# Aldi Scraper — European Grocery & Weekly Specials (`studio-amba/aldi-scraper`) Actor Scrape product data from Aldi's online store. Extract grocery items, weekly specials (Aldi Finds), prices, and product details from Aldi across multiple European countries. No login or cookies required. - **URL**: https://apify.com/studio-amba/aldi-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Studio Amba](https://apify.com/studio-amba) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per usage This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage ## 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 ## Aldi Scraper — Grocery Products, Prices & Weekly Specials Scrape product data from **Aldi** stores across Europe. Extract grocery items, weekly specials (Aldi Finds), prices, unit prices, and product details. No login or cookies required. ### What data can you get from Aldi? This scraper extracts structured product data from Aldi's online store, including: - **Product name** and brand - **Price** in EUR and **unit price** (per kg, per liter, etc.) - **Category** breadcrumb (e.g., "Alcoholvrije dranken > Limonades") - **Product image** URL - **Description** of the product - **Product page URL** for reference ### Supported countries | Country | Domain | Default Language | |---------|--------|-----------------| | Belgium | aldi.be | Dutch (nl) | | Netherlands | aldi.nl | Dutch (nl) | | Germany (Nord) | aldi-nord.de | German (de) | | France | aldi.fr | French (fr) | | Denmark | aldi.dk | Danish (da) | | Poland | aldi.pl | Polish (pl) | ### How to use 1. **Search by keyword** — Enter a search term like "chocolade" or "water" to filter products by name or description. 2. **Scrape all products** — Leave the search query empty to get all products from the Aldi catalog. 3. **Filter by category** — Paste a category URL to scrape only products from that category. 4. **Choose a country** — Select which Aldi country store to scrape. Default is Belgium (BE). ### Example input ```json { "searchQuery": "chocolade", "country": "BE", "language": "nl", "maxResults": 50 } ```` ### Example output ```json { "name": "COCA-COLA\u00ae Coca-Cola regular", "brand": "COCA-COLA", "price": 2.95, "currency": "EUR", "unitPrice": "\u20ac1,48/l", "originalPrice": null, "category": "Alcoholvrije dranken > Limonades", "imageUrl": "https://www.aldi.be/content/aldi/belgium/promotions/...", "description": "bruisende frisdrank met plantenextracten, met suiker", "inStock": true, "validFrom": null, "validUntil": null, "url": "https://www.aldi.be/nl/p/coca-cola-regular-4409-1-0.article.html", "scrapedAt": "2026-04-07T12:00:00.000Z" } ``` ### How it works The scraper uses a **sitemap-based discovery** approach: 1. Fetches the Aldi Nord sitemap to discover all product page URLs (~750+ products for Belgium) 2. Visits each product detail page to extract structured data 3. Filters results by your search query or category if specified 4. Returns clean, structured JSON output ### Use cases - **Price monitoring** — Track Aldi grocery prices over time - **Price comparison** — Compare Aldi prices with other supermarkets (Colruyt, Delhaize, Lidl) - **Market research** — Analyze Aldi's product assortment across European markets - **Weekly specials tracking** — Monitor Aldi Finds and promotional offers - **Competitive intelligence** — Understand Aldi's pricing strategy and product mix ### Cost estimation The scraper makes one HTTP request per product page plus one for the sitemap. With Apify's default pricing: - **50 products**: ~51 requests, minimal compute - **All products (~750)**: ~751 requests, a few minutes of compute ### Proxy recommendations Aldi's website is not heavily protected. The scraper works fine without proxies for small runs. For large-scale scraping or frequent runs, use **datacenter proxies** to avoid rate limiting. ### Limitations - Aldi's website is primarily a marketing site — not all products may have prices listed online - Stock availability is not shown on the website - Weekly specials (Aldi Finds) may not have separate detail pages on all country sites - The scraper covers Aldi Nord countries only (not Aldi Sud stores in the US, UK, or Australia) ### Support If you have questions or encounter issues, open an issue on the actor's GitHub page or contact the developer. # Actor input Schema ## `searchQuery` (type: `string`): Filter products by keyword (matched against product name and description). Leave empty to scrape all products. ## `country` (type: `string`): Which Aldi country store to scrape. ## `language` (type: `string`): Language for the store (only relevant for multilingual countries like Belgium). Leave empty for default. ## `categoryUrl` (type: `string`): Scrape a specific category page. Paste the full URL (e.g. https://www.aldi.be/nl/producten/assortiment/snacks-zoetigheden.html). Overrides search query. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of products to scrape. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Use proxies to avoid blocking. ## Actor input object example ```json { "searchQuery": "chocolade", "country": "BE", "language": "nl", "maxResults": 100 } ``` # 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 = { "searchQuery": "chocolade" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("studio-amba/aldi-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 = { "searchQuery": "chocolade" } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("studio-amba/aldi-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 '{ "searchQuery": "chocolade" }' | apify call studio-amba/aldi-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=studio-amba/aldi-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Aldi Scraper — European Grocery & Weekly Specials", "description": "Scrape product data from Aldi's online store. Extract grocery items, weekly specials (Aldi Finds), prices, and product details from Aldi across multiple European countries. No login or cookies required.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "1iNIQoTkE5xvhwBiX" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/studio-amba~aldi-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-studio-amba-aldi-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/studio-amba~aldi-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-studio-amba-aldi-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/studio-amba~aldi-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-studio-amba-aldi-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": { "searchQuery": { "title": "Search Query", "type": "string", "description": "Filter products by keyword (matched against product name and description). Leave empty to scrape all products." }, "country": { "title": "Country", "enum": [ "BE", "NL", "DE", "FR", "DK", "PL" ], "type": "string", "description": "Which Aldi country store to scrape.", "default": "BE" }, "language": { "title": "Language", "enum": [ "nl", "fr", "de" ], "type": "string", "description": "Language for the store (only relevant for multilingual countries like Belgium). Leave empty for default.", "default": "nl" }, "categoryUrl": { "title": "Category URL", "type": "string", "description": "Scrape a specific category page. Paste the full URL (e.g. https://www.aldi.be/nl/producten/assortiment/snacks-zoetigheden.html). Overrides search query." }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max Results", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 5000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of products to scrape.", "default": 100 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Use proxies to avoid blocking." } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```