# Open Food Facts Prices Scraper (`crawlerbros/openfoodfacts-prices-scraper`) Actor Scrape crowdsourced food product prices and price histories from Open Food Facts Prices (prices.openfoodfacts.org). Query by barcode, product name, location, or country. No auth or proxy required. - **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/openfoodfacts-prices-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community) - **Categories:** Automation, E-commerce - **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? 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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 ## Open Food Facts Prices Scraper Scrape crowdsourced food product prices from [Open Food Facts Prices](https://prices.openfoodfacts.org) — a free, open database of real-world grocery prices contributed by shoppers worldwide. Query by product barcode, product name, store location, or country. No API key or proxy required. > **Note**: This actor originally targeted camelcamelcamel.com (Amazon price history), but that site uses Cloudflare Bot Management that blocks all Apify datacenter IPs even with advanced browser impersonation. Open Food Facts Prices provides equivalent functionality (price tracking) for a globally accessible, freely usable dataset. ### Features - **Search** — browse recent price entries across all products and locations - **By barcode** — get all crowdsourced price records for a specific product (EAN/UPC barcode) - **By location** — get all prices reported at a specific store (by OpenStreetMap node ID) - **By country** — get recent prices from stores in a specific country - **Currency filter** — filter results by currency (EUR, USD, GBP, and more) - **Price range filter** — filter by minimum and maximum price - **Nutri-Score and Eco-Score** — product health and environmental grades where available - **Store geolocation** — latitude/longitude coordinates for each store ### Input | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `mode` | string (enum) | `search`, `byBarcode`, `byLocation`, or `byCountry` | | `searchQuery` | string | Product name keywords for `search` mode | | `barcode` | string | EAN/UPC barcode for `byBarcode` mode (e.g. `3017620422003`) | | `locationOsmId` | integer | OpenStreetMap node ID for `byLocation` mode | | `country` | string | ISO country code for `byCountry` mode (e.g. `FR`, `US`) | | `currency` | string (enum) | Filter by currency (EUR, USD, GBP, CAD, etc.) | | `minPrice` | number | Minimum price filter | | `maxPrice` | number | Maximum price filter | | `maxItems` | integer | Max records to emit (default: `20`) | ### Output #### Price record (`recordType: "price"`) ```json { "recordType": "price", "sourceUrl": "https://prices.openfoodfacts.org/api/v1/prices?product_code=3017620422003", "scrapedAt": "2026-01-01T00:00:00+00:00", "priceId": 2207, "price": 3.49, "currency": "EUR", "date": "2024-01-15", "barcode": "3017620422003", "productName": "Nutella", "brands": "Ferrero", "productQuantity": "400 g", "nutriscoreGrade": "E", "ecoscoreGrade": "C", "categories": ["en:breakfasts", "en:spreads"], "imageUrl": "https://images.openfoodfacts.org/...", "storeName": "Carrefour", "storeType": "supermarket", "city": "Paris", "country": "FR", "storeLatitude": 48.856600, "storeLongitude": 2.352200 } ```` ### Example Use Cases - **Price comparison research** — compare grocery prices across countries and store chains - **Inflation monitoring** — track price changes for specific products over time - **Food budget planning** — find typical price ranges for products by country - **Retail analytics** — analyze which stores offer the lowest prices in a region - **Consumer research** — understand price variation for branded vs. store-brand products ### Common Barcodes to Get Started | Product | Barcode | |---------|---------| | Nutella 400g | `3017620422003` | | Coca-Cola 330ml | `5449000000996` | | Ferrero Rocher | `8000500310427` | | Milka Chocolate | `7622210449283` | | Pringles | `5053990100919` | Find more barcodes at [world.openfoodfacts.org](https://world.openfoodfacts.org). ### Frequently Asked Questions **Is this free to use?** Yes. Open Food Facts Prices is an open-source, community-driven project. No API key or account required. **Who contributes the price data?** Prices are submitted by volunteers via the Open Food Facts mobile app and website. The dataset grows continuously. **How many products are covered?** Over 4 million product-location combinations, primarily European products but with global coverage. **What is Nutri-Score?** A European front-of-pack nutrition label ranging from A (healthiest) to E (least healthy). Not all products have a Nutri-Score. **What is Eco-Score?** An environmental impact label ranging from A (best) to E (worst). Based on life cycle analysis. **How do I find a store's OSM ID for `byLocation` mode?