# Rockwell Lifecycle & Successor Tracker (`crawloop/rockwell-lifecycle-tracker`) Actor
Bulk-check Allen-Bradley lifecycle status and replacement catalog numbers via the Rockwell product-details API. Fast BOM obsolescence screening without full spec or document scraping.
- **URL**: https://apify.com/crawloop/rockwell-lifecycle-tracker.md
- **Developed by:** [Andrej Kiva](https://apify.com/crawloop) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools, Integrations
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing
from $0.05 / 1,000 checked catalog numbers
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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event
## What's an Apify Actor?
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# README
## Rockwell Lifecycle & Successor Tracker
> **Crawloop Rockwell Automation Suite** — Structured data extraction for Rockwell Automation and Allen-Bradley hardware catalog. Built for procurement teams, system integrators, and BOM engineering workflows.
>
> Suite hub: [github.com/PLCSPS-DEV/rockwell-automation](https://github.com/PLCSPS-DEV/rockwell-automation)
>
> Product site: [crawloop.com/rockwell-automation](https://crawloop.com/rockwell-automation.html)
| Discovery | Enrichment | Documents | PDF parsing |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| [Full Catalog Crawler](https://apify.com/crawloop/rockwell-full-catalog-crawler?fpr=guboir) | [Product Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/rockwell-product-scraper?fpr=guboir) | [Document Downloader](https://apify.com/crawloop/rockwell-document-downloader?fpr=guboir) | [Datasheet Parser](https://apify.com/crawloop/rockwell-datasheet-parser?fpr=guboir) |
| | [Lifecycle Tracker](https://apify.com/crawloop/rockwell-lifecycle-tracker?fpr=guboir) | | |
> **Disclaimer:** This is an unofficial integration developed independently of Rockwell Automation Inc. It is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Rockwell Automation Inc. or any of its subsidiaries.
>
> **Rockwell Automation**, **Allen-Bradley**, and related names are trademarks of Rockwell Automation Inc. Product data is read from publicly accessible Rockwell web sources only; no proprietary databases are redistributed.
>
> This Actor is provided **for informational and research purposes only** (e.g. procurement research, BOM audits, internal engineering workflows). You are solely responsible for ensuring your use complies with applicable laws, Rockwell website terms of use, and your organization's policies.
>
> No warranty is given as to accuracy, completeness, or continued availability of third-party data. Use at your own risk.
Bulk-check Allen-Bradley product lifecycle status and replacement catalog numbers from the Rockwell product-details API — without scraping full specifications, documents, or related accessories. Designed for BOM audits, spare-parts planning, and obsolescence migration projects where you need fast answers for hundreds or thousands of catalog numbers.
This Actor uses the same product-details endpoint as the [Product Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/rockwell-product-scraper?fpr=guboir), but requests only lifecycle fields, making bulk runs significantly faster and lower cost.
### When to use this Actor
Use the **Lifecycle Tracker** when you have a large catalog number list and need lifecycle phase, discontinuation status, and replacement catalog numbers — without full PDP data.
For complete specifications, document links, and related products, use the [Product Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/rockwell-product-scraper?fpr=guboir) on a filtered subset only (e.g. discontinued parts with replacements).
### Rockwell Automation Pipeline
````
Phase 1 — Discover SKUs Phase 2 — Screen & enrich Phase 3 — Documents & specs
───────────────────────── ───────────────────────── ─────────────────────────────
Full Catalog Crawler ──┐
├──► catalogNumber list ──► Lifecycle Tracker ◄── you are here ──► Product Scraper
│
┌──────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ │
▼ ▼
Document Downloader Datasheet Parser
PDFs to Key-Value Store specs from TD PDFs
````
### Key Features
- **Fast HTTP checks** — Minimal API fields only; no browser required.
- **Replacement detection** — Parses successor SKU from `replacementUrl`.
- **Normalized lifecycle phases** — Maps raw Rockwell statuses to stable `lifecyclePhase` values.
- **High concurrency** — Default 10 parallel workers for large BOM lists.
- **Fair billing** — Charges only `CHECKED` items, not `NOT_FOUND`/`FAILED`.
