# Billiger.de Price Comparison Scraper (`santamaria-automations/billiger-de-scraper`) Actor Scrape product prices from Billiger.de, Germany's largest price comparison platform with 100M+ offers. Compare prices across thousands of merchants. Extract product details, ratings, specifications, and the best deals. - **URL**: https://apify.com/santamaria-automations/billiger-de-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Alessandro Santamaria](https://apify.com/santamaria-automations) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce, Automation, AI - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $3.00 / 1,000 product founds 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? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. Actors are written with capital "A". ## 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. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Billiger.de Price Comparison Scraper Scrape product prices from [Billiger.de](https://www.billiger.de), Germany's largest price comparison platform with over 100 million product offers across 5,000+ categories. ### Features - **Product search** — Find products by keyword (e.g., "laptop", "smartphone") - **Best prices** — Lowest price across all merchants - **Price counts** — Number of merchant offers per product - **Product images** — Displayed as images in the dataset table - **Ratings & reviews** — Aggregate ratings from verified buyers - **Detail enrichment** — Optional: brand, EAN, specs, merchant breakdown - **Category browsing** — Scrape entire product categories via URL - **Pay-per-result pricing** — Only pay for what you scrape ### Output Example ```json { "product_image_url": "https://cdn.billiger.com/example.webp", "name": "Apple MacBook Air M4 2025", "best_price": 629, "price_currency": "EUR", "price_count": 42, "rating": 3.9, "review_count": 4, "brand": "Apple", "ean": "1234567890123", "source_platform": "billiger.de" } ```` ### Input Parameters | Parameter | Type | Description | Default | |-----------|------|-------------|---------| | `searchQuery` | string | Product search keyword | Required\* | | `categoryUrl` | string | Direct category URL from billiger.de | Optional\* | | `maxResults` | number | Maximum products to return | 50 | | `includeDetails` | boolean | Fetch detail pages for specs, brand, EAN | false | | `proxyConfiguration` | object | Apify proxy settings | Auto | \*Provide either `searchQuery` or `categoryUrl`. ### Pricing | Event | Price | |-------|-------| | Actor start | $0.005 | | Search result (SERP only) | $0.003 / result | | Detail result (with specs) | $0.008 / result | ### Use Cases - **Price monitoring** — Track competitor prices across German e-commerce - **Market research** — Analyze pricing trends by category - **Dropshipping** — Find products with the best margin potential - **Product intelligence** — Compare specs and ratings at scale ### Technical Details - **Go/TLS** — Ultra-fast, ~12MB Docker image, 128MB memory - **HTTP-only** — No browser needed, minimal resource usage - **Smart redirects** — Follows billiger.de search → category redirects - **Chrome TLS fingerprint** — Reliable access via TLS client # Actor input Schema ## `searchQuery` (type: `string`): Product search term (e.g., 'laptop', 'iphone 15', 'waschmaschine'). The scraper will search billiger.de and extract matching products. ## `categoryUrl` (type: `string`): Direct billiger.de category URL to scrape (e.g., 'https://www.billiger.de/show/kategorie/2303.htm'). Overrides searchQuery if provided. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of products to scrape from search results. ## `includeDetails` (type: `boolean`): Fetch each product's detail page for full specifications, merchant offers, EAN/GTIN, brand info, and reviews. Slower but much richer data. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Apify proxy settings. Datacenter proxy works well for billiger.de. ## Actor input object example ```json { "searchQuery": "laptop", "maxResults": 50, "includeDetails": false, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `products` (type: `string`): Dataset containing scraped product data # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "searchQuery": "laptop", "maxResults": 50 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("santamaria-automations/billiger-de-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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "searchQuery": "laptop", "maxResults": 50, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("santamaria-automations/billiger-de-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "searchQuery": "laptop", "maxResults": 50 }' | apify call santamaria-automations/billiger-de-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=santamaria-automations/billiger-de-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Billiger.de Price Comparison Scraper", "description": "Scrape product prices from Billiger.de, Germany's largest price comparison platform with 100M+ offers. Compare prices across thousands of merchants. Extract product details, ratings, specifications, and the best deals.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "u9FKm9znMBQCaFylF" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/santamaria-automations~billiger-de-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-santamaria-automations-billiger-de-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/santamaria-automations~billiger-de-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-santamaria-automations-billiger-de-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/santamaria-automations~billiger-de-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-santamaria-automations-billiger-de-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "searchQuery": { "title": "Search Query", "type": "string", "description": "Product search term (e.g., 'laptop', 'iphone 15', 'waschmaschine'). The scraper will search billiger.de and extract matching products." }, "categoryUrl": { "title": "Category URL", "type": "string", "description": "Direct billiger.de category URL to scrape (e.g., 'https://www.billiger.de/show/kategorie/2303.htm'). Overrides searchQuery if provided." }, "maxResults": { "title": "Maximum Results", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 1000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of products to scrape from search results.", "default": 50 }, "includeDetails": { "title": "Include Product Details", "type": "boolean", "description": "Fetch each product's detail page for full specifications, merchant offers, EAN/GTIN, brand info, and reviews. Slower but much richer data.", "default": false }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Apify proxy settings. Datacenter proxy works well for billiger.de.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": true } } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```