Check24 Scraper

Scrape comparison plans, prices, and provider data from Check24.de, Germany's largest comparison platform. The actor returns mobile phone plans, electricity tariffs and gas tariffs.

How to scrape Check24 data

Check24 is Germany's go-to comparison platform for services including mobile phone plans, internet packages, energy tariffs, and insurance policies. This actor lets you extract structured plan and pricing data from Check24 comparison results without any login or cookies.

1. Go to the actor's input page.
2. Select a comparison category (Handytarife, Strom or Gas).
3. Optionally enter a search query. A subcategory slug such as "allnet-flat" or "prepaid" opens that comparison. Any other text keeps only the plans whose name, provider or features contain every word ("5G", "Telekom"). When nothing matches, the run succeeds with 0 results and says so.
4. For energy comparisons, enter your German ZIP code (PLZ) and annual consumption.
5. Set the maximum number of results you want.
6. Click "Start" and wait for the run to finish.
7. Download your data in JSON, CSV, or Excel format.

The actor navigates Check24 like a regular user, handles cookie consent, interacts with comparison forms, and extracts clean structured data from the results.

Features

• Scrape mobile plans, electricity tariffs and gas tariffs
• DSL and insurance (Versicherung) are not available: Check24 now shows internet tariffs only after a full street address is entered, and insurance prices only for a personal profile. A run with one of these categories fails at once with that message and charges no results
• Extract plan names, providers, monthly/annual prices, ratings, and features
• Support for subcategory filters (allnet-flat, prepaid, glasfaser, etc.)
• Automatic cookie consent handling
• Energy comparison with ZIP code and consumption input
• Multi-strategy extraction: JSON-LD, hydration data, and DOM parsing
• Automatic pagination and lazy-load scrolling
• Direct URL support for custom comparison pages
• No cookies or login required
• German residential proxy support for reliable access

Input options

Field	Type	Description	Default
category	Select	Comparison category: handytarife, dsl, strom, gas, versicherung	"handytarife"
searchQuery	String	Optional filter term (e.g., "allnet-flat", "glasfaser", "haftpflicht")	"allnet-flat"
startUrls	Array	Optional direct Check24 comparison URLs (overrides category/query)	—
zipCode	String	German postal code for energy comparisons	"10115"
annualConsumption	Integer	Annual energy consumption in kWh (for Strom/Gas)	3500
maxResults	Integer	Maximum number of plans to return (1–5,000)	100
proxyConfiguration	Object	Proxy settings — German residential proxies recommended	DE residential

Example: Scraping mobile plans

{
    "category": "handytarife",
    "searchQuery": "allnet-flat",
    "maxResults": 50,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
        "apifyProxyCountry": "DE"
    }
}

Example: Scraping electricity tariffs

{
    "category": "strom",
    "zipCode": "80331",
    "annualConsumption": 3500,
    "maxResults": 30,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
        "apifyProxyCountry": "DE"
    }
}

Example: Scraping from a direct URL

{
    "startUrls": [
        { "url": "https://handytarife.check24.de/vergleich/allnet-flat" }
    ],
    "maxResults": 100
}

Output fields

Field	Type	Description
planName	String	Name of the plan or tariff
provider	String	Company or carrier offering the plan
category	String	Check24 comparison category
monthlyPrice	Number	Monthly price in EUR
annualPrice	Number	Annual total price in EUR
currency	String	Currency code (EUR)
rating	Number	Provider or plan rating (1–5 scale)
reviewCount	Integer	Number of user reviews
features	Array	List of plan features and included services
planDescription	String	Short description or summary of the plan
contractDuration	String	Contract length (e.g., "24 Monate")
dataVolume	String	Mobile data included (e.g., "10 GB")
downloadSpeed	String	Internet download speed (e.g., "100 Mbit/s")
url	String	URL of the comparison page where data was scraped
scrapedAt	String	ISO 8601 timestamp of when the data was collected

Example output

{
    "planName": "Allnet Flat 10 GB LTE",
    "provider": "congstar",
    "category": "handytarife",
    "monthlyPrice": 12.99,
    "annualPrice": 155.88,
    "currency": "EUR",
    "rating": 4.2,
    "reviewCount": 1847,
    "features": [
        "Allnet-Flat",
        "10 GB LTE",
        "EU-Roaming inklusive",
        "Telekom-Netz"
    ],
    "planDescription": "Allnet-Flat mit 10 GB Highspeed im Telekom-Netz",
    "contractDuration": "24 Monate",
    "dataVolume": "10 GB",
    "url": "https://handytarife.check24.de/vergleich/allnet-flat",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-06-09T10:30:00.000Z"
}

Supported categories

Category	Domain/Path	What's compared
Handytarife	handytarife.check24.de	Mobile phone plans and SIM-only tariffs
DSL	internet.check24.de	Not available (needs a street address)
Strom	check24.de/strom/	Electricity providers and tariffs
Gas	check24.de/gas/	Natural gas providers and tariffs
Versicherung	check24.de/versicherungen/	Not available (needs a personal profile)

Subcategory filters

Category	Filter	Description
Handytarife	allnet-flat	Unlimited calls + SMS plans
Handytarife	prepaid	Pay-as-you-go plans
Handytarife	datentarife	Data-only plans
Handytarife	unlimited	Unlimited data plans

Cost estimate

The actor uses PlaywrightCrawler (headless Chrome browser), which uses more compute than lightweight HTTP scrapers but is necessary for Check24's dynamic content.

• ~20 results: approximately $0.05–0.10 in platform costs
• ~100 results: approximately $0.10–0.25 in platform costs
• Residential proxy usage adds to the cost depending on data transfer

For most use cases, a single run costs well under $1.00.

Limitations

• Check24 may rate-limit aggressive scraping — German residential proxies are strongly recommended.
• Energy comparisons (Strom/Gas) require form interaction; results depend on the ZIP code and consumption values provided.
• Insurance comparisons may require more detailed form input than the actor currently supports. For best results with insurance, provide a direct comparison URL via startUrls.
• Plan details and pricing reflect what Check24 shows at the time of scraping. Prices and availability change frequently.
• The HTML structure of Check24 may change without notice, which could temporarily affect data extraction.
• Very broad categories without filters may return a large number of results. Use specific subcategory filters for focused data.

Tips for best results

• Use category filters — "allnet-flat" for mobile is more targeted than the generic handytarife page
• Provide direct URLs — for insurance or complex comparisons, navigate to the result page in your browser and paste the URL into startUrls
• German residential proxies — Check24 geo-restricts some content; DE proxies ensure full access
• Start small — test with maxResults: 10 before running large scrapes
• Energy comparisons — provide accurate ZIP code and consumption for realistic tariff results

Use cases

• Price monitoring — track mobile and energy tariff prices across German providers
• Competitive analysis — compare your offerings against the full Check24 marketplace
• Market research — analyze pricing trends, provider coverage, and plan features in Germany
• Lead generation — identify providers and their offerings across telecom and energy
• Data enrichment — enhance product databases with up-to-date German comparison data
• Consumer research — study provider ratings, review counts, and feature sets at scale