# Japan Kakaku Price Search — 価格.com Price Lookup (`fruitful_quintessence/japan-kakaku-price-search`) Actor

- **URL**: https://apify.com/fruitful\_quintessence/japan-kakaku-price-search.md
- **Developed by:** [atushi ino](https://apify.com/fruitful_quintessence) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 results

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?

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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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- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
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- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

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

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# README

## Japan Kakaku Price Search — 価格.com Price Lookup

**Search Japan's #1 price comparison site 価格.com (Kakaku) and get product name, lowest price, shop count & review score in one dataset.**

Kakaku.com aggregates prices from **thousands of Japanese online stores** (Amazon, Yodobashi, Bic Camera, Rakuten, Yahoo Shopping, etc.) for every product category — electronics, smartphones, cameras, PC parts, home appliances, games, and more.

> 🇨🇳 中文版: [日本价格搜索](https://apify.com/fruitful_quintessence) / 🇰🇷 한국어판: [일본 가격 검색](https://apify.com/fruitful_quintessence)

### Why this is useful

- **Market price research** — get the current lowest price + shop count for any product in Japan
- **Price comparison** — one keyword → all competing products with prices side by side
- **Product intelligence** — review scores + shop counts reveal demand signals
- **Cross-border trading** — find price gaps between Japanese retail and international markets

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `keyword` | string | `iPhone` | Search keyword (e.g. iPhone, 一眼レフ, PS5, RTX 5080, カメラ) |
| `maxItems` | integer | 100 | Max items to collect |
| `maxPages` | integer | 2 | Max search result pages |

### Output Sample

```json
{
  "productId": "kakaku-iPhone 17e-0",
  "title": "iPhone 17e",
  "maker": "Apple",
  "price": 101799,
  "priceType": "端末価格",
  "shopCount": 149,
  "review": "4.25 (44)",
  "specs": ["6.1インチ", "48MP Fusionカメラ", "顔認証", "Apple Pay", "耐水・防水", "eSIM"],
  "productUrl": "https://kakaku.com/keitai/smartphone/model/M0000001194/",
  "keyword": "iPhone",
  "source": "kakaku",
  "shop": "価格.com"
}
```

### Use Cases

- **Price monitoring** — schedule daily runs to track price drops for specific products
- **Market research** — analyze the competitive landscape across all product categories
- **Import/export arbitrage** — identify products where Japanese prices differ from global markets
- **Review mining** — product ratings and review counts for purchase decisions

### Pricing

Pay-per-event — **$0.00005/run start + $0.002/item**.

### Data Source

Public search results from Kakaku.com (product name, lowest price, shop count, review score, specs).

### Connect

Connect to your workflow via **Apify Connectors**: Google Sheets, Slack, or webhooks — automate price monitoring without code.

# Actor input Schema

## `statsMode` (type: `boolean`):

統計モードを有効にする（価格統計を出力）

## `statsKeyword` (type: `string`):

タイトル部分一致で絞り込むキーワード（任意）

## `keyword` (type: `string`):

検索キーワード（例: iPhone, 一眼レフ, PS5, RTX 5080）

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

Maximum items to collect

## `maxPages` (type: `integer`):

Max search result pages

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "statsMode": false,
  "keyword": "iPhone",
  "maxItems": 100,
  "maxPages": 2
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `productId` (type: `string`):

Product ID

## `title` (type: `string`):

Product title

## `maker` (type: `string`):

Manufacturer

## `price` (type: `string`):

Price in JPY

## `priceType` (type: `string`):

Price type label

## `shopCount` (type: `string`):

Number of shops

## `review` (type: `string`):

Review score and count

## `specs` (type: `string`):

Product specifications

## `productUrl` (type: `string`):

Product page URL

## `source` (type: `string`):

Data source

## `shop` (type: `string`):

Shop name

## `keyword` (type: `string`):

Search keyword

## `scrapedAt` (type: `string`):

Scrape timestamp

# 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 = {
    "statsKeyword": "",
    "keyword": "iPhone"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("fruitful_quintessence/japan-kakaku-price-search").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 = {
    "statsKeyword": "",
    "keyword": "iPhone",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("fruitful_quintessence/japan-kakaku-price-search").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 '{
  "statsKeyword": "",
  "keyword": "iPhone"
}' |
apify call fruitful_quintessence/japan-kakaku-price-search --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,fruitful_quintessence/japan-kakaku-price-search"
        }
    }
}

```

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/XOqsB7rCHYrb42kcY/builds/QyedGaGPgzaXnpefQ/openapi.json