Amazon Best Sellers Scraper — Category Rank Charts & ASIN

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Amazon Best Sellers scraper for category rank charts — extract rank (#1–100), ASIN, title, price, rating, and image from Best Sellers, New Releases, Movers & Shakers, Most Wished For, and Gift Ideas. Works as an Amazon chart API alternative via Python, Node.js, cURL, or MCP. Built for private-label sourcing, trend detection, and ASIN rank tracking across 20+ marketplaces — not keyword SERP clones.

Crawloop Marketplace & E-commerce Suite — Amazon charts + keyword search, eBay, and Mercado Libre.

Amazon Best Sellers Scraper ◄── you are here	Amazon Search Scraper	eBay Active Listings Scraper	eBay Sold Listings Scraper
Category rank charts #1–100	Keyword SERP, badges, sponsored	Live eBay listings	Completed eBay sold comps

Also see: eBay Sold Price Intelligence · Mercado Libre Listings Scraper

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Why charts beat search clones

A keyword search (even sorted by “Best Sellers”) mixes relevance, ads, and popularity heuristics. An Amazon Best Sellers chart is ordered by sales rank in a category — the signal private-label and trend teams actually want.

Chart	What it shows
Best Sellers	Current top sellers in a category (#1–100)
New Releases	Recent launches already charting
Movers & Shakers	Biggest 24-hour sales-rank gains
Most Wished For	Demand that has not fully converted yet
Gift Ideas	What shoppers buy for others (seasonal)

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Key Features

• Full top-100 ranks — reads Amazon’s ranked payload (not only the ~30 hydrated DOM cards)
• Five charts — Best Sellers, New Releases, Movers & Shakers, Most Wished For, Gift Ideas
• Category × chart × country batching — scrape many departments and marketplaces in one run
• Multi-country — countries: ["US","DE","GB"] with per-marketplace residential geo rotation
• ASIN watch / rank tracking — watchAsins + optional watchOnly / watch_miss rows for daily monitors
• Typed errors — wrong slug / empty chart / block; continueOnError + TARGET_ERRORS KV record
• Category auto-remap — e.g. DE electronics → computers
• detailLevel honesty — full / partial / rank_only / watch_miss
• Optional PDP fill — fetchMissingDetails hydrates title/price for incomplete rows
• 20+ marketplaces — same country codes as Amazon Search Scraper
• Paste chart URLs — /gp/bestsellers/…, /zgbs/…, movers, new releases, wished-for, most-gifted
• Fast HTTP — curl_cffi Chrome TLS impersonation; residential proxy geo-matched to marketplace
• Dataset export — JSON / CSV / Excel from the Apify dataset; wire into sheets, warehouses, or agents

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Use Cases

Use case	What you get	Why it helps
Private-label sourcing	Rank, ASIN, price, review count	Spot high-rank / low-review niches
Trend detection	Movers & Shakers daily diffs	Catch products accelerating before they lock the chart
Competitive rank tracking	Stable rank + asin time series	Monitor your SKUs vs category leaders
Seasonal planning	Gift Ideas / Most Wished For	See demand build before Best Sellers moves
Cross-market expansion	Same category on US / DE / JP	Compare local charts before inventory commits

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Quick Start

Basic — US Electronics Best Sellers (full top 100):

{
  "categories": ["electronics"],
  "charts": ["bestsellers"],
  "country": "US",
  "maxItemsPerChart": 100
}

Advanced — multiple categories + Movers, optional detail fill:

{
  "categories": ["electronics", "kitchen", "pet-supplies"],
  "charts": ["bestsellers", "movers-and-shakers"],
  "country": "US",
  "maxItemsPerChart": 100,
  "maxItems": 600,
  "fetchMissingDetails": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
  }
}

Paste chart URLs:

{
  "startUrls": [
    "https://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/electronics/",
    "https://www.amazon.de/gp/bestsellers/computers/"
  ],
  "country": "US"
}

Multi-country + ASIN watch (schedule-friendly):

{
  "categories": ["electronics"],
  "charts": ["bestsellers"],
  "countries": ["US", "DE"],
  "watchAsins": ["B08JHCVHTY", "B0DCH8VDXF"],
  "watchOnly": true,
  "emitWatchMisses": true,
  "maxItemsPerChart": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
  }
}

