Billiger Price Comparison Scraper 🏷️

What does Billiger Price Comparison Scraper do?

Billiger Price Comparison Scraper collects product prices, ratings, specifications, and shop offers from Billiger.de, a German price comparison site. Run it with a keyword such as laptop or iphone 15, or point it at a product or category URL. It returns a structured dataset you can use for price monitoring, catalog enrichment, and seller benchmarking.

The Actor follows product listings across pages, opens each product page, and saves the available pricing and offer details in one run. Results are pushed in batches, so partial progress is preserved on longer jobs.

Why use Billiger Price Comparison Scraper?

• Price monitoring without manual checks - Build recurring snapshots of lowest and highest prices across German shops.
• Seller-level comparison - Capture shop names, item prices, shipping costs, and total prices for the offers shown on each product page.
• Catalog enrichment - Add GTIN, SKU, brand, category, variant attributes, and image URLs to your internal product data.
• Search or direct URL workflows - Start from a keyword, a category listing, or a specific product page.
• Apify-native delivery - Schedule runs, download datasets, connect webhooks, or read results through the Apify API.

What data can you extract from Billiger.de?

Field	Description
product_name	Product title shown on Billiger.de
brand	Product brand or manufacturer
category	Product category
gtin	GTIN or EAN code when the source publishes it
sku	Product or variant code
product_id	Billiger product identifier
object_type	Product page type such as baseproduct, product, or pricelist
lowest_price	Lowest price found for the product
highest_price	Highest price found for the product
offer_count	Number of offers reported for the product
rating	Average rating on a 1 to 5 scale
review_count	Number of ratings or reviews
image_url	Product image URL
short_description	Property summary from the product card
description	Product description text when available
variant_count	Number of variants in the product group
variant_attributes	Property and value pairs for the displayed variant
currency	Currency code, normally EUR
product_url	Product page URL
source_listing_url	Listing or search URL used to find the product
source_page	Listing page number where the product appeared
offers	Shop-level offers with price, shipping, and total price
scraped_at	ISO timestamp for the collection time

How to use Billiger Price Comparison Scraper

1. Open the Actor in Apify Console.
2. Enter a search query, or provide a Billiger.de product or category URL.
3. Set the maximum number of products.
4. Choose whether to include shop-level offers.
5. Run the Actor and open the dataset.
6. Download the result as JSON, CSV, Excel, or XML, or connect it to another tool.

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
searchQuery	String	No	laptop	Product name or keywords to search for. Used when no URL is supplied.
startUrl	String	No	-	A Billiger.de product, category, or search-results URL. Takes precedence over searchQuery.
results_wanted	Integer	No	20	Maximum number of products to save. Accepts 1 to 1000.
collectOffers	Boolean	No	true	Include the shop-level offer rows shown on each product page.
proxyConfiguration	Object	No	No proxy	Proxy settings for the run. If you use a proxy, choose a German location.

Output Data

Field	Type	Description
product_name	String	Product title
brand	String	Brand or manufacturer
category	String	Product category
gtin	String	GTIN or EAN code
sku	String	Product or variant code
product_id	String	Billiger product identifier
object_type	String	Product page type
lowest_price	Number	Lowest price in EUR
highest_price	Number	Highest price in EUR
offer_count	Integer	Reported number of offers
rating	Number	Average rating from 1 to 5
review_count	Integer	Number of ratings or reviews
image_url	String	Product image URL
short_description	String	Short property summary
description	String	Longer description when available
variant_count	Integer	Number of product variants
variant_attributes	Array	Variant property and value strings
currency	String	Currency code
product_url	String	Product page URL
source_listing_url	String	Listing URL used for discovery
source_page	Integer	Listing page number
offers	Array	Shop offers with shop_name, shop_id, product_variant_id, price, shipping_cost, total_price, and offer_url
scraped_at	String	ISO timestamp

When collectOffers is set to false, the offers field is omitted. The dataset is the same shape for keyword, category, and product URL runs.

Usage Examples

Keyword search

Collect 20 laptop products and include shop offers:

{
  "searchQuery": "laptop",
  "results_wanted": 20,
  "collectOffers": true
}

Category URL

Follow a Billiger category listing and collect up to 60 products:

{
  "startUrl": "https://www.billiger.de/show/kategorie/2303.htm?searchstring=laptop",
  "results_wanted": 60,
  "collectOffers": true
}

Single product snapshot

Collect one product with its current offers:

{
  "startUrl": "https://www.billiger.de/baseproducts/117189-apple-macbook-air-m5-2026",
  "results_wanted": 1,
  "collectOffers": true
}

Faster product-only run

Skip shop offer rows when you only need product-level pricing:

{
  "searchQuery": "iphone 15",
  "results_wanted": 40,
  "collectOffers": false
}

