# Indigo.ca Scraper – Book Prices, ISBN & Stock (`loudtzu/indigo-ca-product-search`) Actor

Export Indigo.ca search results: title, authors, ISBN-13/10, format, publisher, release date, page count, series, CAD price, sale price, rating, online stock and number of stores with stock. English or French site. $0.00075 per product + $0.0005 per run.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/loudtzu/indigo-ca-product-search.md
- **Developed by:** [LOUDTZU TZULOUD](https://apify.com/loudtzu) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Business
- **Security:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.75 / 1,000 products

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Indigo.ca Book Search Scraper – CAD Prices, ISBN, Stock

Exports indigo.ca search results: books, eBooks, audiobooks and gift items, with CAD price, ISBN and stock. It reads the same public search that the indigo.ca search box uses. No login.

### What it returns

For each product:

- **Book details:** title, ISBN-13, ISBN-10, UPC, format (Hardcover, Paperback, Kobo eBook…), authors, illustrators, translators, publisher, imprint, release date, page count, language, series and number in series.
- **Price and sale:** price in CAD, and the regular price when the item is on sale.
- **Rating:** average rating. It is `null` when the item has no reviews (Indigo sends 0 for those).
- **Stock:** units available online, and the number of Indigo, Chapters and Coles stores that list stock.
- **Other formats:** the other formats of the same title, each with its price and ISBN.
- **Store details:** Indigo category and section, product link and cover image.
- **Description:** included only if you ask for it.

### How to use

1. Add one or more search terms. A title, author, ISBN, series or topic all work.
2. Pick the English or French site, a sort order and, if you want, only some formats (for example Hardcover and Paperback).
3. Set **Max products**. It is split evenly between the search terms.

### Input

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `keywords` | Search terms. Empty or whitespace-only lines stop the run with a clear message before anything is charged. |
| `language` | `en` (default) or `fr`. See **French site** below: many links on the French site go to the English site, including for French books. |
| `sort` | `relevance`, `price_low`, `price_high`, `rating`, `newest`, `release_date` |
| `formats` | Only these formats. Use the English names. On the French site, both the French and the English name are searched. |
| `inStockOnlineOnly` | Skip items with no online stock |
| `includeDescription` | Add the full description |
| `maxItems` | Total products (default 100, up to 50,000) |
| `fetchAll` | Save every result, up to 50,000 |

### Output

`productId`, `variantId`, `sku`, `isbn13`, `isbn10`, `upc`, `title`, `format`, `authors`, `illustrators`, `translators`, `publisher`, `imprint`, `releaseDate`, `pageCount`, `language`, `seriesName`, `seriesPosition`, `price`, `compareAtPrice`, `onSale`, `currency`, `rating`, `onlineStock`, `inStockOnline`, `storesWithStock`, `category`, `section`, `productType`, `brand`, `featured`, `adultOnly`, `formats`, `formatCount`, `url`, `image`, `description` (optional), `searchQuery`, `page`, `position`.

Example (shortened):

```json
{"title": "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", "isbn13": "9781408855706", "format": "Paperback", "authors": ["J.K. Rowling"], "publisher": "Bloomsbury USA", "releaseDate": "2014-09-01", "pageCount": 560, "seriesName": "Harry Potter", "seriesPosition": 6, "price": 18.0, "compareAtPrice": null, "rating": 5.0, "onlineStock": 551, "storesWithStock": 152, "formats": [{"format": "Paperback", "price": 18.0, "isbn13": "9781408855706"}, {"format": "Kobo eBook", "price": 14.99, "isbn13": "9781781100257"}], "url": "https://www.indigo.ca/products/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince"}
```

### Fill rates in a sample

This sample was 100 results for `harry potter` on the English site, taken on Oct 29, 2026.

- Filled for all 100: `title`, `price`, `url`, `image`, `releaseDate` and `onlineStock`.
- Filled for 89 to 95: `isbn13`, `format`, `publisher`, `authors`, `pageCount`, `isbn10` and `language`. The gaps are mostly gift and non-book items.
- `rating`: 47 of 100. It is empty for items with no ratings.
- `storesWithStock` above 0: 73 of 100.
- `compareAtPrice`: 4 of 100. It is only set when the item is on sale.
- More than one format: 48 of 100.

In a 40-product test run on Apify (`louise penny` and `atomic habits`, Oct 29, 2026), `title`, `isbn13`, `price`, `authors` and `format` were filled for all 40. `rating` was filled for 15 and `onlineStock` above 0 for 33.

