# Smyths Stock Checker & API: Store Stock, Pokemon & Restocks (`s_actors/smyths-stock-checker`) Actor

Smyths Toys stock checker and API: units in stock ("7 In Stock", "15+") at every Smyths store near a postcode or town, plus home delivery stock, price and pre-order dates. UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, NL, Belgium. Restock alerts.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/s_actors/smyths-stock-checker.md
- **Developed by:** [Superior Actors](https://apify.com/s_actors) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Automation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.99 / 1,000 product at a stores

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

### Smyths Stock Checker & API: Store Stock, Pokemon & Restock Alerts

**See how many units of a toy every Smyths Toys store near you has right now.** For every product you get the nearby stores, nearest first: **units in stock** ("7 In Stock", "15+ In Stock", "Out of stock"), store name, address, postcode, opening hours, click & collect and distance, plus **home delivery stock**, the live price, was price, discount and the **expected stock date** of pre-orders and sold-out items. Search by keyword (`pokemon`, `pokemon cards`, `lego`, `nee doh`), smythstoys.com product link or **product code**; check stores by **postcode or town**, by **store name**, or **all stores of the country**.

Works for all Smyths countries: **United Kingdom** (incl. Northern Ireland), **Ireland**, **Germany**, **Austria**, **Switzerland**, **France**, **the Netherlands** and **Belgium**.

Scheduled runs with **Only report changes** become **Smyths restock alerts**: a row only when a store gets a product back, **gets a delivery (units went up)**, sells out, the price changes, or a **new product appears in your search** (a new Pokemon TCG set).

Use cases: track products & prices, get deal & restock alerts, build market datasets of Smyths store stock. No login, no app: a **Smyths stock checker online**, **Smyths scraper** and **Smyths Toys API** that returns clean JSON, CSV or Excel.

#### What makes it different

| | |
| --- | --- |
| 🔢 **Units per store** | `unitsInStock` = the count Smyths shows for click & collect (2, 7, 15), `15` with `unitsAtLeast: true` for "15+" |
| 🏬 **Every store at once** | One check covers all Smyths stores of the country: the nearest to each postcode or town, named stores, or all ~133 UK stores |
| 🚚 **Home delivery stock and dates** | `onlineMessage` (In Stock / Out of stock), `preOrder`, `expectedStockDate` ("06 November 2026", "To be confirmed 2026") |
| 🌍 **8 countries** | UK, IE, DE, AT, CH, FR, NL, BE: postcodes, Eircodes and towns of each country |
| 🔔 **Restock alerts with deliveries** | `back_in_stock`, `restocked` (units went up), `out_of_stock`, `price_drop`, `new_item`, with restock history and the usual restock weekday of each store |
| ✅ **Works on the free Apify plan** | No proxy setup, no cookies to paste: the Smyths session is handled for you |

#### Example

Input: keyword `pokemon`, postcode `SW1A 1AA` (Westminster, London), 10 nearest stores. Real run, 20 Oct 2026:

| Product | Price | Store | Miles | Store stock | Home delivery |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LEGO Pokémon 72164 SMART Play: Training House with Pikachu | £54.99 (was £59.99) | Old Kent Road | 3.0 | 10 In Stock | In Stock |
| Guess Who? Pokémon Edition Game | £19.99 | Staples Corner / Brent Cross | 6.2 | 14 In Stock | Out of stock |
| Pokémon Charizard Plush 30cm | £19.99 | Charlton | 7.0 | 15 In Stock | In Stock |
| LEGO Pokémon 72167 SMART Play: Charizard vs. Jolteon | £109.99 | Friern Barnet | 7.6 | 2 In Stock | In Stock |
| Tonies Toniebox 2 Pokémon Yellow Starter Set | £109.99 | Beckton | 9.5 | 2 In Stock | In Stock |
| Pokémon Pokopia Nintendo Switch 2 | £54.99 | Enfield | 11.2 | 13 In Stock | In Stock |

20 products × 10 stores = 200 rows. The same day the search `pokemon cards` showed the new Pokémon TCG 30th Celebration products out of stock in every London store, with home delivery dates "06 November 2026" and "13 November 2026".

