# US Retail Price Scraper: Walmart, Target, Best Buy (`best_apis/us-retail-price-scraper`) Actor

Scrape prices, was prices, stock and ratings from Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Home Depot and Lowe's in one run. Keyword search or URLs, built-in price tracker for price drops and MAP compliance.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/best_apis/us-retail-price-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [A Q](https://apify.com/best_apis) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Marketing, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$2.00 / 1,000 product scrapeds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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# README

## US Retail Price Scraper: Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Home Depot & Lowe's

**US Retail Price Scraper** extracts **product prices, sale and was prices, stock status, ratings and product details from Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Home Depot and Lowe's** in one run. Search by keyword across all stores at once or paste product and search URLs. Built-in **price monitoring** flags price drops, price increases and stock changes between runs, so it doubles as a **price tracker** for competitor pricing, MAP compliance and retail arbitrage.

### What can this price scraper do?

- 🛒 **5 US retailers, one format**: compare the same product across Walmart, Target and Best Buy without stitching five scrapers together.
- 🔎 **Keyword search and direct URLs**: "air fryer", "65 inch TV", "cordless drill", or any product, search or category URL.
- 📉 **Price-change monitoring**: schedule daily runs and get `previousPrice`, `priceChange`, `stockChanged` and `isNew`. Enable *Output only changed products* to pay only for changes.
- 🧭 **Search rank tracking**: `position` for every keyword, useful for share-of-shelf and retail SEO.
- 🔁 **Reliable**: automatic retries with fresh sessions and IPs, block detection and structured-data fallbacks.
- 🔒 Public data only. No login, no personal data.

### Why use a retail price scraper?

- **Competitor price monitoring** and dynamic pricing inputs
- **MAP compliance** checks for brands and manufacturers
- **Retail arbitrage and Amazon FBA sourcing**: find discounts and was-price gaps
- **Market research**: assortment, ratings and price distribution by category

### What data can you extract?

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `retailer` | walmart, target, bestbuy, homedepot, lowes |
| `productId` | Walmart item ID, Target TCIN, Best Buy SKU, Home Depot or Lowe's item number |
| `title`, `brand`, `category` | Product name, brand and category |
| `price`, `wasPrice`, `savings`, `currency` | Current price, regular price and discount |
| `inStock`, `availability` | Stock status |
| `rating`, `reviewsCount` | Star rating and number of reviews |
| `image`, `url`, `gtin`, `dpci`, `seller` | Media, links and identifiers where available |
| `searchKeyword`, `position` | Search ranking position |
| `previousPrice`, `priceChange`, `stockChanged`, `isNew` | Monitoring mode only |

### How to scrape Walmart, Target and Best Buy prices

1. Enter **Search keywords** and pick **Retailers**, and/or paste **Product or search URLs**.
2. Set **Max products per keyword per retailer**.
3. Optional: enable **Price monitoring mode** and add a daily schedule to build a price history.
4. Click **Start** and export to JSON, CSV or Excel, or use the API.

```json
{ "searchQueries": ["air fryer"], "retailers": ["walmart", "target", "bestbuy"], "maxResultsPerQuery": 50, "monitorMode": true }
```

### Output example

Real results from an "air fryer" search.

#### Target

```json
{
  "retailer": "target",
  "productId": "89110863",
  "url": "https://www.target.com/p/gourmia-6-qt-digital-window-air-fryer-with-12-presets-38-guided-cooking-black/-/A-89110863",
  "title": "Gourmia 6qt Digital Window Air Fryer with 12 Presets & Guided Cooking Black: Stainless Steel, 1-Year Warranty",
  "brand": "Gourmia",
  "price": 49.99,
  "currency": "USD",
  "wasPrice": 69.99,
  "priceText": "$49.99",
  "inStock": null,
  "availability": null,
  "rating": 4.08,
  "reviewsCount": 2280,
  "image": "https://target.scene7.com/is/image/Target/GUEST_33d23cc1-0d51-43b8-9152-e1be3be14ed2",
  "gtin": null,
  "dpci": "072-04-0231",
  "category": "Electric Fryers",
  "searchKeyword": "air fryer",
  "position": 1,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-09T23:07:12.696Z"
}
```

