# Ace Hardware Product Scraper (`sian.agency/ace-hardware-product-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Ace Hardware products — price, ratings, images, specs & stock. Keyword or category search, full detail enrichment, clean JSON/CSV, no code.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/sian.agency/ace-hardware-product-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [SIÁN OÜ](https://apify.com/sian.agency) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Business
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $4.75 / 1,000 overview products

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

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```bash
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```

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```bash
pip install apify-client
```

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````bash
# MacOS / Linux
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# Windows
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```bash

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Ace Hardware Product Scraper — Prices, Specs & Stock 🔨

[![SIÁN Agency Store](https://img.shields.io/badge/Store-SI%C3%81N%20Agency-1AE392)](https://apify.com/sian.agency?fpr=sian) [![Home Depot Product Scraper](https://img.shields.io/badge/Store-Home%20Depot%20Product%20Scraper-F96302)](https://apify.com/sian.agency/home-depot-product-scraper?fpr=sian) [![Google Shopping Price Scraper](https://img.shields.io/badge/Store-Google%20Shopping%20Price%20Scraper-4285F4)](https://apify.com/sian.agency/google-shopping-price-scraper?fpr=sian) [![Walmart Product Scraper](https://img.shields.io/badge/Store-Walmart%20Product%20Scraper-0071CE)](https://apify.com/sian.agency/walmart-data-scraper?fpr=sian)

#### 🎉 Pull Ace Hardware prices, sale flags, ratings, and stock — by keyword or category, no code
##### Built for retail analysts, e-commerce sellers, and brands who need fresh Ace Hardware product data on demand

---

### 📋 Overview

**Track every price, sale, and product spec on Ace Hardware — without writing a single line of code.** This scraper turns any Ace Hardware search or category into a clean, structured spreadsheet of products, complete with prices, ratings, images, and stock.

**Why thousands of professionals choose us:**
- ✅ **Complete product data**: 30+ fields per product — price, list price, sale flags, rating, review count, brand, MFG part number, UPC, and more
- ⚡ **Fast search-first mode**: pull 30 products per page in seconds; scale to thousands across multiple searches
- 🎯 **Stock signals**: see online stock availability and in-store-pickup support for every product
- 💰 **Pay only for results**: charged per product you actually receive — no wasted spend, free tier to test
- 💎 **Detail enrichment**: add the full specifications table and long product description with one switch
- ✨ **NEW**: search by keyword *or* category, sort by best match, price, name, or newest — just like the Ace Hardware site

---

### ✨ Features

- 🔎 **Keyword & Category Search**: scrape any Ace Hardware search term or category page
- 🏷️ **Full Pricing**: current price, list price, sale price, dollar-off, percent-off, and on-sale flags
- ⭐ **Ratings & Reviews**: star rating and total review count for every product
- 📦 **Stock & Fulfillment**: online stock quantity, purchasable status, and in-store-pickup support
- 🖼️ **Product Images**: all product image URLs, ready for catalogs or feeds
- 🧾 **Specifications Table**: full structured specs (Detail mode) — features, dimensions, materials, and more
- 🧭 **Categories**: the product's full category trail for clean classification
- 🔢 **Identifiers**: brand, MFG part number, UPC, and product type for matching across catalogs
- 📦 **Clean Export**: results delivered as structured JSON or CSV, ready for Excel or your database
- 🚀 **No-Code Setup**: configure searches in a simple form — no scripts, no maintenance

---

### 🎬 Quick Start

Enter one or more search keywords, pick a mode, and run. In under a minute you'll have a structured dataset of Ace Hardware products you can download as JSON or CSV. No setup, no code.

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/sian.agency~ace-hardware-product-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_TOKEN \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"queries": ["cordless drill"], "scrapeMode": "overview"}'
````

***

### 🚀 Getting Started (3 Simple Steps)

#### Step 1: Add Your Searches

Type one or more Ace Hardware search keywords (e.g. `cordless drill`, `garden hose`) — one per line.

#### Step 2: Choose Your Mode

Pick **Overview** for fast search results, or **Detail** to also pull the full specifications table and long description.

