# C\&A Scraper — Fashion Products, Prices & Stock (`studio-amba/c-and-a-scraper`) Actor

Scrape products, prices, sizes and stock from C\&A.com — a major European fashion chain (Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, France and more). Search by keyword, no login required.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/studio-amba/c-and-a-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

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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Actors are written with capital "A".

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## C\&A Scraper

Scrape product names, prices, sizes, colors, and stock levels from C\&A.com — one of Europe's largest fashion retailers, with stores and online shops across Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Poland, Spain and more.

### Why use this actor?

Fashion retailers, price-comparison sites, and market researchers use this data to track C\&A's assortment, pricing, and stock availability without manually browsing the site. Because C\&A has no public search API of its own, this actor works directly with the same internal data feed the C\&A website itself uses — so it returns full pricing, per-size stock quantities, and color variants, not just what's visible on a product card.

### How to scrape C\&A data

1. Open the actor and set **Search Query** to a German keyword — e.g. `jeans`, `kleid`, `pullover`, `jacke`.
2. Set **Max Results** to how many products you want (default: 100).
3. Click **Start**. The actor resolves your keyword to a matching C\&A category, then paginates through it until it has enough products or the category runs out.
4. Download the results as JSON, CSV, or Excel from the **Dataset** tab, or pull them via the [Apify API](https://docs.apify.com/api).

No login, cookies, or browser automation is needed — C\&A's category pages ship their product data as structured JSON embedded in the page itself, and further pages come from the same internal API the site's own frontend calls. That also makes this actor fast and cheap to run (see **Cost estimate** below).

### Input

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|--------------|
| `searchQuery` | String | No | German keyword to search for, e.g. `"jeans"`, `"kleid"`, `"pullover"`. Defaults to `"jeans"`. Matched against C\&A's own category taxonomy, so broader terms (e.g. `"hosen"`) return more products than narrow ones. |
| `maxResults` | Integer | No | Maximum number of products to return. Default: 100. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | Object | No | Proxy settings. Not required — C\&A's shop pages have no anti-bot wall. Included for forward-compatibility. |

### Output

Each result contains:

| Field | Type | Example |
|-------|------|---------|
| `name` | String | `"Wide Leg Jeans - High Waist"` |
| `brand` | String | `"C&A"` |
| `price` | Number | `29.99` |
| `currency` | String | `"EUR"` |
| `originalPrice` | Number | `39.99` (only present when the item is discounted) |
| `productId` | String | `"2261085"` |
| `inStock` | Boolean | `true` |
| `color` | String | `"dunkeljeansblau"` |
| `sizes` | Array | Per-size stock: `[{"size":"38","inStock":true,"quantity":52}, ...]` |
| `imageUrl` | String | Product image URL |
| `category` | String | The resolved C\&A category slug, e.g. `"damen-bekleidung-jeans"` |
| `isNew` | Boolean | Present when C\&A flags the item as new |
| `isBestseller` | Boolean | Present when C\&A flags the item as a bestseller |
| `url` | String | Full product page URL |
| `scrapedAt` | String | ISO 8601 timestamp |

### Example output

```json
{
    "name": "Wide Leg Jeans - High Waist",
    "brand": "C&A",
    "price": 29.99,
    "currency": "EUR",
    "url": "https://www.c-and-a.com/de/de/shop/wide-leg-jeans-high-waist-2261085/1",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-08-24T09:21:25.405Z",
    "productId": "2261085",
    "inStock": true,
    "imageUrl": "https://www.c-and-a.com/image/upload/productimages/v1778669905/2261085-1-08.jpg",
    "category": "damen-bekleidung-jeans",
    "language": "de",
    "searchQuery": "jeans",
    "color": "dunkeljeansblau",
    "isNew": true,
    "sizes": [
        { "size": "34", "inStock": true, "quantity": 18 },
        { "size": "36", "inStock": true, "quantity": 39 },
        { "size": "38", "inStock": true, "quantity": 52 },
        { "size": "40", "inStock": true, "quantity": 40 }
    ]
}
```

This is a real item from a live run of this actor.

