# PCFactory (`scraperschile/pcfactory`) Actor

Scraper rapido de PCFactory Chile para extraer productos, precios efectivo/transferencia, normal, referencia y BancoEstado, stock, categorias, marcas, imagenes y URLs desde pcfactory.cl. Usa el backend JSON publico del sitio para monitoreo de precios, retail intelligence y analisis ecommerce.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/scraperschile/pcfactory.md
- **Developed by:** [Scrapers Chile](https://apify.com/scraperschile) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

Pay per usage

This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage

## 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

## PCFactory Scraper

Extrae productos publicos desde [PCFactory.cl](https://www.pcfactory.cl/) usando el mismo backend JSON que alimenta el listado de busqueda del sitio. El Actor esta pensado para monitoreo de precios, inteligencia retail, comparacion de catalogo y seguimiento de disponibilidad en Chile.

### Que datos extrae

- ID/SKU de producto.
- Nombre, marca y categoria.
- `pcfactory_precio_efectivo`, `pcfactory_precio_normal`, `pcfactory_precio_referencia` y `pcfactory_precio_banco_estado`.
- `precio_principal` y porcentaje de descuento calculado.
- Stock reportado por PCFactory.
- URL publica del producto e imagen principal.
- Indicadores `digital`, `outlet`, promocion y disponibilidad.
- Payload crudo `raw_product` para trazabilidad.

### Fuente usada

El sitio renderiza el catalogo mediante un widget Modyo/Vue. Este Actor consulta directamente:

```text
GET https://api.pcfactory.cl/pcfactory-services-catalogo/v1/catalogo/productos
GET https://api.pcfactory.cl/pcfactory-services-catalogo/v1/catalogo/productos/query
GET https://api.pcfactory.cl/api-dex-catalog/v1/catalog/category/PCF
````

La paginacion del backend es cero-basada (`page=0`, `page=1`, etc.) y el limite efectivo observado por solicitud es de 48 productos.

### Inputs principales

- `term`: busqueda de producto, marca o texto libre. Ejemplos: `notebook`, `monitor`, `ssd`.
- `startUrl`: URL de busqueda o categoria. Si contiene `?search=`, el Actor usa ese termino cuando `term` esta vacio.
- `categoryUrl`: URL de categoria de PCFactory. El Actor la resuelve contra el arbol de categorias.
- `categoryIds`: IDs de categoria para listar una categoria directamente.
- `maxItems`, `maxPages`, `pageSize`: limites para controlar costo y duracion.
- `sort`: `recommended`, `price_asc` o `price_desc`.
- `failOnNoResults`: permite fallar la corrida si no se obtienen productos.

### Ejemplo de input

```json
{
  "term": "notebook",
  "maxItems": 100,
  "maxPages": 3,
  "pageSize": 48,
  "sort": "recommended",
  "concurrency": 4,
  "failOnNoResults": false
}
```

### Ejemplo de output

```json
{
  "search_term": "notebook",
  "product_id": "56365",
  "sku": "56365",
  "name": "Notebook Ideapad Slim 3 Intel Core i5-13420H 8GB RAM 512GB SSD 15.3\" Touch Windows 11 Home 83K1004WCL",
  "brand": "Lenovo",
  "currency": "CLP",
  "pcfactory_precio_efectivo": 629990,
  "pcfactory_precio_normal": 649490,
  "pcfactory_precio_referencia": 869990,
  "pcfactory_precio_banco_estado": null,
  "precio_principal": 629990,
  "discount_percentage": 27.59,
  "stock_text": "+100",
  "category": "Notebooks",
  "url": "https://www.pcfactory.cl/producto/56365-lenovo-notebook-ideapad-slim-3-intel-core-i5-13420h-8gb-ram-512gb-ssd-15-3-touch-windows-11-home-83k1004wcl",
  "image": "https://assets.pcfactory.cl/public/foto/56365/1_200.jpg"
}
```

### Casos de uso

- Monitoreo de precios de notebooks, componentes, celulares y accesorios.
- Comparacion de catalogo contra otros retailers chilenos.
- Seguimiento de stock por busqueda o categoria.
- Auditoria de promociones y precios de referencia.

