# Clinique Product Scraper (`dromb/clinique-wave1`) Actor

Scrape Clinique AU product search results, categories, prices, and detailed item data from the public storefront. Supports search, category browsing, and detailed product information with GraphQL enrichment.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/dromb/clinique-wave1.md
- **Developed by:** [Dmitriy Gyrbu](https://apify.com/dromb) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, E-commerce, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.30 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases.
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".

## 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.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md):

```bash
npm install apify-client
```

In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md):

```bash
pip install apify-client
```

In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md):

````bash
# MacOS / Linux
curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash
# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash

In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md).

If your project is in a different language, use 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

## Clinique Product Scraper

The **Clinique Product Scraper** is a powerful tool designed to extract comprehensive product information from the Clinique AU storefront. It is ideal for price monitoring, market research, competitor analysis, and tracking product availability.

### ⚠️ Disclaimer

This actor is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Clinique. It is a third-party tool for accessing publicly available product information. Users are responsible for ensuring their use complies with Clinique's terms of service and applicable laws.

### Supported Operations

| Operation | Description | Required Fields |
|-----------|-------------|-----------------|
| `probe` | Check if Clinique AU storefront is accessible | None |
| `categories` | List all product categories from sitemap | None |
| `category` | Browse products by category URL/id/slug | `url` |
| `search` | Search products by keyword | `query` |
| `item` | Get detailed product information | `slug` |

### Input Guide

#### Common Fields

- **operation** (required): Select the operation to perform
- **proxyMode**: How to use proxies (`auto`, `direct`, `apify`, `custom`)
- **includeRaw**: Include raw API response in output
- **disableFreeTrialGuard**: Disable daily run limit (owner only)

#### Operation-Specific Fields

##### Probe
- No additional fields required

##### Categories
- **refresh**: Force refresh sitemap cache (default: `false`)

##### Category
- **url** (required): Category URL, id, or slug (e.g., `https://www.clinique.com.au/products/200/` or `200`)
- **page**: Page number (default: `1`)
- **limit**: Results per page, max 50 (default: `20`)
- **details**: Fetch additional details (slower, default: `false`)

##### Search
- **query** (required): Search term (e.g., "moisturizer")
- **page**: Page number (default: `1`)
- **limit**: Results per page, max 50 (default: `20`)
- **details**: Fetch additional details (slower, default: `false`)

##### Item
- **slug** (required): Product slug or URL (e.g., product ID or full URL)

### Example Inputs

#### Search for products
```json
{
  "operation": "search",
  "query": "moisturizer",
  "limit": 10
}
````

#### Browse a category

```json
{
  "operation": "category",
  "url": "https://www.clinique.com.au/products/200/",
  "limit": 20
}
```

#### Get item details

