# Penny Germany Scraper - Weekly Offers & Prices (`blackfalcondata/penny-de-scraper`) Actor

Collect the current and next-week penny.de flyer with offer price and crossed-out price plus discount percent and unit price per kg or litre. Filter by category or local PENNY flyer area and track new or changed offers between scheduled runs.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/blackfalcondata/penny-de-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Black Falcon Data](https://apify.com/blackfalcondata) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Lead generation, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.08 / 1,000 results

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
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Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

### What does Penny Germany Scraper do?

Penny Germany Scraper extracts structured product data from [penny.de](https://penny.de) — including current shelf price and campaign flags, per-unit comparison pricing, and multi-resolution product images. It supports keyword search and controllable result limits, so you can run the same query consistently over time.

### How to use this actor

- 👉 **Register for a free Apify account** — no credit card required.
- 🎉 Just click **[Sign up free on Apify →](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=1h3gvi)** and complete a quick signup.
- 💰 A free Apify account includes $5 in monthly credits — enough to test this actor.
- ⏳ Scrape during the free trial, with no commitment or upfront payment required.

### Key features

- **💵 Structured pricing:** structured `price`, `regularPrice`, `currency` and `discountPercent` on every product — numbers you can sort and compare without parsing price text.
- **🏷️ Deals and discounts:** `promotion` show which products are on offer and by how much.
- **🏷️ Brand and identifiers:** `brand` on every product, ready to join against your own catalog.
- **🖼️ Images:** `imageUrl` on every product, ready for a catalog or a feed.
- **🗂️ Category path:** `category` place each product in penny.de's own category tree.
- **🔍 Keyword search:** search penny.de by keyword with the `query` input.
- **🔗 Paste-mode:** paste penny.de URLs into `startUrls` to scrape exactly the pages you picked in the browser.
- **💰 Price range filter:** limit results to a budget with `priceMin` and `priceMax`.
- **🗂️ Category filter:** narrow a run to one category with the `categories` input.
- **♻️ Incremental mode:** daily runs emit only products whose price, campaign flag, or validity window changed since the prior run — the rest stay UNCHANGED and are filtered out by default. Perfect for price-tracking apps and tilbud-alert pipelines. Saves 80–95% on recurring monitoring.
- **🔔 Notifications:** Telegram, Slack, Discord, WhatsApp Cloud API, generic webhook — out of the box. Pair with incremental + `notifyOnlyChanges` for "new tilbud" alerts the moment campaigns drop, without polling the flyer.

### What data can you extract from penny.de?

Each result includes Core product fields (`productId`, `offerId`, `slug`, `title`, `brand`, `category`, `url`, and `portalUrl`, and more) and extended fields (`detailFetched`). In standard mode, all fields are always present — unavailable data points are returned as `null`, never omitted. In compact mode, only core fields are returned.

### Input

The main inputs are a search keyword and a result limit. Additional filters and options are available in the input schema.

Key parameters:

- **`mode`** — Weekly offers = the current and next flyer. Full catalog = every flyer category (same data, all categories). Search = only products whose name matches your keywords. (default: `"weeklyOffers"`)
- **`query`** — Search mode only: product keywords matched against the product name. Use a JSON array for several, e.g. \["kaffee","butter"].
- **`categories`** — Category slugs to collect, e.g. kuehlregal, obst-und-gemuese, top-angebote. Leave empty for every category. (default: `[]`)
- **`regions`** — Optional PENNY selling-region codes. Each region is collected separately and every record carries its sellingRegion. Leave empty for the nationwide flyer. (default: `[]`)
- **`maxResults`** — Maximum products in total (0 = everything in the flyer). (default: `100`)
- **`startUrls`** — Optional: paste penny.de offer or category page URLs. Each URL becomes its own task; results are de-duplicated by product. (default: `[]`)
- **`onlyOffers`** — Drop flyer products shown at their normal price (no reduction, no PENNY-app price). (default: `false`)
- **`priceMin`** — Lowest offer price (EUR) to keep.
- **`priceMax`** — Highest offer price (EUR) to keep.
- **`compact`** — Core fields only (for AI-agent/MCP workflows). (default: `false`)
- **`excludeEmptyFields`** — Drop null, empty-string, and empty-array fields from each record before push. Smaller payloads for AI agents and dashboards. (default: `false`)
- **`incrementalMode`** — Compare against previous run state — new offers, ended offers and price changes only. stateKey is optional: it defaults to a value derived from your search inputs (mode, categories, keywords, regions and filters) so different filter sets never share state. (default: `false`)
- ...and 18 more parameters

### Input examples

**Basic search** — Keyword-driven search with a result cap.

→ Full payload per result — all standard fields populated where the source provides them.