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When to use this Actor

• You need official category chart ranks, not keyword SERP positions
• You want Movers & Shakers / New Releases / Wished For in the same pipeline as Best Sellers
• You are chaining chart ASINs into keyword research with Amazon Search Scraper

When not to use this Actor

• Keyword product search — use Amazon Search Scraper
• Full PDP specs / A+ content — charts return card-level fields (optional light PDP fill only)
• Historical BSR databases — this Actor snapshots the live public chart pages
• eBay / LATAM comps — use the eBay and Mercado Libre Actors in the suite table above

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Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
categories	Array	["electronics"]	Category slugs from the chart URL
charts	Array	["bestsellers"]	bestsellers, new-releases, movers-and-shakers, most-wished-for, gift-ideas
country	String	US	Single marketplace (ignored if countries set)
countries	Array	—	Multi-marketplace batch; proxy geo rotates per country
startUrls	Array	—	Full chart URLs (optional)
watchAsins	Array	—	ASINs to track (watched=true; optional miss rows)
watchOnly	Boolean	false	Only output watched matches (+ misses)
emitWatchMisses	Boolean	true	Emit watch_miss rows for ASINs not in the chart
maxItemsPerChart	Integer	100	Cap per chart (max 100; Amazon’s limit)
maxItems	Integer	0	Global run cap (0 = unlimited)
fetchMissingDetails	Boolean	false	Fetch PDP for incomplete rows
skipIncompleteRows	Boolean	false	Drop rank_only rows (breaks contiguous ranks)
applyCategoryRemap	Boolean	true	Remap known slug mismatches (DE electronics→computers)
continueOnError	Boolean	true	Continue after wrong slug / empty / block on one target
proxyConfiguration	Object	Residential	Apify Proxy; leave country empty for multi-geo rotation

Category slug notes

Chart slugs are marketplace-specific. A wrong slug returns an empty chart (typed wrong_slug / empty_chart), not a silent US fallback. With applyCategoryRemap (default on), known mismatches are fixed automatically (e.g. DE electronics → computers).

Marketplace	Prefer these slugs (examples)	Watch out
US (amazon.com)	electronics, kitchen, books, pc, beauty, pet-supplies, toys-and-games	computers is often pc
DE (amazon.de)	computers, kitchen, books, beauty, toys	Use computers, not electronics
GB (amazon.co.uk)	electronics, kitchen, books, computers, diy	Toys slug may differ — paste the chart URL
JP (amazon.co.jp)	electronics, computers, kitchen, books	Some grocery/fashion slugs differ
Others	Start from the same family (kitchen, books, beauty, automotive)	When unsure, paste startUrls from the browser

Common starting slugs: electronics, computers, pc, kitchen, books, beauty, automotive, pet-supplies, toys-and-games, sporting-goods, office-products, home-garden, fashion, grocery, videogames.

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Output

Field	Type	Description
rank	Integer	Chart position 1–100
asin	String	Product ASIN
productTitle	String	Title when hydrated
productPrice / priceValue	String / Number	Display + numeric price
currency	String	Currency code
productStarRating	Number	Stars 0–5
productNumRatings	Integer	Rating count
productUrl / productPhoto	String	Product link + image
detailLevel	String	full, partial, rank_only, or watch_miss
watched / foundInChart	Boolean	ASIN watch flags for rank-tracking schedules
chart / chartTitle	String	Chart key + page heading
category / page	String / Integer	Slug + chart page (1 or 2)
percentageChange	String	Movers change when present
country / domain / sourceUrl	String	Marketplace metadata
scrapedAt	String	UTC ISO timestamp

About detailLevel: Amazon server-renders only part of each 50-item chart page. Every row still has exact rank + ASIN from the ranked payload. Use fetchMissingDetails: true when you need titles/prices on every row.