```json
{
  "operation": "item",
  "slug": "12345"
}
```

#### List categories

```json
{
  "operation": "categories"
}
```

#### Check API availability

```json
{
  "operation": "probe"
}
```

### Output Fields

#### Product Item Fields

- `id`: Unique product identifier
- `slug`: URL slug
- `name`: Full product name
- `brand`: Brand name (Clinique)
- `barcode`: UPC/EAN barcode
- `source_url`: Product page URL
- `category`: Main category
- `breadcrumbs`: Category path hierarchy
- `price`: Current price
- `discount_price`: Sale/discount price
- `price_info`: Price breakdown array with per-unit pricing
- `currency`: Currency code (AUD)
- `size`: Product size
- `unit_quantity`: Unit quantity
- `unit`: Unit of measurement
- `image`: Primary image URL
- `images`: All image URLs
- `in_stock`: Boolean stock availability
- `stock_status`: Stock status string
- `rating`: Average rating
- `review_count`: Number of reviews
- `description`: Full product description (when `details=true`)
- `short_description`: Brief description
- `ingredients`: Full ingredient list (when `details=true`)
- `usage_instructions`: How to use the product (when `details=true`)
- `variants`: Available variants/sizes/shades (when `details=true`)
- `attributes`: Additional attributes (key ingredients, benefits, etc.)

#### Category Fields

- `id`: Category ID
- `slug`: Category slug
- `name`: Human-readable name
- `source_url`: Category page URL
- `parent_id`: Parent category ID

### Proxy Behavior

Clinique AU is a retail site that is generally accessible without proxies. The actor uses a smart fallback strategy:

- **Default mode**: Direct connection with proxy fallback on block
- **Proxy modes**: `auto`, `direct`, `apify`, `custom`
- **Fallback methods**: httpx, tls\_client, cloudscraper, curl\_cffi
- **Recommendation**: Start with `auto` mode, use proxies only if blocked

### Technical Details

- **Base URL**: https://www.clinique.com.au
- **Discovery**: Sitemap.xml parsing (cached for 4 hours)
- **Product API**: GraphQL endpoint with specific headers
- **Methods**: httpx, tls\_client, cloudscraper, curl\_cffi (with fallback)
- **Pagination**: Supports page-based pagination (max 50 items per page)

### Limitations

- **Rate limiting**: Excessive requests may trigger rate limits
- **Sitemap changes**: Sitemap structure may change, affecting category listing
- **GraphQL API**: API structure may change without notice
- **Maximum limit**: 50 items per page for search/category operations
- **Geo-restriction**: Site is optimized for AU region

### Free Trial Limit

Free/trial users are limited to 10 runs per day. This limit can be disabled by the actor owner using the `disableFreeTrialGuard` input field.

### Monetization

This actor is configured for pay-per-event monetization:

- **Model**: Pay-per-event
- **Result event name**: `result-item`
- **Recommended actor start**: ~$0.005
- **Recommended result item**: ~$0.0003-0.0005
- **Charge limit**: Stops automatically when budget limit reached

### Categories

`ECOMMERCE`, `AUTOMATION`, `DEVELOPER_TOOLS`

# Actor input Schema

## `operation` (type: `string`):

Select the operation to perform

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

Search query for products (required for search operation)

## `url` (type: `string`):

Category or product URL (for category and item operations)

## `slug` (type: `string`):

Product slug (for item operation)

## `page` (type: `integer`):

Page number (for search and category operations)

## `limit` (type: `integer`):

Number of results per page (max 50)

## `details` (type: `boolean`):

Fetch additional details (slower, includes ingredients, usage instructions, variants)

## `refresh` (type: `boolean`):

Force refresh sitemap cache (for categories operation)

## `includeRaw` (type: `boolean`):

Include raw API response in output

## `proxyMode` (type: `string`):

How to use proxies

## `disableFreeTrialGuard` (type: `boolean`):

Disable daily run limit for free trial users (owner only)

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "operation": "search",
  "query": "moisturizer",
  "page": 1,
  "limit": 20,
  "details": false,
  "refresh": false,
  "includeRaw": false,
  "proxyMode": "auto",
  "disableFreeTrialGuard": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

Normalized dataset items returned by the actor.

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

Run summary JSON stored under the OUTPUT key.

# 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 = {
    "query": "moisturizer"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("dromb/clinique-wave1").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 = { "query": "moisturizer" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("dromb/clinique-wave1").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 '{
  "query": "moisturizer"
}' |
apify call dromb/clinique-wave1 --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=dromb/clinique-wave1",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "Clinique Product Scraper",
        "description": "Scrape Clinique AU product search results, categories, prices, and detailed item data from the public storefront. Supports search, category browsing, and detailed product information with GraphQL enrichment.",
        "version": "0.1",
        "x-build-id": "arONJNRBNGN9tB1tl"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/dromb~clinique-wave1/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-dromb-clinique-wave1",
                "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": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/dromb~clinique-wave1/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-dromb-clinique-wave1",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$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": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/dromb~clinique-wave1/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-dromb-clinique-wave1",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$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": [
                    "operation"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "operation": {
                        "title": "Operation",
                        "enum": [
                            "probe",
                            "categories",
                            "category",
                            "search",
                            "item"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Select the operation to perform",
                        "default": "search"
                    },
                    "query": {
                        "title": "Search Query",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Search query for products (required for search operation)"
                    },
                    "url": {
                        "title": "URL",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Category or product URL (for category and item operations)"
                    },
                    "slug": {
                        "title": "Slug",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Product slug (for item operation)"
                    },
                    "page": {
                        "title": "Page",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Page number (for search and category operations)",
                        "default": 1
                    },
                    "limit": {
                        "title": "Limit",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 50,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Number of results per page (max 50)",
                        "default": 20
                    },
                    "details": {
                        "title": "Include Details",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "Fetch additional details (slower, includes ingredients, usage instructions, variants)",
                        "default": false
                    },
                    "refresh": {
                        "title": "Refresh Sitemap",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "Force refresh sitemap cache (for categories operation)",
                        "default": false
                    },
                    "includeRaw": {
                        "title": "Include Raw Payload",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "Include raw API response in output",
                        "default": false
                    },
                    "proxyMode": {
                        "title": "Proxy Mode",
                        "enum": [
                            "auto",
                            "direct",
                            "apify",
                            "custom"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "How to use proxies",
                        "default": "auto"
                    },
                    "disableFreeTrialGuard": {
                        "title": "Disable Free Trial Guard",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "Disable daily run limit for free trial users (owner only)",
                        "default": 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
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```