# Kidstuff AU Product Scraper (`dromb/kidstuff-au-scraper`) Actor Scrape products from Kidstuff AU using search, category, or direct item lookups. - **URL**: https://apify.com/dromb/kidstuff-au-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Dmitriy Gyrbu](https://apify.com/dromb) (community) - **Categories:** Automation, E-commerce, Developer tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 0.0% 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 ## Kidstuff AU Product Scraper The **Kidstuff AU Product Scraper** allows you to extract comprehensive product data from the Kidstuff Australia storefront. It is ideal for price monitoring, product research, market analysis, and availability tracking. ### Features - **Product Search**: Search for products using keywords. - **Category Scraping**: Extract all products from a specific collection/category. - **Product Detail**: Get detailed information for a specific product, including all its variants. - **Category List**: Retrieve a complete list of available categories (collections). ### Operation Guide #### 1. Search Products - **Operation**: `search` - **Required Input**: `search_query` (e.g., "wooden toys") - **Optional**: `page`, `page_size` #### 2. Category Listing - **Operation**: `category` - **Required Input**: `category_slug` (e.g., "toys-for-preschoolers") - **Optional**: `page`, `page_size` #### 3. Product Details - **Operation**: `item` - **Required Input**: Provide at least one of `slug`, `url`, or `variant_id`. - **Example**: `slug`: "wooden-toy-set" #### 4. List All Categories - **Operation**: `categories` - **No other input required.** ### Output Fields The scraper returns a normalized dataset containing: - `id`: Product or variant ID. - `name`: Product name (including variant details). - `brand`: Vendor/Brand name. - `sku`: Stock Keeping Unit. - `barcode`: Product barcode. - `source_url`: Direct link to the product or variant. - `category`: Product type or category name. - `description`: Cleaned product description. - `size`: Extracted size/pack information. - `availability`: `in_stock` or `out_of_stock`. - `price`: Original price. - `discount_price`: Sale price. - `current_price`: The price currently active. - `images`: List of product image URLs. ### Proxy & Bot Protection This scraper implements a robust request strategy: 1. **Direct Attempt**: Tries to fetch data directly (fastest). 2. **Apify Proxy**: Falls back to Apify residential/datacenter proxies if blocked. 3. **Impersonation**: Uses `curl-cffi` with Chrome 124 impersonation for hard blocks. ### Non-Affiliation Notice This scraper is an unofficial tool and is not affiliated with, authorized by, or endorsed by Kidstuff AU. ### Limitations - Scraping speed depends on the site's response time and proxy quality. - Some very large categories may take longer to process. # Actor input Schema ## `operation` (type: `string`): The scraping operation to perform. ## `search_query` (type: `string`): Keyword to search for (used for 'search' operation). ## `category_slug` (type: `string`): Collection slug from /categories (used for 'category' operation). ## `slug` (type: `string`): Product handle (used for 'item' operation). ## `url` (type: `string`): Full product URL (used for 'item' operation). ## `variant_id` (type: `string`): Optional variant ID to pick a specific version. ## `page` (type: `integer`): Page number to scrape. ## `page_size` (type: `integer`): Number of items per page. ## `proxy_configuration` (type: `string`): Proxy strategy to use. ## Actor input object example ```json { "operation": "search", "page": 1, "page_size": 24, "proxy_configuration": "auto" } ```` # Actor output Schema ## `id` (type: `string`): Unique identifier for the product/variant ## `name` (type: `string`): Product name ## `price` (type: `string`): Current price ## `source_url` (type: `string`): URL of the product # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("dromb/kidstuff-au-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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("dromb/kidstuff-au-scraper").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 '{}' | apify call dromb/kidstuff-au-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=dromb/kidstuff-au-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Kidstuff AU Product Scraper", "description": "Scrape products from Kidstuff AU using search, category, or direct item lookups.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "wxPbRLBso2MauOewL" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/dromb~kidstuff-au-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-dromb-kidstuff-au-scraper", "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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/dromb~kidstuff-au-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-dromb-kidstuff-au-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/dromb~kidstuff-au-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-dromb-kidstuff-au-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": [ "search", "category", "item", "categories" ], "type": "string", "description": "The scraping operation to perform.", "default": "search" }, "search_query": { "title": "Search Query", "type": "string", "description": "Keyword to search for (used for 'search' operation)." }, "category_slug": { "title": "Category Slug", "type": "string", "description": "Collection slug from /categories (used for 'category' operation)." }, "slug": { "title": "Product Slug", "type": "string", "description": "Product handle (used for 'item' operation)." }, "url": { "title": "Product URL", "type": "string", "description": "Full product URL (used for 'item' operation)." }, "variant_id": { "title": "Variant ID", "type": "string", "description": "Optional variant ID to pick a specific version." }, "page": { "title": "Page", "type": "integer", "description": "Page number to scrape.", "default": 1 }, "page_size": { "title": "Page Size", "type": "integer", "description": "Number of items per page.", "default": 24 }, "proxy_configuration": { "title": "Proxy Configuration", "enum": [ "auto", "apify", "direct", "custom" ], "type": "string", "description": "Proxy strategy to use.", "default": "auto" } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```