# Ahlens Scraper (`mrdoe/ahlens-scraper`) Actor

- **URL**: https://apify.com/mrdoe/ahlens-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [MrDoe](https://apify.com/mrdoe) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.00 / 1,000 product returneds

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?

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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.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

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

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

![Åhléns Sweden Department Store Scraper - Åhléns department store scraper showing price, discount and stock status](https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/kE36venAoVchGsE6b/records/ahlens-scraper--hero.png)

### What does Åhléns Sweden Department Store Scraper do?

Åhléns Sweden Department Store Scraper reads Åhléns' own category listings or search results and returns, for each product, the brand, title, current selling price and original list price in SEK, whether it's discounted, whether it's in stock, available colors, and image URLs. Give it a category URL/path or a search term, and it paginates automatically up to the limit you set.

### Why use Åhléns Sweden Department Store Scraper?

- Covers Åhléns, one of Sweden's largest department store chains (beauty, home, fashion) not covered by most product-data tools.
- Returns both the selling price and list price, with a ready-made discount flag.
- Works by category browsing or by free-text search, in the same Actor.
- Stock status and color swatches included per product.
- No account or API key.

### What makes this different

Department stores rarely have clean public product APIs. This Actor reads Åhléns' own storefront search directly, returning clean structured data (price, discount, stock, colors) across its beauty, home and fashion categories in one call.

### Who can use the Åhléns Scraper and how?

- **Price trackers:** Monitor Åhléns prices and discounts over time for repricing or alert tools.
- **Beauty and retail aggregators:** Pull Åhléns' catalog into a multi-retailer comparison feed.
- **Market researchers:** Study pricing and discount patterns at a major Swedish department store.
- **Affiliate and deal sites:** Source current discounted items for a Swedish audience.

### How it works

![Åhléns Sweden Department Store Scraper workflow: your input, collection, output](https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/kE36venAoVchGsE6b/records/ahlens-scraper--how-it-works.png)

1. **Your input** — add a category URL/path or a search term, plus a max results count
2. **The Actor collects it** — the Actor calls Åhléns' own storefront search and paginates until it has enough products
3. **Your output** — you get one row per product, with price, discount, stock and images

### What data can you extract?

The dataset has 11 fields per row:

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `key` | string | Åhléns' internal product key. |
| `title` | string | Product title. |
| `brand` | string | Brand name. |
| `url` | string | Product page URL. |
| `priceSek` | number | Current selling price in SEK. |
| `listPriceSek` | number | Original list price in SEK. |
| `onSale` | boolean | True when the selling price is below the list price. |
| `inStock` | boolean | Whether the product is currently in stock. |
| `colors` | array | Available color swatches (hex codes). |
| `imageUrl` | string | Thumbnail image URL. |
| `imageUrls` | array | All product image URLs. |

### How to use Åhléns Sweden Department Store Scraper

![Åhléns Sweden Department Store Scraper input form](https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/kE36venAoVchGsE6b/records/ahlens-scraper--input.png)

1. Open the Actor and go to the **Input** tab.
2. Add a Search term, or one or more Category URLs under Start URLs.
3. Optionally set filters and a **Max results** limit.
4. Click **Start**. A default run finishes in under a minute.
5. Open the **Output** tab, then download the dataset or connect it to your tools.

### Input Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `search` | string | No | — | A free-text search term, e.g. "mascara". Leave empty to browse by category instead. |
| `startUrls` | array | No | `[{"url":"https://www.ahlens.se/skonhet"}]` | One or more Åhléns.se category URLs (e.g. https://www.ahlens.se/skonhet) or paths (e.g. /skonhet). Ignored when Search term is set. |
| `maxItems` | integer | No | `30` | Maximum number of products to return, per search term or per category URL. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | No | `{"useApifyProxy":false}` | Åhléns's storefront API works without a proxy for moderate volumes. Enable Apify Proxy for larger runs. |

### Output Data

![Åhléns Sweden Department Store Scraper dataset table](https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/kE36venAoVchGsE6b/records/ahlens-scraper--output.png)

Each row is one product: its Åhléns brand, title, both price fields, a discount flag, stock status, colors and image URLs.

