📦 Uline Scraper

🚀 Pull product data from Uline.com in minutes. 38,000+ shipping, packaging, and industrial supplies. Names, SKUs, prices, specs. No API key.

🕒 Last updated: 2026-05-09 · 📊 20+ fields per product · 📦 38,000+ products · 🚫 No auth required

Pull live product data from Uline.com, North America's largest distributor of shipping, packaging, and industrial supplies. The actor accepts a list of category URLs (or runs across the full catalog), walks the result pages, and returns one structured record per product ready for procurement, packaging-cost analysis, marketplace research, or supply-chain workflows.

Every run fetches data live so you get the current state of Uline at run time. Records include the product name, Uline model number, SKU, full description, specifications, dimensions, price, quantity discount tiers, image gallery, category, and a back-reference URL.

👥 Built for	🎯 Primary use cases
Procurement teams	Track Uline pricing and availability
E-commerce ops	Build packaging-cost models for your products
Brand marketing	Monitor branded packaging suppliers
Print and merch	Source materials for custom orders
Researchers	Study packaging-supply market trends
App developers	Power packaging-quote products

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📋 What the Uline Scraper does

• 📦 Category-driven scraping. Pass listing URLs or scrape entire categories.
• 🏷️ Product details. Name, model number, SKU, full description, specs.
• 💰 Pricing tiers. Per-quantity price breaks where Uline exposes them.
• 📐 Dimensions. Length, width, height, weight where applicable.
• 🖼️ Image galleries. Primary photo plus gallery URLs.
• 📂 Category data. Full breadcrumb path.

The scraper walks Uline's results, fetches each product detail page, and pushes structured records to the dataset.

💡 Why it matters: Uline serves over 1.5 million customers but its catalog is paginated and lacks bulk export. A live, structured pull beats manual lookup for procurement, packaging cost models, and supply-chain workflows.

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🎬 Full Demo

🚧 Coming soon: a 3-minute walkthrough showing setup, a live run, and how to pipe results into Google Sheets via Apify integrations.

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⚙️ Input

Field	Type	Name	Description
startUrls	array	Start URLs	Uline category or product listing URLs.
maxItems	integer	Max Items	Free users: limited to 10 items (preview). Paid users: optional, max 1,000,000.
categoryUrl	string	Category URL	Single category URL alternative to startUrls.
proxyConfiguration	object	Proxy	Proxy settings. Residential proxies recommended.

Example 1. Boxes category.

{
  "startUrls": [{"url": "https://www.uline.com/BL_440/Lightweight-32-ECT-Boxes"}],
  "maxItems": 50
}

Example 2. Direct category URL.

{
  "categoryUrl": "https://www.uline.com/BL_2/Bubble-Wrap",
  "maxItems": 100
}

⚠️ Good to Know: when startUrls is set, categoryUrl is ignored. Leave both empty to discover and scrape all top-level categories.

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📊 Output

The dataset returns one structured record per product. Each record carries identifiers, name, SKU, model number, pricing tiers, dimensions, image gallery, category path, and a back-reference URL. Consume the dataset as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or RSS via the Apify console or API.

🧾 Schema

Field	Type	Example
🆔 modelNumber	string	S-12345
🛍️ name	string	Lightweight 32 ECT Box - 12 x 12 x 12"
🏷️ category	string	Boxes > Lightweight 32 ECT Boxes
📃 description	string	Economy box for low-weight shipments
💰 unitPrice	number	0.79
💱 currency	string	USD
📦 priceTiers	array	[{"quantity":25,"price":0.79},{"quantity":250,"price":0.65}]
📐 length	string	12"
📐 width	string	12"
📐 height	string	12"
⚖️ weight	string or null	0.5 lb
🖼️ imageUrl	string (url)	https://www.uline.com/.../image.jpg
🖼️ imageGallery	array	["...1.jpg", "...2.jpg"]
📂 breadcrumb	array	["Home", "Boxes", "Lightweight 32 ECT Boxes"]
🔗 productUrl	string (url)	https://www.uline.com/Product/Detail/S-12345/...
📅 scrapedAt	ISO datetime	2026-05-09T12:00:00.000Z