#### Best Buy

```json
{
  "retailer": "bestbuy",
  "productId": "6583884",
  "url": "https://www.bestbuy.com/product/bella-pro-smartcrisp-8-qt-touchscreen-air-fryer-stainless-steel/J3P5RSSWRR/sku/6583884",
  "title": "bella PRO - SmartCrisp 8-qt. Touchscreen Air Fryer - Stainless Steel",
  "brand": "bella PRO",
  "price": 59.99,
  "currency": "USD",
  "wasPrice": 129.99,
  "savings": 70,
  "pricingType": null,
  "inStock": true,
  "availability": "ADD_TO_CART",
  "rating": 4.7,
  "reviewsCount": 1886,
  "condition": "new",
  "category": "Air Fryer",
  "seller": "bby",
  "image": "https://pisces.bbystatic.com/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/d46a6764-8e51-4cdd-aa79-58137e759a19.jpg",
  "searchKeyword": "air fryer",
  "position": 1,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-09T23:07:12.802Z"
}
```

#### Walmart

```json
{
  "retailer": "walmart",
  "productId": "18007301269",
  "url": "https://www.walmart.com/ip/Ninja-Foodi-Air-Fry-Flip-Oven-SP140/18007301269",
  "title": "Ninja Flip Toaster Oven & Air Fryer, 8-in-1, Flip Up & Away for Storage, Roast, Toast, Bake & More, SP140",
  "brand": null,
  "price": 139,
  "currency": "USD",
  "wasPrice": 169,
  "inStock": true,
  "availability": "IN_STOCK",
  "rating": 4.5,
  "reviewsCount": 338,
  "image": "https://i5.walmartimages.com/seo/Ninja-Foodi-Air-Fry-Flip-Oven-SP140_571c4f3d-38bc-48e3-96a1-3361655f0e2a.787624497f25cb9566ef634e0aa6701f.jpeg",
  "seller": "Walmart.com",
  "category": "Home Page/Home/Appliances/Kitchen Appliances/Toasters & Ovens/Toaster Ovens/Ninja Toaster Ovens",
  "sponsored": true,
  "searchKeyword": "air fryer",
  "position": 1,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-09T22:29:33.903Z"
}
```

### Proxies (important for Home Depot and Lowe's)

- **Walmart, Target and Best Buy** work with the default Apify Proxy in most runs.
- **Home Depot and Lowe's (beta)** block datacenter IPs. Select **Apify Proxy → RESIDENTIAL, country United States**. Residential traffic is billed by Apify to your plan.

### How much does it cost?

**$2.00 per 1,000 products** returned, nothing for failed requests. Each run also has a $0.005 start fee (from October 25, 2026). Platform usage (compute and proxy) follows your Apify plan.

| Job | Approximate cost |
|---|---|
| 50 products × 3 retailers for one keyword | about $0.30 |
| Daily price tracker for 500 products, only changes output (≈10%/day) | about $3 per month |
| 10,000 products one-off | about $20 |

Set a **maximum cost per run** and the Actor stops cleanly at that limit.

### How to use the API (Python, JavaScript, cURL)

Every run is available through the [Apify API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2). Get your API token in **Apify Console → Settings → API & Integrations**.

#### Python

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("best_apis/us-retail-price-scraper").call(run_input={"searchQueries": ["air fryer"], "retailers": ["walmart", "target", "bestbuy"], "maxResultsPerQuery": 20})
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)
```

#### JavaScript / Node.js

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN' });
const run = await client.actor('best_apis/us-retail-price-scraper').call({"searchQueries": ["air fryer"], "retailers": ["walmart", "target", "bestbuy"], "maxResultsPerQuery": 20});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);
```

