# Lidl UK Product Scraper (`dromb/lidl-uk-actor`) Actor Scrape Lidl UK product search, categories, prices, and normalized item data. - **URL**: https://apify.com/dromb/lidl-uk-actor.md - **Developed by:** [Dmitriy Gyrbu](https://apify.com/dromb) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce, Automation, 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 result items 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/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 ## Lidl UK Product Scraper Scrape product listings, categories, prices, and detailed item data from [Lidl UK](https://www.lidl.co.uk) (lidl.co.uk). Use this scraper for **price monitoring**, **market research**, **product research**, and **availability checks** on the Lidl UK online grocery catalog. **Disclaimer:** This is an unofficial scraper and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Lidl or the Schwarz Group. ### Supported operations | Operation | Description | |-----------|-------------| | `search` | Keyword search via public SSR storefront | | `category` | List products for a category | | `categories` | Discover shoppable category pages | | `item` | Full product details from product page | | `search_filters` | Availability, category pivots, sort options | | `probe` | Health check for storefront access | **Not supported:** store locator, review feeds, full Lidl SKU catalog. ### Input guide by operation The Apify Console form shows all fields at once. Only fill the fields relevant to your chosen `operation`. #### `search` (default) | Field | Required | Notes | |-------|----------|-------| | `query` | Yes | e.g. `wine`, `milk` | | `page` | No | Default `1` | | `limit` | No | Default `5`, max `100` | | `sort` | No | `relevance`, `price_asc`, `price_desc`, `title_asc`, `title_desc` | #### `category` | Field | Required | Notes | |-------|----------|-------| | `category_id` **or** `slug` **or** `url` | One required | e.g. `category_id=a10023986`, slug `red-wine/a10023986` | | `page`, `limit`, `sort` | No | Pagination and sort | #### `item` | Field | Required | Notes | |-------|----------|-------| | `barcode` **or** `product_id` **or** `slug` **or** `url` | One required | Use ids from search/category results, e.g. `product_id=10048484` | #### `categories` / `search_filters` / `probe` No additional required fields beyond `operation`. For `search_filters`, optional `query` or category context helps. ### Example inputs **Default search:** ```json { "operation": "search", "query": "wine", "limit": 5 } ```` **Category listing:** ```json { "operation": "category", "category_id": "a10023986", "limit": 5 } ``` **Full item by product id:** ```json { "operation": "item", "product_id": "10048484" } ``` ### Output fields #### Search / category listings `id`, `name`, `brand`, `source_url`, `slug`, `price`, `discount_price`, `currency`, `image`, `category`, `breadcrumbs` #### Item (full enrichment) `id`, `name`, `brand`, `source_url`, `description`, `price`, `discount_price`, `currency`, `barcode`, `images`, `specifications`, `attributes`, `stock_status`, `in_stock`, `variants`, `rating`, `review_count` Run summary is stored in the `OUTPUT` key-value record. ### Proxy behavior - **Default strategy in cloud:** `proxy_first` with GB Apify RESIDENTIAL proxy. - **Modes:** `auto` (recommended), `direct`, `apify`, `custom` via `proxyMode` input or env vars. - **Retries:** Rotates httpx / cloudscraper / tls\_client / curl\_cffi on block-like responses. - **Structured errors:** Returns error summary in OUTPUT instead of crashing when blocked. ### Limitations - Covers the publicly listed Lidl UK online catalog (limited SKU scope vs full store inventory). - Pagination is server-side slicing of the SSR product grid. - Standalone `product_id` works best after a prior search/category call in the same run; **barcode is more reliable** for direct item lookup. - No store-specific pricing or postcode availability. ### Free trial limit Free/trial Apify users are limited to **10 result requests per UTC day**. Paid users receive normal configured limits. Set `disableFreeTrialGuard: true` to bypass for private testing. ### Monetization Pay-per-event pricing: - Actor start: ~$0.005 - Dataset item (`result-item`): ~$0.0003 # Actor input Schema ## `operation` (type: `string`): Actor operation to execute. ## `query` (type: `string`): Required for `search` and optional for `probe` / `search_filters`. Search keyword. ## `category_id` (type: `string`): Optional for `category` and `search_filters`. Category id from categories operation, e.g. a10023986. ## `slug` (type: `string`): Optional for `category` and `item`. Relative path, e.g. red-wine/a10023986. ## `url` (type: `string`): Optional for `category`, `item`, and `search_filters`. Full Lidl UK URL. ## `product_id` (type: `string`): Optional for `item`. Product id from search/category results, e.g. 10048484. ## `barcode` (type: `string`): Optional for `item`. IAN / barcode from search results, e.g. 5906577. ## `page` (type: `integer`): Optional for `search` and `category`. 