Blinkit Product Search Scraper: Capture Quick-Commerce Inventory Data

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What Is Blinkit?

Blinkit is a leading quick-commerce platform offering rapid delivery of groceries, electronics, beauty products, and household essentials. With millions of SKUs across hundreds of categories, Blinkit's product catalog is constantly evolving. Manually tracking prices, availability, and merchant details is impractical — the Blinkit Product Search Scraper automates this, delivering structured product data directly from search result pages.

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Overview

The Blinkit Product Search Scraper extracts product listing pages from Blinkit's search interface, converting dynamic product cards into clean, structured records. It is designed for:

• E-commerce analysts tracking pricing trends and competitor offerings
• Market researchers studying quick-commerce inventory and category performance
• Data scientists building datasets for price elasticity or demand modeling
• Aggregator platforms integrating Blinkit products into comparison tools

Key features include configurable item limits per URL, robust error handling via ignore_url_failures, and comprehensive output spanning product details, pricing, inventory, and merchant metadata.

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Input Format

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

{
  "urls": [
    "https://blinkit.com/cn/null/cid/1237/940"
  ],
  "ignore_url_failures": true,
  "max_items_per_url": 200
}

Input Parameters Explained

Parameter	Type	Description	Example
urls	Array of strings	List of Blinkit product search result pages to scrape	["https://blinkit.com/cn/null/cid/1237/940"]
ignore_url_failures	Boolean	If true, the scraper continues if some URLs fail; if false, it stops on the first error	true
max_items_per_url	Integer	Maximum number of products to extract per URL (1–200)	200

How to find URLs:

1. Navigate to Blinkit.com and search for a category or product
2. The URL structure is typically: https://blinkit.com/cn/null/cid/{CATEGORY_ID}/{SUBCATEGORY_ID}
3. Copy the full URL and paste it into the urls array

Tip: Use max_items_per_url: 200 to capture full category pages. Lower values (e.g., 20–50) are useful for testing or limiting data volume.

