PetFlow Product Scraper

PetFlow Product Scraper

Scrape PetFlow product data from any category, brand or search page, up to the full catalog of about 4,000 products in one run. Get names, price ranges, brands, variant SKUs, ratings, reviews and pet attributes in one flat row per product. No login or API key. Export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.

PetFlow has no public API, so building a feed of pet food, treats, or supplies means copying product data by hand. This Actor opens the PetFlow page you give it, reads the same product search the storefront uses, collects every product that page lists (not only the first screen), and returns each one as a clean row you can load into a spreadsheet or database.

Who uses it	What they scrape PetFlow for
Pet product retailers	Monitor competitor pricing and assortment on PetFlow
Market researchers	Track which pet food brands and formulas PetFlow is promoting
Price comparison sites	Build a daily feed of PetFlow product prices and price ranges
Dropshippers	Pull PetFlow product details to list on their own store

What it does

This Actor collects PetFlow products from a category or search URL and returns each product as one flat row with its name, price range, brand, variants, rating and pet attributes.

• 🔗 Category, brand or search input: point the Actor at any PetFlow category, brand or search URL and it collects every product that page lists.
• ↕️ Storefront sorting: relevance, price low to high, price high to low, newest or top rated.
• 🏷️ Rich rows: price range, parent and variant SKUs, rating, review count, views, category path, lifestage, breed size, main ingredient, special conditions, free-from allergens, badges and promo text.
• 🔢 Item cap: set a maximum number of products per run so a broad category does not run away from you.
• 📦 Flat rows: every product comes back as one row, ready for CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML export.

Results export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML, or straight from the API.

What you can do with PetFlow data

📈 Track competitor prices.

A pet supply retailer runs the Actor on PetFlow's dog food category every morning and compares the returned prices against their own store to stay competitive.

🧪 Research brand assortment.

A market analyst scrapes PetFlow search results for a specific brand to see which formulas and sizes are currently listed, with their ratings and review counts.

🛒 Feed a price comparison site.

A developer schedules the Actor on several PetFlow categories and pipes the flat product rows into a comparison database for shoppers.

📦 Source dropshipping products.

A dropshipper scrapes a PetFlow category, filters the rows by rating and lifestage, and imports the product details into their own storefront.

Why choose this scraper

	What you get
No API needed	Reads the public PetFlow pages directly, so there is no key to register or rate limit to manage
One row per product	Every product is returned as a flat record that drops straight into a spreadsheet or database
Runs on schedule	Schedule the Actor to refresh your PetFlow data daily or hourly without manual copying
Full catalog in a minute	Collect all ~4,000 PetFlow products in a single run when you need the whole catalog

Output

One row per product. A real row from https://www.petflow.com/shop/dog/food/:

{
 "name": "Fromm Gold Adult Dog Food",
 "brand": "Fromm",
 "url": "https://www.petflow.com/product/fromm/fromm-gold-adult-dry-dog-food/",
 "imageUrl": "https://www.petflow.com/media/catalog/product/cache/6517c62f5899ad6aa0ba23ceb3eeff97/L/R/LR_gold_dog_dry_adult_5lb_072705115273large_9382.png",
 "productId": "64797",
 "sku": "C300431",
 "variantSkus": ["23101", "23099", "56347"],
 "variantCount": 3,
 "price": 19.94,
 "maxPrice": 62.19,
 "priceRange": "$19.94 - $62.19",
 "currency": "USD",
 "rating": 4.89,
 "reviewCount": 746,
 "viewCount": 5682,
 "category": "Shop > Dog > Food > Dry",
 "subcategories": ["Dry"],
 "productType": "Dry Food",
 "pet": "Dog",
 "lifestage": "Adult",
 "breedSize": "All Breeds",
 "mainIngredient": "Duck",
 "specialConditions": ["Contains Grain", "Corn-Free", "No Corn No Wheat No Soy"],
 "freeFrom": ["Beef", "Corn", "Pork", "Soy", "Wheat"],
 "badges": ["Made in the USA"],
 "madeInUsa": true,
 "prescriptionRequired": false,
 "promoText": null,
 "listedAt": "2024-10-17T17:38:41.000Z",
 "scrapedAt": "2026-09-17T14:55:57.945Z"
}

Field	What it holds
price / maxPrice / priceRange	Cheapest and most expensive size, and the range as PetFlow shows it
sku / variantSkus / variantCount	Parent SKU and the SKU of every size or flavor
rating / reviewCount / viewCount	Average star rating, number of reviews and product page views
category / subcategories	Deepest category path and the category names without the path
productType, pet, lifestage, breedSize, mainIngredient	The attributes PetFlow filters by. Empty when PetFlow does not set them for that product
specialConditions	Diet tags such as Grain-Free or Limited Ingredient
freeFrom	PetFlow's "Allergic To" filter: allergens the product is suitable for
badges, madeInUsa, prescriptionRequired, promoText	Product badges, USA origin, vet prescription flag and the brand promotion text
listedAt	When the product was added to PetFlow

PetFlow's product search does not expose stock levels or descriptions, so those are not in the rows.

