# Easy Chile Scraper - Hardware, Home & Construction Prices (`recordsdata/easy-chile-hardware-scraper`) Actor
Search Easy.cl (Chile's hardware, home and construction retailer) via its VTEX product catalog API: real prices, stock, brand, category and images for every matching product.
- **URL**: https://apify.com/recordsdata/easy-chile-hardware-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [RecordsData](https://apify.com/recordsdata) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing
from $15.71 / 1,000 product records
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?
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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.
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# README
## Easy Chile Scraper - Hardware, Home & Construction Prices
### What does Easy Chile Scraper do?
**Easy Chile Scraper** searches [Easy.cl](https://www.easy.cl), one of Chile's largest hardware, home and construction retailers, via its underlying VTEX product catalog API. Give it a search term (e.g. "martillo", "tornillo", "taladro") and it returns every matching product with real price (list and offer), stock availability, brand, category, and image - straight from the retailer's own e-commerce platform.
No login, no anti-bot workarounds. Runs on the Apify platform with API access, scheduling, monitoring and CSV/Excel/JSON export.
### Why use Easy Chile Scraper?
- **Price monitoring** - track hardware/construction material prices over time for procurement or competitive intelligence.
- **Market research** - see brand assortment and pricing across categories (tools, fasteners, plumbing, electrical).
- **Stock tracking** - monitor availability for high-demand SKUs.
- **Catalog enrichment** - pull structured product data (name, brand, category, image) for a comparison or aggregation site.
### How Easy Chile Scraper compares to alternatives
Measured against the other Easy.cl actors on the Apify Store (September 2026):
| | This actor | Other Easy Chile actors |
|---|---|---|
| Price per 1,000 products | $2.80 | $2.00 to $3.00 |
| Source | Easy.cl's own VTEX catalog API | HTML scraping or API |
| Stock and seller per SKU | Yes | Varies |
| Search by any term with full pagination | Yes | Varies |
Priced at the low end of the measured range, reading the retailer's own catalog API for exact prices and stock instead of parsing HTML.
### How to use Easy Chile Scraper
1. Go to the **Input tab** and enter one or more **search terms**.
2. Set **max results per search term** to control how many products to return per term.
3. Click **Run**. Download results as JSON, CSV, or Excel from the dataset viewer.
### Input
- **Search terms** - one or more product search terms, e.g. `martillo`, `tornillo`, `taladro`.
- **Max results per search term** - cap on how many products to return per term (10 on free plan).
Example input:
```json
{
"searchTerms": ["tornillo", "taladro"],
"maxItemsPerSearch": 50
}
```
### Output
```json
{
"recordType": "product-record",
"searchTerm": "tornillo",
"productName": "Tornillo multiuso 16x1\" acero",
"brand": "Imporper",
"categories": ["Ferretería y Gasfitería/Fijaciones y Adhesivos/Tornillos"],
"listPrice": 900,
"price": 900,
"availableQuantity": 99999,
"isAvailable": true
}
```
You can download the dataset in various formats such as JSON, HTML, CSV, or Excel.
### Data table
| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `productName` / `brand` / `categories` | Product identity and category path |
| `ean` | Barcode/EAN when available |
| `listPrice` / `price` | Original and current offer price (CLP) |
| `availableQuantity` / `isAvailable` | Real stock status |
| `imageUrl` | Product image |
| `productUrl` | Link to the product page |
| `sellerName` | Marketplace seller (Easy.cl or third-party) |
### Pricing / Cost estimation
This actor uses **Pay Per Event** pricing - you only pay per **product record** actually delivered, straight from a single API call with no extra fetch.
### Tips or Advanced options
- **Use specific search terms** - narrower terms (e.g. "taladro percutor" instead of "taladro") return more relevant, targeted results.
- **Track multiple categories in one run** - combine several search terms to build a broader price snapshot.
- **Schedule it** - combine with Apify scheduling to track price and stock changes over time.
### FAQ, disclaimers, and support
**Is this legal?** This actor only queries Easy.cl's own public product-catalog API - the same data shown to anyone searching products on easy.cl, with no login or paywall.
**Why does `sellerName` sometimes show a different company?** Easy.cl operates a marketplace - some listings are fulfilled by third-party sellers, and the actor returns exactly which seller is fulfilling each result.
Found a bug or need another Chilean retailer added? Open an issue in the Issues tab or contact us for a **custom scraper** tailored to your price-monitoring pipeline.
# Actor input Schema
## `searchTerms` (type: `array`):
One or more product search terms, e.g. "martillo" or "taladro".
## `maxItemsPerSearch` (type: `integer`):
Maximum number of products to collect for each search term.
## Actor input object example
```json
{
"searchTerms": [
"martillo"
],
"maxItemsPerSearch": 50
}
```
# Actor output Schema
## `dataset` (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 '' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
token: '',
});
// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
"searchTerms": [
"martillo"
]
};
// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("recordsdata/easy-chile-hardware-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 = { "searchTerms": ["martillo"] }
# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("recordsdata/easy-chile-hardware-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 '{
"searchTerms": [
"martillo"
]
}' |
apify call recordsdata/easy-chile-hardware-scraper --silent --output-dataset
```
## MCP server setup
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,recordsdata/easy-chile-hardware-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 ` 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/fthMagprSyWQaqN7L/builds/CCjoIJPMAUJGE5z1h/openapi.json