# Changelog of ALDI Australia Product Catalog & Special Buys Scraper (`nishat.nahar/aldi-au-product-catalog`) Actor

- **URL**: https://apify.com/nishat.nahar/aldi-au-product-catalog/changelog.md
- **Full Actor documentation**: https://apify.com/nishat.nahar/aldi-au-product-catalog.md

## Changelog

All notable changes to the **ALDI Australia Product Catalog & Special Buys Scraper** will be documented in this file.

### \[0.1.0] - 2026-10-22

#### Initial Release

- **Public API Integration:** Fast, direct querying of ALDI Australia's official public product-search JSON API (`api.aldi.com.au/v3/product-search`).
- **Normalized Unit Pricing:** Standardizes irregular pricing strings into canonical `unitPrice` per `100g`, `100ml`, and `each` for easy comparison modeling.
- **Special Buys Tracking:** Automatically identifies Wednesday and Saturday rotating promotional items and discounts.
- **Category Hierarchy:** Parses full navigation breadcrumbs and category IDs for structured filtering.
- **Zero Bot-Wall Dependency:** Clean HTTP requests with polite rate limiting; no headless browser or residential proxy overhead required.
- **Verified Cloud Compatibility:** Tested and confirmed fully functional on Apify cloud infrastructure.