# Tesco Groceries Scraper (`crawloop/tesco-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Tesco UK grocery search and category pages. Export price, unit price, Clubcard offers, GTIN, brand, rating, and category. HTTP, no browser.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/crawloop/tesco-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Andrej Kiva](https://apify.com/crawloop) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.50 / 1,000 products

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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

## Tesco Groceries Scraper

Tesco UK grocery prices, unit prices, Clubcard offers, and GTIN from search and category pages. Independent tool, not affiliated with Tesco.

Pull a search or a category listing when you need shelf price, unit price, a Clubcard flag, barcode, brand, and rating in one row. Paste keywords or listing URLs. Each dataset row is one product. This is a Tesco scraper and a Tesco API alternative for Python, Node.js, and MCP.

| UK grocery search | US weekly ad | EU leaflets | US grocery |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Tesco Groceries Scraper ◄── you are here | [Aldi Weekly Ad Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/aldi-weekly-ad-scraper) | [Lidl Weekly Offers Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/lidl-weekly-offers-scraper) | [Walmart Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/walmart-scraper) |

### When to use

- Snapshot Tesco UK shelf prices for a keyword or a category
- Flag Clubcard promotions next to the regular shelf price
- Match products by GTIN, brand, and category path

Use a grocery circular Actor when you need a weekly ad rather than the live Tesco shelf.

### Key features

- Search keywords and category or search URLs
- Price, unit price, currency, stock flag
- Clubcard promotion text and a Clubcard boolean
- GTIN, brand, rating, review count
- Department path: super department, department, aisle, shelf
- Competitor price-match names when the listing includes them
- HTTP fetch, 256 MB, no browser

### Input

| Field | Required | Description |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| `queries` | One of `queries` or `startUrls` | Search terms such as `milk` |
| `startUrls` | One of `queries` or `startUrls` | Tesco UK search or category URLs |
| `maxItems` | No | Stop after this many products. Default 24, maximum 1000 |
| `maxPages` | No | Pages per keyword or URL. Default 1. About 24 products per page |
| `clubcardOnly` | No | Keep only rows with a Clubcard promotion |

#### Input example

```json
{
  "queries": ["oat milk"],
  "maxItems": 24,
  "maxPages": 1
}
```

### Output

| Field | Description |
| :--- | :--- |
| `title` | Product name |
| `brand` | Brand |
| `price` | Shelf price |
| `unitPrice` | Price per unit |
| `unitOfMeasure` | Unit, such as litre or kg |
| `currency` | GBP |
| `clubcardOffer` | True when a Clubcard promotion is present |
| `promotionText` | Promotion description |
| `gtin` | Barcode when the listing includes one |
| `inStock` | Available for sale |
| `rating` | Average rating |
| `reviewCount` | Number of reviews |
| `priceMatch` | Competitor names marked as a price match |
| `productUrl` | Product page URL |
| `superDepartment`, `department`, `aisle`, `shelf` | Category path |

#### Output example

```json
{
  "source": "tesco.com",
  "productId": "252207537",
  "title": "Tesco British Semi Skimmed Milk 1.13L, 2 Pints",
  "brand": "TESCO",
  "gtin": "05000436338826",
  "price": 1.2,
  "unitPrice": 1.06,
  "unitOfMeasure": "litre",
  "currency": "GBP",
  "inStock": true,
  "clubcardOffer": false,
  "promotionText": null,
  "priceMatch": ["ALDI"],
  "rating": 4.3,
  "reviewCount": 286,
  "superDepartment": "Drinks",
  "department": "Milk & Milkshakes",
  "aisle": "Milk",
  "shelf": "Semi-Skimmed Milk",
  "productUrl": "https://www.tesco.com/shop/en-GB/products/252207537",
  "query": "milk"
}
```

### Use cases

- **Price check** — export shelf and unit price for one keyword
- **Clubcard watch** — turn on `clubcardOnly` and keep the promotion text
- **Catalog match** — join GTIN and brand to another grocery file

### Integration examples

Replace `APIFY_TOKEN` with your Apify token. The Actor name is `crawloop/tesco-scraper`.

#### Node.js

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

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });
const run = await client.actor("crawloop/tesco-scraper").call({
  queries: ["oat milk"],
  maxItems: 24,
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);
```

#### Python

```python
import os
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient(os.environ["APIFY_TOKEN"])
run = client.actor("crawloop/tesco-scraper").call(run_input={
    "queries": ["oat milk"],
    "maxItems": 24,
})
items = client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).list_items().items
print(items)
```

#### cURL

```bash
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/crawloop~tesco-scraper/runs?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"queries\":[\"oat milk\"],\"maxItems\":24}"
```

### 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.

Example prompts:

- "Run Tesco Groceries Scraper for oat milk and return title, price, unit price, and GTIN as JSON"
- "Scrape Tesco search for cheddar with clubcardOnly and list the promotion text"
- "Pull 24 Tesco milk rows, then run Aldi Weekly Ad Scraper for ZIP 60174 and compare milk prices"

### Suite next step

After Tesco UK shelf prices, run [Aldi Weekly Ad Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/aldi-weekly-ad-scraper) for a US weekly circular, or [Walmart Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/walmart-scraper) for ZIP-local US grocery prices.

### Related Actors

- Tesco Groceries Scraper ◄── you are here
- [Aldi Weekly Ad Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/aldi-weekly-ad-scraper) — ALDI US weekly ad and ALDI Finds
- [Lidl Weekly Offers Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/lidl-weekly-offers-scraper) — Lidl weekly leaflets
- [Walmart Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/walmart-scraper) — ZIP-local Walmart prices
- [DoorDash Menu Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/doordash-menu-scraper) — chain menu items

### FAQ

**Does this open a single product page for nutrition and ingredients?**\
No. It reads the search and category listing: price, unit price, Clubcard text, GTIN, brand, rating, and category path.

**What if the keyword matches nothing?**\
The run finishes with an empty dataset. Other keywords in the same input still run.

**How many products are on a page?**\
About 24. Raise `maxPages` when you need more than one page. `maxItems` caps the combined rows.

# Actor input Schema

## `queries` (type: `array`):

Shopper search terms, for example milk or oat milk. Each keyword is paginated until maxItems or maxPages.

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Tesco UK search or category page URLs. Product URLs are fetched as a single row when the page contains that product.

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

Stop after this many products across all keywords and URLs.

## `maxPages` (type: `integer`):

Listing pages to open for each keyword or URL. A page holds about 24 products.

## `clubcardOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Keep products that show a Clubcard price or Clubcard promotion.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "queries": [
    "milk"
  ],
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/search?query=oat+milk"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 24,
  "maxPages": 1,
  "clubcardOnly": 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 = {
    "queries": [
        "milk"
    ],
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/search?query=oat+milk"
        }
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("crawloop/tesco-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 = {
    "queries": ["milk"],
    "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/search?query=oat+milk" }],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("crawloop/tesco-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 '{
  "queries": [
    "milk"
  ],
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/search?query=oat+milk"
    }
  ]
}' |
apify call crawloop/tesco-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,crawloop/tesco-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/8h1qhUQAmFxfq00pG/builds/EHfx3IgRhqrtWDuB6/openapi.json