### French site

Indigo's French site is not fully French. In tests on Oct 29, 2026:

- **Many links go to the English site.** The share of results with an English-site link varies widely by search: from under 10% to over 90% (45% overall across six test searches, Oct 29, 2026). This includes French-language books: for `le petit prince`, in a 50-result test (Oct 29, 2026), 27 results were French books.
- **Some format labels come in English**, for example `Paperback`, `Hardcover` or `Kobo eBook`. This Actor translates known format labels to French on the French site (`Paperback` becomes `Couverture souple`, `Kobo eBook` becomes `Livre numérique Kobo`). Labels it does not know are left as Indigo sent them.
- Titles stay as published. Links are left as Indigo sends them, because the French page does not always exist.

### Limits

- **Search-result data only.** No review text, reviewer names or per-store addresses. Store stock is a count of stores, not a list.
- Indigo's search is forgiving. A misspelled or nonsense term can still return loosely matching items, so check `title`.
- A blank or whitespace-only search fails the run at once with a clear message, before any request or charge.
- If no products are saved, the run is marked failed, the reason goes in the `ERRORS` record, and nothing is charged.
- No personal data is collected.

### Pricing

Pay per event:

- **$0.00075 per product** saved.
- **$0.0005 per run**, charged only after the first product is saved. Runs that save nothing cost nothing.

### Other Actors that cover Indigo

Prices were checked through the Apify API on Oct 29, 2026. Start fees for the other Actors are shown at their minimum: one start event. Apify charges those start events per GB of run memory, so they can be higher (the retail tracker's default is 2 GB, which is two events).

| Actor | Checked | Price per product | Start fee per run | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yugenox/indigo-scraper | 2026-10-29 | $0.0015 | $0.001 | Also sells store-stock ($0.001) and review ($0.0005) events |
| yugenox/canada-retail-price-tracker | 2026-10-29 | $0.001 | $0.002 | Covers Indigo among 74 Canadian stores; search terms or collections only for Indigo. Changes mode costs $0.002 per change plus $0.00001 per product checked |
| This Actor | 2026-10-29 | $0.00075 | $0.0005, only if something is saved | |

What a run costs at list prices (start fee at one event):

| Products | This Actor | yugenox/canada-retail-price-tracker | yugenox/indigo-scraper |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $0.00125 | $0.003 | $0.0025 |
| 10 | $0.008 | $0.012 | $0.016 |
| 100 | $0.0755 | $0.102 | $0.151 |
| 1,000 | $0.7505 | $1.002 | $1.501 |

On these list prices, this Actor costs less for any number of products: both its per-product price and its start fee are lower than each of the others. If you need review text, per-store stock lists or a price-change feed, one of the other Actors is a better fit.

### FAQ

#### Do I need an Indigo account?

No. It reads the same public search as the indigo.ca search box.

#### Why is `rating` empty?

The item has no reviews. Indigo sends 0 for these, and this Actor saves `null`.

#### Why do French-site links open the English site?

Indigo's French site links many items, including French books, to the English site. Links are kept as Indigo sends them.

#### Can I get the book description?

Yes. Turn on `includeDescription`.

#### What does it cost?

$0.00075 per product saved, plus $0.0005 per run once the first product is saved. Runs that save nothing cost nothing.

# Actor input Schema

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

One indigo.ca search per line (title, author, ISBN, series or topic). Empty or whitespace-only lines stop the run before anything is charged.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Total cap across all keywords (default 100, max 50,000). Split evenly between keywords.

## `fetchAll` (type: `boolean`):

Ignore Max products and save every result the site returns (hard cap 50,000).

## `language` (type: `string`):

Search the English or French indigo.ca. On the French site, many product links go to the English site (from under 10% to over 90% of results depending on the search; 45% overall across six test searches on Oct 29, 2026), including for French-language books. Indigo also sends some format labels in English there (for example 'Paperback'); this Actor translates known format labels to French. Titles stay as published.

## `sort` (type: `string`):

Result order.

## `formats` (type: `array`):

Only these formats (empty = all, including non-book items). On the French site the French name is searched too.

## `inStockOnlineOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Skip items with no online stock.

## `includeDescription` (type: `boolean`):

Add the full product description (makes rows larger).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": [
    "harry potter"
  ],
  "maxItems": 100,
  "fetchAll": false,
  "language": "en",
  "sort": "relevance",
  "inStockOnlineOnly": false,
  "includeDescription": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "keywords": [
        "harry potter"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("loudtzu/indigo-ca-product-search").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 = { "keywords": ["harry potter"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("loudtzu/indigo-ca-product-search").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 '{
  "keywords": [
    "harry potter"
  ]
}' |
apify call loudtzu/indigo-ca-product-search --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,loudtzu/indigo-ca-product-search"
        }
    }
}
```

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/hZhxsDBwJNab0UUxx/builds/P41ahmN59PJKLV14U/openapi.json