# Coles Scraper - Prices, Specials, Stock & Catalog (`haketa/coles-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Coles.com.au groceries: product name, brand, size, price, was-price & savings (specials), unit price, stock availability and quantity, and category catalog. By search term or category. No login, no API key, no browser.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/haketa/coles-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Haketa](https://apify.com/haketa) (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.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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.

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

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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

## Coles Scraper — Prices, Specials, Stock & Catalog 🛒

Scrape **[Coles](https://www.coles.com.au)** (Australia's #2 supermarket) — grocery **prices, specials (was-price & savings), stock availability and the category catalog**. Search by keyword or browse categories.

No login, no API key, no browser. Export to JSON, CSV, Excel, HTML or XML.

> **Residential proxy required** (Coles uses Akamai). Defaults to Apify Residential (Australia).

### What you get

For every product: name, brand, size, **price now**, **was price + savings** (specials), **unit/comparable price**, **stock availability & quantity**, category, image and product URL.

### Use cases

- **Grocery price & specials monitoring** — track prices and markdowns over time.
- **Competitor / basket analysis** — compare Coles vs Woolworths pricing.
- **Stock availability tracking** — monitor `availableQuantity` per product.
- **Catalog & assortment research** — pull whole categories.

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `searchTerms` | array | Keywords (e.g. `milk`, `coffee`). |
| `categories` | array | Category slugs or browse URLs (e.g. `dairy-eggs-fridge`). |
| `onlySpecials` | boolean | Keep only products on special. |
| `maxItems` | integer | Max products per source. |
| `storeId` | string | Optional Coles store id (store-specific stock). |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | Residential required. Defaults to Apify Residential (AU). |

#### Example input

```json
{ "searchTerms": ["coffee"], "categories": ["dairy-eggs-fridge"], "onlySpecials": false, "maxItems": 500 }
```

### Output (example)

```json
{
  "id": "8150288", "name": "Blend 43 Instant Coffee", "brand": "Nescafe", "size": "150g",
  "priceNow": 7.25, "priceWas": 14.5, "onSpecial": true, "saveStatement": "save $7.25",
  "comparable": "$4.83/ 100g", "availability": true, "availableQuantity": 94,
  "category": "Coffee", "url": "https://www.coles.com.au/product/blend-43-instant-coffee-8150288",
  "currency": "AUD", "scrapedAt": "2026-10-17T12:00:00.000Z"
}
```

### How it works

Coles is a Next.js site; the actor reads its Next.js data endpoint over HTTP through a residential proxy (which passes Akamai), paging through search results and category catalogs. The site's build id is read live each run.

### Legal & ethical use

Collects **publicly available** product data from Coles.com.au. Use responsibly and per Coles's Terms and applicable law.

# Actor input Schema

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

Keywords to search (e.g. <b>milk</b>, <b>coffee</b>, <b>chicken</b>). Each is scraped separately.

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

Coles category slugs or browse URLs (e.g. <b>dairy-eggs-fridge</b> or <b>https://www.coles.com.au/browse/dairy-eggs-fridge</b>).

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

Keep only products currently on special (price reduced).

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

Maximum products per search term / category.

## `storeId` (type: `string`):

Optional Coles store id for store-specific stock. Leave empty for the default (national) store.

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

<b>Residential proxy required</b> — Coles uses Akamai, which blocks datacenter IPs. Defaults to Apify Residential (Australia).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchTerms": [
    "milk"
  ],
  "categories": [],
  "onlySpecials": false,
  "maxItems": 120,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "AU"
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

Scraped Coles products with prices, specials and stock.

# 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"
    ],
    "maxItems": 120,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ],
        "apifyProxyCountry": "AU"
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("haketa/coles-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"],
    "maxItems": 120,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
        "apifyProxyCountry": "AU",
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("haketa/coles-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"
  ],
  "maxItems": 120,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "AU"
  }
}' |
apify call haketa/coles-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,haketa/coles-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/E4lzbcteZv75N4X2b/builds/poEdrcHd3XkfGQEWc/openapi.json