📦 Sample records

1. Typical record (cardboard box)

{
  "modelNumber": "S-12345",
  "name": "Lightweight 32 ECT Box - 12 x 12 x 12\"",
  "category": "Boxes > Lightweight 32 ECT Boxes",
  "description": "Economy box for low-weight shipments. 32 ECT corrugate. Single wall.",
  "unitPrice": 0.79,
  "currency": "USD",
  "priceTiers": [
    {"quantity": 25, "price": 0.79},
    {"quantity": 100, "price": 0.71},
    {"quantity": 250, "price": 0.65}
  ],
  "length": "12\"",
  "width": "12\"",
  "height": "12\"",
  "weight": "0.5 lb",
  "imageUrl": "https://www.uline.com/abc/image.jpg",
  "breadcrumb": ["Home", "Boxes", "Lightweight 32 ECT Boxes"],
  "productUrl": "https://www.uline.com/Product/Detail/S-12345/lightweight-box-12x12x12",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-09T12:00:00.000Z"
}

2. Bubble wrap

{
  "modelNumber": "S-23456",
  "name": "Bubble Wrap, 3/16\" x 24\" x 250'",
  "category": "Bubble Wrap > Standard Bubble",
  "description": "Standard 3/16\" bubble wrap. Lightweight cushioning for shipping.",
  "unitPrice": 38.00,
  "currency": "USD",
  "priceTiers": [{"quantity": 1, "price": 38.00}],
  "imageUrl": "https://www.uline.com/def/image.jpg",
  "breadcrumb": ["Home", "Bubble Wrap", "Standard Bubble"],
  "productUrl": "https://www.uline.com/Product/Detail/S-23456/bubble-wrap-3-16",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-09T12:00:00.000Z"
}

3. Sparse record (specialty item)

{
  "modelNumber": "S-99999",
  "name": "Specialty Carton",
  "category": "Specialty",
  "unitPrice": null,
  "currency": "USD",
  "productUrl": "https://www.uline.com/Product/Detail/S-99999/specialty-carton",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-09T12:00:00.000Z"
}

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✨ Why choose this Actor

	Capability
🎯	Built for the job. Scoped specifically to Uline so you skip the parser engineering entirely.
🔖	Structured output. Clean, typed fields ready for analysis, dashboards, or downstream pipelines.
⚡	Fast. Optimized request patterns return results in seconds, not minutes.
🔁	Always fresh. Every run pulls live data, so the dataset reflects Uline as of run time.
🌐	No infra to manage. Apify handles proxies, retries, scaling, scheduling, and storage.
🛡️	Reliable. Battle-tested across many runs and edge cases, with graceful error handling.
🚫	No code required. Configure in the UI, run from CLI, schedule via cron, or call from any language with the Apify SDK.

📊 Production-grade structured packaging-supply data without the engineering overhead of building and maintaining your own scraper.

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📈 How it compares to alternatives

Approach	Cost	Coverage	Refresh	Filters	Setup
⭐ Uline Scraper (this Actor)	$5 free credit, then pay-per-use	Full Uline catalog	Live per run	Category URL or full discovery	⚡ 2 min
Build your own scraper	Engineering hours	Full once built	Whenever you maintain it	Custom code	🐢 Days to weeks
Manual price-list lookups	Hours per check	Limited	Stale	Manual	🕒 Variable
Paid procurement-data tools	$$$ monthly	Vendor-defined	Periodic	Vendor-defined	⏳ Hours

Pick this Actor when you want broad coverage, source-native filtering, and no pipeline maintenance.

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🚀 How to use

1. 📝 Sign up. Create a free account with $5 credit (takes 2 minutes).
2. 🌐 Open the Actor. Go to the Uline Scraper page on the Apify Store.
3. 🎯 Set inputs. Paste category URLs or leave empty for full discovery, then set maxItems.
4. 🚀 Run it. Click Start and let the Actor collect your data.
5. 📥 Download. Grab your results in the Dataset tab as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML.

⏱️ Total time from signup to downloaded dataset: 3-5 minutes. No coding required.

