Whiskybase Shop Scraper

What does Whiskybase Shop Scraper do?

Whiskybase Shop Scraper extracts whisky product data from shop.whiskybase.com, the online store run by Whiskybase, one of the largest whisky communities in the world. Point it at a category page, the "new arrivals" list, or an individual product page, and it returns clean, structured data - title, brand, price, availability, tasting notes, images, bottle weight and volume, categories and tags - ready to download or pipe into another system.

Try it instantly by clicking Start with the default input, which scrapes the newest whiskies added to the shop.

Because it runs on the Apify platform, you get API access, one-click scheduling (e.g. run daily to track new listings or price changes), integrations with Zapier/Make/Google Sheets, automatic proxy rotation, and full run monitoring - none of which you get from a script running on your own machine.

Why use Whiskybase Shop Scraper?

• Price and availability monitoring - track whisky prices and stock levels over time to spot deals or restocks.
• Market research - build a dataset of bottlings, bottlers, brands, and regions for analysis.
• Catalog enrichment - pull tasting notes, images, and specs to enrich your own product listings or app.
• Collector tooling - feed a personal or community tracker with new releases from a favorite bottler or region.

How to use Whiskybase Shop Scraper

1. Click Try for free or Start on the Actor page.
2. In the Start URLs field, add one or more shop.whiskybase.com pages you want to scrape (see Input below for exactly which URLs are supported).
3. Optionally adjust Max items per start URL and Scrape full product details.
4. Click Start and wait for the run to finish.
5. Open the Dataset tab to browse, filter, and export your results.

Input

Configure the Actor using the Input tab in Apify Console, or by passing a JSON object via the API. The following fields are available:

Field	Type	Description
startUrls	array	Pages to scrape. Listing pages (a category or the "new arrivals" page) must include the page number in the URL, e.g. https://shop.whiskybase.com/us/new/page1.html or https://shop.whiskybase.com/us/whisky/single-malt-whisky/page1.html. To scrape a filtered category, browse to that filter on the site and copy the resulting URL (including any ?filter[0]=... parameters). Product pages, e.g. https://shop.whiskybase.com/us/some-product-name.html, are also supported and are scraped directly.
maxItems	integer	Maximum number of products to scrape per start URL. The Actor follows pagination automatically until this limit is reached. Set to 0 for unlimited (default: 5).
scrapeProductDetails	boolean	When true (default), the Actor also opens each product's page to collect full tasting notes, stock level, bottle weight/volume, categories, tags, and every product image. When false, only the data already shown on the listing page is saved - faster and cheaper.
proxyConfiguration	object	Proxy settings. Disabled by default since the site does not require a proxy for reliable scraping - enable it only if you notice blocked or failed requests.

Example input:

{
    "startUrls": [
        { "url": "https://shop.whiskybase.com/us/new/page1.html" },
        { "url": "https://shop.whiskybase.com/us/whisky/single-malt-whisky/page1.html" }
    ],
    "maxItems": 20,
    "scrapeProductDetails": true,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false }
}

Output

Each scraped product is saved as one item in the dataset. You can download the dataset in various formats such as JSON, HTML, CSV, or Excel.

Example output item (with scrapeProductDetails enabled):

{
    "id": 163673767,
    "title": "BenRiach 2015 Signatory Vintage - Oloroso Finish",
    "fulltitle": "Benriach BenRiach 2015 Signatory Vintage - Oloroso Finish",
    "brand": "Benriach",
    "price": 45,
    "currency": "EUR",
    "available": true,
    "stockLevel": 3,
    "url": "https://shop.whiskybase.com/us/benriach-2015-sv-signatory-vintage.html",
    "imageUrl": "https://cdn.webshopapp.com/shops/242291/files/499606940/image.jpg",
    "images": [
        "https://cdn.webshopapp.com/shops/242291/files/499606940/image.jpg",
        "https://cdn.webshopapp.com/shops/242291/files/499609509/image.jpg"
    ],
    "description": "The Un-Chillfiltered Collection from quality bottler Signatory Vintage offers good whiskies at a great price...",
    "weight": 1800,
    "volume": 0,
    "tags": [],
    "categories": [
        { "title": "Single Malt Whisky", "url": "https://shop.whiskybase.com/whisky/single-malt-whisky" },
        { "title": "Scotland", "url": "https://shop.whiskybase.com/regions/scotland" }
    ]
}

Data table

Field	Description
id	Whiskybase Shop's internal product ID
title / fulltitle	Product title, with and without the brand prefix
brand	Distillery or bottler brand name
price	Price in the shop's active currency
currency	ISO currency code
available	Whether the bottle is currently in stock
stockLevel	Number of units in stock (detail scrape only)
url	Public product page URL
imageUrl	Primary product image
images	All product images (detail scrape only)
description	Short tasting-note / product description
content	Extended product content, when available (detail scrape only)
weight / volume	Shipping weight and bottle volume (detail scrape only)
tags	Product tags (detail scrape only)
categories	Categories the product belongs to, with title and URL (detail scrape only)

Pricing / Cost estimation

Whiskybase Shop Scraper is lightweight - it uses fast HTTP requests (no browser) and no proxy is required by default, so it runs cheaply on any Apify plan, including the free tier. A run with the default input (5 items, full details) typically finishes in well under a minute. Scraping with scrapeProductDetails enabled uses one extra request per product; disable it if you only need listing-level data (title, brand, price, availability) at a lower cost.

Tips and advanced options

• Use a lower maxItems while testing, then raise it for full production runs.
• Disable scrapeProductDetails if you don't need tasting notes, stock level, weight/volume, or the full image gallery - this roughly halves the number of requests.
• Combine multiple category or filter URLs in startUrls to cover several whisky types or bottlers in a single run.
• Schedule the Actor to run daily or weekly to track new arrivals or price/availability changes over time.

FAQ, disclaimers, and support

This Actor only collects publicly available product data from shop.whiskybase.com. You are responsible for ensuring your use complies with the website's Terms of Service and applicable laws in your jurisdiction.

Found a bug or have a feature request? Open an issue on the Actor's Issues tab in Apify Console. Need a customized version of this scraper for your specific use case? Reach out via the same Issues tab.