Rakuten Japan Product Scraper

Scrapes public Rakuten Ichiba Japan search pages and returns one stable dataset record per unique product. It supports Japanese or English keywords, existing Rakuten search URLs, pagination, optional product-page enrichment, and Japan-targeted network access handled by the Actor on Apify Cloud.

Input

Use searchQueries for keywords such as ワイヤレスイヤホン, or pass startUrls containing URLs from https://search.rakuten.co.jp/. maxResults caps both returned products and product-scraped charges. includeDetails is optional and makes one additional request per product. Apify Cloud requests use a Japan-targeted access route managed by the Actor; proxy credentials and routing settings are not Actor inputs.

Output

Each record contains the product URL, title, JPY price and text, shop, rating, review count, shipping and availability text, images, optional category/description, the originating search URL, and scrapedAt. Run diagnostics are written to the SUMMARY key-value record.

The actor uses public pages only. It does not log in, place orders, access buyer accounts, or scrape private content. Rakuten may change page markup or apply access controls; blocked runs report an error and do not fabricate products.

Pricing

This Actor uses pay-per-event pricing. These are the current Apify Store event prices:

Event	Free	Bronze	Silver	Gold, Platinum, Diamond	When it is charged
product-scraped	$0.005001	$0.004875	$0.004750	$0.004000	One unique Rakuten product returned in the dataset.
apify-actor-start	$0.006251	$0.006094	$0.005938	$0.005000	One event per GB of Actor memory, minimum one per run.

Product-event charges use the effective price for the buyer’s plan tier. Actor-start events are charged separately by memory tier.

This covers Apify platform usage for this Actor run. Other Apify products or usage outside this Actor run may still follow your account plan.

What data does Rakuten Japan Product Scraper return?

Field	Type	Description
productId	string or null	Value returned as productId.
title	string	Value returned as title.
productUrl	string	Value returned as productUrl.
searchUrl	string	Value returned as searchUrl.
shopName	string or null	Value returned as shopName.
price	number or null	Value returned as price.
priceText	string or null	Value returned as priceText.
currency	string	Value returned as currency.
imageUrl	string or null	Value returned as imageUrl.
imageUrls	array	Value returned as imageUrls.
rating	number or null	Value returned as rating.
reviewCount	integer or null	Value returned as reviewCount.
shippingText	string or null	Value returned as shippingText.
availabilityText	string or null	Value returned as availabilityText.
category	string or null	Value returned as category.
description	string or null	Value returned as description.
scrapedAt	string	Value returned as scrapedAt.

Use cases

• Monitor public products, prices, availability, sellers, and catalog changes.
• Schedule repeatable collection and export results to downstream workflows.
• Run a one-off research job and export the structured result as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or RSS from Apify.
• Schedule the same input to monitor changes over time and send completed datasets to a webhook or integration.
• Feed schema-shaped records into a database, spreadsheet, BI tool, or AI workflow with the source URL retained for verification.

Input example

{
  "searchQueries": [
    "ワイヤレスイヤホン"
  ],
  "maxResults": 50,
  "maxPagesPerQuery": 3,
  "includeDetails": false,
  "maxRequestRetries": 2
}

Run Rakuten Japan Product Scraper with the Apify API

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });
const run = await client.actor('muhammadafzal/rakuten-japan-product-scraper').call({
  "searchQueries": [
    "ワイヤレスイヤホン"
  ],
  "maxResults": 50,
  "maxPagesPerQuery": 3,
  "includeDetails": false,
  "maxRequestRetries": 2
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

You can also run the Actor from Apify Console, schedules, webhooks, the REST API, Make, Zapier, n8n, or the hosted Apify MCP server.

Responsible use

Use this Actor only for data you are authorized to access. Follow the target website's terms, robots and access policies, and applicable privacy, database, copyright, anti-spam, and data-protection laws. Do not use it to bypass authentication or other access controls, collect private data, harass people, or make high-impact decisions without independent verification.

Frequently asked questions

Can I schedule Rakuten Japan Product Scraper?

Yes. Use an Apify schedule to run the same saved input at a chosen interval, then connect a webhook or integration to process the dataset when the run finishes.

How should I test a new input?

Begin with the prefilled example or a small limit. Confirm that the output fields, source coverage, runtime, and live charges match your workflow before increasing the scope.

How do I export the results?

Open the run's default dataset in Apify Console and export JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or RSS. Applications can retrieve the same records through the Apify API client or REST dataset endpoint.

Can an AI agent call this Actor?

Yes. Add muhammadafzal/rakuten-japan-product-scraper through the hosted Apify MCP server or call it through the API. The Actor's input and dataset schemas help agents construct valid requests and interpret returned records.

Last verified: 2026-10-27