# HotUKDeals Scraper (`crawlerbros/hotukdeals-scraper`) Actor Scrape hotukdeals.com - the UK's largest deal community. Get hot deals, new deals, search results, and deals by category. Extracts price, discount, merchant, voucher codes, temperature (hotness), and more. - **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/hotukdeals-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce, Automation, News - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN 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 ## HotUKDeals Scraper Scrape **hotukdeals.com** — the UK's largest deal-sharing community with millions of members posting deals, freebies, and voucher codes every day. Extract hot deals, new listings, search results, or deals from specific product categories. ### What data do you get? Each scraped deal includes: | Field | Description | |---|---| | `dealId` | Unique thread ID | | `title` | Deal title | | `dealType` | `deal`, `voucher`, or `freebie` | | `dealPrice` | Current deal price (GBP) | | `originalPrice` | Previous/next-best price (GBP) | | `discount` | Discount percentage | | `discountAbsolute` | Absolute saving (GBP) | | `currency` | Always `GBP` | | `voucherCode` | Discount code (if available) | | `merchant` | Store or retailer name | | `merchantUrl` | External deal link | | `hotness` | Community temperature score (votes) | | `commentsCount` | Number of comments | | `postedAt` | ISO-8601 timestamp when posted | | `expiresAt` | ISO-8601 expiry timestamp (when available) | | `category` | Product category name | | `categorySlug` | Category URL slug | | `tags` | Keywords/tags | | `imageUrl` | Product image URL | | `isExpired` | Whether the deal has expired | | `isFreebie` | Whether this is a free/freebie deal | | `dealUrl` | Link to the deal page on HotUKDeals | | `sourceUrl` | Shareable deal URL | | `recordType` | Always `deal` | | `scrapedAt` | UTC timestamp of scrape | ### Input | Field | Type | Description | |---|---|---| | `mode` | `select` | `hot` (default), `new`, `search`, `byCategory` | | `searchQuery` | `string` | Keyword to search (mode=search) | | `category` | `select` | Category to browse (mode=byCategory) | | `minHotness` | `integer` | Minimum community temperature score | | `isExpired` | `boolean` | Include expired deals (default: false) | | `isFreebie` | `boolean` | Return only freebies (default: false) | | `merchant` | `string` | Filter by merchant name (partial match) | | `maxItems` | `integer` | Maximum deals to return (default: 50) | ### Example inputs #### Get the hottest UK deals right now ```json { "mode": "hot", "maxItems": 50 } ```` #### Search for laptop deals ```json { "mode": "search", "searchQuery": "laptop", "minHotness": 50, "maxItems": 100 } ``` #### Browse electronics deals ```json { "mode": "byCategory", "category": "electronics", "maxItems": 50 } ``` #### Find freebies only ```json { "mode": "new", "isFreebie": true, "maxItems": 30 } ``` ### Supported categories `electronics`, `gaming`, `fashion`, `groceries`, `travel`, `beauty`, `home-living`, `garden-diy`, `sports-fitness`, `kids`, `services-contracts`, `broadband-phone-service`, `car-motorcycle`, `personal-finance`, `entertainment` ### FAQs **Does it need login or API keys?** No. HotUKDeals is publicly accessible and this scraper works without any credentials. **How many deals are there?** The site has thousands of active deals posted daily. Each page returns ~30 deals; use `maxItems` to control how many you fetch. **What is the "hotness" score?** The temperature (hotness) is the community vote score. Hot deals score 100+, very hot deals score 500+, and top deals can reach 1000+. **Can I filter by merchant?** Yes — use the `merchant` parameter with a partial name like "Amazon", "Argos", or "Currys". **Are expired deals included?** By default, expired deals are excluded. Set `isExpired: true` to include them. **How often does the data update?** HotUKDeals updates in real-time. Each actor run fetches fresh data from the live site. **Does it scrape voucher codes?** Yes — voucher codes are extracted when available in the `voucherCode` field. # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): What to fetch from hotukdeals.com. ## `searchQuery` (type: `string`): Keyword or phrase to search for (mode=search). ## `category` (type: `string`): Category group to browse (mode=byCategory or as a filter). ## `minHotness` (type: `integer`): Only include deals with a hotness score at or above this value. Community votes drive the temperature. ## `isExpired` (type: `boolean`): If true, include expired deals in results. If false (default), only active deals. ## `isFreebie` (type: `boolean`): If true, only return free/freebie deals (price = 0 or type = Freebie). ## `merchant` (type: `string`): Only include deals from this merchant (partial match, case-insensitive). E.g. 'Amazon', 'Argos'. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of deals to return. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "hot", "searchQuery": "laptop", "isExpired": false, "isFreebie": false, "maxItems": 50 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `deals` (type: `string`): Dataset containing all scraped deals from hotukdeals.com. # 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": "hot", "searchQuery": "laptop", "isExpired": false, "isFreebie": false, "maxItems": 50 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/hotukdeals-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": "hot", "searchQuery": "laptop", "isExpired": False, "isFreebie": False, "maxItems": 50, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("crawlerbros/hotukdeals-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": "hot", "searchQuery": "laptop", "isExpired": false, "isFreebie": false, "maxItems": 50 }' | apify call crawlerbros/hotukdeals-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawlerbros/hotukdeals-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "HotUKDeals Scraper", "description": "Scrape hotukdeals.com - the UK's largest deal community. Get hot deals, new deals, search results, and deals by category. Extracts price, discount, merchant, voucher codes, temperature (hotness), and more.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "2Wszm0P7xKbKRpZpE" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/crawlerbros~hotukdeals-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-crawlerbros-hotukdeals-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~hotukdeals-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-crawlerbros-hotukdeals-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~hotukdeals-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-crawlerbros-hotukdeals-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": [ "hot", "new", "search", "byCategory" ], "type": "string", "description": "What to fetch from hotukdeals.com.", "default": "hot" }, "searchQuery": { "title": "Search query", "type": "string", "description": "Keyword or phrase to search for (mode=search).", "default": "laptop" }, "category": { "title": "Category", "enum": [ "electronics", "gaming", "fashion", "groceries", "travel", "beauty", "home-living", "garden-diy", "sports-fitness", "kids", "services-contracts", "broadband-phone-service", "car-motorcycle", "personal-finance", "entertainment" ], "type": "string", "description": "Category group to browse (mode=byCategory or as a filter)." }, "minHotness": { "title": "Minimum hotness (temperature)", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 100000, "type": "integer", "description": "Only include deals with a hotness score at or above this value. Community votes drive the temperature." }, "isExpired": { "title": "Include expired deals", "type": "boolean", "description": "If true, include expired deals in results. If false (default), only active deals.", "default": false }, "isFreebie": { "title": "Freebies only", "type": "boolean", "description": "If true, only return free/freebie deals (price = 0 or type = Freebie).", "default": false }, "merchant": { "title": "Merchant filter", "type": "string", "description": "Only include deals from this merchant (partial match, case-insensitive). E.g. 'Amazon', 'Argos'." }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max items", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 1000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of deals to return.", "default": 50 } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```