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "query": "kaffee",
  "maxResults": 50
}
```

**Incremental tracking** — Only emit products that changed since the previous run with this `stateKey`.

→ First run builds the baseline state. Subsequent runs emit only records that are new or whose tracked content changed. Set `emitUnchanged: true` to include unchanged records as well.

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "query": "kaffee",
  "maxResults": 200,
  "incrementalMode": true,
  "stateKey": "kaffee-tracker"
}
```

**Compact output for AI agents** — Return only core fields for AI-agent and MCP workflows.

→ Small payload with the most important fields — ideal for piping into LLMs without token overhead.

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "query": "kaffee",
  "maxResults": 50,
  "compact": true
}
```

### Output

Each run produces a dataset of structured product records. Results can be downloaded as JSON, CSV, or Excel from the Dataset tab in Apify Console.

### Example product record

```json
{
  "productId": "34a2eae9467a599997a9a96fdeaae81e742ce59e00a13ce68336cae9f3dfd6dd",
  "offerId": "95c19537-e8d8-4052-bab8-0011340250c2",
  "slug": "philadelphia-frischkaesezubereitung",
  "title": "PHILADELPHIA Frischkäse­zubereitung",
  "brand": "PHILADELPHIA",
  "category": "top-angebote",
  "url": "https://www.penny.de/angebote/top-angebote/philadelphia-frischkaesezubereitung",
  "portalUrl": "https://www.penny.de/angebote/top-angebote/philadelphia-frischkaesezubereitung",
  "imageUrl": "https://cdn.penny.de/dam/jcr:23faebc3-dfcd-4f20-bbf0-3e430d3db16f/51414117.png?impolicy=penny&imwidth=800",
  "price": 1.11,
  "currency": "EUR",
  "regularPrice": 2.29,
  "discountPercent": 51,
  "savingsAmount": 1.18,
  "isOnOffer": true,
  "offerType": "promoPlus",
  "promotion": "reduzierter Preis",
  "isMultiBuy": false,
  "requiresAppForPrice": true,
  "appPrice": 0.99,
  "appDiscountPercent": 56,
  "appUnitPrice": 5.08,
  "packText": "je 195 g",
  "unitPrice": 5.69,
  "unitPriceUnit": "kg",
  "unitPriceRaw": "(1 kg = 5.69)",
  "offerWeek": "2026-42",
  "offerPeriod": "montag",
  "offerValidFrom": "2026-10-12",
  "offerValidUntil": "2026-10-17",
  "sellingRegion": "DE",
  "onlyOnline": false,
  "alsoOnline": false,
  "detailFetched": false,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-13T18:44:14.587Z",
  "source": "penny.de"
}
```

### Incremental fields

When incremental mode is on, each record also carries:

- `changeType` — one of `NEW`, `UPDATED`, `UNCHANGED`, `REAPPEARED`, `EXPIRED`. Default output covers `NEW` / `UPDATED` / `REAPPEARED`; set `emitUnchanged: true` or `emitExpired: true` to opt into the others.
- `isRepost`, `repostOfId`, `repostDetectedAt` — populated when a new listing matches the tracked content of a previously expired one. Set `skipReposts: true` to drop detected reposts from the output.

### How to scrape penny.de

1. Go to [Penny Germany Scraper](https://apify.com/blackfalcondata/penny-de-scraper?fpr=1h3gvi) in Apify Console.
2. Enter a search keyword.
3. Set `maxResults` to control how many results you need.
4. Click **Start** and wait for the run to finish.
5. Export the dataset as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

### Use cases

- Extract product data from penny.de for market research and competitive analysis.
- Track pricing trends across regions and categories over time.
- Monitor new and changed products on scheduled runs without processing the full dataset every time.
- Feed structured data into AI agents, MCP tools, and automated pipelines using compact mode.
- Export clean, structured data to dashboards, spreadsheets, or data warehouses.

### How much does it cost to scrape penny.de?

Penny Germany Scraper uses [pay-per-event](https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/paid-actors/pay-per-event) pricing. You pay a small fee when the run starts and then for each result that is actually produced.

- **Run start:** $0.0045 per run
- **Per result:** $0.00108 per product record

Example costs:

- 10 results: **$0.015**
- 25 results: **$0.032**
- 100 results: **$0.11**
- 200 results: **$0.22**
- 500 results: **$0.54**

#### Example: recurring monitoring savings

These examples compare full re-scrapes with incremental runs at different churn rates. Churn is the share of products that are new or whose tracked content changed since the previous run. Actual churn depends on your query breadth, source activity, and polling frequency — the scenarios below are examples, not predictions.

Example setup: 250 products per run, daily polling (30 runs/month). Costs scale linearly with the number of products.

| Churn rate | Full re-scrape run cost | Incremental run cost | Savings vs full re-scrape | Monthly cost after baseline |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 5% — stable niche query | $0.27 | $0.02 | $0.26 (93%) | $0.54 |
