# US Foods Product Catalog Data Scraper (`muhammadafzal/us-foods-catalog-scraper`) Actor

Extract public US Foods product records with names, brands, SKUs, categories, descriptions, images, availability, and public pricing when available.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/muhammadafzal/us-foods-catalog-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Muhammad Afzal](https://apify.com/muhammadafzal) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Business
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $5.00 / 1,000 product records

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — 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

## US Foods Catalog Scraper

Apify Actor that extracts publicly visible US Foods product records from category, brand, and product pages.

Each dataset item contains a stable product URL and name, SKU/product ID when exposed, brand, category, public description, image, availability, breadcrumbs, and a public price only when the source exposes one. US Foods ordering prices and order-guide fields are customer-account-specific, so the actor leaves `price` as `null` when they are not public.

### Input

```json
{
  "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.usfoods.com/products-we-offer/products-by-category/dairy-and-eggs.html" }],
  "searchQueries": [],
  "maxResults": 25,
  "maxPages": 3,
  "includeDescription": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"], "countryCode": "US" }
}
```

The default public category page is dairy and eggs. `searchQueries` filters returned public records by keyword; it does not log in to US Foods Online or access private customer catalogs.

### Local development

```bash
npm ci
npm run typecheck
npm test
npm run build
```

If the public CloudFront edge returns 403, use an owner-authorized US residential Apify proxy and keep the request scope small.

### Reliability notes

- Records are deduplicated by product ID, SKU, or canonical URL.
- Dataset validation happens before result billing.
- A run with all requests blocked fails honestly; an accessible page with no matching products completes with a warning-level diagnostic.

# Actor input Schema

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

Public US Foods category, brand, or product pages. Leave empty to use the dairy and eggs example.

## `searchQueries` (type: `array`):

Optional keywords used to keep products whose public name, brand, category, or description contains at least one keyword. Keywords do not access customer-only order-guide search.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum unique product records.

## `maxPages` (type: `integer`):

Maximum listing pages, including pagination.

## `includeDescription` (type: `boolean`):

Include the public product description when available.

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

Optional Apify proxy configuration. US residential proxy is recommended if CloudFront returns 403.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.usfoods.com/products-we-offer/products-by-category/dairy-and-eggs.html"
    }
  ],
  "searchQueries": [],
  "maxResults": 25,
  "maxPages": 3,
  "includeDescription": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "countryCode": "US"
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `runSummary` (type: `string`):

URL to the run summary record in the default key-value store.

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("muhammadafzal/us-foods-catalog-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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("muhammadafzal/us-foods-catalog-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 '{}' |
apify call muhammadafzal/us-foods-catalog-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,muhammadafzal/us-foods-catalog-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/7lWBgykG99gjCBqnY/builds/Ff2MgKaYsv3Mo5Po7/openapi.json