# Morrisons Groceries Scraper (`crawlerbros/morrisons-groceries-scraper`) Actor Scrape Morrisons UK online groceries - search products, browse by department, or pull current promotions. Real prices, discounts, brands, images and product URLs. - **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/morrisons-groceries-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community) - **Categories:** Automation, E-commerce, Integrations - **Stats:** 3 total users, 2 monthly users, 35.7% 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 ## Morrisons Groceries Scraper Scrape [Morrisons](https://groceries.morrisons.com) UK online groceries — search for products by keyword, browse any of its 18 departments, or pull the current weekly deals / promotions. Real prices, discounts, brands, ratings, images and product URLs, straight from Morrisons' own storefront data. No login, no cookies required. ### What this actor does - **Three modes:** `search`, `byCategory`, `weeklyDeals` - **18 real departments** to browse: Fruit & Veg, Meat & Fish, Fresh Foods (dairy/eggs), Bakery & Cakes, Frozen Food, Food Cupboard (pantry), Drinks, Household, and more - **Live promotions** — Morrisons' current "weekly deals" carousel, with original vs. discounted price - **Filters:** price range, on-sale only, brand - **Empty fields are omitted** — every record only contains what Morrisons actually returned ### Output per product - `productId` — Morrisons' internal product ID - `name`, `brand`, `unit` (pack size, e.g. `1L`, `6 x 200ml`) - `price` — current price (GBP) - `pricePerUnit` — unit price for comparison shopping, e.g. `£8.29/kg`, `£2.00/litre`, `£0.99/each` - `originalPrice`, `discount`, `discountPercent`, `offerDescription` — only present when the product is on offer - `offerDescriptions` — all active promotion labels on the product (there can be more than one, e.g. "Price Match" + "Buy 3 for £5") - `category`, `subcategory` — from Morrisons' own category tree - `imageUrl`, `productUrl` - `isOnSale`, `inStock`, `isNewProduct`, `isAlcohol` - `attributes` — product labels shown on the tile, e.g. `["Vegetarian"]`, `["Vegan", "Gluten Free"]`, `["Organic"]`, `["Frozen"]` (present when Morrisons tags the product) - `guaranteedShelfLife` — Morrisons' minimum guaranteed shelf life at delivery, e.g. `{"quantity": 5, "unit": "day"}` - `rating`, `ratingCount` — when Morrisons has customer reviews for the product - `sourceUrl`, `scrapedAt`, `recordType: "product"` ### Input | Field | Type | Default | Description | |---|---|---|---| | `mode` | string | `search` | `search` / `byCategory` / `weeklyDeals` | | `searchQuery` | string | `milk` | Free-text query (mode=search) | | `category` | string | `Fresh Foods` | Department to browse (mode=byCategory) | | `minPrice` / `maxPrice` | number | – | Price range filter (GBP) | | `onSaleOnly` | bool | `false` | Only emit discounted products | | `brand` | string | – | Filter by brand (case-insensitive substring) | | `maxItems` | int | `30` | Hard cap, 1–50 (Morrisons serves up to 50 products per view) | | `proxyConfiguration` | object | AUTO proxy | Apify proxy config (free datacenter group) | #### Example: search for chocolate under £3 ```json { "mode": "search", "searchQuery": "chocolate", "maxPrice": 3, "maxItems": 30 } ```` #### Example: browse the Bakery department ```json { "mode": "byCategory", "category": "102210", "maxItems": 40 } ``` #### Example: this week's deals ```json { "mode": "weeklyDeals", "maxItems": 50 } ``` ### Use cases - **Price monitoring** — track Morrisons prices and promotions over time - **Grocery comparison apps** — feed real UK supermarket pricing into a comparison tool - **Deal alerts** — surface products newly on offer - **Market research** — analyse brand assortment and pricing by department - **Meal planning apps** — pull ingredient prices for a shopping list ### FAQ **Do I need a Morrisons account or cookies?** No — this actor reads Morrisons' own public storefront data, the same data your browser receives when you visit the site. **Why is `maxItems` capped at 50?** Morrisons serves up to 50 products per search / department / promotions page server-side. Run the actor multiple times with different search terms or departments to build a larger dataset. **Which departments are supported?** All 18 top-level Morrisons departments, selectable from a dropdown — no need to know internal category IDs. **What does `isOnSale` mean?** `true` when Morrisons is currently running an offer, multi-buy, or "Great Price" promotion on that product (`offerDescription` gives the exact wording, e.g. `"Now £2, Was £2.40"`). **Why are some fields (e.g. `rating`, `originalPrice`) missing on some products?** Morrisons only returns these when applicable — a product with no reviews has no `rating`, and a product not currently discounted has no `originalPrice`. The actor never fabricates data. **What is `pricePerUnit`?** Morrisons' own unit-price calculation (per kg, per litre, or per each), the same figure shown on the site to help compare value between different pack sizes. **What does `guaranteedShelfLife` mean?** Morrisons' published minimum shelf life guarantee at the time of delivery (e.g. "at least 5 days"), shown for perishable/fresh categories. **Is this free to run?** Yes — the actor uses Apify's free `AUTO` datacenter proxy group (falling back to a direct connection automatically), so it works on the Apify free plan with no paid add-ons. # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): What to fetch. ## `searchQuery` (type: `string`): Free-text product search, e.g. `milk`, `chicken breast`, `chocolate`. ## `category` (type: `string`): Morrisons department to browse. ## `minPrice` (type: `number`): Drop products cheaper than this. ## `maxPrice` (type: `number`): Drop products pricier than this. ## `onSaleOnly` (type: `boolean`): Only emit products currently on a promotional offer. ## `brand` (type: `string`): Only emit products whose brand contains this text (case-insensitive), e.g. `Cravendale`. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Hard cap on emitted records (Morrisons serves up to 50 products per page/department/promotions view). ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Uses Apify's free datacenter proxy pool. A direct (no-proxy) fallback is used automatically if needed. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "search", "searchQuery": "milk", "category": "176739", "onSaleOnly": false, "maxItems": 30, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `products` (type: `string`): Dataset containing all scraped Morrisons products. # 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", "searchQuery": "milk", "category": "176739", "onSaleOnly": false, "maxItems": 30, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/morrisons-groceries-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", "searchQuery": "milk", "category": "176739", "onSaleOnly": False, "maxItems": 30, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("crawlerbros/morrisons-groceries-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", "searchQuery": "milk", "category": "176739", "onSaleOnly": false, "maxItems": 30, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } }' | apify call crawlerbros/morrisons-groceries-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawlerbros/morrisons-groceries-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Morrisons Groceries Scraper", "description": "Scrape Morrisons UK online groceries - search products, browse by department, or pull current promotions. 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