#### cURL (run and get products in one request)

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/best_apis~us-retail-price-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"searchQueries": ["air fryer"], "retailers": ["walmart", "target", "bestbuy"], "maxResultsPerQuery": 20}'
```

#### Integrations

Connect results to **Google Sheets, Slack, email, Zapier, Make, n8n, Airbyte, webhooks** or AI agents through the **Apify MCP server**. Use **Schedules** in Apify Console to run it hourly, daily or weekly. Export any dataset as **JSON, CSV, Excel, XML or HTML**.

### FAQ

**How do I track prices across Walmart, Target and Best Buy?** Enable **Price monitoring mode**, schedule a daily run and connect the dataset to Google Sheets or Slack. Each product shows `previousPrice` and `priceChange`.

**Does it support store-specific prices?** Target's pricing store can be set with **Target store ID**. Other retailers return default online prices.

**Can I scrape only Walmart?** Yes. Pick only Walmart, or use our dedicated [Walmart Scraper](https://apify.com/best_apis/walmart-product-price-scraper).

**Is there a Target or Best Buy API for prices?** Not a public one for product data. This Actor works as a price API: call it over HTTP and get JSON back.

**Is it legal to scrape product prices?** This Actor only collects publicly available data, does not log in and does not bypass paywalls. Scraping public data is generally legal, but personal data is protected by laws such as GDPR and CCPA, and you are responsible for how you use the results. If unsure, ask a lawyer. Read more in Apify's [guide to the legality of web scraping](https://blog.apify.com/is-web-scraping-legal/).

### Related Actors

- [App Store & Google Play Reviews Scraper](https://apify.com/best_apis/app-store-play-reviews): reviews, ratings and app details from both app stores
- [Walmart Scraper](https://apify.com/best_apis/walmart-product-price-scraper): Walmart products, prices, UPCs and a price tracker
- [Government Tenders Scraper](https://apify.com/best_apis/government-tenders-scraper): UK, EU TED and SAM.gov tenders with daily alerts
- [YouTube Transcript Scraper](https://apify.com/best_apis/youtube-transcript-scraper): bulk YouTube transcripts, subtitles and captions
- [Google Trends API](https://apify.com/best_apis/google-trends-api): interest over time, regions, related queries and Trending Now

Questions, bugs or feature requests? Open an issue on the **Issues** tab. We usually reply within 24 hours.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchQueries` (type: `array`):

Keywords to search on every selected retailer (e.g. 'air fryer', 'cordless drill', 'Samsung 65 inch TV').

## `retailers` (type: `array`):

Which retailers to search. Home Depot and Lowe's need a RESIDENTIAL proxy.

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Product pages or search/category pages from any supported retailer. The retailer is detected automatically.

## `maxResultsPerQuery` (type: `integer`):

Upper limit of products for each keyword on each retailer (and for each search URL).

## `monitorMode` (type: `boolean`):

Remember prices between runs and add previousPrice, priceChange, stockChanged and isNew to each item. Schedule the Actor to track prices daily.

## `onlyChanged` (type: `boolean`):

With monitoring mode, output (and charge for) only products whose price or stock changed since the last run, plus products not seen before.

## `stateKey` (type: `string`):

Use a different name for each independent watch list.

## `targetStoreId` (type: `string`):

Target store used for pricing. 3991 = online price.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Walmart, Target and Best Buy usually work with the default proxy. For Home Depot and Lowe's choose RESIDENTIAL with country US.

## `maxRetries` (type: `integer`):

Retries with a fresh IP/session when a request is blocked or fails.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "air fryer"
  ],
  "retailers": [
    "walmart",
    "target",
    "bestbuy"
  ],
  "maxResultsPerQuery": 50,
  "monitorMode": false,
  "onlyChanged": false,
  "stateKey": "default",
  "targetStoreId": "3991",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  },
  "maxRetries": 5
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Scraped records in the default dataset

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "searchQueries": [
        "air fryer"
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("best_apis/us-retail-price-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "searchQueries": ["air fryer"],
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("best_apis/us-retail-price-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "searchQueries": [
    "air fryer"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call best_apis/us-retail-price-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,best_apis/us-retail-price-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/4DEHbeOKgZSdz1PSK/builds/pbomjaULpxVERi3hv/openapi.json