# Tata 1mg Catalogue by Category (`ikmal_suzali_atr/1mg-catalog`) Actor

Every product on a Tata 1mg category listing (1mg.com, India): id, name, price, MRP, rating, stock and sponsored ("Ad") flag, page by page, optionally with subcategories. Needs an Indian proxy (Cloudflare geo rule). Dual-mode: also an ATR BullMQ worker.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/ikmal\_suzali\_atr/1mg-catalog.md
- **Developed by:** [AtTheRate AI](https://apify.com/ikmal_suzali_atr) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $2.50 / 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?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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

## Tata 1mg Catalogue by Category

Pulls every product on a Tata 1mg category listing (1mg.com, India), page by page, with price, MRP, discount, rating, stock and the sponsored ("Ad") tiles marked. Use it to mirror a pharmacy category, track discounting on OTC and supplement ranges, or measure who is paying for placement.

### What you get

- One row per product: `id`, `name`, `price`, `original_price`, `discount_percent`, `currency` and `product_url`.
- `is_sponsored` on paid tiles, taken from the ad fields behind the "Ad" badge, with `ad_uclid` naming the placement.
- `page` and `position` for exact rank inside the category.
- Ratings as `rating` and `rating_count`, stock as `in_stock`.
- `rx_required`, so prescription items can be separated from over-the-counter stock.
- `pack_label` for the pack size, `eta` for the delivery promise, and optional subcategory crawling.

### Input

Give one or more category ids, slugs, URLs or names, and the delivery city.

```json
{
  "categories": ["734", "Vitamin D"],
  "locale": "in",
  "city": "Gurgaon",
  "maxPages": 2,
  "expandSubcategories": false,
  "delayMs": 1200,
  "callsPerSession": 60,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "IN"
  }
}
```

- `categories` (required): `"734"`, `"/categories/fitness-supplements/vitamin-c-734"` or a name such as `"Vitamin C"`. Names resolve through 1mg's category tree.
- `city`: the delivery city. Assortment and delivery on 1mg are city level, and the default is Gurgaon.
- `maxPages`: pages per category. `0` means every page. Pages are requested 40 products at a time.
- `expandSubcategories`: also crawl the children of each category.
- `proxyConfiguration`: egress for the run. An Indian residential proxy is the default and is required.

### Output

One dataset row per product per page.

```json
{
  "platform": "1mg",
  "locale": "in",
  "category": "734",
  "category_title": "Vitamin C",
  "breadcrumbs": "Fitness & Supplements > Vitamins & Minerals > Vitamin C",
  "page": 1,
  "position": 1,
  "id": "331150",
  "name": "Limcee 500mg Chewable Tablet Orange",
  "price": 22.5,
  "original_price": 25,
  "discount_percent": 10,
  "currency": "INR",
  "rating": 4.5,
  "rating_count": 2841,
  "in_stock": true,
  "is_sponsored": true,
  "ad_uclid": "9f1c2a7b",
  "rx_required": false,
  "pack_label": "strip of 15 tablets",
  "eta": "Delivery by tomorrow",
  "product_url": "https://www.1mg.com/drugs/limcee-500mg-chewable-tablet-orange-331150",
  "fetched_at": "2026-09-12T03:35:09.757Z"
}
```

`brand` and `seller` are always null: 1mg does not publish either on category listings. `ad_uclid` is null on organic rows.

### Use cases

- Price and MRP tracking on OTC, supplement and wellness ranges from `price`, `original_price` and `discount_percent`.
- Share of shelf inside a therapy area, counting rows by `name` pattern and `position`.
- Ad-slot share: how much of page one carries `is_sponsored` true.
- Availability monitoring from `in_stock`, and prescription versus OTC mix from `rx_required`.

### Notes and limits

- An Indian residential proxy is required. 1mg blocks every non-Indian egress outright, and the actor stops with a clear message rather than returning partial data.
- Category paging uses an offset cursor returned by the previous page, so pages are fetched in order and cannot be jumped. Ask for page 1 before page 2.
- Pages are requested 40 products at a time.
- A category name that matches nothing in the tree returns zero rows for that entry with a warning, and the run continues.
- Assortment is city level, not pincode level.
- Only the India storefront exists.

### FAQ

**Do I need a proxy?** Yes, and it is not optional here. Tata 1mg blocks non-Indian traffic at the edge, so use an Indian residential proxy. That is the actor default.

**How many results can I get?** Everything 1mg lists for the category, 40 products a request. `maxPages` caps it, `0` means no cap.

**Does it need a login or an API key?** No.

**How is the sponsored flag detected?** From the ad fields 1mg attaches to a paid tile, the same data behind the "Ad" badge. Organic rows have no ad fields and `ad_uclid` is null.

**Does the city really change the results?** It sets assortment and delivery estimates, which are city level on 1mg. In testing the same SKUs were served for Gurgaon and Mumbai on several categories, so treat it as a delivery context rather than a guarantee of different ranges.

# Actor input Schema

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

Tata 1mg category ids, slugs, URLs or names, e.g. "734", "/categories/fitness-supplements/vitamin-c-734" or "Vitamin C" (resolved from the 1mg category tree).

## `locale` (type: `string`):

Which storefront / locale.

## `city` (type: `string`):

Delivery city sent as x-city (assortment/ETA are city-level on 1mg; the same SKUs were served for Gurgaon and Mumbai).

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

0 = all pages.

## `expandSubcategories` (type: `boolean`):

Also crawl each category's subcategories when the site exposes them.

## `delayMs` (type: `integer`):

Pause between page fetches.

## `callsPerSession` (type: `integer`):

Re-mint the session after this many page fetches.

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

On the Apify platform this decides egress. A residential proxy in the storefront's country is recommended (IN for the default). On our own servers it is ignored and our residential proxy is used.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "categories": [
    "734"
  ],
  "locale": "in",
  "city": "Gurgaon",
  "maxPages": 0,
  "expandSubcategories": false,
  "delayMs": 1200,
  "callsPerSession": 60,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "IN"
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

One row per product.

## `summary` (type: `string`):

Counts for the run: what was requested, captured, skipped and failed.

# 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 = {
    "categories": [
        "734"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("ikmal_suzali_atr/1mg-catalog").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 = { "categories": ["734"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("ikmal_suzali_atr/1mg-catalog").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 '{
  "categories": [
    "734"
  ]
}' |
apify call ikmal_suzali_atr/1mg-catalog --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,ikmal_suzali_atr/1mg-catalog"
        }
    }
}
```

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/9fiQfqJ9fJlTfwgsC/builds/0plyb52HtDZUELmZM/openapi.json