable fields

These top-level fields keep the same name and the same kind of value in every release. Fields are only ever added, never renamed or removed, so an n8n, Make, Zapier or spreadsheet pipeline can bind to them.

Field	Type	Meaning
stockcode	number	Woolworths product ID; the join key within Woolworths.
name / brand / packageSize	string	Product name, brand and pack-size text.
price	number, nullable	Current online price in AUD.
wasPrice / savingsAmount	number, nullable	Reference price and saving in AUD when on special.
isOnSpecial / isHalfPrice / isEdrSpecial	boolean	Special, half-price and Everyday Rewards special flags.
cupPrice / cupMeasure / cupString	number / string / string, nullable	Unit price, its basis and the display string.
isAvailable / isInStock	boolean, nullable	Online availability flags as published.
barcode	string, nullable	GTIN barcode.
imageLarge / url	string	Product image and product page.
source	string	search, category or stockcode.
searchTerm / categoryUrl	string	The query that produced the row; present only on rows from that kind of query.
detailStatus	string, nullable	With includeDetails: complete (detail row, product-detail) or unavailable (basic fields kept, charged as product); absent on basic rows.
recordType	string	"status" on free status rows; absent on product rows.

Detail rows also carry ingredients, allergenStatement, allergenContains, healthStarRating, lifestyleAndDietary, countryOfOrigin, countryOfOriginLabel, servingSize, servingsPerPack, department, aisle, category, subCategory, ratingAverage, ratingCount and nutrition (an array of {name, perServing, per100g}). Other fields are extras, not part of the contract. To have one pinned, open an issue on the actor's Issues tab.

📦 Output example

Abridged real row from run fHvMFNaIggxgpvS45 on 2026-10-22; values are a historical snapshot.

{
  "stockcode": 6073909,
  "name": "Full+ On The Go Meal Replacement Chocolate 480mL",
  "brand": "Full+",
  "price": 4.75,
  "wasPrice": 5.95,
  "savingsAmount": 1.2,
  "isOnSpecial": true,
  "isHalfPrice": false,
  "isEdrSpecial": false,
  "cupPrice": 9.9,
  "cupMeasure": "1L",
  "cupString": "$9.90 / 1L",
  "packageSize": "480mL",
  "isAvailable": true,
  "isInStock": true,
  "barcode": "9300662892908",
  "url": "https://www.woolworths.com.au/shop/productdetails/6073909/full-on-the-go-meal-replacement-chocolate",
  "source": "search",
  "searchTerm": "milk"
}

A free status row looks like this:

{
  "recordType": "status",
  "status": "INVALID_INPUT",
  "message": "Provide at least one of searchTerms, categoryUrls or stockcodes."
}

🧠 Advanced usage

Woolworths specials this week

Schedule a few categoryUrls weekly with onlySpecials: true and filter isHalfPrice for half-price items; wasPrice and savingsAmount give the discount. Check the run's status message ends with (COMPLETE) before treating the list as finished.

Track Woolworths price changes daily

Run the same keywords or categories every day and diff price, wasPrice and cupPrice by stockcode between datasets.

Compare Woolworths with Coles and ALDI by barcode

Join barcode with gtin from the Coles Scraper's detail rows. ALDI does not publish barcodes, so match ALDI on normalised name plus packageSize and treat those matches as candidates.

Build a Woolworths nutrition dataset for one department

Pass one category URL with includeDetails: true and maxItemsPerQuery: 0; each row carries ingredients, nutrition and healthStarRating, charged as product-detail.

🔌 Integrations

Results land in a dataset you can export as JSON, CSV or Excel. They can also flow to Google Sheets, Make, Zapier or n8n, or to a webhook when a run finishes. The Apify Scheduler runs it on a timetable. Weekly on specials catches each promotion cycle; daily suits price tracking. Copy-paste code in Python, Node, curl and n8n: architek-earth/examples/woolworths-au-product-scraper.

💸 Pricing

Pay per result. Platform and proxy usage are included. Status rows, failed requests and blocked pages are free.

Event	Price	What it covers
product	$1.50 / 1,000 products	One delivered search or category row with price, specials, unit price and barcode, including a row kept with basic fields (detailStatus: "unavailable") when its detail lookup failed.
product-detail	$4.00 / 1,000 products	One delivered row with details (detailStatus: "complete") from includeDetails or stockcodes.

