# Coles Australia Scraper — Products, Prices & Specials (`fabrikit/coles-au-scraper`) Actor

Scrape coles.com.au with a real browser that passes the bot check: search keywords, browse departments or list specials. Gets price, was price, unit price, promotion, availability, category path, image and URL. No login. From US$2.00 per 1,000 products.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/fabrikit/coles-au-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Fabrikit](https://apify.com/fabrikit) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Automation, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 product scrapeds

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## 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.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Coles Australia Scraper — Products, Prices & Specials

Collect product data from **coles.com.au**. Coles protects its site with a JavaScript bot check that blocks ordinary HTTP scrapers; this actor drives a real browser, passes the check, and reads the same product data the website uses.

**From US$2 per 1,000 products.** You pay only for products saved to the dataset.

### What you get

Product ID, name, brand, pack size, current price, was price, savings, unit price (and its text, e.g. "$1.50 per 1L"), special flag, promotion text, availability, department / category / subcategory path, image URL and product URL.

### Input

| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| `searchTerms` | One search per keyword. |
| `categories` | Coles browse paths or URLs, e.g. `dairy-eggs-fridge/milk` or `https://www.coles.com.au/browse/pantry`. |
| `onlySpecials` | Only products on special. With nothing else filled in, goes through every department. |
| `maxItems` / `maxItemsPerQuery` | Exact limits. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | An Australian residential proxy is strongly recommended; the actor upgrades to one automatically after repeated blocks. |

Example:

```json
{ "searchTerms": ["milk", "bread"], "categories": ["pantry"], "maxItems": 300 }
```

### Output example

```json
{
  "productId": "6075011",
  "name": "Coles Full Cream Milk",
  "brand": "Coles",
  "size": "2L",
  "price": 3,
  "wasPrice": null,
  "unitPrice": 1.5,
  "unitPriceText": "$1.50 per 1L",
  "isOnSpecial": false,
  "categoryPath": "Dairy, Eggs & Fridge > Milk > Full Cream Milk",
  "imageUrl": "https://cdn.productimages.coles.com.au/productimages/6/6075011.jpg",
  "url": "https://www.coles.com.au/product/coles-full-cream-milk-2l-6075011"
}
```

### Pricing

| Event | Price |
|---|---|
| Product scraped (`product-result`) | US$0.002 (US$2 per 1,000) |

Plus the standard Apify actor-start charge. Browser runs cost more to operate than plain HTTP scrapers, which is why the price is higher than for sites that need no browser.

### FAQ

**Why a browser?** Every plain HTTP request to Coles receives a JavaScript challenge instead of data. A real (headed) browser passes it.

**What if Coles blocks a session?** The actor opens a fresh session / new IP, then switches to an Australian residential proxy. It never tries to solve CAPTCHAs and fails with a clear message if nothing gets through, rather than returning zero items silently.

**Which prices?** National online prices shown without choosing a store.

**Personal data?** None. Only public product and price data.

### En español

Extrae productos de Coles Australia (precio, precio anterior, precio por unidad, ofertas, categoría, imagen, URL) por palabra clave, categoría u ofertas. Usa un navegador real para pasar la protección anti-bots de Coles. Desde US$2 por 1.000 productos. Recomendado proxy residencial de Australia.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchTerms` (type: `array`):

One search per entry (for example: milk, nappies, vitamin c).

## `categories` (type: `array`):

Coles browse paths or URLs, e.g. dairy-eggs-fridge, dairy-eggs-fridge/milk, https://www.coles.com.au/browse/pantry.

## `onlySpecials` (type: `boolean`):

Keep only products currently on special. With nothing else filled in, collects specials across all departments.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Total products to save across all queries.

## `maxItemsPerQuery` (type: `integer`):

Optional cap for each keyword or category.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Coles blocks datacenter IPs often. The actor starts with the proxy you select and switches to an Australian residential proxy automatically after repeated blocks. Residential (AU) recommended.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchTerms": [
    "milk"
  ],
  "onlySpecials": false,
  "maxItems": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "countryCode": "AU"
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `products` (type: `string`):

All products collected during the run

# 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 = {
    "searchTerms": [
        "milk"
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ],
        "countryCode": "AU"
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("fabrikit/coles-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "searchTerms": ["milk"],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
        "countryCode": "AU",
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("fabrikit/coles-au-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "searchTerms": [
    "milk"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "countryCode": "AU"
  }
}' |
apify call fabrikit/coles-au-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,fabrikit/coles-au-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/KXYbc6Qvdv3jpqRLJ/builds/GdjI1cYdp7aD49Her/openapi.json