# Chewy.com Product Scraper (`parseforge/chewy-com-scraper`) Actor Scrapes product listings from Chewy.com — pet food, toys, treats, and supplies. Extracts name, price, autoship price, rating, brand, stock status, deal flags, and more. Supports keyword search and pagination. Perfect for pet retailers tracking competitor prices, market researchers, and price monitor - **URL**: https://apify.com/parseforge/chewy-com-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [ParseForge](https://apify.com/parseforge) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce, Other - **Stats:** 3 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $5.00 / 1,000 results 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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. Actors are written with capital "A". ## 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. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ![ParseForge Banner](https://github.com/ParseForge/apify-assets/blob/ad35ccc13ddd068b9d6cba33f323962e39aed5b2/banner.jpg?raw=true) ## 🐾 Chewy.com Product Scraper Collect pet product listings from Chewy.com without coding. This scraper extracts product name, price, autoship pricing, ratings, brand, stock status, and more, making it perfect for pet retailers tracking competitor pricing, data analysts studying the pet industry, or bargain hunters monitoring deals on pet supplies. > **The Chewy.com Product Scraper collects product listings with up to 22 data fields per item, including autoship pricing, deal flags, price-per-unit, and customer ratings.** ### ✨ What Does It Do - 🖼️ **Product Image** - Get high-resolution product images for catalog building and visual comparison - 📝 **Product Name** - Track exact product titles to identify trends and new arrivals - 💰 **Price Data** - Collect advertised price, autoship price, strike-through price, and price-per-unit for pricing analysis - ⭐ **Customer Ratings** - Monitor average rating and review count to gauge product quality and popularity - 🏷️ **Brand / Manufacturer** - Filter products by brand to track manufacturer presence and market share - 📦 **Stock Status** - Check real-time availability and discontinued status for inventory monitoring - 🎯 **Deal & Exclusive Flags** - Identify deals, Chewy exclusives, new arrivals, and prescription items - 🔄 **Autoship Details** - Track autoship eligibility and discount percentages for subscription analysis ### 🔧 Input - **Search Term** - What product to search for (e.g. "blue buffalo chicken", "cat litter", "dog toys"). - **Max Items** - How many product listings to collect per run Example input: ```json { "searchTerm": "dog food kibble", "maxItems": 10 } ```` ### 📊 Output Each product listing includes up to 22 data fields. Download as JSON, CSV, or Excel. | 🖼️ Product Image | 📝 Product Name | 🔗 Product URL | |---|---|---| | 🆔 Part Number | 🏷️ Brand | 💰 Price | | 💲 Display Price | 🔄 Autoship Price | 📉 Autoship Discount % | | ❌ Strike Price | 📊 Strike Savings % | 📏 Price Per Unit | | ⭐ Rating | 📊 Rating Count | 📋 Description | | 📦 In Stock | 🚫 Discontinued | 🆕 Is New | | 🎯 Is Deal | ✨ Chewy Exclusive | 💊 Prescription | | 🔄 Autoship Allowed | ⏰ Scraped At | ⚠️ Error (if any) | ### 💎 Why Choose the Chewy.com Product Scraper? | Feature | Our Actor | |---|---| | Fast API-based extraction (no browser needed) | ✔️ | | Autoship pricing and discount data | ✔️ | | Customer rating and review count | ✔️ | | Stock status and discontinued flags | ✔️ | | Deal, exclusive, and prescription detection | ✔️ | | CSV, Excel, and JSON export | ✔️ | | Automatic retry logic with exponential backoff | ✔️ | | Support for large-scale collection (1 million+ items) | ✔️ | | Price-per-unit for cost comparison | ✔️ | ### 📋 How to Use No technical skills required. Follow these simple steps: 1. **Sign Up** - [Create a free account with $5 credit](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=vmoqkp) 2. **Find the Tool** - Search for "Chewy.com Product Scraper" in the Apify Store and enter your search term 3. **Run It** - Click "Start" and watch your results appear That's it. No coding, no setup needed. Export your data in CSV, Excel, or JSON format. ### 🎯 Business Use Cases - 📊 **Pet Retailer** - Monitor Chewy's pricing daily across thousands of SKUs to stay competitive on dog food, cat litter, and supplements - 💼 **Market Researcher** - Track brand presence, new product launches, and deal frequency to publish quarterly pet industry reports - 🔬 **Price Tracker** - Build automated price alerts by comparing advertised price, autoship price, and strike-through price over time ### ❓ FAQ **🔍 How does this scraper work?** The scraper connects to Chewy.com's public search API and extracts product fields into structured records. No browser or HTML parsing needed - pure API access for fast and reliable results. **💰 How accurate is the pricing data?** Pricing data comes directly from Chewy's API response. You get the advertised price, autoship discounted price, strike-through price, and price-per-unit exactly as they appear on the site. Prices update in real time with each run. **📅 Can I schedule this to run automatically?** Yes. Use the Apify scheduler to run this actor on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. You can also integrate it with Make, Zapier, or GitHub Actions for automated price monitoring. **⚖️ Is scraping Chewy.com allowed?