Toolstation Scraper

Scrape product data from Toolstation — the UK's leading trade-focused hardware and tools retailer. Extract product names, brands, prices, ratings, availability, descriptions, and images across thousands of products.

What data do you get?

Each scraped product record includes:

Field	Description
productId	Toolstation product code (e.g., 13036)
sku	Same as productId
name	Product name
brand	Brand name
price	Price in GBP (inc. VAT)
originalPrice	Original price before discount (if on sale)
discountPercent	Discount percentage (if applicable)
rating	Average rating (0–5 stars)
reviewCount	Number of customer reviews
inStock	Whether the product is available
url	Direct product page URL
imageUrl	Product image URL
description	Product description
scrapedAt	ISO timestamp of when the record was scraped

Modes

Search Products (searchProducts)

Search by keyword across all Toolstation products. Uses the Bloomreach Discovery search API for rich, relevant results.

Required inputs: query

Example: query=drill, query=screwdriver set, query=dewalt 18v

Browse Category (browseCategory)

Browse all products in a specific category by providing a category URL.

Required inputs: categoryUrl

Example category URLs:

• /power-tools/c5
• /power-tools/drills/c30
• /hand-tools/c6
• /plumbing/c15
• /lighting/c21
• /painting-decorating/c8

Get Product Details (getProductDetails)

Fetch details for a specific product using its URL.

Required inputs: productUrl

Example: https://www.toolstation.com/dewalt-combi-drill/p13036

Input

{
  "mode": "searchProducts",
  "query": "drill",
  "maxItems": 50,
  "sortBy": "relevance"
}

All input fields

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
mode	string	Yes	searchProducts	One of: searchProducts, browseCategory, getProductDetails
query	string	For searchProducts	—	Search keywords
categoryUrl	string	For browseCategory	—	Category path (e.g., /power-tools/c5)
productUrl	string	For getProductDetails	—	Full product URL
sortBy	string	No	relevance	Sort: relevance, price asc, price desc, best_seller desc
maxItems	integer	No	50	Max products to return (1–500)

Output example

{
  "productId": "13036",
  "sku": "13036",
  "name": "DeWalt 100 Year 18V XR Compact Brushless Combi Drill Kit 2 x 4.0Ah",
  "brand": "DeWalt",
  "price": 159.98,
  "originalPrice": 189.98,
  "discountPercent": 15.8,
  "rating": 4.5,
  "reviewCount": 240,
  "inStock": true,
  "url": "https://www.toolstation.com/dewalt-100-year-18v-xr-compact-brushless-combi-drill-kit/p13036",
  "imageUrl": "https://cdn.aws.toolstation.com/images/141020-UK/250/13036.jpg",
  "description": "• Limited Edition DEWALT drill in grey\n• Most compact drill in our range",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-23T12:00:00+00:00"
}

Use cases

• Price monitoring: Track prices across Toolstation's product range
• Competitive research: Compare products and brands
• Inventory checking: Check stock availability for specific products
• Product catalog: Build a catalog of tools and hardware for your application

Notes

• No API key, login, or proxy required
• Data is sourced from Toolstation UK (GBP prices)
• Pagination is handled automatically up to maxItems
• Products are sorted by relevance by default

FAQ

Q: How many products can I get per run?
A: Up to 500 per run using the maxItems setting.

Q: Does this work without a proxy?
A: Yes, this scraper works on Apify's free plan with no proxy needed.

Q: Can I search for specific brands?
A: Yes, include the brand name in your query (e.g., query=dewalt drill, query=makita 18v).

Q: How often is the data updated?
A: Data is fetched in real-time on each run.