Subito.it Elettronica Scraper

Fast and optimized scraper for electronics listings on Subito.it, Italy's leading classifieds marketplace.

🎯 What it does

Extracts electronics listings from Subito.it based on your search criteria:

• Search by keyword within the Elettronica category
• Filter by price range
• Get clean, structured JSON data
• Scrape multiple pages efficiently
• Optimized for low memory usage and fast performance

💰 Who is this for

• 📱 Tech buyers looking for second-hand devices at the best price
• 🏪 Electronics resellers monitoring the used device market
• 🔍 Deal hunters tracking specific models or brands
• 📊 Price comparison and market research across product types
• 🤖 Automated deal alerts for limited-stock or high-demand devices
• 📈 Market trend analysis for smartphones, laptops, and gaming consoles

🚀 Input

{
  "keyword": "iphone 14",
  "minPrice": 100,
  "maxPrice": 500,
  "maxPages": 5,
  "location": "milano"
}

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
keyword	string	Yes	—	What to search for (e.g., 'iphone 14', 'playstation 5', 'macbook')
minPrice	integer	No	null	Minimum price in euros
maxPrice	integer	No	null	Maximum price in euros
maxPages	integer	No	3	Number of pages to scrape (max: 50, ~30 results per page)
location	string	No	null	Location filter (e.g., 'milano', 'roma', 'italia')

Example inputs

Search for iPhone 14 under €500:

{
  "keyword": "iphone 14",
  "maxPrice": 500,
  "maxPages": 3
}

Search for PlayStation 5 nationwide:

{
  "keyword": "playstation 5",
  "maxPages": 5,
  "location": "italia"
}

Search for MacBook with price range:

{
  "keyword": "macbook",
  "minPrice": 300,
  "maxPrice": 1000,
  "maxPages": 3,
  "location": "roma"
}

📦 Output

Clean JSON array with each listing containing:

{
  "title": "iPhone 14 Pro 128GB Viola - come nuovo",
  "price": 450,
  "priceRaw": "450 €",
  "currency": "EUR",
  "link": "https://www.subito.it/...",
  "location": "Milano (MI)",
  "images": ["image_url"]
}

Output fields

Field	Type	Description
title	string	Listing title as shown on Subito.it
price	number	Parsed price as a number (null if not available)
priceRaw	string	Raw price string as shown (e.g., "450 €")
currency	string	Always "EUR"
link	string	Full URL to the listing on Subito.it
location	string	Seller location (city and province)
images	array	Array with the first listing image URL

⚙️ How it works

1. Builds search URL targeting https://www.subito.it/annunci-italia/vendita/elettronica/
2. Appends your keyword, price filters, and pagination parameters
3. Navigates through result pages with an optimized Playwright browser
4. Extracts listing details efficiently using DOM selectors
5. Returns structured data ready for use

🔧 Technical details

• Uses Playwright with optimized browser settings
• Handles pagination automatically
• Low memory footprint (< 1GB RAM)
• Optimized selectors for fast extraction
• Efficient cookie consent handling
• Reduced timeouts for faster scraping
• Blocks images, fonts, and media to minimize memory usage

📊 Performance

Pages	Approx. results	Approx. run time	Memory usage
1	~30	~30s	< 512MB
3 (default)	~90	~90s	< 1GB
10	~300	~5min	< 1GB
50 (max)	~1500	~25min	< 2GB

💡 Use cases

For consumers: Find the best deal on a specific phone model or laptop before buying new

For resellers: Monitor listings for underpriced electronics to flip at a profit

For researchers: Analyze second-hand pricing trends for a device category (e.g., used iPhones, gaming consoles) across Italian cities

📊 Pricing

• Free tier: Try it with $5 free credits monthly
• Pay per result: $X per 1,000 results
• No subscription required

🛟 Support

Found a bug? Have a feature request? Open an issue on GitHub or contact via Apify.

⚖️ Legal

This scraper respects Subito.it's terms of service and robots.txt. Only publicly available data is extracted. Use responsibly and in accordance with local laws.

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Built with ❤️ using Apify and Crawlee