Albert Heijn Belgium Scraper

Albert Heijn Belgium Scraper is an Apify Actor that extracts product data from Albert Heijn Belgium (ah.be) and optionally contributes to the Open Food Facts database, the world's largest open food products database.

🎯 Why scrape Albert Heijn Belgium?

Use cases:

• Price monitoring - Track grocery prices over time for personal budgeting or competitive analysis
• Nutrition research - Collect Nutri-scores and product information for dietary analysis
• Market research - Analyze product assortment, brands, and pricing strategies in the Belgian grocery market
• Open data contribution - Automatically enrich Open Food Facts with Belgian supermarket products

✨ What can Albert Heijn Belgium Scraper do?

This Actor allows you to:

• Scrape entire product catalog - Extract all products across 25+ categories from vegetables to household items
• Target specific categories - Focus on particular product categories like dairy, meat, or frozen foods
• Scrape individual products - Provide specific product URLs to extract detailed information
• Extract complete product data - Get prices, barcodes (EAN/GTIN), Nutri-scores, brands, and full category hierarchy
• Contribute to Open Food Facts - Automatically submit scraped products to the world's largest open food database

🚀 How to scrape Albert Heijn Belgium?

1. Make a free Apify account here: https://console.apify.com/sign-up
2. Click on "Try for free"
3. Select a category to scrape, or leave empty to scrape all products
4. Optionally enable Open Food Facts submission and provide your credentials
5. Click "Start" and wait for the Actor to complete
6. Download your data in JSON, CSV or Excel format

💡 What data will you receive?

Albert Heijn Belgium Scraper extracts detailed information about each product:

Field	Description
name	Product name/title
brand	Brand name (e.g., "AH", "Coca-Cola")
description	Full product description
nutriscore	Nutri-Score rating (A, B, C, D, or E)
price	Current price, regular price, price per unit
isPromo	Whether the product is currently on promotion
promoLabel	Promotion description if applicable
barcodes	EAN-13 and GTIN barcodes
categories	Full category hierarchy with parent relationships
imageUrl	High-resolution product image URL
productUrl	Direct link to the product page
isPrivateLabel	Whether it's an Albert Heijn own-brand product
packageUnit	Package size/weight information

Output example

{
    "chainSlug": "albert-heijn-be",
    "externalId": "wi54074",
    "name": "AH Komkommer",
    "brand": "AH",
    "description": "Verse komkommer, perfect voor salades en snacks",
    "nutriscore": "A",
    "isPrivateLabel": true,
    "packageUnit": "1 stuk",
    "imageUrl": "https://static.ah.be/dam/product/wi54074.jpg",
    "productUrl": "https://www.ah.be/producten/product/wi54074/ah-komkommer",
    "price": {
        "price": 0.89,
        "regularPrice": 1.09,
        "pricePerUnit": 0.89,
        "unitStandard": "PIECE",
        "isPromo": true,
        "promoLabel": "20% korting"
    },
    "categories": [
        {
            "externalId": "groenten-aardappelen",
            "name": "Groenten, aardappelen",
            "level": 1
        },
        {
            "externalId": "komkommers",
            "name": "Komkommers",
            "level": 2,
            "parentExternalId": "groenten-aardappelen"
        }
    ],
    "barcodes": [
        {
            "barcode": "8718906512345",
            "type": "EAN13"
        }
    ]
}

📥 Input

The Actor accepts these input parameters:

• productUrls (array, optional): Array of specific product URLs to scrape (e.g., https://www.ah.be/producten/product/wi54074/ah-komkommer). When provided, only these products are scraped.
• category (string, optional, default: all): Select a specific category to scrape. Options include: vegetables, fruit, meals, meat, fish, vegetarian/vegan, dairy, bakery, frozen foods, beverages, and more.
• submitToOpenFoodFacts (boolean, optional, default: true): Whether to submit scraped products to the Open Food Facts database.
• openFoodFactsUserId (string, optional): Your Open Food Facts username for authenticated submissions.
• openFoodFactsPassword (string, optional, secret): Your Open Food Facts password.

It's optional to provide an Open Food Facts account, but it's recommended to do so to track your contributions and get credit for enriching the database. If no Open Food Facts account is provided, the author of this Actor will be credited.

