DM Product Scraper: Extract Product Data from dm.de

DM Product Scraper calls the dm.de product search API directly and returns clean, structured data you can use right away. Give it a keyword and it pages through the entire catalog, collecting product names, brands, prices, stock states, ratings, and image URLs for every matching result.

No browser needed, no HTML parsing. The actor hits the same JSON endpoint dm.de's own website uses, so results are fast and consistent.

Use cases

• Price monitoring: pull dm.de prices for a product category on a schedule and track changes over time
• Competitor research: collect product listings for brands you monitor in the German health and beauty market
• Inventory checks: see which products are in stock versus out of stock across a keyword search
• Catalog building: build or refresh a product database from dm.de search results
• Market research: survey what dm.de carries in a category before launching or expanding a product line

Input

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
searchQuery	string		Keyword to search (e.g. "shampoo", "sunscreen"). Required.
maxItems	integer	100	Maximum products to collect. Hard cap is 1000.
pageSize	integer	24	Products fetched per API request (12 to 48).
enablePharmacy	boolean	true	Include pharmacy and health products in results.
userToken	string		Optional dm.de user token from browser network requests.
searchToken	string		Optional dm.de search session token.
requestTimeoutSecs	integer	30	Per-request timeout in seconds.
timeoutSecs	integer	300	Overall actor run timeout in seconds.
proxyConfiguration	object	Datacenter (Anywhere)	Proxy type and location for requests. Optional.

Example input

{
    "searchQuery": "make up",
    "maxItems": 200,
    "enablePharmacy": true,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true }
}

Where to find the optional tokens

If you run searches without tokens and get empty results or errors, capture the tokens from your browser:

1. Open dm.de and search for a product
2. Open DevTools (F12) and go to the Network tab
3. Filter by product-search.services.dmtech.com
4. Click any request and look at the request headers for user_token and x-dm-product-search-token
5. Paste those values into the corresponding actor inputs

What data does this actor extract?

Each product record contains:

{
    "productId": "4066447076370",
    "name": "Manhattan Lip Colour Cream",
    "brandName": "Manhattan",
    "price": 3.95,
    "currency": "EUR",
    "imageUrl": "https://media.dm.de/image/upload/t_prolist_xxl/d3/Products/...",
    "productUrl": "https://www.dm.de/manhattan-lip-colour-cream-...",
    "categoryPath": "beauty/make-up/lippenstift",
    "stockState": "available",
    "ratingAverage": 4.3,
    "reviewCount": 87,
    "searchQuery": "make up",
    "scrapedAt": "2025-05-06T10:22:13.451Z"
}

Field	Type	Description
productId	string	GTIN used as the unique product identifier on dm.de
name	string	Full product title
brandName	string	Brand name
price	number	Current price (null if unavailable)
currency	string	Currency code, typically EUR
imageUrl	string	Primary product image URL
productUrl	string	Direct link to the product page on dm.de
categoryPath	string	Category path returned by the dm.de API
stockState	string	Availability: available, notAvailable, limitedAvailability
ratingAverage	number	Average customer rating, 0-5 scale (null if none)
reviewCount	integer	Total number of customer reviews (null if none)
searchQuery	string	The keyword that produced this result
scrapedAt	string	ISO 8601 UTC timestamp

How it works

1. The actor reads your search query and settings from the input
2. It calls product-search.services.dmtech.com/de/search with your keyword
3. Each page of results is parsed and pushed to the dataset immediately
4. Pagination continues automatically until your maxItems limit is reached or results run out
5. Optional proxy rotation is applied per page if you configure proxy settings

FAQ

Does this work without a user token or search token? For most keyword searches, yes. The tokens are optional and mainly matter if dm.de starts returning empty results or rate-limit errors. Try without them first.

What is the maximum number of products I can collect? The actor caps at 1000 items per run. The underlying dm.de API may return fewer results than that depending on the search term.

Which proxy type should I use? Datacenter proxies (the default) work for most searches. Switch to Residential if you see repeated HTTP 403 or 429 errors.

Can I search in a different dm.de country? The current version targets dm.de (Germany). The product search API uses a /de/ path — other country variants are not supported in this version.

How often does the data change? Prices and stock states on dm.de can change daily. For monitoring use cases, schedule the actor to run on a regular interval using Apify's scheduler.

Integrations

Connect DM Product Scraper with other apps and services using Apify integrations. You can integrate with Make, Zapier, Slack, Airbyte, GitHub, Google Sheets, Google Drive, and many more. You can also use webhooks to trigger actions whenever results are available.