# MAC Cosmetics Australia Product Scraper (`dromb/maccosmetics-au-product-search-catalog-unofficial`) Actor

Scrape MAC Cosmetics Australia product search results, categories, prices, offers, ratings, and normalized item details.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/dromb/maccosmetics-au-product-search-catalog-unofficial.md
- **Developed by:** [Dmitriy Gyrbu](https://apify.com/dromb) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools, E-commerce
- **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.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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".

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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.

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

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

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

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## MAC Cosmetics Australia Product Scraper

Extract comprehensive product data from MAC Cosmetics Australia official website. This actor provides access to the complete MAC Cosmetics AU catalog including categories, search functionality, and detailed product information.

### 🎯 Key Features

- **Complete Catalog Access**: 146+ categories covering all MAC Cosmetics product lines
- **Advanced Search**: Keyword search with multiple sort options (relevance, name, price)
- **Detailed Product Data**: Full product information including prices, descriptions, images, variants, and availability
- **Category Browsing**: Browse products by category with pagination support
- **Real-time Data**: Live data extraction from official MAC Cosmetics Australia website
- **No Proxy Required**: Optimized for direct access, reducing costs and improving performance

### 📊 Data Fields

#### Basic Product Information
- `id` - Unique product identifier
- `slug` - URL-friendly product name
- `name` - Product name
- `brand` - Brand name (MAC Cosmetics)
- `source_url` - Direct link to product page

#### Pricing & Availability
- `price` - Current price (AUD)
- `discount_price` - Discount price (if applicable)
- `availability` - Stock status
- `in_stock` - Boolean availability indicator

#### Product Details
- `description` - Full product description
- `short_description` - Brief product summary
- `category` - Product category
- `breadcrumbs` - Category navigation path
- `sku` - Stock keeping unit
- `barcode` - Product barcode
- `size` - Product size
- `color` - Color information

#### Media
- `images` - Array of product image URLs
- `variants` - Product variants (when `details=true`)

### 🚀 Operations

#### 1. Categories
List all available product categories from the MAC Cosmetics Australia sitemap.

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

**Output:** 146 categories with IDs, slugs, names, and navigation paths.

#### 2. Search Filters

Get available search filters including sort options and category list.

**Input:**

```json
{
  "operation": "search_filters"
}
```

**Output:** Sort options (relevance, name\_asc, name\_desc, price\_asc, price\_desc) and category list.

#### 3. Search

Search products by keyword with pagination and sorting.

**Basic Search:**

```json
{
  "operation": "search",
  "query": "lipstick",
  "limit": 20,
  "page": 1,
  "sort": "relevance"
}
```

**Search with Full Details:**

```json
{
  "operation": "search",
  "query": "foundation",
  "limit": 10,
  "details": true
}
```

**Parameters:**

- `query` (required) - Search keyword
- `limit` - Maximum results per page (default: 20, max: 60)
- `page` - Page number (default: 1)
- `sort` - Sort order: relevance, name\_asc, name\_desc, price\_asc, price\_desc
- `details` - Include full product details (default: false)

#### 4. Category

Browse products within a specific category.

**Basic Category:**

```json
{
  "operation": "category",
  "slug": "accessories",
  "limit": 24,
  "page": 1
}
```

**Category with Full Details:**

```json
{
  "operation": "category",
  "slug": "makeup",
  "limit": 10,
  "details": true
}
```

**Parameters:**

- `slug` or `categoryId` - Category identifier (use `/categories` to get IDs)
- `limit` - Maximum results per page (default: 24, max: 80)
- `page` - Page number (default: 1)
- `sort` - Sort order: relevance, name\_asc, name\_desc, price\_asc, price\_desc
- `details` - Include full product details (default: false)

#### 5. Item

Get detailed information for a single product.

**By Slug:**

```json
{
  "operation": "item",
  "slug": "mac-locked-kiss-ink-24hr-lipcolour"
}
```

**By URL:**

```json
{
  "operation": "item",
  "url": "https://www.maccosmetics.com.au/product/13854/110037/products/makeup/lips/lipstick/mac-locked-kiss-ink-24hr-lipcolour"
}
```

**Parameters:**

- `slug` - Product slug (from search/category results)
- `item_id` - Product ID (from search/category results)
- `url` - Full product URL

### 💡 Use Cases

- **Price Monitoring**: Track MAC Cosmetics product prices and availability
- **Catalog Analysis**: Analyze MAC Cosmetics product catalog structure and trends
- **Competitor Research**: Compare MAC Cosmetics offerings with other beauty brands
- **Data Enrichment**: Enhance product databases with MAC Cosmetics data
- **Market Research**: Study MAC Cosmetics product categories and pricing strategies
- **Inventory Tracking**: Monitor product availability across categories

### ⚡ Performance

- **Fast Execution**: Optimized for speed with direct access (no proxy required)
- **Cost Effective**: Minimal compute usage due to efficient data extraction
- **Reliable**: Multiple HTTP client fallback for maximum uptime
- **Scalable**: Handles large-scale data extraction efficiently

