# Woolworths & Coles Scraper – Australian Grocery Prices (`rt-solutions/au-supermarkets-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Woolworths and Coles in one run, in the same format: price, was price & specials, unit price per kg/L, brand, size, stock, category, barcode (Woolworths), image and URL. Compare grocery prices across Australia's two biggest supermarkets.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/rt-solutions/au-supermarkets-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [RT SOLUTIONS](https://apify.com/rt-solutions) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.70 / 1,000 products

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

## Woolworths & Coles Scraper — Australian grocery prices in one run

Scrape **Woolworths** and **Coles**, Australia's two biggest supermarkets, **in one run and in the same format** — ready to compare prices, track specials and build grocery price datasets.

### What you get per product

| Field | Woolworths | Coles |
|---|---|---|
| Name, brand, size, product ID, URL, image | ✅ | ✅ |
| **Price** and **was price** | ✅ | ✅ |
| **On special**, savings ($ and %), offer text ("1/2 Price", "Pick any 2 for $44") | ✅ | ✅ |
| **Unit price** (per kg / L / 100 g / each) | ✅ | ✅ |
| In stock, category, department | ✅ | ✅ |
| **Barcode (EAN/GTIN)** | ✅ (when available) | — |
| Rating & reviews | ✅ | — |

### Why this scraper

- **Both supermarkets in one Actor** — other scrapers do only one.
- **Same columns for both stores** → compare prices directly in Excel or Google Sheets.
- **Specials only** option to track weekly catalogue deals.
- **Specials are real specials**: Coles "Everyday" low prices and collectables are not counted as deals.

### Example

```json
{
  "store": "Coles",
  "name": "Nescafe Gold Original Premium Instant Coffee 100g",
  "brand": "Nescafe",
  "size": "100g",
  "price": 7.25,
  "wasPrice": 14.5,
  "isOnSpecial": true,
  "savings": 7.25,
  "savingsPercent": 50,
  "offer": "1/2 Price",
  "unitPriceText": "$7.25/ 100g",
  "category": "Instant Coffee",
  "url": "https://www.coles.com.au/product/nescafe-gold-original-premium-instant-coffee-100g-8049750"
}
```

### How to use

1. Type the **products** to search (one per line): milk, coffee pods, nappies, tim tam…
2. Choose **Woolworths**, **Coles** or both.
3. Optionally tick **Specials only**.
4. Click **Start**, export to CSV / Excel / JSON — or schedule it weekly to follow prices and catalogue specials.

### Pricing

**$1.00 per 1,000 products.** Cheaper on paid Apify plans.

### FAQ

**Are prices for a specific store?** Prices are the standard online prices shown on woolworths.com.au and coles.com.au without a selected store.

**Why is the barcode missing for some products?** Woolworths shows it for many products, Coles does not publish barcodes.

**Is it legal?** The Actor collects public product information shown to any visitor without login.

### Related scrapers

Other ready-to-use Actors by RT Solutions:

- [Coles Scraper](https://apify.com/rt-solutions/coles-scraper)
- [AliExpress Scraper](https://apify.com/rt-solutions/aliexpress-search-scraper)
- [SEEK Jobs Scraper (Australia & NZ)](https://apify.com/rt-solutions/seek-jobs-scraper)

# Actor input Schema

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

One per line, e.g. milk, coffee pods, nappies, tim tam.

## `stores` (type: `array`):

Each keyword is searched in every selected store.

## `specialsOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Keep only products currently on special (price lower than the usual price).

## `maxResultsPerSearch` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many products for each keyword in each store.

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

Apify Proxy is used by default.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": [
    "milk"
  ],
  "stores": [
    "woolworths",
    "coles"
  ],
  "specialsOnly": false,
  "maxResultsPerSearch": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `products` (type: `string`):

All scraped products.

# 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 = {
    "keywords": [
        "milk"
    ],
    "stores": [
        "woolworths",
        "coles"
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("rt-solutions/au-supermarkets-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 = {
    "keywords": ["milk"],
    "stores": [
        "woolworths",
        "coles",
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("rt-solutions/au-supermarkets-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 '{
  "keywords": [
    "milk"
  ],
  "stores": [
    "woolworths",
    "coles"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call rt-solutions/au-supermarkets-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,rt-solutions/au-supermarkets-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/R1KUcG1ZPjl84lfWd/builds/5PrK6JAZ4wKI9qEbx/openapi.json