Beslist Product Search Scraper: Extract Dutch E-Commerce Product Data

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What Is Beslist.nl?

Beslist.nl is one of the Netherlands' largest product comparison and search platforms, aggregating millions of product listings from hundreds of retailers. It covers electronics, fashion, home goods, and virtually every consumer product category. For e-commerce professionals, researchers, and price optimization specialists, Beslist represents a rich source of market data — but manual collection is impractical. The Beslist Product Search Scraper automates product extraction from search result pages, delivering clean, structured product data ready for analysis.

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Overview

The Beslist Product Search Scraper collects product listings from Beslist.nl search pages, capturing 31 data fields per item including pricing, shop information, product metadata, and category hierarchies. It is ideal for:

• Price monitoring specialists tracking competitor pricing and market trends
• E-commerce businesses analyzing product positioning and shop performance
• Market researchers studying product availability and pricing strategies
• Product aggregators feeding data into comparison platforms or dashboards
• Data analysts building datasets for retail market intelligence

The scraper handles pagination automatically, collects shop-level pricing data, and includes robust error handling to ensure reliable bulk collection across multiple search queries.

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Input Format

The scraper accepts a JSON configuration object with three core parameters:

{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.beslist.nl/products/mode/?page=2",
    "https://www.beslist.nl/products/elektronics/?page=1"
  ],
  "ignore_url_failures": true,
  "max_items_per_url": 200
}

Field	Description	Example
urls	Array of Beslist product search page URLs to scrape	https://www.beslist.nl/products/mode/?page=2
ignore_url_failures	If true, scraper continues even if some URLs fail; if false, stops on first error	true or false
max_items_per_url	Maximum number of products to extract per URL (1-200)	200

Important notes:

• Use complete search URLs (with ?page=N parameters) to target specific result pages
• The scraper respects pagination; multiple page URLs will each be processed independently
• Set max_items_per_url: 200 for bulk collection; use lower values for smaller test runs

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Output Format

Sample output

{
  "advertisement_id": "yXFoFXtwSCQe1gFSjRtFdfkewt2",
  "category_id": 9000865,
  "description": "Dit oranje voetbalshirt is een uitstekende keuze voor zowel kinderen als volwassenen die hun steun voor het Nederlands Elftal willen tonen. Gemaakt van 100% polyester, biedt het shirt een comfortabele pasvorm en blijft het na meerdere wasbeurten in topconditie zonder kleurverlies.Een van de aantrekkelijke kenmerken van dit shirt is de mogelijkheid om het te personaliseren met een eigen naam en rugnummer. Dit maakt het shirt niet alleen uniek, maar ook een geweldige manier om je verbondenheid met...",
  "family_id": "yXFoFXtwSCQe1gFSjRtFdfkewt2",
  "group_id_with_facets": "V4_08b34905-8fa7-4c3e-9df3-45cd304bf81b",
  "group_id": "V4_08b34905-8fa7-4c3e-9df3-45cd304bf81b",
  "variant_id": null,
  "main_category_id": 137,
  "main_category_url": "mode",
  "main_image_url": "https://hwimages.beslist.net/beslist-images/pim/8720604866100/394/F300/0b64e05ee7215a27ef01544e33637509/Sportshirts/Nederlands-Elftal-Voetbalshirt-Thuis-Oranje-Sportshirts.webp",
  "min_price": 44.95,
  "min_price_only_new": 44.95,
  "min_price_only_used": 0,
  "pim_id": "nl-nl-gold-8720604866100",
  "pim_rating": null,
  "normalized_unit_price": null,
  "subtitle": null,
  "unit_label": null,
  "plp_url": "/p/nederlands-elftal-voetbalshirt-thuis-oranje-wk-2026-sportshirts/137/V4_08b34905-8fa7-4c3e-9df3-45cd304bf81b/",
  "plp_url_used": "",
  "price": {
    "__typename": "Price",
    "regular": 44.95,
    "sale": null
  },
  "product_id": "yXFoFXtwSCQe1gFSjRtFdfkewt2",
  "product_labels": [
    {
      "__typename": "ProductLabel",
      "icon": "thunder",
      "text": "Populair",
      "type": "BARGAIN",
      "variant": null
    }
  ],
  "shop_count": 2,
  "shop_count_new": 2,
  "shop_count_used": 0,
  "shop_id": 324421,
  "shop_name": "Voetbalshirtskoning.nl",
  "shop_type": "CPC",
  "title": "Nederlands Elftal - Voetbalshirt Thuis - Oranje - WK 2026 - Sportshirts",
  "type": "result",
  "from_url": "https://www.beslist.nl/products/mode/"
}