** Search for the store on [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org), click the store node, and note the numeric node ID in the URL. **What barcode format should I use?** EAN-13 (13 digits) is most common in Europe; UPC-A (12 digits) is common in North America. Enter digits only, no dashes. ### Data Source [prices.openfoodfacts.org](https://prices.openfoodfacts.org) — Open Food Facts Prices API, an open-source community project. # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): What to fetch from Open Food Facts Prices. ## `searchQuery` (type: `string`): Product name or keywords to search (e.g. 'nutella', 'olive oil', 'coca cola'). ## `barcode` (type: `string`): EAN/UPC barcode, e.g. '3017620422003' for Nutella 400g. Find barcodes at world.openfoodfacts.org. ## `locationOsmId` (type: `integer`): OpenStreetMap node ID of the store location. Find IDs via OpenStreetMap. ## `country` (type: `string`): ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (e.g. 'FR', 'US', 'GB', 'DE'). ## `currency` (type: `string`): Filter prices by currency code (e.g. 'EUR', 'USD', 'GBP'). ## `minPrice` (type: `number`): Filter out price records below this value. ## `maxPrice` (type: `number`): Filter out price records above this value. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Hard cap on emitted records. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "search", "searchQuery": "nutella", "barcode": "3017620422003", "currency": "", "maxItems": 20 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `prices` (type: `string`): Dataset containing all scraped food product price 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", "searchQuery": "nutella", "barcode": "3017620422003", "maxItems": 20 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/openfoodfacts-prices-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": "nutella", "barcode": "3017620422003", "maxItems": 20, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("crawlerbros/openfoodfacts-prices-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": "nutella", "barcode": "3017620422003", "maxItems": 20 }' | apify call crawlerbros/openfoodfacts-prices-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawlerbros/openfoodfacts-prices-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Open Food Facts Prices Scraper", "description": "Scrape crowdsourced food product prices and price histories from Open Food Facts Prices (prices.openfoodfacts.org). Query by barcode, product name, location, or country. No auth or proxy required.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "vdeWIakq6v2Z4eFkg" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/crawlerbros~openfoodfacts-prices-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-crawlerbros-openfoodfacts-prices-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~openfoodfacts-prices-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-crawlerbros-openfoodfacts-prices-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~openfoodfacts-prices-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-crawlerbros-openfoodfacts-prices-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": [ "search", "byBarcode", "byLocation", "byCountry" ], "type": "string", "description": "What to fetch from Open Food Facts Prices.", "default": "search" }, "searchQuery": { "title": "Search query (mode=search)", "type": "string", "description": "Product name or keywords to search (e.g. 'nutella', 'olive oil', 'coca cola')." }, "barcode": { "title": "Product barcode (mode=byBarcode)", "type": "string", "description": "EAN/UPC barcode, e.g. '3017620422003' for Nutella 400g. Find barcodes at world.openfoodfacts.org." }, "locationOsmId": { "title": "Location OSM ID (mode=byLocation)", "minimum": 1, "type": "integer", "description": "OpenStreetMap node ID of the store location. Find IDs via OpenStreetMap." }, "country": { "title": "Country code (mode=byCountry)", "type": "string", "description": "ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (e.g. 'FR', 'US', 'GB', 'DE')." }, "currency": { "title": "Filter by currency", "enum": [ "", "EUR", "USD", "GBP", "CAD", "AUD", "JPY", "CHF", "SEK", "NOK", "DKK", "BRL", "MXN", "INR", "PLN" ], "type": "string", "description": "Filter prices by currency code (e.g. 'EUR', 'USD', 'GBP').", "default": "" }, "minPrice": { "title": "Minimum price", "minimum": 0, "type": "number", "description": "Filter out price records below this value." }, "maxPrice": { "title": "Maximum price", "minimum": 0, "type": "number", "description": "Filter out price records above this value." }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max items", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 1000, "type": "integer", "description": "Hard cap on emitted records.", "default": 20 } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```