# idealo Scraper - Prices & Shop Offers (DE, AT) (`devcolton/idealo-price-comparison-scraper`) Actor

idealo.de and idealo.at products with lowest prices, ratings and offer counts, plus every shop's offer (price incl. shipping, delivery time) and price-spread statistics for repricing and market research.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/devcolton/idealo-price-comparison-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Colton](https://apify.com/devcolton) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

Pay per event

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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.

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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.

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# README

## idealo Scraper — prices and every shop's offer (Germany, Austria)

**idealo Scraper** searches **idealo.de** and **idealo.at**, Europe's largest price-comparison sites. For each product it returns the **lowest price, number of offers, rating and specs**, plus optionally **every shop's offer**: shop name, item price, **price including shipping**, delivery time and the shop's own listing title.

### What can this Actor do?

- 🛒 **Every shop's offer** for a product, with shipping included, so you see the real cheapest price.
- 📉 **Price statistics:** lowest, median and highest total price and the price spread across shops.
- 🔍 **Search by product or category**, e.g. `iphone 15 128gb` or `kaffeevollautomat`.
- 🇩🇪🇦🇹 **Germany and Austria** in one run.
- ⏱️ **Schedule it** for daily price monitoring and repricing.

### What data can I get?

| Field | Example |
|---|---|
| `market`, `query`, `rank` | `DE`, `kaffeevollautomat`, `1` |
| `title`, `specs`, `url`, `imageUrl` | `Philips LatteGo 5400 Series` |
| `rating`, `reviewCount` | `4.5`, `39` |
| `offerCount`, `lowestPrice` | `43`, `425.99` |
| `lowestTotalPrice`, `cheapestShop`, `medianTotalPrice`, `priceSpreadPct` | `429`, `best-in-saeco.de`, `447.91`, `12.5` |
| `offers[]` | `shop`, `price`, `totalPriceInclShipping`, `deliveryTime`, `offerTitle`, `isBestTotalPrice` |

### How to use idealo Scraper

1. Click **Try for free** and sign in (new Apify accounts get free monthly credit).
2. Enter **search queries** as you would on idealo.
3. Choose **Germany** and/or **Austria**, and keep **Include every shop's offer** on.
4. Click **Start**, then open the **Output** tab.

### Input example

```json
{
  "queries": ["kaffeevollautomat", "iphone 16 128gb"],
  "markets": ["DE"],
  "maxProductsPerSearch": 36,
  "includeOffers": true
}
```

### Output example

```json
{
  "market": "DE",
  "query": "kaffeevollautomat",
  "rank": 1,
  "title": "Philips LatteGo 5400 Series",
  "rating": 4.5,
  "reviewCount": 39,
  "offerCount": 43,
  "lowestPrice": 425.99,
  "lowestTotalPrice": 429,
  "cheapestShop": "best-in-saeco.de",
  "medianTotalPrice": 447.91,
  "priceSpreadPct": 12.5,
  "url": "https://www.idealo.de/preisvergleich/OffersOfProduct/202691981_-lattego-5400-series-philips.html",
  "offers": [
    { "position": 1, "shop": "eBay", "price": 425.99, "totalPriceInclShipping": 432.98, "deliveryTime": "Mi. 28.10.–Mo. 02.11.2026" },
    { "position": 2, "shop": "best-in-saeco.de", "price": 429, "totalPriceInclShipping": 429, "isBestTotalPrice": true }
  ]
}
```

### How much does it cost?

You pay only for results: **$0.004 per product with all shop offers** and **$0.001 per search-only product**. Proxies are included and there's no start fee.

### Tips and limits

- Some results are **product families** (all variants of a model). They're returned without the offer list; search for the specific variant to get its offers.
- The offer list covers idealo's first offer page (the cheapest ~20 offers), which is where the price competition happens.
- Prices are in EUR, as shown on idealo at the time of the run. idealo's other country sites aren't supported.

### Other Actors by DevColton

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|---|---|
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| [Seek, Jobstreet & JobsDB Jobs Scraper](https://apify.com/DevColton/seek-jobstreet-jobsdb-scraper) | Jobs from 8 Asia-Pacific countries with salaries and applicant counts |
| [Envato Market Scraper](https://apify.com/DevColton/envato-market-scraper) | ThemeForest and CodeCanyon items with sales, prices and ratings |
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| [Career Site Jobs Scraper](https://apify.com/DevColton/ats-career-sites-jobs-scraper) | Jobs from Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, Workday and SmartRecruiters career pages |
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### FAQ

#### Is it legal to scrape this data?

This Actor collects only publicly available data that anyone can see in a browser without logging in. It doesn't access accounts or private data. You're responsible for how you use the data: check the website's terms and the laws that apply to you, especially if you store personal information.

#### Can I use it with the API, Python, Google Sheets or Zapier?

Yes. You can start runs and fetch results through the [Apify API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2) or the official [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python) and [JavaScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js) clients, and send results to Google Sheets, Zapier, Make, n8n or a webhook.

#### Can I run it on a schedule?

Yes. In Apify Console, open **Schedules** to run it hourly, daily or weekly, and get the new data automatically.

#### Something isn't working, or I need a feature

Open an issue in the **Issues** tab. Issues get a quick reply, and feature requests are welcome. Custom scraping work is also possible; mention it in an issue.

# Actor input Schema

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

Products or categories to search on idealo, one per line, e.g. 'iphone 15', 'kaffeevollautomat'.

## `markets` (type: `array`):

idealo.de (Germany) and/or idealo.at (Austria).

## `maxProductsPerSearch` (type: `integer`):

idealo shows 36 products per page.

## `includeOffers` (type: `boolean`):

Opens each product to list all shops' offers (shop, price, price incl. shipping, delivery time) and adds price-spread statistics.

## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`):

Offer pages fetched in parallel.

## `maxRetries` (type: `integer`):

Retries per page with a fresh proxy session.

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

Apify Proxy recommended.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "queries": [
    "kaffeevollautomat"
  ],
  "markets": [
    "DE"
  ],
  "maxProductsPerSearch": 36,
  "includeOffers": true,
  "maxConcurrency": 3,
  "maxRetries": 5,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

All results in the default dataset (overview table).

# 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": [
        "kaffeevollautomat"
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("devcolton/idealo-price-comparison-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": ["kaffeevollautomat"],
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("devcolton/idealo-price-comparison-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": [
    "kaffeevollautomat"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call devcolton/idealo-price-comparison-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,devcolton/idealo-price-comparison-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/uUW6vBMqmAkkegNpy/builds/BcUc5eotwplFBsyGG/openapi.json