# Swanson Vitamins Scraper (`dadhalfdev/swanson-scraper`) Actor

Scrape products from Swanson Vitamins. Use the same filters as the site or paste a URL — the URL wins when set.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/dadhalfdev/swanson-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Marco Rodrigues](https://apify.com/dadhalfdev) (community)
- **Categories:**
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.50 / 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.
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?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

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- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
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- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## 🇺🇸 Swanson Vitamins Scraper

Want [Swanson Vitamins](https://www.swansonvitamins.com/) results in a spreadsheet? This scraper makes it easy.

Use the same filters you see on the website — better for AI agents — **or** paste a listing URL. When a URL is set, it overrides the filters.

Swanson lists thousands of vitamins and supplements. This actor returns up to 2000 rows per run.

### 💡 Perfect for...

- **Agents:** Export matching products without paging the site.
- **Dashboards:** Track brands, ratings, and stock.
- **Market research:** Slice the same filters the website offers.
- **Data analysts:** Export product rows with public links.
- **🤖 AI Agents:** Power Claude, Cursor, Codex, the Hermes Agent, and OpenClaw workflows with live results.
- **📚 RAG Systems:** Feed titles and product details into retrieval pipelines.
- **🔗 AI Workflows:** Plug into LangChain, AutoGPT, CrewAI, and similar stacks.

### ✨ Why you'll love this scraper

- 🔗 **URL or filters:** Paste a search or category URL, or use the dropdowns. The URL always wins when set.
- 🎯 **Same filters as the site:** Keyword, category, brand, form, diet labels, star rating, in-stock only, and sort.
- 🌐 **Ready to export:** Titles, brands, sizes, ratings, stock, and product links.

### 📦 What's inside the data?

Every row can include:

- **Product:** id, url, title, brand, form, size, potency, main ingredient
- **Reviews:** star rating and review count
- **Stock and labels:** in stock flag, diet labels
- **Photo:** image url

### 🚀 Quick start

**Option A — Input URL**

1. Open [Swanson Vitamins](https://www.swansonvitamins.com/), apply filters, copy the URL.
2. Paste it into `input_url`.
3. Set `max_results` and click **Start**.

**Option B — Structured filters (better for AI agents)**

1. Leave `input_url` empty.
2. Enter a keyword or pick a category, brand, and form.
3. Set `max_results` (up to 2000) and click **Start**.

***

#### Tech details for developers 🧑‍💻

**Input Example (filters):**

```json
{
  "query": "vitamin d",
  "form": "softgels",
  "in_stock_only": true,
  "max_results": 100
}
```

**Input Example (URL override):**

```json
{
  "input_url": "https://www.swansonvitamins.com/vitamins",
  "max_results": 50
}
```

**Output Example:**

```json
{
  "id": "SWD019",
  "url": "https://www.swansonvitamins.com/products/swanson-vitamin-d3",
  "title": "Swanson Vitamin D3 2000 IU",
  "brand": "Swanson",
  "form": "Softgels",
  "size": "250 Sgels",
  "potency": "2000 IU",
  "ingredient": "Vitamin D3",
  "rating": 4.7,
  "review_count": 1842,
  "in_stock": true,
  "specialty": ["Non-GMO", "Gluten Free"],
  "image_url": "https://media.swansonvitamins.com/..."
}
```

**Output fields:**

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `id` | Product SKU. |
| `url` | Public product page. |
| `title` | Product title. |
| `brand` | Brand name. |
| `form` | Capsules, softgels, tablets, and similar. |
| `size` | Pack size when shown. |
| `potency` | Strength when shown. |
| `ingredient` | Main ingredient. |
| `rating` | Star rating. |
| `review_count` | Number of reviews. |
| `in_stock` | Whether the product is in stock. |
| `specialty` | Diet and label tags, such as gluten free. |
| `image_url` | Product photo. |

### 📋 Input reference (detailed)

| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|-----------|------|----------|---------|-------------|
| `input_url` | string | No | — | Paste a Swanson search or category URL; overrides every filter when set. |
| `query` | string | No | — | Product search, such as vitamin D. |
| `category` | string enum | No | `vitamins` | All, vitamins and supplements, health concerns, herbs, minerals, protein and fitness, grocery, beauty, home and pet. |
| `brand` | string enum | No | all | Swanson, Life Extension, Garden of Life, NOW Foods, Nature Made, Solgar, Jarrow, Nordic Naturals, Thorne, Bob's Red Mill. |
| `form` | string enum | No | any | Capsules, veg capsules, softgels, tablets, liquid, powder, gummies, chewables, cream, spray. |
| `specialty` | string enum | No | any | Non-GMO, gluten free, vegetarian, vegan, organic, kosher, halal, cruelty free. |
| `min_rating` | string enum | No | any | 5 stars, 4 stars and up, or 3 stars and up. |
| `in_stock_only` | boolean | No | `false` | Only keep products that are in stock. |
| `sort` | string enum | No | `relevance` | Relevance, bestsellers, newest, top rated, lowest or highest price. |
| `max_results` | integer | No | `50` | Maximum rows (`1`–`2000`). |

#### Notes on filters

- Prefer the Apify input dropdowns — they use the same labels as Swanson.
- `input_url` always wins over the other filters when provided.

# Actor input Schema

## `input_url` (type: `string`):

Paste a Swanson search or category URL. Overrides filters when set.

## `query` (type: `string`):

Product search, such as vitamin D.

## `category` (type: `string`):

Same main categories as Swanson.

## `brand` (type: `string`):

Popular brands on Swanson.

## `form` (type: `string`):

Capsules, tablets, gummies, and more.

## `specialty` (type: `string`):

Gluten free, vegan, organic, and more.

## `min_rating` (type: `string`):

Keep products at or above this star rating.

## `in_stock_only` (type: `boolean`):

Only keep products that are in stock.

## `sort` (type: `string`):

How to order the results.

## `max_results` (type: `integer`):

How many rows to return (1–2000).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "category": "vitamins",
  "brand": "",
  "form": "",
  "specialty": "",
  "min_rating": "",
  "in_stock_only": false,
  "sort": "relevance",
  "max_results": 50
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (type: `string`):

Table view of results.

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

All rows without a view.

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("dadhalfdev/swanson-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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("dadhalfdev/swanson-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 '{}' |
apify call dadhalfdev/swanson-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,dadhalfdev/swanson-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/U6eGAqTZcApPjYKQE/builds/BmmACUgl1pCjKKbgC/openapi.json