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💼 Business use cases

📊 Procurement Track Uline pricing across categories Build comp sets vs alternative suppliers Surface bulk pricing tiers for high-volume buys Power purchase-decision dashboards	🏢 E-commerce ops Build packaging-cost models for your products Standardize box sizes for fulfillment Track packaging price changes over time Power dimensional-pricing calculators
🎯 Brand and supply Monitor branded packaging suppliers Source materials for custom orders Build comp sets for vendor diligence Track packaging-trend shifts	🛠️ Engineering and product Power packaging-quote products without owning a crawler Replace fragile in-house Uline scrapers Wire datasets into your apps via the Apify API or webhooks Skip the proxy, retry, and parsing maintenance entirely

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🌟 Beyond business use cases

Data like this powers more than commercial workflows. The same structured records support research, education, civic projects, and personal initiatives.

🎓 Research and academia Empirical datasets for papers, thesis work, and coursework Longitudinal studies tracking changes across snapshots Reproducible research with cited, versioned data pulls Classroom exercises on data analysis and ethical scraping	🎨 Personal and creative Side projects, portfolio demos, and indie app launches Data visualizations, dashboards, and infographics Content research for bloggers, YouTubers, and podcasters Hobbyist collections and personal trackers
🤝 Non-profit and civic Transparency reporting and accountability projects Advocacy campaigns backed by public-interest data Community-run databases for local issues Investigative journalism on public records	🧪 Experimentation Prototype AI and machine-learning pipelines with real data Validate product-market hypotheses before engineering spend Train small domain-specific models on niche corpora Test dashboard concepts with live input

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🔌 Automating Uline Scraper

This Actor exposes a REST endpoint, so you can drive it from any language or workflow tool.

• Node.js - call it via the Apify JS SDK.
• Python - call it via the Apify Python SDK.
• REST - hit it directly through the Apify v2 API.

Schedules. Use Apify Scheduler to capture daily price snapshots. Combine with the Apify dataset diff tools to alert on price changes between runs.

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💰 How much does it cost?

Apify gives you $5 in free monthly credits on the Apify Free plan, enough to test Uline Scraper and pull a real sample dataset. For ongoing usage:

• Starter plan ($49/month) — Recommended for individuals running Uline Scraper regularly. Includes higher concurrency and larger datasets.
• Scale plan ($499/month) — Recommended for teams running Uline Scraper at production scale.

Pay-Per-Event pricing means you only pay for what you actually use. Failed runs are never charged. See the Pricing tab on this Actor's page for exact event prices.

💡 Tips for using Uline Scraper

• Start with a small maxItems (3-10) to validate output format before running larger jobs.
• Use Apify Schedules to run Uline Scraper on a recurring basis and keep your dataset fresh.
• Export via Integrations: Apify connects to Google Sheets, Airbyte, Make, Zapier, and direct webhooks — pipe your data anywhere.
• Monitor with webhooks: trigger downstream workflows the moment a run finishes.
• Re-run failed items: if any individual records error out, re-run with their inputs only. Failed events are not charged.

⚖️ Is it legal to use Uline Scraper?

Yes. Uline Scraper only collects publicly available data. Web scraping public data has been confirmed as legal by US courts (see hiQ Labs v. LinkedIn) and is widely used for research, market analysis, and business intelligence.

However, you are responsible for:

• Respecting the source website's Terms of Service.
• Complying with GDPR, CCPA, and other applicable data-protection laws when personal data is involved.
• Not republishing copyrighted content without permission.

If you have specific compliance concerns, consult your legal team. See the Apify legal docs for more.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

🔌 Integrate with any app

Uline Scraper connects to any cloud service via Apify integrations:

• Make - Automate multi-step workflows
• Zapier - Connect with 5,000+ apps
• Slack - Get run notifications in your channels
• Airbyte - Pipe results into your warehouse
• GitHub - Trigger runs from commits and releases
• Google Drive - Export datasets straight to Sheets

You can also use webhooks to trigger downstream actions when a run finishes.

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⚠️ Disclaimer. This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Uline. All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. The scraper accesses only publicly available pages and is intended for legitimate research, analytics, and procurement use. Users are responsible for compliance with the source site's Terms of Service and applicable law.