# ProductReview.com.au Reviews Scraper (`parseforge/productreview-com-au-reviews-scraper`) Actor

Scrape real customer reviews from ProductReview.com.au including product names and URLs, reviewer names with location, ratings, dates, and full review text. Use categories or search to target specific products. Great for brand monitoring, market research, and customer feedback analysis.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/parseforge/productreview-com-au-reviews-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [ParseForge](https://apify.com/parseforge) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Marketing
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $3.62 / 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

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

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### ProductReview.com.au Reviews Scraper

**Scrape reviews from ProductReview.com.au by category, search query, or URL, up to a million per run.** Every review comes with the product name, rating, review text, reviewer name and location, and the review date. No login or API key. Export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.

ProductReview.com.au is Australia's largest consumer review site, but its official API is not publicly available and manual copy-pasting is slow. This Actor reads the public review pages directly, filtered by category or search term, and returns each review in one fixed schema.

| Who uses it | What they scrape ProductReview.com.au for |
|---|---|
| Market researchers | Analyse consumer sentiment on Australian products and services. |
| E-commerce managers | Monitor competitor product reviews for strengths and weaknesses. |
| Brand analysts | Track brand reputation across categories like electronics, home, and garden. |
| Data scientists | Build training datasets of Australian consumer reviews for NLP models. |

### What it does

This Actor collects reviews from ProductReview.com.au by category page, search query, or direct URL, and returns each review as a flat row with product name, rating, review text, reviewer details, and date.

- 🔍 **Search by query:** Provide a search term to find reviews for specific products or brands.
- 📂 **Scrape by category:** Start from a category page (e.g., electronics) to collect all reviews in that vertical.
- 🔗 **Direct URL input:** Supply any ProductReview.com.au page URL for targeted scraping.
- 📊 **Automatic pagination:** The Actor follows next-page links to collect all available reviews up to your max limit.

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

### What you can do with ProductReview.com.au data

**📈 Track consumer sentiment on Australian products.**

A market researcher runs the scraper on the electronics category to see which brands have the highest ratings this quarter.

**🛒 Monitor competitor reviews for product insights.**

An e-commerce manager scrapes reviews for a competitor's product line to identify common complaints and improve their own offering.

**📊 Build a dataset for Australian review analysis.**

A data scientist collects reviews across home and garden categories to train a sentiment model on Australian English.

**🔍 Find top-rated products in a niche.**

A consumer runs a search for 'best vacuum cleaner' and scrapes the results to compare ratings and review counts.

### Why choose this scraper

| | What you get |
|---|---|
| **Product name** | The name of the product being reviewed. |
| **Rating** | The star rating given by the reviewer (1-5). |
| **Review text** | The full body of the review. |
| **Reviewer name** | The display name of the reviewer. |
| **Reviewer location** | The reviewer's stated location (if provided). |
| **Review date** | The date the review was posted. |

### How it compares

This Actor competes with other ProductReview.com.au scrapers on the Apify Store. Here is how it compares on key features.

| Feature | ParseForge | Product Reviews AU \[$1💰] Listings and Reviews Scraper | ProductReview.com.au Search Scraper | ProductReview.com.au Reviews Scraper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full review text | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Reviewer location | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Search query filter | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not listed |
| Category scraping | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Not listed |
| Automatic pagination | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not listed |
| Max 1,000,000 items | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |

### What a ProductReview.com.au record looks like

Every record returns as one flat JSON row. Here is a real one from a run:

```json
{
 "imageUrl": "https://cdn.productreview.com.au/resize/avatar/28c57dde-5d76-3ace-9a7c-005df561e7fc?cover=true&height=80&v=2&width=80",
 "productName": "SpinTel Internet",
 "productUrl": "https://www.productreview.com.au/listings/spin",
 "reviewerName": "Danny",
 "reviewerAvatarUrl": "https://cdn.productreview.com.au/resize/avatar/28c57dde-5d76-3ace-9a7c-005df561e7fc?cover=true&height=80&v=2&width=80",
 "rating": 5,
 "reviewDate": "2026-08-19T01:21:16.000Z",
 "reviewText": "Dar was friendly and extremely helpful with my enquiry happy birthday on the 26/8 Dar",
 "scrapedAt": "2026-08-19T01:57:11.233Z"
}
```

Every value above comes from a real run. A field a record does not have comes back as `null`.

### Configure the run

Drive the Actor from a start URL, optionally with a search query, and set a maximum number of reviews. The scraper reads each review page and collects every review it finds, so you get a complete dataset. The Input tab lists every parameter.