| 15% — moderate broad query | $0.27 | $0.04 | $0.23 (84%) | $1.35 |
| 30% — high-volume aggregator | $0.27 | $0.09 | $0.19 (69%) | $2.57 |

Full re-scrape monthly cost at the same cadence: $8.24. First month with incremental costs $0.80 / $1.58 / $2.75 for the 5% / 15% / 30% scenarios because the first run builds baseline state at full cost before incremental savings apply.

Platform usage is included in the per-result fee shown above.

### FAQ

#### How many results can I get from penny.de?

The number of results depends on the search query and available products on penny.de. Use the `maxResults` parameter to control how many results are returned per run.

#### Does Penny Germany Scraper support recurring monitoring?

Yes. Enable incremental mode to only receive new or changed products on subsequent runs. This is ideal for scheduled monitoring where you want to track changes over time without re-processing the full dataset.

#### Can I integrate Penny Germany Scraper with other apps?

Yes. Penny Germany Scraper works with Apify's [integrations](https://apify.com/integrations?fpr=1h3gvi) to connect with tools like Zapier, Make, Google Sheets, Slack, and more. You can also use webhooks to trigger actions when a run completes.

#### Can I use Penny Germany Scraper with the Apify API?

Yes. You can start runs, manage inputs, and retrieve results programmatically through the [Apify API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2). Client libraries are available for JavaScript, Python, and other languages.

#### Can I use Penny Germany Scraper through an MCP Server?

Yes. Apify provides an [MCP Server](https://apify.com/apify/actors-mcp-server?fpr=1h3gvi) that lets AI assistants and agents call this actor directly. Use compact mode, a single `descriptionFormat`, and `excludeEmptyFields` to keep payloads manageable for LLM context windows.

#### Is it legal to scrape penny.de?

This actor extracts publicly available data from penny.de. Web scraping of public information is generally considered legal, but you should always review the target site's terms of service and ensure your use case complies with applicable laws and regulations, including GDPR where relevant.

#### Your feedback

If you have questions, need a feature, or found a bug, please [open an issue](https://apify.com/blackfalcondata/penny-de-scraper/issues?fpr=1h3gvi) on the actor's page in Apify Console. Your feedback helps us improve.

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### Getting started with Apify

New to Apify? [Create a free account with $5 credit](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=1h3gvi) — no credit card required.

1. Sign up — $5 platform credit included
2. Open this actor and configure your input
3. Click **Start** — export results as JSON, CSV, or Excel

Need more later? [See Apify pricing](https://apify.com/pricing?fpr=1h3gvi).

### Disclaimer

This actor accesses only publicly available data on penny.de. You are responsible for how you use the extracted data — in particular any personal information such as names, phone numbers, or email addresses — and for complying with Penny Germany's terms of use, applicable data-protection law (including the GDPR where it applies), and the anti-spam rules of your jurisdiction.

This actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Penny Germany or any of its subsidiaries. All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

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# Changelog

This Actor's version history is a separate document: https://apify.com/blackfalcondata/penny-de-scraper/changelog.md

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

Weekly offers = the current and next flyer. Full catalog = every flyer category (same data, all categories). Search = only products whose name matches your keywords.

## `query` (type: `string`):

Search mode only: product keywords matched against the product name. Use a JSON array for several, e.g. \["kaffee","butter"].

## `categories` (type: `array`):

Category slugs to collect, e.g. kuehlregal, obst-und-gemuese, top-angebote. Leave empty for every category.

## `regions` (type: `array`):

Optional PENNY selling-region codes. Each region is collected separately and every record carries its sellingRegion. Leave empty for the nationwide flyer.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum products in total (0 = everything in the flyer).

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

Optional: paste penny.de offer or category page URLs. Each URL becomes its own task; results are de-duplicated by product.

## `onlyOffers` (type: `boolean`):

Drop flyer products shown at their normal price (no reduction, no PENNY-app price).

## `priceMin` (type: `number`):

Lowest offer price (EUR) to keep.