1-based page number. ## `limit` (type: `integer`): Optional for `search` and `category`. Maximum products per page (1-100). ## `sort` (type: `string`): Optional for `search` and `category`. Sort order: relevance, price\_asc, price\_desc, title\_asc, title\_desc. ## `proxyMode` (type: `string`): Optional. Override proxy strategy: auto, direct, apify, or custom. ## `includeRaw` (type: `boolean`): Optional. Include the unnormalized source payload in the OUTPUT summary. ## `disableFreeTrialGuard` (type: `boolean`): Optional. Bypass the daily free/trial result limit for testing. ## Actor input object example ```json { "operation": "search", "query": "wine", "page": 1, "limit": 5, "includeRaw": false, "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 '' 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/lidl-uk-actor").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/lidl-uk-actor").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/lidl-uk-actor --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=dromb/lidl-uk-actor", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Lidl UK Product Scraper", "description": "Scrape Lidl UK product search, categories, prices, and normalized item data.", "version": "0.2", "x-build-id": "1S72tu6zUoU3RdWCS" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/dromb~lidl-uk-actor/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-dromb-lidl-uk-actor", "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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/dromb~lidl-uk-actor/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-dromb-lidl-uk-actor", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/dromb~lidl-uk-actor/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-dromb-lidl-uk-actor", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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", "search_filters", "probe" ], "type": "string", "description": "Actor operation to execute.", "default": "search" }, "query": { "title": "Query", "type": "string", "description": "Required for `search` and optional for `probe` / `search_filters`. Search keyword.", "default": "wine" }, "category_id": { "title": "Category ID", "type": "string", "description": "Optional for `category` and `search_filters`. Category id from categories operation, e.g. a10023986." }, "slug": { "title": "Slug", "type": "string", "description": "Optional for `category` and `item`. Relative path, e.g. red-wine/a10023986." }, "url": { "title": "URL", "type": "string", "description": "Optional for `category`, `item`, and `search_filters`. Full Lidl UK URL." }, "product_id": { "title": "Product ID", "type": "string", "description": "Optional for `item`. Product id from search/category results, e.g. 10048484." }, "barcode": { "title": "Barcode", "type": "string", "description": "Optional for `item`. IAN / barcode from search results, e.g. 5906577." }, "page": { "title": "Page", "type": "integer", "description": "Optional for `search` and `category`. 1-based page number.", "default": 1 }, "limit": { "title": "Limit", "type": "integer", "description": "Optional for `search` and `category`. Maximum products per page (1-100).", "default": 5 }, "sort": { "title": "Sort", "enum": [ "relevance", "price_asc", "price_desc", "title_asc", "title_desc" ], "type": "string", "description": "Optional for `search` and `category`. Sort order: relevance, price_asc, price_desc, title_asc, title_desc." }, "proxyMode": { "title": "Proxy Mode", "enum": [ "auto", "direct", "apify", "custom" ], "type": "string", "description": "Optional. Override proxy strategy: auto, direct, apify, or custom." }, "includeRaw": { "title": "Include Raw Payload", "type": "boolean", "description": "Optional. Include the unnormalized source payload in the OUTPUT summary.", "default": false }, "disableFreeTrialGuard": { "title": "Disable Free Trial Guard", "type": "boolean", "description": "Optional. Bypass the daily free/trial result limit for testing.", "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```