# Shopify Merchant Scraper (`scrapeflow/shopify-merchant-scraper`) Actor - **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapeflow/shopify-merchant-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [ScrapeFlow](https://apify.com/scrapeflow) (community) - **Categories:** Automation, Lead generation, E-commerce - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $3.99 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. 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 ## ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Shopify Merchant Scraper โ€“ Emails, Phones, Socials & Product Counts Turn any list of Shopify storefronts into a clean, ready-to-import **B2B lead sheet**. Drop in store URLs, hit **Start**, and get back one polished row per store containing contact email, phone, social profiles, product count and currency. > Built for agencies, dropshippers, SaaS sales teams and competitor researchers who need *real merchant contact data* without paying for an enrichment platform. --- ### โœจ Why this scraper? | โญ Feature | What you get | |----------|--------------| | ๐Ÿ“ง **Real contact emails** | Mined from `mailto:` links and the entire contact-page surface | | ๐Ÿ“ž **Real phone numbers** | Two-tier extraction โ€” `tel:` hrefs first, validated free-text fallback | | ๐Ÿ”— **Social profiles** | Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X auto-detected | | ๐Ÿ“ฆ **Product count** | Sourced directly from each store's `/products.json` | | ๐Ÿ’ฑ **Currency** | Sourced from `/meta.json` so you know which markets the store sells in | | ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ **Smart proxy ladder** | Direct โ†’ Datacenter โ†’ Residential, escalates only when blocked | | โšก **Async concurrency** | Configurable parallelism โ€” scale from 1 lead to thousands | | ๐Ÿ’พ **Live dataset writes** | Each lead is saved the moment it's ready, so crashes never wipe your run | --- ### ๐Ÿงพ Input | Field | Type | Required | Description | |-------|------|:--------:|-------------| | `startUrls` | `array` | โœ… | One or more Shopify storefront URLs | | `maxItems` | `integer` | โŒ | Hard cap on stores to process (default **100**) | | `concurrency` | `integer` | โŒ | Parallel store workers (default **10**, max 50) | | `requestDelay` | `number` | โŒ | Polite delay in seconds between requests *within* one store | | `proxyConfiguration` | `object` | โŒ | Default: **no proxy**. Falls back to datacenter, then residential when needed | #### ๐Ÿ“‹ Example input ```json { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://kyliecosmetics.com/" }, { "url": "https://www.allbirds.com/" } ], "maxItems": 100, "concurrency": 10, "requestDelay": 0.5, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } } ```` *** ### ๐Ÿ“ค Output One row per storefront, ready to export to JSON / CSV / XLSX from the **Output** tab. ```json { "storeName": "Kylie Cosmetics by Kylie Jenner | Kylie Jenner Fragrances | Kylie Skin", "domain": "kyliecosmetics.com", "email": "customerservice@kyliecosmetics.com", "phone": "1-877-916-6128", "facebook": "https://www.facebook.com/KylieCosmetics/", "instagram": "https://www.instagram.com/kyliecosmetics/", "twitter": "https://twitter.com/kyliecosmetics", "productCount": 250, "currency": "USD", "url": "https://kyliecosmetics.com/", "scrapedAt": "2026-05-19T10:03:57.462Z" } ``` | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | `storeName` | Title of the storefront's homepage | | `domain` | Apex domain of the store | | `email` | First validated contact email | | `phone` | First validated contact phone | | `facebook` / `instagram` / `twitter` | Linked social profiles | | `productCount` | Number of public products in `/products.json` | | `currency` | Default selling currency from `/meta.json` | | `url` | Original input URL | | `scrapedAt` | UTC ISO-8601 timestamp of the scrape | *** ### ๐Ÿš€ How to Use (Apify Console) 1. Log in at โ†’ **Actors**. 2. Open **Shopify Merchant Scraper**. 3. Paste your Shopify URLs into **๐ŸŒ Shopify Store URLs** (one per line, or upload a list). 4. *(Optional)* tweak **๐Ÿ“ฆ Max stores**, **โšก Concurrent stores**, **โฑ๏ธ Polite delay**. 5. Leave **๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Proxy configuration** on default โ€” the actor will escalate automatically only if a store blocks the request. 6. Click **Start** โ–ถ and watch leads land in the **Output** tab in real time. 7. Export to **JSON**, **CSV**, **XLSX** or pipe via the **API** into your CRM. *** ### ๐Ÿค– Use via API ```bash curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts//run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://kyliecosmetics.com/" }], "maxItems": 50 }' ``` The actor also runs from **Make**, **n8n**, **Zapier** and any MCP-aware client out of the box. *** ### ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Smart Proxy Ladder The scraper is polite by default โ€” it goes **direct** first so you don't burn proxy units on stores that don't need them. If a store responds with a block (`403`, `406`, `429`, `503`, etc.), the actor automatically: 1. ๐Ÿชœ **Escalates to a datacenter proxy.** 2. ๐Ÿชœ **Escalates to a residential proxy** if datacenter is still blocked. 3. ๐Ÿ” Retries the residential request **up to 3 times** with exponential backoff. 