Blinkit Product Scraper

Extract detailed product information from Blinkit (formerly Grofers) - India's leading quick commerce platform for groceries and daily essentials.

⚠️ Important: Apify Proxy Required

This actor REQUIRES Apify Proxy to work properly. Blinkit blocks requests from datacenter IPs, so you must enable Apify's residential proxy in your actor settings. Without proxy, all requests will fail with 403 errors.

Features

• 🔍 Multiple Search Queries: Scrape products for multiple search terms in a single run
• 📍 Location-Based Scraping: Get accurate pricing and availability for specific coordinates
• 📦 Product Variants: Automatically extracts all variants of a product
• 🔄 Pagination Support: Fetches multiple pages of results per query
• 📊 Comprehensive Data: Extracts 15+ data points per product
• 🛡️ Proxy Support: Uses curl-cffi with Apify proxy for reliable scraping

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
queries	Array	✓	-	List of search queries (e.g., ['chocolate', 'milk'])
lat	String	-	28.4511202	Latitude coordinate for location
lon	String	-	77.0965147	Longitude coordinate for location
max_pages	Integer	-	10	Maximum pages to scrape per query (1-50)
use_proxy	Boolean	✓	true	REQUIRED: Enable Apify proxy (essential for bypassing 403 errors)

Input Example

{
  "queries": ["chocolate", "milk", "coffee"],
  "lat": "28.4511202",
  "lon": "77.0965147",
  "max_pages": 10,
  "use_proxy": true
}

Output Data

Each product in the dataset contains:

Field	Type	Description
platform	String	Always 'blinkit'
search_query	String	Search query that found this product
product_id	String	Unique product identifier
variant_id	String	Variant identifier (same as product_id if no variants)
name	String	Product name
brand	String	Brand name
price	Number	Current selling price (₹)
mrp	Number	Maximum Retail Price (₹)
quantity	String	Product quantity/size (e.g., "500 g", "1 L")
in_stock	Boolean	Stock availability
inventory	Number	Available inventory count
max_allowed_quantity	Number	Maximum quantity per order
category	String	Product category
sub_category	String	Product sub-category
images	Array	List of product image URLs
organic_rank	Number	Position in search results
rating	Number	Product rating (0-5)
store_id	String	Merchant/store identifier

Output Example

{
  "platform": "blinkit",
  "search_query": "chocolate",
  "product_id": "123456",
  "variant_id": "123456",
  "name": "Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocolate Bar",
  "brand": "Cadbury",
  "price": 45,
  "mrp": 50,
  "quantity": "55 g",
  "in_stock": true,
  "inventory": 100,
  "max_allowed_quantity": 10,
  "category": "Snacks & Beverages",
  "sub_category": "Chocolates",
  "images": [
    "https://cdn.blinkit.com/product-image1.jpg",
    "https://cdn.blinkit.com/product-image2.jpg"
  ],
  "organic_rank": 1,
  "rating": 4.5,
  "store_id": "store_123"
}

How to Find Coordinates

To get accurate local pricing and availability, you need latitude and longitude coordinates:

Method 1: Google Maps

1. Open Google Maps
2. Right-click on your location
3. Click on the coordinates to copy them
4. Format: First number is latitude, second is longitude

Method 2: GPS Coordinates Website

1. Visit gps-coordinates.net
2. Search for your address
3. Copy the decimal coordinates

Example Coordinates

• Delhi: lat: 28.4511202, lon: 77.0965147
• Mumbai: lat: 19.0760, lon: 72.8777
• Bangalore: lat: 12.9716, lon: 77.5946
• Kolkata: lat: 22.5726, lon: 88.3639

Use Cases

• Price Monitoring: Track product prices over time
• Market Research: Analyze product availability and pricing trends
• Inventory Tracking: Monitor stock levels across locations
• Competitive Analysis: Compare products across different locations
• Product Discovery: Find all variants and options available
• Data Analysis: Build datasets for price prediction and demand forecasting

Technical Details

• Proxy Required: Uses Apify residential proxy to bypass IP blocks
• HTTP Client: curl-cffi with Chrome 110 impersonation for better success rates
• Rate Limiting: Built-in delays between requests (1-5 seconds)
• Retry Logic: Automatic retries on failures (3 attempts per page)
• Pagination: Automatically follows pagination links
• Related Products: Stops extraction at "Showing related products" section

Limitations

• Requires Apify Proxy: This actor will not work without Apify's residential proxy enabled
• Only works for locations where Blinkit operates (primarily India)
• Maximum 50 pages per query recommended
• Some products may be region-specific
• Requires valid coordinates within serviceable areas
• Apify Proxy subscription needed (additional cost)

Error Handling

The scraper includes robust error handling:

• Invalid queries are logged and skipped
• Failed pages are retried up to 3 times
• Final summary shows successful and failed queries
• Empty results are logged as warnings

Support

For issues or questions:

• Getting 403 errors? Ensure Apify Proxy is enabled in actor settings
• Check Apify logs for detailed error messages
• Ensure coordinates are within Blinkit's service area
• Verify search queries are valid
• Make sure you have an active Apify Proxy subscription
• Contact support with run ID for assistance

Version History

• v1.0 (2025-01-11): Initial release
  • Multi-query support
  • Location-based scraping
  • Pagination support
  • Comprehensive product data extraction