# Coles Scraper - Prices, Specials & Unit Prices (Australia) (`dariandanciu/coles-products-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Coles (Australia) product search results: name, brand, size, price, was price, special and promotion, unit price, availability, category and aisle, image and link. Bulk keywords and a specials-only filter.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/dariandanciu/coles-products-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Darian Danciu](https://apify.com/dariandanciu) (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 $0.75 / 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?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

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

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Coles Scraper - Prices, Specials & Unit Prices (Australia)

Scrape **Coles (coles.com.au) product search results**: name, brand, size, **price and was price**, special and promotion, **unit price** ("$1.65 / 1L"), availability, category and aisle, image and link.

### Why this one

- **Specials in one switch.** Turn on "Specials only" to get every discounted product for your keywords.
- **Unit prices as numbers.** `unitPrice` plus the label Coles shows, for fair comparisons across sizes.
- **Was price and saving** on every discounted row.
- **Reliable.** Runs use Australian residential IPs, which Coles serves normally. No browser.
- **You only pay for products.** Failed searches are listed in `RUN_SUMMARY` and cost nothing.

### Input

| Field | Example |
|---|---|
| Searches | `milk`, `coffee`, `dishwasher tablets` |
| Specials only | on/off |
| Max products per search | `200` |

Every field is optional except **Searches**.

### Output

One row per product. Example:

```json
{
    "source": "coles",
    "id": "7018853",
    "title": "KitKat Mini Milk Chocolate Share Pack 11 Pieces",
    "name": "Mini Milk Chocolate Share Pack 11 Pieces",
    "brand": "KitKat",
    "size": "154g",
    "price": 3.75,
    "wasPrice": 7.5,
    "currency": "AUD",
    "onSpecial": true,
    "promotion": "SPECIAL",
    "saving": 3.75,
    "offer": "save $3.75",
    "unitPrice": 2.44,
    "unitPriceText": "$2.44/ 100g",
    "unitMeasure": "100g",
    "available": true,
    "category": "Chocolates",
    "aisle": "Chocolate Multipacks",
    "department": "Chips, Chocolates & Snacks",
    "image": "https://productimages.coles.com.au/productimages/7/7018853.jpg",
    "url": "https://www.coles.com.au/product/kitkat-mini-milk-chocolate-share-pack-11-pieces-154g-7018853",
    "searchQuery": "milk"
}
```

Each row also has `searchQuery`: the search that found it. A summary of the run (products per search, the site's total
for each search, and any searches that failed) is saved as `RUN_SUMMARY` in the key-value store.

Export to JSON, CSV, Excel or HTML from the Output tab, or use the API.

### Use cases

- **Grocery price monitoring** and inflation tracking.
- **Specials alerts:** run weekly with "Specials only".
- **Brand and category research** for FMCG suppliers.

### Pricing

Pay per product. See the Pricing tab. Searches that fail are free.

### Good to know

- Prices are Coles online prices; individual stores can differ.
- Coles has no sort option in its search, so results come in Coles' own order.
- Need Woolworths or ALDI too? See the Related Actors below.
- This Actor reads public pages only. It does not log in and does not collect personal data about job seekers or shoppers.

### Feedback

Missing a field or a filter? Open an issue on the Issues tab.

### Related Actors

More e-commerce scrapers by the same developer, with the same pay-per-result pricing:

| Actor | What it gets |
|---|---|
| [Woolworths Scraper](https://apify.com/dariandanciu/woolworths-products-scraper) | Woolworths prices, specials, unit prices and barcodes (Australia) |
| [ALDI Australia Scraper](https://apify.com/dariandanciu/aldi-australia-scraper) | ALDI Australia prices, unit prices and Special Buys |
| [AliExpress Search Scraper](https://apify.com/dariandanciu/aliexpress-search-scraper) | AliExpress products with price, orders sold and rating |
| [noon Search Scraper](https://apify.com/dariandanciu/noon-search-scraper) | noon.com products in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt |
| [Flipkart Search Scraper](https://apify.com/dariandanciu/flipkart-search-scraper) | Flipkart products with price, MRP and ratings |
| [Tokopedia Search Scraper](https://apify.com/dariandanciu/tokopedia-search-scraper) | Tokopedia products with price, sold count and shop |
| [Shopify & WooCommerce Products Scraper](https://apify.com/dariandanciu/shopify-woocommerce-products-scraper) | Every product, price and stock level from any Shopify or WooCommerce store |

# Actor input Schema

## `searches` (type: `array`):

Keywords to search for, one per line, e.g. "milk" or "coffee".

## `maxResultsPerSearch` (type: `integer`):

Stop each search after this many products.

## `specialsOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Only products currently on special (half price, price drops, multi-buys).

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

Coles blocks datacenter IPs, so with the default setting runs use Australian residential proxies automatically. The price per product stays the same.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searches": [
    "milk",
    "coffee"
  ],
  "maxResultsPerSearch": 200,
  "specialsOnly": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

One row per product.

## `summary` (type: `string`):

Products per search, and any searches that failed (not charged).

# 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 = {
    "searches": [
        "milk",
        "coffee"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("dariandanciu/coles-products-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 = { "searches": [
        "milk",
        "coffee",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("dariandanciu/coles-products-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 '{
  "searches": [
    "milk",
    "coffee"
  ]
}' |
apify call dariandanciu/coles-products-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,dariandanciu/coles-products-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/TabdUKvA3KjdEstoU/builds/hzE5nMEZyZJs5hNqt/openapi.json