Byggmax Scraper

Extract product data, prices, stock status, and specifications from byggmax.se -- Sweden's leading discount building materials chain. Covers timber, decking, insulation, screws, tools, paint, and everything else Swedish builders and renovators need.

What is Byggmax Scraper?

Byggmax is Sweden's largest budget-focused building materials retailer. They operate a stripped-down, no-frills model: limited service, warehouse-style stores, and some of the lowest prices on construction supplies in Scandinavia. Their online catalog lists thousands of products from structural timber and insulation to screws, paint, and garden decking.

This scraper gives you structured access to Byggmax's full product range. Here is how people use it:

• Nordic building cost benchmarking -- Compare Swedish construction material prices against Finnish (K-Rauta), Norwegian, German (Hagebau, Bauhaus), and French (Brico Depot) equivalents. Byggmax often sets the floor price in Scandinavia
• Timber and decking price tracking -- Byggmax is the go-to source for trall (decking), virke (timber), and other wood products in Sweden. Track seasonal pricing on these high-volume categories
• Renovation project costing -- Extract pricing for complete renovation bills of materials: insulation, gypsum boards, screws, paint, flooring -- all in one scrape
• Swedish retail competitor intelligence -- Monitor how Byggmax positions against Bauhaus Sweden, K-Rauta, and Jula on overlapping product categories
• Supplier and brand analysis -- Map which brands supply the Swedish budget construction market and at what retail price points

What data does Byggmax Scraper extract?

Each product includes the following fields when available:

• 🏷️ Product name -- Full product title in Swedish
• 🏢 Brand -- Manufacturer name
• 💰 Price -- Current price in SEK (Swedish kronor)
• 🔖 Original price -- Pre-sale price for discounted items
• 🆔 Product ID -- Byggmax internal product identifier
• 📦 In stock -- Availability indicator
• ⭐ Rating -- Customer rating when available
• 💬 Review count -- Number of reviews
• 🖼️ Image URL -- Main product image
• 🖼️ Image URLs -- Full product gallery (detail mode)
• 📝 Description -- Product description (detail mode)
• 🔧 Specs -- Technical specifications from product tables (detail mode)
• 📂 Category -- Full breadcrumb path (e.g., "Bygg > Skruv & Spik")

How to scrape Byggmax

Search by keyword

{
    "searchQuery": "trall",
    "maxResults": 100
}

Good Swedish search terms: "trall" (decking), "skruv" (screws), "isolering" (insulation), "gips" (gypsum board), "virke" (timber), "puts" (plaster), "takpapp" (roofing felt), "color" (paint).

Scrape a category

{
    "categoryUrl": "https://www.byggmax.se/hus-och-bygg/virke/trall",
    "maxResults": 500
}

Quick listing vs. full detail mode

By default, the scraper extracts data from listing cards only -- fast but limited to name, price, image, and stock status. Set scrapeDetails: true to visit each product page for full descriptions, spec tables, and all images.

{
    "searchQuery": "isolering",
    "maxResults": 50,
    "scrapeDetails": true
}

Input reference

Field	Type	Description
searchQuery	String	Swedish keyword (default: "skruv")
categoryUrl	String	Byggmax.se category URL or path
maxResults	Integer	Product limit (default: 100, max: 50,000)
scrapeDetails	Boolean	Visit product pages for full data (default: false)
proxyConfiguration	Object	Proxy settings (usually not needed for Byggmax)

Tip: Byggmax is relatively open to scraping. Proxies are usually not needed for moderate volumes. The scraper handles Swedish price formats ("1 234:-" and "1 234,50 kr") automatically.

