MercadoLibre Scraper

Extract product listings, prices, discounts, ratings, and seller information from MercadoLibre — Latin America's largest e-commerce platform. This MercadoLibre scraper supports keyword search and direct URL scraping across 7 countries: Chile 🇨🇱, Argentina 🇦🇷, Mexico 🇲🇽, Colombia 🇨🇴, Peru 🇵🇪, Uruguay 🇺🇾, and Brazil 🇧🇷. No API key or account required.

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What data does the MercadoLibre scraper extract?

Field	Type	Description	Example
id	string	MercadoLibre product ID	MLC123456
title	string	Product title	Notebook Lenovo IdeaPad 15
price	number	Current price	499990
originalPrice	number	Price before discount	599990
discountPercent	number	Discount percentage	17
currency	string	ISO 4217 currency	CLP
installments	object	Best installment plan {quantity, amount, rate}	{6, 83331, 0}
condition	string	new or used	new
soldQuantity	number	Units sold	342
availableQuantity	number	Units in stock	10
rating	number	Average rating 0–5	4.6
reviewCount	number	Number of reviews	128
brand	string	Product brand	Lenovo
thumbnail	string	Main image URL	https://http2.mlstatic.com/…
url	string	Product page URL	https://www.mercadolibre.cl/…
sellerName	string	Seller nickname	TIENDA_OFICIAL_LENOVO
officialStore	boolean	Official brand store	true
freeShipping	boolean	Free shipping	true
country	string	Country code	CL
searchTerm	string	Keyword used	notebook lenovo
source	string	Extraction method: ssr, api, dom	ssr
extractedAt	string	ISO 8601 timestamp	2026-01-15T10:30:00.000Z

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How to scrape MercadoLibre products

1. Open the actor and click Try for free — $5 free credit included.
2. Set mode to search (default) or urls for direct URL scraping.
3. Enter searchTerms (e.g. ["laptop", "iphone 15"]) and countries (e.g. ["CL", "AR"]).
4. Set maxResultsPerSearch (default 100) and click Start.
5. When finished, download results from the Dataset tab in JSON, CSV or Excel.

Supported countries

Code	Country	Domain
CL	Chile	mercadolibre.cl
AR	Argentina	mercadolibre.com.ar
MX	Mexico	mercadolibre.com.mx
CO	Colombia	mercadolibre.com.co
PE	Peru	mercadolibre.com.pe
UY	Uruguay	mercadolibre.com.uy
BR	Brazil	mercadolivre.com.br

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MercadoLibre scraper use cases

• Price monitoring — Track prices of specific products across multiple countries and identify the best market for sourcing or selling.
• Competitor analysis — Monitor which sellers dominate a category, their pricing strategy, discounts and official store status.
• Market research — Discover top-selling products, average prices, discount patterns and review volumes in Latin American markets.
• E-commerce arbitrage — Find price gaps between countries (e.g. Chile vs. Argentina) and identify import/export opportunities.
• Trend detection — Track which products appear in search results over time and detect rising demand before competitors do.
• Academic research — Analyze Latin American consumer markets, pricing behavior, and the impact of currency fluctuations on product prices.

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Input parameters

{
  "mode": "search",
  "searchTerms": ["zapatillas nike", "smartphone samsung"],
  "countries": ["CL", "AR"],
  "maxResultsPerSearch": 200,
  "fetchDetails": false,
  "sortBy": "relevance",
  "priceMin": 10000,
  "priceMax": 500000
}

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
mode	string	search	search for keyword search, urls for direct URL scraping
searchTerms	string[]	["laptop"]	Keywords to search. Each term × each country = one search run
countries	string[]	["AR"]	Country codes: AR, MX, BR, CO, PE, UY, CL
maxResultsPerSearch	number	100	Max products per search term per country (up to 1000)
fetchDetails	boolean	false	Visit each product page for full images, stock and ratings. Slower.
sortBy	string	relevance	Sort order: relevance, price_asc, price_desc, sold_quantity_desc
priceMin	number	—	Minimum price filter (in local currency)
priceMax	number	—	Maximum price filter (in local currency)
urls	string[]	—	Direct MercadoLibre product or listing URLs (only for mode: urls)