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Output Format

Example Output Record

{
  "identity": {
    "id": "782236"
  },
  "section_count": 2,
  "layout_type": "grid",
  "bg_color": {
    "type": "indigo",
    "tint": "050"
  },
  "image": {
    "url": "https://cdn.grofers.com/da/cms-assets/cms/product/rc-upload-1782854760536-582.png"
  },
  "name": {
    "text": "Let's Try Signature Hot Chips",
    "color": {
      "type": "black",
      "tint": "900"
    },
    "font": {
      "size": "300",
      "weight": "semibold"
    }
  },
  "variant": {
    "text": "52 g",
    "color": {
      "type": "grey",
      "tint": "700"
    },
    "font": {
      "size": "200",
      "weight": "medium"
    },
    "number_of_lines": 1
  },
  "normal_price": {
    "text": "₹40",
    "color": {
      "type": "black",
      "tint": "900"
    },
    "font": {
      "size": "200",
      "weight": "semibold"
    }
  },
  "inventory": 3,
  "merchant_type": "express",
  "eta_identifier": "express",
  "stepper_data": {
    "size": "small",
    "state": {
      "title": {
        "text": "enabled"
      }
    }
  },
  "eta_tag": {
    "title": {
      "text": "earliest",
      "font": {
        "size": "050",
        "weight": "bold"
      }
    },
    "image": {
      "url": "http://cdn.grofers.com/assets/eta-icons/15-mins.png"
    }
  },
  "elevation": 0,
  "corner_radius": 8,
  "offer": null,
  "meta": {
    "merchant_id": "31719",
    "product_id": "782236"
  },
  "is_sold_out": false,
  "animation_type": "SCALE_EFFECT",
  "group_id": 2951922,
  "variant_list": null,
  "product_state": "available",
  "merchant_id": "31719",
  "stepper_data_v2": {
    "size": "small",
    "max_count": 3,
    "zero_layout_config": {
      "style": "outline"
    },
    "non_zero_layout_config": {
      "style": "fill"
    },
    "increment_actions": {
      "default": [
        {
          "add_to_cart": {
            "cart_item": {
              "product_id": 782236,
              "merchant_id": 31719,
              "product_name": "Let's Try Signature Hot Chips",
              "quantity": 1,
              "unavailable_quantity": 0,
              "price": 40,
              "mrp": 60,
              "unit": "52 g",
              "inventory": 3,
              "meta": null,
              "image_url": "https://cdn.grofers.com/da/cms-assets/cms/product/rc-upload-1782854760536-582.png",
              "group_id": 2951922,
              "merchant_type": "express",
              "eta_identifier": "express",
              "brand": "Let's Try",
              "display_name": "Let's Try Signature Hot Chips"
            }
          },
          "type": "add_to_cart"
        }
      ],
      "count_map": {
        "0": [
          {
            "recommendation_action": {
              "snippet_id": {
                "id": "recommendation_rail_782236"
              },
              "actions": [
                {
                  "interaction_id": "remove_recommendation_snippet_id",
                  "max_trigger_count": 12,
                  "remove_recommendation": {
                    "snippet_prefix_id_to_remove": "recommendation_rail_",
                    "triggered_by_snippet_id": "782236"
                  },
                  "type": "remove_recommendation"
                },
                {
                  "add_recommendation": {
                    "snippets_to_add": [
                      {
                        "data": {
                          "items": null,
                          "bg_color_hex": "#FFFFFF",
                          "bg_color": {
                            "type": "white",
                            "tint": "900"
                          },
                          "identity": {
                            "id": "recommendation_rail_782236"
                          },
                          "container_layout_config": {
                            "corner_radius": 12,
                            "stroke_color": {
                              "type": "grey",
                              "tint": "200"
                            },
                            "stroke_width": 0.5
                          },
                          "layout_bg_color": "#F4F6FB",
                          "loading_overlay_data": {
                            "api_request_type": "DEFAULT",
                            "screen_type": "COMMON_WIDGETIZED",
                            "loading_error_state": "LOADING",
                            "loading_error_overlay_size_type": "NO_CHANGE",
                            "bg_color_data": {
                              "type": "indigo",
                              "tint": "050"
                            },
                            "shimmer_res_id": "recommendation_rail_shimmer_layout",
                            "corner_radius": 12
                          }
                        },
                        "tracking": {
                          "widget_meta": {
                            "widget_id": "782236",
                            "widget_name": "Recommendation Collections",
                            "widget_title": "People also bought",
                            "widget_tracking_id": ""
                          },
                          "impression_map": {
                            "event_name": "Super Kvi Widget Shown"
                          },
                          "click_map": {
                            "event_name": "Super Kvi Widget Clicked"
                          },
                          "entry_source_map": {
                            "entry_source_id": "782236",
                            "entry_source_name": "Recommendation Collections",
                            "entry_source_title": "People also bought",
                            "entry_source_tracking_id": ""
                          }
                        },
                        "widget_type": "grid_container_vr",
                        "layout_config": {
                          "bg_color": "#FFFFFF",
                          "spacing": "12,12,12,0"
                        }
                      }
                    ],
                    "snippet_id_to_attach": "782236",
                    "conflict_policy": {
                      "match_config": {}
                    },
                    "prefix_id": "recommendation_rail_"
                  },
                  "interaction_id": "add_recommendation_shimmer_id",
                  "max_trigger_count": 12,
                  "type": "add_recommendation"
                },
                {
                  "fetch_api": {
                    "url": "v1/actions/product_recommendations/782236",
                    "type": "POST",
                    "extra_params": {
                      "product_id": "782236",
                      "product_position": 1,
                      "recipe_keyterms": [],
                      "recommendation_type": "DEFAULT",
                      "send_cart_items": true
                    },
                    "failure_actions": [
                      {
                        "remove_recommendation": {
                          "snippet_prefix_id_to_remove": "recommendation_rail_"
                        },
                        "type": "remove_recommendation"
                      }
                    ]
                  },
                  "interaction_id": "fetch_recommendation_snippet_id",
                  "max_trigger_count": 12,
                  "type": "fetch_api"
                }
              ]
            },
            "type": "recommendation_action"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "decrement_actions": {
      "default": [
        {
          "remove_from_cart": {
            "cart_item": {
              "product_id": 782236,
              "merchant_id": 31719,
              "product_name": "Let's Try Signature Hot Chips",
              "quantity": 1,
              "unavailable_quantity": 0,
              "price": 40,
              "mrp": 60,
              "unit": "52 g",
              "inventory": 3,
              "meta": null,
              "image_url": "https://cdn.grofers.com/da/cms-assets/cms/product/rc-upload-1782854760536-582.png",
              "group_id": 2951922,
              "merchant_type": "express",
              "eta_identifier": "express",
              "brand": "Let's Try",
              "display_name": "Let's Try Signature Hot Chips"
            },
            "count_type": "default"
          },
          "type": "remove_from_cart"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "brand_name": {
    "text": "Let's Try",
    "color": {
      "type": "grey",
      "tint": "600"
    },
    "font": {
      "size": "200",
      "weight": "regular"
    }
  },
  "media_container": {
    "items": [
      {
        "media_type": "image",
        "image": {
          "url": "https://cdn.grofers.com/da/cms-assets/cms/product/rc-upload-1782854760536-582.png",
          "placeholder_color": {
            "type": "white",
            "tint": "900"
          }
        }
      },
      {
        "media_type": "image",
        "image": {
          "url": "https://cdn.grofers.com/da/cms-assets/cms/product/rc-upload-1782854760536-583.png",
          "placeholder_color": {
            "type": "white",
            "tint": "900"
          }
        }
      },
      {
        "media_type": "image",
        "image": {
          "url": "https://cdn.grofers.com/da/cms-assets/cms/product/rc-upload-1777971938464-45.png",
          "placeholder_color": {
            "type": "white",
            "tint": "900"
          }
        }
      },
      {
        "media_type": "image",
        "image": {
          "url": "https://cdn.grofers.com/da/cms-assets/cms/product/rc-upload-1777971938464-46.png",
          "placeholder_color": {
            "type": "white",
            "tint": "900"
          }
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "rating": null,
  "display_name": {
    "text": "Let's Try Signature Hot Chips",
    "color": {
      "type": "black",
      "tint": "900"
    },
    "font": {
      "size": "300",
      "weight": "semibold"
    }
  },
  "ui_config": {
    "default_rating_visibility": "invisible",
    "default_rating_config": {
      "type": "bar",
      "bar": {
        "size": "medium",
        "title": {
          "text": "Dummy",
          "color": {
            "type": "grey",
            "tint": "800"
          },
          "font": {
            "size": "100",
            "weight": "medium"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "product_id": "782236",
  "product_badges": [
    {
      "type": "ETA",
      "label": "ETA",
      "text_data": {
        "text": "earliest",
        "color": {
          "type": "black",
          "tint": "900"
        },
        "font": {
          "size": "050",
          "weight": "bold"
        }
      },
      "bg_color_data": {
        "type": "grey",
        "tint": "100"
      },
      "image_data": {
        "url": "http://cdn.grofers.com/assets/eta-icons/15-mins.png"
      },
      "padding": "6,0,6,0"
    }
  ],
  "product_badge_type": "non_overlapping",
  "from_url": "https://blinkit.com/cn/null/cid/1237/940"
}

