Babylist Scraper

1. Introduction

This Apify actor scrapes product data from Babylist’s online store. It supports scraping of:

• Search pages (e.g. keyword-based results)
• Category pages (e.g. category-based products)
• Product detail pages (individual pages)

2. Key Features

• Extracts full product metadata: IDs, names, slugs, breadcrumbs, ratings, reviews, brand info, and SEO details.
• Captures rich media: images (multiple sizes) and videos (if available).
• Gathers detailed descriptions, specifications, highlights, summaries, and callouts.
• Retrieves pricing information, sale attributes, and eligibility details.
• Supports configurable limits (maxItems) and optional proxy usage.

3. Why This Actor Is Important

Babylist.com is a leading baby registry and e-commerce platform. Automating data collection enables:

• Market research on trending baby products
• Price monitoring and sale tracking
• Competitive analysis for brands and retailers
• Content aggregation for parenting blogs and newsletters

4. Who This Actor Is Suitable For

• E-commerce analysts tracking product performance and pricing
• Market researchers studying baby-care trends
• Developers building product comparison or recommendation engines
• Content creators gathering up-to-date product details

5. Input Schema

{
  "startUrls": [
    // search page
    {
      "url": "https://www.babylist.com/store/search?order=asc&search_term=baby"
    },
    // category page
    {
      "url": "https://www.babylist.com/store/top-registered"
    },
    // page detail
    {
      "url": "https://www.babylist.com/gp/babylist-glass-bottle-box/46229/1857318"
    }
  ],
  "query": "baby",
  "category": "top-registered",
  "maxItems": 10,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}

6. Output Schema

{
  "id": 46229,
  "category_breadcrumbs": [
    { "title": "Home", "url_slug": "" },
    { "title": "Newborn Must-Haves", "url_slug": "newborn-must-haves" },
    { "title": "Nursing & Feeding", "url_slug": "feeding" },
    { "title": "Breastfeeding", "url_slug": "pumping" },
    { "title": "Bottle Feeding", "url_slug": "bottle-feeding" },
    { "title": "Bottles", "url_slug": "bottles" }
  ],
  "slug": "babylist-glass-bottle-box",
  "name": "Babylist Glass Bottle Box",
  "short_name": "Glass Bottle Box",
  "image": {
    "url": "https://images.ctfassets.net/.../glass-bottle-box-v2_noBG.png?fl=progressive&fm=jpg&bg=rgb:f9f9f9&w=620&h=620",
    "thumbnail_url": "https://images.ctfassets.net/.../glass-bottle-box-v2_noBG.png?fl=progressive&fm=jpg&bg=rgb:f9f9f9&w=210&h=210"
  },
  "videos": [],
  "attributes": {},
  "product_attribute_map": {},
  "active_product_id": 1857318,
  "pdp_type": "product",
  "rating": 4.8,
  "review_count": 38,
  "brand": "Babylist",
  "brand_id": 873,
  "brand_page_url": "https://www.babylist.com/store/b/babylist/873",
  "seo_url": "https://www.babylist.com/gp/babylist-glass-bottle-box/46229/1857318",
  "seo_title": "Babylist Glass Bottle Box | Babylist Shop",
  "show_babylist_health_cta": false,
  "babylist_health_cta_product_type": null,
  "categories": [
    { "title": "Newborn Must-Haves", "url_slug": "newborn-must-haves" },
    { "title": "Nursing & Feeding", "url_slug": "feeding" },
    { "title": "Breastfeeding", "url_slug": "pumping" },
    { "title": "Bottles", "url_slug": "bottles" }
  ],
  "callouts": [],
  "details": {
    "url": "https://www.babylist.com/p/46229/description",
    "description": "<p>Every baby is different. Some babies will take to any bottle...</p>",
    "specs": "<p><strong>Dr. Brown’s Options+ Glass Narrow Baby Bottles</strong></p><ul>...</ul>",
    "highlight": "A bundle of popular glass baby bottles that lets new parents try out different ones to see which works best for them—before buying a whole set.",
    "summary": "<ul><li>11.5” x 8.5” x 3”</li><li>4 glass baby bottles...</li></ul>",
    "overview": null
  },
  "fsa_hsa_eligible": false,
  "price": { "msrp": 57.84, "current": 42.99 },
  "price_details": {
    "list_price": { "price": "42.99" },
    "msrp": { "price": "57.84" },
    "sale_attributes": {
      "sale_percent_off": { "percent_int": 26 },
      "sale_type": "everyday_selling_price",
      "sale_types": ["everyday_selling_price"]
    }
  },
  "similar_products": [],
  "same_brand_products": [],
  "reviews": [],
  "related_assortments": null,
  "product_info": {
    "id": 1857318,
    "created_at": "2024-01-05T15:44:04.000Z",
    "...": "..."
  },
  "primary_image_url": "https://images.ctfassets.net/.../glass-bottle-box-v2_noBG.png?fl=progressive&fm=jpg&bg=rgb:f9f9f9&w=1240&h=1240",
  "price_value": 42.99
}

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