Sample Output

{
  "product_name": "Apple MacBook Air M5 2026",
  "brand": "Apple",
  "category": "Notebooks",
  "gtin": "0195950690064",
  "sku": "5576130845",
  "product_id": "117189",
  "object_type": "baseproduct",
  "lowest_price": 1229,
  "highest_price": 3798,
  "offer_count": 737,
  "rating": 4.75,
  "review_count": 46,
  "image_url": "https://cdn.billiger.com/dynimg/.../Apple-MacBook-Air-M5-2026.webp",
  "short_description": "Prozessorfamilie: Apple M · Besonderheiten: Copilot+ · Anzahl Prozessorkerne: 10 · HD-Standard: Retina",
  "description": "Schon ab 1.229,00 € - 737 Angebote ✓ Aktuelle Preise vergleichen ✓ Geprüfte Shops",
  "variant_count": 76,
  "variant_attributes": [
    "Festplattenkapazität Gesamt: 512 GB",
    "Arbeitsspeicherkapazität: 16 GB",
    "Anzahl GPU-Kerne: 8"
  ],
  "currency": "EUR",
  "product_url": "https://www.billiger.de/baseproducts/117189-apple-macbook-air-m5-2026",
  "source_listing_url": "https://www.billiger.de/show/kategorie/2303.htm?originalsearch=laptop",
  "source_page": 1,
  "offers": [
    {
      "shop_name": "amazon.de",
      "shop_id": "321",
      "product_variant_id": "5576130845",
      "price": 1229,
      "shipping_cost": 0,
      "total_price": 1229,
      "offer_url": null
    },
    {
      "shop_name": "Galaxus.de",
      "shop_id": "21754",
      "product_variant_id": "5576130845",
      "price": 1229,
      "shipping_cost": 0,
      "total_price": 1229,
      "offer_url": null
    }
  ],
  "scraped_at": "2026-10-22T15:58:37.213Z"
}

Tips for Best Results

• Start with results_wanted set to 20 to confirm the output format, then raise it.
• Use specific keywords such as gaming laptop 16gb when you need a narrower product set.
• Keep collectOffers enabled when shipping cost or seller comparison matters.
• Disable collectOffers for faster runs focused on product-level pricing and specifications.
• If you use a proxy for large or repeated runs, choose a German location.
• Some products do not publish a GTIN, variant list, or description. Those fields can be empty for valid reasons.
• If a run returns no products, check that the query or URL returns results on Billiger.de before contacting support.

Integrations

• Google Sheets - Build live price comparison sheets.
• Airtable - Create searchable product and seller databases.
• Looker Studio - Visualize price ranges and seller spreads.
• Webhooks - Send finished dataset information to your systems.
• Make or Zapier - Connect price data to no-code workflows.
• Apify API - Read datasets programmatically.

Export Formats

• JSON - Application pipelines and APIs.
• CSV - Spreadsheet analysis.
• Excel - Business reporting.
• XML - Existing integrations that require XML.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many products can I collect in one run?

Set results_wanted from 1 to 1000. The Actor stops when it reaches that number or when the source has no more results. Larger runs take longer because each product page is opened to collect full pricing details.

Can I run the Actor with only a product URL?

Yes. Put the product URL in startUrl and set results_wanted to 1. The Actor returns that product with its product-level pricing and, when enabled, the offers shown on the page.

Does a keyword search return category results or product results?

Billiger.de may redirect a keyword to a category, a category-style page, or a general search-results page. The Actor follows that destination and collects the products it finds there.

Why is highest_price different from the most expensive offer row?

highest_price is the highest price reported for the full product group, which can include variants that are not in the first page of offer rows. The offers array contains the shop rows displayed for the selected product page.

Why are only some shop offers included?

The product page shows a limited set of offers, usually the cheapest ones first. The Actor saves the offers displayed on that page. Use offer_count to see how many offers the source reports in total.

Why are some fields empty?

Billiger.de does not publish every field for every product. Missing GTIN, variant attributes, descriptions, or ratings reflect the source data, not a failed run.

Can I schedule recurring price checks?

Yes. Create an Apify schedule and reuse the same input. Each run creates a new dataset that you can compare with earlier snapshots.

Can I export the data to CSV or Excel?

Yes. Apify datasets can be downloaded as CSV, Excel, JSON, XML, and other supported formats.

Does the Actor need a proxy?

It can run without one. For larger runs or repeated schedules, a German residential proxy usually gives more consistent results.

Is it legal to collect data from Billiger.de?

Collecting publicly available data can be legal, but rules vary by jurisdiction and use case. You are responsible for complying with applicable laws, website terms, and privacy requirements.

Support

For issues or feature requests, use the Issues tab on the Actor page or contact the developer through Apify. Include the input you used and the run URL when reporting a problem.

Legal Notice

This Actor is intended for legitimate collection of publicly available product and pricing information. Users are responsible for using the data responsibly and complying with applicable laws and website terms.