# Idealo Price Scraper — Offers, GTIN & Shops (`crawloop/idealo-price-scraper`) Actor

Idealo price comparison for Germany and Austria. Look up a GTIN, product URL, or search term and get the best price, offer count, and shop offers. HTTP, JSON export for repricing and catalog checks.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/crawloop/idealo-price-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Andrej Kiva](https://apify.com/crawloop) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $5.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Idealo Price Scraper

> **Disclaimer:** Unofficial tool — not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by idealo internet GmbH or its affiliates. Data is read from publicly accessible product and search pages only. No login. You are responsible for complying with applicable law (including GDPR where personal data appears) and the site’s terms. No warranty on accuracy or availability. Provided for informational and research use.

Idealo Price Scraper looks up a GTIN, a product URL, or a search term and returns the price, offer count, and shop. Product and GTIN lookups also include the merchant offers on that page: shop name, price, total with shipping, and delivery. Search stays on the result cards so a keyword run does not open every product.

Use it for repricing checks, catalog enrichment, and a first pass before you compare the same product on Amazon or eBay.

### Which Actor in this suite

| Actor | What it returns |
| :--- | :--- |
| Idealo Price Scraper ◄── you are here | Idealo GTIN, product URL, and search prices, plus shop offers |
| [Amazon Search Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/amazon-search-scraper) | Amazon search cards |
| [eBay Active Listings Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/ebay-active-listings-scraper) | Live eBay listings |

### When to use

- You have EANs and need the current Idealo price and the shops behind it.
- You want a keyword list of products with the card price and offer count.
- You already have a product URL and want the offer list as JSON.

Skip this Actor for price history, shop profiles, or markets other than Germany and Austria. Those are not in this run.

### Key features

- GTIN / EAN, product URL, or search term in one run
- Germany (`de`) and Austria (`at`)
- Product rows include shop, price, shipping total, and delivery
- Search rows stay on the first result page (about 30 cards), capped by max items
- HTTP only, 256 MB, no browser
- JSON dataset for API, Python, Node, and MCP

### Input

| Field | Required | Description |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| `gtins` | No | Barcodes. Each match becomes one product row with offers. |
| `productUrls` | No | Idealo product page URLs. |
| `searchTerms` | No | Keywords. One search page each. No full offer list. |
| `country` | No | `de` (default) or `at`. Pasted URLs keep their host. |
| `maxItems` | No | Rows to save, 1–50. Default 20. |
| `maxConcurrency` | No | Parallel product or GTIN fetches, 1–4. Default 3. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | No | Off by default. A blocked direct request retries once with datacenter proxy. |

```json
{
  "gtins": ["4009803341163"],
  "country": "de",
  "maxItems": 1,
  "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false }
}
```

Product URL example:

```json
{
  "productUrls": [
    "https://www.idealo.de/preisvergleich/OffersOfProduct/4297866_-spray-sand-matt-34134-revell.html"
  ],
  "maxItems": 1
}
```

### Output

| Field | Description |
| :--- | :--- |
| `kind` | `product` or `listing` |
| `productId` | Idealo product id |
| `title` | Product title |
| `brand` | Brand on product rows |
| `gtin` | Barcode when the page publishes one |
| `price` | Lowest price, or the search-card price |
| `minPrice` / `maxPrice` | Offer range on product rows |
| `currency` | `EUR` |
| `offerCount` | Merchant offers reported for the product |
| `shopName` | Cheapest shop, or the shop on the search card |
| `offers` | Shop rows: position, shop, price, total with shipping, delivery. Empty on search rows. |
| `productUrl` | Product page |
| `country` | `de` or `at` |
| `searchQuery` | GTIN or keyword that produced the row |
| `scrapedAt` | UTC timestamp |

```json
{
  "kind": "product",
  "country": "de",
  "productId": "4297866",
  "title": "Revell Spray sand, matt (34134)",
  "brand": "Revell",
  "gtin": "4009803341163",
  "price": 7.49,
  "minPrice": 7.49,
  "maxPrice": 12.99,
  "currency": "EUR",
  "offerCount": 8,
  "shopName": "Amazon",
  "offers": [
    {
      "position": 1,
      "shopName": "Amazon",
      "shopId": "4640",
      "price": 7.49,
      "totalPrice": 7.49,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "delivery": "bis Do. 15.10."
    }
  ]
}
```