Example row:

{
  "source": "amazon_bestsellers",
  "rank": 1,
  "asin": "B08JHCVHTY",
  "productTitle": "Blink Plus Plan with monthly auto-renewal",
  "productPrice": "$11.99",
  "priceValue": 11.99,
  "currency": "USD",
  "productStarRating": 4.4,
  "productNumRatings": 279104,
  "productUrl": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08JHCVHTY",
  "detailLevel": "full",
  "chart": "bestsellers",
  "chartTitle": "Amazon Best Sellers",
  "category": "electronics",
  "page": 1,
  "country": "US",
  "domain": "www.amazon.com",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/electronics/",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-08-13T17:00:00.000Z"
}

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Integration examples

Node.js

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });
const run = await client.actor('crawloop/amazon-bestsellers-scraper').call({
  categories: ['electronics'],
  charts: ['bestsellers'],
  country: 'US',
  maxItemsPerChart: 100,
  proxyConfiguration: { useApifyProxy: true, apifyProxyGroups: ['RESIDENTIAL'] },
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items.slice(0, 5));

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("crawloop/amazon-bestsellers-scraper").call(
    run_input={
        "categories": ["electronics", "kitchen"],
        "charts": ["bestsellers", "movers-and-shakers"],
        "country": "US",
        "maxItemsPerChart": 100,
        "proxyConfiguration": {
            "useApifyProxy": True,
            "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
            "apifyProxyCountry": "US",
        },
    }
)
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item["rank"], item["asin"], item.get("productTitle"), item.get("priceValue"))

cURL

curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/crawloop~amazon-bestsellers-scraper/runs?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"categories":["electronics"],"charts":["bestsellers"],"country":"US","maxItemsPerChart":50}'

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MCP and AI assistants

Use this Actor from AI tools via Apify MCP. Connect your Apify account, then call crawloop/amazon-bestsellers-scraper.

Example prompts:

• "Run Amazon Best Sellers Scraper for electronics and kitchen on US, return the top 20 ranks as JSON"
• "Scrape Movers & Shakers for pet-supplies and summarize ASINs that jumped into the top 10"
• "Watch ASINs B08JHCVHTY and B0DCH8VDXF on US+DE Best Sellers charts daily and report which are missing"
• "Chain Amazon Best Sellers Scraper then Amazon Search Scraper: take chart ASINs and check keyword SERP visibility for wireless earbuds"

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Suite next step

1. Pull category charts here (ranks + ASINs).
2. Feed interesting ASINs / titles into Amazon Search Scraper for keyword SERP, badges, and sponsored context.
3. For sold-price comps outside Amazon, continue with eBay Sold Listings Scraper or eBay Sold Price Intelligence.

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FAQ

How many products does one chart return?
Amazon publishes 100 products per chart (two pages of 50). Scale by adding categories, charts, and marketplaces.

Why are some rows rank_only?
Amazon hydrates only part of the grid in the initial HTML. Rank and ASIN still come from the official ranked payload — the chart is complete even when titles are missing.

Is this the same as search sort “Best Sellers”?
No. Search sort is still a keyword SERP. This Actor scrapes category chart pages (/gp/bestsellers/… and siblings).

Is there an Amazon Best Sellers API?
There is no official public Best Sellers chart API for this use case. This Actor is an API alternative: run it from Python, Node.js, cURL, or Apify MCP, then export the dataset as JSON/CSV.

Can I schedule daily ASIN rank checks?
Yes. Set watchAsins, watchOnly: true, emitWatchMisses: true, and schedule the Actor in Apify Console. Each run yields a compact found / missing time series per marketplace.

Does Movers & Shakers need a special proxy?
Use residential proxies. For multi-country runs leave apifyProxyCountry empty so geo rotates per marketplace. Empty movers charts are reported as empty_chart (not a silent zero).

How do I track my own ASINs?
Set watchAsins and schedule the Actor daily. Use watchOnly: true plus emitWatchMisses: true to get a compact rank / not-in-chart time series.

What happens on a wrong category slug?
The run records a typed wrong_slug / empty_chart / blocked error. With continueOnError (default) remaining targets still run; details are stored in the TARGET_ERRORS key-value record.

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Related Actors

Actor	Role
Amazon Search Scraper	Keyword SERP / ASIN discovery
eBay Active Listings Scraper	Live marketplace listings
eBay Sold Listings Scraper	Completed sale comps
Mercado Libre Listings Scraper	LATAM listings

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