# Peruvian Supermarket MultiCategory & Price Intelligence Scraper (`red_eye_87/peruvian-supermarket-price-comparator`) Actor

Extract structured product pricing, SKUs, and metadata across Plaza Vea, Metro, Wong, Tottus, and El Super (Reinsac) at scale.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/red_eye_87/peruvian-supermarket-price-comparator.md
- **Developed by:** [Franco Rojas Albán](https://apify.com/red_eye_87) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $3.00 / 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.

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.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
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

## Peruvian Supermarket Multi-Category & Price Intelligence Scraper 🛒📊

Extract thousands of product listings, prices, SKUs, and metadata across major Peruvian supermarkets (**Plaza Vea, Metro, Wong, Tottus, and Reinsac**) seamlessly. Designed for business owners, market analysts, category managers, and data engineers who need clean, structured, and ready-to-analyze data without writing code.

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### 🌟 Why Use This Tool? (B2B Use Cases)

- **Dynamic Competitor Price Monitoring:** Track price fluctuations across competing supermarkets daily to optimize your pricing strategies.
- **Massive Market Research:** Scale up your data collection by selecting multiple categories (e.g., Abarrotes, Frutas y Verduras, Lácteos) into a single master dataset.
- **Assortment & Inventory Intelligence:** Cross-reference product availability, brand penetration, and stock status across different retail channels.
- **BI & Data Warehouse Integration:** Instantly export clean datasets (Excel, CSV, JSON) or connect via API directly into Power BI, Tableau, or custom analytics pipelines.

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### ⚙️ Frictionless Input Configuration (No URLs Required!)

To guarantee 100% success and prevent errors caused by incorrect link entries, this tool uses a **curated master dictionary**. You simply select what you need using clean multi-select checkboxes:

| Setting | Description | Options Available |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **Supermarkets** | Choose one or multiple retail stores to include in your price intelligence report. | `Plaza Vea`, `Metro`, `Wong`, `Tottus`, `Reinsac` |
| **Categories** | Select commercial categories to scrape simultaneously across your chosen stores. | `Frutas y Verduras`, `Alimentos / Abarrotes`, `Bebidas`, `Lácteos` |
| **Max Items** | Maximum total products to extract per category. Leave blank or set to `0` for **unlimited** extraction. | Custom Integer (e.g., `100` or `0`) |

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### 📊 What Professional Data Do You Get? (Output Schema)

The actor automatically handles dynamic scrolling, pagination, and multi-platform structures, delivering a standardized record for every single product:

- **Scraped At:** UTC timestamp for price-tracking precision.
- **Retailer:** Name of the supermarket.
- **Category:** Source category link for auditing.
- **SKU:** Unique product identifier for inventory tracking.
- **Title:** Full commercial name and presentation of the product.
- **Currency:** A standardized system of money issued by an authority.
- **Price:** Current selling or online promotional price (float).
- **Image URL:** High-resolution image link.
- **Product URL:** Direct link to the individual product page.

**Sample JSON Output:**

```json
 {
    "scraped_at": "2026-10-13T02:33:24.770209Z",
    "retailer": "Plaza Vea",
    "category": "Frutas y Verduras",
    "sku": "9476",
    "title": "Limón Ácido x kg",
    "currency": "PEN",
    "price": 3.89,
    "image_url": "https://plazavea.vteximg.com.br/arquivos/ids/34332144/60288.jpg?v=639124910619970000",
    "product_url": "https://www.plazavea.com.pe/limon-acido-x-k-g-1/p"
  }
```

### 🚀 Performance & Cost Efficiency

Engineered for high performance and low resource consumption on the Apify platform:

- **Speed**: Blazing fast extraction leveraging native API routes (VTEX) and optimized browser automation (Playwright).
- **Cost-Effective**: Consumes minimal Compute Units (approx. < 0.05 ACUs per 1,000 items), ensuring high profit margins for commercial use.

### 🆘 Support and Feedback

We continuously improve this tool based on professional user feedback. If you require custom category scrapers, enterprise integrations, or technical support:

- Open an issue on the actor’s Issues tab in the Apify Console.
- Or reach out directly at frojas87@gmail.com.

**Disclaimer**: This Actor is an independent market intelligence tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any retail corporation. All trademarks belong to their respective owners.

# Actor input Schema

## `plaza_vea` (type: `boolean`):

Incluir Plaza Vea en el monitoreo.

## `metro` (type: `boolean`):

Incluir Metro en el monitoreo.

## `wong` (type: `boolean`):

Incluir Wong en el monitoreo.

## `tottus` (type: `boolean`):

Incluir Tottus en el monitoreo.

## `reinsac` (type: `boolean`):

Incluir Reinsac en el monitoreo.

## `cat_frutas` (type: `boolean`):

Extraer Frutas y Verduras.

## `cat_carnes` (type: `boolean`):

Extraer Carnes.

## `cat_desayunos` (type: `boolean`):

Extraer Desayunos.

## `cat_fiambres` (type: `boolean`):

Extraer Fiambres y Quesos.

## `cat_abarrotes` (type: `boolean`):

Extraer Abarrotes.

## `cat_bebidas` (type: `boolean`):

Extraer Bebidas sin alcohol.

## `cat_alcohol` (type: `boolean`):

Extraer Bebidas Alcohólicas / Licores.

## `cat_lacteos` (type: `boolean`):

Extraer Lácteos y Huevos.

## `cat_panaderia` (type: `boolean`):

Extraer Panadería y Pastelería.

## `cat_limpieza` (type: `boolean`):

Extraer productos de Limpieza.

## `cat_cuidado` (type: `boolean`):

Extraer Cuidado Personal y Salud.

## `max_items` (type: `integer`):

Límite por combinación. Déjalo en 0 o vacío para ilimitado.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "plaza_vea": true,
  "metro": true,
  "wong": false,
  "tottus": true,
  "reinsac": false,
  "cat_frutas": false,
  "cat_carnes": true,
  "cat_desayunos": false,
  "cat_fiambres": false,
  "cat_abarrotes": false,
  "cat_bebidas": false,
  "cat_alcohol": true,
  "cat_lacteos": false,
  "cat_panaderia": false,
  "cat_limpieza": false,
  "cat_cuidado": false,
  "max_items": 5
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("red_eye_87/peruvian-supermarket-price-comparator").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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("red_eye_87/peruvian-supermarket-price-comparator").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 '{}' |
apify call red_eye_87/peruvian-supermarket-price-comparator --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,red_eye_87/peruvian-supermarket-price-comparator"
        }
    }
}
```

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/WtxCJFKQ0OQbAOHEe/builds/evogFgjScUjvZfMHU/openapi.json