# DealNews Scraper (`crawlerbros/dealnews-scraper`) Actor Scrape DealNews.com for top deals, category deals, editor's picks, and deal searches. Extract deal title, price, original price, discount, store, rating, and more. - **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/dealnews-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community) - **Categories:** Automation, E-commerce, News - **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.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.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/platform/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 ## DealNews Scraper Scrape **DealNews.com** — one of the web's premier deal-finding destinations — for top deals, category deals, editor's picks, and deal searches. Extract prices, discounts, store names, ratings, and more. ### Features - **Top Deals** — Browse the most popular current deals - **Search Deals** — Keyword search across all deals - **Category Deals** — Filter by 14 categories (Computers, Electronics, Clothing, etc.) - **Editor's Picks** — Hand-curated top deals from DealNews editors ### Input | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `mode` | select | `topDeals`, `searchDeals`, `categoryDeals`, `editorsPicks` | | `query` | string | Search keyword (required for `searchDeals`) | | `category` | select | Category slug (required for `categoryDeals`) | | `maxItems` | integer | Max deals to return (1–500, default 20) | #### Available Categories `computers`, `electronics`, `appliances`, `clothing`, `home-garden`, `sports-outdoors`, `toys-games`, `automotive`, `movies-music-books`, `software`, `office`, `health-beauty`, `travel`, `food-drink` ### Output | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | `dealId` | DealNews deal identifier | | `title` | Deal title | | `price` | Sale price | | `originalPrice` | Original price before discount | | `discount` | Discount amount or percentage | | `store` | Retailer name | | `category` | Deal category | | `rating` | Deal rating score | | `imageUrl` | Product image URL | | `postedDate` | When deal was posted | | `dealUrl` | Direct link to the deal | | `recordType` | Always `deal` | | `scrapedAt` | ISO timestamp | ### Example Input ```json { "mode": "topDeals", "maxItems": 20 } ```` ### Example Output ```json { "dealId": "DN123456", "title": "Apple AirPods Pro (2nd Gen)", "price": "$189.99", "originalPrice": "$249.00", "discount": "24% off", "store": "Amazon", "category": "Electronics", "rating": 9.5, "imageUrl": "https://i.dealnews.com/items/...", "postedDate": "2026-06-01T12:00:00Z", "dealUrl": "https://www.dealnews.com/deals/...", "recordType": "deal", "scrapedAt": "2026-06-02T08:00:00+00:00" } ``` ### FAQs **What categories are available?** 14 categories including Computers, Electronics, Clothing, Home & Garden, Sports & Outdoors, and more. **Can I track deals for a specific product?** Yes — use `mode: searchDeals` with a `query` like `"macbook"` or `"air fryer"`. **How often should I run this?** DealNews posts new deals throughout the day. Running it every few hours will capture the freshest deals. **What's the difference between Top Deals and Editor's Picks?** Top Deals are ranked by popularity and freshness. Editor's Picks are personally selected by DealNews staff. # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): What to fetch from DealNews. ## `query` (type: `string`): Keyword to search deals for (mode=searchDeals). ## `category` (type: `string`): Deal category (mode=categoryDeals). ## `sortBy` (type: `string`): Sort order for top deals (mode=topDeals only). ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of deals to return. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "topDeals", "sortBy": "popular", "maxItems": 20 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `deals` (type: `string`): Dataset containing all scraped deals. # 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": "topDeals", "maxItems": 20 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/dealnews-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": "topDeals", "maxItems": 20, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("crawlerbros/dealnews-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": "topDeals", "maxItems": 20 }' | apify call crawlerbros/dealnews-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawlerbros/dealnews-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "DealNews Scraper", "description": "Scrape DealNews.com for top deals, category deals, editor's picks, and deal searches. Extract deal title, price, original price, discount, store, rating, and more.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "DCJqwO0L7yNwTLL5A" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/crawlerbros~dealnews-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-crawlerbros-dealnews-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~dealnews-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-crawlerbros-dealnews-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~dealnews-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-crawlerbros-dealnews-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "mode" ], "properties": { "mode": { "title": "Mode", "enum": [ "topDeals", "searchDeals", "categoryDeals", "editorsPicks" ], "type": "string", "description": "What to fetch from DealNews.", "default": "topDeals" }, "query": { "title": "Search query", "type": "string", "description": "Keyword to search deals for (mode=searchDeals)." }, "category": { "title": "Category", "enum": [ "computers", "laptops", "electronics", "phones", "tvs", "gaming", "clothing", "home-garden", "food-drink", "travel" ], "type": "string", "description": "Deal category (mode=categoryDeals)." }, "sortBy": { "title": "Sort by", "enum": [ "popular", "newest" ], "type": "string", "description": "Sort order for top deals (mode=topDeals only).", "default": 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