4. ๐Ÿ”’ Sticks with the residential proxy for the rest of the run so you never bounce between rungs. Every escalation is logged with a clear emoji-tagged line so you can see exactly when and why a fallback occurred. *** ### ๐Ÿ’ฐ Pricing This actor uses the **Pay-Per-Event** model: | Event | What it bills for | |--------|-------------------| | `apify-actor-start` | Run startup (synthetic, set in Console) | | `row_result` | One charge per merchant row written to the dataset | You only pay for leads you actually receive. There are no monthly fees โ€” scale up or down at will. The actor exits cleanly when your spending cap is reached. *** ### ๐Ÿง  Best Use Cases - ๐ŸŽฏ **B2B prospecting** โ€” feed merchant emails straight into outreach tools - ๐Ÿ›’ **Dropshipping research** โ€” find what brands sell and at what scale - ๐Ÿ•ต๏ธ **Competitor analysis** โ€” sweep an entire niche in minutes - ๐Ÿ“Š **Market sizing** โ€” count active product catalogues per currency / market - ๐Ÿค **Influencer outreach** โ€” pair social profiles with contact emails *** ### โ“ Frequently Asked Questions **Does it work on every Shopify store?** Any storefront that exposes the standard `/products.json` and a public contact page works out of the box. Headless / password-protected stores will return an empty row. **What if a store is behind Cloudflare or aggressive anti-bot?** The proxy ladder kicks in automatically. You'll see `๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Proxy escalation` in the logs the moment a block is detected. **Are emails / phones always present?** Only if the merchant publishes them. The scraper never invents data โ€” empty fields mean *the store didn't disclose it*, not that we missed it. **Can I scrape thousands of stores?** Yes. Raise **concurrency** and **maxItems**, and the actor's autoscaling + live dataset writes will keep up safely. **Is this legal?** The scraper only collects **publicly available** data from store homepages and public JSON endpoints. You are responsible for compliance with GDPR/CCPA/anti-spam laws and each store's ToS when you use the output. *** ### ๐Ÿ†˜ Support & Feedback Spot a bug, need a custom field, or want bulk pricing? Open an issue on the actor page or send a message via the Apify Console. We respond fast. *** *๐Ÿ›๏ธ Happy scraping โ€” turn the entire Shopify ecosystem into your next pipeline.* # Actor input Schema ## `startUrls` (type: `array`): One or more Shopify storefront URLs (e.g. `https://kyliecosmetics.com/`). Bulk paste, upload a list, or pipe from another actor. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Hard cap on how many of the provided URLs will be processed. Use this to keep small test runs cheap. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Use Apify Proxy, custom proxy URLs, or no proxy. ## Actor input object example ```json { "startUrls": [ "https://kyliecosmetics.com/" ], "maxItems": 100, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } } ``` # 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 = { "startUrls": [ "https://kyliecosmetics.com/" ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("scrapeflow/shopify-merchant-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`๐Ÿ’พ 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); }); // ๐Ÿ“š Want to learn more ๐Ÿ“–? Go to โ†’ 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 = { "startUrls": ["https://kyliecosmetics.com/"], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": False }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("scrapeflow/shopify-merchant-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("๐Ÿ’พ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # ๐Ÿ“š Want to learn more ๐Ÿ“–? Go to โ†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "startUrls": [ "https://kyliecosmetics.com/" ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } }' | apify call scrapeflow/shopify-merchant-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=scrapeflow/shopify-merchant-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Shopify Merchant Scraper", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "fLY9b1zFZmbUkbzhJ" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/scrapeflow~shopify-merchant-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-scrapeflow-shopify-merchant-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/scrapeflow~shopify-merchant-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-scrapeflow-shopify-merchant-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/scrapeflow~shopify-merchant-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-scrapeflow-shopify-merchant-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", "required": [ "startUrls" ], "properties": { "startUrls": { "title": "๐ŸŒ Shopify Store URLs", "type": "array", "description": "One or more Shopify storefront URLs (e.g. `https://kyliecosmetics.com/`). Bulk paste, upload a list, or pipe from another actor.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxItems": { "title": "๐Ÿ“ฆ Max stores to scrape", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 10000, "type": "integer", "description": "Hard cap on how many of the provided URLs will be processed. Use this to keep small test runs cheap.", "default": 100 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy", "type": "object", "description": "Use Apify Proxy, custom proxy URLs, or no proxy.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": false } } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```