Ace Hardware Product Scraper — Prices, Specs & Stock 🔨

🎉 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

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📋 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

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✨ 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

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🎬 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.

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"}'

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🚀 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

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📥 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:

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

Example — full detail with specs:

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

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📤 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:

{
  "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..."
}

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💼 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.

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🔗 Integration Examples

JavaScript/Node.js

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

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

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

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📊 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

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❓ 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.

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🐞 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

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⚖️ 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.

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⚖️ 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.

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• For issues or questions, open an issue in the actor's repository
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• 📧 apify@sian-agency.online

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