# Five Below Scraper: Prices & Stock by ZIP Code (`niches/five-below-scraper`) Actor

Five Below back-to-school, party and everyday products by search and ZIP code, as sold on Instacart: price, sale and regular price, unit price, stock level, brand, size, image and link. Every run shows what changed since your last one. No account needed.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/niches/five-below-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Niches](https://apify.com/niches) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Lead generation
- **Security:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.60 / 1,000 products

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

## 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.

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

## Five Below Scraper: prices, sale prices, stock and price tracking by ZIP code

Get **Five Below products without an account**: **price, sale and regular price, the discount, unit price, stock level, brand, size, image and link**, for any search, at the shop that serves each ZIP code.

**Prices are the ones Five Below charges on Instacart** for that ZIP code, for delivery or pickup. Instacart carries the part of the store's range that can go out the same day, so not every product in the store is there. Every row says which shop and which fulfilment it is for.

**Try it in a minute:** the form is filled in. Press Start and you get 20 real products for about $0.04.

**Run it again and see what changed:** every product is compared with your last run, with nothing to set up and at no extra cost. Schedule it daily and filter on `priceStatus` for a price-drop feed.

Built for **price monitoring in the whole US**, **brand and seller checks**, **promotion tracking** and **price comparison apps**.

### What you get

| Field | What it holds |
|---|---|
| Products | `productId`, `title`, `brand`, `size`, `price`, `regularPrice`, `onSale`, `discount`, `currency`, `unitPrice`, `unitOfMeasure`, `dietary`, `image`, `url`, `search`, `rank` |
| At the shop | `chain`, `storeId`, `shopId`, `fulfillment`, `zipCode`, `stockLevel`, `inStock` |
| Price tracking, on every row | `previousPrice`, `priceChange`, `priceChangePercent`, `priceStatus` (`first-seen`, `unchanged`, `dropped`, `raised`, `no-price`), `firstSeenAt` |

### What people use it for

- **Price monitoring:** track the same searches in the same ZIP codes every day
- **Promotion tracking:** every sale price with the regular price and the discount
- **Regional pricing:** see how one product's price moves from ZIP code to ZIP code
- **Competitor research:** compare brands, sizes and unit prices
- **Price comparison apps:** a clean feed with images and links
- **Stock checks:** Instacart's stock level per shop for CPG brands

### How to use it

1. Enter **searches** and **ZIP codes**.
2. Choose **delivery or pickup** prices, or turn on **On sale only**.
3. Click **Start**. Schedule it daily and filter on `priceStatus`.

### Input

| Field | Example | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Searches | `phone case` | Words to search for |
| ZIP codes | `19104` | The shop serving each |
| Most products per search | `100` | Up to 500 |
| Prices for | `Delivery` | Or pickup |
| On sale only | off | Only sale products |
| Track price changes | on | Compares every product with your last run, free |

### Output

Each result is one row in the run's dataset (download it as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML or HTML, or read it through the API). An example row (values shortened):

```json
{
  "kind": "product",
  "productId": "12345678",
  "title": "Sample Brand Clear Phone Case",
  "brand": "Sample Brand",
  "size": "1 each",
  "price": 5.0,
  "regularPrice": 6.0,
  "onSale": true,
  "discount": "17% off",
  "currency": "USD",
  "unitPrice": null,
  "unitOfMeasure": null,
  "stockLevel": "Many in stock",
  "inStock": true,
  "dietary": null,
  "chain": "Five Below",
  "storeId": "000000",
  "shopId": "0000",
  "fulfillment": "delivery",
  "zipCode": "19104",
  "search": "phone case",
  "rank": 1,
  "previousPrice": 6.0,
  "priceChange": -1.0,
  "priceStatus": "dropped",
  "url": "https://www.instacart.com/store/five-below/products/12345678-sample-brand-clear-phone-case"
}
```

A record named `SUMMARY` in the run's key-value store says what each input returned, with any notes (for example an account that does not exist), what was charged and how much traffic the run used.

### Pricing

- **$2 per 1,000 products** on Free and Bronze, less on Silver and Gold.
- Price tracking costs nothing extra.
- Searches with no priced products, and refused pages, are free.

What typical jobs cost at the list price:

| Job | Cost |
|---|---|
| One search at one ZIP code, 20 products | about $0.04 |
| 10 searches at 5 ZIP codes, 100 each, about 5,000 products | about $10.00 |
| Daily check of 200 products for a month | about $12.00 |

On Apify's Scale and Business plans the per-event prices are lower (Store discounts). Set **Maximum cost per run** and the Actor stops cleanly when it is reached: you never pay more than that.