** This scraper accesses Chewy's public search API that serves their product listing pages. You are collecting publicly visible product data. Always review the site terms of service and ensure your use case complies with local laws and regulations. **🛡️ Will Chewy block me?** The scraper uses Chewy's public search API with standard browser headers. No proxies are needed. Requests are unlikely to be blocked under normal usage patterns. **⚡ How long does a run take?** A run collecting 10 products takes a few seconds. Larger runs of 1,000+ products take under a minute due to efficient API-based pagination. **⚠️ Are there any limits?** Free users get up to 10 items. Paid users can collect up to 1,000,000 results. **🔎 Why did I get a redirect warning?** Some broad search terms cause Chewy to redirect to a category page instead of returning search results. If this happens, try a more specific search term (e.g. "blue buffalo chicken" instead of just "food"). ### 🔗 Integrate Chewy.com Product Scraper with any app - [Make](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/make) - Automate workflows - [Zapier](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/zapier) - Connect 5000+ apps - [GitHub](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/github) - Version control integration - [Slack](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/slack) - Get notifications - [Airbyte](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/airbyte) - Data pipelines - [Google Drive](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/drive) - Export to spreadsheets ### 💡 More ParseForge Actors - [Amazon Reviews Scraper](https://apify.com/parseforge/amazon-reviews-scraper) - Extract customer reviews and ratings from Amazon product pages - [Bonanza Marketplace Scraper](https://apify.com/parseforge/bonanza-scraper) - Extract seller listings and marketplace data - [Copart Public Search Scraper](https://apify.com/parseforge/copart-public-search-scraper) - Search and extract vehicle auction listings - [Hubspot Marketplace Scraper](https://apify.com/parseforge/hubspot-marketplace-scraper) - Collect app and integration data from HubSpot - [PharmacyChecker Scraper](https://apify.com/parseforge/pharmacychecker-scraper) - Find medication costs and pharmacy locations Browse our complete collection of [data extraction tools](https://apify.com/parseforge) for more. ### 🚀 Ready to Start? [Create a free account with $5 credit](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=vmoqkp) and collect your first 100 results for free. No coding, no setup. ### 🆘 Need Help? - Check the FAQ section above for common questions - Visit the [Apify support page](https://docs.apify.com) for documentation and tutorials - Contact us to request a new scraper, propose a custom project, or report an issue at [Tally contact form](https://tally.so/r/BzdKgA) ### ⚠️ Disclaimer > This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Chewy, Inc. or any of its subsidiaries. All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. # Actor input Schema ## `searchTerm` (type: `string`): Product search term (e.g. "blue buffalo chicken", "cat litter", "dog toys"). ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Free users: Limited to 10 items (preview). Paid users: Optional, max 1,000,000 ## Actor input object example ```json { "searchTerm": "dog food kibble", "maxItems": 10 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): Dataset with all scraped items # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "searchTerm": "dog food kibble", "maxItems": 10 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("parseforge/chewy-com-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "searchTerm": "dog food kibble", "maxItems": 10, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("parseforge/chewy-com-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "searchTerm": "dog food kibble", "maxItems": 10 }' | apify call parseforge/chewy-com-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=parseforge/chewy-com-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Chewy.com Product Scraper", "description": "Scrapes product listings from Chewy.com — pet food, toys, treats, and supplies. Extracts name, price, autoship price, rating, brand, stock status, deal flags, and more. Supports keyword search and pagination. Perfect for pet retailers tracking competitor prices, market researchers, and price monitor", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "EcHXirzSIi9S0EW5a" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/parseforge~chewy-com-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-parseforge-chewy-com-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/parseforge~chewy-com-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-parseforge-chewy-com-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/parseforge~chewy-com-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-parseforge-chewy-com-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "searchTerm": { "title": "Search Term", "type": "string", "description": "Product search term (e.g. \"blue buffalo chicken\", \"cat litter\", \"dog toys\")." }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Items", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 1000000, "type": "integer", "description": "Free users: Limited to 10 items (preview). Paid users: Optional, max 1,000,000" } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```