# PricePlow Supplement Price Scraper (`lulzasaur/priceplow-scraper`) Actor Scrape supplement prices from PricePlow. Compare prices across retailers. Get product details, ingredients, brand info, and best deals. - **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/priceplow-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [lulz bot](https://apify.com/lulzasaur) (community) - **Categories:** Other - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $5.00 / 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? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## PricePlow Supplement Price Scraper Compare supplement prices across dozens of retailers — protein powders, creatine, pre-workouts, BCAAs, fat burners, and more. Powered by [PricePlow](https://www.priceplow.com), the leading supplement price comparison engine. ### What It Does - **Search** by keyword (e.g. "whey protein", "creatine monohydrate", "ghost legend") - **Browse by category** (e.g. protein, creatine, pre-workout, bcaa, fat-burner) - **Browse by brand** (e.g. optimum-nutrition, ghost, cellucor, musclepharm) - Extracts **price comparisons from 20+ retailers** per product - Gets **serving size**, **servings per container**, and **price per serving** - Captures **key ingredients** from the nutrition facts panel - Returns the **best price** and which retailer offers it ### Use Cases - Build a supplement price tracker or deal alert bot - Research competitive pricing for supplement brands - Find the cheapest whey protein or creatine per gram - Monitor price drops across retailers (Amazon, iHerb, Bodybuilding.com, etc.) - Aggregate supplement data for comparison apps or nutrition tools ### Input Parameters | Parameter | Type | Default | Description | |-----------|------|---------|-------------| | `mode` | `search` / `category` / `brand` | `search` | How to discover products | | `query` | string | `creatine` | Search keyword (mode=search) | | `category` | string | — | Category slug, e.g. `protein`, `creatine`, `pre-workout` (mode=category) | | `brand` | string | — | Brand slug, e.g. `optimum-nutrition`, `ghost`, `cellucor` (mode=brand) | | `limit` | integer | 5 | Max products to scrape (1–1000) | | `proxyConfiguration` | object | residential | Optional proxy config | #### Category Slugs (mode=category) Common categories: `protein`, `creatine`, `pre-workout`, `bcaa`, `fat-burner`, `amino-acids`, `weight-gainers`, `glutamine`, `vitamins`, `fish-oil` #### Brand Slugs (mode=brand) Examples: `optimum-nutrition`, `ghost`, `cellucor`, `musclepharm`, `bsn`, `dymatize`, `gaspari-nutrition`, `universal`, `core-nutritionals`, `redcon1` ### Output Fields Each item in the dataset contains: | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `productName` | string | Full product name | | `brand` | string | Brand name | | `category` | string | Primary category tag | | `description` | string | Short product description | | `image` | string | Product image URL | | `productUrl` | string | PricePlow product page URL | | `bestPrice` | number | Lowest current price (USD) | | `bestPriceRetailer` | string | Retailer offering the best price | | `bestPriceFlavor` | string | Flavor available at best price | | `bestPricePerServing` | number | Price per serving at best price | | `servingSize` | string | Serving size (e.g. "1 Scoop") | | `servings` | number | Servings per container | | `pricePerServing` | number | Best price divided by servings | | `retailers` | array | All retailers with prices (sorted cheapest first) | | `retailerCount` | number | Number of retailers carrying the product | | `ingredients` | array | Key ingredients with name and amount | | `rating` | number | Product rating if available | | `reviewCount` | number | Number of reviews if available | | `tags` | array | Category/tag labels | | `breadcrumbs` | array | Page breadcrumb path | | `scrapedAt` | string | ISO timestamp | #### Retailer Object Fields Each item in `retailers` array: | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | `retailer` | Store name (e.g. "Best Price Nutrition", "iHerb.com") | | `price` | Current price in USD | | `unitPrice` | Price per serving/unit | | `flavor` | Flavor variant | | `size` | Size variant (e.g. "5 lbs") | | `hasCoupon` | Whether a coupon code is available | | `outUrl` | Tracked affiliate link to store | ### Example Output ```json { "productName": "Optimum Nutrition 100% Whey Protein Gold Standard", "brand": "Optimum Nutrition", "category": "Protein", "description": "Gold Standard Whey uses only premium whey protein isolates as the primary ingredient...", "image": "https://www.priceplow.com/static/images/products/optimum-nutrition-100-whey-protein-gold-standard.png", "productUrl": "https://www.priceplow.com/optimum-nutrition/100-whey-protein-gold-standard", "bestPrice": 