### Input Parameters
| Parameter | Description | Default |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| `catalogNumbers` | **Required.** Allen-Bradley catalog numbers to check. | — |
| `concurrencyLimit` | Parallel workers. | `10` |
| `requestDelaySecs` | Delay between requests. | `0.2` |
#### Input Example
```json
{
"catalogNumbers": ["1756-L81E", "25B-E027N104"],
"concurrencyLimit": 10
}
````
### Output Format
```json
{
"inputCatalogNumber": "1756-L81E",
"catalogNumber": "1756-L81E",
"title": "ControlLogix 5580 Controller",
"lifecycle": "ACTIVE",
"lifecyclePhase": "active",
"isDiscontinued": false,
"hasReplacement": false,
"replacementCatalogNumber": null,
"replacementUrl": null,
"replacementText": null,
"pdpUrl": "https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/products/details.1756-L81E.html",
"status": "CHECKED",
"checkedAt": "2026-06-18T23:00:00+00:00"
}
```
#### Lifecycle phase values
| `lifecyclePhase` | Typical Rockwell status |
| :--- | :--- |
| `active` | ACTIVE |
| `discontinued` | DISCONTINUED |
| `unknown` | Status not found |
#### Status values
| `status` | Meaning |
| :--- | :--- |
| `CHECKED` | Lifecycle data retrieved |
| `NOT_FOUND` | Catalog number not found |
| `FAILED` | Processing error |
### Typical Workflow
**1. Prepare your catalog number list**
Paste catalog numbers from a BOM export, spare-parts inventory, or output from the [Full Catalog Crawler](https://apify.com/crawloop/rockwell-full-catalog-crawler?fpr=guboir).
**2. Run a bulk lifecycle check**
Set `concurrencyLimit` to 10 for large lists (500+ SKUs). Filter on `isDiscontinued`, `hasReplacement`, or `lifecyclePhase`.
**3. Drill down only where needed**
For discontinued parts with replacements, feed `replacementCatalogNumber` values into the [Product Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/rockwell-product-scraper?fpr=guboir) or the [Document Downloader](https://apify.com/crawloop/rockwell-document-downloader?fpr=guboir).
```
BOM (1,200 catalog numbers)
│
▼
Lifecycle Tracker → 87 discontinued, 34 with replacements
│
▼
Product Scraper (34 replacement SKUs only) → full specs for migration
```
### Actor Comparison
| Filter on | Use case |
| :--- | :--- |
| `isDiscontinued: true` | Flag obsolete parts before supply risk |
| `hasReplacement: true` | Find replacement catalog numbers for migration |
| `lifecyclePhase: discontinued` | Prioritize last-time-buy decisions |
| Task | Lifecycle Tracker | Product Scraper |
| :--- | :---: | :---: |
| Bulk lifecycle screening | Yes | Partial |
| Replacement catalog number | Yes | Partial |
| Full specs, documents | No | Yes |
| Cost per 1,000 SKUs | Lower | Higher |
### Pricing
Pay-per-event billing. You are charged only for successfully checked SKUs (`status: CHECKED`); `NOT_FOUND` and `FAILED` rows are not billed.
**Current Store setup (until pricing unlock — 18 July 2026):**
| Event | Price |
| :--- | :--- |
| Actor start | $0.05 per run |
| Checked item (`checked-item`) | $0.05 per SKU |
**Target setup (after 18 July 2026 — configure in Publication tab):**
| Event | Price |
| :--- | :--- |
| Actor start | $0.05 per run |
| Checked item (`checked-item`) | $2.00 / 1,000 ($0.002 per SKU) |
See [Rockwell PPE migration checklist](../../docs/rockwell_ppe_july2026.md) for the exact Store update steps.
***
**Learn more:** [Product page](https://crawloop.com/products/rockwell-lifecycle-tracker.html) · [Suite hub](https://crawloop.com/rockwell-automation.html) · [GitHub docs](https://plcsps-dev.github.io/rockwell-automation/)
**Also from Crawloop Industrial:** [Siemens SiePortal Suite](https://crawloop.com/siemens-automation.html) · [GitHub docs](https://plcsps-dev.github.io/siemens-sieportal-automation/)
# Actor input Schema
## `catalogNumbers` (type: `array`):
Allen-Bradley catalog numbers to check. One per line.
