# SupermarktCheck.de Scraper (`rainminer/supermarktcheck-de-scraper`) Actor

Extract supermarket chains and branch listings from SupermarktCheck.de — opening hours, features, branch ratings, and optional customer reviews. City or chain index URLs. Export JSON/CSV for retail location intelligence on Apify.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/rainminer/supermarktcheck-de-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [rainminer](https://apify.com/rainminer) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.49 / 1,000 item scrapeds

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

![SupermarktCheck.de](https://www.supermarktcheck.de/img/logo.svg)

### What does SupermarktCheck.de Scraper do?

**SupermarktCheck.de Scraper** exports **supermarket chains and branch locations** from [SupermarktCheck.de](https://www.supermarktcheck.de/) — the German comparison site for discounters and full-line grocers with opening hours, branch features, and shopper reviews.

Paste a **chain index**, **city store search**, **chain overview**, or **single branch URL** and receive structured records: chain name, address, opening hours summary, branch features, photos, and normalized ratings. Customer reviews are an **optional add-on** in a separate dataset.

Everything comes from public pages — no login required.

### What can you use it for?

- Map **grocery chains and branches** for market-research or location analytics
- Compare **aggregate ratings** across cities and retail banners
- Build **retail location datasets** with opening hours and in-store services
- Monitor **your own stores** and track new shopper feedback
- Feed **mapping or directory products** with German supermarket metadata
- Enrich **competitive intelligence** on discounters and full-line grocers
- Export **review text** for sentiment analysis (optional second dataset)
- Track **chain coverage** from the SupermarktCheck A–Z index

### How to scrape SupermarktCheck.de

1. Open [Supermarkt chains A–Z](https://www.supermarktcheck.de/supermarkt-ketten/) or a city search such as [Berlin stores](https://www.supermarktcheck.de/supermaerkte/berlin/)
2. Paste the URL into **Start URLs**
3. Set **Maximum items** for how many chains or stores you want per start URL
4. Optionally set **Maximum reviews per store** above `0` to export reviews (ratings normalized to a 1–5 scale)
5. Run the Actor and download JSON, CSV, or Excel

### Input

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `startUrls` | Chain index, city search, chain page, or store branch URL |
| `maxItems` | Maximum chains or stores per start URL |
| `maxReviewsPerStore` | `0` skips reviews (default); higher values export reviews per store |
| `proxyConfiguration` | Optional — the site usually works without a proxy |

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.supermarktcheck.de/supermaerkte/berlin/" }
  ],
  "maxItems": 5,
  "maxReviewsPerStore": 3,
  "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false }
}
```

### Output

Chains and stores land in the **default dataset**:

```json
{
  "itemType": "store",
  "storeId": "30151",
  "storeName": "Lidl Berlin-Kladow, Kladower Damm",
  "chainName": "Lidl",
  "chainSlug": "lidl",
  "streetAddress": "Kladower Damm 363 - 365",
  "postalCode": "14089",
  "city": "Berlin",
  "openingHoursSummary": "Montag: 07:00 bis 21:00 Uhr; …",
  "features": ["Käsetheke", "Lieferservice"],
  "imageUrl": "https://media.supermarktcheck.de/supermarket/picture/16aa81643187442.jpeg",
  "aggregateRating": 4.6,
  "aggregateReviewCount": 47,
  "publishedReviewCount": 47,
  "storeUrl": "https://www.supermarktcheck.de/supermarkt/30151-lidl-berlin-kladow-kladower-damm-/"
}
```

Reviews land in the separate **`reviews` dataset**. SupermarktCheck displays scores on a **1–6 school-grade scale** (6 = best); exported `rating` and store `aggregateRating` values are **normalized to 1–5 stars**.

### Rating scale

| SupermarktCheck (source) | Exported (1–5 stars) |
| --- | --- |
| 6 | 5.0 |
| 5 | 4.2 |
| 4 | 3.4 |
| 3 | 2.6 |
| 2 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 1.0 |

### Image Credit

Image credit: [supermarktcheck.de](https://www.supermarktcheck.de/)

# Actor input Schema

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

SupermarktCheck.de chain index (supermarkt-ketten), city store search pages (supermaerkte/berlin), single chain pages (rewe), or individual store branch URLs (supermarkt/…).

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

Maximum chains or stores per start URL.

## `maxReviewsPerStore` (type: `integer`):

Set to 0 to skip review export (default). When greater than 0, export up to this many published reviews per store to the reviews dataset. Ratings are normalized from SupermarktCheck's 1–6 scale to 1–5 stars.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional proxy settings; no proxy is normally required.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.supermarktcheck.de/supermarkt-ketten/"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.supermarktcheck.de/supermaerkte/berlin/"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 5,
  "maxReviewsPerStore": 0,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `items` (type: `string`):

No description

## `reviews` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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.supermarktcheck.de/supermarkt-ketten/"
        },
        {
            "url": "https://www.supermarktcheck.de/supermaerkte/berlin/"
        }
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": false
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("rainminer/supermarktcheck-de-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.supermarktcheck.de/supermarkt-ketten/" },
        { "url": "https://www.supermarktcheck.de/supermaerkte/berlin/" },
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": False },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("rainminer/supermarktcheck-de-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.supermarktcheck.de/supermarkt-ketten/"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.supermarktcheck.de/supermaerkte/berlin/"
    }
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}' |
apify call rainminer/supermarktcheck-de-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,rainminer/supermarktcheck-de-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/0zxcKqXfzsRr6I1Id/builds/rdsoBCIXDzhoC36Ll/openapi.json