Amazon Best Sellers Scraper

An Apify actor that extracts real-time product listings from Amazon's "Best Sellers" pages, which feature the most popular items by category based on sales rank.

What It Does

This scraper extracts structured data from Amazon Best Sellers pages including:

Field	Description
title	Product name/title
asin	Amazon Standard Identification Number
rank	Best seller rank in category
category	The category/subcategory the product belongs to
price	Current product price
rating	Average user rating (e.g., 4.5)
reviewCount	Total number of user reviews
url	Direct product URL on Amazon
imageUrl	Product image thumbnail
sponsored	Whether it's a sponsored/listed product

Use Cases

• eCommerce Competitor Analysis: Find top-performing products in your niche or monitor competing listings
• Product Research for Dropshipping / Amazon FBA: Discover high-demand products in real time
• Trend Monitoring: Track how best seller rankings change over time
• Price Tracking Tools: Get price and review fluctuations for best-selling products

Input

The actor accepts the following input format:

{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Electronics/zgbs/electronics" }
  ],
  "category": "Electronics",
  "maxProducts": 50
}

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
startUrls	Array	Yes	-	Array of objects with url property pointing to Amazon Best Sellers pages
category	String	No	''	Category name for the products (auto-detected if not provided)
maxProducts	Number	No	100	Maximum number of products to extract per page

Supported Amazon Best Sellers URLs

The scraper works with any Amazon Best Sellers page. Here are some examples:

• Main Best Sellers: https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers/zgbs
• Electronics: https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Electronics/zgbs/electronics
• Books: https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Books/zgbs/books
• Home & Kitchen: https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Home-Kitchen/zgbs/home-garden
• Sports & Outdoors: https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Sports-Outdoors/zgbs/sporting-goods
• Toys & Games: https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Toys-Games/zgbs/toys-and-games

Output

The actor outputs structured data for each product found:

{
  "title": "Echo Dot (5th Gen)",
  "asin": "B09B8V1LZ3",
  "rank": 1,
  "category": "Electronics",
  "price": "$49.99",
  "rating": 4.6,
  "reviewCount": 12500,
  "url": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09B8V1LZ3",
  "imageUrl": "https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61ZRU9gnbxL._AC_UL320_.jpg",
  "sponsored": false,
  "scrapedAt": "2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
}

Example Usage

Basic Electronics Best Sellers

{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Electronics/zgbs/electronics" }
  ],
  "category": "Electronics",
  "maxProducts": 100
}

Multiple Categories

{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Books/zgbs/books" },
    { "url": "https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Home-Kitchen/zgbs/home-garden" }
  ],
  "maxProducts": 50
}

Top 10 Products Only

{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Sports-Outdoors/zgbs/sporting-goods" }
  ],
  "category": "Sports & Outdoors",
  "maxProducts": 10
}

How It Works

1. Page Navigation: Uses Puppeteer to load Amazon Best Sellers pages with stealth mode
2. Product Detection: Identifies product containers using multiple CSS selectors for maximum compatibility
3. Data Extraction: Extracts all required fields using robust selectors that handle Amazon's dynamic layout
4. Data Validation: Ensures only products with valid ASINs and titles are included
5. Structured Output: Returns clean, structured data ready for analysis

Features

• Robust Extraction: Multiple fallback selectors to handle Amazon's changing page structure
• Stealth Mode: Uses Puppeteer with stealth plugins to avoid detection
• Proxy Support: Built-in proxy rotation for reliable scraping
• Error Handling: Graceful error handling with detailed logging
• Data Validation: Ensures data quality with validation checks

Installation

1. Clone this repository
2. Install dependencies: npm install
3. Run the actor: npm start

Development

• npm start - Run the actor
• npm run format - Format code with Prettier
• npm run lint - Run ESLint
• npm run lint:fix - Fix ESLint issues

Architecture

• src/main.js - Main entry point and input validation
• src/routes.js - Request routing
• src/handlers/amazonBestSellers.js - Amazon Best Sellers scraping logic
• src/puppeteerLauncher.js - Puppeteer browser configuration with stealth mode

Notes

• The scraper is designed to be respectful of Amazon's servers and includes appropriate delays
• Results may vary based on Amazon's page structure changes
• The scraper automatically handles different Amazon page layouts and product formats
• All extracted data is timestamped for tracking purposes