# Grabfood Merchant Nearby Scraper (`romy/grabfood-merchant-nearby-scraper`) Actor

Browse all GrabFood restaurants near a location with automatic pagination. Returns the full merchant list visible in the GrabFood app for any coordinates — names, ratings, delivery times, cuisine tags, and merchant IDs.

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

## Pricing

from $6.00 / 1,000 merchant 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

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

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# README

## GrabFood Merchant Nearby Scraper

Browse **all GrabFood restaurants near a location** with automatic pagination. Returns the full merchant list visible in the GrabFood app for any coordinates — names, ratings, delivery times, cuisine tags, and merchant IDs.

### What does GrabFood Nearby Scraper do?

This Actor calls GrabFood's discovery API (`p.grabtaxi.com`) and pages through all restaurants available at a given coordinate. Unlike the search scraper, this returns the full browseable listing — every merchant GrabFood would show a user opening the app at that location.

### Why use GrabFood Nearby Scraper?

- **Market mapping** — catalog all food delivery options in any area
- **Availability monitoring** — track which restaurants go online/offline
- **Lead sourcing** — build a complete merchant list for a zone before targeted scraping
- **Competitive research** — see all restaurant options a potential customer sees

### How to use

1. Open the **Input** tab in Apify Console
2. Enter `lat_lng` coordinates for the target area
3. Set `max_items` if you want to cap the total (default: 100)
4. Click **Start** — the Actor pages through results automatically
5. Download from **Output** tab in JSON, CSV, or Excel

### Input

```json
{
  "lat_lng": "-6.181356782387791,106.82522693654819",
  "max_items": 100
}
```

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `lat_lng` | string | Yes | Coordinates as `"lat,lng"` |
| `max_items` | integer | No | Maximum merchants to return (default: 100) |

### Output

One item per merchant:

```json
{
  "id": "6-C6WKMB3DLAMTDE",
  "name": "Domino's Pizza - Kemang",
  "rating": 4.4,
  "estimatedDeliveryTime": 30,
  "merchantBrief": {
    "cuisine": ["Pizza", "Western"],
    "priceTag": 2,
    "distanceInKm": 0.8
  }
}
```

You can download the dataset in various formats such as JSON, HTML, CSV, or Excel.

### Data fields

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `id` | Merchant ID — use with GrabFood Menu or Detail Scraper |
| `name` | Restaurant name |
| `rating` | Average rating (0–5) |
| `estimatedDeliveryTime` | Delivery ETA in minutes |
| `merchantBrief.cuisine` | Cuisine categories |
| `merchantBrief.distanceInKm` | Distance from input coordinates |

### Pricing

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

| Event | Price |
|-------|-------|
| Actor start | $0.05 (once per run) |
| Per merchant returned | $0.006 |

**Example:** 500 merchants = $0.05 start + $3.00 = **$3.05 total**

### Tips

- Set `max_items` to avoid unbounded runs in dense areas (Jakarta CBD can return 500+)
- Pair with **GrabFood Merchant Detail Scraper** (batch `merchant_ids` input) to enrich results
- Use **GrabFood Menu Scraper** with any returned `id` to get full menu data

### FAQ and support

**How many merchants are available?**
Depends on the location. Dense urban areas (Jakarta, Singapore city center) return 300–600+ merchants. Suburban areas may return fewer.

**Which countries?**
All GrabFood markets: Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Cambodia, Myanmar.

**Is this legal?**
For research and analysis purposes. Respect GrabFood's Terms of Service.

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

# Actor input Schema

## `lat_lng` (type: `string`):

Center location to search nearby restaurants (e.g., -6.181356,106.825226).

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

Maximum number of merchants to return.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "lat_lng": "-6.181356782387791,106.82522693654819",
  "max_items": 100
}
```

# 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 = {
    "lat_lng": "-6.181356782387791,106.82522693654819"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("romy/grabfood-merchant-nearby-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 = { "lat_lng": "-6.181356782387791,106.82522693654819" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("romy/grabfood-merchant-nearby-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 '{
  "lat_lng": "-6.181356782387791,106.82522693654819"
}' |
apify call romy/grabfood-merchant-nearby-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,romy/grabfood-merchant-nearby-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/PC6lcMS57pQwkDMvT/builds/JcdigdK3kwFP25TJD/openapi.json