54.99, "bestPriceRetailer": "iHerb.com", "bestPriceFlavor": "Double Rich Chocolate", "bestPricePerServing": 1.10, "servingSize": "1 Scoop (30.4g)", "servings": 74, "pricePerServing": 1.10, "retailers": [ { "retailer": "iHerb.com", "price": 54.99, "unitPrice": 1.10, "flavor": "Double Rich Chocolate", "size": "5 lbs", "hasCoupon": false }, { "retailer": "Amazon", "price": 57.19, "unitPrice": 1.14, "flavor": "Double Rich Chocolate", "size": "5 lbs", "hasCoupon": false }, { "retailer": "Bodybuilding.com", "price": 59.99, "unitPrice": 1.20, "flavor": "Double Rich Chocolate", "size": "5 lbs", "hasCoupon": true } ], "retailerCount": 12, "ingredients": [ { "name": "Whey Protein Isolates", "amount": "24g" }, { "name": "Whey Protein Concentrate", "amount": "included" } ], "tags": ["Protein", "Whey Protein"], "scrapedAt": "2026-04-22T10:00:00.000Z" } ```` ### Notes - PricePlow is a pure server-rendered site with no anti-bot protection - Prices are updated daily by PricePlow's tracking system - Some products may have limited retailer data if they are out of stock everywhere - Residential proxies are recommended for scraping more than 100 products at a time - The scraper respects rate limits with ~600ms delays between requests # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): How to discover products: search by keyword, browse a category, or browse by brand. ## `query` (type: `string`): Search term when mode=search (e.g. 'whey protein', 'creatine', 'pre-workout'). ## `category` (type: `string`): Category URL slug when mode=category (e.g. 'protein', 'creatine', 'pre-workout', 'bcaa', 'fat-burner'). Find slugs at priceplow.com. ## `brand` (type: `string`): Brand URL slug when mode=brand (e.g. 'optimum-nutrition', 'ghost', 'cellucor', 'musclepharm'). Find slugs at priceplow.com/brands. ## `limit` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of products to scrape. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Optional proxy settings. Residential proxies recommended for high-volume scraping. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "search", "query": "creatine", "category": "", "brand": "", "limit": 5, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } } ``` # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("lulzasaur/priceplow-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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"], } } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("lulzasaur/priceplow-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } }' | apify call lulzasaur/priceplow-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=lulzasaur/priceplow-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "PricePlow Supplement Price Scraper", "description": "Scrape supplement prices from PricePlow. Compare prices across retailers. Get product details, ingredients, brand info, and best deals.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "D35OLYj6eYgRRQNag" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/lulzasaur~priceplow-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-lulzasaur-priceplow-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/lulzasaur~priceplow-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-lulzasaur-priceplow-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/lulzasaur~priceplow-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-lulzasaur-priceplow-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "mode" ], "properties": { "mode": { "title": "Mode", "enum": [ "search", "category", "brand" ], "type": "string", "description": "How to discover products: search by keyword, browse a category, or browse by brand.", "default": "search" }, "query": { "title": "Search Query", "type": "string", "description": "Search term when mode=search (e.g. 'whey protein', 'creatine', 'pre-workout').", "default": "creatine" }, "category": { "title": "Category Slug", "type": "string", "description": "Category URL slug when mode=category (e.g. 'protein', 'creatine', 'pre-workout', 'bcaa', 'fat-burner'). Find slugs at priceplow.com.", "default": "" }, "brand": { "title": "Brand Slug", "type": "string", "description": "Brand URL slug when mode=brand (e.g. 'optimum-nutrition', 'ghost', 'cellucor', 'musclepharm'). Find slugs at priceplow.com/brands.", "default": "" }, "limit": { "title": "Max Products", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 1000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of products to scrape.", "default": 5 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Optional proxy settings. Residential proxies recommended for high-volume scraping." } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```