# Flipkart Products Scraper — India Catalog Search (`noahadler/flipkart-products`) Actor

Scrape Flipkart India catalog search: title, INR price, MRP, discount %, rating, brand, key specs, product URL. HTTP-only via **INITIAL\_STATE** PRODUCT\_SUMMARY. Use Apify RESIDENTIAL + IN — Akamai often blocks bare IPs.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/noahadler/flipkart-products.md
- **Developed by:** [Noah Adler](https://apify.com/noahadler) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.50 / 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.

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

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# README

## Flipkart Products Scraper — India Catalog Search

**Flipkart India** catalog search: **title**, **INR price**, **MRP**, **discount %**, **rating**, **rating count**, **brand**, **key specs**, product URL and image — one clean Dataset row per listing.

HTTP-only (`curl_cffi` + Chrome TLS). Parses Flipkart’s public `window.__INITIAL_STATE__` / `is_script` / `__NEXT_DATA__` and extracts **PRODUCT\_SUMMARY** widgets.

> **Proxy:** Flipkart sits behind **Akamai** geo/antibot. Production runs need **Apify RESIDENTIAL** with country **IN**. Without it, expect a soft-fail error row (403/challenge) — not fake empty success.

**Why this Actor:** India B2C catalog · Clean PPE schema · Keyword **or** search URL · No Playwright · Honest antibot limits · Racimo IN (Naukri + IndiaMART + Flipkart)

**Store icon:** set the Actor icon in Apify Console (PNG not shipped in this repo).

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### What this Actor does

| Step | Action |
|------|--------|
| 1 | Accept `query` and/or `searchUrl`, optional `sort` / `maxItems` |
| 2 | Build `https://www.flipkart.com/search?q=…` (or reuse your URL + `page=`) |
| 3 | `GET` with `curl_cffi` impersonate `chrome124` |
| 4 | Parse `__INITIAL_STATE__` → `PRODUCT_SUMMARY` → product cards |
| 5 | Normalize price / MRP / discount / rating / brand / specs → Dataset |
| 6 | Paginate until `maxItems` or empty page |

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### Input

| Field | Required | Description |
|-------|----------|-------------|
| `query` | One of query/URL | Keyword (e.g. `wireless earbuds`) |
| `searchUrl` | One of query/URL | Full Flipkart search/category URL (keeps filters) |
| `sort` | No | `relevance`, `price_asc`, `price_desc`, `popularity`, `recency_desc` |
| `maxItems` | No | 1–200 (default 40) |
| `proxyConfiguration` | No | Default RESIDENTIAL; Actor injects `IN` if country empty |

#### Example

```json
{
  "query": "wireless earbuds",
  "sort": "relevance",
  "maxItems": 40,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "IN"
  }
}
```

#### Example with search URL

```json
{
  "searchUrl": "https://www.flipkart.com/search?q=iphone+15&sid=tyy%2C4io",
  "maxItems": 20
}
```

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### Output example

```json
{
  "productId": "MOBGTAGPHZXYABC",
  "title": "boAt Airdopes 141 Bluetooth Truly Wireless…",
  "price": 999.0,
  "mrp": 4490.0,
  "discountPercent": 77.0,
  "currency": "INR",
  "rating": 4.1,
  "ratingCount": 185432,
  "brand": "boAt",
  "detailUrl": "https://www.flipkart.com/boat-airdopes-…/p/itm…",
  "imageUrl": "https://rukminim2.flixcart.com/image/312/312/…",
  "keySpecs": ["Bluetooth 5.0", "Up to 42 Hours Playback"],
  "query": "wireless earbuds",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-09-22T00:00:00Z",
  "error": false,
  "errorMessage": null
}
```

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### Output fields

| Field | Notes |
|-------|--------|
| `productId` | Flipkart product / listing id when present |
| `title`, `brand` | From `titles` / brand fields |
| `price`, `mrp`, `discountPercent` | INR; discount from `totalDiscount` or derived |
| `currency` | Always `INR` |
| `rating`, `ratingCount` | Average + count |
| `detailUrl`, `imageUrl` | Absolute URLs (`{@width}` → 312) |
| `keySpecs` | List of highlight strings (or string fallback) |
| `query`, `scrapedAt`, `error`, `errorMessage` | Run metadata |

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### Quick start (API)

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_TOKEN>")
run = client.actor("noahadler/flipkart-products").call(
    run_input={
        "query": "wireless earbuds",
        "maxItems": 20,
        "proxyConfiguration": {
            "useApifyProxy": True,
            "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
            "apifyProxyCountry": "IN",
        },
    }
)
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item.get("title"), item.get("price"), item.get("detailUrl"))
```

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### Use cases

- India ecommerce price / discount monitoring
- Catalog snapshots for PPE pipelines
- Competitor assortment vs Amazon.in / other IN marketplaces
- Lead gen for brands / sellers visible on Flipkart search

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### Limitations

- **Akamai:** without RESIDENTIAL **IN**, runs often soft-fail with a clear `error` row.
- **SSR layout:** Flipkart may change slot IDs; this Actor keys off `PRODUCT_SUMMARY`, not a fixed slot.
- **Search cards only (v0.1):** no deep `/p/itm…` enrichment, no reviews crawl.
- Respect Flipkart Terms of Service and applicable laws.

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### FAQ

**Do I need both query and searchUrl?**\
No — provide either. If both are set, the Actor uses `searchUrl` for fetching and keeps `query` as metadata when present.

**Why error on first run?**\
Almost always missing India residential proxy. Enable Apify Proxy → RESIDENTIAL → IN.

**Does this use Playwright?**\
No. HTTP only (`curl_cffi` + Chrome TLS fingerprint).

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### Keywords

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# Actor input Schema

## `query` (type: `string`):

Product keyword as on Flipkart (e.g. wireless earbuds, iphone 15). Required unless searchUrl is set.

## `searchUrl` (type: `string`):

Optional full Flipkart search/category URL (https://www.flipkart.com/search?q=…). Overrides query when set; preserves filters in the URL.

## `sort` (type: `string`):

Catalog sort (applied when building from query; ignored if searchUrl already has sort=).

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

Maximum product rows (1–200). Paginated via ?page=N.

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

Strongly recommended: Apify RESIDENTIAL. If you leave country empty in the proxy editor, the Actor injects apifyProxyCountry=IN. Without India residential, Flipkart/Akamai often returns 403 or a challenge page.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "query": "wireless earbuds",
  "sort": "relevance",
  "maxItems": 40,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `products` (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 = {
    "query": "wireless earbuds"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("noahadler/flipkart-products").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 = { "query": "wireless earbuds" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("noahadler/flipkart-products").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 '{
  "query": "wireless earbuds"
}' |
apify call noahadler/flipkart-products --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

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/cmZxr06UsP4zH8X5i/builds/zcvdRwHeTZPgJ4pK4/openapi.json