1,000 basic rows cost $1.50; 1,000 detail rows cost $4.00. A detail row is charged once, as product-detail only.

❓ FAQ

Is there a Woolworths API for product prices? This actor is one: it returns Woolworths catalogue data as JSON through the Apify API, callable from any language or from n8n, Make and Zapier.

How do I scrape Woolworths prices by postcode or store? You can't with this actor. It has no store or postcode selector and returns the public online catalogue.

Can I get Woolworths half-price specials? Yes. Set onlySpecials: true on a search or category and keep rows where isHalfPrice is true.

Can I get Woolworths barcodes (GTIN/EAN)? Yes, on every row where Woolworths publishes one, without a detail request. barcode can be null.

Can I get Woolworths nutrition information and ingredients? Yes, on detail rows: set includeDetails: true or pass stockcodes. You get nutrition, servingSize, ingredients, allergenContains and healthStarRating when Woolworths publishes them.

Do I need a Woolworths account or login? No. No account, cookies or API key from Woolworths.

🤖 For AI agents & LLM apps

Paste this into your AI assistant:

architekture/woolworths-au-product-scraper on Apify. Python: from apify_client import ApifyClient; client = ApifyClient("TOKEN"); run = client.actor("architekture/woolworths-au-product-scraper").call(run_input={"searchTerms": ["milk"], "maxItemsPerQuery": 10, "proxyConfiguration": {"useApifyProxy": True, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"], "apifyProxyCountry": "AU"}}); items = client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).list_items().items (page with offset/limit for large exports). Rows with recordType == "status" are free and explain blocked or invalid inputs. Full input schema and README: GET https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/architekture~woolworths-au-product-scraper/builds/default. Token: https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations. The actor is also reachable through the Apify MCP server (mcp.apify.com). To reach the maintainers, open an issue on the actor's Issues tab or email north@architek.earth.

🧰 More from architek.earth

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• Coles Scraper — prices, unit prices, specials, barcodes
• Woolworths AU Scraper — you are here
• ALDI AU Scraper — prices, unit prices, Special Buys
• Woolworths NZ Scraper — prices, club prices, specials
• New World NZ Scraper — store prices, Clubcard offers, promotions
• Pak'nSave Scraper — store prices, unit prices, promotions
• Tesco UK Scraper — prices, Clubcard offers, barcodes
• Sainsbury's Scraper — prices, unit prices, offers, barcodes
• ALDI Ireland Scraper — prices, unit prices, Specialbuys
• Dunnes Stores Scraper — fashion and home prices, sizes, EANs
• Mercadona Scraper — prices, unit prices, categories

Full catalogue: github.com/architek-earth.

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🙋 Support & legal

Questions, or a field you need that is not here? Open an issue on the actor's Issues tab or email north@architek.earth. A human replies within a day.

This actor collects only publicly available data from woolworths.com.au, the same pages any visitor sees without logging in. It does not bypass authentication. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Woolworths. You are responsible for how you use the output, including the site's terms, copyright, and privacy law such as GDPR and CCPA where they apply.

📝 Changelog

• 2026-10-24 — Studio core 1.0.5, with blocks handled as before: a Woolworths HTTP 403 or 429 is retried on a fresh session (new cookies and warm-up) up to four tries per request before the run reports BLOCKED with a free status row, and output fields and prices are unchanged.
• 2026-10-22 — A note in the status message now sits inside the parentheses: Done: N rows, M details, K status rows (STATUS; note).
• 2026-10-22 — Runs on the studio's shared core: one Chrome identity for every request; a challenge page served instead of data now stops the run as BLOCKED at once; rows are charged as they are saved, so a run whose last row spends the budget exactly ends COMPLETE; a restarted run never re-delivers or re-charges a product; a run summary (RUN_SUMMARY) is saved in the key-value store; new optional feedback input.
• 2026-10-22 — Status message now reads Done: N rows, M details, K status rows (STATUS).
• 2026-10-22 — A row whose detail lookup failed is now charged at the basic product price ($1.50 / 1,000), not product-detail, and is marked detailStatus: "unavailable"; detail rows are marked complete.
• 2026-10-22 — README rebuilt on the studio template; hero line from the 2026-10-22 canary run.
• 2026-10-21 — Invalid input, blocks and the run deadline now stop cleanly with a free status row instead of a failed run; the spending limit stops the run cleanly.
• 2026-10-12 — Published on Apify Store. Output schema added; pay-per-event pricing (product, product-detail).