#### Step 3: Run & Download

Click **Start**, then export your results as JSON, CSV, or Excel from the Apify dataset.

**That's it! In just a few minutes, you'll have:**

- A clean table of Ace Hardware products with prices and sale flags
- Ratings, review counts, and product images
- Online stock availability for every product

***

### 📥 Input Configuration

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| queries | array | No | Ace Hardware search terms, one per item (e.g. `cordless drill`) |
| categoryIds | array | No | Advanced — Ace Hardware category ids from a category URL (the number after `/c/`) |
| scrapeMode | string | No | `overview` (fast search) or `detail` (adds specs table + long description) |
| sort | string | No | `best_match`, `price_low`, `price_high`, `name_az`, `name_za`, or `newest` |
| maxResults | integer | No | Maximum products to return across all searches |

**Example — fast search:**

```json
{
  "queries": ["cordless drill", "impact driver"],
  "scrapeMode": "overview",
  "sort": "best_match",
  "maxResults": 100
}
```

**Example — full detail with specs:**

```json
{
  "queries": ["garden hose"],
  "scrapeMode": "detail",
  "sort": "price_low",
  "maxResults": 50
}
```

***

### 📤 Output

Results are saved to the Apify dataset with **30+ fields per product**, including:

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| productTitle | string | Product name |
| brand | string | Product brand |
| mfg\_part\_number | string | Manufacturer part / model number |
| upc | string | Universal Product Code |
| price | number | Current price |
| list\_price | number | List/was price |
| sale\_price | number | Sale price when on sale |
| percent\_off | number | Discount percentage |
| on\_sale | boolean | Whether the product is currently on sale |
| rating | number | Average star rating |
| review\_count | number | Total number of reviews |
| in\_stock | boolean | Whether the product is in stock online |
| online\_stock | number | Online stock quantity |
| supports\_in\_store\_pickup | boolean | Whether in-store pickup is supported |
| fulfillment\_types | array | Supported fulfillment methods |
| images | array | All product image URLs |
| categories | array | Full category trail |
| specs | object | Full specifications table (Detail mode) |
| description | string | Long product description (Detail mode) |

**Example:**

```json
{
  "product_code": "2835460",
  "productTitle": "CRAFTSMAN 16 oz Smooth Face General Purpose Claw Hammer 10.75 in. Fiberglass Handle",
  "brand": "CRAFTSMAN",
  "mfg_part_number": "CMHT51398",
  "upc": "885911570701",
  "price": 19.99,
  "list_price": 19.99,
  "on_sale": false,
  "rating": 5.0,
  "review_count": 28,
  "in_stock": true,
  "online_stock": 1,
  "supports_in_store_pickup": true,
  "fulfillment_types": ["DirectShip", "InStorePickup", "Delivery"],
  "images": ["https://cdn-tp6.mozu.com/..."],
  "categories": ["Claw Hammers", "Craftsman", "Craftsman Hand Tools"],
  "specs": { "vendor name": "BLACK AND DECKER US INC", "warranty code": "N" },
  "description": "The Craftsman 16 oz. fiberglass general purpose hammer is built for durability..."
}
```

***

### 💼 Use Cases & Examples

#### 1. Price Monitoring

**Retailers and resellers tracking Ace Hardware prices over time to stay competitive.**

**Input:** Your product keywords and a daily schedule
**Output:** Current price, list price, and sale flags for every match
**Use:** Spot price drops, react to sales, and keep your own pricing sharp.

#### 2. Competitive Analysis

**Brands and category managers benchmarking their products against the Ace Hardware assortment.**

**Input:** Category keywords
**Output:** Competitor prices, ratings, review counts, and sale activity
**Use:** Understand where you win or lose on price, rating, and availability.

#### 3. Catalog Building

**E-commerce teams and marketplaces building a clean product catalog with images and specs.**

**Input:** Keywords or category ids, in Detail mode
**Output:** Titles, brands, MFG numbers, UPCs, images, and full specifications tables
**Use:** Populate your storefront or PIM with structured, ready-to-use product data.

