# Hotline.ua Scraper — Price Comparison UA | $1.5/1k (`skipper_lume/hotline-ua-scraper`) Actor Scrape Hotline.ua products and per-shop offers: min/max prices in UAH, offer counts, specs, photos, merchant ratings. Search, category URL, or product pages. Incremental price monitoring. Only Hotline.ua scraper on Apify. - **URL**: https://apify.com/skipper\_lume/hotline-ua-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Maksym Horbachov](https://apify.com/skipper_lume) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce, Automation, Developer tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $1.05 / 1,000 results 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 ## 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.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.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/platform/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 ## Hotline.ua Scraper — Price Comparison UA | $1.5/1k Extract product and per-shop offer data from **Hotline.ua** — Ukraine's #1 price comparison site. Min/max prices in UAH, offer counts, specs, photos, and merchant-level prices with shop ratings. > **$1.50 per 1,000 results** — the only dedicated Hotline.ua scraper on Apify. [See pricing](#pricing). ### Why This Actor? - **Only Hotline.ua scraper** on Apify — no alternatives - **Zero setup** — no API key, no login, click Start - **Catalog or offers** — cheap product cards, optional full per-shop price table - **Incremental monitoring** — detect new products, price drops, and delisted offers across scheduled runs - **Search by keyword** — `iPhone 15`, `Dyson V15`, any Hotline query - **DNA of price tracking** — same data buyers and analysts use on Hotline every day - **Pair with [E-Katalog (ek.ua)](https://apify.com/skipper_lume/ek-ua-scraper)** — Ukraine's #2 aggregator; same SKUs, different shop mix ### UA price-intel stack | Actor | Site | Best for | |-------|------|----------| | **This actor** | Hotline.ua | Search by keyword, rich per-shop offers | | [ek.ua scraper](https://apify.com/skipper_lume/ek-ua-scraper) | E-Katalog | Category crawls, offerCount from JSON-LD | Run both on the same product (e.g. iPhone) on a schedule → catch price wars neither site alone shows. ### What Data You Get | Field | Example | Description | |-------|---------|-------------| | `title` | iPhone 15 128GB Black (MTP03) | Product title | | `brand` | Apple | Brand / vendor | | `minPriceUAH` / `maxPriceUAH` | 23899 / 36999 | Price range across shops | | `offerCount` | 78 | Number of shop offers | | `specs` | екран: 6,1" … | Short tech specs | | `photos` | CDN URLs | Product images | | `shop` | PCshop.UA | Merchant (offers mode) | | `priceUAH` | 28949 | Shop price (offers mode) | | `condition` | новый | Offer condition | | `guaranteeMonths` | 12 | Warranty term | | `changeType` | price_dropped | Incremental monitoring field | #### Sample Output (catalog) ```json { "id": 24927903, "url": "https://hotline.ua/ua/mobile-mobilnye-telefony-i-smartfony/apple-iphone-15-128gb-black-mtp03/", "title": "iPhone 15 128GB Black (MTP03)", "brand": "Apple", "minPriceUAH": 23899, "maxPriceUAH": 36999, "offerCount": 78, "reviewsCount": 3, "photos": ["https://hotline.ua/img/tx/575/5759284385.jpg"], "source": "catalog" } ```` #### Sample Output (offer) ```json { "id": 24927903, "title": "iPhone 15 128GB Black (MTP03)", "shop": "PCshop.UA", "shopWebsite": "pcshop.ua", "priceUAH": 28949, "condition": "новый", "guaranteeMonths": 12, "conversionUrl": "https://hotline.ua/go/price/13433590709/", "source": "offer" } ``` ### Use Cases | Who | What | |-----|------| | **Price trackers** | Monitor Hotline min prices vs retail | | **Retailers** | Benchmark competitors on the same SKU | | **Analysts** | Build UA electronics price datasets | | **Affiliate / leads** | Discover shops and offer spreads | ### 3 Modes #### `search` — Keyword ```json { "mode": "search", "query": "iPhone 15", "maxResults": 50, "fetchOffers": false } ``` #### `url` — Category, search, or product page ```json { "mode": "url", "startUrl": "https://hotline.ua/ua/mobile/mobilnye-telefony-i-smartfony/", "maxResults": 100 } ``` #### `products` — Specific product URLs + offers ```json { "mode": "products", "productUrls": [ "https://hotline.ua/ua/mobile-mobilnye-telefony-i-smartfony/apple-iphone-15-128gb-black-mtp03/" ], "fetchOffers": true } ``` ### Incremental monitoring ```json { "mode": "search", "query": "Dyson V15", "incremental": true, "stateKey": "dyson-v15", "onlyChanges": true, "detectDelisted": true } ``` Adds `changeType`: `new` | `price_dropped` | `price_raised` | `unchanged` | `delisted`. ### Pricing | | | |--|--| | **Model** | Pay per event | | **Per result** | **$0.0015** ($1.50 / 1,000) | | **Actor start** | $0.00005 (platform default) | Platform compute usage may be passed through depending on your Console monetization settings. ### Tips - Keep `fetchOffers: false` for broad category crawls — one item per product - Enable `fetchOffers` when you need merchant-level prices (dataset grows × offers) - Hotline usually works **without** residential proxy from Apify datacenter IPs - Cross-check the same SKU on [E-Katalog](https://apify.com/skipper_lume/ek-ua-scraper) for second-source min prices - Pair with [AUTO.RIA](https://apify.com/skipper_lume/autoria-scraper) / [RST](https://apify.com/skipper_lume/rst-ua-scraper) for a full UA commerce stack ### Output & integrations Results land in the default dataset — export JSON/CSV/Excel or pull via Apify API / webhooks. # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): search: keyword query. url: category/search/product URL. products: list of product URLs. ## `query` (type: `string`): Keyword for Hotline search (e.g. iPhone 15, Dyson V15). Used when mode = search. ## `startUrl` (type: `string`): Category, search, or product URL from hotline.ua. Used when mode = url. ## `productUrls` (type: `array`): Full product page URLs. Used when mode = products. ## `fetchOffers` (type: `boolean`): Visit each product page and emit one dataset item per shop offer (price, merchant, guarantee). Disable for cheaper catalog-only scrapes. