Octopart Scraper — MPN Price, Stock & Multi-Distributor Offers

Electronics aggregator data — Octopart cross-distributor price & stock next to DigiKey and RS Online catalog enrichment.

DigiKey	RS Online	Octopart
DigiKey Product Scraper	RS Online Scraper	Octopart Scraper ◄── you are here

Disclaimer: Unofficial Actor for publicly accessible Octopart search and part-detail pages. Octopart, Nexar, Altium, and related names are trademarks of their respective owners. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Altium or Nexar. Provided for informational and research purposes only. You are responsible for complying with applicable laws and site terms of use.

Octopart scraper / Octopart API alternative for Apify — look up electronic components by manufacturer part number (MPN), search URL, or part URL, then export multi-distributor offers, quantity-break pricing, live stock, authorized vs independent flags, datasheets, parametric specs, and alternates as clean JSON. Run from the Console, Python, Node.js, or MCP / AI assistants.

Compare DigiKey, Mouser, Arrow, Farnell, Newark, RS, TME, Verical, and independent brokers in one Octopart search — built for BOM price comparison, shortage monitoring, and procurement enrichment without enterprise Nexar part limits.

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Key Features

• MPN / BOM batch lookup — Octopart search across authorized and independent distributors
• Nested or flat offers — one product record with offers[], or one spreadsheet row per distributor line
• Expanded price tables — opens “Show All” on part pages so you get the full distributor ladder, not only the first five rows
• Price breaks + stock — qty tiers (1 / 10 / 100 / 1k / 10k), min/max price, currency, SKU, packaging
• Part details enrichment — description, datasheet, parametric attributes, alternates
• Filters — authorized-only, independent-only, in-stock, exact MPN match
• Currency / country context — USD/US by default; pass currency + country for regional pricing
• Stealth browser — Camoufox + sticky residential proxy (PerimeterX-aware)

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Use Cases

Use case	What you get	Why it helps
BOM cross-distributor quote	MPN → DigiKey + Mouser + Arrow + brokers in one item	First-pass quote without N single-distributor runs
Authorized vs independent	distributorType + stock/price	Spot broker pricing vs franchised channels
Shortage / allocation	Stock + price breaks per seller	See who still has inventory
Alternate discovery	Alternates from the part page	Mitigate EOL / NRFND risk
Nexar API alternative	Pay-per-result Octopart data	Avoid monthly part-limit plans for ad-hoc BOM work

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When to use this Actor

• You need an Octopart multi-distributor compare for known MPNs
• BOM enrichment / price intelligence before diving into a single authorized catalog
• An Octopart / Nexar API alternative without enterprise credentials
• Spreadsheet export of flat distributor offers (outputMode: offers)

When not to use this Actor

• Official Nexar GraphQL API contracts with your own SLA / part limits
• Deep DigiKey / RS catalog parametrics only — use the sibling Actors
• Cart, RFQ, checkout, BOM-tool automation, or account login flows

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Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
partNumbers	Array	—	MPNs for Octopart search
searchUrls	Array	—	Octopart /search?q= URLs
partUrls	Array	—	/part/{mfr}/{MPN} URLs
outputMode	Enum	product	product (nested offers) or offers (flat rows)
maxItems	Integer	50	Cap on dataset items
maxOffersPerPart	Integer	—	Cap offers kept per MPN
includeDetails	Boolean	true	Fetch part page enrichment
includeTechnicalData	Boolean	true	Parametric attributes
includeAlternates	Boolean	true	Alternate MPNs
authorizedOnly	Boolean	false	Authorized only
independentOnly	Boolean	false	Independent only
inStockOnly	Boolean	false	Drop zero/missing stock
exactMatchOnly	Boolean	false	Exact MPN/SKU match only
currency	String	USD	Pricing currency
country	String	US	Stock/pricing country
browserEngine	Enum	auto	auto / camoufox / firefox
requestDelaySecs	Number	1.5	Delay between navigations
proxyConfiguration	Object	Residential US	Apify Proxy sticky session

Input Example — BOM MPN lookup

{
  "partNumbers": ["STM32F405RGT6", "LM358DR"],
  "outputMode": "product",
  "maxItems": 25,
  "includeDetails": true,
  "currency": "USD",
  "country": "US",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
  }
}