#### 4. MAP Compliance Monitoring

**Manufacturers enforcing Minimum Advertised Price policies across Ace Hardware listings.**

**Input:** Your branded product keywords
**Output:** Live listed prices and sale discounts per product
**Use:** Detect MAP violations quickly and protect your brand pricing.

#### 5. Assortment & Availability Research

**Merchandisers studying which products carry the best ratings and stock.**

**Input:** Category keywords
**Output:** Stock availability, fulfillment options, and rating data
**Use:** Plan assortment, identify stockouts, and find top-rated products in a category.

#### 6. Market Research & Trend Spotting

**Analysts and researchers tracking new products, best-sellers, and review momentum.**

**Input:** Broad category keywords, sorted by newest
**Output:** Product launches, rating trends, and review-count growth
**Use:** Surface emerging products and category trends before competitors do.

***

### 🔗 Integration Examples

#### JavaScript/Node.js

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_TOKEN' });

const run = await client.actor('sian.agency/ace-hardware-product-scraper').call({
  queries: ['cordless drill'],
  scrapeMode: 'overview'
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items[0]);
```

#### Python

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient
client = ApifyClient('YOUR_TOKEN')

run = client.actor('sian.agency/ace-hardware-product-scraper').call(
    run_input={'queries': ['cordless drill'], 'scrapeMode': 'overview'}
)

for item in client.dataset(run['defaultDatasetId']).iterate_items():
    print(item)
```

#### cURL

```bash
curl -X POST 'https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/sian.agency~ace-hardware-product-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_TOKEN' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"queries": ["cordless drill"], "scrapeMode": "overview"}'
```

#### Automation Workflows (N8N / Zapier / Make)

1. **Trigger**: Schedule (e.g. daily) or webhook
2. **HTTP Request**: Call the actor API with your keywords
3. **Process**: Handle the JSON results
4. **Action**: Save to a sheet, sync to a database, or send a price-drop alert

***

### 📊 Performance & Pricing

#### FREE Tier (Try It Now)

- **25 products** per run — full feature access, same data quality
- No credit card required
- Perfect for testing and small projects

#### PAID Tier (Production Ready)

- **Unlimited** products per run
- Run multiple searches and large categories in one go
- Pay-per-result: you're only charged for the products you actually receive

💰 **Best value on the market** — transparent pay-per-result pricing with no hidden subscription fees.

🔗 [View current pricing](https://apify.com/sian.agency/ace-hardware-product-scraper?fpr=sian)

***

### ❓ Frequently Asked Questions

**Q: How many products can I scrape?**
A: FREE tier: 25 products per run. PAID tier: unlimited products across as many searches as you like.

**Q: What's the difference between Overview and Detail mode?**
A: Overview is the fast path — search results with price, ratings, images, and stock. Detail adds the full specifications table and the long product description for every product.

**Q: What output formats are available?**
A: JSON, CSV, and Excel — export directly from the Apify dataset.

**Q: Can I scrape by category instead of keywords?**
A: Yes — use the `categoryIds` field with an Ace Hardware category id (the number after `/c/` in a category URL) to scrape a whole category.

**Q: Is this legal?**
A: Yes — we only extract publicly available product data. See the legal section below.

**Q: How fresh is the data?**
A: Every run pulls live data directly from Ace Hardware at the moment you run it. Schedule runs to keep prices and stock up to date.

***

### 🐞 Troubleshooting

**No results returned**

- Check that your keywords match real Ace Hardware products
- Try a broader search term or a different sort order

**Missing specifications or description**

- Specs and long descriptions only appear in **Detail** mode — switch `scrapeMode` to `detail`

**Fewer results than expected on the free tier**

- The FREE tier is capped at 25 products per run — upgrade to PAID for unlimited results

***

### ⚖️ Is it legal to scrape data?

Our actors are ethical and do not extract any private user data, such as email addresses, gender, or location. They only extract what is publicly shared. We therefore believe that our actors, when used for ethical purposes by Apify users, are safe.

