# Mercado Libre Scraper — Search & Prices (MX, AR, CO, CL) (`gangary/mercado-libre-search-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Mercado Libre search results in Mexico, Argentina, Colombia and Chile by keyword: titles, prices, discounts, installments, sellers, ratings, units sold and shipping flags. Pagination up to 1,000 items per query. Price monitoring and market research.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/gangary/mercado-libre-search-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Gangary](https://apify.com/gangary) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.50 / 1,000 listing 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?

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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.

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

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# README

![mercado-libre-search-scraper](https://empresas-por-cnae.vercel.app/covers/mercado-libre-search-scraper.png)

## Mercado Libre Scraper — Search & Prices (MX, AR, CO, CL)

Search **Mercado Libre Mexico, Argentina, Colombia and Chile** by keyword and get every listing back as structured data: **price, crossed-out price, discount %, installments, seller, official-store flag, rating, units sold, shipping flags** and more. Pick the country, type your search terms, and the actor follows the site's own pagination up to 1,000 items per query, with optional sponsored-ad filtering.

Built for **price monitoring, competitor tracking, repricing and market research** across Latin America's largest marketplace.

**En español:** extrae los resultados de búsqueda de Mercado Libre México, Argentina, Colombia y Chile por palabra clave: precios, descuentos, meses sin intereses, vendedores, tiendas oficiales, calificaciones, unidades vendidas y envío, en una tabla lista para Excel. Ideal para monitorear precios, seguir a la competencia e investigar el mercado.

### What you get

One row per listing. Real output from an "audifonos bluetooth" search on Mercado Libre Mexico:

```json
{
  "country": "MX",
  "query": "audifonos bluetooth",
  "position": 6,
  "itemId": "MLM3933441312",
  "productId": "MLM52845211",
  "title": "Auriculares in-ear inalámbricos Samsung Galaxy Buds Core SM-R410N negro",
  "url": "https://www.mercadolibre.com.mx/auriculares-in-ear-inalambricos-samsung-galaxy-buds-core-sm-r410n-negro/p/MLM52845211",
  "price": 672.6,
  "originalPrice": 999,
  "discountPct": 32,
  "currency": "MXN",
  "installments": "24 meses de $ 40.64",
  "freeShipping": false,
  "isFull": true,
  "sellerName": "samsung",
  "isOfficialStore": true,
  "rating": 4.9,
  "soldQuantity": 10000,
  "isAd": false,
  "categoryId": "MLM7533",
  "domainId": "MLM-HEADPHONES",
  "thumbnail": "https://http2.mlstatic.com/D_NQ_NP_953007-MLA100016696047_122025-O.webp",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-18T22:08:38.987Z"
}
```

| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| `country` / `query` / `position` | The site searched, the search term and where the listing ranked |
| `price` / `originalPrice` / `discountPct` | Current price, crossed-out price and discount % |
| `currency` | Local currency: MXN, ARS, COP or CLP |
| `installments` | Installment plan as shown on the card (e.g. "15 meses sin intereses") |
| `sellerName` / `isOfficialStore` | Seller and whether it's an official store |
| `rating` / `soldQuantity` | Star rating and units sold, when the card displays them |
| `freeShipping` / `isFull` | Free shipping and Fulfillment (FULL) flags |
| `isAd` | `true` for sponsored placements — filter with **Include sponsored ads** |
| `url` / `itemId` / `productId` | Canonical listing link and IDs — feed them to the reviews actor |
| `error` | Set only on failed queries — those rows are **not charged** |

### How to use it

1. Choose the **Country**: Mexico, Argentina, Colombia or Chile.
2. Type search terms into **Search queries** exactly as a shopper would ("audifonos bluetooth", "freidora de aire") — up to 20 per run.
3. Set **Max items per query** (default 100, up to 1,000) — the actor follows the site's pagination until the limit or the last page.
4. Leave **Include sponsored ads** on to keep paid placements (marked `isAd: true`), or turn it off for organic-only results.
5. Run and export to CSV, Excel or JSON — or schedule it daily to track prices over time.

To compare countries, run once per country (one task per country works well with the Apify scheduler).

### Pricing

Pay per event: a small start fee opens a residential session in the chosen country, then a flat fee per **listing delivered**. Blocked pages, failed queries and invalid input are **never charged** — and every run respects the `maxTotalChargeUsd` budget you set on Apify.

| Scenario | Approximate cost |
|---|---|
| 100 listings (1 query) | ~US$ 0.17 |
| 1,000 listings (1 query, max per query) | ~US$ 1.52 |
| 10,000 listings (10 queries) | ~US$ 15.02 |

### FAQ

**Is scraping Mercado Libre legal?**
The actor reads publicly listed search results — no login, no paywall bypass, and no personal data beyond the public store/seller name already shown on every listing card.

**Why do some queries come back `blocked`?**
Mercado Libre runs aggressive anti-bot protection. When a session gets blocked, the actor drops it, opens a fresh residential IP in the same country and retries the same page — up to 3 times. If it still fails, the query is abandoned with an error row and you are not charged for it.

**Is proxy included?**
Yes — residential proxies in Mexico, Argentina, Colombia and Chile are included in the per-listing price. Nothing to configure.

**What about Brazil?**
Brazil runs on a separate domain (Mercado Livre). Use the [Mercado Livre Scraper](https://apify.com/gangary/mercado-livre-search-scraper) for it.

### Honest limitations

- Mercado Libre itself serves at most ~2,000 results per search term — nothing can scrape deeper than the site offers.
- Per query this actor collects up to 1,000 items per run; for more volume, spread terms across queries (up to 20 per run) or schedule multiple runs.
- Ratings, sold counts and installments appear only when the listing card displays them.
- One country per run. Peru, Uruguay and other Mercado Libre sites are not supported yet.

### From the same maker

- **[Mercado Libre Product & Reviews Scraper](https://apify.com/gangary/mercado-libre-product-reviews-scraper)** — full product page data plus customer reviews for MX, AR, CO and CL.
- **[Mercado Livre Scraper (Brazil)](https://apify.com/gangary/mercado-livre-search-scraper)** — the same search data for Mercado Livre Brazil.

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# Actor input Schema

## `country` (type: `string`):

Which Mercado Libre site to search. Prices come back in the local currency (MXN, ARS, COP, CLP) and a local residential IP is used automatically.

## `queries` (type: `array`):

Search terms exactly as a shopper would type them on Mercado Libre (e.g. "audifonos bluetooth"). Up to 20 queries per run.

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

Collect up to this many listings per query, following the site's pagination until the limit is reached or results end.

## `includeAds` (type: `boolean`):

Keep listings marked as paid ads (sponsored positions) in the results. Turn off to get organic results only.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "country": "MX",
  "queries": [
    "audifonos bluetooth"
  ],
  "maxItemsPerQuery": 100,
  "includeAds": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 = {
    "queries": [
        "audifonos bluetooth"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("gangary/mercado-libre-search-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 = { "queries": ["audifonos bluetooth"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("gangary/mercado-libre-search-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 '{
  "queries": [
    "audifonos bluetooth"
  ]
}' |
apify call gangary/mercado-libre-search-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,gangary/mercado-libre-search-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/9fST6aUpxCB9VbCCt/builds/fdyKA0PGk9I01dv3F/openapi.json