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Sample MercadoLibre product output

{
  "id": "MLA123456789",
  "title": "Notebook Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15 AMD Ryzen 5 8GB RAM 512GB SSD",
  "price": 649999,
  "originalPrice": 799999,
  "discountPercent": 19,
  "currency": "ARS",
  "installments": {
    "quantity": 12,
    "amount": 54166,
    "rate": 0,
    "currency": "ARS"
  },
  "condition": "new",
  "soldQuantity": 215,
  "availableQuantity": 8,
  "rating": 4.5,
  "reviewCount": 67,
  "brand": "Lenovo",
  "thumbnail": "https://http2.mlstatic.com/D_NQ_NP_883851-MLA123456789_032026-V.jpg",
  "images": [],
  "url": "https://www.mercadolibre.com.ar/notebook-lenovo-ideapad-3/p/MLA123456789",
  "sellerName": "LENOVO_STORE_AR",
  "sellerReputation": "platinum",
  "officialStore": true,
  "freeShipping": true,
  "tags": ["good_seller", "brand_verified"],
  "country": "AR",
  "siteId": "MLA",
  "searchTerm": "notebook lenovo",
  "source": "ssr",
  "extractedAt": "2026-05-13T10:30:00.000Z"
}

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Performance

Scenario	Results	Time	Cost
1 term × 1 country, 1 page, no details	~20	~50–65 s	$0.10
1 term × 1 country, no details	100	~2–3 min	$0.50
1 term × 3 countries, no details	300	~4–6 min	$1.50
5 terms × 7 countries	3,500	~25–35 min	$17.50

• Single-page searches (~15–20 results) typically finish in under 65 seconds.
• With fetchDetails: true: slower (visits each product page), but same price per result.
• Memory: 2 GB recommended. Increase to 4 GB for multi-country runs > 500 results.
• Uses residential proxy automatically in cloud — required for MercadoLibre.

Country reliability

Country	Reliability	Notes
AR, MX, BR, CL, UY	High	Large IP pools, stable extraction with residential proxy
CO, PE	High	Smaller IP pools — may need a couple of retries, but extraction is reliable

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Pricing

This actor uses the Pay per result model at $0.005 per product — a flat, predictable price with no compute, proxy or platform fees to calculate. What you see is what you pay.

Products scraped	Cost
100	$0.50
500	$2.50
1,000	$5.00
5,000	$25.00

Apify provides $5 free credit on signup — enough for ~1,000 free results to evaluate the actor. The price is the same whether or not fetchDetails is enabled — richer data, same cost per result.

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Frequently asked questions

Is this MercadoLibre scraper free? Apify gives you $5 in free credit on signup — enough for roughly 1,000 free results to evaluate the actor. After that you pay $0.005 per product, with no extra compute or proxy fees.

Do I need a MercadoLibre account or API key? No. The scraper works without any login, account, or API key. It handles proxies and anti-bot protection automatically.

Which MercadoLibre countries are supported? All 7 major markets: Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Uruguay. You can scrape one country or several in a single run.

Can I scrape a specific MercadoLibre URL instead of searching? Yes. Set mode to urls and pass direct product or listing URLs. Use mode: search to scrape by keyword instead.

What data can I extract from MercadoLibre? Product title, price, original price, discount, currency, installments, condition, units sold, stock, rating, review count, brand, seller name, official-store status, free shipping and the product URL. See the full field table above.

Can I export the data to Excel or CSV? Yes. Results can be downloaded as JSON, CSV or Excel from the Dataset tab, or pulled programmatically via the Apify API.

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Keywords

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Legal disclaimer

This actor is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by MercadoLibre S.R.L. or any of its subsidiaries. It extracts publicly available data for lawful purposes such as market research, price monitoring, and competitive analysis. Users are solely responsible for complying with MercadoLibre's Terms of Service and all applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Chilean Law 19.628 on Personal Data Protection. The author makes no warranty as to the completeness or accuracy of the extracted data.