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Maximum products (or offers when fetchOffers is on). ## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`): Parallel product-page requests when fetchOffers is enabled. ## `incremental` (type: `boolean`): Compare this run to the previous snapshot for the same stateKey. Adds changeType (new / price\_dropped / price\_raised / unchanged / delisted). ## `stateKey` (type: `string`): KV snapshot name for incremental mode. Use different keys for different queries. ## `onlyChanges` (type: `boolean`): When incremental is on, skip unchanged items. ## `detectDelisted` (type: `boolean`): When incremental is on, emit items that disappeared since the last snapshot. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Optional Apify Proxy. Hotline usually works without proxy from datacenter IPs. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "search", "query": "iPhone 15", "startUrl": "https://hotline.ua/ua/mobile/mobilnye-telefony-i-smartfony/", "fetchOffers": false, "maxResults": 50, "maxConcurrency": 4, "incremental": false, "stateKey": "default", "onlyChanges": false, "detectDelisted": false } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `products` (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 = { "query": "iPhone 15", "startUrl": "https://hotline.ua/ua/mobile/mobilnye-telefony-i-smartfony/" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("skipper_lume/hotline-ua-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 = { "query": "iPhone 15", "startUrl": "https://hotline.ua/ua/mobile/mobilnye-telefony-i-smartfony/", } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("skipper_lume/hotline-ua-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 '{ "query": "iPhone 15", "startUrl": "https://hotline.ua/ua/mobile/mobilnye-telefony-i-smartfony/" }' | apify call skipper_lume/hotline-ua-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=skipper_lume/hotline-ua-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Hotline.ua Scraper — Price Comparison UA | $1.5/1k", "description": "Scrape Hotline.ua products and per-shop offers: min/max prices in UAH, offer counts, specs, photos, merchant ratings. Search, category URL, or product pages. Incremental price monitoring. Only Hotline.ua scraper on Apify.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "Wh74HmMAR44Upota2" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/skipper_lume~hotline-ua-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-skipper_lume-hotline-ua-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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/skipper_lume~hotline-ua-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-skipper_lume-hotline-ua-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/skipper_lume~hotline-ua-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-skipper_lume-hotline-ua-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": { "mode": { "title": "Mode", "enum": [ "search", "url", "products" ], "type": "string", "description": "search: keyword query. url: category/search/product URL. products: list of product URLs.", "default": "search" }, "query": { "title": "Search query", "type": "string", "description": "Keyword for Hotline search (e.g. iPhone 15, Dyson V15). Used when mode = search." }, "startUrl": { "title": "Start URL", "type": "string", "description": "Category, search, or product URL from hotline.ua. Used when mode = url." }, "productUrls": { "title": "Product URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Full product page URLs. Used when mode = products.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "fetchOffers": { "title": "Fetch per-shop offers", "type": "boolean", "description": "Visit each product page and emit one dataset item per shop offer (price, merchant, guarantee). Disable for cheaper catalog-only scrapes.", "default": false }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max results", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 5000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum products (or offers when fetchOffers is on).", "default": 50 }, "maxConcurrency": { "title": "Max concurrency", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 10, "type": "integer", "description": "Parallel product-page requests when fetchOffers is enabled.", "default": 4 }, "incremental": { "title": "Incremental monitoring", "type": "boolean", "description": "Compare this run to the previous snapshot for the same stateKey. Adds changeType (new / price_dropped / price_raised / unchanged / delisted).", "default": false }, "stateKey": { "title": "State key", "type": "string", "description": "KV snapshot name for incremental mode. Use different keys for different queries.", "default": "default" }, "onlyChanges": { "title": "Only changes", "type": "boolean", "description": "When incremental is on, skip unchanged items.", "default": false }, "detectDelisted": { "title": "Detect delisted", "type": "boolean", "description": "When incremental is on, emit items that disappeared since the last snapshot.", "default": false }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Optional Apify Proxy. Hotline usually works without proxy from datacenter IPs." } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```