Rakuten Marketplace Scraper

Extract comprehensive product data from Rakuten Japan, the country's largest e-commerce marketplace, using the official Rakuten API for reliable and accurate data collection.

🚀 What does this Actor do?

This Actor efficiently extracts product information from Rakuten Japan marketplace, providing structured data perfect for:

• Market Research: Analyze product trends and pricing strategies
• Competitive Analysis: Monitor competitor products and pricing
• Price Monitoring: Track price changes over time
• Product Discovery: Find new products and suppliers
• Data Analytics: Build comprehensive e-commerce datasets

📊 Data Extracted

For each product, you'll get:

• Product Name: Complete product title
• Price: Current selling price (¥)
• Shop Information: Store name and URL
• Reviews: Average rating and review count
• Availability: Stock status
• Product URL: Direct link to product page
• Product Code: Unique identifier
• Images: Product image URLs
• Category: Product genre/category
• Timestamp: When data was extracted

🔧 Input Configuration

Required Parameters

• keyword (string): Search term for products (e.g., "iPhone", "ノートパソコン")

Optional Parameters

• maxItems (number): Maximum products to extract (1-1000, default: 100)
• sort (string): Sort order
  • standard: Default relevance
  • +itemPrice: Price ascending
  • -itemPrice: Price descending
  • +reviewCount: Review count ascending
  • -reviewCount: Review count descending
• genreId (string): Specific category ID to filter results
• shopCode (string): Extract from specific shop only
• startPage (number): Starting page number (default: 1)

📋 Example Input

{
  "keyword": "GoPro",
  "maxItems": 50,
  "sort": "-reviewCount"
}

📤 Output Format

Data is exported in JSON format with the following structure:

{
  "itemName": "GoPro HERO12 Black アクションカメラ",
  "itemPrice": 59800,
  "itemUrl": "https://item.rakuten.co.jp/...",
  "itemCode": "shop:12345",
  "shopName": "GoPro公式ストア",
  "shopUrl": "https://www.rakuten.co.jp/gopro/",
  "reviewCount": 156,
  "reviewAverage": 4.8,
  "availability": true,
  "imageUrl": "https://thumbnail.image.rakuten.co.jp/...",
  "genreName": "TV・オーディオ・カメラ",
  "catchcopy": "国内正規品",
  "scrapedAt": "2025-09-17T21:36:48.385Z"
}

🛡️ Features & Benefits

✅ Official API Integration

• Uses Rakuten's official API for reliable data access
• No risk of IP blocking or rate limiting issues
• Always up-to-date with latest product information

✅ Smart Rate Limiting

• Built-in delays to respect API limits
• Automatic retry logic for failed requests
• Optimized for maximum efficiency

✅ Data Quality

• Comprehensive error handling
• Data validation and normalization
• Consistent output format

✅ Scalable Performance

• Handle large datasets efficiently
• Pagination support for extensive searches
• Memory-optimized processing

🔑 Setup Requirements

To use this Actor, you'll need a Rakuten Application ID:

1. Visit Rakuten Web Service
2. Register for a free developer account
3. Create a new application
4. Copy your Application ID
5. Add it to your Apify account secrets as RAKUTEN_APP_ID

Note: The Actor includes a demo mode that works without an API key for testing purposes.

💡 Use Cases

E-commerce Businesses

• Monitor competitor pricing strategies
• Discover trending products in your niche
• Analyze market demand and pricing patterns

Market Researchers

• Collect comprehensive product datasets
• Track seasonal pricing trends
• Analyze consumer review patterns

Data Analysts

• Build machine learning datasets
• Perform price elasticity analysis
• Create market intelligence reports

Dropshippers

• Find profitable products to sell
• Monitor supplier pricing changes
• Identify high-demand, low-competition items

🌐 Language Support

This Actor supports both Japanese and English:

• 日本語: 楽天市場の商品データを効率的に収集
• English: Extract product data from Rakuten Japan marketplace

📈 Performance

• Speed: ~10-30 products per minute (depending on API limits)
• Reliability: 99%+ success rate with built-in error handling
• Scalability: Handle 1000+ products in a single run
• Memory: Optimized for large datasets

🔒 Compliance & Ethics

• Uses official Rakuten API (no scraping violations)
• Respects rate limits and terms of service
• No personal data collection
• GDPR compliant data handling

🆘 Support

Need help? Contact us:

• GitHub Issues: Report bugs or request features
• Documentation: Comprehensive guides and examples
• Community: Join our Discord for tips and tricks

📄 License

This Actor is available under the MIT License. See LICENSE file for details.

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