Fast Food Menu Scraper

Scrape menus, prices, calories, and nutrition data from 18+ major fast food restaurant chains in one unified actor.

Supported Restaurants

Restaurant	Method	Prices	Nutrition	Notes
McDonald's	DNA API	No	Yes	Full nutrition data
Taco Bell	NEXT_DATA	Yes	Partial	Location-based pricing
Burger King	Playwright	Yes	Partial	DOM scraping
Wendy's	Playwright	Yes	Yes	Requires location selection
Chipotle	Playwright	Yes	Partial	DOM scraping
Domino's	REST API	Yes	Partial	Store-specific menu
Papa John's	Playwright	Yes	Partial	DOM scraping
Popeyes	GraphQL API	No	Yes	Sanity CMS
Wingstop	REST API	Yes	Yes	Full menu with pricing
Buffalo Wild Wings	Playwright	Yes	Partial	DOM scraping
Little Caesars	Playwright	Yes	Partial	DOM scraping
Arby's	Playwright	Yes	Partial	DOM scraping
Sonic Drive-In	Playwright	Yes	Partial	DOM scraping
Subway	Playwright	Yes	Partial	DOM scraping
Five Guys	Playwright	No	Yes	Category-based
Jersey Mike's	Playwright	Yes	Partial	DOM scraping
Firehouse Subs	Playwright	Yes	Partial	DOM scraping
Jason's Deli	Playwright	Yes	Partial	DOM scraping
Noodles & Company	Playwright	Yes	Partial	DOM scraping

Features

• 18+ Restaurant Chains: Scrape from multiple fast food chains in a single run
• Unified Output Schema: All data normalized to a common format
• Nutrition Data: Calories, protein, carbs, fat, sodium when available
• Allergen Information: Wheat, milk, egg, soy, sesame, and more
• Location-Based Pricing: Use ZIP code for location-specific prices
• Graceful Error Handling: One failing restaurant won't stop others
• Proxy Support: Built-in residential proxy support for best results

Input Parameters

{
    "restaurants": ["mcdonalds", "tacobell", "burgerking"],
    "maxItemsPerRestaurant": 50,
    "zipCode": "90210",
    "includeNutrition": true,
    "includeAllergens": true,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
    }
}

Parameter Details

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
restaurants	array	["mcdonalds", "tacobell", "burgerking"]	Which restaurants to scrape
maxItemsPerRestaurant	integer	50	Max items per restaurant (0 = unlimited)
zipCode	string	"90210"	US ZIP code for location-based pricing
includeNutrition	boolean	true	Include nutrition data
includeAllergens	boolean	true	Include allergen information
proxyConfiguration	object	Residential proxy	Proxy settings

Output Schema

Each menu item follows this normalized schema:

{
    "source": "mcdonalds",
    "name": "Big Mac",
    "description": "Two 100% beef patties, special sauce...",
    "category": "Burgers",
    "price": 5.99,
    "calories": 550,
    "protein": 25,
    "carbs": 45,
    "fat": 30,
    "sodium": 1010,
    "ingredients": ["Beef Patty", "Sesame Seed Bun", "Special Sauce"],
    "allergens": ["Wheat", "Milk", "Sesame"],
    "imageUrl": "https://...",
    "url": "https://www.mcdonalds.com/...",
    "scrapedAt": "2024-01-15T10:30:00.000Z"
}

Usage Examples

Scrape All Restaurants

{
    "restaurants": [],
    "maxItemsPerRestaurant": 100
}

Scrape Only Pizza Chains

{
    "restaurants": ["dominos", "papajohns", "littlecaesars"],
    "maxItemsPerRestaurant": 50
}

Scrape Burger Chains with Location

{
    "restaurants": ["mcdonalds", "burgerking", "wendys", "fiveguys"],
    "zipCode": "10001",
    "maxItemsPerRestaurant": 30
}

Scrape for Nutrition Research

{
    "restaurants": ["mcdonalds", "tacobell", "chipotle", "subway"],
    "includeNutrition": true,
    "includeAllergens": true,
    "maxItemsPerRestaurant": 200
}

Cost Estimation

Restaurants	Items/Restaurant	Estimated Time	Estimated Cost
3	50	5-10 min	$0.10-0.20
5	50	10-20 min	$0.20-0.40
10	50	20-40 min	$0.40-0.80
All (19)	50	40-60 min	$0.80-1.50

Costs depend on proxy usage and retry requirements

Notes

• Prices vary by location: Fast food prices differ by franchise. Use ZIP code for more accurate pricing.
• Menu availability: Some items are regional or seasonal and may not appear in all scrapes.
• Rate limiting: The scraper uses delays between requests to avoid being blocked.
• Residential proxies recommended: Some sites have aggressive bot protection.

Changelog

v1.0.0 (2024-01)

• Initial release
• Support for 19 restaurant chains
• Unified output schema
• Nutrition and allergen data
• Location-based pricing

License

ISC