Input example

{
    "category": "zuivel-eieren",
    "submitToOpenFoodFacts": true,
    "openFoodFactsUserId": "your-username",
    "openFoodFactsPassword": "your-password"
}

Or to scrape specific products:

{
    "productUrls": [
        "https://www.ah.be/producten/product/wi54074/ah-komkommer",
        "https://www.ah.be/producten/product/wi12345/ah-melk"
    ],
    "submitToOpenFoodFacts": false
}

💰 How much does it cost to scrape Albert Heijn Belgium?

This actor is extremely cost-effective. Check the "Pricing" tab for more details.

With Apify's free tier, you get $5 of platform credits monthly for free, which you can use to test this actor for free.

Do you need to scrape more? Upgrade to a paid plan which includes more platform credits and discounted pricing.

Tips:

• Provide multiple URLs in your input, that way you only pay the actor start cost once.
• If you are doing a large run, consider increasing the RAM used per run to scrape faster. When doing a small run decrease the RAM used to reduce the actor start costs.
• Upgrade to a higher plan to get discounted pricing. Link: https://apify.com/pricing

🔗 Integrate with your workflows

This Actor integrates seamlessly with:

• Automation platforms - Build no code workflows with Make.com, n8n, and Zapier
• Webhooks - Trigger actions when scraping completes through webhooks
• Schedulers - Run daily/weekly to track price changes with Apify's Scheduler
• API - Start runs and access data programmatically with the Apify API
• Google Sheets - Export directly to spreadsheets

🌍 Beyond Business

This Actor goes beyond commercial use cases by directly contributing to Open Food Facts—the Wikipedia of food products. Here's how it creates social impact:

Nutrition Transparency for Everyone:

• Fighting obesity and diet-related diseases - By making Nutri-scores and nutritional information freely available, this tool helps consumers make informed dietary choices. Open Food Facts data powers apps used by millions to improve their eating habits.
• Food accessibility research - Researchers can use this data to study food pricing, availability, and nutritional quality across Belgian supermarkets, identifying food deserts or price disparities.
• Supporting public health initiatives - Health organizations and policymakers can leverage the collected data to inform nutrition policies and health campaigns.

Open Data for the Common Good:

• Enriching the open food database - Every product scraped and submitted to Open Food Facts becomes freely available to anyone—developers, researchers, NGOs, and individuals worldwide.
• Powering health apps - Open Food Facts data is used by apps like Yuka and Open Food Facts' own app, helping over 10 million users make healthier food choices.
• Enabling academic research - Universities and research institutions use Open Food Facts for studies on nutrition, food systems, and consumer behavior.

Environmental Awareness:

• Product transparency - The data helps track eco-scores and environmental impact of food products, supporting sustainable consumption choices.

👥 Who made this Actor?

Gordian is a specialised Apify web scraping agency founded by Louis Deconinck.

Louis is a top 1% Apify developer, Oxford University IT graduate, and creator of 70+ scrapers used by 1,000+ data professionals every month. He has scraped 10,000,000+ pages bypassing the most advanced anti-scraping protections.

• Apify AI Agent Hackathon Winner
• 300+ contributions in Apify Discord
• Former senior data engineer in EU banking

Looking for a custom data solution? Get in touch.

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❓ FAQ

Is it legal to scrape Albert Heijn Belgium?

Yes, web scraping publicly available data is legal. This scraper only extracts information that is publicly visible on the ah.be website.

For more information on web scraping legality, read this blog post: Is web scraping legal?

What is Open Food Facts?

Open Food Facts is a free, open, collaborative database of food products from around the world. It's like Wikipedia for food—anyone can contribute and everyone can use the data. The database is used by apps, researchers, and policymakers to promote healthier eating and food transparency.

Can I export data to CSV or Excel?

Yes, Apify supports exporting dataset results in multiple formats: JSON, CSV, Excel (XLSX), HTML, XML and RSS.

What happens if Albert Heijn changes their website?

We monitor the site's structure and update the Actor when changes occur. If you encounter issues, please report them in the Issues tab.

How do I get started?

Make a free Apify account to claim your free $5 usage and start scraping today by clicking "Try for free".

Do I need an Open Food Facts account?

No, you can submit products anonymously. However, creating a free account at Open Food Facts allows you to track your contributions and get credit for enriching the database.