# Cheapest iFood Scraper (`serp.cheap.ofc/cheapest-ifood-scraper`) Actor Scrape iFood (Brazil's #1 food & grocery delivery) at the lowest price per result: search restaurants near any address and pull full menus with dish names, prices, ratings, delivery fee/time and images. Pay per result — no start fee, no subscription. - **URL**: https://apify.com/serp.cheap.ofc/cheapest-ifood-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [serp.cheap](https://apify.com/serp.cheap.ofc) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, E-commerce, Other - **Stats:** 3 total users, 2 monthly users, 79.7% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $0.90 / 1,000 restaurant / merchant 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/docs.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.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/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 ## Cheapest iFood Scraper Scrape **iFood** — Brazil's #1 food & grocery delivery — at the lowest price per result on the Apify Store. Search restaurants and stores near any address, then pull **full menus** (dish names, descriptions and prices) plus ratings, delivery fee/time, category and images. Fast, cheap, and light. **Pay per result, no start fee, no subscription.** ### Why this one - **Cheapest on the Store.** Full menu at **$0.0029/restaurant** (27% under the cheapest competitor, 8.6× under the category leader). Listing/discovery at **$0.0009/restaurant** — a mode most rivals don't sell separately. See [PRICING.md](./PRICING.md). - **No residential proxy needed.** The default Apify proxy works, which keeps the price this low. - **Everything in BRL, normalized.** Delivery fees and menu prices come back as consistent Reais. - **Self-monitored.** Every run reports upstream health to a private tracker, so schema drift on iFood's side is caught early. ### Modes Set `mode` in the input: #### `search` — find restaurants/stores near a location Give a **`term`** (what to look for, e.g. `"pizza"`, `"hamburguer"`, `"restaurante"`) and a location — either an **`address`** (geocoded for you) or explicit **`latitude`/`longitude`**. ```json { "mode": "search", "term": "pizza", "address": "Avenida Paulista 1000, São Paulo", "searchSize": 50 } ```` Returns one item per merchant: `merchantId`, `name`, `slug`, `type`, `mainCategory`, `userRating`, `distanceKm`, `deliveryFee` (R$), `deliveryTimeMinMinutes`/`MaxMinutes`, `available`, `imageUrl`, `url`. Charges `search-merchant` per merchant. #### `merchant` — full detail + menu for specific restaurants Give **`merchantUrls`**: iFood restaurant URLs, `identifier=` action strings, or bare merchant UUIDs (any mix). A location (`address` or `latitude`/`longitude`) is still required — iFood catalogs are location-scoped. ```json { "mode": "merchant", "merchantUrls": [ "https://www.ifood.com.br/delivery/sao-paulo-sp/.../1d743d52-3fa4-43df-b9a4-de1260417b71", "1d743d52-3fa4-43df-b9a4-de1260417b71" ], "latitude": -23.5614117, "longitude": -46.6558999 } ``` Returns one item per merchant with metadata (rating, price range, category, features, payment methods, logo/images, URL) **plus the full `menu`**: categories, each with items carrying `itemId`, `name`, `description`, `price` (R$), `minPrice`, `hasOptions`, `available`, `imageUrl`. Charges `merchant-detail` per merchant. #### `selftest` — health check Runs a fixed geocode/search/merchant/catalog probe set and reports endpoint health. No charge. ### Input reference | Field | Type | Applies to | Notes | |-------|------|-----------|-------| | `mode` | string | all | `search` | `merchant` | `selftest` (required) | | `term` | string | search | search query | | `address` | string | search, merchant | geocoded to lat/lon if coords not given | | `latitude` / `longitude` | number | search, merchant | explicit location (skips geocode) | | `merchantUrls` | array | merchant | URLs, action strings, or bare UUIDs | | `searchSize` | integer | search | merchants per search (default 50, up to 100) | | `maxItems` | integer | all | cap on total results | | `proxyConfiguration` | object | all | defaults to the Apify proxy — no residential needed | ### Location A location is always required. Provide it the easy way (`address`, geocoded via iFood's own geocoder) or the precise way (`latitude`/`longitude`). Coordinates take precedence when both are given. Menus and search results are location-scoped, exactly as on ifood.com.br. ### Proxy The default Apify proxy works — no residential proxy required. Override via `proxyConfiguration` only if you need a specific proxy. ### Notes - Prices and delivery fees are in **BRL**. iFood returns delivery fee in cents; we normalize to Reais so every monetary field is consistent. - Not affiliated with iFood. Scrapes only publicly visible catalog data. See [PRICING.md](./PRICING.md) for the full price/margin breakdown. # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): What to scrape. "search" lists restaurants/stores matching a term near a location; "merchant" fetches full menus (dishes + prices) for specific restaurants; "selftest" checks that every endpoint still works (for monitoring). ## `term` (type: `string`): What to search near the location — a cuisine, dish, or restaurant name (e.g. "pizza", "hamburguer", "sushi"). Use a broad term like "restaurante" or "lanche" to list many merchants. Used only in "search" mode. ## `address` (type: `string`): Free-text delivery address to scope results (e.g. "Avenida Paulista, 1578, São Paulo - SP"). It is geocoded to coordinates automatically. Provide this OR latitude+longitude. iFood data is location-scoped, so this is required for search and merchant modes. ## `latitude` (type: `string`): Latitude of the delivery location. Provide latitude+longitude instead of an address if you already have coordinates. ## `longitude` (type: `string`): Longitude of the delivery location. ## `merchantUrls` (type: `array`): Restaurants to fetch full menus for. Accepts iFood restaurant URLs (https://www.ifood.com.br/delivery///) or bare merchant UUIDs. Used only in "merchant" mode. Set an address/coordinates near these merchants so they are in-range. ## `searchSize` (type: `integer`): How many merchants to request in one search call (iFood returns up to ~100). Used only in "search" mode. