Voltex South Africa Electrical & Solar Scraper

Ultra-fast direct API scraper for Voltex South Africa (voltex.co.za - Bidvest Group). Extract live solar panels, inverters, circuit breakers, DB boards, industrial cables, and switchgear with VAT breakdown and live stock availability.

Source site: voltex.co.za | Coverage: electrical, solar, switchgear and cabling

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What it does

Searches Voltex for each keyword you provide and returns structured product data: title, live price in ZAR, stock status and the direct product link. Prices are collected as shown on the site at the time of the run.

Features

• Search by one or many keywords in a single run
• Prices in ZAR, with Incl. VAT and Excl. VAT values
• Stock availability where the site exposes it
• Direct product URLs
• Clean JSON, CSV or Excel export from the Apify dataset
• Works with the Apify API, schedules, webhooks and integrations

Input

Field	Type	Description	Default
searchTerms	array	Keywords or electrical/solar materials to search on Voltex (e.g. 'solar inverter', 'solar panel', 'cable', 'circuit breaker', 'contactor', 'distribution board', 'conduit').	-
maxItems	integer	Maximum number of product results to scrape per search keyword.	30
proxyConfiguration	object	Optional proxy settings. Voltex API is directly accessible without blocking, but proxies can be used if required.	{"useApifyProxy":false}

Example input

{
  "searchTerms": [
    "solar panel",
    "db board"
  ],
  "maxItems": 30
}

Output

Each product is one dataset item.

{
  "title": "Example solar panel 550W",
  "code": "VX-1234",
  "barcode": "6001234567890",
  "priceInclVat": 2299,
  "priceExclVat": 1999.13,
  "currency": "ZAR",
  "inStock": true,
  "stockQty": 80,
  "unitOfMeasure": "EA",
  "leadTimes": [],
  "store": "Voltex",
  "searchTerm": "solar panel"
}

Fields can be empty when the store does not publish them for a product.

Pricing

This Actor uses pay per result: you pay only for products returned. Platform usage is included in the result price.

$2.00 per 1,000 results (Light (direct HTTP / API)).

Tip: set maxItems to control cost. A run returning 20 products costs about $0.04.

Use cases

• Electrical and solar tender costing
• Switchgear and cable price comparison
• Stock and lead-time checks

Notes and limits

• Data comes from the public voltex.co.za website. Site changes can occasionally affect results; please report issues through the Actor's Issues tab.
• Prices and stock change frequently. Treat results as a snapshot, not a binding quote.
• Please use the data in line with voltex.co.za's terms and applicable law.

Support

Found a bug or need another South African store? Open an issue on this Actor and it will be looked at.