### 🔧 Technical Details

- **Source**: MAC Cosmetics Australia official website (maccosmetics.com.au)
- **Data Method**: Sitemap-based discovery + live page parsing
- **Anti-Bot**: Multiple HTTP clients with fallback (httpx, cloudscraper, tls\_client, curl\_cffi)
- **Proxy Mode**: Direct (no proxy required)
- **Rate Limiting**: Built-in request throttling for reliability

### 📝 Example Workflows

#### Extract All Categories

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

#### Search for Lipsticks with Details

```json
{
  "operation": "search",
  "query": "lipstick",
  "limit": 50,
  "sort": "price_asc",
  "details": true
}
```

#### Browse Makeup Category

```json
{
  "operation": "category",
  "slug": "makeup",
  "limit": 100,
  "page": 1,
  "details": true
}
```

#### Get Specific Product Details

```json
{
  "operation": "item",
  "slug": "studio-fix-fluid-foundation"
}
```

### 🆘 Support

For issues, questions, or feature requests, please contact the actor maintainer.

### 📄 License

This actor is provided as-is for data extraction purposes. Please respect MAC Cosmetics Australia's terms of service and robots.txt when using this actor.

# Actor input Schema

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

Actor operation to execute. The Console form shows all possible fields at once, so use the README examples to see which fields are required for each operation.

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

Required for `search`. Optional for `search_filters` when you want search-scoped filter data.

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

Optional for `search` and `category`. One-based page index. Defaults to `1` when omitted.

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

Optional for `search` and `category`. Maximum rows returned from the current page.

## `sort` (type: `string`):

Optional for `search` and `category`. Example values: `relevance`, `name_asc`, `name_desc`, `price_asc`, `price_desc`.

## `categoryId` (type: `string`):

Optional for `category`. Category ID from /categories.

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

Optional for `category` and `item`. Slug or path from /categories.

## `item_id` (type: `string`):

Optional for `item`. Product ID from search/category.

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

Optional for `item` and `category`. Full URL alternative to slug fields.

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

Optional for `search` and `category`. If true, fetch full parsed payload for each product.

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

Optional for `categories` and `search_filters`. Force sitemap refresh.

## Actor input object example

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

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("dromb/maccosmetics-au-product-search-catalog-unofficial").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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("dromb/maccosmetics-au-product-search-catalog-unofficial").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/maccosmetics-au-product-search-catalog-unofficial --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=dromb/maccosmetics-au-product-search-catalog-unofficial",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "MAC Cosmetics Australia Product Scraper",
        "description": "Scrape MAC Cosmetics Australia product search results, categories, prices, offers, ratings, and normalized item details.",
        "version": "0.1",
        "x-build-id": "AfaO3QngtIm8Kyf7I"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/dromb~maccosmetics-au-product-search-catalog-unofficial/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-dromb-maccosmetics-au-product-search-catalog-unofficial",
                "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": {
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                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
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                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/dromb~maccosmetics-au-product-search-catalog-unofficial/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-dromb-maccosmetics-au-product-search-catalog-unofficial",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
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                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
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                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
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                "responses": {
                    "200": {
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                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
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                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/dromb~maccosmetics-au-product-search-catalog-unofficial/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-dromb-maccosmetics-au-product-search-catalog-unofficial",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$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": [
                            "categories",
                            "search_filters",
                            "search",
                            "category",
                            "item"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Actor operation to execute. The Console form shows all possible fields at once, so use the README examples to see which fields are required for each operation.",
                        "default": "categories"
                    },
                    "query": {
                        "title": "Query",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Required for `search`. Optional for `search_filters` when you want search-scoped filter data."
                    },
                    "page": {
                        "title": "Page",
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Optional for `search` and `category`. One-based page index. Defaults to `1` when omitted."
                    },
                    "limit": {
                        "title": "Limit",
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Optional for `search` and `category`. Maximum rows returned from the current page."
                    },
                    "sort": {
                        "title": "Sort",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Optional for `search` and `category`. Example values: `relevance`, `name_asc`, `name_desc`, `price_asc`, `price_desc`."
                    },
                    "categoryId": {
                        "title": "Category ID",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Optional for `category`. Category ID from /categories."
                    },
                    "slug": {
                        "title": "Slug",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Optional for `category` and `item`. Slug or path from /categories."
                    },
                    "item_id": {
                        "title": "Item ID",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Optional for `item`. Product ID from search/category."
                    },
                    "url": {
                        "title": "Product or Category URL",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Optional for `item` and `category`. Full URL alternative to slug fields."
                    },
                    "details": {
                        "title": "Include Details",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "Optional for `search` and `category`. If true, fetch full parsed payload for each product."
                    },
                    "refresh": {
                        "title": "Force Refresh",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "Optional for `categories` and `search_filters`. Force sitemap refresh."
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
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                        "properties": {
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                            },
                            "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",
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                                    },
                                    "diskMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2048
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                            },
                            "buildId": {
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                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
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                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
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                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
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                            },
                            "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
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                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
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                                        "type": "integer",
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                                    },
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
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                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
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                                "example": 0.00005
                            },
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                                "type": "object",
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                                    },
                                    "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
                                    },
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                                        "type": "integer",
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                                        "example": 0
                                    },
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
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                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```