### Buenas practicas

- Usa `maxItems` y `maxPages` para corridas de prueba.
- Mantiene `pageSize` en 48 para aprovechar el limite real del backend.
- Usa `price_asc` o `price_desc` solo cuando necesites ordenar por precio.
- Guarda `raw_product` si necesitas auditar cambios del contrato de PCFactory.

### Limitaciones conocidas

- El stock se entrega como texto agregado, por ejemplo `+100`; el Actor infiere un minimo numerico cuando puede.
- Los precios dependen del contrato publico actual de PCFactory y pueden cambiar sin aviso.
- El Actor no agrega productos al carro ni consulta informacion privada de usuario.

### Keywords

PCFactory scraper, PCFactory Chile API, precios PCFactory, productos PCFactory, stock PCFactory, ecommerce Chile, monitoreo de precios Chile, retail intelligence Chile.

# Actor input Schema

## `term` (type: `string`):

Producto, marca o texto a buscar en PCFactory.cl. Ejemplos reales: notebook, monitor, teclado mecanico, ssd, iphone.

## `startUrl` (type: `string`):

URL opcional de busqueda o categoria de PCFactory. Si contiene ?search=, el Actor extrae ese termino cuando term esta vacio.

## `categoryUrl` (type: `string`):

URL opcional de categoria, por ejemplo https://www.pcfactory.cl/categoria/computadores-y-tablets/notebooks/notebooks. El Actor la resuelve contra el arbol oficial de categorias.

## `categoryIds` (type: `array`):

IDs de categorias PCFactory para listar una categoria sin resolver categoryUrl. Ejemplo: 425 para Notebooks.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Limite opcional de productos a guardar. Util para pruebas rapidas, presupuestos controlados, smoke tests o monitoreos acotados.

## `pageSize` (type: `integer`):

Tamano de pagina solicitado al backend de PCFactory. El contrato actual devuelve hasta 48 productos por solicitud.

## `maxPages` (type: `integer`):

Limite opcional de paginas a recorrer. Si se omite, el Actor recorre toda la paginacion disponible o hasta alcanzar maxItems.

## `sort` (type: `string`):

Ordenamiento compatible con el backend publico de PCFactory.

## `concurrency` (type: `integer`):

Cantidad de paginas JSON procesadas en paralelo. Baja este valor si PCFactory responde lento o limita solicitudes.

## `retries` (type: `integer`):

Cantidad de reintentos por pagina si PCFactory demora, corta o rechaza una solicitud temporalmente.

## `timeoutSecs` (type: `integer`):

Tiempo maximo en segundos para consultar el endpoint JSON de PCFactory.

## `failOnNoResults` (type: `boolean`):

Si esta activo, la ejecucion falla cuando PCFactory no devuelve productos. Si esta apagado, guarda OUTPUT con estado no\_results y dataset vacio.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "term": "notebook",
  "startUrl": "https://www.pcfactory.cl/busqueda-avanzada?search=notebook",
  "maxItems": 100,
  "pageSize": 48,
  "sort": "recommended",
  "concurrency": 4,
  "retries": 3,
  "timeoutSecs": 30,
  "failOnNoResults": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Items del dataset con nombre, marca, precios PCFactory, descuento, disponibilidad, categoria, URL e imagen.

## `summary` (type: `string`):

Registro OUTPUT con estado, paginas recorridas, limites aplicados, warnings, errores y productos crudos agregados.