## `priceMax` (type: `number`):

Highest offer price (EUR) to keep.

## `compact` (type: `boolean`):

Core fields only (for AI-agent/MCP workflows).

## `excludeEmptyFields` (type: `boolean`):

Drop null, empty-string, and empty-array fields from each record before push. Smaller payloads for AI agents and dashboards.

## `incrementalMode` (type: `boolean`):

Compare against previous run state — new offers, ended offers and price changes only. stateKey is optional: it defaults to a value derived from your search inputs (mode, categories, keywords, regions and filters) so different filter sets never share state.

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

Optional. Stable identifier for the tracked offer universe. Leave empty to auto-generate from search inputs.

## `emitUnchanged` (type: `boolean`):

When incremental, also emit products that have not changed since the last run.

## `emitExpired` (type: `boolean`):

When incremental, also emit offers that are no longer in the flyer. Needs a complete scan, so maxResults does not limit the scan in this case.

## `skipReposts` (type: `boolean`):

When incremental, skip products whose content matches an expired product from a prior run (cross-run duplicate detection).

## `notifyOnlyChanges` (type: `boolean`):

When Incremental Mode is on, only send notifications for NEW and UPDATED products. Has no effect outside incremental mode.

## `notificationLimit` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of products included in each notification message (1–20).

## `telegramToken` (type: `string`):

Telegram bot token (from @BotFather). Required for Telegram notifications.

## `telegramChatId` (type: `string`):

Telegram chat or channel ID (e.g. "-100123456789"). Required when telegramToken is set.

## `discordWebhookUrl` (type: `string`):

Discord incoming webhook URL. Server Settings → Integrations → Webhooks → New Webhook.

## `slackWebhookUrl` (type: `string`):

Slack incoming webhook URL. api.slack.com/messaging/webhooks.

## `whatsappPhoneNumberId` (type: `string`):

Your WhatsApp Business phone-number ID (numeric, from Meta dashboard). Required when whatsappAccessToken is set.

## `whatsappAccessToken` (type: `string`):

WhatsApp Cloud API permanent access token (System User token from Meta Business). Recipient must have messaged the business number within the last 24h (service-conversation window — free since Nov 2024).

## `whatsappTo` (type: `string`):

Recipient phone in E.164 format without + (e.g. "436641234567"). Recipient must have messaged your business number within last 24h.

## `webhookUrl` (type: `string`):

Receives a JSON POST with {metadata, items} after each run. Universal escape hatch for n8n / Make / Zapier / custom backends.

## `webhookHeaders` (type: `object`):

Optional JSON object of custom headers (e.g. {"Authorization":"Bearer ..."}).

## `appConnector` (type: `string`):

Optional. Pick a connected app under Settings → API & Integrations to receive your results (including any contact details). Best-effort across MCP connectors as Apify expands its catalog.

## `mcpIssueTeam` (type: `string`):

Only when the connected app is an issue tracker: the team (name or ID) the summary issue is created under, if that app requires one.

## `descriptionFormat` (type: `string`):

Choose which representation of the listing description to include. `all` keeps every variant; the others keep only the selected one.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "weeklyOffers",
  "query": "kaffee",
  "categories": [],
  "regions": [],
  "maxResults": 100,
  "startUrls": [],
  "onlyOffers": false,
  "compact": false,
  "excludeEmptyFields": false,
  "incrementalMode": false,
  "emitUnchanged": false,
  "emitExpired": false,
  "skipReposts": false,
  "notifyOnlyChanges": false,
  "notificationLimit": 5,
  "descriptionFormat": "all"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

No description

# 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 = {
    "mode": "weeklyOffers",
    "query": "kaffee",
    "maxResults": 100,
    "excludeEmptyFields": false,
    "descriptionFormat": "all"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("blackfalcondata/penny-de-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 = {
    "mode": "weeklyOffers",
    "query": "kaffee",
    "maxResults": 100,
    "excludeEmptyFields": False,
    "descriptionFormat": "all",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("blackfalcondata/penny-de-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 '{
  "mode": "weeklyOffers",
  "query": "kaffee",
  "maxResults": 100,
  "excludeEmptyFields": false,
  "descriptionFormat": "all"
}' |
apify call blackfalcondata/penny-de-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,blackfalcondata/penny-de-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/HJa7Nmgn14QUJoSfs/builds/FoB4VRERqQeoSOhkd/openapi.json