However, you should be aware that your results could contain personal data. Personal data is protected by the **GDPR** in the European Union and by other regulations around the world. You should not scrape personal data unless you have a legitimate reason to do so. If you're unsure whether your reason is legitimate, consult your lawyers.

You can also read Apify's blog post on the [legality of web scraping](https://blog.apify.com/is-web-scraping-legal/).

***

### ⚖️ Trademark Disclaimer

Ace Hardware® is a trademark of Ace Hardware Corporation. This actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Ace Hardware Corporation.

***

### ⭐ Love This Tool?

If this actor saves you time, please [leave us a 5-star review](https://apify.com/sian.agency/ace-hardware-product-scraper/reviews) — it helps other professionals discover it and helps us keep improving.

***

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**Join our active support community**

- For issues or questions, open an issue in the actor's repository
- Check the [SIÁN Agency Store](https://apify.com/sian.agency?fpr=sian) for more automation tools
- 📧 <apify@sian-agency.online>

#### More from SIÁN Agency

- 🪚 [Home Depot Product Scraper](https://apify.com/sian.agency/home-depot-product-scraper?fpr=sian) — Home Depot product, price & spec data
- 🛍️ [Google Shopping Price Scraper](https://apify.com/sian.agency/google-shopping-price-scraper?fpr=sian) — track offers and price history across the web
- 🏪 [Walmart Product Scraper](https://apify.com/sian.agency/walmart-data-scraper?fpr=sian) — Walmart product and review data

***

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# Actor input Schema

## `queries` (type: `array`):

🔍 **KEYWORD SEARCH:** Free-text Ace Hardware searches — exactly what you'd type into the site's search bar.

📝 **EXAMPLES:** `hammer` · `cordless drill` · `paint roller` · `garden hose`

💡 **TIP:** Add one keyword per line — each runs as its own search and all results land in the same dataset.

🖊️ **BULK EDIT:** Click "Bulk edit" to paste many keywords at once (one per line).

✅ **IMPORTANT:** Provide either keywords OR category ids (at least one is needed to have something to scrape).

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

🧭 **CATEGORY BROWSING (Advanced):** Scrape a whole Ace Hardware category instead of a keyword search.

🔧 **HOW TO GET IT:** Open any Ace Hardware category page and copy the number after `/c/` in the URL (e.g. `acehardware.com/claw-hammers/c/2804` → category id `2804`). Paste just that number here.

💡 **TIP:** Leave this empty if you're only using keywords — it's purely an advanced alternative for category-level harvesting.

🖊️ **BULK EDIT:** Add one category id per line to sweep multiple categories in a single run.

## `scrapeMode` (type: `string`):

⚙️ **SCRAPE DEPTH:** Choose how much data to pull per product.

⚡ **Overview (fast):** Search results only — price, ratings, images, brand, UPC and stock. Fastest and cheapest path.

🔬 **Detail (enriched specs):** Everything in Overview PLUS the full specifications table and the long product description scraped from each product page.

💡 **TIP:** Start with Overview to scope your catalog, then switch to Detail when you need the complete spec sheet for feeds or comparisons.

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

🔃 **RESULT ORDERING:** Order search results using Ace Hardware's own native sort options — so you get the same ranking real shoppers see.

🎯 **Best match** is the site's default relevance ranking · 💲 **Price** sorts ascending or descending · 🔤 **Alphabetical** sorts by product name · 🆕 **Newest** prioritizes the latest arrivals.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

🔢 **RESULT CAP:** Maximum number of products to return across all keywords and categories combined.

🎁 **TIER-BASED LIMITS:**

- **FREE users:** Up to 25 products per run
- **PAID users:** Unlimited — scrape entire catalogs in a single run

💡 **TIP:** Keep this low while you dial in your keywords, then raise it once the output looks right.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "queries": [
    "cordless drill"
  ],
  "scrapeMode": "overview",
  "sort": "best_match",
  "maxResults": 100
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `aceHardwareProducts` (type: `string`):

Scraped Ace Hardware products with prices, sale flags, ratings, images, specs and stock.