#### Input

| Field | What it does |
| --- | --- |
| **Country** | UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Netherlands or Belgium |
| **What to do** | *Search products* (keywords) or *Check products* (links or codes) |
| **Keywords** | e.g. `pokemon`, `pokemon cards`, `pokemon elite trainer box`, `lego`, `nee doh`, `squishmallows` |
| **Product links or codes** | smythstoys.com product links (`…/p/253307`) or product codes (`253307`) |
| **Postcodes or towns** | `SW1A 1AA`, `BT1 5GS`, `D02 X285`, `10115`, `Manchester`, `Dublin`, `Berlin` or `latitude, longitude` |
| **Store names** | Exact stores, e.g. `Croydon`, `Old Kent Road`, `Jervis Street`; a town name = all its stores |
| **All stores of the country** | Every Smyths store of the country |
| **Radius**, **Stores per location** | 25 (miles in the UK, km elsewhere) and 10 stores by default |
| **Max products per search** | Up to 600 products per keyword, in Smyths' order |
| **Home delivery stock** | On by default: delivery stock, live price, pre-order and expected date (one more request per product) |
| **Only in stock**, **Minimum units**, **Maximum price** | Filters: you pay only for returned rows |
| **Only report changes**, **Monitor name** | Restock and drop alerts for scheduled runs |

#### Output

| Field | Example |
| --- | --- |
| `title`, `code`, `url`, `image`, `labels`, `rating`, `productType` | Pokémon Charizard Plush 30cm, 172049, product page, image, EXCLUSIVE, 4.9, REGULAR (BUNDLE for sets) |
| `stockMessage`, `stockStatus`, `unitsInStock`, `unitsAtLeast`, `inStockAtStore` | 15 In Stock, INSTOCK, 15, false, true ("15+ In Stock" = 15, true) |
| `storeName`, `storeId`, `storeAddress`, `storeTown`, `storePostcode`, `storeCountry` | Croydon, croydon, 326 Purley Way, Croydon, CR0 4XJ, GB |
| `distanceMiles`, `distanceKm`, `storeHours`, `clickAndCollect` | 8.9, 14.4, Mon-Sat 09:00-20:00, Sun 11:00-17:00, true |
| `storeLatitude`, `storeLongitude` | 51.3725, -0.1191 |
| `onlineStatus`, `onlineMessage`, `inStockOnline`, `preOrder`, `expectedStockDate`, `deliveryMessage` | INSTOCK, In Stock, true, false, null ("13 November 2026" for a sold-out TCG tin), FREE Standard Delivery |
| `price`, `wasPrice`, `discountPercent`, `currency` | 54.99, 59.99, 8, GBP |
| `country`, `near`, `query`, `queryType` | uk, SW1A 1AA, the search or product the row came from |
| `change`, `changes`, `previousUnits`, `previousPrice` | restocked from 2 to 12 units, price_drop from 59.99 (monitoring) |
| `restocksSeen`, `lastRestockAt`, `usualRestockDay` | 3, 2026-10-09T08:10:00Z, Friday (2 of 3) (monitoring) |

Stock messages come in the site's language (`5 Auf Lager`, `9 Op voorraad`, `Rupture de Stock`); `stockStatus` and `unitsInStock` are the same in every country. A bad product link, an unknown store name, or a place with no Smyths store nearby returns a row with `error` (free).

#### Pricing

Pay per event: **$0.001** per run and **$0.00249** per returned row: a product at a store ($2.49 per 1 000 rows). Apify Scale plan: 10% less on rows, Business plan and above: 20% less.

smythstoys.com is protected against bots: the Actor opens it in a real browser through a residential UK proxy (**$0.015**, "Smyths session"). One session checks about 8 products at all your stores (16 with *Home delivery stock* off), so a run with 1-8 products pays one.

| Example | Cost |
| --- | --- |
| 20 Pokemon products at the 10 stores nearest to one postcode | ~$0.57 (200 rows + 3-5 sessions) |
| 1 product at every UK store | ~$0.35 (133 rows + 1 session) |
| Restock alert: 5 products near 2 postcodes every hour, nothing changed | ~$0.016 per run |

#### FAQ

**How do I check Smyths stock near me?** Put your postcode or town into **Postcodes or towns** and the product into **Keywords** (or its link or code into *Check products*). Each row is one nearby store with its stock.

