# Chowdeck Scraper (`crawlerbros/chowdeck-scraper`) Actor Search Chowdeck restaurants, pharmacies, supermarkets and convenience stores across Nigeria and Ghana, and fetch full vendor menus with prices, categories, and stock status. Uses Chowdeck's public consumer API -- no login required. - **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/chowdeck-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce, Automation, Integrations - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $3.00 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Chowdeck Scraper Search **Chowdeck** restaurants, pharmacies, supermarkets and convenience stores across Nigeria and Ghana, and pull full vendor menus with prices, categories, and stock status. Uses Chowdeck's own public consumer API (`api.chowdeck.com`) -- no login, no API key, no CAPTCHA. ### What this actor does - **Two modes:** `search` (vendors by location, with type/rating/open-now filters) and `menu` (full menu by vendor ID) - **16 covered locations** across Nigeria and Ghana - **4 vendor types** to filter by: restaurant, pharmacy, supermarket, chowstore (grocery/convenience) - **Full menu detail**: item names, descriptions, prices, categories, stock status, dietary tags, images - **Empty fields are omitted** ### Output per vendor (mode = `search`) - `vendorId`, `name`, `description`, `slug`, `vendorType` - `location`, `city`, `state`, `currency` - `rating` -- `{ average, count }` - `minimumOrderAmount`, `deliveryPrice` -- in the local currency (NGN/GHS) - `minDeliveryTimeMinutes`, `maxDeliveryTimeMinutes` - `isOpen`, `offersPickup`, `offersDelivery`, `isTemporarilyUnavailable`, `hasActiveMenu`, `canPreOrder` - `verificationStatus`, `likes`, `distanceKm` - `tags[]`, `logoUrl`, `coverImageUrls[]`, `defaultHours` -- `{ opening, closing }` - `vendorUrl` -- canonical Chowdeck store page - `recordType: "vendor"`, `scrapedAt` ### Output per menu item (mode = `menu`) - `vendorId`, `itemId`, `name`, `popularName`, `description` - `price`, `currency`, `priceDescription` - `inStock`, `isActive` - `category`, `tags[]`, `imageUrls[]`, `prepTimeMinutes` - `recordType: "menuItem"`, `scrapedAt` ### Input | Field | Type | Default | Description | |---|---|---|---| | `mode` | string | `search` | `search` / `menu` | | `location` | string | `surulere` | A covered Nigeria/Ghana location (mode=search) | | `vendorType` | string | `restaurant` | `any` / `restaurant` / `pharmacy` / `supermarket` / `chowstore` | | `openNowOnly` | boolean | `false` | Only vendors currently open | | `minRating` | int | -- | Drop vendors below this average rating (1-5) | | `vendorIds` | array | -- | Vendor IDs to fetch menus for (mode=menu) | | `maxItems` | int | `20` | Hard cap on emitted records (1-500) | | `proxyConfiguration` | object | off | Optional Apify proxy (not required; no CAPTCHA) | #### Example: restaurants in Surulere, Lagos ```json { "mode": "search", "location": "surulere", "vendorType": "restaurant", "maxItems": 30 } ```` #### Example: open pharmacies rated 4+ in Ikeja ```json { "mode": "search", "location": "ikeja", "vendorType": "pharmacy", "openNowOnly": true, "minRating": 4, "maxItems": 20 } ``` #### Example: fetch a vendor's full menu ```json { "mode": "menu", "vendorIds": ["161563"] } ``` ### Use cases - **Market research** -- compare vendor coverage, pricing, and cuisine variety by neighborhood - **Menu intelligence** -- track menu items, prices, and stock status for competitor benchmarking - **Delivery-time benchmarking** -- compare ETAs and delivery fees by area - **Lead generation** -- find restaurants/pharmacies in a given area for partnership outreach - **Local commerce research** -- study Nigeria/Ghana quick-commerce adoption across categories ### Data source / limitations - Data comes from Chowdeck's public consumer API (`api.chowdeck.com`), the same API their own web app uses. This actor is not affiliated with Chowdeck. - Coverage is limited to the 16 locations Chowdeck currently serves (10 in Nigeria, 6 in Ghana) -- see the `location` dropdown for the full list. - `vendorType` filters the emitted records client-side; vendors with no type data on a given response always pass through. - Menu availability depends on `hasActiveMenu` -- some vendors (e.g. newly onboarded ones) may return an empty menu. ### FAQ **Is this an official Chowdeck tool?** No. This is a third-party actor that reads Chowdeck's own public API, the same one used by their website and app. **Do I need a login or API key?** No. **Why does `location` only support specific neighborhoods?** Chowdeck's search API is location-scoped to the areas they actively serve; these are the confirmed, currently-covered locations. **Why did my search return 0 vendors?** Either the location has no active vendors of the selected type right now, or every vendor was filtered out by `minRating`/`openNowOnly` -- try widening the filters. **How fresh is the data?** Every run fetches live data from Chowdeck's API -- ratings, opening status, stock, and menu prices reflect what the API returns at request time. **Are prices accurate?** Prices are converted from Chowdeck's minor currency unit to the standard NGN/GHS amount and reflect what the API returns; promotional discounts shown separately by Chowdeck at checkout may not be reflected here. # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): What to fetch. ## `location` (type: `string`): A Chowdeck-covered location in Nigeria or Ghana. ## `vendorType` (type: `string`): Only emit vendors of this type. Vendors with no type data always pass through. ## `openNowOnly` (type: `boolean`): Only emit vendors currently open. ## `minRating` (type: `integer`): Drop vendors below this average rating (1-5). Vendors with no rating data always pass through. ## `vendorIds` (type: `array`): Chowdeck numeric vendor IDs to fetch full menus for. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Hard cap on emitted records. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Optional. Chowdeck's API has no CAPTCHA/WAF challenge and works reliably without a proxy; offered for extra resilience only. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "search", "location": "surulere", "vendorType": "restaurant", "openNowOnly": false, "vendorIds": [], "maxItems": 20, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `vendors` (type: `string`): Dataset containing all scraped Chowdeck vendor and menu item records. # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "mode": "search", "location": "surulere", "vendorType": "restaurant", "openNowOnly": false, "vendorIds": [], "maxItems": 20, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/chowdeck-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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "mode": "search", "location": "surulere", "vendorType": "restaurant", "openNowOnly": False, "vendorIds": [], "maxItems": 20, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": False }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("crawlerbros/chowdeck-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).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": "search", "location": "surulere", "vendorType": "restaurant", "openNowOnly": false, "vendorIds": [], "maxItems": 20, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } }' | apify call crawlerbros/chowdeck-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawlerbros/chowdeck-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Chowdeck Scraper", "description": "Search Chowdeck restaurants, pharmacies, supermarkets and convenience stores across Nigeria and Ghana, and fetch full vendor menus with prices, categories, and stock status. 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Vendors with no type data always pass through.", "default": "restaurant" }, "openNowOnly": { "title": "Open now only", "type": "boolean", "description": "Only emit vendors currently open.", "default": false }, "minRating": { "title": "Minimum average rating", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 5, "type": "integer", "description": "Drop vendors below this average rating (1-5). Vendors with no rating data always pass through." }, "vendorIds": { "title": "Vendor IDs (mode=menu)", "type": "array", "description": "Chowdeck numeric vendor IDs to fetch full menus for.", "default": [], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max items", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 500, "type": "integer", "description": "Hard cap on emitted records.", "default": 20 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Optional. Chowdeck's API has no CAPTCHA/WAF challenge and works reliably without a proxy; offered for extra resilience only.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": false } } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```