# MSD Animal Health China – Veterinary Product Catalog Scraper (`jungle_synthesizer/msd-animal-health-china-veterinary-product-catalog-scraper`) Actor Scrapes MSD Animal Health China's veterinary product catalog. Returns product names (CN + EN), active ingredient, product type, target species, indications, dosage, presentation, approval number, and images for all vaccines, antibiotics, parasiticides, and therapeutics. - **URL**: https://apify.com/jungle\_synthesizer/msd-animal-health-china-veterinary-product-catalog-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [BowTiedRaccoon](https://apify.com/jungle_synthesizer) (community) - **Categories:** Business, E-commerce, Lead generation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per event 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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## 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 ## MSD Animal Health China – Veterinary Product Catalog Scraper Scrapes the complete veterinary product catalog from [MSD Animal Health China](https://www.msd-animal-health.com.cn/product-list/) (默沙东动物保健). Extracts structured product data including Chinese and English product names, active ingredients, indications, dosage, presentation, approval numbers, and product images across vaccines, antibiotics, parasiticides, and therapeutics. ### What you get Each record contains: | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | `product_id` | URL slug (unique identifier, e.g. `nafpenzal-dc`) | | `product_url` | Canonical product page URL | | `product_name_cn` | Full Chinese product name including brand mark (e.g. 乃扶舒®（NAFPENZAL® DC）) | | `product_name_en` | English name derived from the URL slug | | `product_slug` | URL path segment (e.g. `/products/nafpenzal-dc/`) | | `active_ingredient` | Active ingredient(s) from 【主要成分】 / 主要成分及化学名称 | | `product_type` | Product category: 化药 (chemical drug) or 生物制品 (biological product) | | `target_species` | Target animal species from page metadata (e.g. pigs, cattle, poultry) | | `segment` | Chinese segment label (猪用, 禽用, 牛用, 马用, 宠物, 水产动物) | | `indications` | Indications from 【适应证】 or 【作用与用途】 | | `dosage` | Dosage and administration from 【用法与用量】 | | `presentation` | Pack size / formulation from 【规格】 | | `approval_no` | Veterinary drug approval number (兽药字 or import registration); empty when not listed | | `manufacturer` | Always "MSD Animal Health (默沙东)" | | `description` | Full product label HTML from the detail page | | `hero_image` | Primary product image URL | | `gallery` | Additional product image URLs (pipe-separated) | | `first_seen` | ISO-8601 timestamp of this scrape | | `scraped_at` | ISO-8601 timestamp of this scrape | ### Coverage The catalog covers ~64 active animal-health products across all major species segments: - **Pig** (猪用) — respiratory, reproductive, and gastrointestinal vaccines and therapeutics - **Poultry** (禽用) — Nobilis® line of live and inactivated vaccines (Newcastle, IB, EDS, Gumboro, Marek's) - **Cattle** (牛用) — mastitis treatments, anti-infectives, reproductive products - **Companion animal** (宠物) — Nobivac® vaccines (DHPPI, Rabies, Lepto), Bravecto® parasiticides - **Aquaculture** (水产动物) — water treatment and health products Well-known brands include Nobilis®, Nobivac®, Porcilis®, Bravecto®, Nuflor®, Cobactan®, Panacur®, and PG600®. ### Usage Set **Max Items** to the number of products you want. Leave at 10 for a quick test; remove the cap or set a high number (e.g. 200) to scrape the full catalog. ```json { "maxItems": 100 } ```` ### Notes - Discovery uses the dedicated products sitemap (`/products-sitemap.xml`) — no JavaScript rendering required. - All pages are server-rendered static HTML (WordPress). No anti-bot protection. - Product label fields follow the 【label】 bracket format used in Chinese veterinary drug labeling. Some older product pages use an alternate `label：value` format; both are handled. - Approval numbers follow the pattern `（YYYY）外兽药证字N号` for imported drugs or `兽药字XXXXXX` for domestic registrations. Not all products display this number on their web page. - The site is Chinese-language only (`zh-CN`). Product names, descriptions, and clinical fields are in Chinese. - Pairs well with the Boehringer Ingelheim China Animal Health Scraper — together they cover two of the global animal-health big-4 in China. # Actor input Schema ## `sp_intended_usage` (type: `string`): Please describe how you plan to use the data extracted by this crawler. ## `sp_improvement_suggestions` (type: `string`): Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements. ## `sp_contact` (type: `string`): Provide your email address so we can get in touch with you. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of products to scrape. Leave blank to scrape all products. ## Actor input object example ```json { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "maxItems": 10 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): No description # 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 = { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "maxItems": 10 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/msd-animal-health-china-veterinary-product-catalog-scraper").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 = { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "maxItems": 10, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/msd-animal-health-china-veterinary-product-catalog-scraper").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 '{ "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "maxItems": 10 }' | apify call jungle_synthesizer/msd-animal-health-china-veterinary-product-catalog-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=jungle_synthesizer/msd-animal-health-china-veterinary-product-catalog-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "MSD Animal Health China – Veterinary Product Catalog Scraper", "description": "Scrapes MSD Animal Health China's veterinary product catalog. Returns product names (CN + EN), active ingredient, product type, target species, indications, dosage, presentation, approval number, and images for all vaccines, antibiotics, parasiticides, and therapeutics.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "NAS8VCWd1qUNBZnRG" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~msd-animal-health-china-veterinary-product-catalog-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-jungle_synthesizer-msd-animal-health-china-veterinary-product-catalog-scraper", "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/jungle_synthesizer~msd-animal-health-china-veterinary-product-catalog-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-jungle_synthesizer-msd-animal-health-china-veterinary-product-catalog-scraper", "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/jungle_synthesizer~msd-animal-health-china-veterinary-product-catalog-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-jungle_synthesizer-msd-animal-health-china-veterinary-product-catalog-scraper", "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": [ "maxItems" ], "properties": { "sp_intended_usage": { "title": "What is the intended usage of this data?", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Please describe how you plan to use the data extracted by this crawler." }, "sp_improvement_suggestions": { "title": "How can we improve this crawler for you?", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements." }, "sp_contact": { "title": "Contact Email", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Provide your email address so we can get in touch with you." }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Items", "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of products to scrape. Leave blank to scrape all products." } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```