**Is the number of units exact?** It is the count smythstoys.com shows for click & collect at that store: exact up to 15, then "15+". Shelves move during the day, so a store with 1-2 units may be sold out when you arrive.

**Can I check Pokemon cards at Smyths?** Yes: search `pokemon cards`, `pokemon elite trainer box` or `pokemon tcg` to get every Pokémon TCG product with its stock at each store near you, plus the home delivery stock and the expected date of upcoming sets.

**When does Smyths restock Pokemon?** Schedule this Actor with **Only report changes**: every delivery shows up as `restocked` or `back_in_stock`, and after a few weeks `usualRestockDay` shows the weekday your stores usually get theirs.

**How do I get Smyths restock alerts (instead of a Discord bot)?** Add the products (or a search) and your postcode, turn on **Only report changes**, save it as a task and schedule it every 30-60 minutes. Connect email, Slack or [Google Sheets](https://apify.com/s_actors/google-sheets-import-export) in Integrations.

**The Smyths stock checker on the site is not working or not accurate. Is this the same data?** It is the same stock data the site's "check store stock" uses, for all stores at once, without clicking store by store.

**Where do I find the product code?** At the end of the product link (`…/p/253307`) or in the `code` column of any run.

#### Tips

- Rows = products × stores, so start with a few stores and **Only in stock** or **Minimum units**.
- One request covers all stores of the country: **All stores** costs no extra time, only rows.
- For a watchlist, use *Check products* with product links: the same products every run, no search noise.
- Turn off **Home delivery stock** when you only need store stock: twice as many products per session.
- Use a separate **Monitor name** for each scheduled task.

#### Limits

- One country per run; product codes differ between some countries (UK and Ireland share them).
- Up to 20 postcodes or towns per run and 150 stores per location.
- Searches follow Smyths' own search order.

#### Related

- [IKEA Stock Checker](https://apify.com/s_actors/ikea-stock-checker)
- [GameStop Inventory Checker](https://apify.com/s_actors/gamestop-inventory-checker)
- [Best Buy Stock Checker: in-store inventory by ZIP](https://apify.com/s_actors/best-buy-stock-checker)
- [Target Scraper: store stock with units](https://apify.com/s_actors/target-scraper)
- [Walmart Restock Tracker](https://apify.com/s_actors/walmart-restock-tracker)
- [Barnes & Noble Stock Checker](https://apify.com/s_actors/barnes-noble-stock-checker)
- [Walgreens Stock Checker](https://apify.com/s_actors/walgreens-stock-checker)

#### For AI agents and API

```json
{
    "country": "uk",
    "mode": "products",
    "products": ["https://www.smythstoys.com/uk/en-gb/toys/action-figures-and-playsets/pokemon-toys/pokemon-playsets-and-figures/pokemon-pikachu-puppetronic-by-realfx-interactive-toy/p/253307", "254434"],
    "locations": ["SW1A 1AA", "Manchester"],
    "maxStoresPerLocation": 10,
    "onlyInStock": true,
    "onlyChanges": true,
    "monitorName": "smyths-restock"
}
```

Each row is one product at one store with `unitsInStock`, `stockMessage`, `onlineMessage`, `distanceMiles` and the store address.

# Actor input Schema

## `country` (type: `string`):

Which Smyths Toys site and its stores to check.

## `mode` (type: `string`):

Search: keywords, every product found with its stock at your stores. Check products: exact products by link or code (best for a back-in-stock watchlist).

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

Search mode: what to search on Smyths, one per line (e.g. "pokemon cards", "pokemon elite trainer box", "nee doh", "lego", "squishmallows").

## `products` (type: `array`):

Check products mode: smythstoys.com product links or product codes (the number at the end of the link, e.g. 253307), one per line.

## `locations` (type: `array`):

Where to check, one per line: a postcode ("SW1A 1AA", "BT1 5GS", Eircode "D02 X285", "10115"), a town ("Manchester", "Dublin", "Berlin") or "latitude, longitude". The nearest stores within "Radius" are checked (up to "Stores per location").

