# Toolstation Scraper (`crawlerbros/toolstation-scraper`) Actor Scrape Toolstation UK with search products by keyword, browse categories, or get details for specific products. Extracts product name, brand, price, rating, availability, images, and descriptions. - **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/toolstation-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community) - **Categories:** Automation, E-commerce, Developer tools - **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 ## Toolstation Scraper Scrape product data from [Toolstation](https://www.toolstation.com) — 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 ```json { "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 ```json { "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. # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): What to scrape. ## `query` (type: `string`): Keywords to search for (mode=searchProducts). Example: drill, screwdriver, hammer. ## `categoryUrl` (type: `string`): Category path or full URL (mode=browseCategory). Example: /power-tools/drills/c30 or https://www.toolstation.com/power-tools/drills/c30 ## `productUrl` (type: `string`): Full product URL or path (mode=getProductDetails). Example: https://www.toolstation.com/dewalt-combi-drill/p12345 ## `sortBy` (type: `string`): Sort results (mode=searchProducts or browseCategory). ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of products to return. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "searchProducts", "query": "drill", "sortBy": "relevance", "maxItems": 20 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `products` (type: `string`): Dataset containing all scraped Toolstation 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": "searchProducts", "query": "drill", "sortBy": "relevance", "maxItems": 20 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/toolstation-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": "searchProducts", "query": "drill", "sortBy": "relevance", "maxItems": 20, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("crawlerbros/toolstation-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": "searchProducts", "query": "drill", "sortBy": "relevance", "maxItems": 20 }' | apify call crawlerbros/toolstation-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawlerbros/toolstation-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Toolstation Scraper", "description": "Scrape Toolstation UK with search products by keyword, browse categories, or get details for specific products. Extracts product name, brand, price, rating, availability, images, and descriptions.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "DfjPVJErwI5B489Cn" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/crawlerbros~toolstation-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-crawlerbros-toolstation-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~toolstation-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-crawlerbros-toolstation-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~toolstation-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-crawlerbros-toolstation-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": [ "searchProducts", "browseCategory", "getProductDetails" ], "type": "string", "description": "What to scrape.", "default": "searchProducts" }, "query": { "title": "Search query", "type": "string", "description": "Keywords to search for (mode=searchProducts). Example: drill, screwdriver, hammer.", "default": "drill" }, "categoryUrl": { "title": "Category URL", "type": "string", "description": "Category path or full URL (mode=browseCategory). Example: /power-tools/drills/c30 or https://www.toolstation.com/power-tools/drills/c30" }, "productUrl": { "title": "Product URL", "type": "string", "description": "Full product URL or path (mode=getProductDetails). Example: https://www.toolstation.com/dewalt-combi-drill/p12345" }, "sortBy": { "title": "Sort order", "enum": [ "relevance", "price asc", "price desc", "best_seller desc" ], "type": "string", "description": "Sort results (mode=searchProducts or browseCategory).", "default": "relevance" }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max items", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 500, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of products 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 } } } } } } } } } } ```