# Zepto Scraper — grocery prices and MRP in INR (`noahadler/zepto-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Zepto (zepto.com) public catalogue: title, selling price and MRP in INR, pack size and in-stock flag. Pincode is recorded; storeId is the store Zepto assigned after WAF, not a proven dark-store switch. Residential IN. No login.

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

## Pricing

from $0.30 / 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.
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.

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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

## Zepto Scraper — grocery prices and MRP in INR

**Zepto** (`zepto.com`) is Indian **quick-commerce**. This Actor paints the **public catalogue** (home + `/cn/` categories) with Apify **RESIDENTIAL IN** and returns **selling price**, **MRP** (when shown), pack size and an **in-stock flag** (the ADD button). No login.

**Keywords:** zepto scraper · zepto price tracker · india quick commerce prices · zepto product scraper

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### What it does

| Step | Action |
|------|--------|
| 1 | Input: `pincode` (6 digits) + `maxItems` |
| 2 | Opens zepto.com with **RESIDENTIAL IN** (without it you get an empty AWS WAF page) |
| 3 | After the catalogue **paints**, sets a `user_position` cookie from the PIN coordinates |
| 4 | One dataset row per product card that shows a rupee price |

**Pincode vs dark store:** each row stores the **pincode you requested**. `storeId` / `storeCity` come from Zepto’s `serviceability` cookie **if** it is present after paint. Probes with IN residential did **not** switch store between `560001` and `400001` (same `storeId`, priceDiff=0). **Do not treat this as a guaranteed dark-store selector.** IN exits often land Bengaluru.

Zepto’s **search** page asks anonymous users to log in. v0.1 **does not scrape `/search`**. If you pass `query`, it is ignored.

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### Input

| Field | Required | Description |
|-------|----------|-------------|
| `pincode` | Yes | 6-digit Indian PIN (`560001`, `400001`, `110001`…). Recorded on every row. |
| `categoryUrl` | No | Optional `https://www.zepto.com/cn/…` URL to crawl first |
| `query` | No | Ignored in v0.1 (login wall on search) |
| `maxItems` | No | 1–200 rows (default 25) |
| `proxyConfiguration` | Yes in practice | **RESIDENTIAL** + country **IN** |

#### Example (Try it)

```json
{
  "pincode": "560001",
  "maxItems": 25,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "IN"
  }
}
```

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### Output (one product per row)

| Field | Example |
|-------|---------|
| `pincode` | The PIN you sent (not proof of a unique dark store) |
| `storeId` / `storeCity` | UUID / city **if** the cookie has them; otherwise null |
| `productTitle` / `packSize` | Surf Excel Matic… · `1 pack (5 kg)` |
| `price` / `mrp` / `currency` | 599 · 780 · `INR` |
| `inStock` | `true` when the card shows **ADD** (boolean flag, **not** a unit count) |
| `url` / `productVariantId` | `https://www.zepto.com/pn/…/pvid/{uuid}` |
| `error` | Honest row if WAF blocks; message tells you to turn on RESIDENTIAL IN |

There is **no** `availableQuantity`.

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### Pricing

Pay-per-event: cheap volume PPE per product row (see Actor pricing on Apify). You also pay Apify **residential proxy** traffic.

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### Notes

- **Not Blinkit / Instamart.** Same job, different apps — do not mix catalogues.
- Outside India the site often returns HTTP **202** and no products. Country **IN** is not optional.
- `inStock` is a **flag**. Zepto does not expose a reliable public unit counter on the card.
- Public Terms of Use restrict robots (clause 10.4) and commercial copying of the platform (10.2). You are responsible for how you use the data. This Actor only reads what the public storefront already shows.

# Actor input Schema

## `pincode` (type: `string`):

6-digit Indian PIN, e.g. 560001 (Bengaluru), 400001 (Mumbai). Recorded on every row. storeId is Zepto’s assigned store after paint — probes did not prove a switch between 560001 and 400001.

## `categoryUrl` (type: `string`):

Optional zepto.com /cn/… category URL to crawl first. Leave empty to start from the homepage plus auto-discovered categories.

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

Not used. Zepto's public search page asks for login. Kept so Store users who type a keyword still get the pincode catalogue instead of a hard fail.

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

Maximum product rows (1–200). Default 25 so Try it returns a usable list, not one SKU.

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

Zepto serves an empty AWS WAF page outside India. Use Apify RESIDENTIAL with country IN (Lazada lesson: country aligned to the marketplace).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "pincode": "560001",
  "maxItems": 25,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "IN"
  }
}
```

# 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 = {
    "pincode": "560001"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("noahadler/zepto-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 = { "pincode": "560001" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("noahadler/zepto-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 '{
  "pincode": "560001"
}' |
apify call noahadler/zepto-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,noahadler/zepto-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/VyjgVuUBhhXnYKw1X/builds/JEwY4RmudCEAL48vI/openapi.json