MyDealz Scraper - Hot Deals from Germany's Largest Deal Community

Extract viral deals and discounts from MyDealz.de - Germany's #1 deal-sharing community with 6M+ monthly visitors

Monitor trending deals, hot discounts, and community-validated bargains. Perfect for deal hunters, affiliate marketers, resellers, and e-commerce intelligence.

Why MyDealz?

Massive Community Power

• 6M+ monthly visitors - Germany's largest deal community
• Community-validated: Deals voted up/down by real users
• Temperature system: Hot deals rise, bad deals get buried
• Real-time updates: New deals posted every minute

Unique Data Points

• Temperature score: Community heat rating (-100 to 10,000+)
• Deal validation: Avoid bad deals with community feedback
• Merchant data: Know which shops have the best offers
• Engagement metrics: Comments, trending status, expiration

Features

Deal Extraction

• Title & description: Full deal details
• Price: Current deal price
• Temperature: Community rating score
• Merchant: Store name (Amazon, MediaMarkt, etc.)
• Shipping: Free shipping indicator
• Comments count: Engagement level
• Creation date: When deal was posted
• Expiration date: When deal expires
• Direct link: URL to purchase
• Trending status: Is it currently hot?
• Deal type: Coupon, sale, freebie, etc.

Smart Filtering

• Sort by: New, Hot, or Most Discussed
• Category: Electronics, Gaming, Fashion, Food, etc.
• Minimum temperature: Only get validated hot deals
• Include expired: Show/hide expired deals
• Max pages: Control scraping depth

Categories Available

• Electronics (Elektronik)
• Gaming
• Fashion (Mode)
• Food & Drinks (Lebensmittel)
• Home (Haushalt)
• Travel (Reisen)
• Services

Use Cases

For Deal Hunters

• Daily hot deals: Get temperature 100+ validated deals
• Category monitoring: Track specific product categories
• Flash sale alerts: Catch time-sensitive offers
• Free stuff: Find freebies and samples

For Affiliate Marketers

• Trending products: Find what's selling NOW
• Content ideas: Write about popular deals
• Commission hunting: Focus on high-value deals
• Conversion data: Temperature = social proof

For E-commerce Intelligence

• Competitor pricing: Monitor competitor promotions
• Market trends: What categories are hot
• Price benchmarking: Compare against deal prices
• Promotional timing: When do deals perform best

For Resellers & Arbitrage

• Hot product discovery: Find trending items to stock
• Price validation: Confirm deal is actually good
• Quick flips: Buy deals, resell for profit
• Drop shipping: Source products customers want

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
maxPages	integer	5	Pages to scrape (~20 deals/page)
category	string	""	Filter by category (empty = all)
sortBy	string	"new"	Sort: new, hot, discussed
minTemperature	integer	0	Minimum temperature score
includeExpired	boolean	false	Include expired deals
proxyConfiguration	object	Apify Proxy	Proxy settings

Output Example

{
  "title": "PlayStation 5 Slim Digital Edition - Saturn",
  "price": "399.00",
  "temperature": 847,
  "merchant": "Saturn",
  "free_shipping": true,
  "comments_count": 234,
  "creation_date": "2024-01-02T10:30:00Z",
  "expiration_date": "2024-01-05T23:59:00Z",
  "account_name": "DealHunter2024",
  "link": "https://www.mydealz.de/deals/ps5-slim-digital-2345678",
  "is_trending": true,
  "deal_type": "deal",
  "image_url": "https://mydealz.de/img/ps5-slim.jpg"
}

Understanding Temperature

MyDealz uses a temperature system to validate deals:

Temperature	Meaning	Quality
500+	🔥 Extremely Hot	Exceptional deal
200-500	🌡️ Very Hot	Great deal
100-200	👍 Hot	Good deal
0-100	😐 Lukewarm	Average deal
Below 0	👎 Cold	Poor deal / overpriced

Pro tip: Filter for minTemperature: 100 to only get community-validated deals.

Pricing

Free to use - You only pay for Apify platform compute usage.

Typical costs:

• 5 pages (~100 deals): ~$0.01-0.02
• 25 pages (~500 deals): ~$0.05-0.10
• 50 pages (~1000 deals): ~$0.10-0.20

Getting Started

Quick Start

1. Click "Start" on this actor's page
2. Set minTemperature: 100 for quality deals
3. Choose your category or leave empty for all
4. Click "Run"

API Example

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/benthepythondev~mydealz-scraper/runs" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "maxPages": 10,
    "sortBy": "hot",
    "minTemperature": 100
  }'

Schedule Monitoring

Get hourly hot deal updates:

1. Create schedule with cron: 0 * * * * (every hour)
2. Set sortBy: "hot" and minTemperature: 200
3. Configure webhook/email notifications

Integration Ideas

Telegram Bot

Send hot deals (temp 500+) directly to your Telegram channel.

Discord Alerts

Post trending deals to your community Discord server.

Price Tracker

Combine with other scrapers to validate prices are actually good.

Affiliate Dashboard

Track which deals perform best for your affiliate campaigns.

FAQ

Q: How accurate is the temperature score? A: Very accurate - it's voted by thousands of real deal hunters daily.

Q: How often should I scrape? A: For hot deals: every 30-60 min. For general monitoring: daily.

Q: Can I get historical deals? A: The scraper gets current/recent deals. For historical, save to a database over time.

Q: Does MyDealz work for other countries? A: This scraper is for mydealz.de (Germany). Sister sites (Pepper UK, etc.) use different structures.

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• Geizhals Deals Scraper - Price drops from German price comparison
• Idealo Price Tracker - Track prices across German shops
• Amazon Germany Scraper - Monitor Amazon.de deals

Support

• Issues: Contact via Apify
• Feature requests: DM on Apify or open issue
• Custom development: Available for enterprise

Legal

This actor scrapes publicly available data from mydealz.de. Use responsibly and respect the website's terms of service.

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