# Grab Ride Price Scraper (`romy/grab-ride-price-scraper`) Actor

Get Grab ride fare estimates for one or more origin→destination routes. Returns the price range, currency, and service ID directly from Grab's internal mobile API.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/romy/grab-ride-price-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Romy](https://apify.com/romy) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, Automation, Travel
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $25.00 / 1,000 route scrapeds

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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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

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# README

## Grab Ride Price Scraper

Get **Grab ride fare estimates** for one or more origin→destination routes. Returns the price range, currency, and service ID directly from Grab's internal mobile API.

### What does Grab Ride Price Scraper do?

This Actor calls Grab's authenticated mobile API (`p.grabtaxi.com`) to retrieve real-time fare estimates for GrabCar and similar services. You provide a list of routes (origin and destination coordinates), and the Actor returns the price lower/upper bound in the local currency for each route.

Grab operates in Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Cambodia, and Myanmar — this Actor works across all supported regions.

### Why use Grab Ride Price Scraper?

- **Route cost analysis** — compare prices across multiple origin→destination pairs in one run
- **Price monitoring** — track how fares change over time for specific corridors
- **Transport research** — analyze ride-hailing costs across a city or region
- **Fleet management** — estimate employee travel expenses between office locations

### How to use Grab Ride Price Scraper

1. Go to the **Input** tab in Apify Console
2. Provide a list of routes, each with `origin` and `destination` containing `latitude` and `longitude`
3. Click **Start** — the Actor runs in seconds
4. Download your fare estimates from the **Output** tab in JSON, CSV, or Excel format

### Input

```json
{
  "routes": [
    {
      "origin": {"latitude": -6.1754, "longitude": 106.8272},
      "destination": {"latitude": -6.2088, "longitude": 106.8123}
    },
    {
      "origin": {"latitude": 1.3048, "longitude": 103.8318},
      "destination": {"latitude": 1.2800, "longitude": 103.8600}
    }
  ]
}
```

**Fields:**

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `routes` | array | Yes | List of routes to get fare estimates for |
| `routes[].origin` | object | Yes | Pickup location with `latitude`, `longitude` |
| `routes[].destination` | object | Yes | Dropoff location with `latitude`, `longitude` |

### Output

Each item in the dataset corresponds to one route:

```json
{
  "origin": {"latitude": -6.1754, "longitude": 106.8272},
  "destination": {"latitude": -6.2088, "longitude": 106.8123},
  "quotes": [
    {
      "lowerBound": 3250000,
      "upperBound": 3250000,
      "fixed": true,
      "finalFare": null,
      "currency": {"symbol": "Rp", "exponent": 2, "code": "IDR"},
      "ttl": 180
    }
  ],
  "serviceID": 97,
  "ttl": 180
}
```

**Note:** `lowerBound` and `upperBound` are in the smallest currency unit divided by `currency.exponent`. For IDR with `exponent: 2`, divide by 100 to get the display price (e.g., `3250000 / 100 = Rp 32,500`). For SGD, divide by 100 to get dollars.

You can download results as JSON, HTML, CSV, or Excel from the Output tab.

### Pricing

This Actor uses **Pay-Per-Event** billing:

| Event | Price |
|-------|-------|
| Actor start | $0.05 (once per run) |
| Per route fare returned | $0.025 |

**Example:** 20 routes = $0.05 start + $0.50 = **$0.55 total**

Batches of up to 10 routes are sent in one HTTP request for efficiency.

### FAQ

**Which Grab services does this cover?**
The endpoint returns the default service for the region (GrabCar Standard in Indonesia = serviceID 97, Singapore = serviceID 302). It does not break down fares by GrabCar Plus, GrabTaxi, etc.

**Is this legal to use?**
This Actor is for research and analysis purposes. Respect Grab's Terms of Service and do not use the data for competitive intelligence or automated booking.

**Support**
Open an issue on the Issues tab or contact the author for custom solutions.

# Actor input Schema

## `routes` (type: `array`):

List of origin→destination pairs to get fare estimates for.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "routes": [
    {
      "origin": {
        "latitude": -6.1754,
        "longitude": 106.8272
      },
      "destination": {
        "latitude": -6.2088,
        "longitude": 106.8123
      }
    }
  ]
}
```

# 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 = {
    "routes": [
        {
            "origin": {
                "latitude": -6.1754,
                "longitude": 106.8272
            },
            "destination": {
                "latitude": -6.2088,
                "longitude": 106.8123
            }
        }
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("romy/grab-ride-price-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 = { "routes": [{
            "origin": {
                "latitude": -6.1754,
                "longitude": 106.8272,
            },
            "destination": {
                "latitude": -6.2088,
                "longitude": 106.8123,
            },
        }] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("romy/grab-ride-price-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 '{
  "routes": [
    {
      "origin": {
        "latitude": -6.1754,
        "longitude": 106.8272
      },
      "destination": {
        "latitude": -6.2088,
        "longitude": 106.8123
      }
    }
  ]
}' |
apify call romy/grab-ride-price-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,romy/grab-ride-price-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/f5Zhjq04RqPNsN4Zj/builds/TSUZbhKSIytqJTDbh/openapi.json