# Colruyt Scraper — Belgian Supermarket Products & Prices (`studio-amba/colruyt-scraper`) Actor Scrape products, prices, unit prices, brands, and promotions from Colruyt.be — Belgium's largest supermarket chain. Supports product search and category browsing. No login required. - **URL**: https://apify.com/studio-amba/colruyt-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, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per usage This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Colruyt Scraper Scrape products, prices, unit prices, brands, and promotions from [Colruyt.be](https://www.colruyt.be) — Belgium's largest supermarket chain with their famous lowest-price guarantee. ### How to scrape Colruyt data 1. Go to the Colruyt Scraper on Apify Store 2. Enter a search query (e.g., "melk", "pasta", "bio") or leave empty for a catalog sample 3. Set your desired maximum number of results 4. Click "Start" and wait for the results 5. Download your data as JSON, CSV, or Excel ### Why use this scraper? - **Belgium's #1 supermarket** — Colruyt has the largest market share in Belgian grocery retail - **Lowest-price guarantee data** — Colruyt actively price-matches against all competitors (Delhaize, Albert Heijn, Carrefour, Aldi, Lidl) - **No login required** — scrapes the public product catalog without needing a Colruyt Xtra account - **Unit prices included** — get price-per-liter, price-per-kg for easy comparison - **Bilingual** — supports both Dutch (NL) and French (FR) product data - **Zero competition** — only Colruyt scraper available on the Apify Store #### Use cases - Price comparison and monitoring across Belgian supermarkets - Market research for FMCG brands and retailers - Basket optimization tools - Competitor intelligence for grocery retail - Academic research on food pricing in Belgium ### Input options | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `searchQuery` | string | Search products by keyword (e.g., "melk", "pasta"). Default: "melk" | | `maxResults` | integer | Maximum number of products to return (1-5000). Default: 50 | | `language` | string | Language: "nl" (Dutch) or "fr" (French). Default: "nl" | | `placeId` | integer | Colruyt store ID used to resolve prices. Default: 871 | | `proxyConfiguration` | object | Apify proxy settings. Belgian residential proxies recommended | ### Output fields | Field | Type | Example | |-------|------|---------| | `name` | string | "EVERYDAY Halfvolle melk 1l" | | `brand` | string | "Everyday" | | `price` | number | 1.09 | | `currency` | string | "EUR" | | `unit` | string | "1l" | | `unitPrice` | string | "1,09/l" | | `promotionPrice` | number | 0.89 | | `category` | string | "Zuivel > Melk" | | `url` | string | "https://www.colruyt.be/nl/producten/12345" | | `imageUrl` | string | "https://static.colruytgroup.com/images/500x500/..." | | `inStock` | boolean | true | | `scrapedAt` | string | "2026-06-07T12:00:00.000Z" | ### Example output ```json { "name": "EVERYDAY Halfvolle melk 1l", "brand": "Everyday", "price": 1.09, "currency": "EUR", "unit": "1l", "unitPrice": "1,09/l", "category": "Zuivel > Melk", "url": "https://www.colruyt.be/nl/producten/12345", "imageUrl": "https://static.colruytgroup.com/images/500x500/std.lang.all/12/34/asset-1234567.jpg", "inStock": true, "scrapedAt": "2026-06-07T12:00:00.000Z" } ```` ### Cost estimate This actor talks directly to Colruyt's product search API, so it is fast and cheap: - One API request returns up to 250 products - A typical run of 50 products finishes in under 30 seconds - Residential proxy traffic is minimal (a few hundred KB per run) ### How it works Colruyt uses one of Belgium's most aggressive anti-bot systems on its website (Imperva BotGuard, Fastly CDN, F5 BIG-IP, Dynatrace RUM). Instead of fighting the website, this scraper queries the same product search API that the colruyt.be frontend uses, through Belgian residential proxies. That makes it faster and far more reliable than browser-based scraping. ### Limitations - **Search-based:** Results come from Colruyt's own search engine. Broad queries (e.g. "bio") return more results than very specific ones. - **Store prices:** Prices are resolved for one store (`placeId`). Colruyt prices can vary slightly per store. - **Promotions:** Promotional prices are only available when the product is actively on promotion. - **Price comparison data:** Colruyt's competitor price comparison (vs Delhaize, Carrefour, etc.) requires Xtra login and is not available in this scraper. - **Rate limiting:** The scraper paginates politely to avoid triggering blocks. ### Changelog - **0.2** — Switched to Colruyt's product search API: faster, more reliable, no third-party unlocker needed - **0.1** — Initial release: product search, prices, unit prices, brands, images # Actor input Schema ## `searchQuery` (type: `string`): Search for products by name or keyword (e.g., 'melk', 'pasta', 'huismerk'). Leave empty to scrape a sample of products from the catalog. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of products to return. ## `language` (type: `string`): Language for product names and descriptions. ## `placeId` (type: `integer`): Colruyt store ID used to resolve store-specific prices. The default (871) works for most use cases. Prices can vary slightly per store. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Proxy settings. Belgian residential proxies are strongly recommended — Colruyt blocks datacenter IPs. ## Actor input object example ```json { "searchQuery": "melk", "maxResults": 20, "language": "nl", "placeId": 871, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ], "apifyProxyCountry": "BE" } } ``` # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "searchQuery": "melk", "maxResults": 20, "language": "nl", "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ], "apifyProxyCountry": "BE" } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("studio-amba/colruyt-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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "searchQuery": "melk", "maxResults": 20, "language": "nl", "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"], "apifyProxyCountry": "BE", }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("studio-amba/colruyt-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).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": "melk", "maxResults": 20, "language": "nl", "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ], "apifyProxyCountry": "BE" } }' | apify call studio-amba/colruyt-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=studio-amba/colruyt-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Colruyt Scraper — Belgian Supermarket Products & Prices", "description": "Scrape products, prices, unit prices, brands, and promotions from Colruyt.be — Belgium's largest supermarket chain. Supports product search and category browsing. No login required.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "QuGEeToSLKfZgKA0h" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/studio-amba~colruyt-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-studio-amba-colruyt-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/studio-amba~colruyt-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-studio-amba-colruyt-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/studio-amba~colruyt-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-studio-amba-colruyt-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "searchQuery": { "title": "Search Query", "type": "string", "description": "Search for products by name or keyword (e.g., 'melk', 'pasta', 'huismerk'). Leave empty to scrape a sample of products from the catalog." }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max Results", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 5000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of products to return.", "default": 50 }, "language": { "title": "Language", "enum": [ "nl", "fr" ], "type": "string", "description": "Language for product names and descriptions.", "default": "nl" }, "placeId": { "title": "Store ID (placeId)", "type": "integer", "description": "Colruyt store ID used to resolve store-specific prices. The default (871) works for most use cases. Prices can vary slightly per store.", "default": 871 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Proxy settings. Belgian residential proxies are strongly recommended — Colruyt blocks datacenter IPs." } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```