# 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 = {
    "queries": [
        "cordless drill"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("sian.agency/ace-hardware-product-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "queries": ["cordless drill"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("sian.agency/ace-hardware-product-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 '{
  "queries": [
    "cordless drill"
  ]
}' |
apify call sian.agency/ace-hardware-product-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=sian.agency/ace-hardware-product-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "Ace Hardware Product Scraper",
        "description": "Scrape Ace Hardware products — price, ratings, images, specs & stock. Keyword or category search, full detail enrichment, clean JSON/CSV, no code.",
        "version": "1.0",
        "x-build-id": "eUGBgFCHAUDFWOUrr"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/sian.agency~ace-hardware-product-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-sian.agency-ace-hardware-product-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": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/sian.agency~ace-hardware-product-scraper/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-sian.agency-ace-hardware-product-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$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": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/sian.agency~ace-hardware-product-scraper/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-sian.agency-ace-hardware-product-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$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",
                "properties": {
                    "queries": {
                        "title": "🔍 Search Keywords",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "🔍 **KEYWORD SEARCH:** Free-text Ace Hardware searches — exactly what you'd type into the site's search bar.\n\n📝 **EXAMPLES:** `hammer` · `cordless drill` · `paint roller` · `garden hose`\n\n💡 **TIP:** Add one keyword per line — each runs as its own search and all results land in the same dataset.\n\n🖊️ **BULK EDIT:** Click \"Bulk edit\" to paste many keywords at once (one per line).\n\n✅ **IMPORTANT:** Provide either keywords OR category ids (at least one is needed to have something to scrape).",
                        "default": [
                            "cordless drill"
                        ],
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "categoryIds": {
                        "title": "🧭 Category IDs (Advanced)",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "🧭 **CATEGORY BROWSING (Advanced):** Scrape a whole Ace Hardware category instead of a keyword search.\n\n🔧 **HOW TO GET IT:** Open any Ace Hardware category page and copy the number after `/c/` in the URL (e.g. `acehardware.com/claw-hammers/c/2804` → category id `2804`). Paste just that number here.\n\n💡 **TIP:** Leave this empty if you're only using keywords — it's purely an advanced alternative for category-level harvesting.\n\n🖊️ **BULK EDIT:** Add one category id per line to sweep multiple categories in a single run.",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "scrapeMode": {
                        "title": "⚙️ Scrape Mode",
                        "enum": [
                            "overview",
                            "detail"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "⚙️ **SCRAPE DEPTH:** Choose how much data to pull per product.\n\n⚡ **Overview (fast):** Search results only — price, ratings, images, brand, UPC and stock. Fastest and cheapest path.\n\n🔬 **Detail (enriched specs):** Everything in Overview PLUS the full specifications table and the long product description scraped from each product page.\n\n💡 **TIP:** Start with Overview to scope your catalog, then switch to Detail when you need the complete spec sheet for feeds or comparisons.",
                        "default": "overview"
                    },
                    "sort": {
                        "title": "🔃 Sort Order",
                        "enum": [
                            "best_match",
                            "price_low",
                            "price_high",
                            "name_az",
                            "name_za",
                            "newest"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "🔃 **RESULT ORDERING:** Order search results using Ace Hardware's own native sort options — so you get the same ranking real shoppers see.\n\n🎯 **Best match** is the site's default relevance ranking · 💲 **Price** sorts ascending or descending · 🔤 **Alphabetical** sorts by product name · 🆕 **Newest** prioritizes the latest arrivals.",
                        "default": "best_match"
                    },
                    "maxResults": {
                        "title": "🔢 Max Results",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "🔢 **RESULT CAP:** Maximum number of products to return across all keywords and categories combined.\n\n🎁 **TIER-BASED LIMITS:**\n- **FREE users:** Up to 25 products per run\n- **PAID users:** Unlimited — scrape entire catalogs in a single run\n\n💡 **TIP:** Keep this low while you dial in your keywords, then raise it once the output looks right.",
                        "default": 100
                    }
                }
            },
            "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
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```