# Auchan Portugal Scraper — Grocery Products & Prices (`studio-amba/auchan-pt-scraper`) Actor

Scrape products, prices, brands, and stock status from Auchan Portugal (auchan.pt), the online successor to the discontinued Minipreço storefront. Export to JSON, CSV, or Excel.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/studio-amba/auchan-pt-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, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.20 / 1,000 result scrapeds

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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# README

## Auchan Portugal Scraper

Extract grocery product data from [auchan.pt](https://www.auchan.pt), Auchan's Portuguese online supermarket — the site that absorbed Minipreço's online shoppers after Minipreço's own storefront was retired. Give the actor a search keyword and get back clean JSON with product names, brands, prices, unit prices, categories, and stock status.

Auchan bought roughly 500 Minipreço/Mais Perto stores from DIA Group in 2023/24, and by 2026 Minipreço's own domain had gone dark entirely — auchan.pt is now the single online storefront for both banners in Portugal. This actor targets that live site directly, on its actual platform (Salesforce Commerce Cloud), not the discontinued minipreco.pt.

### How to scrape Auchan Portugal data

1. Enter a **search query** in Portuguese, for example `leite`, `arroz`, or `azeite`.
2. Set **maxResults** for how many products you want back.
3. Optionally turn on **fetchProductDetails** if you also need the EAN/GTIN barcode and a fuller product description — this visits each product's detail page and roughly doubles the number of requests.
4. Run the actor. Results land in the dataset as one JSON object per product, paged through the site's own search-results grid.

If you leave the search query empty, the actor falls back to a broad default keyword (`leite`) so a run always returns data.

### Why use this actor

- **Price monitoring**: track grocery prices at Portugal's Auchan-run stores, including the former Minipreço assortment now folded into the same catalog.
- **Unit price included**: every priced item carries the site's own per-litre/per-kg unit price (e.g. `"0.86 €/Lt"`), useful for comparing pack sizes without doing the math yourself.
- **Barcode matching**: with `fetchProductDetails` on, most products expose an EAN/GTIN barcode, so you can match Auchan's assortment against other Portuguese grocers or your own catalog.
- **Stock status**: items the site marks as unavailable for online purchase are flagged `inStock: false`, read directly from the listing's own "Indisponível online" badge — no guessing from a missing price.

No login, no cookies, and no browser automation needed — auchan.pt renders full pricing and stock data on a plain, stateless request, unlike auchan.fr which requires a store-selection cookie to unlock prices. The actor reads the site's own search-results grid, which makes runs fast and cheap.

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `searchQuery` | string | Product keyword in Portuguese. Falls back to `leite` when empty. |
| `maxResults` | integer | Maximum products to return. Default 100, hard cap 5,000. |
| `fetchProductDetails` | boolean | OFF by default. When ON, the actor fetches each product's detail page for the EAN/GTIN barcode and a fuller description. Roughly doubles requests and run time. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | Apify proxy settings. The default automatic pool suffices; no residential proxy is needed. |

#### Example input

```json
{
    "searchQuery": "azeite",
    "maxResults": 200,
    "fetchProductDetails": true
}
```

### Output

One JSON object per product:

| Field | Example | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| `name` | `"AZEITE OLIVEIRA DA SERRA VIRGEM EXTRA SPRAY 200ML"` | Full product name |
| `brand` | `"OLIVEIRA DA SERRA"` | Brand or manufacturer, `null` if the site doesn't list one |
| `price` | `2.59` | Current online selling price |
| `currency` | `"EUR"` | Always EUR |
| `unitPrice` | `"12.95 €/Lt"` | Price per litre/kg/unit, as shown on the listing |
| `ean` | `"5601024154707"` | EAN/GTIN barcode. `null` unless `fetchProductDetails` is on |
| `productId` | `"1169035"` | Site-internal product ID |
| `category` | `"alimentação/mercearia/azeite,-óleo-e-vinagre/azeite-virgem-e-extra-virgem"` | Category breadcrumb path as reported by the site |
| `inStock` | `true` | `true`, `false`, or `null` — `false` when the listing carries an "Indisponível online" badge, `null` if the site gives no signal either way |
| `imageUrl` | `"https://www.auchan.pt/dw/image/..."` | Product image |
| `productDescription` | `"AZEITE VIRGEM EXTRA"` | Only populated when `fetchProductDetails` is on |
| `url` | `"https://www.auchan.pt/pt/..."` | Product page |
| `scrapedAt` | `"2026-09-07T09:29:14.999Z"` | Scrape timestamp |