How it compares

No other Store actor targets PetFlow the same way, so the honest comparison is with the alternatives teams actually weigh.

	PetFlow Product Scraper	Build it in-house	By hand
Setup	Run it now, zero config	Days of engineering	None, but hours per pull
When PetFlow changes	Maintained for you	You fix it	You re-learn the page
Proxies, retries, anti-bot	Built in	Your problem	Browser only
Output	Fixed JSON schema, CSV/Excel export	Whatever you build	Copy-paste
Cost	Pay per result	Engineering time	Analyst hours

Configure the run

Drive the Actor from a single PetFlow category, brand or search URL, pick a sort order, and set a maximum product count to keep the run bounded. PetFlow only lets US residential traffic through, and that is the default proxy. The Input tab lists every parameter.

A first run with the defaults:

{
 "startUrl": "https://www.petflow.com/shop/dog/food/",
 "maxItems": 10
}

A larger pull:

{
 "startUrl": "https://www.petflow.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=treats",
 "maxItems": 200,
 "sortBy": "price_asc"
}

Pricing

Pay-per-result: $0.06534 per result collected. You pay only for the results written to your dataset.

Results collected	Approximate cost
100 results	$6.53
1,000 results	$65.34
10,000 results	$653.40

New Apify accounts start with $5 in free credit.

Free users

Free-plan runs return up to 10 results as a preview. Upgrade your Apify plan to collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.

Run it

1. Create a free Apify account with $5 in credit.
2. Open the PetFlow Product Scraper.
3. Set your inputs and any filters, then click Start.
4. Export the results as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML from the Dataset tab.

Run it programmatically through the Apify API (run-sync-get-dataset-items) or the ApifyClient for JavaScript and Python.

Use with AI agents (MCP)

Give an AI agent live access to PetFlow through the Model Context Protocol. Add the Actor to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client:

$claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=parseforge/petflow-scraper"

Then prompt it in plain language to run the scraper and read back the results.

Troubleshooting

Why am I getting no results?

Check that the startUrl points to a PetFlow category, brand or search page and that products are visible when you open it in a private browser window. If you changed the proxy, switch back to the default US residential proxy: PetFlow blocks datacenter and non-US traffic.

Why did the run stop before reaching maxItems?

The Actor stops when the page has no more products. If the category has fewer products than your maxItems, the run finishes with fewer items. The whole PetFlow catalog is about 4,000 products.

Why are some product fields empty?

PetFlow does not set every attribute on every product (for example, main ingredient or breed size on toys). Empty fields mean PetFlow has no value for that product.

Why did the run fail with a timeout?

The full catalog takes about a minute once the page opens. If PetFlow's security check is slow, the run keeps trying new US exits until shortly before the timeout and then delivers what it has. Run it again, or give it a longer timeout.

FAQ

Question	Answer
What can I scrape with this Actor?	Any PetFlow category, brand or search page. Paste the URL into the startUrl field and the Actor collects every product listed on that page, up to your maxItems limit.
Do I need a PetFlow account or API key?	No. The Actor reads the public PetFlow pages directly, so there is no login, app registration, or API key required.
What data comes back for each product?	Each product is returned as a flat row with name, price range, brand, parent and variant SKUs, rating, reviews and pet attributes. The Output section above lists every field.
Can I scrape multiple categories in one run?	The Actor takes one start URL per run. To scrape multiple categories, run the Actor once per URL, or use Apify's scheduler to run several URLs on a schedule.
How many products can I collect?	Everything the page lists, up to the whole PetFlow catalog (about 4,000 products). maxItems stops the run earlier.
What export formats are supported?	You can export the results to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML directly from the Apify dataset.
Does the Actor handle pagination?	Yes. It collects every product the page lists, not only the first screen, until it reaches your maxItems limit or the end of the listing.
Can I schedule this Actor to run automatically?	Yes, you can schedule it to run daily, hourly, or on any custom interval from the Apify console.

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⚠️ Disclaimer. This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by PetFlow.com. It collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for using the collected data in compliance with the source's terms of service and applicable data-protection laws, including GDPR, CCPA, and PIPL. Do not use it to collect personal data unlawfully.