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of results to scrape across the whole run (merchants in search mode, restaurants in merchant mode). ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Leave empty (recommended) — the default Apify proxy works, no residential proxy required. Set this only to force a specific proxy. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "search", "term": "hamburguer", "address": "Rua Oscar Freire, 500, São Paulo - SP", "latitude": "-23.5614117", "longitude": "-46.6558999", "merchantUrls": [ "1d743d52-3fa4-43df-b9a4-de1260417b71" ], "searchSize": 50, "maxItems": 100 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `search` (type: `string`): No description ## `merchant` (type: `string`): No description # 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 = { "term": "pizza", "address": "Avenida Paulista, 1578, São Paulo - SP", "merchantUrls": [ "1d743d52-3fa4-43df-b9a4-de1260417b71" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("serp.cheap.ofc/cheapest-ifood-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 = { "term": "pizza", "address": "Avenida Paulista, 1578, São Paulo - SP", "merchantUrls": ["1d743d52-3fa4-43df-b9a4-de1260417b71"], } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("serp.cheap.ofc/cheapest-ifood-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 '{ "term": "pizza", "address": "Avenida Paulista, 1578, São Paulo - SP", "merchantUrls": [ "1d743d52-3fa4-43df-b9a4-de1260417b71" ] }' | apify call serp.cheap.ofc/cheapest-ifood-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=serp.cheap.ofc/cheapest-ifood-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Cheapest iFood Scraper", "description": "Scrape iFood (Brazil's #1 food & grocery delivery) at the lowest price per result: search restaurants near any address and pull full menus with dish names, prices, ratings, delivery fee/time and images. Pay per result — no start fee, no subscription.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "phBCr5Ada3Q7gBG7G" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/serp.cheap.ofc~cheapest-ifood-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-serp.cheap.ofc-cheapest-ifood-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/serp.cheap.ofc~cheapest-ifood-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-serp.cheap.ofc-cheapest-ifood-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/serp.cheap.ofc~cheapest-ifood-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-serp.cheap.ofc-cheapest-ifood-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": [ "mode" ], "properties": { "mode": { "title": "Mode", "enum": [ "search", "merchant", "selftest" ], "type": "string", "description": "What to scrape. \"search\" lists restaurants/stores matching a term near a location; \"merchant\" fetches full menus (dishes + prices) for specific restaurants; \"selftest\" checks that every endpoint still works (for monitoring).", "default": "search" }, "term": { "title": "Search term", "type": "string", "description": "What to search near the location — a cuisine, dish, or restaurant name (e.g. \"pizza\", \"hamburguer\", \"sushi\"). Use a broad term like \"restaurante\" or \"lanche\" to list many merchants. Used only in \"search\" mode." }, "address": { "title": "Address", "type": "string", "description": "Free-text delivery address to scope results (e.g. \"Avenida Paulista, 1578, São Paulo - SP\"). It is geocoded to coordinates automatically. Provide this OR latitude+longitude. iFood data is location-scoped, so this is required for search and merchant modes." }, "latitude": { "title": "Latitude", "type": "string", "description": "Latitude of the delivery location. Provide latitude+longitude instead of an address if you already have coordinates." }, "longitude": { "title": "Longitude", "type": "string", "description": "Longitude of the delivery location." }, "merchantUrls": { "title": "Merchant URLs or IDs", "type": "array", "description": "Restaurants to fetch full menus for. Accepts iFood restaurant URLs (https://www.ifood.com.br/delivery///) or bare merchant UUIDs. Used only in \"merchant\" mode. Set an address/coordinates near these merchants so they are in-range.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "searchSize": { "title": "Search page size", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 100, "type": "integer", "description": "How many merchants to request in one search call (iFood returns up to ~100). Used only in \"search\" mode.", "default": 50 }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max items", "minimum": 1, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of results to scrape across the whole run (merchants in search mode, restaurants in merchant mode).", "default": 100 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Leave empty (recommended) — the default Apify proxy works, no residential proxy required. Set this only to force a specific proxy." } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```