#### Example output

```json
{
    "name": "AZEITE OLIVEIRA DA SERRA VIRGEM EXTRA SPRAY 200ML",
    "brand": "OLIVEIRA DA SERRA",
    "price": 2.59,
    "currency": "EUR",
    "unitPrice": "12.95 €/Lt",
    "ean": "5601024154707",
    "productId": "1169035",
    "category": "alimentação/mercearia/azeite,-óleo-e-vinagre/azeite-virgem-e-extra-virgem",
    "inStock": true,
    "imageUrl": "https://www.auchan.pt/dw/image/v2/BFRC_PRD/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-auchan-pt-master-catalog/default/dw326804f7/images/hi-res/001169035.jpg?sw=250&sh=250&sm=fit&bgcolor=FFFFFF",
    "productDescription": "AZEITE VIRGEM EXTRA",
    "url": "https://www.auchan.pt/pt/alimentacao/mercearia/azeite-oleo-e-vinagre/azeite-virgem-e-extra-virgem/azeite-oliveira-da-serra-virgem-extra-spray-200ml/1169035.html",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-09-07T09:29:14.999Z"
}
```

### Cost

Pricing is pay-per-event: a small flat fee per run start plus $0.002 per result. A 500-product run without `fetchProductDetails` costs about $1.00 plus a few cents of platform usage. Turning `fetchProductDetails` on roughly doubles the number of requests (and therefore compute usage), since it adds one product-page fetch per result, though the per-result price stays the same. Runs are HTTP-only (no browser), so compute usage stays low either way.

Note that a run's usage cost only settles after the run reports SUCCEEDED. Reading the dataset mid-run shows a cost far lower than the final one, so estimate spend from finished runs only.

### Limitations

- The search-results grid was verified to serve up to hundreds of items per request; the actor pages through it in batches of 200. This is a listing-page ceiling, not a bug.
- There is no full-catalog browse mode; results are always scoped to a search query (or the built-in default keyword). To cover the whole catalog, run several searches across your keywords of interest.
- `ean` and `productDescription` are `null` unless `fetchProductDetails` is turned on — the search listing itself doesn't expose them.
- `inStock` reflects online purchase availability only, not physical in-store stock at any particular location.
- Data is scraped from the public website and may change without notice.

### Maintained by Studio Amba

We run 700+ scrapers for European websites, and the priority is keeping every one of them working. Automated runs test this actor against the live site and verify the output is complete. When the website changes, the scraper usually gets repaired the same day, without you having to report anything. Questions and issues go straight to the people who built it, and most get an answer the same day.

### Need this data on a schedule, or a custom version?

We run this scraper as a managed service for businesses: scheduled runs, deduplication, delta detection, and delivery to your inbox, Google Sheets, or API, maintenance included. We can also build a custom version with your exact fields and filters, or combine multiple sources into one feed.

See [studioamba.dev/services](https://studioamba.dev/services/) or email <hello@studioamba.dev> for a free data sample.

### Related actors

- [Auchan Scraper (France)](https://apify.com/jelledesramaults/auchan-scraper) for auchan.fr, on a different platform
- [Continente Portugal Scraper](https://apify.com/jelledesramaults/continente-pt-scraper) for Continente, Portugal's other major grocery chain
- [Pingo Doce Scraper](https://apify.com/jelledesramaults/pingodoce-pt-scraper) for Pingo Doce, another leading Portuguese supermarket chain
- [Jumbo Scraper](https://apify.com/jelledesramaults/jumbo-scraper) for Auchan's own Jumbo hypermarket banner
- [Wells Portugal Scraper](https://apify.com/jelledesramaults/wells-pt-scraper) for Wells health & beauty, also Portuguese retail

# Actor input Schema

## `searchQuery` (type: `string`):

Search for products by name or keyword, in Portuguese (e.g. 'leite', 'arroz', 'azeite'). Leave empty to use the default keyword below.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of products to return.

## `fetchProductDetails` (type: `boolean`):

OFF by default. When enabled, the actor visits each product's detail page for an extra request per item to add the EAN/GTIN barcode and a longer description from the page's schema.org data. With this OFF, 'ean' and 'productDescription' are always null. This roughly doubles the number of requests and run time.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Proxy settings. auchan.pt is Cloudflare-fronted but serves plain HTML with no bot challenge on direct requests (verified in recon, Sep 2026) — Apify's automatic/free proxy pool is the default. Escalate to RESIDENTIAL only if you see blocks.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "leite",
  "maxResults": 20,
  "fetchProductDetails": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "searchQuery": "leite",
    "maxResults": 20,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("studio-amba/auchan-pt-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "searchQuery": "leite",
    "maxResults": 20,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("studio-amba/auchan-pt-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).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": "leite",
  "maxResults": 20,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call studio-amba/auchan-pt-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,studio-amba/auchan-pt-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/qGKUb3SlnafAfJbdc/builds/BI4VvWyxdgB0xSwmV/openapi.json