### Use cases

- Repricing: refresh a list of GTINs and read the lowest price and the shop count.
- Catalog match: confirm a barcode resolves to a title, brand, and image.
- Assortment research: search a keyword and export the first page of cards.
- Offer check: open one product URL and keep every shop on that page.

### Integration examples

#### Node.js

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from "apify-client";

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });
const run = await client.actor("crawloop/idealo-price-scraper").call({
  gtins: ["4009803341163"],
  country: "de",
  maxItems: 1,
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items[0]);
```

#### Python

```python
import os
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient(os.environ["APIFY_TOKEN"])
run = client.actor("crawloop/idealo-price-scraper").call(run_input={
    "gtins": ["4009803341163"],
    "country": "de",
    "maxItems": 1,
})
items = client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).list_items().items
print(items[0])
```

#### cURL

```bash
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/crawloop~idealo-price-scraper/runs?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"gtins":["4009803341163"],"country":"de","maxItems":1}'
```

### MCP and AI assistants

Use this Actor from AI tools via [Apify MCP](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp).
Connect your Apify account, then call this Actor by its Store name `crawloop/idealo-price-scraper`.

Example prompts:

- "Run Idealo Price Scraper for GTIN 4009803341163 in Germany and return the shop offers as JSON."
- "Search Idealo for iPhone 16, keep 20 cards, and list title, price, and offer count."
- "After the Idealo offer list, run Amazon Search Scraper for the same product title and compare the card price."

### Suite next step

When the Idealo row is a product you also sell on Amazon or eBay, run [Amazon Search Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/amazon-search-scraper) for the live search card, or [eBay Active Listings Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/ebay-active-listings-scraper) for current listings.

### FAQ

#### Does a search return every shop?

No. Search saves the result card: title, price, offer count, and the shop shown on the card. Pass a GTIN or a product URL when you need the offer list.

#### Which countries work?

Germany and Austria. Other Idealo markets are not part of this Actor.

#### What if the barcode is missing?

The run still succeeds. That code is skipped and nothing is saved for it.

#### How many rows can one run save?

50. A search term uses a single results page, which is about 30 cards, and then stops at your max items.

# Actor input Schema

## `gtins` (type: `array`):

Product barcodes. Each code that resolves to a product is saved as one row with shop offers.

## `productUrls` (type: `array`):

Idealo product page URLs. Each page is saved as one row with shop offers.

## `searchTerms` (type: `array`):

Keywords. One search page per term (about 30 products), capped by max items. Search rows do not include the full shop-offer list.

## `country` (type: `string`):

Marketplace for GTIN lookups and search terms. Pasted product URLs keep their own host.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum rows saved in this run (1–50).

## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`):

How many product URLs or GTIN lookups to fetch at once (1–4).

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Leave proxy off to try a direct request. If that is blocked, the run retries once with datacenter proxy. Set a proxy here to use it from the start.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "gtins": [
    "4009803341163"
  ],
  "country": "de",
  "maxItems": 20,
  "maxConcurrency": 3,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Default dataset items.

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "gtins": [
        "4009803341163"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("crawloop/idealo-price-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "gtins": ["4009803341163"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("crawloop/idealo-price-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "gtins": [
    "4009803341163"
  ]
}' |
apify call crawloop/idealo-price-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,crawloop/idealo-price-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/8jpSabOd3Zxw75YvT/builds/Niug2NfKiLDNI3ziG/openapi.json