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

Exact Smyths stores to check, one per line: the store name as on the site (e.g. "Croydon", "Old Kent Road", "Jervis Street") or a town (all its stores).

## `allStores` (type: `boolean`):

Check every Smyths store of the country (UK: about 133 rows per product).

## `radius` (type: `integer`):

How far from each location to look for stores.

## `maxStoresPerLocation` (type: `integer`):

For each postcode or town: how many of the nearest stores to check.

## `maxProductsPerSearch` (type: `integer`):

Search mode: how many products to take from each keyword, in Smyths' order.

## `checkOnlineStock` (type: `boolean`):

Also check home delivery stock, live price and pre-order / expected stock date of each product (one more request per product; turn off for faster runs).

## `onlyInStock` (type: `boolean`):

Return only rows where the store has the product now.

## `minUnits` (type: `integer`):

Return only stores with at least this many units (Smyths shows exact units up to 15, then "15+"). Empty = any.

## `maxPrice` (type: `integer`):

Return only products at or below this price (GBP, EUR or CHF). Empty = any price.

## `onlyChanges` (type: `boolean`):

For scheduled runs. The first run saves units and prices; later runs return only what changed: back in stock at a store, restocked (units went up: a delivery), sold out, price changes, and new products or stores in your searches (e.g. a new Pokemon set). Each row also carries the restocks this monitor has seen and the usual restock weekday. You pay only for the changes returned.

## `monitorName` (type: `string`):

Separate monitors keep separate memory. Use a different name for each scheduled task.

## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`):

How many Smyths sessions check products at the same time.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "country": "uk",
  "mode": "search",
  "keywords": [
    "pokemon cards"
  ],
  "products": [
    "https://www.smythstoys.com/uk/en-gb/toys/action-figures-and-playsets/pokemon-toys/pokemon-playsets-and-figures/pokemon-pikachu-puppetronic-by-realfx-interactive-toy/p/253307"
  ],
  "locations": [
    "London"
  ],
  "allStores": false,
  "radius": 25,
  "maxStoresPerLocation": 10,
  "maxProductsPerSearch": 5,
  "checkOnlineStock": true,
  "onlyInStock": false,
  "onlyChanges": false,
  "monitorName": "default",
  "maxConcurrency": 3
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (type: `string`):

One row per product and store: store stock, units, delivery stock, distance.

## `changes` (type: `string`):

Monitoring: back in stock, restocked, sold out, price changes, new products and stores.

## `details` (type: `string`):

Code, price, was price, discount, rating, labels, delivery stock and pre-order.

## `stores` (type: `string`):

Store address, postcode, hours, click & collect and distance for each row.

## `all` (type: `string`):

Every field of every row.

# 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": [
        "pokemon cards"
    ],
    "products": [
        "https://www.smythstoys.com/uk/en-gb/toys/action-figures-and-playsets/pokemon-toys/pokemon-playsets-and-figures/pokemon-pikachu-puppetronic-by-realfx-interactive-toy/p/253307"
    ],
    "locations": [
        "London"
    ],
    "maxProductsPerSearch": 5
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("s_actors/smyths-stock-checker").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": ["pokemon cards"],
    "products": ["https://www.smythstoys.com/uk/en-gb/toys/action-figures-and-playsets/pokemon-toys/pokemon-playsets-and-figures/pokemon-pikachu-puppetronic-by-realfx-interactive-toy/p/253307"],
    "locations": ["London"],
    "maxProductsPerSearch": 5,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("s_actors/smyths-stock-checker").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": [
    "pokemon cards"
  ],
  "products": [
    "https://www.smythstoys.com/uk/en-gb/toys/action-figures-and-playsets/pokemon-toys/pokemon-playsets-and-figures/pokemon-pikachu-puppetronic-by-realfx-interactive-toy/p/253307"
  ],
  "locations": [
    "London"
  ],
  "maxProductsPerSearch": 5
}' |
apify call s_actors/smyths-stock-checker --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,s_actors/smyths-stock-checker"
        }
    }
}
```

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/5CnbhdomUEmRvXnJa/builds/AKXhhoBixYPfqasDh/openapi.json