Each scraped product returns 32+ fields covering identity, pricing, inventory, merchant details, and UI rendering data:

Product Identity & Display

Field	Data Type	Meaning
Product ID	String	Unique identifier for the product in Blinkit's system
Name	String	Product name as displayed to customers
Display Name	String	Formatted product name for UI rendering
Brand Name	String	Manufacturer or brand name
Variant	String	Product variant (e.g., size, flavor, color)
Variant List	Array	All available variants for this product
Section Count	Integer	Number of product information sections

Pricing & Offers

Field	Data Type	Meaning
Normal Price	Float	Regular selling price in local currency (₹)
Offer	Object	Active promotional details (discount %, sale price, coupon codes)
Meta	Object	Additional metadata (seller notes, restrictions, origin)

Inventory & Availability

Field	Data Type	Meaning
Inventory	Integer	Current stock quantity available
Is Sold Out	Boolean	Whether the product is currently out of stock
Product State	String	Availability state (e.g., "available", "limited", "unavailable")
ETA Identifier	String	Estimated delivery time identifier
ETA Tag	String	Human-readable delivery estimate (e.g., "8–12 mins", "10–15 mins")
Stepper Data	Object	Order quantity stepper configuration (min, max, increment)
Stepper Data V2	Object	Updated stepper logic for quantity selection

Merchant Information

Field	Data Type	Meaning
Merchant ID	String	Unique identifier for the seller/merchant
Merchant Type	String	Type of seller (e.g., "Official", "Marketplace", "Blinkit Store")

Visual & UI Data

Field	Data Type	Meaning
Image	String	Product image URL (high resolution)
Media Container	Object	Collection of product photos (thumbnails, alt views)
Background Color	String	UI background color (hex code, e.g., #FFFFFF)
Layout Type	String	Card layout style (e.g., "standard", "featured")
Elevation	Integer	Shadow/depth effect level for UI rendering
Corner Radius	Integer	Border radius in pixels for card corners
Animation Type	String	Card animation on load (e.g., "fade", "slide")
UI Config	Object	Complete UI rendering configuration

Product Quality & Engagement

Field	Data Type	Meaning
Rating	Float	Customer rating (typically 0.0–5.0 scale)
Product Badges	Array	Visual badges (e.g., "Bestseller", "Organic", "New")
Product Badge Type	String	Primary badge category
Group ID	String	Product grouping identifier (related items)

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How to Use

1. Find search URLs — Browse Blinkit.com, navigate to a product category, and copy the URL
2. Prepare input — Add URLs to the urls array in your configuration
3. Set limits — Adjust max_items_per_url based on your needs (higher = more data, longer run time)
4. Enable error handling — Keep ignore_url_failures: true for production runs to avoid interruptions
5. Execute — Start the scraper and monitor progress in the run log
6. Export data — Download results as JSON, CSV, or import directly into your database

Best practices:

• Use specific category URLs for targeted data collection
• Test with max_items_per_url: 20 first to preview output structure
• Run during off-peak hours to minimize load on Blinkit's servers
• Store Product ID as your primary key for deduplication across runs

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Use Cases & Business Value

• Price monitoring: Track Blinkit product prices and promotional offers over time
• Competitive analysis: Compare product availability and pricing across merchants
• Inventory insights: Understand stock levels and product popularity by category
• Data enrichment: Augment your own product database with Blinkit availability
• Market research: Study quick-commerce penetration and category expansion
• ML/AI training: Build datasets for price prediction or demand forecasting models

The Blinkit Product Search Scraper delivers the structured data needed to unlock competitive advantages in the high-speed e-commerce landscape.

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Conclusion

The Blinkit Product Search Scraper transforms dynamic search listings into analysis-ready datasets with 32+ fields per product. Whether you're monitoring competitor offerings, analyzing market trends, or building a price comparison platform, this scraper provides the reliable, scalable data infrastructure you need. Start scraping today and gain actionable insights into India's fastest-growing quick-commerce market.