Each scraped product record contains 31 fields organized by category:

Product Identification

Field	Meaning
Product ID	Unique internal Beslist identifier for the product
Title	Official product name as displayed
Subtitle	Additional product variant or descriptor
Description	Detailed product description
Type	Product type classification
Product Labels	Tags or labels assigned to the product (e.g., "bestseller", "new")

Pricing Information

Field	Meaning
Price	Current lowest retail price on Beslist
Min Price	Minimum price across all listed shops
Min Price Only New	Lowest price for new condition items only
Min Price Only Used	Lowest price for used/refurbished items only
Normalized Unit Price	Price standardized to per-unit basis (useful for bulk products)
Unit Label	Unit of measurement (e.g., per liter, per kilogram)

Inventory & Availability

Field	Meaning
Shop Count	Total number of retailers selling this product
Shop Count New	Number of retailers with new condition stock
Shop Count Used	Number of retailers with used/refurbished stock
Shop ID	Internal identifier for the specific retailer
Shop Name	Official retailer/shop name
Shop Type	Classification of shop (e.g., official distributor, marketplace)

Category & Classification

Field	Meaning
Category ID	Unique identifier for the product category
Main Category ID	Top-level category identifier
Main Category URL	URL path for the main category page
Family ID	Product family grouping (for variants)
Group ID	Product grouping identifier
Group ID With Facets	Group ID including filter facets applied
Advertisement ID	ID if product is part of a promoted listing
Variant ID	Identifier for product variants (color, size, etc.)

Ratings & Data

Field	Meaning
PIM ID	Product Information Management system identifier
PIM Rating	Review rating from the PIM system (typically 1-5 stars)

URLs & Images

Field	Meaning
Main Image URL	URL to the product's primary image
PLP URL	Product Landing Page URL for new items
PLP URL Used	Product Landing Page URL for used/refurbished items

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How to Use

1. Identify search URLs — Navigate to Beslist.nl, perform a search, and copy the URL of results pages (including pagination parameters).
2. Prepare the input — Add URLs to the urls array. You can include multiple search pages or category pages.
3. Set parameters — Adjust max_items_per_url (1-200) based on your needs. For comprehensive collection, use 200; for sampling, use 10-50.
4. Enable error tolerance — Set ignore_url_failures: true to continue scraping even if one URL fails (recommended for bulk runs).
5. Execute the scraper — Start the run and monitor progress in the logs.
6. Export data — Download results as JSON, CSV, or Excel for analysis in spreadsheets or databases.

Tips for success:

• Use narrow, specific searches (e.g., brand + product category) to get relevant, focused results
• Test with 1-2 URLs and max_items_per_url: 20 before scaling to larger runs
• Beslist pagination can be steep; use multiple page URLs to capture deeper results

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Use Cases & Business Value

• Price intelligence: Monitor competitor pricing daily and identify trends
• Product sourcing: Research supplier pricing and market availability
• Market analysis: Understand product positioning, shop diversity, and price distribution
• Retail benchmarking: Compare your products against competitor offerings
• Inventory insights: Track shop counts to gauge product popularity and availability

The Beslist Product Search Scraper transforms search results into actionable, normalized data — perfect for feeding BI tools, pricing dashboards, or machine learning pipelines.

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Conclusion

The Beslist Product Search Scraper is a powerful tool for anyone needing structured e-commerce product data from the Netherlands' largest product platform. With 31 detailed fields per product and flexible configuration, it unlocks market insights that drive pricing strategy, competitive analysis, and business growth. Start scraping today and turn Beslist listings into competitive advantage.