Input Example — flat offers spreadsheet

{
  "partNumbers": ["STM32F405RGT6"],
  "outputMode": "offers",
  "authorizedOnly": true,
  "inStockOnly": true,
  "maxItems": 200
}

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Output

Product mode (recordType: product)

Field	Description
mpn / manufacturer	Part identity
offers[]	Distributor rows with price breaks, stock, type, buy URL
offersCount / distributorCount	Counts
qtyAvailableValue / unitPriceValue	Best stock / min price summary
compliance / technicalData	Detail enrichment
alternates	Alternate MPNs
datasheetUrl / detailUrl / url	Links

Offers mode (recordType: listing)

One row per distributor offer: distributor, distributorType, distiPartNumber, qtyAvailableValue, unitPriceValue, priceBreaks, currency, buyUrl, etc.

Example product (abbreviated)

{
  "source": "octopart",
  "recordType": "product",
  "query": "STM32F405RGT6",
  "mpn": "STM32F405RGT6",
  "manufacturer": "STMicroelectronics",
  "url": "https://octopart.com/search?q=STM32F405RGT6&currency=USD&country=US",
  "offersCount": 5,
  "unitPriceValue": 6.638,
  "qtyAvailableValue": 14692,
  "currency": "USD",
  "offers": [
    {
      "distributor": "Newark",
      "distributorType": "authorized",
      "mpn": "STM32F405RGT6",
      "stock": 14692,
      "priceBreaks": [
        {"qty": 1, "price": 11.08, "currency": "USD"},
        {"qty": 10, "price": 8.67, "currency": "USD"}
      ],
      "currency": "USD"
    }
  ],
  "scrapedAt": "2026-08-11T12:00:00Z"
}

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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/octopart-scraper').call({
  partNumbers: ['STM32F405RGT6'],
  outputMode: 'product',
  maxItems: 10,
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items[0]?.offersCount, items[0]?.unitPriceValue);

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("crawloop/octopart-scraper").call(
    run_input={
        "partNumbers": ["STM32F405RGT6"],
        "outputMode": "product",
        "maxItems": 10,
    }
)
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item.get("mpn"), item.get("offersCount"), item.get("unitPriceValue"))

cURL

curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/crawloop~octopart-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"partNumbers":["STM32F405RGT6"],"outputMode":"product","maxItems":5}'

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MCP and AI assistants

Use this Actor from AI tools via Apify MCP. Connect your Apify account, then call this Actor by its Store ID / name (crawloop/octopart-scraper).

Example prompts:

• "Run Octopart Scraper for STM32F405RGT6 and LM358DR and return nested distributor offers as JSON"
• "Scrape Octopart BOM prices with inStockOnly and summarize the cheapest authorized seller per MPN"
• "Chain Octopart Scraper then DigiKey Product Scraper to enrich the top MPN with full DigiKey parametrics"

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Suite next step

After an Octopart multi-distributor pass, enrich the winning MPN on DigiKey Product Scraper or RS Online Scraper for deeper catalog parametrics and lifecycle fields.

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FAQ

Is this the official Nexar / Octopart API?
No. This Actor reads publicly rendered Octopart search and part pages. For contracted API access, use Nexar directly.

Why residential proxy?
Octopart fronts PerimeterX bot protection. Sticky Apify RESIDENTIAL sessions materially improve success rate versus datacenter IPs.

Product vs offers mode?
product returns one dataset item per MPN with nested offers[] (best for BOM APIs). offers flattens each distributor line into its own row (best for spreadsheets / BI).

Can I get full quantity price breaks?
Yes — after expanding the offer table, visible qty ladders (typically 1 / 10 / 100 / 1,000 / 10,000) are exported on each distributor row.

How do I scrape Octopart with Python or Node.js?
Use the Apify Client snippets above, or call the Actor from MCP / an AI assistant with the prompts in this README.

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Related Actors

Actor	Role
DigiKey Product Scraper	Authorized DigiKey catalog / parametrics
RS Online Scraper	RS components catalog enrichment
Octopart Scraper ◄── you are here	Multi-distributor MPN price & stock