# Korean Price Comparison Scraper - Danawa (`loopchips/korea-price-compare-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Korean market prices from Danawa: product name, lowest price in KRW, specs, category, rating, review volume and listing date. For price monitoring, competitive benchmarking and Korea market research.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/loopchips/korea-price-compare-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Loopchips](https://apify.com/loopchips) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Lead generation, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 results

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?

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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.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Korean Price Comparison Scraper - Danawa

**What things actually cost in Korea.** This actor pulls product prices, specs and ratings from Danawa, the price comparison site Korean shoppers check before they buy.

Search a keyword, get a clean price table: product name, lowest market price in KRW, full spec string, category, rating and how long the product has been on the market.

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### What you get per product

| Field | Example |
|---|---|
| name | APPLE 에어팟 프로3 MFHP4KH/A |
| **lowestPriceKrw** | 319940 |
| category / subCategory | 태블릿/휴대폰 / 헤드폰/이어폰 |
| **specs** | 커널형 / 블루투스 v5.3 / 노이즈컨트롤: 적응형ANC, 주변소리듣기 / 드라이버: 하이 익스커션 Apple |
| summary | editorial one-liner |
| rating | 4.8 |
| reviewCount | 999+ |
| registeredAt | 25.09. 등록 (listed since Sep 2025) |
| imageUrl | product thumbnail |
| productUrl | direct link to the product page |
| scrapedAt | ISO timestamp of this snapshot |

Export as **JSON, CSV or Excel**, or pull from the API.

### What people use it for

**Price monitoring** - Track the lowest market price for your products and your competitors', on a schedule. Every record carries a timestamp, so repeat runs build a price history.

**Market entry pricing** - Selling into Korea? See the real price bands buyers compare against, per category, before you set yours.

**Competitive benchmarking** - Pull an entire category (`무선이어폰`, `로봇청소기`, `노트북`) and see how products stack up on price, specs and review volume in one table.

**Product research and catalog building** - Specs come as a structured string per product, so you can parse features across a whole category at once.

**Retail and reseller sourcing** - Spot which models are priced aggressively and which have been on the market long enough to discount.

### How to use it

1. Enter **search keywords** the way a Korean shopper would type them: `무선이어폰` (wireless earbuds), `로봇청소기` (robot vacuum), `노트북` (laptop). Brand and model names in English work too: `iPhone 17`, `Dyson`
2. Set **max products per keyword** (up to 1,000)
3. Run it, or put it on an Apify Schedule for daily price tracking

**Tip** - not a Korean speaker? Translate your category word once and reuse it. Product names come back with brand names intact, so most rows are readable without Korean.

### Notes

- Prices are the **lowest listed market price** in KRW, the number Danawa shows as the comparison price
- Rating and review count come from Danawa's own product reviews and are missing for newly listed products
- Specs are returned as published, in Korean, as a single readable string

### Pairs with

**Naver Map Scraper**, **Naver Place Detail & Menu Scraper** and **Korean Tech Job Postings Scraper** - the same Korea data toolkit: local businesses, menu prices, hiring, and now product prices.

### FAQ

**Do I need an account on the source site?** No. Public search results only, no login.

**Can I track prices over time?** Yes - that is the main use. Schedule the same keywords daily or weekly; each row is timestamped.

**How deep can I go per keyword?** Up to 1,000 products, collected page by page.

**Is this legal?** The actor collects publicly listed product information at a polite request rate. You are responsible for complying with applicable laws and the source site's terms in your use of the data.

### Support

Need a field that is not here, or another Korean shopping source? Open an issue on the actor page - issues are answered within 3 business days.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchKeywords` (type: `array`):

Product keywords as typed on Danawa, Korea's main price comparison site. Korean keywords work best (e.g. 무선이어폰, 노트북, 로봇청소기), but brand and model names in English also work.

## `maxProductsPerKeyword` (type: `integer`):

How many products to collect for each keyword.

## `requestDelayMs` (type: `integer`):

Politeness delay between page fetches.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchKeywords": [
    "무선이어폰"
  ],
  "maxProductsPerKeyword": 40,
  "requestDelayMs": 800
}
```

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "searchKeywords": [
        "무선이어폰"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("loopchips/korea-price-compare-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "searchKeywords": ["무선이어폰"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("loopchips/korea-price-compare-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "searchKeywords": [
    "무선이어폰"
  ]
}' |
apify call loopchips/korea-price-compare-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,loopchips/korea-price-compare-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/9ytTjfYXDJUxime82/builds/rtLFTQoocJCEqszTe/openapi.json