Bonkers.ie Scraper

Scrape energy, broadband, insurance, and banking comparison data from bonkers.ie — Ireland's leading financial comparison site covering gas, electricity, broadband, TV, home insurance, car insurance, and banking products.

How to scrape bonkers.ie data

Bonkers.ie is Ireland's top comparison platform for household services. This actor lets you extract structured plan and pricing data from bonkers.ie comparison pages without any login or cookies required.

1. Go to the actor's input page.
2. Select a comparison category (energy, electricity, gas, dual fuel, broadband, or broadband deals).
3. Optionally enter a search query to filter by provider name or plan type.
4. Set the maximum number of results you want.
5. Click "Start" and wait for the run to finish.
6. Download your data in JSON, CSV, or Excel format.

The actor navigates bonkers.ie comparison pages just like a regular user would, extracts plan data from listings and detail pages, and returns clean, structured data ready for analysis or monitoring.

Features

• Scrape all major bonkers.ie comparison categories: energy, broadband, and more
• Filter results by provider name or plan type with search query
• Extract plan names, providers, prices, features, ratings, and descriptions
• Support for direct URL scraping — point at any bonkers.ie comparison page
• Automatic pagination and sub-page crawling for complete data collection
• Multi-strategy extraction: JSON-LD, hydration data, and DOM parsing
• No cookies or login required
• Irish residential proxy support for reliable access

Input options

Field	Type	Description	Default
category	Select	Comparison category to scrape	"energy"
searchQuery	String	Optional filter by provider or plan type	—
categoryUrl	String	Direct bonkers.ie URL to scrape	—
maxResults	Integer	Maximum number of plans to return (1–5,000)	100
proxyConfiguration	Object	Proxy settings — Irish residential recommended	IE residential

Available categories

Category	Description	URL
energy	All gas and electricity plans	/compare-gas-electricity-prices/
electricity	Electricity-only plans	/compare-gas-electricity-prices/electricity/
gas	Gas-only plans	/compare-gas-electricity-prices/gas/
dual-fuel	Dual fuel (gas + electricity)	/compare-gas-electricity-prices/dual-fuel/
broadband	Broadband, TV, and phone	/compare-tv-broadband-phone/
broadband-deals	Broadband deal listings	/compare-tv-broadband-phone/broadband-deals/

Example input

{
    "category": "energy",
    "maxResults": 50,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
        "apifyProxyCountry": "IE"
    }
}

Filter by provider

{
    "category": "electricity",
    "searchQuery": "Bord Gais",
    "maxResults": 20
}

Scrape broadband deals

{
    "category": "broadband-deals",
    "maxResults": 100
}

Output format

Each result contains structured data about a plan or deal:

{
    "planName": "Smart 30% Discount Electricity",
    "provider": "Bord Gais Energy",
    "category": "Electricity",
    "price": 1452.30,
    "currency": "EUR",
    "features": [
        "30% discount on standard rates",
        "No exit fees",
        "Smart meter required"
    ],
    "rating": 4.2,
    "planDescription": "Get 30% off standard electricity rates with a smart meter",
    "url": "https://www.bonkers.ie/compare-gas-electricity-prices/electricity/bord-gais-energy/smart-30/",
    "imageUrl": "https://www.bonkers.ie/images/providers/bord-gais-energy.png",
    "discount": "30% off",
    "contractLength": "12 months",
    "unitRate": "24.24 cents per kWh",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-06-09T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Output fields

Field	Type	Description
planName	String	Name of the plan or deal
provider	String	Service provider or supplier name
category	String	Comparison category (Energy, Electricity, Gas, etc.)
price	Number	Price or estimated annual cost in EUR
currency	String	Currency code (always EUR)
features	Array	List of plan features and highlights
rating	Number	Provider or plan rating if available
planDescription	String	Full description or summary
url	String	Direct URL to the plan on bonkers.ie
imageUrl	String	Provider logo or plan image
discount	String	Discount percentage or amount
contractLength	String	Contract duration or lock-in period
unitRate	String	Unit rate (cents/kWh for energy, Mbps for broadband)
scrapedAt	String	ISO 8601 timestamp of data collection

Use cases

• Price monitoring: Track energy and broadband prices across Irish providers over time
• Market research: Analyze the Irish comparison market for energy, broadband, and financial products
• Competitive analysis: Compare providers, plans, and pricing strategies
• Consumer tools: Build price comparison dashboards or alerting systems for Irish consumers
• Data journalism: Report on energy price changes and consumer trends in Ireland
• Lead generation: Identify best deals and switching opportunities across categories

Technical details

• Built with Playwright for reliable rendering of dynamic comparison pages
• Multi-strategy extraction: JSON-LD structured data, Next.js hydration data, and DOM parsing
• Automatic pagination and sub-page crawling
• Session management with residential proxy rotation
• Anti-detection measures for stable long-term scraping

Tips for best results

• Use Irish residential proxies (apifyProxyCountry: "IE") for the most reliable access
• Start with the energy category for the broadest data set
• Use searchQuery to filter for specific providers like "Electric Ireland" or "SSE Airtricity"
• For complete market data, run separate scrapes per category
• The categoryUrl field lets you target any bonkers.ie page directly if the preset categories don't cover your need

Cost of usage

This actor uses Playwright with residential proxies. Typical usage costs depend on the number of pages crawled and proxy data transfer. A full energy category scrape typically costs less than $0.10 in platform credits.

Limitations

• Some bonkers.ie comparison pages require form submission (e.g., entering an Eircode for broadband availability). This actor scrapes publicly visible listings and does not submit forms.
• Results depend on what bonkers.ie displays without login. Personalized results require account data that this actor does not use.
• Insurance and banking comparison sections may have limited publicly visible data compared to energy and broadband.