Output

[
    {
        "name": "Tryckimpregnerad trall 28x120 mm",
        "brand": "Byggmax",
        "price": 49,
        "currency": "SEK",
        "originalPrice": 65,
        "productId": "52890",
        "inStock": true,
        "imageUrl": "https://www.byggmax.se/media/products/trall-28x120.jpg",
        "url": "https://www.byggmax.se/produkt/tryckimpregnerad-trall-28x120/52890",
        "scrapedAt": "2026-04-03T11:00:00.000Z"
    },
    {
        "name": "Gipsskruv fosfaterad 3,5x35 mm 1000-pack",
        "brand": "Essve",
        "price": 169,
        "currency": "SEK",
        "inStock": true,
        "imageUrl": "https://www.byggmax.se/media/products/gipsskruv-3-5x35.jpg",
        "description": "Fosfatbehandlad gipsskruv for montering av gipsskivor pa stareglar och trareglar. Fingangsgang.",
        "specs": {
            "Dimension": "3,5x35 mm",
            "Antal": "1000 st",
            "Material": "Stal, fosfaterad",
            "Anvandning": "Gipsskivor pa tra/stalregel"
        },
        "category": "Bygg > Skruv & Spik > Gipsskruv",
        "categories": ["Bygg", "Skruv & Spik", "Gipsskruv"],
        "url": "https://www.byggmax.se/produkt/gipsskruv-fosfaterad-3-5x35-1000/53412",
        "scrapedAt": "2026-04-03T11:00:12.000Z"
    },
    {
        "name": "Mineralull Paroc eXtra 195 mm 560x1170",
        "brand": "Paroc",
        "price": 399,
        "currency": "SEK",
        "originalPrice": 499,
        "inStock": true,
        "rating": 4.6,
        "reviewCount": 42,
        "imageUrl": "https://www.byggmax.se/media/products/paroc-extra-195.jpg",
        "description": "Universalisolering for vaggar, tak och golv. Lambda 0,036. Mjuk och latthanterlig. Paket om 3,28 m2.",
        "specs": {
            "Tjocklek": "195 mm",
            "Storlek": "560x1170 mm",
            "Lambdavarde": "0,036 W/mK",
            "Tacker per paket": "3,28 m2"
        },
        "category": "Bygg > Isolering > Mineralull",
        "categories": ["Bygg", "Isolering", "Mineralull"],
        "url": "https://www.byggmax.se/produkt/paroc-extra-195mm/48765",
        "scrapedAt": "2026-04-03T11:00:25.000Z"
    }
]

Export in JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or RSS.

How much does it cost?

Byggmax Scraper uses CheerioCrawler -- lightweight HTTP requests with no browser overhead.

Scenario	Mode	Products	Estimated cost
Quick search	Listing	100	~$0.02
Category scan	Listing	500	~$0.08
Full product data	Detail	200	~$0.10
Large catalog crawl	Detail	2,000	~$1.00

Listing-only mode is roughly twice as fast and half the cost of detail mode since it skips individual product page visits. The free Apify tier handles most monitoring needs.

Can I integrate?

Feed Byggmax data into your workflow:

• Webhooks -- Trigger downstream actions on run completion
• Google Sheets -- Auto-sync prices to shared spreadsheets
• Slack / Microsoft Teams -- Price drop alerts for tracked products
• Zapier / Make -- Connect to 5,000+ apps
• Amazon S3 / Google Cloud -- Cloud bucket storage
• PostgreSQL / MySQL -- Database ingestion
• API -- Full programmatic access

Can I use it as an API?

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")

run = client.actor("studio-amba/byggmax-scraper").call(run_input={
    "searchQuery": "trall",
    "maxResults": 100,
    "scrapeDetails": True,
})

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(f"{item['name']} - {item['price']} SEK")

JavaScript

import { ApifyClient } from "apify-client";

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: "YOUR_API_TOKEN" });

const run = await client.actor("studio-amba/byggmax-scraper").call({
    searchQuery: "trall",
    maxResults: 100,
    scrapeDetails: true,
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach(item => console.log(`${item.name} - ${item.price} SEK`));

FAQ

Why scrape Byggmax specifically? Byggmax is Sweden's price leader for building materials. If you are benchmarking Nordic construction costs or tracking timber prices, Byggmax represents the budget floor in the Swedish market. Their data is essential for any cross-border building material comparison.

What is the difference between listing and detail mode? Listing mode (scrapeDetails: false) extracts basic data from product cards: name, price, image, stock status. Detail mode (scrapeDetails: true) visits each product page to additionally capture full descriptions, spec tables, all images, breadcrumb categories, and JSON-LD structured data. Listing mode is faster and cheaper; detail mode gives you complete product information.

Are prices in SEK including VAT? Yes, all Byggmax prices include Swedish moms (VAT) at 25%. This is the standard consumer price.

Can I track timber prices over time? Absolutely. Schedule the scraper to run weekly or daily with a category URL for timber (/hus-och-bygg/virke/). Each run creates a new dataset, giving you a price history over time.

What about per-meter or per-pack pricing? Byggmax lists some products with per-meter (loppmeter) or per-pack pricing. The price field reflects whatever the site displays. Check the product name or description for unit details.

How do Byggmax prices compare to other Nordic retailers? Byggmax typically offers 10-30% lower prices than K-Rauta (Finland) or Jula on overlapping product categories. Combine this scraper with our K-Rauta and Jula scrapers to quantify these differences.

Limitations

• All data is in Swedish from byggmax.se
• Listing-only mode provides fewer fields (no description, specs, or categories)
• Some custom-order or "Kontakta oss" (contact us) products show a price of 0
• The scraper follows pagination automatically using Swedish-language link detection ("Nasta", "Visa fler")
• Proxy is usually not needed but may help for very large runs (5,000+ products)

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Your feedback

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