## `locale` (type: `string`):
Rockwell locale path segment (e.g. en-us).
## `countryCode` (type: `string`):
Country code for product-details API (e.g. us).
## `concurrencyLimit` (type: `integer`):
How many catalog numbers to check in parallel.
## `requestDelaySecs` (type: `number`):
Pause between API calls per worker.
## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):
Optional Apify proxy.
## Actor input object example
```json
{
"catalogNumbers": [
"1756-L81E",
"25B-E027N104",
"140G-G3C3-C90"
],
"locale": "en-us",
"countryCode": "us",
"concurrencyLimit": 5,
"requestDelaySecs": 0.2,
"proxyConfiguration": {
"useApifyProxy": false
}
}
```
# 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 = {
"catalogNumbers": [
"1756-L81E",
"25B-E027N104",
"140G-G3C3-C90"
],
"locale": "en-us",
"countryCode": "us",
"concurrencyLimit": 5,
"requestDelaySecs": 0.2,
"proxyConfiguration": {
"useApifyProxy": false
}
};
// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("crawloop/rockwell-lifecycle-tracker").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 = {
"catalogNumbers": [
"1756-L81E",
"25B-E027N104",
"140G-G3C3-C90",
],
"locale": "en-us",
"countryCode": "us",
"concurrencyLimit": 5,
"requestDelaySecs": 0.2,
"proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": False },
}
# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("crawloop/rockwell-lifecycle-tracker").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 '{
"catalogNumbers": [
"1756-L81E",
"25B-E027N104",
"140G-G3C3-C90"
],
"locale": "en-us",
"countryCode": "us",
"concurrencyLimit": 5,
"requestDelaySecs": 0.2,
"proxyConfiguration": {
"useApifyProxy": false
}
}' |
apify call crawloop/rockwell-lifecycle-tracker --silent --output-dataset
```
## MCP server setup
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawloop/rockwell-lifecycle-tracker",
"--header",
"Authorization: Bearer "
]
}
}
}
```
## OpenAPI specification
```json
{
"openapi": "3.0.1",
"info": {
"title": "Rockwell Lifecycle & Successor Tracker",
"description": "Bulk-check Allen-Bradley lifecycle status and replacement catalog numbers via the Rockwell product-details API. Fast BOM obsolescence screening without full spec or document scraping.",
"version": "0.4",
"x-build-id": "cpt6kX8GcvF6jbvBd"
},
"servers": [
{
"url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
}
],
"paths": {
"/acts/crawloop~rockwell-lifecycle-tracker/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-crawloop-rockwell-lifecycle-tracker",
"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": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK"
}
}
}
},
"/acts/crawloop~rockwell-lifecycle-tracker/runs": {
"post": {
"operationId": "runs-sync-crawloop-rockwell-lifecycle-tracker",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$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": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
}
}
}
}
}
}
},
"/acts/crawloop~rockwell-lifecycle-tracker/run-sync": {
"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-crawloop-rockwell-lifecycle-tracker",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$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": [
"catalogNumbers"
],
"properties": {
"catalogNumbers": {
"title": "Catalog numbers",
"type": "array",
"description": "Allen-Bradley catalog numbers to check. One per line.",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"locale": {
"title": "Locale",
"type": "string",
"description": "Rockwell locale path segment (e.g. en-us).",
"default": "en-us"
},
"countryCode": {
"title": "Country code",
"type": "string",
"description": "Country code for product-details API (e.g. us).",
"default": "us"
},
"concurrencyLimit": {
"title": "Parallel requests",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 15,
"type": "integer",
"description": "How many catalog numbers to check in parallel.",
"default": 5
},
"requestDelaySecs": {
"title": "Delay between requests (seconds)",
"minimum": 0,
"type": "number",
"description": "Pause between API calls per worker.",
"default": 0.2
},
"proxyConfiguration": {
"title": "Proxy",
"type": "object",
"description": "Optional Apify proxy.",
"default": {
"useApifyProxy": false
}
}
}
},
"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
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
```