Lidl UK Product, Price & Category Scraper

Extract public Lidl UK product search results, category listings, prices, availability, barcodes, images, and detailed product pages. Use the data for price monitoring, catalogue research, product discovery, and retail market analysis.

This Actor is independently maintained and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Lidl.

Supported operations

• search — search Lidl UK products by keyword.
• category — list products from a category ID, slug, or URL.
• item — extract one product using a product ID, barcode, slug, or URL.
• categories — discover live Lidl UK categories and category IDs.
• search_filters — inspect available search or category filters.
• probe — check source availability without writing product rows to the dataset.

Product search

{
  "operation": "search",
  "query": "wine",
  "page": 1,
  "limit": 10
}

Search results may contain product ID, title, barcode, category breadcrumbs, price, currency, stock indicator, badges, images, and official product URL.

Category products

First run categories, then pass a returned category ID:

{
  "operation": "category",
  "category_id": "a10024029",
  "page": 1,
  "limit": 10
}

Item details

{
  "operation": "item",
  "url": "https://www.lidl.co.uk/p/cotes-de-provence-premium-wine/p10049229"
}

Use a URL or ID returned by search/category for the most reliable item lookup.

Category directory

{
  "operation": "categories"
}

Category records include names, official URLs, category IDs, product counts, breadcrumbs, and sample product IDs when published by Lidl.

Output

Product and category records are written to the default dataset and can be exported as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or through the dataset API. Every run also writes a structured OUTPUT record with operation status, counts, errors, proxy mode, and budget information.

The Actor includes a dataset table view for common fields such as product name, price, availability, barcode, category, and source URL.

Access and cost

Normal bounded runs use direct HTTP and do not require a browser or paid proxy. The Actor keeps fallback transports available if Lidl changes its access rules. The default workflow is intentionally small and cost-conscious.

Limitations

• Lidl does not publish an online price for every product or category record.
• Some products are marked as available in store only.
• Category contents, prices, badges, and availability can change by time and source publication.
• Always verify important purchasing information on the linked Lidl product page.