### Tips

- Use specific searches: a brand, a size or a type returns a tighter list than one general word.
- Schedule a daily run and filter on `priceStatus` = `dropped` for a price-drop feed.
- Give several ZIP codes to compare one product's price across regions.

### Use it through the API

**Python**

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>")
run = client.actor("Niches/five-below-scraper").call(run_input={"searches": ["phone case"], "zipCodes": ["19104"], "maxProductsPerSearch": 20})
for row in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(row)
```

**JavaScript**

```js
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>' });
const run = await client.actor('Niches/five-below-scraper').call({"searches": ["phone case"], "zipCodes": ["19104"], "maxProductsPerSearch": 20});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
```

**HTTP (one call, results back)**

```bash
curl -X POST 'https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/Niches~five-below-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"searches": ["phone case"], "zipCodes": ["19104"], "maxProductsPerSearch": 20}'
```

### Integrations and schedules

- **Schedules:** run it every hour, day or week from the Apify Console (Schedules) and keep a history of results.
- **Make, Zapier, n8n, Google Sheets, Slack, Airtable:** connect it through Apify's integrations, or send each finished run to a **webhook**.
- **Datasets:** results stay in the run's dataset; export them or read them by API whenever you need them.

### Use it with AI agents (MCP)

Add Apify's MCP server with this Actor already pinned (`https://mcp.apify.com?tools=Niches/five-below-scraper`) to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code or any MCP client. The agent can find this Actor and run it for you: ask it for "Five Below's phone case prices near 19104, with what is on sale". AI agents can also pay for runs directly through Apify's agentic payments.

### Limits

- **Prices are Instacart's, not the shelf's:** Instacart carries the part of the store's range that can go out the same day, so not every product in the store is there. Each row says the shop, ZIP code and fulfilment.
- UPCs, aisles and shelf positions are not on Instacart, so they are not in the rows.
- Up to 500 products per search; a common word returns 100 to 400.
- If an address is refused the Actor tries another and never solves a check. Searches it could not read are listed in SUMMARY and not charged.

### FAQ

**How does price tracking work?**

Each run compares every product with your last run and adds the previous price, the change and a status. It keeps one small key-value store in your Apify account and costs nothing extra. Run one list at a time, or give each list its own tracking name.

**Do I need an Instacart or Five Below account?**

No. It reads what a signed-out shopper sees on Instacart.

**How do I choose a store?**

Give a ZIP code: the Five Below shop that serves it on Instacart is used, and every row names it.

**Why is a price different from the store?**

These are the prices Five Below charges on Instacart for that ZIP code and fulfilment, which can be higher than on the shelf.

### Support

Questions, a site that changed, or a field you need? Open an issue on this Actor's **Issues** tab: we answer there, usually within a day.

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# Actor input Schema

## `searches` (type: `array`):

What to search for, one per line, as you would type it in the shop, such as phone case.

## `zipCodes` (type: `array`):

Each ZIP code gets the Five Below shop that serves it on Instacart. Prices and stock differ by shop and every row says which.

## `maxProductsPerSearch` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many products for each search at each shop, in the shop's own order. Common words return 100 to 400.

## `fulfillment` (type: `string`):

Instacart can price delivery and pickup differently. If a shop offers only one, that one is used and the row says so.

## `onSaleOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Only products with a sale price. Other rows are never charged.

## `trackPrices` (type: `boolean`):

Compares every product with your last run and adds the previous price, the change and a status. Free.

## `trackingName` (type: `string`):

Optional: separate lists keep separate histories.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searches": [
    "phone case"
  ],
  "zipCodes": [
    "19104"
  ],
  "maxProductsPerSearch": 20,
  "fulfillment": "delivery",
  "onSaleOnly": false,
  "trackPrices": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Dataset: the results.

## `summary` (type: `string`):

What each input returned, and notes.

# 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 = {
    "searches": [
        "phone case"
    ],
    "zipCodes": [
        "19104"
    ],
    "maxProductsPerSearch": 20
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("niches/five-below-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 = {
    "searches": ["phone case"],
    "zipCodes": ["19104"],
    "maxProductsPerSearch": 20,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("niches/five-below-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 '{
  "searches": [
    "phone case"
  ],
  "zipCodes": [
    "19104"
  ],
  "maxProductsPerSearch": 20
}' |
apify call niches/five-below-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,niches/five-below-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/RcrzVRV61xAdlSROC/builds/D7T4V27WCgREKledl/openapi.json