# IHerb Product API (`lumen_limitless/iherb-product-api`)

Extract product data from iHerb's catalog.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lumen\_limitless/iherb-product-api.md
- **Developed by:** [Lumen Limitless](https://apify.com/lumen_limitless) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Automation, Integrations
- **Stats:** 3 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks
- **User rating**: 5.00 out of 5 stars

## Pricing

Pay per event

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

# README

## iHerb Product API

Extract product data from iHerb's catalog.

### Features

- Extract complete product information
- Process multiple products at once
- Reliable extraction with automatic retries
- Get data in multiple formats (JSON, CSV, XML)

### Pricing

This actor uses a **pay-per-result** pricing model:

- **$0.01 per successfully scraped product**
- Failed products (after retries) are not charged
- Set your desired limit when running the actor

The Apify platform will automatically enforce your limit via the `ACTOR_MAX_PAID_DATASET_ITEMS` environment variable. The actor stops processing once the limit is reached, ensuring you only pay for what you get.

**Example:**

- Run with limit of 100 products
- 95 succeed, 5 fail after retries
- Cost: $0.95 (only successful scrapes count)

### Input

```json
{
  "productIds": ["80058", "12345"],
  "maxConcurrency": 10,
  "maxRetries": 3,
  "retryDelayMs": 1000,
  "requestTimeoutMs": 30000
}
```

#### Parameters

- **productIds** (required): List of iHerb product IDs to extract
- **maxConcurrency** (optional, default: 10): How many products to process simultaneously
- **maxRetries** (optional, default: 3): Number of retry attempts for failed requests
- **retryDelayMs** (optional, default: 1000): Wait time between retries in milliseconds
- **requestTimeoutMs** (optional, default: 30000): Request timeout in milliseconds

### Output

Each product returns:

```json
{
  "productId": "80058",
  "url": "https://catalog.app.iherb.com/recommendations/comparison/80058",
  "title": "Product Name",
  "price": 19.99,
  "currency": "USD",
  "inStock": true,
  "rating": 4.5,
  "reviews": 1234,
  "brand": "Brand Name",
  "description": "Product description...",
  "images": ["image1.jpg", "image2.jpg"]
}
```

# Actor input Schema

## `productIds` (type: `array`):

Array of iHerb product IDs to scrape (e.g., \[80058, 12345])

## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of parallel requests

## `maxRetries` (type: `integer`):

Number of retry attempts for failed requests

## `retryDelayMs` (type: `integer`):

Base delay between retries in milliseconds (exponential backoff)

## `requestTimeoutMs` (type: `integer`):

HTTP request timeout in milliseconds

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "productIds": [
    "80058"
  ],
  "maxConcurrency": 10,
  "maxRetries": 3,
  "retryDelayMs": 1000,
  "requestTimeoutMs": 30000
}
```

# 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 = {
    "productIds": [
        "80058"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("lumen_limitless/iherb-product-api").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 = { "productIds": ["80058"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("lumen_limitless/iherb-product-api").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 '{
  "productIds": [
    "80058"
  ]
}' |
apify call lumen_limitless/iherb-product-api --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=lumen_limitless/iherb-product-api",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "IHerb Product API",
        "description": "Extract product data from iHerb's catalog.",
        "version": "0.2",
        "x-build-id": "ITseavmZco8WqB7DV"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/lumen_limitless~iherb-product-api/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-lumen_limitless-iherb-product-api",
                "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": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/lumen_limitless~iherb-product-api/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-lumen_limitless-iherb-product-api",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$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": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/lumen_limitless~iherb-product-api/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-lumen_limitless-iherb-product-api",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$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": [
                    "productIds"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "productIds": {
                        "title": "Product IDs",
                        "minItems": 1,
                        "maxItems": 10000,
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "Array of iHerb product IDs to scrape (e.g., [80058, 12345])",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "maxConcurrency": {
                        "title": "Max Concurrency",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 50,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Maximum number of parallel requests",
                        "default": 10
                    },
                    "maxRetries": {
                        "title": "Max Retries",
                        "minimum": 0,
                        "maximum": 10,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Number of retry attempts for failed requests",
                        "default": 3
                    },
                    "retryDelayMs": {
                        "title": "Retry Delay (ms)",
                        "minimum": 100,
                        "maximum": 10000,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Base delay between retries in milliseconds (exponential backoff)",
                        "default": 1000
                    },
                    "requestTimeoutMs": {
                        "title": "Request Timeout (ms)",
                        "minimum": 5000,
                        "maximum": 120000,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "HTTP request timeout in milliseconds",
                        "default": 30000
                    }
                }
            },
            "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
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```
