RedFlagDeals Forum Thread Scraper

Scrape deals from any RedFlagDeals (Canada) forum thread list page. Simply provide a forum URL — Hot Deals, filtered views, category pages, or any custom forum query — and get structured deal data with direct links to the original merchant.

🚀 Features

• Any Forum Page: Works with any RedFlagDeals forum thread list URL — Hot Deals, filtered searches, category pages, etc.
• Direct Merchant Links: Returns the actual deal URL (e.g., Amazon.ca, Walmart.ca, Best Buy Canada), not the forum thread link.
• Structured Data: Returns clean JSON with title, pricing, discounts, and visual assets if they exist.
• Discount Analysis: Automatically calculates savedAmount and percentOff when available.
• Canadian Deals: Focused on the Canadian market via RedFlagDeals, Canada's largest deal-sharing community.

📋 Usage

Provide any RedFlagDeals forum thread list page URL as the pageUrl input. The actor will scrape deals from that page.

Input Parameters

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
pageUrl	String	✅ Yes	—	Any RedFlagDeals forum thread list page URL
limit	Integer	No	30	Maximum number of deal items to return (Max: 100)

Example pageUrl Values

You can use any RedFlagDeals forum thread list page:

Description	Example URL
Hot Deals Forum	https://forums.redflagdeals.com/hot-deals-f9/
Sorted by Title	https://forums.redflagdeals.com/hot-deals-f9/?rfd_sk=tt&rfd_sd=d
Sorted by Newest	https://forums.redflagdeals.com/hot-deals-f9/?rfd_sk=ls&rfd_sd=d

📦 Output

The actor stores results in a dataset. Each item is a separate JSON object representing a deal.

Example Output

[
    {
        "title": "49% at checkout reg 14.99 sale9.99=4.99 total INIU Cables [3 Pack] QC 3.0 Fast Charging Type C Cable, [1.6+6.6+6.6ft]",
        "imageLink": "https://b.dam-img.rfdcontent.com/cms/011/814/001/240x240_smart_fit.jpg",
        "origDealLink": "https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07Y2XQYGG?ref=cm_sw_r_cso_cp_apan_dp_52C47WFPK2EBT78QMMC3&ref_=cm_sw_r_cso_cp_apan_dp_52C47WFPK2EBT78QMMC3&social_share=cm_sw_r_cso_cp_apan_dp_52C47WFPK2EBT78QMMC3",
        "dealPrice": 4.99,
        "regPrice": 14.99,
        "savedAmount": 10,
        "percentOff": 67,
        "origDealDomain": "amazon.ca",
        "sourceLink": "https://forums.redflagdeals.com/amazon-ca-49-checkout-reg-14-99-sale9-99-4-99-total-iniu-cables-3-pack-qc-3-0-fast-charging-type-c-cable-1-6-6-6-6-6ft-2803814/",
        "dateScraped": "2026-02-28T21:09:38.170Z"
    }
]

Output Fields Explanation

• title: Product name or listing title.
• imageLink (Optional): URL to the product image.
• origDealLink: Direct URL to the store listing (e.g. Amazon.ca, Walmart.ca).
• sourceLink: Direct URL to the forum thread.
• dealPrice (Optional): The current discounted price.
• regPrice (Optional): The original regular price.
• savedAmount (Optional): The absolute numeric value saved.
• percentOff (Optional): The percentage discount.

💡 Use Cases

• Canadian Deal Monitoring: Track deals from Canada's largest deal-sharing community.
• Deal Aggregation: Feed structured Canadian deal data from any forum view into your app, site, or notification system.
• Trend Analysis: Compare deals across different forum filters (e.g., top-voted vs. newest) for market insights.
• Affiliate Marketing: Discover Canadian deals from specific forum categories to promote to your audience.
• Personal Alerts: Build alerts for deals matching your custom forum filter criteria.

🔗 Related Actors

• Slickdeals Forum Threads Scraper: Scrape deals from any Slickdeals forum thread list page (Hot Deals, filtered views, category pages, etc). https://apify.com/scralab/slickdeals-forum-threads-scraper
• Slickdeals Hot Deals Scraper: Pre-configured scraper for Hot Deals with 3+ thumbs up. https://apify.com/scralab/slickdeals-hot-deals
• Amazon Deal of the Day Scraper: Scrapes Amazon's daily deals (Direct Amazon links). https://apify.com/scralab/amazon-com-todays-deals
• eBay Daily Deals Scraper: Scrapes eBay's daily deals (Direct eBay links). https://apify.com/scralab/ebay-com-daily-deals

⚖️ Legal & Privacy

This actor is a tool for extracting public data. Please respect the target website's potential restrictions, robots.txt, and terms of service.