# Coles Australia Grocery Price Scraper: Products & Specials (`charitable_trousseau/coles-au-product-scraper`) Actor

Coles Australia supermarket grocery prices by search term or category: current price, was-price, unit price, specials and promotions, size, brand, category and availability, in AUD. One record per product. Built for price tracking and specials monitoring. $2 per 1,000 products, with plan discounts.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/charitable_trousseau/coles-au-product-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Charitable Trousseau](https://apify.com/charitable_trousseau) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.40 / 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.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

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# README

## Coles Australia Grocery Price Scraper: Products & Specials

Get current grocery prices from [coles.com.au](https://www.coles.com.au) by search term or category. Built for price tracking, specials monitoring and supermarket price comparison.

### What you can do with it

- Track the price of a fixed list of products day by day: schedule a run with the same search terms and compare `price` and `wasPrice` between runs.
- Watch the specials: pass `https://www.coles.com.au/on-special` as a category URL and read `onSpecial`, `promotion` and `wasPrice`.
- Compare unit prices across brands and pack sizes in one category with `unitPrice`.
- Fill a spreadsheet or a price-comparison page with current Coles prices in AUD.

### What you get

One record per product:

| Field | Example |
|---|---|
| `productId` | `5477930` |
| `name` | `Full Cream Milk` |
| `brand` | `Pura` |
| `size` | `2L` |
| `price` | `4.1` (AUD) |
| `wasPrice` | `4.65`, or `null` if not marked down |
| `unitPrice` | `$2.05/ 1L` |
| `promotion` | `1/2 Price, save $2.03`, or `null` |
| `onSpecial` | `true` |
| `available` | `true` |
| `category` | `Milk` |
| `url` | product page link |
| `imageUrl` | product image link |
| `query` | the search term or category this record came from |
| `scrapedAt` | ISO timestamp |

`price` is `null` for the few products Coles lists without a price.

#### Sample output

One record from a run on 2026-10-07, as saved:

```json
{
    "productId": "5477930",
    "name": "Full Cream Milk",
    "brand": "Pura",
    "size": "2L",
    "description": "PURA FULL CREAM MILK 2L",
    "price": 4.1,
    "wasPrice": 4.65,
    "unitPrice": "$2.05/ 1L",
    "promotion": "save $0.55",
    "onSpecial": true,
    "available": true,
    "category": "Milk",
    "url": "https://www.coles.com.au/product/pura-full-cream-milk-2l-5477930",
    "imageUrl": "https://cdn.productimages.coles.com.au/productimages/5/5477930.jpg",
    "query": "milk",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-10-07T19:05:22.350Z"
}
```

### Input

- **Search terms** — one or more product searches, e.g. `milk`, `oat milk`. If you give neither search terms nor category URLs (for example an API call with an empty input), the example search `milk` runs.
- **Category URLs** — Coles category pages, e.g. `https://www.coles.com.au/browse/dairy-eggs-fridge/milk`.
- **Maximum products per search term or category** — default 100.
- **Proxy** — optional.

```json
{
    "searchTerms": ["milk", "eggs"],
    "categoryUrls": ["https://www.coles.com.au/browse/dairy-eggs-fridge/milk"],
    "maxItemsPerQuery": 200
}
```

### FAQ

#### Is there a Coles price API?

We know of no public price API offered by Coles itself. This scraper can be used as one. Start a run through the Apify API or one of Apify's clients with the input described here, then read the results as JSON, CSV or Excel. Each record is one product with its current price, was-price, unit price and promotion.

#### How do I get the Coles specials for this week?

Put `https://www.coles.com.au/on-special` in **Category URLs**. Every product comes back with `onSpecial`, the `promotion` text (for example `save $0.55`) and `wasPrice`. To watch specials on particular products instead, use search terms and filter on `onSpecial`.

#### Can I get prices for one Coles store, or stock by store?

No. Prices are those Coles shows online to a visitor who has not chosen a store, and `available` is the flag shown to that visitor. Store-level prices and stock are not collected.

#### How do I track Coles price history?

The scraper returns today's prices, not past ones. To build a history, schedule it (daily, for example) and keep each run's dataset; `productId` stays the same between runs, so prices can be joined on it.

#### How much does it cost to scrape Coles prices?

$2.00 per 1,000 products on Apify's Free plan, plus a start fee of $0.00005 per run. Paid Apify plans pay less: Bronze 10%, Silver 20% and Gold 30% less. Runs that fail or return nothing cost nothing.

### Pricing

You pay per product saved. Runs that fail or return nothing cost nothing.

### Reliability

If Coles blocks a request or changes its page layout, the run fails with a clear message instead of returning partial or empty data. The scraper is checked against the live site daily.

### Notes

Prices are those Coles shows online to a visitor who has not chosen a store. This scraper collects product and price information only; it does not collect personal data.

### Related scrapers

- [AliExpress Product Search Scraper](https://apify.com/charitable_trousseau/aliexpress-search-scraper): search results by keyword with prices, discounts and units sold
- [eBay Active Listings & Auctions Search Scraper](https://apify.com/charitable_trousseau/ebay-search-scraper): active listings and auctions on five eBay sites
- [Apple App Store Scraper](https://apify.com/charitable_trousseau/app-store-scraper): iOS top charts, search results and app details
- [Zillow ZIP Code Search Scraper](https://apify.com/charitable_trousseau/zillow-search-scraper): homes for sale, rentals and recently sold homes
- [Tripadvisor Places Scraper](https://apify.com/charitable_trousseau/tripadvisor-listings-scraper): hotels, restaurants and things to do for any place
- [Google Maps Places Scraper](https://apify.com/charitable_trousseau/google-maps-places-scraper): business listings across a whole city, postcode or radius
- [Indeed Jobs Scraper](https://apify.com/charitable_trousseau/indeed-jobs-scraper): job listings on 12 Indeed country sites, descriptions optional
- [Glassdoor Jobs Scraper](https://apify.com/charitable_trousseau/glassdoor-jobs-scraper): job listings with salary ranges and employer ratings
- [LinkedIn Jobs Scraper](https://apify.com/charitable_trousseau/linkedin-jobs-scraper): job postings past LinkedIn's 1,000-per-search limit, no login
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# Actor input Schema

## `searchTerms` (type: `array`):

Products to search for on coles.com.au, one per line. If this and the category URLs are both empty, the example search milk runs.

## `categoryUrls` (type: `array`):

Coles category pages to scrape, e.g. https://www.coles.com.au/browse/dairy-eggs-fridge/milk, or the specials page https://www.coles.com.au/on-special

## `maxItemsPerQuery` (type: `integer`):

Stops each search term or category after this many products.

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

Australian residential proxies are used by default and are needed for reliable runs.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchTerms": [
    "milk"
  ],
  "maxItemsPerQuery": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "AU"
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

All products saved by the run.

# 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 = {
    "searchTerms": [
        "milk"
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ],
        "apifyProxyCountry": "AU"
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("charitable_trousseau/coles-au-product-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 = {
    "searchTerms": ["milk"],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
        "apifyProxyCountry": "AU",
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("charitable_trousseau/coles-au-product-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 '{
  "searchTerms": [
    "milk"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "AU"
  }
}' |
apify call charitable_trousseau/coles-au-product-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,charitable_trousseau/coles-au-product-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/jbkfw5ZGYafNb8Bzz/builds/P9OfEIOfbIdNFwm0S/openapi.json