# Multi-Marketplace Price Comparison (`jaafahmy/price-compare`) Actor Search for any product across Amazon, eBay, Walmart, AliExpress, Etsy, and Target to compare prices. Returns product titles, prices, images, ratings, and direct links — all in one structured dataset. Perfect for bargain hunting, competitor analysis, and price monitoring. - **URL**: https://apify.com/jaafahmy/price-compare.md - **Developed by:** [uzi](https://apify.com/jaafahmy) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce, Other, Automation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per usage This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## 🛒 Multi-Marketplace Price Comparison Search for any product across **Amazon, eBay, Walmart, AliExpress, Etsy, and Target** and get prices from all marketplaces in one structured dataset. ### What it does - Enter any product name and pick which marketplaces to search - Returns **product title, price, image, rating, and direct links** for every result - Supports **7 countries** (US, UK, DE, FR, CA, JP, AU) for localized pricing - Filter by currency (USD, EUR, GBP, etc.) ### Use cases - **Bargain hunting** — find the cheapest price across all stores - **Competitor analysis** — track competitor pricing across marketplaces - **Dropshipping research** — compare supplier prices on AliExpress vs retail - **Price monitoring** — run on a schedule to track price changes - **AI agents** — use as a tool in your AI workflows via Apify's MCP/AI integrations ### Input | Field | Description | Default | |---|---|---| | `searchQuery` | Product to search (e.g. "Sony WH-1000XM5") | Required | | `includeAmazon` | Search Amazon | ✅ | | `includeEbay` | Search eBay | ✅ | | `includeWalmart` | Search Walmart | ✅ | | `includeAliexpress` | Search AliExpress | ❌ | | `includeEtsy` | Search Etsy | ❌ | | `includeTarget` | Search Target | ❌ | | `maxResultsPerSite` | Max products per marketplace (1-50) | 5 | | `countryCode` | Country for pricing/localization | us | | `currencyFilter` | Only show results in this currency | None | ### Output Each result contains: ```json { "title": "Sony WH-1000XM5 Wireless Headphones", "price": 298.00, "priceDisplay": "$298.00", "currency": "USD", "url": "https://www.amazon.com/...", "imageUrl": "https://...", "marketplace": "amazon", "marketplaceDisplay": "Amazon", "rating": "4.7", "searchQuery": "Sony WH-1000XM5", "country": "us" } ```` ### Tips - **Enable Apify proxy** for Amazon and eBay — they block datacenter IPs - Run with **multiple marketplaces** for best comparison results - Set **maxResultsPerSite** higher for deeper price discovery - Use **countryCode** to compare regional pricing ### Pricing This Actor uses **pay-per-event** pricing. You're charged per product result returned. See the pricing section above for current rates. # Actor input Schema ## `searchQuery` (type: `string`): The product name or keyword to search for across marketplaces (e.g. 'Sony WH-1000XM5', 'Nike Air Max', 'iPhone 15 case'). ## `includeAmazon` (type: `boolean`): Include Amazon in search results. ## `includeEbay` (type: `boolean`): Include eBay in search results. ## `includeWalmart` (type: `boolean`): Include Walmart in search results. ## `includeAliexpress` (type: `boolean`): Include AliExpress in search results. ## `includeEtsy` (type: `boolean`): Include Etsy in search results. ## `includeTarget` (type: `boolean`): Include Target in search results. ## `maxResultsPerSite` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of product results to return per marketplace (1-50). ## `countryCode` (type: `string`): Country code for localized pricing and results. ## `currencyFilter` (type: `string`): Filter results to only show prices in this currency. Leave empty for all currencies. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Proxy settings. Apify proxy is strongly recommended for production use. ## Actor input object example ```json { "searchQuery": "Sony WH-1000XM5", "includeAmazon": true, "includeEbay": true, "includeWalmart": true, "includeAliexpress": false, "includeEtsy": false, "includeTarget": false, "maxResultsPerSite": 5, "countryCode": "us", "currencyFilter": "" } ``` # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "searchQuery": "Sony WH-1000XM5" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("jaafahmy/price-compare").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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "searchQuery": "Sony WH-1000XM5" } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("jaafahmy/price-compare").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "searchQuery": "Sony WH-1000XM5" }' | apify call jaafahmy/price-compare --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=jaafahmy/price-compare", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Multi-Marketplace Price Comparison", "description": "Search for any product across Amazon, eBay, Walmart, AliExpress, Etsy, and Target to compare prices. Returns product titles, prices, images, ratings, and direct links — all in one structured dataset. Perfect for bargain hunting, competitor analysis, and price monitoring.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "9TObfwNhuAeo62Bbj" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/jaafahmy~price-compare/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-jaafahmy-price-compare", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/jaafahmy~price-compare/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-jaafahmy-price-compare", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/jaafahmy~price-compare/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-jaafahmy-price-compare", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "searchQuery" ], "properties": { "searchQuery": { "title": "Product to search", "type": "string", "description": "The product name or keyword to search for across marketplaces (e.g. 'Sony WH-1000XM5', 'Nike Air Max', 'iPhone 15 case')." }, "includeAmazon": { "title": "Search Amazon", "type": "boolean", "description": "Include Amazon in search results.", "default": true }, "includeEbay": { "title": "Search eBay", "type": "boolean", "description": "Include eBay in search results.", "default": true }, "includeWalmart": { "title": "Search Walmart", "type": "boolean", "description": "Include Walmart in search results.", "default": true }, "includeAliexpress": { "title": "Search AliExpress", "type": "boolean", "description": "Include AliExpress in search results.", "default": false }, "includeEtsy": { "title": "Search Etsy", "type": "boolean", "description": "Include Etsy in search results.", "default": false }, "includeTarget": { "title": "Search Target", "type": "boolean", "description": "Include Target in search results.", "default": false }, "maxResultsPerSite": { "title": "Max results per site", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 50, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of product results to return per marketplace (1-50).", "default": 5 }, "countryCode": { "title": "Country", "enum": [ "us", "uk", "de", "fr", "ca", "jp", "au" ], "type": "string", "description": "Country code for localized pricing and results.", "default": "us" }, "currencyFilter": { "title": "Currency filter", "enum": [ "", "USD", "EUR", "GBP", "CAD", "JPY", "AUD" ], "type": "string", "description": "Filter results to only show prices in this currency. Leave empty for all currencies.", "default": "" }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy", "type": "object", "description": "Proxy settings. 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