# 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 = {
    "term": "notebook",
    "startUrl": "https://www.pcfactory.cl/busqueda-avanzada?search=notebook",
    "maxItems": 100,
    "pageSize": 48,
    "concurrency": 4
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scraperschile/pcfactory").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 = {
    "term": "notebook",
    "startUrl": "https://www.pcfactory.cl/busqueda-avanzada?search=notebook",
    "maxItems": 100,
    "pageSize": 48,
    "concurrency": 4,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scraperschile/pcfactory").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 '{
  "term": "notebook",
  "startUrl": "https://www.pcfactory.cl/busqueda-avanzada?search=notebook",
  "maxItems": 100,
  "pageSize": 48,
  "concurrency": 4
}' |
apify call scraperschile/pcfactory --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=scraperschile/pcfactory",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "PCFactory",
        "description": "Scraper rapido de PCFactory Chile para extraer productos, precios efectivo/transferencia, normal, referencia y BancoEstado, stock, categorias, marcas, imagenes y URLs desde pcfactory.cl. Usa el backend JSON publico del sitio para monitoreo de precios, retail intelligence y analisis ecommerce.",
        "version": "0.1",
        "x-build-id": "tdztdGzNAeTJWiw3M"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/scraperschile~pcfactory/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-scraperschile-pcfactory",
                "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": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/scraperschile~pcfactory/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-scraperschile-pcfactory",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$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": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/scraperschile~pcfactory/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-scraperschile-pcfactory",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$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": {
                    "term": {
                        "title": "Termino de busqueda",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Producto, marca o texto a buscar en PCFactory.cl. Ejemplos reales: notebook, monitor, teclado mecanico, ssd, iphone."
                    },
                    "startUrl": {
                        "title": "URL inicial",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "URL opcional de busqueda o categoria de PCFactory. Si contiene ?search=, el Actor extrae ese termino cuando term esta vacio."
                    },
                    "categoryUrl": {
                        "title": "URL de categoria",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "URL opcional de categoria, por ejemplo https://www.pcfactory.cl/categoria/computadores-y-tablets/notebooks/notebooks. El Actor la resuelve contra el arbol oficial de categorias."
                    },
                    "categoryIds": {
                        "title": "IDs de categoria",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "IDs de categorias PCFactory para listar una categoria sin resolver categoryUrl. Ejemplo: 425 para Notebooks.",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "maxItems": {
                        "title": "Maximo de productos",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 50000,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Limite opcional de productos a guardar. Util para pruebas rapidas, presupuestos controlados, smoke tests o monitoreos acotados.",
                        "default": 100
                    },
                    "pageSize": {
                        "title": "Productos por pagina",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 48,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Tamano de pagina solicitado al backend de PCFactory. El contrato actual devuelve hasta 48 productos por solicitud.",
                        "default": 48
                    },
                    "maxPages": {
                        "title": "Maximo de paginas",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 500,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Limite opcional de paginas a recorrer. Si se omite, el Actor recorre toda la paginacion disponible o hasta alcanzar maxItems."
                    },
                    "sort": {
                        "title": "Ordenamiento",
                        "enum": [
                            "recommended",
                            "price_asc",
                            "price_desc"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Ordenamiento compatible con el backend publico de PCFactory.",
                        "default": "recommended"
                    },
                    "concurrency": {
                        "title": "Concurrencia",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 10,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Cantidad de paginas JSON procesadas en paralelo. Baja este valor si PCFactory responde lento o limita solicitudes.",
                        "default": 4
                    },
                    "retries": {
                        "title": "Reintentos",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 8,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Cantidad de reintentos por pagina si PCFactory demora, corta o rechaza una solicitud temporalmente.",
                        "default": 3
                    },
                    "timeoutSecs": {
                        "title": "Timeout por solicitud",
                        "minimum": 5,
                        "maximum": 120,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Tiempo maximo en segundos para consultar el endpoint JSON de PCFactory.",
                        "default": 30
                    },
                    "failOnNoResults": {
                        "title": "Fallar si no hay resultados",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "Si esta activo, la ejecucion falla cuando PCFactory no devuelve productos. Si esta apagado, guarda OUTPUT con estado no_results y dataset vacio.",
                        "default": 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
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```