A first run with the defaults:

```json
{
 "startUrls": [
 {
 "url": "https://www.productreview.com.au"
 }
 ],
 "maxItems": 10
}
```

A larger pull:

```json
{
 "startUrls": [
 {
 "url": "https://www.productreview.com.au"
 }
 ],
 "maxItems": 200
}
```

### Free users

Free-plan runs return up to 10 results as a preview. [Upgrade your Apify plan](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=vmoqkp) to collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.

### Run it

1. [Create a free Apify account with $5 in credit](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=vmoqkp).
2. Open the [ProductReview.com.au Reviews Scraper](https://apify.com/parseforge/productreview-com-au-reviews-scraper?fpr=vmoqkp).
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](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2) (`run-sync-get-dataset-items`) or the [ApifyClient](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js) for JavaScript and Python.

### Use with AI agents (MCP)

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

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=parseforge/productreview-com-au-reviews-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 your start URL is a valid ProductReview.com.au page (e.g., a category or search results page). If using a search query, ensure it matches existing products.

**The scraper only returns 10 items even though I set a higher max.**

Free accounts are limited to 10 items as a preview. Upgrade to a paid plan to scrape more.

**Some reviews are missing fields like reviewer location.**

Not all reviewers provide a location. The field will be empty in those cases.

**The run takes too long.**

Reduce the maxItems limit or narrow your start URL to a specific category or search term.

**I get an error about invalid URL.**

Ensure the URL starts with https://www.productreview.com.au and is a page that contains reviews.

### FAQ

| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Do I need an API key or login to use this scraper? | No. The Actor accesses public pages on ProductReview.com.au without any authentication. |
| Can I scrape reviews from a specific product page? | Yes. Provide the product's review page URL as a start URL, and the Actor will collect all reviews on that page. |
| What data fields are returned? | Each review includes product name, rating, review text, reviewer name, reviewer location, review date, and more. The full list appears in the dataset preview after a run. |
| How many reviews can I scrape? | Free users are limited to 10 reviews as a preview. Paid users can set a maximum up to 1,000,000 reviews per run. |
| Does the scraper handle pagination? | Yes. It automatically follows next-page links to collect all reviews up to your specified limit. |
| Can I filter by category or search term? | Yes. Provide a category URL (e.g., electronics) or use the search query field to filter products. |
| What export formats are supported? | You can export the dataset as CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML from the Apify platform. |
| Is the data up-to-date? | The Actor scrapes live data from ProductReview.com.au at the time of the run, so the results reflect the current state of the site. |
| Can I scrape reviews from multiple categories in one run? | Yes. Provide multiple start URLs (one per category) and the Actor will process them sequentially. |
| Does the scraper work with mobile or tablet views? | The Actor uses the desktop version of the site, which contains all review data. |

### Related actors

- [productreview-com-au-reviews-scraper](https://apify.com/parseforge/productreview-com-au-reviews-scraper?fpr=vmoqkp): Use this actor when you need reviews from ProductReview.com.au with full text and ratings.

Browse the full [ParseForge collection](https://apify.com/parseforge?fpr=vmoqkp) for more scrapers.

🆘 **Need help?** Email parseforge@protonmail.com with your run ID, your input, and what you expected.

⚠️ **Disclaimer.** This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by ProductReview.com.au Pty Ltd. 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.

### 💰 How much does it cost to scrape ProductReview.com.au Reviews?

This Actor uses **pay-per-result** pricing: **$0.004 per result** collected. You are billed only for the results you receive, so a run that returns nothing costs nothing.

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

URLs to start scraping. Provide the homepage or any category/search page.

## `searchQuery` (type: `string`):

Optional search term to filter products.

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

Free users: Limited to 10 items (preview). Paid users: Optional, max 1,000,000

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.productreview.com.au"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 10
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Complete dataset of all scraped records.

# 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 = {
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://www.productreview.com.au"
        }
    ],
    "maxItems": 10
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("parseforge/productreview-com-au-reviews-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 = {
    "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.productreview.com.au" }],
    "maxItems": 10,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("parseforge/productreview-com-au-reviews-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 '{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.productreview.com.au"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 10
}' |
apify call parseforge/productreview-com-au-reviews-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,parseforge/productreview-com-au-reviews-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/Lptzsinb48RFigPCt/builds/bokk9cuk8BSAhEqJs/openapi.json