# IKEA Price Monitor & Product Scraper (`exuberant_volley/ikea-product-scraper`) Actor For price trackers, dropshippers, and interior marketplaces who need fresh IKEA SKUs after a range update or competitor check. Paste any search or category URL → name, price, description, image, URL. Public catalog only. Free to run. - **URL**: https://apify.com/exuberant\_volley/ikea-product-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [ScrapeForge](https://apify.com/exuberant_volley) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce, Automation, Developer tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per usage This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage ## 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 ## IKEA Product Scraper — Prices, Ratings & Catalog Data **Launch pricing: this actor currently adds no fee — run it on your Apify free-plan credits. Try it, bookmark it, wire it into your stack.** This **IKEA product scraper** lets you **scrape IKEA products** from any search keyword or category URL, on any IKEA country site. It doubles as an **IKEA price scraper** and **IKEA catalog scraper**: clean JSON with names, prices, currencies, ratings, review counts, images and product URLs — built for **IKEA price monitoring**, market research and resale analysis. > Real browser rendering + loud failure guarantees: a blocked page retries and then fails visibly — you never get a silently empty dataset. ### Who uses this - **Price analysts & furniture resellers** — track `priceValue` across country stores, spot arbitrage between `us`, `de`, `gb` storefronts. - **E-commerce & interior-design content teams** — pull names, images and review counts for comparison pages and affiliate content. - **Market researchers** — `reviewCount` is a free demand signal per product and category. - **AI agents & pipelines** — clean JSON per product, MCP-friendly. Monitoring other e-commerce catalogs too? The [Shopify Store Scraper](https://apify.com/exuberant_volley/shopify-store-scraper) pulls full product catalogs from any Shopify store the same way. ### How it works A Playwright browser opens the IKEA search or category page you provide (or the `search` keyword converted to a search URL), waits for the client-side product grid to render, and extracts every product card. Blocked or empty pages are retried with a fresh browser, and a run that would produce zero records **fails loudly instead of succeeding empty**. ### Output One record per product: ```json { "name": "LAGKAPTEN / ALEX", "description": "Desk, white, 55 1/8x23 5/8 \"", "priceValue": 239.99, "currency": "$", "rating": 4.5, "reviewCount": 747, "url": "https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/lagkapten-alex-desk-white-s99431982/", "image": "https://www.ikea.com/us/en/images/products/lagkapten-alex-desk-white__1022432_pe832720_s5.jpg?f=xxs", "sourceUrl": "https://www.ikea.com/us/en/search/products/?q=desk", "scrapedAt": "2026-07-15T09:35:43.325Z" } ```` - `priceValue` is numeric (ready for spreadsheets/alerts); `currency` is the symbol shown on the storefront. - `rating` / `reviewCount` are `null` when a product has no reviews yet. - `sourceUrl` tells you which search/category page each product came from. ### Input | Field | Default | Description | |---|---|---| | `search` | `desk` | Product keyword to search. Used when no `startUrls` are given | | `startUrls` | — | IKEA search or category page URLs (any country site) | | `country` | `us` | IKEA storefront country code (`us`, `gb`, `de`, `lt`, …) | | `language` | `en` | Storefront language code | | `maxItems` | `200` | Stop after this many products | **The default run needs no configuration** — an empty input scrapes `desk` results from the US store. ### Reliability & limits - **~22 products per page, no pagination (yet)**: IKEA's grid lazy-loads more items on scroll; this version extracts the first rendered page of each URL. For more products, pass multiple, more specific search/category URLs in one run. - IKEA sits behind aggressive bot protection (Akamai). The actor retries blocked pages with a fresh browser and Apify proxy, and **throws instead of returning an empty dataset** — so scheduled runs never silently degrade. - Playwright runs cost more compute than plain-HTTP actors; keep `maxItems` and URL counts proportional to what you need. ### Paste this output into… - **Google Sheets** — `=IMPORTDATA("https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/exuberant_volley~ikea-product-scraper/runs/last/dataset/items?format=csv&clean=1&token=YOUR_TOKEN")` gives you a live product sheet after every run. - **Make / n8n** — schedule the actor daily, then fetch `.../runs/last/dataset/items` with an HTTP node and route records to Slack, Airtable or a webhook. - **Price-drop alerts (resellers)** — keep yesterday's `priceValue` per `url` in a sheet, diff after each daily run, and alert when today's price is lower — that's an instant margin signal. ### ScrapeForge free data suite One publisher, fourteen plug-and-play datasets — all currently free to run: | Actor | What it delivers | | |---|---|---| | [Executive Changes Tracker](https://apify.com/exuberant_volley/executive-changes-scraper) | New CEO/CFO/board moves from SEC 8-Ks + official newswires — source-cited B2B trigger leads | [run it next →](https://apify.com/exuberant_volley/executive-changes-scraper) | | [IKEA Product Scraper](https://apify.com/exuberant_volley/ikea-product-scraper) | Names, prices, ratings and images from any IKEA search or category page | [run it next →](https://apify.com/exuberant_volley/ikea-product-scraper) | | [Shopify Store Scraper](https://apify.com/exuberant_volley/shopify-store-scraper) | Any Shopify store's full catalog — variants, SKUs, prices — via products.json | [run it next →](https://apify.com/exuberant_volley/shopify-store-scraper) | | [App Store Apps Scraper](https://apify.com/exuberant_volley/app-store-apps-scraper) | App rankings, ratings, prices and metadata by keyword, any country | [run it next →](https://apify.com/exuberant_volley/app-store-apps-scraper) | | [Remote Jobs Scraper](https://apify.com/exuberant_volley/remote-jobs-scraper) | Live remote listings from RemoteOK + Remotive, keyword-filtered | [run it next →](https://apify.com/exuberant_volley/remote-jobs-scraper) | | [CoinGecko Market Scraper](https://apify.com/exuberant_volley/coingecko-market-scraper) | Top-coin prices, market caps and 24h moves — keyless | [run it next →](https://apify.com/exuberant_volley/coingecko-market-scraper) | | [GitHub Repositories Scraper](https://apify.com/exuberant_volley/github-repos-scraper) | Repo search with stars, forks, topics and licenses | [run it next →](https://apify.com/exuberant_volley/github-repos-scraper) | | [Hacker News Scraper](https://apify.com/exuberant_volley/hackernews-scraper) | Top/New/Best HN stories with scores and comment counts | [run it next →](https://apify.com/exuberant_volley/hackernews-scraper) | | [Wikipedia Scraper](https://apify.com/exuberant_volley/wikipedia-scraper) | Article summaries, images and URLs in any language — RAG-ready | [run it next →](https://apify.com/exuberant_volley/wikipedia-scraper) | | [SEC EDGAR Filings Scraper](https://apify.com/exuberant_volley/sec-edgar-filings-scraper) | Any US public company's filing history by ticker | [run it next →](https://apify.com/exuberant_volley/sec-edgar-filings-scraper) | | [Open-Meteo Weather Scraper](https://apify.com/exuberant_volley/open-meteo-weather-scraper) | 16-day daily forecast for any coordinates — temps, rain, wind — keyless | [run it next →](https://apify.com/exuberant_volley/open-meteo-weather-scraper) | | [arXiv Papers Scraper](https://apify.com/exuberant_volley/arxiv-papers-scraper) | Research papers by topic — abstracts, categories, PDF links, newest-first sort | [run it next →](https://apify.com/exuberant_volley/arxiv-papers-scraper) | | [NVD CVE Scraper](https://apify.com/exuberant_volley/nvd-cve-scraper) | Fresh CVEs with CVSS severity, CWE ids and CISA known-exploited flags | [run it next →](https://apify.com/exuberant_volley/nvd-cve-scraper) | | [npm Registry Scraper](https://apify.com/exuberant_volley/npm-registry-scraper) | npm package vitals — latest version, license, weekly downloads, dependency count | [run it next →](https://apify.com/exuberant_volley/npm-registry-scraper) | ### Compliance - **No personal data** — public catalog data only (names, prices, ratings, images), GDPR-safe. - Works on any IKEA storefront (`us`, `gb`, `de`, `lt`, and every other country/language site). - Records live only in your run's dataset; the actor keeps nothing beyond it. # Actor input Schema ## `search` (type: `string`): A product keyword to search, e.g. "desk". Ignored if startUrls is set. ## `startUrls` (type: `array`): IKEA search or category page URLs to scrape. ## `country` (type: `string`): IKEA site country, e.g. us, gb, de. ## `language` (type: `string`): IKEA site language, e.g. en, de. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Stop after this many products. ## Actor input object example ```json { "search": "desk", "country": "us", "language": "en", "maxItems": 200 } ``` # 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 = { "search": "desk" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("exuberant_volley/ikea-product-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 = { "search": "desk" } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("exuberant_volley/ikea-product-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 '{ "search": "desk" }' | apify call exuberant_volley/ikea-product-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=exuberant_volley/ikea-product-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "IKEA Price Monitor & Product Scraper", "description": "For price trackers, dropshippers, and interior marketplaces who need fresh IKEA SKUs after a range update or competitor check. Paste any search or category URL → name, price, description, image, URL. Public catalog only. Free to run.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "TbL5CLVL15Lbbr1eq" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/exuberant_volley~ikea-product-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-exuberant_volley-ikea-product-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/exuberant_volley~ikea-product-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-exuberant_volley-ikea-product-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/exuberant_volley~ikea-product-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-exuberant_volley-ikea-product-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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", "properties": { "search": { "title": "Search keyword", "type": "string", "description": "A product keyword to search, e.g. \"desk\". Ignored if startUrls is set.", "default": "desk" }, "startUrls": { "title": "Start URLs", "type": "array", "description": "IKEA search or category page URLs to scrape.", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "url" ], "properties": { "url": { "type": "string", "title": "URL of a web page", "format": "uri" } } } }, "country": { "title": "Country code", "type": "string", "description": "IKEA site country, e.g. us, gb, de.", "default": "us" }, "language": { "title": "Language code", "type": "string", "description": "IKEA site language, e.g. en, de.", "default": "en" }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max items", "minimum": 1, "type": "integer", "description": "Stop after this many products.", "default": 200 } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```