### Cost estimate

This actor makes plain HTTP requests only — no headless browser, no residential proxy. A run for 100 products (one category page plus 1-2 API pagination calls) completes in a few seconds and costs a fraction of a cent in platform compute. Pulling 1,000 products (roughly 17 pagination calls) still finishes in well under a minute. There is no per-request proxy cost, since the default configuration doesn't need one.

Usage cost only settles once a run reports **SUCCEEDED** — reading the dataset from a still-running run will undercount what you'll actually be charged.

### Coverage

This actor scrapes C\&A's German storefront (c-and-a.com/de/de), with EUR pricing. C\&A runs the same underlying platform across all its national sites (AT, CH, BE, NL, FR, PL, ES and more), so the category and product structure is consistent — a future version could add locale selection for other markets.

### Limitations

- Data reflects C\&A's current live catalog and changes as stock, prices, and promotions change.
- `searchQuery` is matched against C\&A's own category pages, not a true free-text product search — very specific or brand-name queries may resolve to a broader category than expected. The actor always falls back to a general category rather than returning zero results.
- Product detail fields beyond what's shown on the category listing (e.g. full descriptions, care instructions) are not included — this actor is built for pricing/catalog monitoring, not full PDP scraping.
- Respect C\&A's terms of service and use the data responsibly.

### Features

- **No login required** — scrapes publicly available data without needing credentials or cookies.
- **No browser, no proxy needed** — plain HTTP requests against C\&A's own data feed, so runs are fast and cheap.
- **Per-size stock data** — not just "in stock", but availability and quantity for every size.
- **Automatic category resolution** — type a keyword, the actor finds the matching C\&A category.
- **Automatic pagination** — keeps paging through the category until `maxResults` is reached.
- **Deduplication** — products are deduplicated by C\&A's internal product ID within a run.
- **Structured output** — clean, consistent JSON ready for downstream processing.

### FAQ

**Is it legal to scrape C\&A?**
Web scraping of publicly available data is generally permitted. This actor only accesses information that is publicly visible to any website visitor, via the same category and product-listing endpoints C\&A's own website uses. Always review C\&A's terms of service before scraping.

**How often should I run this scraper?**
For price or stock monitoring, daily runs are common. Set up a [schedule](https://docs.apify.com/schedules) in Apify Console to automate this.

**Can I search for a specific product by name?**
`searchQuery` resolves to the closest matching C\&A category rather than a single product, so it works best for product types ("jeans", "kleid", "jacke") rather than exact product names.

**Can I export the data to Google Sheets or Excel?**
Yes. After each run, download results in CSV, JSON, or Excel format from Apify Console, or connect results to Google Sheets using Apify integrations.

**What if the scraper stops working?**
Websites change their structure occasionally. If you notice issues, please open an issue on the actor's page — this scraper is actively maintained.

### Related scrapers

Also scraping European fashion retail? Check out:

- [JBC Scraper](https://apify.com/studio-amba/jbc-scraper) — Belgian fashion retailer (JBC.be)
- [Primark Scraper](https://apify.com/studio-amba/primark-scraper) — Primark's online catalog
- [Zeeman Scraper](https://apify.com/studio-amba/zeeman-scraper) — Zeeman's budget fashion and household range

# Actor input Schema

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

Keyword to search for (German, e.g. 'jeans', 'kleid', 'pullover'). Matched against C\&A's own category pages, so broader terms return more products.

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

Maximum number of products to return.

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

Proxy settings. Not required for C\&A — the site has no anti-bot wall on its shop/category pages.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "jeans",
  "maxResults": 100,
  "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": "jeans",
    "maxResults": 100,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("studio-amba/c-and-a-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": "jeans",
    "maxResults": 100,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("studio-amba/c-and-a-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": "jeans",
  "maxResults": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call studio-amba/c-and-a-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,studio-amba/c-and-a-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/rXfOeaD0YVgQ51oK9/builds/hZlOh4H0Tlpu1UjmB/openapi.json