![Åhléns Sweden Department Store Scraper field map of one record](https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/kE36venAoVchGsE6b/records/ahlens-scraper--fields.png)

A real dataset item:

```json
{
  "key": "f22164e4-4938-472a-858c-e013d171385c",
  "title": "Definicils Mascara Black",
  "brand": "Lancôme",
  "url": "https://www.ahlens.se/produkter/skonhet/definicils-mascara-black-f22164e4-4938-472a-858c-e013d171385c",
  "priceSek": 232.5,
  "priceMaxSek": 232.5,
  "listPriceSek": 465,
  "onSale": true,
  "inStock": true,
  "colors": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "imageUrl": "https://media.ahlens.se/image/upload/f_auto,t_ProductListMobile/products/bg_removed/31/47/75/3147758185010_1.jpg",
  "imageUrls": [
    "https://media.ahlens.se/image/upload/f_auto,t_ProductListMobile/products/bg_removed/31/47/75/3147758185010_1.jpg"
  ],
  "sourceUrl": "category \"/skonhet\""
}
```

### Usage Examples

#### Browse a category

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.ahlens.se/skonhet"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 20
}
```

#### Search by term

```json
{
  "search": "mascara",
  "maxItems": 20
}
```

### Tips for Best Results

- Use a specific category path (e.g. /skonhet/makeup) rather than a top-level department for faster, more targeted runs.
- Combine onSale and listPriceSek to build a discount-tracking feed.
- Default is 5 results for a fast test. Set the max to 0 to return everything available.

### Known Limitations

- Category paths must be real Åhléns.se category paths; an invalid path returns zero results rather than an error.
- Full product descriptions are on the product page itself and are not included in this listing-level data.

### Integrations

Run it from the Apify API, on a schedule, or from a webhook. Send results straight to Google Sheets, Make, Zapier, Slack or your own database with Apify's built-in integrations.

### Export Formats

Download the dataset as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, HTML table or RSS from the **Output** tab or the API.

### Frequently Asked Questions

#### Does it need an Åhléns account?

No. The Actor reads Åhléns' public storefront search and needs no account or key.

#### Can I search in English?

Search works best with Swedish terms, since that's what Åhléns indexes.

#### Does it cover all departments?

Yes - beauty, home, fashion and more, by passing any Åhléns.se category path.

#### Do I need an account or login?

No. The Actor reads public data and needs no account or key.

#### Am I charged for failed runs or empty results?

You are only charged for results that are actually written to the dataset.

#### Can I run it on a schedule?

Yes. Create a Task with your input and add a schedule in Apify Console. With monitor mode on, each scheduled run returns only what changed since the previous one.

### Enterprise and custom work

Need higher volumes, a custom output schema, dedicated scheduling or a no-breaking-changes commitment for a production pipeline? Open an issue on the Actor page and describe your use case. Bulk terms and custom builds are available.

### Support

Questions or a missing field? Open an issue from the **Issues** tab on this Actor's page and it will be looked at.

### Legal / Responsible Use

You are responsible for using the data in line with the source's terms and applicable law. The Actor collects publicly available data only and is not affiliated with the source.

# Actor input Schema

## `search` (type: `string`):

A free-text search term, e.g. "mascara". Leave empty to browse by category instead.

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

One or more Åhléns.se category URLs (e.g. https://www.ahlens.se/skonhet) or paths (e.g. /skonhet). Ignored when Search term is set.

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

Maximum number of products to return, per search term or per category URL.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Åhléns's storefront API works without a proxy for moderate volumes. Enable Apify Proxy for larger runs.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.ahlens.se/skonhet"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 30,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (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 = {
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://www.ahlens.se/skonhet"
        }
    ],
    "maxItems": 30,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": false
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("mrdoe/ahlens-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.ahlens.se/skonhet" }],
    "maxItems": 30,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": False },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("mrdoe/ahlens-scraper").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 '{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.ahlens.se/skonhet"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 30,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}' |
apify call mrdoe/ahlens-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,mrdoe/ahlens-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

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/5tPvTPFvocoiFBdRY/builds/OQWXtZOPNGP07cepg/openapi.json