German Price Comparison Actor

Overview

Track product and shop prices in the German market using GTINs (EAN‑13/EAN‑8), covering major retailers such as Amazon, MediaMarkt, Saturn, eBay, OBI, Zalando, About You, Asos, Kaufland, DM, Douglas...
Built for eCommerce teams, marketers, and analysts who need clear, reliable price data.
No coding required — this Actor is designed to be no‑code friendly, so anyone can run it and export results without technical setup.

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✨ Features

• Input: List of GTINs (8 or 13 digits, usually EAN‑13 or EAN‑8).
• Tracks the lowest price and saves product details with a timestamp for each item.
• Optionally collects all available merchant offers for competitor comparison.
• Produces:
  • Default dataset → product summary with shop dictionary of merchant prices.
  • Offers CSV file → one row per merchant, ready for Excel or BI analysis (download link is logged after the run).

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⚙️ How it works

1. Enter GTINs (EAN‑13/EAN‑8 numbers)
   Paste one or more 8‑ or 13‑digit codes. Each GTIN (EAN) identifies a product you want to track.

2. Include all shop offers
   Switch ON to collect all available merchant prices.
   Switch OFF to save only the lowest price for each product.

3. Generate Offers CSV file
   Switch ON the Generate Offers CSV file input.
   After scraping, the Actor logs a direct download link at the bottom of Log:
   📂 Offers CSV file created. Download here: https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/<STORE_ID>/records/offers-dataset.csv
   Click the link to get the file — it contains merchant‑level rows for Excel/BI analysis, structured differently than the Default dataset.

4. Run the Actor
   It gathers product details and prices, then saves results into the default dataset and (optionally) the offers CSV file.

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📊 Example Outputs

Default dataset (JSON): → product summary with shop dictionary of merchant prices.

{
  "ean": "0195950638899",
  "category": "Handys",
  "productId": "3431242045",
  "name": "Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max, 256GB Silver",
  "lowestPrice": 1279,
  "currency": "EUR",
  "outOfStock": false,
  "images": "https://owp.klarna.com/product/3239079133/Apple-iPhone-17-Pro-Max-256GB-Silver.jpg",
  "productUrl": "https://www.klarna.com/de/shopping/pl/cl1/3431242045/Handys/Apple-iPhone-17-Pro-Max-256GB-Silver/",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-26T20:17:32.648Z",
  "shop": {
    "Alternate": 1449,
    "Amazon": 1389,
    "Cyberport": 1439,
    "MediaMarkt": 1419,
    "eBay": 1279,
    "Kaufland.de": 1368.99
  }
}

Offers dataset (CSV): → merchant rows for Excel or BI analysis, created only if the checkbox is ON (direct download link is logged after the run).

ean	productId	name	category	merchant	price	scrapedAt
0195950638899	3431242045	iPhone 17 Pro...	Handys	Alternate	1449	2026-05-26
0195950638899	3431242045	iPhone 17 Pro...	Handys	Amazon	1389	2026-05-26
0195950638899	3431242045	iPhone 17 Pro...	Handys	Kaufland.de	1368.99	2026-05-26
0195950638899	3431242045	iPhone 17 Pro...	Handys	MediaMarkt	1419	2026-05-26
0195950638899	3431242045	iPhone 17 Pro...	Handys	eBay	1279	2026-05-26

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💡 Use Cases

• Monitor prices for your product catalog.
• Compare competitors’ pricing.
• Feed BI dashboards with shop‑level data.
• Support affiliate or SEO content with verified prices.

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📌 Notes

• This Actor is GTIN‑based (EAN‑13/EAN‑8) and built for the German market.
• Data is sourced from klarna.com/de/shopping/.
• Designed to respect the klarna.com robots.txt file as of 26.05.2026.

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🇩🇪 Deutsche Version

Übersicht

Spürt Produkt- und Händlerpreise auf dem deutschen Markt mit GTIN‑Codes (EAN‑13/EAN‑8), und deckt große Händler ab wie Amazon, MediaMarkt, Saturn, eBay, OBI, Zalando, About You, Asos, Kaufland, DM, Douglas...
Entwickelt für E‑Commerce‑Teams, Marketingfachleute und Analysten, die klare und zuverlässige Preisdaten benötigen.
Keine Programmierung erforderlich — dieser Actor ist no‑code‑freundlich, sodass jeder ihn ausführen und Ergebnisse exportieren kann, ohne technische Einrichtung.

✨ Funktionen

• Input: Liste mit GTIN‑Codes (8 oder 13 Ziffern, meist EAN‑13 oder EAN‑8).
• Spürt den niedrigsten Preis und speichert Produktdetails mit Zeitstempel für jeden Artikel.
• Hentet bei Bedarf alle verfügbaren Händlerangebote für Wettbewerbsvergleich.
• Erstellt:
  • Standard‑Dataset → Produktsummary mit shop‑Wörterbuch der Händlerpreise.
  • Angebots‑CSV → eine Zeile pro Händler, bereit für Excel‑ oder BI‑Analyse (Downloadlink wird nach dem Lauf protokolliert).

📌 Hinweise

• Dieser Actor ist GTIN‑basiert (EAN‑13/EAN‑8) und für den deutschen Markt entwickelt.
• Daten stammen von klarna.com/de/shopping/.
• Respektiert die klarna.com robots.txt (Stand: 26.05.2026).